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Subsidy Scheme for Self-help Groups of Minorities

The Subsidy Scheme for Self-help Groups of Minorities aimed at empowering minority women by providing financial support to Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The scheme offers a subsidy to SHGs engaged in various self-employment activities, promoting economic self-reliance among minority women.

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About This Scheme

The Subsidy Scheme for Self-help Groups of Minorities was launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka, and implemented by the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation. The scheme provides a subsidy of 50% of the unit cost or a maximum of ₹2,00,000/- to the self-help groups of the minority community to engage in various types of self-employment activities and make them economically self-reliant, on the loans obtained from various financial institutions recognized by the Nationalized/Scheduled Bank/RBI. An SHG is to make fixed savings and provide internal lending to the members of the group as per requirement from the savings amount of the SHG.

Benefits

₹2.0 L

  • Subsidy Amount: 50% of the unit cost or a maximum of ₹2,00,000/- to the self-help groups.

NOTE:

  • The subsidy will be adjusted against the repayment of the loan taken by the SHG from recognized financial institutions.
  • SHGs focusing on good internal loan repayment will be given higher priority for the subsidy.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.
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    The women in the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) should belong to the minority community.

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    All SHG members must be permanent residents of Karnataka.

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    The number of women in the Self-Help Group should be between 10 and 20.

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    Only one member per family is allowed in a women’s Self-Help Group.

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    The family income of the members of the women’s Self-Help Group should not exceed ₹6,00,000/-.

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    The age of the members of the women’s Self-Help Group should be between 18 and 55 years.

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    The women’s Self-Help Group must be registered with the Deputy Registrar.

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    Members of the Self-Help Group or their family members should not be employees of the State/Central Government.

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    Members of the Self-Help Group or their family members should not have availed of any loan or subsidy from the corporation in the last 5 years, except for the Arivu or foreign education loan schemes.

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    Members of Self-Help Groups should not be receiving support from the corporation.

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    The women’s Self-Help Group should hold regular meetings, with at least one meeting per month.

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    Self-Help Groups must be operational for at least 6 months to qualify for a corporation subsidy.

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    Self-Help Groups should maintain adequate bookkeeping records.

Required Documents

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    Two Passport-size Photographs of each member of the SHG.
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    Minority Certificate of SHG members.
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    Income Certificate of SHG members.
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    Aadhaar Card copy of each member.
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    Project Report on self-employment activity of self-help group.
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    Copy of Bank Pass Book of Self-Help Group.
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    Group Photo of self-help society members.
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    Copy of Minutes of meeting of the Self-Help group.
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    Applicant Self-Declaration.

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

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Step-01: Applicant need to visits the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation official website.

Step-02: Click "Apply Online" and Enter "Mobile Number" and "Submit".

Step-03: Enter "Aadhaar Number" Fill in the "Captcha" and Select "Next".

Step-04: Applicant will get OTP in his/her Aadhaar Linked Mobile Number.

Step-05: Enter "OTP" and select "Continue", After that Allow the official notice.

Step-06: After verifying the Aadhaar again fill in the "OTP" and Submit.

Step-07: Select the scheme "Sikhligar’s Community Development Scheme" and fill in the basic details father's name, gender, qualification detail

Step-08: Select "Next" Fill in the address detail and again select "Next".

Step-09: Upload the required document passport-size photo, educational document, income certificate, etc.

Step-10: Click "Proceed" and Select "Submit Application" and get an Application ID.

Quick Info

Level
Central Government
Max benefit
₹2.0 L

Available In

Karnataka

Categories

Women and ChildSkills & Employment

Data Sources