Green Wheel Self-Employment Scheme Green Wheel
A loan of up to ₹8 lakh at 7% to buy an electric or CNG vehicle for self-employment, with a 20% subsidy up to ₹1 lakh from the Backward Classes Development Department.
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- Cost to apply
- No application fee is mentioned on the official pages
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation (KSBCDC)
What you get
- Loan up to ₹8 lakh at 7%
- Subsidy of 20% of the loan, up to ₹1 lakh, from the Backward Classes Development Department
- Repay over 60 months up to ₹2 lakh, 72 months from ₹2 lakh to 5 lakh, 84 months above ₹5 lakh
Who can apply
- New businesses, or people about to start one.
- Open to businesses in services.
- Nano and micro enterprises.
- Only for OBC and minority communities.
- Age 18 to 60.
- The most on offer is ₹8 lakh.
- Aged 18 to 60
- Annual family income up to ₹2.5 lakh
- For electric or CNG vehicles used to earn a living
- KSBCDC's own schemes are for other backward classes and minority communities
How to apply
- Get the application form from the nearest KSBCDC district or sub-district office
- Submit it with the documents listed
- After data entry you are called for an interview and the originals are checked
- Provide security and sign the loan papers once the loan is sanctioned
In person, nearest KSBCDC district or sub-district office
In Kerala, KSBCDC district and sub-district offices
Documents to keep ready
- Application form from the nearest KSBCDC office
- Income certificate
- Ration card
- Aadhaar
- Caste or community certificate
- Project report, where needed
- Security documents
Worth knowing
Listed on the KSBCDC own schemes page, read on 5 November 2026.
Where we found this
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