Government of Kerala · Kerala State Women's Development Corporation (KSWDC)

KSWDC Self-Employment Loan for Transgender Persons

A self-employment loan of up to ₹3 lakh at 3% for transgender persons, or up to ₹5 lakh for a group.

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Cost to apply
No application fee is mentioned
Status
Open
Run by
Kerala State Women's Development Corporation (KSWDC), funded by the Social Justice Department
Official website (external site)

What you get

  • Individual term loan up to ₹3 lakh at 3%
  • Group micro finance loan up to ₹5 lakh per group
  • Repay over 5 years

Who can apply

  • Nano enterprises.
  • Only for transgender persons.
  • Age 18 to 55.
  • The most on offer is ₹3 lakh.
  • Transgender persons aged 18 to 55

Where to apply

In person, KSWDC head office in Thiruvananthapuram or a KSWDC regional office

In Kerala, KSWDC offices, online through Mithrasoft

Figures you may see elsewhere

The scheme section says there is no income limit, while the summary table on the same page lists ₹3 lakh.

Worth knowing

Listed on the KSWDC loan schemes page on 5 November 2026. The page says 55 people have used it so far.

Where we found this

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