Kudumbashree micro enterprise start-up subsidy (Rural Micro Enterprises and Yuvashree)
A start-up subsidy from Kudumbashree for women's micro enterprises, up to ₹10,000 per member or half the project cost for groups, and ₹7,500 or up to a third of the cost for individual units.
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- Cost to apply
- No application fee is mentioned
- Status
- Status unclear
- Run by
- Kudumbashree State Poverty Eradication Mission, Local Self Government Department
What you get
- Group enterprises, subsidy of ₹10,000 per member or 50% of the project cost, whichever is less
- Individual units with investment up to ₹50,000, subsidy of ₹7,500 or 30% of the project cost under Rural Micro Enterprises
- Yuvashree individual enterprises, ₹7,500 or one third of the project cost
- No bank loan is required for the subsidy
Who can apply
- New businesses, or people about to start one.
- Nano enterprises.
- Only for women.
- Age 18 to 55.
- Members of Kudumbashree neighbourhood groups
- Rural Micro Enterprise groups have 5 to 10 members
- Women aged 18 to 55
Where to apply
In person, your Kudumbashree CDS or the District Kudumbashree Mission
In Kerala, Kudumbashree CDS in each panchayat or municipality, District Kudumbashree Mission
Worth knowing
Terms come from a 2022 Industries Department booklet. Check current terms with the Kudumbashree district mission.
Where we found this
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