Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme in Kerala SVEP
A rural enterprise programme run by Kudumbashree in selected blocks, where trained Micro Enterprise Consultants help people, mostly Kudumbashree members, plan and start a village business and reach start-up finance.
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- Cost to apply
- No application fee is mentioned
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Kudumbashree State Poverty Eradication Mission, Local Self Government Department, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission
What you get
- Help to identify and plan a business from a local Micro Enterprise Consultant
- Business plan, training and follow-up support
- Access to start-up loans through the block society
Who can apply
- Nano enterprises.
- Only in the blocks selected for SVEP
- Kudumbashree members are encouraged to apply
Where to apply
In person, the SVEP block office or your Kudumbashree CDS
In Kerala, Block Nodal Society for Enterprise Promotion in each selected block, with Micro Enterprise Consultants
Figures you may see elsewhere
The 2020 official report says 14 blocks. The first research pass in November 2026 found 33 blocks, not confirmed on an official page.
Worth knowing
Started in Kerala in 2017. A 2020 official report covered 14 blocks.
Where we found this
An independent guide by The Company of Four, not a government website. Schemes change often, so check every detail on the official website before you apply. Links marked ↗ open external websites that we do not run, and we are not responsible for their content. Seen something out of date? Tell us and we will look into it.