Apart from the ration, housing, education, employment, insurance, and pension, schemes like providing economic benefits are also running in our country. While on one hand some schemes are being run by the state governments, on the other hand, many schemes are being run by the central government. In this series, one scheme is Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman Yojana, under which there is a provision to link 18 traditional trades with this scheme. At the same time, if you also want to avail benefits by joining this scheme, then you will first have to know whether you are eligible or not. So let us know how you can know whether you are eligible or not. You can know about this further...

Know whether you can join the scheme or not:-
The eligibility list has already been released for those who can avail of the benefits of PM Vishwakarma Yojana. In such a situation, whoever comes under this scheme is eligible, that is, he can join this scheme. Just for this, you should know that the age of the applicant should be 18 years or more.
In such a situation, those people who are goldsmiths, doll and toy makers, barbers, haircutters, garland makers, washermen, tailors, and basket/mat/broom makers are eligible for this scheme.
Those who are locksmiths, those who are gunsmiths, those who are masons, those who are boat builders, those who do blacksmithing, if you are sculptors, stone carvers, stone breakers, hammer and toolkit makers, cobblers/ There are shoemakers and fishing net makers.

You get these benefits:-
In this, the beneficiaries are given basic training of 5-7 days and advanced training of 15 days or more. For this, a daily stipend of Rs 500 is given.
15 thousand rupees are given to buy the toolkit
The loan facility, including the loan of first Rs 1 lakh and then an additional Rs 2 lakh without guarantee and at affordable interest rates.

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