There are many types of government schemes in the country and the purpose of running them is to provide benefits to eligible people. People who are needy, financially weak, or living their lives below the poverty line, etc. All these people are given the benefit of the scheme. If you are also eligible for any government scheme, then you can apply. For example, take the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman Yojana. Financial benefits are given under this scheme. If you also want to benefit by joining this scheme, then you have to first check whether you are eligible for this scheme or not. You can learn about this in the next slides...

Who is eligible?

Those who are eligible for PM Vishwakarma Yojana can avail of the benefits under the scheme. For this, you have to see the eligibility list. If you are on this list, then you can apply...
Hammer and toolkit makers
Masons
Boat makers
Goldsmiths
Armor makers and sculptors
Stone carvers
Fishing net makers
Wreath makers
Doll and toy makers
Basket/mat/broom makers
If you are a tailor
Lock maker
Blacksmith
Stone breaker
Cobbler/shoemaker
Washerman
Barber.

What are the benefits?
When you join this PM Vishwakarma Yojana, you are given a few days of advanced training for which you are given a stipend of Rs 500 daily till the training continues.
Apart from this, Rs 15,000 is also given to the beneficiaries so that you can buy a toolkit.

Apart from these two benefits, you are also given the facility of a loan as a beneficiary. In this, you can first take a loan of Rs 1 lakh without guarantee and at a cheap interest rate. After repaying this loan, you can take an additional loan of Rs 2 lakh. The facility of this loan is available only to the people associated with the scheme.

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