Be it the state governments or the central government, both run many beneficial and welfare schemes at their own level. Eligible people get benefits through these schemes. If you are also eligible for any government scheme, then you can take advantage. Every scheme provides different types of benefits. In some schemes, there is a provision of financial benefits and in some schemes, there is a provision of subsidy or other goods. For example, in the month of September last year, the Government of India started the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman Yojana. Through this scheme, an attempt has been made to benefit 18 traditional businesses and the people associated with them. Along with this, the government has taken steps towards making them better in their work. So let's know about PM Vishwakarma Yojana in detail without delay. You can know about this in the next slides...
Actually, through this scheme of the Government of India, 18 traditional businesses are being benefited. In this, apart from financial benefits, training is also given to the beneficiaries so that they can be made better in their work.
Who can join the scheme?
Those who are gunsmiths
If you are a goldsmith
Doll and toy makers
Barbers i.e. hair cutters
People who are garland makers
Cobblers/shoe makers
People who work as blacksmiths
If you are a sculptor
Stone carvers
Stone breakers
Hammer and toolkit makers
Fishing net makers
Boat makers
Lock makers
Masons
Washermen and tailors
Basket/mat/broom makers etc.
You get these benefits:-
After joining the scheme, you are given training for a few days for which you are given Rs 500 per day.
There is a provision of giving Rs 15,000 so that the beneficiaries can buy a toolkit.
You can get a loan of Rs 3 lakh without any guarantee and at a cheap interest rate in which first a loan of Rs 1 lakh is given and then on repaying it, an additional loan of Rs 2 lakh is given.
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