Handicraft Rebate Scheme
The scheme provides 5–20% rebates on sales of handicraft goods to cooperatives, with higher incentives for women-led groups and during festivals. Applications are submitted online via e-Kutir.
Festival
Festival Gift Coupons (Sainik Welfare)
The scheme “Festival Gift Coupons” is a Welfare Scheme by the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund of the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. The objective of the scheme is to provide Festival Gift Coupons worth ₹4,000/- per annum to the Non-Pensioner ESMs who are 60 years or older in age.
Deepawali Cash Gift Scheme (PULWS)
The Puducherry Unorganised Labourers’ Welfare Society extends ₹500/- to the Unorganised Workers as a Cash Gift during the festival of Diwali. The amount is credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the worker. The applications are accepted offline.
Scheme to Provide Special Financial Assistance for Organizing Cultural Events
“Scheme to Provide Special Financial Assistance for Organizing Cultural Events” is a Grant-In-Aid to the NGOs designed to provide financial support to institutions, cultural groups and individuals to organize/conduct various types of Cultural Events/Programmes/ Exhibitions/Festivals/Workshops.
Scheme for Upliftment of Utsavi Rangabhumi of Goa
The “Scheme for Upliftment of Utsavi Rangabhumi of Goa” has been designed with the objective of encouraging the festival theatre of Goa which is known as “Gomantakiya Utsavi Rangabhumi”. This form of theatre has an illustrious tradition of presenting plays during festivals in the villages.