Grant to Industrial Cooperative Society is a sub-scheme under West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024, by the MSME and Textiles Department, Government of West Bengal. It aims to create, support and sustain an enabling ecosystem for strengthening the creativity and capacity of artisans.
West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Grant to Industrial Cooperative Society - Introduction
Grant to Industrial Cooperative Society is a sub-scheme under West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024, launched by the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles Department, Government of West Bengal on 7th March 2024, and it shall remain in force for a period of five years. The objective of the scheme is to provide systematic financial support for tools, equipment, workshop and other fixed assets to a group of at least 10 artisans coming under an industrial cooperative society.
Benefits
- ₹3,00,000/- for tools/equipment
- ₹7,00,000/- for Work Shed and other fixed assets
Eligibility
- The applicant should belong to any group of artisans.
- The age of the applicant should be between 18 and 60 years.
- The applicant should be engaged in traditional craft or trade with hand tools, equipment, or small machines.
- The applicant should be enlisted in the state portal for artisans and weavers.
- The applicant should be an Indian citizen and a permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.
- For a work shed, an industrial cooperative society of the eligible artisans should possess a piece of land on which sheds will be constructed and machines will be installed.
Exclusions
- Any central or state government employee and his or her family members shall not be eligible.
- Should not have availed of any assistance or grant from the Central or State Government for the same purpose.
- Handloom and Khadi weavers, and their societies (as they are covered under separate schemes).
Application Process
- Applications by individual artisans or by the Cooperative Societies of the artisans are to be submitted at the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office for rural areas, at the Sub-Divisional Officer's (SDO) office for Municipality areas, and at the Municipal Corporation Office for the urban areas, as the case may be.
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