Ladies Special Scheme: Many efforts are being made to make women self-reliant through agriculture, dairy and entrepreneurship. The Rajasthan government has also launched the Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana to connect the women of the state with entrepreneurship and self-employment. Under this scheme, only women of Rajasthan have been included, who can start their own business with the financial help of the government. From the year 2019 till now, 1,141 women and more than 57 crore 60 lakh self-help groups and clusters have benefited from this ladies special scheme. If you are also planning to start your own business, then you can take advantage of Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana.
What is Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana
Under the ‘Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana’, popularly known as Ladies Special Scheme in Rajasthan, individual women, self-help groups and clusters of women are also given loans up to 50 lakhs and up to 1 crore.
In this scheme, along with cities, rural women have also been included, who can do their own business in handicrafts, agriculture and food processing or dairy sector by taking advantage of loan facility. Under this scheme, the government also gives loan for starting a new business or for expansion or modernization of the old business.
To make women financially independent #Indira_Mahila_Udyam_Shakti_Protsahan_Yojana is playing an important role.
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— Government of Rajasthan (@RajGovOfficial) December 15, 2022
Which women will get benefit
To do your own business by taking advantage of Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana, you must be at least 18 years or older.
- The woman applying should be a native of Rajasthan only.
- Loan will also be given for registered women self-help groups or registered cluster employment or self-employment in any department of the state government.
How much loan will be available
Loans up to Rs 50 lakh are given to individual women entrepreneurs or self-help groups through the Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana. At the same time, the government is also giving loans up to Rs 1 crore to clusters or federations of self-help groups.
The good thing is that the government gives 25% to 30% on approved loans up to one crore rupees, due to which the burden of debt does not become heavy on women. Under this scheme, women and their groups associated with milk production, dairy, agro-based service or business can get grants.
where to apply
Under Indira Mahila Udyam Shakti Protsahan Yojana, women belonging to deprived classes (scheduled castes and tribes, widows, abandoned, victims of violence and differently-abled categories) have also been included, who are given loan grants up to 30 percent. To join this scheme, loans are given by the state government through nationalized commercial banks, private sector scheduled commercial banks authorized by the Reserve Bank of India, scheduled small finance banks, regional rural banks, Rajasthan Finance Corporation and SIDBI. If you want, you can also apply by visiting E-Mitra Center or CSC Center. For this, the official website of the government https://ssoapps.rajasthan.gov.in/imsupy will go on.
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