pramanikkunal65/GovtScheme_AI huggingface dataset:
Dr. P. G. Solanki Scheme for Loan/Assistance to Medical Post Graduate Doctors of Scheduled Caste
Category: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance
Level: State | State: Gujarat

Details:
The scheme “Dr. P. G. Solanki Scheme for Loan/Assistance to Medical Post Graduate Doctors of Scheduled Caste” was launched by the Director Scheduled Caste Welfare, Department of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment, Government of Gujarat. The scheme was launched in the year 1982. Under the scheme, loans/financial assistance is given to the Scheduled Caste Medical Post Graduate (M.D/M.S) Doctors to start their independent profession/clinic consultation room, etc.

Benefits:
Loan/Assistance details under the scheme:
Subsidy/assistance of ₹50,000/-.
Loan up to ₹3,00,000/- at an interest rate of 4%.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a Medical Post Graduate (M.D/M.S) Doctor.
   1. The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Caste category.
   1. The benefit of this scheme will be given only to natives of Gujarat state.
   1. There is no income limit.
   1. The applicant availing the benefit of this scheme will not be eligible to avail the benefit of any similar scheme of the Government.
   1. Scheduled Caste students with Graduate Medical (MBBS, B.S.A.M., B.A.M.S. and B.D.S. (Dental) degrees) benefited under the loan/assistance for starting an independent profession. If so, such scheduled caste post graduate doctors will not &quot;entitle&quot; any loan/assistance under this scheme.

**Note 01:** Loan assistance for margin money from the government will have to be used only for the purpose for which it is given. If found to be used for any other purpose, the amount given as loan assistance will be collected with penal interest from the date of repayment and will also be collected as revenue if required.
**Note 02:** The sanctioned loan will be recovered over a period of four years in equal monthly instalments after the completion of the instalment including interest on the loan taken by the applicant from the bank or other financial institution or after eight years, whichever is earlier.
**Note 03:** The applicant will be free to repay the outstanding amount earlier than the stipulated time.
**Note 04:** If the applicant fails to repay the sanctioned loan within the stipulated time, a penal interest at the rate of 2.50% will be charged along with the instalments.
Financial Assistance on the Natural Death of Differently Abled Person
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The scheme "Financial Assistance on the Natural Death of Differently Abled Person" was launched by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Government of Tamil Nadu. Through this scheme, financial assistance of ₹15,000/- is provided to the legal heir in the event of the natural death of the differently-abled person. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the District Differently Abled Welfare Office.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance of ₹15,000/- to the legal heir.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be the legal heir of the differently abled person.
1. The differently-abled person should have died a natural death.
1. The differently abled person should have been a registered member of the "Welfare Board for the Differently-abled".
Tricycles - Tamil Nadu
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The Department launched the 'Tricycles by Welfare of Differently Abled Persons' scheme for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to distribute tricycles to deserving orthopedically differently-abled persons affected by both lower limbs and upper limbs that are normal for their easy mobility. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the District Differently Abled Welfare Office.

Benefits:
Free distribution of tricycles. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be affected by both lower limbs and upper limbs should be normal. 
1. The applicant should be a resident of the district/area of Tamil Nadu. 
1. The applicant's age should be 12 years or above.
West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Scheme: Accidental Disability
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: West Bengal

Details:
Launched on 25th April 2023, &quot;West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Scheme: Accidental Disability&quot; is a social welfare scheme by the West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board, Labour Department, Government of West Bengal. Under this scheme, One-time assistance is provided to the registered Migrant Worker in case of disability arising out of accidents during work.
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Benefits:
₹ 50,000/- in case of 40% to 80 % disability.
₹ 1,00,000/- in case of more than 80% disability.

Eligibility Criteria:
> **For registration as a Migrant Worker:**


  - The applicant must be a resident of West Bengal.
  - The applicant’s age should be between 18 and 60 years.
  - The applicant must be ordinarily a worker who is employed/ likely to be employed in any State/Union Territories other than the state of West Bengal/ Outside India.

> **For the application of Welfare Scheme:**


- The applicant should be a migrant worker.
- The applicant should be registered with the West Bengal Migrant Workers’ Welfare Board, Labour Dept, Govt of West Bengal.
- The migrant worker should have a disability of 40%.
- The disability should have been caused due to an accident during work.
- The disability should be certified by a Government Hospital.
Establishing Aavin Parlour for Differently Abled Persons
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Skills & Employment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The 'Establishing Aavin Parlour for Differently Abled Persons' scheme was launched by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to create self-employment avenues for differently abled persons, the government has issued orders for establishing Aavin parlour for differently abled persons to sell Aavin products.

Benefits:
The government has issued orders for establishing Aavin parlour for differently-abled persons to sell Aavin brand products like milk, butter, curd, etc. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a differently abled person.
1. The applicant's age should be 18 years or above.
Behind the Ear Hearing Aids by Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Government of Tamil Nadu, launched a program offering Behind-the-Ear (BTE) hearing aids. This initiative aims to improve speech capabilities by encouraging students, self-employed individuals, and employed persons with hearing impairment to utilize hearing aids.

Benefits:
Free distribution of behind the ear hearing aids. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The beneficiary should be a hearing-impaired person.
1. The beneficiary should be studying 6th standard and above.
1. The beneficiary should be any one of the following:



  - Student
  - Self-Employed  
  - Employed Persons.
Post Metric Scholarship - Madhya Pradesh
Category: Education & Learning
Level: State | State: Madhya Pradesh

Details:
The Post-Matric Scholarship Under the Higher Education Department of Madhya Pradesh aimed at providing financial assistance to students belonging to economically weaker sections of society to pursue higher education after matriculation. This scheme helps alleviate the financial burden on students and encourages them to continue their education beyond the secondary level. It covers various expenses such as tuition fees, maintenance allowance, and other incidental costs associated with pursuing higher studies. By promoting access to education for all, regardless of financial constraints, the Post-Matric Scholarship scheme contributes to fostering inclusivity and empowering disadvantaged students to achieve their academic aspirations.

Benefits:
Reimbursement of full fee for professional courses when the fee is fixed by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Commission.
Reimbursement of full fee prescribed in the course of government institutions
In the courses of non-government colleges, half of the compulsory fee is reimbursed up to the income limit of ₹2,50,000/-, and for students with an income limit of ₹2,50,000/- to ₹6,00,000/-.
Monthly living allowance in undergraduate and postgraduate courses-
Non-hosteler- ₹300/-
Hostel - ₹570/-

Eligibility Criteria:
•  The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Caste category.
•  If the applicant studying in non-government institutions, the annual income limit of parents/guardians is up to ₹6,00,000/-.
•  There is no income limit for government institutions.
Disable Marriage Scheme (Divyang Lagna Sahay)
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Gujarat

Details:
The scheme &quot;Disable Marriage Scheme&quot; was launched by the Director Social Defence, Department of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment, Government of Gujarat. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to persons with disabilities when a person with a disability marries another person with a disability, as well as when a non-disabled person marries someone with a disability.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, when two individuals with disabilities marry each other, the couple is entitled to a total assistance of ₹1,00,000/-, equating to ₹50,000/- per person.
If a person without disabilities marries someone with a disability, the individual with a disability is eligible to receive assistance of ₹50,000/-.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The age of the girl should be above 18 years and the age of the boy should be above 21 years.
   1. The benefit of this scheme will be available only once (one time per couple).
   1. Under this scheme, the application has to be made within two years of marriage.
   1. Under this scheme, benefits are given as per the percentage of disability mentioned in the table below:

**Sl. No.****Type of Disability****Percentage of Disability**1Blindness, low vision, hereditary muscular dystrophy, leprosy-cured, acid attack victims, amblyopia, cerebral palsy, dwarfism, multiple sclerosis-hardening disorder   40% or more
2Hearing impairment 71% to 100%3Chronic neurological conditions, generalized trauma, malignant haemorrhage, tremor, muscular rigidity, intellectual disability, reduced hemoglobin content, chronic anemia, mental illness, special learning disabilities, speech and language impairment, neuro-developmental impairment, multiple disabilities    50% or more
**Note:** In the case of a differently-abled applicant marrying a differently-abled woman from another state, both the differently-abled spouses will be eligible to get the benefit of this scheme on the production of the prescribed proof. Further, the District Social Defence Officer will have to obtain an undertaking from the applicant that the female beneficiary has not received disability marriage assistance from her state.
Sewing Machine Scheme (HBOCWWB)
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Sewing Machine Scheme” is implemented by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (HBOCWWB), Labour Department, Government of Haryana. This scheme aims to encourage registered women construction workers and to enable them to mend their clothing at their homes. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to registered women construction workers, who have a minimum one-year regular membership, for purchasing a sewing machine. This benefit is admissible once in a lifetime. The Board can also provide a sewing machine.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, the Board is providing financial assistance of ₹4,500/- to registered women construction workers for purchasing a sewing machine.
Note:
 The Board can provide a sewing machine.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a woman and engaged in building or construction work.
   1. The applicant should be registered under the Haryana Building &amp; Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
   1. The registered woman worker must have a minimum of one year’s regular membership.
   1. The applicant should have an active membership of the Board.
   1. This benefit is admissible once in a lifetime.
   1. The application frequency is limited to once.
West Bengal Handloom and Khadi Weavers Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Assistance to Individual Handloom Weaver
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Level: State | State: West Bengal

Details:
“Assistance to Individual Handloom Weaver&quot; is a sub-scheme under &quot;West Bengal Handloom and Khadi Weavers Financial Benefit Scheme 2024”, launched by the Micro, Small &amp; Medium Enterprise 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 this sub-scheme is to provide one-time financial assistance to the individual Handloom weavers who are not under the ambit of any Primary Weavers’ Cooperative Societies.

Benefits:
₹5000/- per weaver towards repair/renovation of work shed and/or repair/modification of loom & accessories.
₹10,000/- will also be provided towards raw material assistance for production of handloom products. To get this benefit, the raw material, i.e. yarn has to be procured through Tantuja.

Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicant should be an Individual Weavers.
West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Grant to Individual Artisans
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: West Bengal

Details:
“Grant to Individual Artisans” is a sub-scheme under “West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024&quot;, launched by the Micro, Small &amp; Medium Enterprise 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 the artisans of Bengal systematic financial support for procurement of modern tool kits to individual artisans.

Benefits:
One Time Grant up to ₹15,000/- for purchase & repair of tool kits/ equipment. 

Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant should be a handicrafts artisan.
  - The age of the applicant should be between 18-60 years.
  - Applicant should be engaged in traditional Craft/trade with hand tools/equipment/ small machines.
  - Applicant should be enlisted in the State Portal for artisans &amp; weavers. 
  - Applicant should be an Indian citizen permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.
  - For Work shed, an industrial cooperative society of the eligible artisans should possess a piece of land whereupon sheds will be constructed/ machines will be installed.
Incentive for Purchase of Electric Scooter for the Daughter of a Registered Construction Worker (HBOCWWB)
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Incentive for Purchase of Electric Scooter for the Daughter of a Registered Construction Worker” is implemented by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (HBOCWWB), Labour Department, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, an incentive of ₹50,000/- or the actual ex-showroom price of electric scooter, whichever is lower, will be provided by the Board through e-RUPI to the daughter of a registered construction worker to facilitate her mobility while pursuing higher education. Only those girl students who are over 18 years old, have passed class 12th with 60% or higher marks, and are studying in any higher education institute/college in the state of Haryana will be eligible for this incentive assistance.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, a maximum benefit of ₹50,000/- or the actual ex-showroom price of an electric scooter, whichever is lower, will be provided to the daughter of a registered construction worker in the form of e-RUPI.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be engaged in any building or construction work.
   1. The applicants should be registered with the Haryana Building &amp; Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
   1. The registered worker must have a minimum of one year&#39;s regular membership.
   1. The worker must have an active membership with the Board.
   1. Only those girl students who are daughters of construction workers and studying in any higher education institute/college of the state of Haryana will be eligible for this incentive assistance.
   1. The age of the daughter of the worker should be 18 years or more and should not be married.
   1. The daughter of the worker should have a valid license to drive a two-wheeler. (If applicable)
   1. The percentage of marks in the 12th class passed by the girl student should be 60% or more.
   1. The incentive assistance under this scheme is limited to the purchase of one electric scooter in a family.

**Note:** The applicant will upload the bill of purchase of the electric scooter online within a period of one month from receiving the incentive amount otherwise he/she will not be eligible for any benefit under any welfare scheme in the future.
Sathya Ammaiyar Ninaivu Government Children Homes
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The "Sathya Ammaiyar Ninaivu Government Children Homes" was launched by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to provide education to destitute, deserted and abandoned children by giving free food, clothing, shelter and medical care.

Benefits:
Food, accommodation, education, uniform, free textbook and notebooks, medical facilities, chappals, and bedding. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be destitute, deserted, and abandoned children.
1. The applicant's family income should not exceed ₹24,000/- per annum.
1. The boys are eligible up to the 5th Standard.
1. The girl child's age should be 5 to18 years, in case girls without father and mother are admitted up to 21 years for their higher studies
1. The children without parents or with single parent, children of ailing parents and prisoners, children whose parents are alive but not able to be looked after by them since father/mother is severely differently abled and taken care of by mother/father are eligible.
Destitute Agricultural Labourers Pension Scheme
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child, Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The &quot;Destitute Agricultural Labourers Pension Scheme&quot; was launched by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to give pensions of ₹1,000/- to destitute agricultural labourers of 60 years. The scheme also provides one free saree to females, one free dhoti to males during Pongal and Deepavali, and free rice in the Anganwadi Centres.

Benefits:
Pension: 
₹1,000/- per month.
Free Clothes during Pongal and Deepavali:
One free dhoti to a male pensioner.
One free saree to a female pensioner.
Free Rice in Anganwadi Centres:
2kg/month to those who are taking nutritious meal.
4kg/month to those who are not taking nutritious meal.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be destitute agricultural labour.
   1. The age of the applicant should be 60 years and above. 
   1. The applicant should not have any source of income or means of subsistence to support.
   1. The applicant should not be a habitual beggar.
   1. The applicant should not possess property valued at more than ₹5000/-.
   1. The applicant should not be supported by a son or son&#39;s son aged 20 years or above.
Braille Watches by Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The 'Braille Watches by Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department' scheme was launched by the Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons, Government of Tamil Nadu. Under this scheme, braille watches are distributed to working visually impaired persons to enable them to reach the workplace on time. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the District Differently Abled Welfare Office.

Benefits:
Free distribution of braille watches. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a visually impaired working person. 
1. The applicant should be working in the unorganized sectors. 
1. The applicant should be any one of the following:



  - Employee.
  - Self-Employed.
Mukhya Mantri Samajik Suraksha Yojana: Death & Funeral Assistance (HBOCWWB)
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Mukhya Mantri Samajik Suraksha Yojana” is implemented by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (HBOCWWB), Labour Department, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, financial assistance of ₹5,00,000/- shall be provided to the dependents/nominees of the registered construction worker in the event of the worker&#39;s death due to an accident occurring during the course of employment at the workplace. Additionally, the Board provides financial assistance of ₹15,000/- to the nominee/legal heir of the registered construction workers for funeral expenses.

Benefits:
Under the scheme, the Board provides financial assistance of ₹5,00,000/- to the nominee/legal heir of a registered construction worker if the worker dies in an accident while working at the workplace.
The Board also provides financial assistance of ₹15,000/- to the nominee/legal heir of a registered construction worker for funeral expenses.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a nominee/legal heir of the deceased construction worker.
   1. The deceased worker should have been registered with the Haryana Building &amp; Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
   1. The scheme allows for application only once.
Leave Travel Concession Scheme- Haryana Labour Welfare Board
Category: Travel & Tourism
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Leave Travel Concession (LTC) Scheme” is implemented by the Haryana Labour Welfare Board (HLWB), Labour Department, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, an amount of ₹1,500/- is provided to the workers employed in the industrial and commercial institutions of the state of Haryana in the form of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for travel once in a block of 4 years. The first block will be considered for the year 2012-15.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, an amount of ₹1,500/- is given to the worker as LTC once in a block of 4 years.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be employed in an industrial or commercial establishment in Haryana.
   1. The worker should be registered with the Haryana Labour Welfare Board.
   1. The monthly salary of the worker should not exceed ₹18,000/-.
   1. The service period of the workers is fixed for 5 years.
   1. The worker should not have received any LTC amount earlier in the concerned block.

**Note:** The first block year will be considered as 2012-15.
Magnifiers - Tamil Nadu
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The Department launched the "Magnifiers by Welfare of Differently Abled Persons Department" scheme for differently abled persons. Under this scheme, magnifiers are distributed to needy students with low vision to enable them to read books. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the District Differently Abled Welfare Office.

Benefits:
Free distribution of magnifiers. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The beneficiary should be a student. 
1. The beneficiary should be a person with low vision.
Destitute Differently Abled Pension Scheme
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The "Destitute Differently Abled Pension Scheme" was launched by the Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme aims to provide a pension of ₹1,000/- to differently-abled persons with disability 60% and above. One free saree to females and one free dhoti to males is given on Pongal and Diwali. A nutritious meal is provided to the beneficiaries.

Benefits:
Pension: 
₹1,000/- per month.
Free Clothes during Pongal and Deepavali:
One free dhoti to a male pensioner.
One free saree to a female pensioner.
Free Rice in Anganwadi Centres:
2kg/month to those who are taking nutritious meal.
4kg/month to those who are not taking nutritious meal.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a hearing and speech-impaired person.
1. The applicant's age should be 45 years and above.
1. The applicant should have a disability of 60% or above.
1. The applicant should not have any source of income or means of subsistence to support.
1. The applicant should not be a habitual beggar.
1. The applicant should not be supported by a son or son's son aged 20 years or above.
1. The applicant should not possess property valued at more than ₹5000/-.
Financial Assistance for Hostel Facility in Professional/Technical Institutions (HBOCWWB)
Category: Housing & Shelter
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Financial Assistance for Hostel Facility in Professional/Technical Institutions” is implemented by the Haryana Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (HBOCWWB), Labour Department, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, the Board provides financial assistance of up to ₹1,20,000/- to the children of construction workers for hostel facilities while they pursue technical/professional courses in recognized institutes. The financial assistance will be given directly to the recognized government or private institute, college, university, IIT, IIM, AIIMS, etc. Reimbursement of admission expenses will be provided to the candidate upon submission of an attested copy of the original receipt.

Benefits:
Under the scheme, financial assistance up to a maximum limit of ₹1,20,000/- is provided to the children of construction workers for hostel facilities in professional/technical institutions.
Note:
 The financial assistance will be given directly to the Government/Government-recognized Private Institute/College/University/IIT/IIM /AIIMS etc. and the reimbursement of the admission expenses will be given to the candidate on the production of the attested copy of the original receipt.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be engaged in building or construction work.
   1. The applicant should be registered with the Haryana Building &amp; Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
   1. The registered worker should have a minimum of one year of regular membership.
   1. The worker should have an active membership with the Board.
   1. The children of construction workers who stay in hostels while pursuing regular technical/professional courses are eligible for benefits under this scheme.
   1. Financial assistance for hostel facilities will be available for up to three children per worker.
Pension Scheme - Folk Artist
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Sports & Culture
Level: State | State: Tamil Nadu

Details:
The "Pension Scheme" was launched by the Art and Culture Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Folk Artist Pension Scheme aims to provide financial support to aged and disabled folk artists who have dedicated significant periods of their lives to the promotion and preservation of folk arts. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the Regional Office.

Benefits:
Pension of ₹300/- per month. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a registered folk artist.
1. The applicant's age should be 60 years or above. 
1. The artist must have worked continuously in their profession for at least five years.
1. Disabled folk artists (sick and unable to work) who are under 60 but have been registered with the board for five continuous years are eligible for a pension.
Tholkappiar Award
Category: Sports & Culture, Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Puducherry

Details:
The scheme &quot;Tholkappiar Award&quot; was launched by the Arts and Culture Department, Puducherry. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance of ₹10,000/- to writers and authors for outstanding research publications in Tamil literature who are natives of the Union Territory of Puducherry either by birth or domicile. The application was accepted offline.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance of ₹10,000/-. with an award and certificate. 

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a writer/author.
1. The applicant should be born in Puducherry or a resident of Puducherry for five years or have continuous residence before the date of application in the jurisdiction to exist.
1. The applicant should submit research books not less than 150 pages.
1. The applicant should submit texts that must have been printed and published as a first edition by December 31 of the specified year.
1. Essays and dissertations submitted for university degrees or examinations are not eligible.
1. A one-time awardee is ineligible to apply for the subsequent four years.
1. The texts submitted for competition should not be an abridgment, adaptation, translation, or paraphrase of another text.
1. Novels, short stories, poetry, drama, travelogues, and collections of essays are not eligible for the Tholkappiar Award.
1. The thesis editor should be in Tamil language only.
1. The thesis submitted for the Tholkappiar Award should be published in the calendar year preceding the year of the award. It should not have been published in the previous year.
Mukhyamantri Samajik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Shagun Yojana
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Mukhyamantri Samajik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Shagun Yojana” is implemented by the Welfare of Scheduled Castes &amp; Backward Classes Department, Government of Haryana to promote communal harmony by encouraging inter-caste marriages. The objective of the scheme is in diminishing caste consciousness among the people and to encourage inter-caste marriages. This scheme is effective from 01.04.1983.
      Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹2,50,000/- is given to the couple when a Non-Scheduled Caste boy or girl marries a Scheduled Caste girl/boy. The amount is provided as an incentive to the married couple and deposited in the joint account of the couple for 3 years lock-in period. This is a 50:50 sharing basis scheme of the  Government of India/State Government.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, financial assistance of ₹2,50,000/- is given to the couple when a Non-Scheduled Caste boy or girl marries a Scheduled Caste girl/boy.
Note:
 Out of the total ₹2,50,000/-, ₹1,25,000/- will be directly transferred to the joint account of the couple immediately after the marriage. The remaining ₹1,25,000/- will be deposited in the couple's joint fixed deposit account for a lock-in period of 3 years, without the facility for its pre-mature encashment.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Both spouses should be citizens of India, and one spouse must belong to the Scheduled Caste community i.e. a Non-Scheduled Caste boy or girl marries with a Scheduled Caste girl/boy.
   1. The beneficiary (he or she) should be a permanent resident of Haryana State.
   1. The beneficiary (he or she) should not have received benefits under a similar scheme.
   1. The beneficiary can apply for the incentive within 3 years from the date of marriage.
   1. The bride should be at least 18 years old.
   1. The groom should be at least 21 years old.
   1. The benefit of the scheme is only applicable for the first marriage.
Scheme for Establishment of Hi-Tech and Mini Dairy Units under Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthan Yojana
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Scheme for Establishment of Hi-Tech and Mini Dairy Units under Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY)” is implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry &amp; Dairying, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, a resident of Haryana who is between 18 and 60 years of age can avail a 25% subsidy on the cost of two milch animals. The subsidy can be availed as a loan for the purchase of these milch animals by the beneficiary for the establishment of dairy units with two milch animals.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance under the Scheme:
Dairy units of 2 milch animals:
25 % subsidy on the cost of milch animals which has been availed as a loan for the purchase of these milch animals by the beneficiary for the establishment of dairy units of 2 milch animals;
Financial Assistance for Insurance under the Scheme:
Insurance assistance will be provided as per the available departmental scheme if operational during the year; otherwise, the beneficiaries will have to arrange for insurance of animals and shall pay the insurance premium.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be of 18 to 60 years of age and a resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant must be unemployed.
   1. There would be no mandatory educational qualifications or training requirements.
   1. The applicant can apply for a dairy unit of 2 Milch animals only.
   1. The applicant should have space/shed for keeping milch animals.
   1. The applicant would have to submit a Self-Declaration for being unemployed and for undertaking to abide by other conditions as required under the Scheme.
Kamban Pugazh Literary Prize
Category: Sports & Culture, Social welfare & Empowerment, Skills & Employment
Level: State | State: Puducherry

Details:
The Arts and Culture Department, Puducherry launched the &quot;Kamban Pugazh Literary Prize&quot; scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide prizes of ₹10,000/- and 10 awards to authors/writers in the field of novels, short stories, drama, poems &amp; prose in Tamil. The applications are accepted offline in the prescribed form available at the Director of Art and Culture Department.

Benefits:
Financial Assistance of ₹10,000/-. 
No. of Awards: 10

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be an author/writer.
1. The applicant should be a native of Puducherry by virtue of birth or continuous residence of not less than five years.
1. The applicant should publish the best novel, short story, drama, poetry and prose.
1. First edition of the book should be published between 1st January and 31st December.
1. The publication must be of creative literature of their own.
1. The book should not be an abridged version of an imitation or translated version of another book or synopsis.
1. The literary critics/ thesis research presented to university degrees or examinations are not eligible for award
1. The author once awarded is not eligible to participate in the award for the next four consecutive years.
1. The books sent for the prize should be those not awarded by other Government / Non-Government Organizations and Voluntary Literary Organizations.
Mahila Kisan Yojana
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme &quot;Mahila Kisan Yojana&quot; is an economic empowerment scheme by the Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, Government of Haryana. Through this scheme, loans are provided to the eligible women from Scheduled Castes for the betterment of their economic status through self-employment activities in the Agriculture and Allied Sector. The Corporation in collaboration with NSFDC provide loan for various economic development schemes having unit cost upto ₹ 50,000/-. The Corporation provides margin money @ 10% of the project cost.

Benefits:
Loan for various economic development schemes having unit cost up to ₹50,000/-.
Margin Money at 10% of the project cost.
Subsidy at 50% of the total project cost (max. ₹10,000/-).

Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant should be a female.
  - The applicant should be a permanent resident of Haryana.
  - The applicant should be from a &#39;Scheduled Caste&#39;.
  - The applicant&#39;s annual family income should not exceed the Below Poverty Line (BPL).
  - The applicant&#39;s name should be present in the BPL survey list.
  - The income ceiling is at least 50% of the beneficiaries having annual family income upto ₹1,50,000/- and balance 50% of the beneficiaries having annual family income upto ₹3,00,000/-.
Term Loan Scheme- Credit Line 2 for Minority Community
Category: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance, Business & Entrepreneurship
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme &quot;Term Loan Scheme- Credit Line 2 for Minority Community&quot; is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, loans of up to ₹30,00,000/- are provided at a concessional interest rate to individuals from minority communities to enhance their employability. This applies to those with an annual family income between ₹98,001/- and ₹8,00,000/- in rural areas and ₹1,20,001/- and ₹8,00,000/- in urban areas. Applicants must be permanent residents of Haryana and belong to minority communities, including Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.

Benefits:
Under the scheme, Nigam provides loans of up to ₹30,00,000/- at a concessional interest rate to individuals from minority communities to enhance their employability.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant should be between 18 and 55 years of age.
   1. The annual family income of the applicant should be between ₹98,001/- and ₹8,00,000/- in rural areas and between ₹1,20,001/- and ₹8,00,000/- in urban areas.
   1. The applicant should belong to a minority community, i.e., Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.
   1. The applicant should have a Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP ID).
Sanctioning of Daisy Players to Visually Challenged
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Education & Learning
Level: State | State: Andhra Pradesh

Details:
The Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens launched the "Sanctioning of Daisy Players to Visually Challenged" scheme to distribute free daisy players to visually challenged students pursuing 9th Class to Degree as per the Action Plan 2017-18. The Assistant Directors and District Managers are instructed to follow these guidelines to ensure proper distribution. The application is accepted online for this scheme.

Benefits:
Eligible beneficiaries of this scheme will be provided with a DAISY Player to facilitate accessible learning and information access.


Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should have 40% or above disability and meet the eligibility criteria as specified in the [RPwD Act, 2016](https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3e58aea67b01fa747687f038dfde066f6/uploads/2023/10/202310161053958942.pdf).1. The applicant should be eligible for sanction only once in three years.
1. The applicant's family annual income should not exceed ₹3,00,000/-.
Fasal Pradarshan
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Level: State | State: Rajasthan

Details:
The “Fasal Pradarshan” scheme under the Agriculture Department of the Rajasthan Government allocates grants to organize field and crop demonstrations on farmers' fields. These demonstrations aim to disseminate advanced crop production methods and the latest agricultural technology, educating farmers about innovative techniques such as precision farming and crop management practices to enhance their understanding and adoption of modern agricultural practices. > **Note:**


- The demonstration will be organized in a dense area.
- In the demonstration, nutrients will have to be used necessarily on the basis of seed treatment and soil testing.

Benefits:

Demonstration program
Grant on performance
Oilseed crops (Kharif season)
50 percent or maximum of actual expenditure on inputs
1. Peanuts
₹10,000/-
2. Soybean
₹60,00/-
3. Sesame seeds
₹18,000/-
4. Castor seeds
₹3,000/-
5. Rabi season: Mustard and flaxseed
₹3,000/-
6. Taramira
₹2,090/-
7. Mustard and beekeeping
₹500/-

100 percent or maximum of actual expenditure on inputs
1. Wheat
₹7,500/-
2. Kharif pulses
₹7,500/-
3. Gram
₹9,000/-
4. Maize
₹5,000/-
5. Barley
₹6,000/-
6. Jowar
₹3,670/-
7. Millet
₹3,600/-
8. Non BT cotton
₹7,000/-
9. BT cotton
₹3,800/-
10. Guar  
₹6,110/-


Eligibility Criteria:
1. Farmers who can bear the additional cost as per departmental recommendations and need, along with the assistance provided under the scheme.
1. The selected demonstration area must have irrigation facilities apart from dryland farming.
1. Only one member from a farmer's family will be given the opportunity for demonstration.
1. The demonstration will be organized at the block level.
1. The selected seeds, fertilizers, and other inputs must be used as per the guidelines.
1. A farmer can set up a demonstration plot on a maximum of 1 hectare, but it can also be on less than 1 hectare on a pro-rata basis.
1. In the National Food Security Mission, the farmer's plot must be at least 0.4 hectares.
1. Farmers who have not benefited from crop demonstration programs in the past three years are eligible.
Education Loan Scheme- Credit Line 1 for Minority Community
Category: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance, Education & Learning
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme &quot;Education Loan Scheme- Credit Line 1 for Minority Community&quot; is implemented by the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam. Under the scheme, education loans are provided for pursuing general/professional/ technical courses or training at the graduate and/or higher level to minority communities (Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains) as notified by the Government of India. The Nigam provides loans up to ₹20,00,000/- for studies in India and up to ₹30,00,000/- for studies abroad at an interest rate of 3%. Beneficiaries must have obtained admission to a professional or technical course approved by an appropriate agency such as AICTE, Medical Council of India, UGC, etc. in a recognized institute and must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in the qualifying exam.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, Nigam provides loans up to ₹20,00,000/- for studies in India and up to ₹30,00,000/- for studies abroad at an interest rate of 3%.
The education loans are provided for pursuing general/professional/technical courses or training at the graduate and/or higher level to minority communities i.e. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant should be between 16 and 32 years old.
   1. The annual family income of the applicant should not exceed ₹98,000/- (Rural Area) and ₹1,20,000/- (Urban Area).
   1. The applicant should belong to a minority community, i.e. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.
   1. The applicant should have obtained admission to any professional and technical course approved by an appropriate agency such as AICTE, Medical Council of India, UGC, etc., in a duly accredited/recognized institute.
   1. The applicant must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in the qualifying exam i.e., the exam whose qualification is a pre-requisite for the course.
   1. The applicant should have a Parivaar Pehchan Patra (PPP ID).
Shilpi Samridhi Yojana
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
&quot;Shilpi Samridhi Yojana&quot; is an economic empowerment scheme by the Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, Government of Haryana. Through this scheme, loans/benefits are provided to the eligible families of the scheduled caste artisans to pursue various economic development activities for the betterment of their economic status. In order to be eligible, the artisan should be in the age group of 18 to 45 years. He/She should not be a defaulter of the Corporation/bank.

Benefits:
 Loan for various economic development schemes having unit cost up to ₹50,000/-.
Margin Money at 10% of the project cost.
Subsidy at 50% of the total project cost, subject to a maximum of ₹10,000/-.

Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant should be a permanent resident of Haryana.
  - The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Caste category.
  - The applicant&#39;s annual family income should not exceed ₹3,00,000/-.
  - The applicant should be in the age group of 18 to 45 years.
  - The applicant should have adequate knowledge and experience of the scheme.


  - The applicant should not have misused the previous loan obtained from the Corporation.
  - The applicant should not have any other similar unit.
  - The applicant should not be a defaulter of the Corporation/banks.
Sanctioning Spectacles to Senior Citizens
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Andhra Pradesh

Details:
The A.P. Differently Abled & Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation, Andhra Pradesh, launched the scheme "Sanctioning Spectacles to Senior Citizens" under its Action Plan 2017-18, aims to provide spectacles to senior citizens. The spectacles are distributed by the Assistant Directors, Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled & Senior Citizens, and District Managers, A.P. Differently Abled & Senior Citizens Assistance Corporation.

Benefits:
Distribution of Daisy Players.
Category I: Parent/Guardian income up to ₹15,000/- per month – full cost covered.
Category II: Parent/Guardian income from ₹15,001 to ₹20,000/- per month – half of the cost covered.
Category III: Parent/Guardian income above ₹20,000/- per month – full cost to be borne by the beneficiary.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant's age should be 60 years and above.
1. The applicant should not have availed the benefit of this scheme earlier.
Scheme for Establishment of Backyard Poultry Units under Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthan Yojana
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Scheme for Establishment of Backyard Poultry Units under Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthan Yojana” is implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry &amp; Dairying, Government of Haryana. Under this scheme, 50 chicks of 10 days of age from the Government Hatchery Farm along with two feeders and two water drinkers are provided free of cost to each beneficiary family at their doorstep. Any unemployed resident of Haryana aged between 18 and 60 years is eligible to avail of the benefits under this scheme.

Benefits:
50 chicks, 10 day old reared at Government Hatchery along with two feeders and two water drinkers are provided free of cost to each beneficiary family at their doorstep.

Eligibility Criteria:
1.	The applicant should be a resident of Haryana.
2.	The applicant should be unemployed.
3.	The applicant should be between 18 to 60 years old.
4.	There are no mandatory educational qualifications or training requirements.