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Scheduled Tribe Purvadasham Scholarship Scheme (Class 1 to 8) - Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Department Of Social Welfare
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The aim of this scheme is to help Scheduled Tribe students studying in Classes 1st to 8th by giving them financial support so they can continue their education without any financial difficulty.

Benefits:
***Rate of Scholarship:***

- Class 1 to 5: ₹600/-
- Class 6 to 8: ₹960/-

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
1. The applicant must belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
1. The applicant must possess a valid caste certificate.
1. The applicant must be enrolled in a recognized school in Uttarakhand.
1. The applicant must be studying in a Class 1 to 8.
1. The scholarship will be available for one year only for studying in any class.
1. The applicant should not be receiving benefits under any other government scholarship scheme.
1. There is no income limit for this scholarship.

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Application Process:
[Online]
Students apply online on the Government of India’s National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (https://scholarships.gov.in). 
The following documents must be attached with the application: the applicant’s Aadhaar card, caste certificate, mobile number, attested photograph, and a CBS bank account that is Aadhaar-linked/seeded; marksheet of the previous class passed; and a self-declaration stating that the applicant is not availing benefits under any other government scholarship scheme.
The student submits the application to their educational institution using their own ID. The concerned educational institution forwards the received online application to the District Social Welfare Officer. The District Social Welfare Officer examines the received applications and conducts physical verification of the complete applications. Incomplete applications that can be corrected are temporarily marked as defective, while those that cannot be corrected are permanently rejected. The eligible applicants receive the scholarship amount directly in their bank accounts, subject to the availability of funds.
Procedure:
Step 1: The student registers and submits the application form online.
Step 2: The educational institution verifies the submitted applications.
Step 3: Physical verification of the students is conducted by the Social Welfare Department (DSWO) and/or a third-party agency appointed by the government.
Step 4: Online verification is completed at the Social Welfare Department (DSWO) level.
Step 5: The scholarship amount is disbursed to the students whose applications are fully verified, through the PFMS (Public Financial Management System).

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card of the applicant
Caste Certificate of the applicant
Mobile Number of the applicant
Attested Photograph of the applicant
Bank Account Details: A CBS bank account that is Aadhaar-linked/seeded
Marksheet of the previous class passed
Self-Declaration stating that the applicant is not availing benefits under any other government scholarship scheme
Other supporting documents as required
Scheduled Tribe Relief Scheme 
State: Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Tribal Welfare and Scheduled Caste (SC) Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

Launched on 31st March 2017, the "Scheduled Tribe Relief Scheme" by the Tribal Welfare and Scheduled Caste Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, provides immediate support for destitute tribal brides and assistance to disabled, elderly, blind, and impoverished individuals.

Benefits:
- ₹15,000/- in the case of house burning.
- ₹5,000/- in the case of loss of livelihood-related movable property.
- ₹5,000/- as relief by the Sub-Divisional Officer.
- ₹5,000/-in the case of damages to wells, tube wells, motors, or economic resources.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a destitute tribal bride or an individual who is disabled, destitute, elderly, blind, or extremely destitute.
1. The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Tribes.
1. The applicant should hold a valid caste certificate confirming their Scheduled Tribe status.
1. The applicant should be a resident of Madhya Pradesh.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) theOffice of the Collector/Assistant Commissioner/District Coordinator, and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the concerned authority.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, within the prescribed period (if any), to the authority.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).
NOTE: Ensure that the application is submitted within the prescribed period, if any.

Documents Required:
Passport-size Photograph
Aadhaar card
Domicile certificate of Madhya Pradesh
Caste certificate 
Samagra ID
Bank account details/Bank Passbook
Other necessary documents if required
Scheme For Adolescent Girls
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Department: null
Category: Health & Wellness, Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to address malnutrition among adolescent girls through nutritional and non-nutritional support. Through this scheme, nutritional support, health services, nutrition education and skilling support are provided to adolescent girls aged 14-18 years in identified areas.

Benefits:
> **Nutritional Benefits:**

1. The applicant receives supplementary nutrition containing 600 calories, 18-20 grams of protein and micronutrients.
1. The supplementary nutrition is provided in the form of Take Home Ration (THR).
1. The benefit is provided for 300 days in a year.
1. The Take Home Ration is prepared with fortified micronutrients as per nutritional standards.
1. Age-specific processed food mixtures are labelled to ensure consumption by the targeted beneficiaries.
1. Last-mile tracking of services is undertaken through Poshan Tracker.

> **Non-Nutrition Benefits:**

1. Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation is provided.
1. Health Check-up and Referral Services are provided.
1. Nutrition &amp; Health Education (NHE) is provided.
1. Promotion of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls is ensured.
1. Participation of adolescent girls is encouraged through the Peer Educator Programme for addressing adolescent issues and awareness about available services.
1. Skill training is provided to generate livelihood opportunities for adolescent girls trained under the scheme.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be an adolescent girl in the age group of 14-18 years.
1. The applicant should be identified by the concerned State Government.
1. The applicant should belong to the covered areas under the scheme, including Aspirational Districts of States, including Assam and North-Eastern States.
1. The applicant should have an Aadhaar number to avail benefits under the scheme.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The applicant should approach the nearest Anganwadi Centre (AWC).
The concerned State Government identifies eligible adolescent girls under the scheme.
The identified beneficiary details are collected and submitted by the State to the Ministry.
The applicant’s Aadhaar number is used for availing benefits under the scheme.
After identification and registration, the applicant receives eligible benefits, including Take Home Ration and other services, through the concerned delivery platforms.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar
Proof of Age / DOB
Scheme for Adolescent Girls- Bihar
State: Bihar
Ministry: null
Department: Social Welfare Department
Category: Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: Individual

This scheme is implemented in Bihar since 2011 through the Anganwadi centers under the Integrated Child Development Project. Under this scheme, adolescent girls aged 11 to 14 years who are not attending school receive a monthly take-home ration and skill development training.

Benefits:
1.	Under this scheme, beneficiaries receive a monthly take-home ration (THR) along with skill development training.
2.	The following benefits are provided to beneficiaries under both nutritional and non-nutritional items:

  - **Nutritional items:** Rice, eggs, and soybeans are provided as THR to adolescent girls. Nutritious items are provided for 25 days each month.  - **Non-nutritional items:** These include Iron Folic Acid supplements, comprehensive health check-ups and referral services, health and nutrition education, reintegration of out-of-school adolescent girls into the formal education system or mainstreaming through alternative education/skills development, life skills education, home management training, and counseling/guidance for accessing public services.

Eligibility:
1. The beneficiary should be a resident of Bihar.
   1. The beneficiary should be an adolescent girl aged between 11 and 14 years.
   1. The beneficiary should not be currently attending school.

Application Process:
[Offline]
To avail benefits under this scheme, beneficiaries should register their names at their nearest Anganwadi Center.
Complaints & Grievance Redressal:Complaints and appeals related to various schemes under this program can be filed with the Public Grievance Redressal Officer at the sub-division level, the District Public Grievance Redressal Officer at the district level, and the Departmental Public Grievance Redressal Officer at the department level. Apart from this, issues can be registered with the Child Development Project Officer at the project level, the District Program Officer/District Officer at the district level, the Divisional Commissioner at the divisional level, and the Director, ICDS, as well as the Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary of the Social Welfare Department at the state level. Complaints can be submitted in writing or communicated over the telephone.

Documents Required:
Identity proof of applicant i.e. Aadhaar Card
Proof of age i.e. Birth certificate
Address proof
Any additional documents as required
Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Assistance for Skill Development
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Industries and Mines Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Industries

The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.

Benefits:
- **Financial Assistance:** Startups can receive up to ₹1,00,000/- for skill development training programs on a reimbursement basis.  - **Skill Enhancement:** Focused training to improve soft skills, managerial skills, marketing skills, and financing skills.

Eligibility:
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
  - The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.

&gt; **Note:** Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on the "Register" button, located at the top right corner.
Step 2: Enter Email ID and click on Next button. Verify the details and click on "Submit" to get registered on portal.
Step 3: Upon login, fill in the details on Common Application Form. Click on "Sign Up".
Application Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on Login button. Enter Registered Email ID and Password and click on the "Sign In" button
Step 2: In "Dashboard" section fill in all the required details. 
Step 3: Click on Apply Now Icon located at Dashboard of User.
Step 4: From the list Select the Scheme and Fill the Application details.
Contact Us:Startup Gujarat Cell
Office of Industries Commissionerate
Block No: 1, 3rd Floor, Udhyog Bhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382010 Gujarat, INDIA.
079-23252588 / 1800-233-0616
icstup@gujarat.gov.in

Documents Required:
Informative document of the training program (brochure, leaflet, letter from host organization etc.)
Receipt of fees paid for participating in the training program
Certificate of completion of training program, clearly indicating name of the participants (founder/co-founders of startup)
Undertaking
Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Assistance to Enroll and Participate for Acceleration Program
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Industries and Mines Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Industries

The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.

Benefits:
- **Financial Support:** Startups can receive financial assistance of up to ₹3,00,000/- to participate in acceleration programs.

Eligibility:
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
  - The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.

&gt; **Note:** Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on the "Register" button, located at the top right corner.
Step 2: Enter Email ID and click on Next button. Verify the details and click on "Submit" to get registered on portal.
Step 3: Upon login, fill in the details on Common Application Form. Click on "Sign Up".
Application Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on Login button. Enter Registered Email ID and Password and click on the "Sign In" button
Step 2: In "Dashboard" section fill in all the required details. 
Step 3: Click on Apply Now Icon located at Dashboard of User.
Step 4: From the list Select the Scheme and Fill the Application details.
Contact Us:Startup Gujarat Cell
Office of Industries Commissionerate
Block No: 1, 3rd Floor, Udhyog Bhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382010 Gujarat, INDIA.
079-23252588 / 1800-233-0616
icstup@gujarat.gov.in

Documents Required:
Informative document of the acceleration program (brochure, leaflet, letter from host organization etc.)
Details of fees to be paid for participating in the acceleration program – preferably on the letter head of the host organization
Feedback report (as per format attached) within 1 month after attending the acceleration program.
Undertaking
Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Interest Subsidy
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Industries and Mines Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Industries

The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.

Benefits:
- **Financial Support:** Interest subsidy of 1%, maximum up to 9% on term loans under the provisions of scheme for assistance to MSMEs.

Eligibility:
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
  - The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.

&gt; **Note:** Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on the "Register" button, located at the top right corner.
Step 2: Enter Email ID and click on Next button. Verify the details and click on "Submit" to get registered on portal.
Step 3: Upon login, fill in the details on Common Application Form. Click on "Sign Up".
Application Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on Login button. Enter Registered Email ID and Password and click on the "Sign In" button
Step 2: In "Dashboard" section fill in all the required details. 
Step 3: Click on Apply Now Icon located at Dashboard of User.
Step 4: From the list Select the Scheme and Fill the Application details.
Contact Us:Startup Gujarat Cell
Office of Industries Commissionerate
Block No: 1, 3rd Floor, Udhyog Bhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382010 Gujarat, INDIA.
079-23252588 / 1800-233-0616
icstup@gujarat.gov.in

Documents Required:
Registration proof as a startup/innovator.
Detailed project proposal, including innovative idea/concept.
Recommendation letter from the approved Nodal Institution.
Financial details of the term loan availed.
Declaration of non-eligibility under other state startup schemes (if applicable).
Other documents as specified by the Nodal Institution.
Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Pre- Series A Funding
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Industries and Mines Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Industries

The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.

Benefits:
- **Bridges Funding Gap:** Provides financial support during the critical &amp;quot;valley of death&amp;quot; phase.

Eligibility:
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
  - The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.

**Note:** Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on the "Register" button, located at the top right corner.
Step 2: Enter Email ID and click on Next button. Verify the details and click on "Submit" to get registered on portal.
Step 3: Upon login, fill in the details on Common Application Form. Click on "Sign Up".
Application Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on Login button. Enter Registered Email ID and Password and click on the "Sign In" button
Step 2: In "Dashboard" section fill in all the required details. 
Step 3: Click on Apply Now Icon located at Dashboard of User.
Step 4: From the list Select the Scheme and Fill the Application details.
Contact Us:Startup Gujarat Cell
Office of Industries Commissionerate
Block No: 1, 3rd Floor, Udhyog Bhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382010 Gujarat, INDIA.
079-23252588 / 1800-233-0616
icstup@gujarat.gov.in

Documents Required:
Proof of startup registration (Startup India or equivalent).
Recommendation letter from a Nodal Institution.
Business proposal document with innovative idea details.
Financial documents, including projected revenue and funding requirements.
A declaration of non-availment of incentives under other schemes (except SSIP, if applicable).
Any other documents (If required).
Scheme for assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation: Seed Support
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Industries and Mines Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Business Entity, Industries

The "Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/ Innovation" under the Gujarat Industrial Policy, aims to drive economic growth by generating jobs, fostering competition, and introducing next-gen solutions.

Benefits:
&gt; **Total Assistance: ₹30,00,000/-.**

  - **Prototype Development:** Covers costs for raw materials, consumables, hardware, software, professional services, equipment, or tools.  - **Market Research:** Financial aid for conducting market research to ensure product viability.  - **Testing &amp;amp; Trials:** Assistance for product testing and trial phases.  - **Marketing/Publicity Assistance:** Support for attending national/international events (fees/charges only; travel and accommodation expenses excluded).

Eligibility:
- Any individual or group of individuals with an innovative idea or concept, recommended by an approved Nodal Institution, is eligible.
  - The scheme is open to startups in any sector or branch of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, healthcare, etc., making it sector-agnostic.

&gt; **Note:** Startups availing benefits under the Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP) are also eligible.

Application Process:
[Online]
Registration Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on the "Register" button, located at the top right corner.
Step 2: Enter Email ID and click on Next button. Verify the details and click on "Submit" to get registered on portal.
Step 3: Upon login, fill in the details on Common Application Form. Click on "Sign Up".
Application Process:Step 1: Visit the online portal and click on Login button. Enter Registered Email ID and Password and click on the "Sign In" button
Step 2: In "Dashboard" section fill in all the required details. 
Step 3: Click on Apply Now Icon located at Dashboard of User.
Step 4: From the list Select the Scheme and Fill the Application details.
Contact Us:Startup Gujarat Cell
Office of Industries Commissionerate
Block No: 1, 3rd Floor, Udhyog Bhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382010 Gujarat, INDIA.
079-23252588 / 1800-233-0616
icstup@gujarat.gov.in

Documents Required:
Detailed startup project proposal.
Identity proof of the applicant(s).
Recommendation letter from the Nodal Institution.
Declaration regarding non-availment of benefits from other state startup schemes.
Relevant technical/financial documents as requested.
Any other document (if required).