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Issuing Legal Production Certificate (LPC) to Producers of Medicinal Plant Products for Export - Herbal Research and Development Institute, Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Horticulture Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to facilitate the lawful export of endangered and CITES-listed medicinal plant species such as Kuth, Kutki, etc. by issuing Legal Production Certificates (LPC) to cultivators who legally grow these species on their own measured land.

Benefits:
There is a ban on the export of products of certain endangered and CITES species, but the objective of this policy is to facilitate the export of endangered species like Kuth, Kutki, etc. produced legally in the measured land.
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Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
- The applicant must be legally cultivating endangered plants such as Kutha, Kutki, etc., on their own measured land.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
To apply, the cultivator must submit a demand letter from the importer along with the registration certificate issued by the Herbal Research and Development Institute, mandal gopeshwar chamoli and the pass issued by the Bhesaj Vikas Ikai. These documents must be submitted to the Herbal Research and Development Institute. The Institute, after requesting the concerned Divisional Forest Officer, and along with the Forest Department, Bhesaj Vikas Ikai, and the Herbal Research and Development Institute, conducts a joint physical verification. Based on this verification, the concerned Divisional Forest Officer is recommended to issue the LPC. Thereafter, the LPC is issued by the Forest Department under the Wildlife Protection Act of India.

Documents Required:
Letter of demand from the importer
Registration certificate issued by the Herbal Research and Development Institute
Challan issued by the Bhesaj Vikas Ikai
Other supporting documents as required
IT Incubation Centre - Information Technology Development Agency
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Department of Information Technology
Category: Science, IT & Communications
Beneficiary Type: Individual, Business Entity

The scheme aims to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the fields of Information Technology, Medical Technology, Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, and related sectors by providing a supportive ecosystem for startups.

Benefits:
- The Incubation Center provides support to new startups in developing their businesses and solving related problems. The Center supports startups in the IT, medical, and electronics sectors in developing their innovative ideas and ventures.
  - The Incubation Center provides startups with workspace and provides them with internet access, selected medical equipment, and infrastructure. The Center&amp;#39;s mission is to support new startups and their needs, helping them grow and increase their productivity.
  - The IT Incubation Center provides business and technical services, especially in the early stages, to startup companies by offering laboratory facilities, mentorship, networking, and other necessary services.
  - Incubation centers help startups reduce risks and improve their chances of success.

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Eligibility:
1. Startups registered in Uttarakhand, along with IT and medical students (especially those involved in Skill Development, IT &amp;amp; AI, Travel &amp;amp; Tourism, Healthcare, Technology, and Bio-Robotics), are eligible to avail the benefits offered by the Incubation Centre.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The startup team will contact the center manager.
The startup team can consist of 1 to 3 members.
The workspace will be allocated for 1 to 2 years (extendable under special circumstances, if required).
Startups may send their requirements via email (diritda-uk@nic.in).
The manager will allocate resources as per the startup’s needs.
The startup team will provide proper progress reports of the work.
Startups will have to submit their company registration number in hard copy or soft copy, along with other certificates such as ISO certification.
After completion and verification of records, the workspace will be allotted based on availability.

Documents Required:
Company Registration Number (in hard copy or soft copy)
ISO Certification
Other Certificates as required by the ITDA guidelines
IT Policy and Amendments-2020 - Information Technology Development Agency
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Department of Information Technology
Category: Science, IT & Communications
Beneficiary Type: Individual, Business Entity, Industries

The policy aims to promote the growth of IT, ITES, Internet Service Provider, and Telecom Service Provider industries in Uttarakhand by supporting startups, and creating employment opportunities for local youth through policy incentives and initiatives.

Benefits:
Under the IT Policy, the focus is on promoting the IT and IT Enabled Services (ITES) sectors, as well as the Internet Service Provider and Telecom Service Provider industries in the state, by encouraging investment through various beneficial schemes and policy incentives offered by the Industries Department.
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Eligibility:
1. IT, ITES, Internet Service Providers, Telecom Service Providers, IT-based industries, investors, startups, and youth from Uttarakhand are eligible to avail of the benefits offered under the policy.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The benefits under this policy can be availed through the Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA), an organization under the State’s IT Department. Beneficiaries can receive subsidies and other incentives as per the procedures prescribed by the State’s Industries Department.

Documents Required:
Documents are required to be submitted in accordance with ITDA guidelines to avail of the benefits offered under the policy.
IT Saksham Yuva Scheme 
State: Haryana
Ministry: null
Department: Citizen Resources Information Department (CRID)
Category: Science, IT & Communications, Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The Haryana Government is to provide employment opportunities to youths (graduate/post-graduate applicants) from engineering and IT backgrounds who shall undertake the Haryana IT Program (specially designed short-term courses) for the duration of a minimum of 3 months offered.

Benefits:
1. Employment opportunities for unemployed youths.
1. Provides digital literacy and IT-related skills to improve employability.
1. Eligible candidates may receive an unemployment allowance.
1. Entrepreneurial/Startup support after successful completion of employment tenure of one year.
1. The eligible candidates who cleared/passed the exam will be given remuneration/allowance of ₹ 20,000/- pm (for first 6 months) / ₹ 25,000/- (7th month onwards). 

&gt; Note:- However, if the candidate has cleared/ passed the assessment test and is awaiting deployment, the unemployment allowances of ₹ 10,000/- pm will be paid by the CRID.

Eligibility:
1. Applicant should be a domicile of Haryana having a valid Parivar Pehchan Patra ID.
1. Applicant’s age should be between 18 to 35 years. 
1. Applicants should not be in any kind of employment e.g., public/government/private sector/ quasi-government or self-employment at the time of applying for the scheme.
1. Applicants should be graduate or post-graduate (B. Tech./ BCA/ BSc. IT) / (M.E./M. Tech./MCA/MSc IT/MBA IT) from recognized institutes/ colleges/ universities. 
1. The candidates will be eligible for unemployment allowance only if the annual family income of the candidate does not exceed rupees three lakhs (₹ 3 lakhs) from all sources.
1. The unemployment allowance will only be commenced post 1 month from the Date of issuance of the passing certificate for the assessment test of the course completed.

Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: Check eligibility criteria before applying for the scheme.
Step 2: Visit the official website of the IT Saksham Yuva scheme.
Step 3: Click on ‘Candidate Corner’ and register under the ‘Register Here’ tab.
Step 4: Enter your Family ID Details and enter OTP.
Step 5: Enter Basic Details, Education Details, IT Course Selection Details and upload the photograph.
Step 6: Submit Fee Payment.

Documents Required:
Identity proof
Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP ID) 
Domicile Certificate 
Educational Certificates 
Passport Sized Photograph
Income certificate
Proof of age
Any other documents as required
J.C. Bose Fellowship
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Science And Technology
Department: Department Of Science & Technology
Category: Education & Learning, Science, IT & Communications
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The “J.C. Bose fellowship” is awarded to active scientists in recognition of their outstanding performance. The fellowship is scientist-specific and very selective.

Benefits:
1. The fellowship amount is ₹25,000/- per month in addition to regular income.
1. Research grant of ₹15 lakhs per annum.
1. Overhead of ₹1.00 lakh per annum to the host institute.

Eligibility:
1. The candidate should be an active scientist with a record of outstanding performance apparent from the award of the SS Bhatnagar prize and/or fellowship of science academies (including engineering, agriculture, and medicine).
   1. The scientist should be in service at the time of nomination to this fellowship.
   1. The nominee should be an Indian national working in institutions/Universities in India.
   1. The fellowship can be availed up to 68 years of age. 
   1. The nominee is not availing of any other fellowship including personal fellowship amount and research grant (part of the fellowship) from any Government sources.

Application Process:
[Online]
Nomination:The nominations can be sent by the Heads of the Institutions; JC Bose Fellows and Presidents of National Science Academies.
The nominations are received throughout the year.
Online Application Procedure: For successful online submission of the application the following points may be noted-Step 01: The Nominator should first register on the online website. Click here to register
Step 02: After login, go to Menu --> Proposal Submission --> Form Submission.
Step 03: Some of the details of the Nominee like Name, email, contact details, area of specialization, educational qualifications, employment details & research experience, etc. have to be entered at the time of submission.
Step 04: Research Contribution in the Last 5 years of the Nominee has to be uploaded in a single PDF file not more than 10 MB.
Contact Details:Member Secretary:
Dr. Jacob V.V.
Science and Engineering Research Board
3rd & 4th Floor, Block II, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi-110016, Tel: +91-11-26552216
Email: Jacob@nic.in
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Scientist 'G'
Complete guideline for Nominator for SERB-online system

Documents Required:
Passport-size Photograph
Proof of age
Details of research contributions
Details of Education Qualifications
Details of professional training and research experience
Details of Employment 
Details of Awards/Honors (If any)
Details of Publication 
Details of the Patent filed, granted or commercialized
Recommendation Letter
Any other document, as required
Jai Johar (Old Age Pension) Scheme
State: West Bengal
Ministry: null
Department: Backward Classes Welfare Department and Tribal Development Department
Category: Banking,Financial Services and Insurance, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

“Jai Johar (Old Age Pension)” is a Social Security Scheme by the Tribal Development Dept, Govt of West Bengal. The scheme is aimed at the ST residents of West Bengal of the age of 60 years and above. A monthly pension of ₹ 1,000/- is transferred to the individual bank account of the beneficiary.

Benefits:
A monthly pension of ₹1,000/- is transferred directly to the individual bank account of the beneficiary.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
1. The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
1. The applicant should have attained the age of 60 years or more.
1. The applicant should not be a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme.
1. The applicant should not be a recipient of Government pension or pension from any other organization.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should request the prescribed format of the application form free of cost from the office of Block Development Officer (BDO) / Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) / Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
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 to the concerned authority at:
Office of the BDO in rural areas.
Office of the SDO in Municipalities and Notified Areas
Commissioner Kolkata Municipal Corporation in KMC areas.

Documents Required:
Passport Size Photograph
Formal Caste or Tribe Certificate (If unavailable, a Caste/Tribe certificate of any paternal relative is acceptable for the initial assessment. However, the applicant must procure their caste certificate later and submit the same subsequently)
Digital Ration Card
EPIC (Elector's Photo Identity Card)/Voter Card
Self-Attested Residential Certificate/Address Proof
Copy of Bank Passbook
Aadhaar Card
Jal Hauj
State: Rajasthan
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The objective of the Jal Hauj scheme is to promote sustainable water management practices and address water scarcity issues by facilitating the construction of water harvesting structures.

Benefits:
- Grant for all farmers: 60% of the cost or max ₹90,000/-

Eligibility:
1. The applicant must be a native of Rajasthan.
1. The applicant should be a Farmer.
1. The farmer should have a minimum cultivable land of half a hectare on his name.
1. The applicant should be a source and means of irrigation.
1. Water tank size should be 100 cubic meters or one lakh liter capacity

Application Process:
[Online]
RegistrationStep-1: Applicant have to visit the official portal. 
Step-2: Click on the option “Register”.
Step-3: Then you will be redirected to the SSO registration page. The registration page will appear with the following options.
  Citizen
Step-4: Choose the either one option from  the Jan Aadhaar Or Google to process further.
Jan Aadhaar : Enter the Jan Aadhaar number, click on the ‘Next’ button,
Select your name, the name of the head of the family and all the other members and 
Click on the ‘Send OTP’ button. Enter the ‘OTP’ and 
Click on the ‘Verify OTP’ button to Complete the registration. 
Google : Enter the Gmail ID, click on the ‘Next’ button, 
Enter the password.
A new link appear on screen, now click on the new SSO link.
SSO id will appear on the screen, now create the password.
Enter Mobile number, click on registration.
Step-5: Submit.
ApplyStep-1: Applicant have to visit the official portal. 
Step-2: After login, dashboard will open.
Step-3: Click on “ RAJ-KISAN ” option. 
Step-4: In "Farmer", click on "Application Entry Request".
Step-5: Enter the "Bhamashah ID" or "Janaadhaar ID" and search.  
Step-6: Select the person name and scheme name. 
Step-7: Complete the Aadhaar Authentication and click on Get details. 
Step-8: Provide the required details.
            - Pensioner Details.
            - Bank Details.
            - Disability Details.
            - Verification Details.
            - Upload Documents.
Step-9: Submit.
After the application, administrative approval for the construction of water tank will be issued by the Agriculture Department.
Information about this will be received through mobile message/agriculture supervisor.

Documents Required:
Copy of Aadhar Card / Janadhar Card
Jamabandi
Bank Account Number
Identification Proof
Jal Jeevan Mission
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Jal Shakti
Department: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Category: Utility & Sanitation
Beneficiary Type: Family, Institution, Individual

Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

Benefits:
Functional household tap connection(FHTC) to households, Schools, Anganwadi centres, GP buildings, Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings. (Priority in quality affected areas, villages in drought prone and desert areas)
The scheme shall provide FHTC in every household with three delivery points (taps), viz. kitchen, washing & bathing area and toilet, to keep water clean and prevent misuse. 
Out of the three, only one tap per household will be funded under JJM.
Other Benefits:Monitoring functionality of tap connections.
Promotion and ensure voluntary ownership among local community by way of contribution in cash, kind and/ or labour and voluntary labour (shramdaan)
Assistance in ensuring sustainability of water supply system, i.e. water source, water supply infrastructure, and funds for regular O&M
Empowering and development of human resource in the sector such that the demands of construction, plumbing, electrical, water quality management, water treatment, catchment protection, O&M, etc. are taken care of in short and long term
Awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water and involvement of stakeholders in manner that make water everyone's busine

Eligibility:
This scheme is applicable to all households in rural India.

Application Process:
[Offline]
The applicant need not apply for the scheme.
State Governments/ UT Administration will implement the mission based on the finalized SAP with timelines to cover all the villages of the respective State/ UT. Each village will be assessed on existing water supply infrastructure by DWSM in consultation with Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee and ISA. Based on the same, FHTCs will be provided to every rural household by creating in-village water supply infrastructure including source development under any one of the following suggested categories, viz.
Retrofitting of ongoing schemes taken up under erstwhile NRDWP for the last mile connectivity;
Retrofitting of completed rural water supply schemes to make it JJM compliant;
Single Village Scheme (SVS) in villages having adequate groundwater/ spring water/ local or surface water source of prescribed quality;
Single Village Scheme (SVS) in villages having adequate groundwater that needs treatment;
Multi Village Scheme (MVS) with water grids/ regional water supply scheme; and
Mini solar power-based piped water supply in isolated/ tribal hamlets.

Documents Required:
Any proof of identity like Voter ID / Passport / Driving License / Ration Card / Aadhaar Card etc. is sufficient to apply for water connection
Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal Yojana) - Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Drinking Water Department
Category: Utility & Sanitation
Beneficiary Type: Family

The scheme aims to provide every rural household in Uttarakhand with safe and adequate drinking water through household tap connections, ensuring the supply of 55 litres of potable water per person per day.

Benefits:
Under this scheme, each household will receive pure drinking water through a domestic tap connection at the rate of 55 litres per person per day.
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Eligibility:
There is no eligibility criterion for providing connection/drinking water to rural drinking water consumers in Uttarakhand.
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Application Process:
[Offline]
During or after the construction of the rural drinking water scheme, any rural family may apply for a domestic water connection by depositing a nominal connection fee of ₹1.00 and an application fee of ₹25.00 at the regional office of the department. Along with the application form, a non-judicial stamp paper of ₹100, two passport-size photographs, and a self-attested copy of any one of the following identity documents are required: Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Ration Card with photograph, Driving Licence, Bank Passbook with photograph, Passport, or any identity document issued by Government or Semi-Government offices. A self-attested copy of the map approved by the Regional Development Authority, Local Body, or Gram Sabha is also required.
After submitting the application, the department verifies the documents and provides the applicant with a drinking water connection within 15 days. Drinking water is a basic and essential life-sustaining service, and no person should be denied access to it. Therefore, there are no eligibility criteria for providing a drinking water connection/potable water, nor can any selection process be established for selecting consumers.

Documents Required:
₹100 non-judicial stamp paper
Two passport-size photographs
Self-attested copy of any one of the following identity documents (Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Ration Card with photograph, Driving Licence, Bank Passbook with photograph, Passport or any other Identity document issued by any Government/Semi-Government office
Self-attested copy of the map approved by Regional Development Authority, Local Body, or Gram Sabha
Other supporting documents as required
Jan Nayak Pustakalaya evam Digital Adhyan Kendra 
State: Bihar
Ministry: null
Department: BC & EBC Welfare Department
Category: Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

"Jan Nayak Pustakalaya evam Digital Adhyan Kendra" scheme aims to develop all Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Hostels, other backward class welfare hostels, and OBC girls’ hostels across the state.

Benefits:
The scheme provides students with access to quality study materials, digital learning, and expert guidance to enhance their academic and competitive exam preparation.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a resident of Bihar.
1. The applicant should belong to the Other Backward Class (OBC) or Extremely Backward Class (EBC) category.
1. The applicant should be residing in a Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Hostel or other OBC/EBC welfare hostel in Bihar.

Application Process:
[Offline]
The scheme "Jan Nayak Pustakalaya & Digital Learning Centre" by the BC & EBC Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, does not require any formal registration or application process. Only the students enrolled/admitted to the notified institutions or residing in the notified hostels (like JNKT Hostel , OBC Welfare Hostel & OBC Girls +2 school) can visit the library and/or learning centre and benefit from the scheme.

Documents Required:
Since the scheme "Jan Nayak Pustakalaya & Digital Learning Centre" by the BC & EBC Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, does not require any formal registration or application process, no documents are required to be submitted by the student.