smartduketech/indian-government-schemes-2025 huggingface dataset:
Scheme for Loan and Subsidy for Manure and Fertilizer-DNH&DD
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to promote fertiliser use for higher productivity. Subsidy-cum-loan assistance is provided in kind to small and marginal farmers.

Benefits:
1. **Provision of Manure and Fertilizers**

  - Manures and fertilizers will be provided to eligible cultivators.
  - Assistance is given in kind and not in cash.

1. **Subsidy and Loan Component**

  - Assistance is provided on a 40% subsidy and 60% loan basis.

1. **Crop-wise Fertilizer Quantity (in Nutrients)**

  - Paddy: Nitrogen 110, Phosphorus 60, Potash 60
  - Maize: Nitrogen 100, Phosphorus 50
  - Groundnut: Nitrogen 25, Phosphorus 50
  - Castor: Nitrogen 20, Phosphorus 20
  - Wheat: Nitrogen 100, Phosphorus 50, Potash 50
  - Sugarcane: Nitrogen 250, Phosphorus 125, Potash 125

1. **Green Manuring Support**

  - 40 kg of seeds per hectare will be supplied for green manuring.

1. **Loan Recovery Provision**

  - The loan amount shall be recovered in one instalment after completion of the season.

1. **Season-wise Recovery Period**

  - Kharif (June to July): Recovery from December to February
  - Rabi (October to November): Recovery from March to May
  - Hot Weather (January to February): Recovery from June to July

1. **Interest and Penalty Condition**

  - Interest rate will be as prescribed by the Government of India from time to time.
  - In case of default, penal interest at 2½% will be charged.
  - Recovery will be made as arrears of land revenue.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a cultivator or farmer.
1. The applicant should belong to categories such as Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or original farmers (as mentioned).
1. The applicant should have a land holding of up to 2 hectares.
1. The applicant should be engaged in agricultural activities requiring fertilisers or manure.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The applicant should approach the Gram Sevak of the respective village.
The applicant should submit the application through the Gram Sevak.
The Gram Sevak forwards the application to the Agriculture Officer.
The Agriculture Officer verifies eligibility and sanctions assistance (up to ₹2,000/-).
If the value exceeds ₹2,000/-, approval is taken from the Chief Agriculture Officer.
Fertilizers/manure are provided in kind to the applicant.
After usage, the Gram Sevak verifies and submits a Utilization Certificate.
The loan component is recovered in one instalment after completion of the crop season.
In case of misuse, recovery is initiated with interest as arrears of land revenue.

Documents Required:
Land Holding Proof (To Verify Land Size Eligibility)
Identity Proof (Of Applicant)
Category Certificate (If Applicable – SC/ST)
Application Form (Submitted Through Gram Sevak)
Utilisation Certificate (Issued By Gram Sevak After Verification)
Scheme for Management and Purchase of Bulls Provided for Breeding of State Gir/ Kankarej Breed
State: Gujarat
Ministry: null
Department: Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Cooperation Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Registered Societies

The scheme provides financial assistance to registered Gaushalas for rearing purebred Gir or Kankrej male cow calves with high genetic quality to promote pure breeding in indigenous cattle.

Benefits:
- **In Case the bull is provided by the Board:** ₹1,18,000/- in the first year.- **In Case the bull is purchased by the organization:** ₹1,43,000/- in the first year.- **Maintenance support:** ₹64,800/- for the second and third year.
> **Note:** Assistance provided for three years per eligible organization.

Eligibility:
1. A Gram Panchayat or a Gaushala registered must be registered under the Charity Act.
1. The Gram Panchayat or a Gaushala must have a minimum of 100 breedable cows.

**Note:** If there is not sufficient number of breeding cows in a single village, then the breeding cows of the neighboring villages should be covered and a guarantee should be given.

Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: The applicant may visit and apply online at I-Khedut Portal: https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/
Step 2: On the home page, click on ‘Schemes’ and then click on ‘Animal Husbandry Schemes’.
Step 3: Now select the scheme, click on the ‘Apply’ button and an application page will open.
Step 4: Click on "Apply New" button and submit a new application.
Step 5: Click on the "Update Application" button to add corrections to the application.
Step 6: Once the application is done, confirm it.
Step 7: Take a print out of the online application and submit it to the board within 30 days of application with the signature and stamp of the GGVB’s nodal officer of the concerned district with the necessary documents listed in the application.
Step 8: Applicant can also check their Application Status/View/Print/Upload Application details from the below link: https://ikhedut.gujarat.gov.in/public/frm_Applicant_Corner.aspx 
Contact Us: Click here.

Documents Required:
Proof of registration under the Charity Act (for Gaushalas).
Estimation document.
Village map or area plan.
Any other documents as required.
Scheme for Maternity Benefit
State: Tripura
Ministry: null
Department: Labour Department 
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The Scheme for Maternity Benefit was launched by the Tripura Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, under the Labour Department of Tripura. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to registered female construction workers after delivery

Benefits:
**Financial Assistance for Delivery:**

- Amount ₹8,000/- to female registered construction workers after delivery or the wife of a male registered construction worker.
- Maximum twice in a lifetime.

**Financial Assistance for Miscarriage:**

- Amount ₹4,000/- to female registered construction workers or the wife of registered construction workers.
- Maximum twice in a lifetime.

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**Maternity Leave with Pay:**

- Maximum 3 months for female registered construction workers who have been working for not less than one year.

**NOTE:** As per the unskilled minimum rate of wages for the building and other construction workers notified by the Labour Department, Govt. of Tripura.
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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a female registered construction worker or wife of a male construction worker. 
1. The registered construction worker must be a beneficiary for not less than one year continuously to get a maternity benefit and paid maternity leave.
1. The registered construction worker can get this assistance only twice. 
1. The registered construction workers should not have any dues payable to the Board.
1. The registered women construction workers or wife of male construction worker already have two children are not eligible to get assistance. 

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Application Process:
[Online - via CSC]
Step 1: The applicant should gather copies of the necessary documents needed to apply for the concerned scheme.
Step 2: The applicant should visit the nearest Common Service Center (CSC) and complete the Biometric Verification Process.
Step 3: The applicant should ensure that the CSC agent completes all mandatory fields in the application form and uploads copies of all required documents.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment 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: 
The application shall be submitted within 6 months of delivery.
The second claim application shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that the claim is for a second delivery.

Documents Required:
Bank Account Details.
Copy of BOC Worker Registration Card.
Birth Certificate of Child (issued by a government or private hospital in Tripura duly signed by the doctor concerned from the institution).
Affidavit for Second Child.
Ration Card.
Miscarriage Certificate (In case of miscarriage the certificate is issued by the registered Medical Practitioner/Doctor).
Any Other Documents if required.
Scheme for Meritorious Students to Pursue Higher Secondary Education in the Best Schools of Tamil Nadu
State: Tamil Nadu
Ministry: null
Department: Backward Classes Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department
Category: Education & Learning
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme provides financial assistance to the top 10 students from each district (based on 10th-grade public exam results) who study in government high schools, enabling them to pursue higher secondary education in select private schools of their choice across Tamil Nadu.

Benefits:
- **Financial Assistance:** Full financial assistance for pursuing higher secondary education in reputed private schools.

Eligibility:
- The beneficiary should be a student.
  - The beneficiary should be a resident of Tamil Nadu.
  - The beneficiary should belong to the Backward Classes (BC)/ Most Backward Classes (MBC)/ Denotified Communities (DNC).
  - The beneficiary should have secured the highest marks in 10th Public examination.
  - The beneficiary should be among the Top 10 meritorious students from each district.
  - The beneficiary should be studying in Government/ Government Aided/ Private School.
  - The beneficiary&amp;#39;s parental annual income should not exceed ₹1,00,000/-.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should collect the application form from their concerned educational institution.
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 institution.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment 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).

Documents Required:
Proof of identity (Aadhar card or any other document as directed by the authority).
Caste certificate (BC/MBC/DNC).
10th Grade Marksheet.
Proof of Income (parental annual income should be less than ₹1,00,000/-).
Any other documents (if required).
Scheme for Pension Benefits to the Journalists/Photojournalists
State: Tripura
Ministry: null
Department: Information & Cultural Affairs Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

"Scheme for Pension Benefits to the Journalists/photojournalists" was launched by the Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Tripura aims to provide financial assistance in the form of a Pension of ₹1000/- to retired Journalists/ photojournalists.

Benefits:
Pension of ₹10,000/- per month.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be 18 years or older.
1. The applicant retired from the job as an accredited journalist/photojournalist in Tripura.
1. The applicant should have done 10 years of service in Tripura. 
1. The applicant should not have received a pension from other sources, except under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
1. The beneficiary should be 60 years or older to receive the pension.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form.
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: The applicant submits the duly filled and signed application form with the documents to the Director of Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Tripura.
Step 4: On receipt of the application, necessary entries will be made in the application receipt register and a unique number is assigned to the applicant for identifying each applicant which shall be used for all further references and also as acknowledgment for the receipt of the application.

Documents Required:
Two Passport-size photographs.
Birth Certificate.
Press Accreditation Card (Issued by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department (ICA) Tripura).
Bank Passbook.
Admit card (School Final Examination or Madhyamik Examination or Higher Secondary Examination or Equivalent Public Examination).
Passport.
Original Affidavit (Sworn before a Notary Public, stating the date of birth of the applicant).
Scheme for Promotion of Affordable Rental Smart Housing (SPARSH 2.0): Government Affordable Rental Housing Development Support
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: null
Department: Labour & Employment Department
Category: Housing & Shelter
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to increase affordable rental housing infrastructure. Through this scheme, land identification and government housing development support are provided.

Benefits:
1. All municipalities, District Panchayats, PSUs, and Autonomous bodies within UT of DNH-DD shall be obliged to identify lands in their respective jurisdictions with the help of concerned revenue departments, and to construct at least one SPARSH 2.0 housing or to run at least one SPARSH 2.0 housing on houses already under their possession in their respective jurisdictions
1. Such municipalities, District Panchayats, PSUs, and Autonomous bodies within UT of DNH-DD shall do so either through their own funds, or if the same is not viable, through Grant in Aid allotted to them.
1. In order to be eligible under SPARSH 2.0, the units constructed under this vertical shall follow the same norms as mentioned in Vertical 2.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should belong to Dadra And Nagar Haveli and Daman &amp; Diu.
1. The applicant should be the owner or authorised representative of the housing complex.
1. The housing complex should fulfil SPARSH 2.0 infrastructure norms.
1. The housing complex should possess a valid construction permission and/or occupancy certificate.
1. The applicant should agree to reserve at least 66% dwelling units for Economically Weaker Section beneficiaries.
1. The applicant should agree to maintain the housing complex and waste management systems.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The owner or authorised representative of the housing complex should obtain Form A prescribed under the scheme.
Step 2: The applicant should fill out Form A and attach all required supporting documents.
Step 3: The completed application should be submitted to the concerned officer designated by the Secretary, Labour, for the respective district.
Step 4: The nodal officer shall verify the application within 30 days. Technical verification may also be conducted through the Associate Town Planner or other competent authority.
Step 5: After successful verification, the nodal officer shall issue the Registration Certificate in Form B.
Step 6: The nodal officer shall execute an agreement with the owner as prescribed under the scheme.
Step 7: The registration shall be verified annually. Registration may be cancelled if the scheme conditions are violated.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card
Land Ownership Documents
Government Approval Documents
Project Proposal
Construction Plans
Grant-In-Aid Approval Documents (If Applicable)
Scheme for Promotion of Affordable Rental Smart Housing (SPARSH 2.0): Rent Subsidy
State: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Ministry: null
Department: Labour & Employment Department
Category: Housing & Shelter
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to reduce the rental burden on workers and economically weaker section families residing in affordable rental housing complexes.

Benefits:
Subsidising the stay of urban poor and labourers in housing complexes registered or constructed under the SPARSH 2.0 scheme, either by a private player under vertical 1 or 2 or by any PSUs, Autonomous bodies, etc., under vertical 3

1. All EWS families staying in the housing complexes registered or constructed under the SPARSH 2.0 scheme shall be entitled to a rent subsidy of Rs. 500 per month per person subject to a maximum of 5 persons in a family.
1. For any housing complex registered under the SPARSH 2.0 scheme, such subsidy shall be allowed for a period of not more than 20 years from the date of Registration, or till 40 years from the date of construction, whichever is earlier.
1. Subsidy shall be transferred to any lady member of the family in her account through Aadhar-linked bank transfer in case of families, or to each individual person in case of a dormitory. Subsidy shall be transferred to the Aadhar-linked bank account of the Karta or senior most earning male member of the family if no female member is either available or stays in the Housing Complex.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should belong to Dadra And Nagar Haveli and Daman &amp; Diu.
1. The applicant should be the owner or authorised representative of the housing complex.
1. The housing complex should fulfil SPARSH 2.0 infrastructure norms.
1. The housing complex should possess valid construction permission and/or an occupancy certificate.
1. The applicant should agree to reserve at least 66% dwelling units for Economically Weaker Section beneficiaries.
1. The applicant should agree to maintain the housing complex and waste management systems.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The owner or authorised representative of the housing complex should obtain Form A prescribed under the scheme.
Step 2: The applicant should fill out Form A and attach all required supporting documents.
Step 3: The completed application should be submitted to the concerned officer designated by the Secretary of Labour for the respective district.
Step 4: The nodal officer shall verify the application within 30 days. Technical verification may also be conducted through the associate town planner or other competent authority.
Step 5: After successful verification, the nodal officer shall issue the Registration Certificate in Form B.
Step 6: The nodal officer shall execute an agreement with the owner as prescribed under the scheme.
Step 7: The registration shall be verified annually. Registration may be cancelled if the scheme conditions are violated.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card
Authorisation Letter From Owner (If Applicable)
Construction Permission Certificate
Occupancy Certificate
Housing Complex Layout Plan
Construction Plan
Self-Declaration Regarding Scheme Compliance
Scheme for Promotion of Protected Cultivation of Commercial Horticultural Crops
State: Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Horticulture and Food Processing Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to promote the protected cultivation of commercial horticultural crops by providing financial assistance to farmers. The scheme supports greenhouse, shade net, low tunnel, plastic mulching, bird/hail net, and cultivation of vegetables and flowers under polyhouse/shade net house.

Benefits:
- **Financial Assistance:** Eligible farmers are provided a subsidy up to a maximum of 50% of the unit cost.
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Eligibility:
- The applicant must be a farmer.
  - The applicant must be a resident of Madhya Pradesh.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The applicant should contact the District Office of the Horticulture Department.

Documents Required:
Proof of Identity.
Residence Certificate.
Any other documents as required.
Scheme for Providing Employment Opportunities by Establishing Piggery, Sheep and Goat Units (General) under Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthan Yojana
State: Haryana
Ministry: null
Department: Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department
Category: Agriculture,Rural & Environment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

Under this scheme, an unemployed resident of Haryana who is between 18 and 60 years of age can avail a 25% subsidy on the cost of livestock, provided they have taken a loan for establishing a 10+1 Piggery unit or a 15+1 Sheep/Goat unit.

Benefits:
&gt; **Financial Assistance under the Scheme:**

**Establishment of 10+1 Piggery units:** 

  - 25% subsidy on the cost of livestock which has been availed as a loan by the beneficiary for establishment of a 10+1 Piggery unit. A maximum amount of ₹25,000/- will be provided as financial assistance in form of a subsidy.

**Establishment of 15+1 Sheep/Goat units:**

  - 25% subsidy on the cost of livestock which has been availed as a loan by the beneficiary for establishment of 15+1 Sheep/Goat unit. A maximum amount of ₹24,500/- will be provided as financial assistance in form of a subsidy.

&gt; **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:
1. The applicant should be 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 should have a space/shed for keeping 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.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 01: To avail the benefits of the scheme, applicants should visit the Deputy Director's office in their district and collect the application form.
Step 02: Fill out the application form and attach all the relevant documents.
Step 03: Submit the completely filled application form and attached documents to the concerned official in the office.
Step 04: The Deputy Director of the concerned district will examine the applications on a first-come, first-served basis and process them accordingly.

[Online - via CSC]
The applicant may submit the application through Common Service Centres, Antodaya Kendra, Atal Sewa Kendra, e-disha Centres or any other such centre.

Documents Required:
1.	Privaar Pahchan Patra (PPP ID)
2.	Copy of Aadhaar Card
3.	Copy of PAN Card
4.	Copy of Bank Passbook or Cancelled Cheque
5.	Proof of availability of shed/space for keeping animals
6.	Any other documents as required