Karkhandar Scheme For Development Of Craft Sector
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: null
Department: Department Of Industries and Commerce
Category: Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

A training and skilling upgradation scheme by the Dept. of Industries & Commerce and implemented by the Directorate of Handicraft & Handloom, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir wherein passout meritorious trainees and ex-trainees from departmental training centers are are provided skill upgradation training.

Benefits:
Financial assistance to Trainees:Rate of stipend per trainee/ per month:- ₹2000/- (₹1000/- shall be paid through an individual bank account and the rest of the amount shall be disbursed on the successful completion of probation/ practical training session).
The trainees are facilitated in the opening of Bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
Financial assistance to the Karkhandar (Trainer):Logistic Charges/Honorarium to Trainer/Karkhandar: ₹ 2000/- per trainee per month. (A minimum of five trainees for an identified small Karkhana and a maximum of 10 trainees for an identified big Karkhana.)
The Karkhandar is provided a lump sum of ₹25,000/- per batch as expenditure on account of all the logistics needed for running the training program successfully, i.e. tools, equipment, looms, raw material, space, etc.
The amount shall be disbursed in two installments:
1st installment at the commencement of the training program
2nd installment on successful completion of the training program.
Note: 
The honorarium to Karkhandars shall be disbursed only after assessing that the desired level of skills is achieved by the trainee and trainees shall be evaluated through an approved qualifying framework devised for skill up-gradation level.
The disbursement shall be through DBT mode only.

Eligibility:
1. The applicant must be a pass-out trainee/ex-trainee from a departmental training center.
1. The departmental training center must be run by the Handicrafts &amp; Handloom Department.
1. The applicant must have an Aadhaar linked Bank Account.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Take print of the format of the application form and the Affidavit provided in Annexure-A & Annexure-B of the scheme guidelines:
http://www.jkindustriescommerce.nic.in/Orders%202021/161%20IND%20OF%202021.pdf
Duly fill and sign the Application Form and the Affidavit, attach the self-attested copies of the supporting documents along with a passport-size photograph, and submit the same to the given address:
Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom 
Govt . of Jammu & Kashmir
J.L.N. Udyog Bhavan, Railhead Complex, Panama Chowk
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir - 180 016
NOTE: The physical copy of the format of the application form & the Affidavit can also be obtained from the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Number
Bank Details
Domicile Certificate
Proof of Identity
Proof of Age/DOB
Proof reg. Latest Educational Qualification
Proof of Training(s) Received (if any)
Registration Card (Handicrafts & Handloom Department, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir) (if registered)
Supporting documents regarding the number of wholesalers/ retailers/ exporters/ e-commerce portals with whom market linkages have been established by the Karkhandar