The Schemes Register Indian government scheme data · and what is missing from it
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Direct Finance Scheme by NSFDC (GSCDC)
GujaratIndividualState/ UTNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

Under this scheme, loans are offered at a low interest rate, ranging from 1% to 5%, specifically for self-employment to scheduled caste (SC) individuals.

In detail

The “Direct Finance Scheme by NSFDC (GSCDC)” scheme was launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Gujarat. The scheme aims to provide concessional credit facilities to Scheduled Caste persons for self-employment opportunities. Under this scheme, loans are provided at subsidized rates of interest ranging from 1% to 5%, enabling beneficiaries to start their own income-generating ventures.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant must be a resident of Gujarat.
  • The applicant must belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
  • The applicant must be unemployed.
  • The applicant’s annual family income should not exceed ₹3,00,000.

What you get

  • Provide a loan for self-employment to a scheduled caste person at a low interest rate of just 1% to 5%.
Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here237 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name154 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereno URL and no offline mode declared
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameDirect Finance Scheme by NSFDC (GSCDC)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme