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LBSSK-SMS
Loan Based Schemes For Safai Karamchari - Sanitary Marts Scheme
NationwideIndividualSelf Help Groups (SHGS)CentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Social Justice and EmpowermentOpen since 2014-10-02
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What this is
A sanitary mart is a one-stop-shop for all things for sanitation and hygiene. It is a shopping place where the sanitary needs of the common man could be met. It serves both as a shop and as a service centre.
In detail
The "Sanitary Marts Scheme" has been launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India and implemented by the National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation. Under the scheme, financial assistance would be extended to individual beneficiaries/self-help groups of liberated manual scavengers/safai karamcharis and their dependents for the setting up of sanitary marts.
Who qualifies
- Safai Karamcharis (including Wastepickers), identified Manual Scavengers and their dependents.
- Registered co-operative societies of Safai Karamcharis.
- Legally constituted association/firm promoted by the target group, and
- All those who produce a certificate from local Revenue Officer/local Municipal Officer/Cantonment Executive Officer/Railway Officer, Head of the Govt. Departments (i.e. Schools, Colleges, Forest, Health, Education, Animal Husbandry) having rank not less than Gazetted Officer, Elected Members of Municipal Body & Pradhan of Gram Panchayats, Regional Managers of Regional Rural Banks(RRBs)/Nationalised Banks.
- However, under the MS Act, 2013, a person identified as a manual scavenger in a survey, need not to provide any certificate once his/her name appeared in the final list of Manual Scavengers prepared by State Governments/Union Territory Administration.
- No income limit is fixed for availing financial assistance. However, other things being equal, NSKFDC accords priority to economic development and rehabilitation of –
- Scavengers and amongst scavengers those scavengers whose income is below double the poverty line;
- Women from among the target group and
- Disabled persons among the target group.
What you get
> Financial Assistance
- Quantum of loan: 90% of the total cost with a maximum of ₹15,00,000/-.- Promoters’ Contribution: 10% of the total cost of a Sanitary Mart will be brought in by the beneficiaries- Interest: Interest payable by the beneficiaries shall not exceed 7% p.a. (1% p.a. rebate for women beneficiaries and 0.50% rebate for timely repayments.)- Repayment: Term loans drawn from NSKFDC will be required to be repaid upto 10 years in quarterly installments.- Moratorium: A moratorium period of 6 months in addition to the implementation period of 4 months will be allowed.
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name207 characters
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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Start date published here2014-10-02
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| schemeName | Loan Based Schemes For Safai Karamchari - Sanitary Marts Scheme | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 2014-10-02 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |