TUK-SEPT
What this is
The scheme objective is to provide financial assistance to transgender individuals for self-employment/business establishment. Eligible beneficiaries can receive up to ₹50,000/- or 25% of the project cost.
In detail
The scheme "Transgender Utthan Kosh - Self Employment Programme for Transgender" was launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan, with the aim of providing financial support for self-employment or business establishment to transgender individuals, promoting their economic independence.
Under the scheme, transgender persons aged between 21 and 50 years are eligible to take a loan from any nationalized or cooperative bank to set up their self-employment or business. The loan amount may be revised by the state government from time to time. The benefit of the scheme is available to a transgender person only once.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a resident of Rajasthan.
- The applicant should be a transgender person.
- The applicant should be between 21 and 50 years of age.
- The applicant should secure a loan from a nationalized/cooperative bank.
- The gross annual income of applicant should not exceed ₹8,00,000/-.
- Each transgender individual can avail the benefits of this scheme only once.
What you get
- Financial Assistance: 25% of the total business cost or ₹50,000/- (whichever is lower) for self-employment/business establishment.- Loan Support: The beneficiary must secure a loan from a nationalized/cooperative bank to avail of the grant.- One-Time Benefit: The assistance is available only once per individual.
Note: The grant is disbursed only after the beneficiary starts the business and gets it verified by the lending agency.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Transgender Utthan Kosh - Self Employment Programme for Transgender | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |