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WBAFBGIA

West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Grant to Individual Artisans
West BengalIndividualState/ UTOpen since 2024-03-07
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What this is

“Grant to Individual Artisans” is a sub-scheme under "West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024”, by the MSME and Textiles Dept, Government of West Bengal, aims to create, support and sustain an enabling ecosystem for strengthening creativity and capacity of the artisans.

In detail

“Grant to Individual Artisans” is a sub-scheme under “West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024", launched by the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise and Textiles Department, Government of West Bengal on 7th March, 2024, and it shall remain in force for a period of five years. The objective of the scheme is to provide the artisans of Bengal systematic financial support for procurement of modern tool kits to individual artisans.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a handicrafts artisan.
  • The age of the applicant should be between 18-60 years.
  • Applicant should be engaged in traditional Craft/trade with hand tools/equipment/ small machines.
  • Applicant should be enlisted in the State Portal for artisans & weavers.
  • Applicant should be an Indian citizen permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.
  • For Work shed, an industrial cooperative society of the eligible artisans should possess a piece of land whereupon sheds will be constructed/ machines will be installed.

What you get

One Time Grant up to ₹15,000/- for purchase & repair of tool kits/ equipment.

Who is excluded

  • Any central/state govt employee and his/her family members shall not be eligible.
  • Should not have availed of any assistance /grant from Central /State Govt. for the same purpose.
  • Handloom and Khadi weavers, and their societies (as they are covered under separate schemes).
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Eligibility published here574 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name281 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published here2024-03-07
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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schemeNameWest Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme 2024: Grant to Individual ArtisansmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2024-03-07myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme