WSES
What this is
The "Women Self Employment Scheme" encourages women to become self-reliant and supports their efforts in establishing small-scale industries or trade ventures, thereby improving their economic status & promoting self-employment opportunities across the state providing them financial assistance.
In detail
The "Women Self Employment Scheme" was launched by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Himachal Pradesh. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to women to start small businesses or trades. This scheme encourages women to become self-reliant and supports their efforts in establishing small-scale industries or trade ventures, thereby improving their economic status and promoting self-employment opportunities across the state.
> Purpose:
The assistance will be given for establishing Tea stall/ Karyana shops/ Pan bidi/cigarette shops/Stationery shop/Tea biscuit shop/Tailor shop/Wool/Khadi/Embroidery shop/Poultary farm/ Maniyari shop/ and any other income generation activities/needs base/identified at local level.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a woman.
- The applicant should set up their own business trade, and small industry to earn their livelihood.
- The applicant's annual income does not exceed ₹35,000/-.
- Physically handicapped individuals are also eligible to apply under this scheme.
What you get
- Financial Assistance of ₹5,000/- provides women to help them start small businesses or trade activities.
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Women Self Employment Scheme | 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 |