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Assistance Scheme for Handicraft Artisans

Kerala

Artisan
ASHA
Enterprise
Entrepreneur
Financial Assistance
Handicraft
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The Government of Kerala has initiated the scheme “Assistance Scheme for Handicraft Artisans (ASHA)” to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to the artisans in the handicrafts sector for setting up handicraft enterprises. The assistance is a one-time support to eligible artisans of the state as back-end assistance. The Scheme aims to replace the existing scheme and bring the artisans in the handicrafts sector under the ambit of a single scheme for availing financial assistance in the form of grant assistance for setting up handicraft enterprises.
For the purpose of this scheme, an artisan is a person who has been categorized as such by the office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Govt. of India or SURABHI, KSBC, KADCO, HDCK, KELPALM and has taken effective steps to set-up an enterprise in the handicrafts sector.
Objectives:
  • To provide extensive support to artisans in the handicrafts sector for setting up handicrafts-based micro-enterprises
  • To give one-time support(grant) to eligible artisans of the State as back-end assistance.
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