Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Incentive for Self Employment

> *Financial Assistance*

• ₹50,000/- or the actual cost, whichever is less, shall be provided for setting up self employment venture.
• The financial assistance amount shall be disbursed to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode.
• The assistance is provided as a one-time grant.

> *Conditions*

• The details of the expenditure incurred along with the vouchers must be furnished to the department after utilizing the grant.
• The unutilized amount out of the sanctioned amount, if any, shall be refunded to the Government within the stipulated timeframe.

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• The applicant must be Goan, i.e., born and brought up in Goa.
• The artist must be an artist recognized by the Directorate of Art &amp; Culture, Government of Goa.
• The income of the family of the applicant (from all sources) must not exceed ₹2,00,000/- per annum.
• The applicant must not be less than 50 years in age. (The Government may relax the age criteria for deserving cases under special circumstances.)
• The applicant must not be employed or self-employed at the time of application.

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Step 1: Visit the office of the Directorate of Art &amp; Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa, and collect the prescribed application form for the scheme.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the completed application form along with all required documents directly to the *Directorate of Art &amp; Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.*

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##### *Post-Application Processes*

Step 1: The Directorate shall forward the application to the sub-committee for scrutinizing the application thoroughly. The Director shall give its recommendations to the sub-committee.

Step 2: The sub-committee shall consider the received applications and recommend the names of the artists which are considered fit by the sub-committee to avail the benefits under this scheme. The committee shall decide the quantum of assistance to be released to the needy artist.

Step 3: After the committee decides on the quantum of assistance, the approval from the Government shall be obtained for disbursement of the financial assistance.

Step 4: After obtaining Government approval, the Director shall disburse the one-time financial assistance amount to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode to the bank account.

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