Government Schemes in Kerala
Explore 83 state government schemes for Kerala, plus nationwide central schemes you can apply for. Each listing covers eligibility, benefits and the step-by-step application process.
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Self-Employment loan scheme for Minority Widows, Divorcees / Abandoned Women
The scheme aims to provide self-employment loans to women from minority communities. Financial assistance with a 20% subsidy is provided to widows, divorced women, and abandoned women from minority communities. The scheme is implemented by the KSMDFC.
Abhayakiranam Scheme-Financial Assistance To Destitute Widows
The scheme “Abhayakiranam Scheme-Financial Assistance to Destitute Widows” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala to provide a safe and better living environment to destitute and homeless widows.
Advocate Grant
The Scheme “Advocate Grant” was launched by the Backward Classes Development Department, Government of Kerala during the year 2012-13. Under the scheme, the grant will be provided to law graduates belonging to backward classes facing financial difficulties for starting practice as advocates.
APJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship
The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to minority students pursuing Polytechnic Diploma courses. Through this scheme, scholarships are provided to eligible minority students. The scheme is implemented by the Directorate of Minority Welfare.
Arka Vertical Garden
"Arka Vertical Garden" aims to promote vertical gardening in urban and peri-urban areas to increase self-sufficiency and produce pesticide-free vegetables. The scheme provides subsidized vertical garden structures to help families grow their choice of vegetables using vertical space.
Assistance Scheme for Handicraft Artisans
The Scheme intends to provide financial assistance in the form of grant 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.
Assistance to Traditional Pottery Makers
The scheme “Assistance to Traditional Pottery Makers” provides financial assistance to Traditional Pottery makers belonging to the state OBC category for the purchase of modern machinery for job modernization.
Aswasakiranam
Aswasakiranam Scheme envisages assisting the caregivers of physically and mentally disabled bedridden patients, who are their family members or relatives. All those who have been providing caregiving service to patients since 02/08/10 will be paid monthly assistance with retrospective effect.
Back-To-Lab Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme
The “Back-to-Lab” programme of Women Scientists Division offers Research and Post-Doctoral Fellowship to women who have break in their career, to facilitate their re-entry in science research.
Back-to-Lab Research Fellowship Programme
To facilitate the re-entry of women having a career break to Science research, the Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) launched the “Back-to-Lab Research Fellowship Programme” in 2010.
Barbershop Renovation Grant
The “Barbershop Renovation Grant” scheme is launched by the Backward Communities Development Department, Government of Kerala. Under the scheme, financial assistance will be provided to the traditional barber of rural areas to uplift the standard of the traditional barbershops.
Biotechnology Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Young researchers with Ph.D. in relevant areas of Biotechnology are promoted for independent research mentored by eminent scientists/faculty in reputed institutions by providing fellowship.
Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur Award
The “Biotechnology Young Entrepreneur Award (BYE)” is a programme to promote commercialisation of bioscience ideas among graduate/post graduate students in Biotechnology and to encourage them to develop biotechnology entrepreneurship.
C H Muhammedkoya Scholarship
The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to girl students from Muslim, Latin, and converted Christian communities who are natives of Kerala. Through this scheme, scholarships are provided for undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses, along with a separate hostel stipend.
CA/ICWA CMA /CS Scholarship
The scheme aims to provide scholarships to students from minority religious communities studying Chartered Accounts/Cost & Management Accounts/Company Secretaryship courses. Through this scheme, a scholarship is provided to eligible students.
Chief Minister Career Advancement in Biotechnology
The programme “Chief Minister’s Career Advancement in Biotechnology (CM-CAB)” aims at providing opportunities to Young Faculty and Scientists in Biotechnology to have national and/or international collaborative research training and exposure to advanced techniques and technologies in biotechnology.
Distance Education Scholarship–Scholarship For Disabled Students Pursuing Degree, PG Courses
The scheme “Distance Education Scholarship–Scholarship for Disabled Students Pursuing Degree, PG Courses” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Distress Relief Fund For The Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)
The scheme “Distress Relief Fund for the Differently Abled (Medical Treatment)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Educational Assistance For Children Of Victims Of Crime
The scheme “Educational Assistance for Children of Victims of Crime” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Educational Assistance To Children Of Prisoners
The scheme “Educational Assistance to Children of Prisoners” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Educational Assistance To Children Of Prisoners (Pursuing Professional Course)
The scheme “Educational Assistance to Children of Prisoners (Pursuing Professional Course)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Educational Assistance to Children of Women Headed Families
The scheme “Educational Assistance to Children of Women Headed Families” was launched by the Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala. The scheme proposes to extend a helping hand to women-headed families by way of providing financial assistance to the education of children.
Entrepreneur Support Scheme
Entrepreneur Support Scheme (ESS) is the most popular & attractive scheme operated by the Directorate of Industries and Commerce.The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to Micro,Small&Medium Enterprises engaged in manufacturing activities in the State,proportional to capital investment made.
Entrepreneurship Development by SC & ST Women in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
ED/SC-ST- WISTEM)” is aimed for exploring the potential of entrepreneurship along with improvement in the livelihood options for unemployed SC & ST women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) areas using tools of Science, Technology & Innovation.
Financial Aid For Providing Hostel Facility To Transgender Students
The scheme “Financial Aid for Providing Hostel Facility to Transgender Students” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Financial Assistance To Disabled Students Pursuing (10th, 11th, 12th Equivalent Exams)
The scheme “Financial Assistance to Disabled Students Pursuing (10th, 11th, 12th Equivalent Exams)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Financial Assistance To Ex-Convicts
The scheme “Financial Assistance to Ex-Convicts” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. This scheme is implemented by the Department of Social Justice to help those released from jail from poor economic conditions to find their livelihood.
Financial Assistance To Inter-Caste Married Couples (Except SC/ST Category)
The scheme “Financial Assistance to Inter-Caste Married Couples (Except SC/ST Category)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Financial Assistance To Visually Impaired Advocates
The scheme “Financial Assistance to visually impaired Advocates” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Imbichi Bawa Housing Renovation Scheme
The scheme "Imbichi Bawa Housing Renovation Scheme" by the Minority Welfare Department, Government of Kerala, aims to improve the basic facilities of houses belonging to widowed, divorced, or abandoned women from minority religious communities.
Industry Linked Biotechnology Research Scheme
The Scheme “Industry Linked Biotechnology Research Scheme (IBRS)” facilitates Academia-Industry interaction by undertaking projects in collaboration with an industrial partner which should result in commercializing the product or process or service.
Integrated Scheme for Export Promotion & Quality Improvement in Spices and Research and Development of Cardamom: \Small Cardamom Replanting/New Planting: For Kerala & Tamilnadu
Under this scheme to motivate growers to improve production and productivity through systematic replanting of diseased, old, and senile plantations, and to undertake area expansion.
Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme To Dependents Of Crime Victims
The scheme “Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme to Dependents of Crime Victims” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Kerala Biotechnology Re-Entry Fellowship
“Kerala Biotechnology Re-Entry Fellowship (K-BiREF)” is a fellowship programme to attract well-trained and highly skilled researchers with a good track record (Indian nationals) working abroad in various frontier areas in biotechnology to research and academic institutions in Kerala.
Kerala State Young Scientist Awards
The “Kerala State Young Scientist Awards” by the KSCSTE are intended to honour talented young Scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions in any branch of science and technology coming within the purview of the Council.
Kerala Stressed MSMEs Revival & Rehabilitation Scheme
The “Kerala Stressed MSMEs Revival & Rehabilitation Scheme” intends to provide financial and other handholding support to the MSMEs which show signs of stress and to convert their non-productive assets into productive assets.
KSCSTE Emeritus Scientist Scheme
The scheme “KSCSTE Emeritus Scientist Scheme” helps to provide opportunity to superannuated outstanding scientists to pursue research in their respective field of specialization and to harness their knowledge and erudition for the development of State.
KSCSTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme
KSCSTE Post-Doctoral Fellowships will be provided to those who possess Ph.D. in science and engineering with high quality research publications in SCI journals. The program aims to encourage Ph.D. holders to pursue further research and to develop career as scientist.
KSCSTE Research Fellowship
The scheme “KSCSTE Research Fellowship” is for encouraging enthusiastic and passionate post-graduate science/ engineering students by supporting them financially in their Ph.D. studies.
Mandahasam Scheme To Provide Artificial Dentures To Senior Citizens
The scheme “Mandahasam Scheme to Provide Artificial Dentures to Senior Citizens” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Mangalya Scheme For Widow Remarriage
The “Mangalya Scheme” was launched by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Kerala. Under the scheme, financial assistance is to be provided to eligible widows and divorced women for their remarriage.
Margadeepam Scholarship
The scheme aims to provide educational financial support to minority community students in Kerala. It offers ₹1,500/- annual scholarship to eligible students from Class 1st to Class 8th studying in government and government-aided schools.
Marriage Assistance For Legally Married Transgender Couples
The scheme “Marriage Assistance for Legally Married Transgender Couples” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. This scheme is intended to help deprived transgender individuals who are planning to get married legally to lead a steady normal family life.
Marriage Assistance To Daughters Of Differently Abled Parents (Parinayam-I)
The scheme “Marriage Assistance to Daughters of Differently Abled Parents (Parinayam-I)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Marriage Assistance To Daughters Of Prisoners
The scheme “Marriage Assistance to Daughters of Prisoners” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Marriage Assistance To Differently Abled Women (Parinayam-II)
The scheme “Marriage Assistance to Differently Abled Women (Parinayam-II)” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Matru Jyothi - Financial Assistance For PwD Mothers
The scheme “Matru Jyothi - Financial Assistance for PwD Mothers” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Mother Teresa Scholarship
The scheme aims to support the higher education of students belonging to minority communities. Through this scheme, an amount per annum is provided to students from minority religious communities domiciled in Kerala who are pursuing a diploma in nursing and paramedical courses from government.
National Mission on Edible Oils- Oil Palm
The Mission was launched with the aim to enhance the edible oilseeds production and oils availability in the country by harnessing Oil Palm area expansion, increasing CPO production and to reduce import burden on edible oils.
OEC Pre-matric Educational Assistance
The Scheme “OEC Pre-matric Educational Assistance” was started by the Backward Classes Development Department, Government of Kerala to provide educational assistance to pre-matric students belonging to these communities who are studying in Government/Aided/Unaided schools from Classes 1st to 10th.
One Family One Enterprise Scheme
The Government of Kerala approved the scheme “One Family One Enterprise” to encourage entrepreneurial activity in every household and empower women's entrepreneurship. This scheme aims to set up at least one MSME unit including trade activity in each family.
Pension Scheme for the Tappers in Small Rubber Plantations
The scheme “Pension Scheme for the Tappers in Small Rubber Plantations” was launched by the Rubber Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India to motivate tappers and retain them in the tapping job.
Prathibha Scholarship Programme
Prathibha Scholarship Programme is aimed at motivating bright Students to higher studies in Science by awarding Scholarships. Prathibha Scholars are also provided opportunities to attend Science Orientation Programmes and interact with pioneers in Science through the SPEED Scheme.
Prof. Joseph Mundassery Scholarship Award
The aim is to provide financial assistance to financially backwards students from minority communities. Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible students from Christian, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, Muslim, and Parsi communities.
Revival and Rehabilitation Scheme for Defunct MSMEs and Cashew Processing Units
The scheme "Revival and Rehabilitation Scheme for Defunct MSMEs and Cashew Processing Units" envisages supporting defunct MSMEs in the manufacturing sector including cashew processing units through assistance in the form of capital grants and working capital incentives.
Saphalam Scheme For Transgender Students Pursuing Professional Courses
The scheme “Saphalam Scheme for Transgender Students Pursuing Professional Courses” was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala.
Sastraposhini Scheme
Sastraposhini is a programme envisaged by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) for strengthening science education in schools of Kerala.
Scheme for Interest Subvention to Nano Household Enterprises
The scheme “Scheme for Interest Subvention to Nano Household Enterprises” has been introduced to promote the Nano and household enterprises in the state.
Scheme for Margin Money Grant to Nano Units
The scheme “Margin Money Grant to Nano Units” is a loan-linked scheme operated by Directorate of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Kerala. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to Nano units in the State, engaged in manufacturing,job work & service activity having any type of value addition.
Scheme for Promoting Young Talents in Science-I
The scheme “Scheme for Promoting Young Talents in Science-I (SPYTiS-I)” is constituted for the purpose of providing financial and technical assistance to talented young students who have innovative ideas in scientific/technological pursuits.
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Central Schemes Available in Kerala
AICTE SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMME-SFURTI SCHEME
Short Term Training Programme-SFURTI Program aims to provide financial assistance from AICTE to the institutions for conducting faculty and student trainings to enable faculty members and students in the field of technical education.
Consortia & Tender Marketing Scheme
The scheme aims to facilitate Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in marketing their products and services through individual or collective participation in tenders via consortia. It helps MSEs secure bulk orders, improve competitiveness, and access government procurement opportunities.
Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana: Khadi Vikas Yojana
The scheme aims to increase productivity and wages of Khadi artisans, improve production infrastructure, boost employment and sales, revive traditional rural skills, modernize sales outlets, and promote marketing and exports.
"Marketing Incentive" under the "Handloom Marketing Assistance" Component of the National Handloom Development Programme
The scheme aims to develop and promote marketing channels for handloom products to bring greater visibility to the sector and ensure commensurate remuneration to weavers. It provides Marketing Incentive to eligible handloom agencies for creating conducive conditions for marketing handloom products.
Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) will award "Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship" to outstanding engineers to recognize, encourage and support translational research by individuals to achieve excellence in engineering, innovation and technology development.
Access to Knowledge for Technology Development and Dissemination (A2K+)
Access to Knowledge for Technology Development and Dissemination (A2K+) is a scheme targeted towards developing mechanisms to disseminate science, technology and innovation-related information to industries, research and academic institutions
Advance Authorisation(AA)
Advance Authorisation scheme enables duty free import of inputs for export production, including replenishment of inputs or duty remission Advance Authorisation covers manufacturer exporters or merchant exporters tied to supporting manufacturer(s).
Advanced Vocational Training Scheme
The scheme aims to provide innovative, effective and integrated training opportunities for work force who need new skills to enjoy the dignity that comes with employment, independence and self-reliance.
AFFDF-Financial Assistance For Treatment Of Serious Diseases To Non Pensioner Ex-Servicemen (All Ranks)/Widows
The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen of all ranks and widows for meeting medical expenses incurred on the treatment of approved serious diseases, including cancer, renal failure, knee replacement, and heart surgery.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many government schemes are available in Kerala?
There are 83 state-specific government schemes listed for Kerala, in addition to 655+ central government schemes that residents of Kerala can also apply for.
Can Kerala residents apply for central government schemes?
Yes. Residents of Kerala are eligible for nationwide central government schemes (subject to each scheme's eligibility) on top of the state-run schemes offered by the Kerala government.
How do I check which scheme I am eligible for in Kerala?
Use the government scheme finder to answer a few questions about your age, occupation and category — it instantly shows the Kerala state and central schemes you are likely eligible for.