Tejaswini-the Radiant
A scheme to provide financial assistance to the young women for setting up gainful self-employment ventures, suited to their skills, training, aptitude and local conditions.
About the Tejaswini-the Radiant Scheme
A scheme to provide financial assistance to the young women for setting up gainful self-employment ventures, suited to their skills, training, aptitude and local conditions.
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The scheme aims to:
- To empower and encourage women for income generation for activities either in manufacturing/ service/ trading/ small business etc.
- To facilitate soft finance for setting up new unit / enterprise or for expansion / modernization of existing Unit.
- For acquisition of fixed assets (Plant & Machinery, equipment, furniture & fixtures)
- To meet working capital needs for purchase of various products /equipment/tools etc.
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Activities covered:
- Canteen and Restaurant
- Computerized Desk top publishing
- Crèche
- Cyber Café
- Beauty Parlour
- Day care centre
- Laundry & Dry Cleaning
- Mobile Repairing
- Photocopying (Xerox) Centre
- Boutique/ Tailoring
- Training Institute
- Fitness Centre
- Yoga Centre
- Any other profitable activity/ Micro Start-up/ Small business unit of similar nature
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Eligibility Criteria
- Any female domicile of J&K, essentially registered with Mission Youth, J&K.
- Any individual women/ women entrepreneur (s)/ enterprise where women entrepreneurs hold not less than 50% of financial holding.
- Preference will be given to the categories of women entrepreneurs trained in Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (R-SETIs)/ Skill Development Institutions etc. any other training institute.
- The applicant should not be a defaulter to any Bank /Financial Institution.
- The financial assistance would be given only to women between the age of 18 to 35 years having a qualification of 10th standard or above. Provided that CEO Mission Youth shall be competent to relax the educational qualification criteria for deserving candidates on a case to case basis, based on proper justification.
- The beneficiary must be unemployed and registered with the concerned District Employment & Counseling Center
- No criteria regarding income of the family would be considered for the eligibility under this scheme.
- One woman can seek the assistance under this scheme only once.
- The amount of self assistance provided by Mission Youth (MY) has to be compulsorily utilized for self employment generation only.
- If the total project cost of the self employment unit to be set up by the beneficiary exceeds Rs 5.00 lakh, the amount over and above shall have to be self financed by the applicant.
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How to Apply for Tejaswini-the Radiant
Application mode: Online
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Tejaswini-the Radiant scheme?
A scheme to provide financial assistance to the young women for setting up gainful self-employment ventures, suited to their skills, training, aptitude and local conditions. <br <br The scheme aims to: To empower and encourage women for income generation for activities either in…
Who is eligible for Tejaswini-the Radiant?
Any female domicile of J&K, essentially registered with Mission Youth, J&K. Any individual women/ women entrepreneur (s)/ enterprise where women entrepreneurs hold not less than 50% of financial holding. Preference will be given to the categories of women entrepreneurs trained in Rural Self…
What benefits does Tejaswini-the Radiant provide?
Tejaswini-the Radiant provides government benefits to eligible applicants. See the benefits section for specifics.
How can I apply for Tejaswini-the Radiant?
You can apply for Tejaswini-the Radiant via Online. Follow the step-by-step process in the "How to Apply" section above.
Source: official scheme details published on the Government of India's myScheme portal. Always verify eligibility and deadlines on the official portal before applying. Scheme rules can change.
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