Self Employment Scheme

Detailed

• Under this scheme, Subsidies will be provided to the religious minority communities with the help of Nationalized / Scheduled banks to start or improve a small-scale handicraft industry, service sector, and agro-based activities.
• People belonging to State Religious Minority Communities are covered under this scheme. (State Religious Minority Communities consist of People belonging to Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain Communities).
• Subsidy will be 33% of the unit cost or a maximum of Rs. 1.00 Lakh.

The beneficiaries will be selected by the below Selection Panel.

1. MLA of the concerned Assembly Constituency – Chairman
2. Member of the Legislative Council who is a permanent resident in that Taluk - Vice-Chairman
3. Concerned Taluk Tahsildar – Member
4. Executive Officer of concerned Taluk Panchayat-Member
5. The District Lead Bank Manager – Member
6. District Joint Director, Commerce, and Industry – Member
7. Concerned District’s Deputy Director, Women and Child Welfare Department – Member
8. Concerned District Manager, Karnataka Minority Development Corporation- Member Secretary.

Eligibility

1. Applicants must belong to the State Religious Minority Community.
2. The applicant must be a permanent resident of the State.
3. The age limit of the applicant is between 18 to 55 years.
4. Family annual income from all sources should not be more than Rs.81,000/- in a rural areas and Rs. 1,03,000 in urban areas.
5. No member of the applicant's family shall be an employee of the State/Central/ Government PSU.
6. Applicants should not have availed of a loan in KMDC earlier.