Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata — 90% Subsidy for Odisha Weavers — Eligibility Criteria

HSS is aimed squarely at practising handloom weavers in Odisha, and the conditions are narrow enough that most applicants should be able to check them off quickly.

• Residency: you must be a resident of Odisha.
• Occupation: you must be actively working as a handloom weaver.
• Recent training: you must have completed weaving training within the last two years under a government programme. Block Level Clusters and similar initiatives fall under this.
• Co-funding: you must be willing to contribute 10% of the total cost of the technological up-gradation yourself.

What the scheme does not ask for is equally useful to know. There is no stated requirement for a company or firm structure, no DPIIT or MSME registration condition, and no sector restriction beyond handloom weaving itself.

Hathkargha Samvardhan Sahayata — 90% Subsidy for Odisha Weavers is open to startups at the revenue stage working in industrial goods and textiles leather. The programme is targeted at startups registered in Odisha. Applicants should be registered as proprietorship and pre incorporation.