Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme — ₹20,000 Grant for Kerala Crime Victims — Frequently Asked Questions

Eligible beneficiaries receive a one-time financial assistance of ₹20,000. It is credited directly to the beneficiary's bank account and, because it is a grant rather than a loan, the amount does not have to be returned.

You can apply if you are a native and resident of Kerala and you are either a person who was seriously injured in a crime, or a dependent of a crime victim. For this scheme, dependents mean the wife, husband, unmarried son or unmarried daughter. Your family's annual income must not be more than ₹1,00,000, and the application has to be filed within 5 years of the crime incident.

The scheme itself is open on a rolling basis, so there is no single programme-wide deadline to catch. The time limit that matters is personal to each applicant: the form must be submitted within 5 years of the date on which the crime occurred.

Neither. The Jeevanam assistance is a non-repayable grant, and the Government of Kerala does not take any equity or ownership share in the self-employment venture that the money supports. You keep the entire business you build with it.

The grant is meant to support self-employment. In practical terms, that can cover setting up a small business, buying equipment or tools, or managing the initial operating costs of a venture until it starts generating income. There are no explicit restrictions on the sector or type of micro-enterprise, so the choice can be based on your own skills and local opportunities.

Kerala's SUNEETHI online service portal is the route for online applications. You start with a one-time registration using your name, email ID and mobile number, enter the verification code sent to your mobile, and complete your profile. After that you sign in through Citizen Login, update your profile with personal information, contact details, identity cards and bank details, pick the Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme from the list of schemes shown, and fill in and submit the application form.

Yes. You can download the application form from the official website of the Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala. Print it, fill it in completely, attach the supporting documents it asks for, and submit the whole set to the concerned District Probation Office.

The offline application form lists the supporting documents you have to attach and submit along with it. If you apply through the SUNEETHI portal, your profile also needs to be completed with personal information, contact details, identity cards and bank details before you can select the scheme and submit the form, and all mandatory fields in the form must be filled in.

Yes. The scheme is open both to victims of crime who have sustained serious injuries and to their dependents, so an injured person can apply directly for themselves rather than relying on a family member to apply.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme — ₹20,000 Grant for Kerala Crime Victims, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme — ₹20,000 Grant for Kerala Crime Victims is offered by Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.