Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant

The Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana is a tourism-focused self-employment scheme run by the Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand. It exists for one purpose: to help residents of the state who are unemployed build a livelihood around tourism instead of looking for a job in it.

Support is delivered as grants and bank-linked subsidies rather than an investment. Depending on the type of project and where in the state it is located, the assistance can range from a share of the cost of a taxi to a large slice of a hill-area hospitality project, with the ceiling reaching ₹33 lakh.

The scheme deliberately casts a wide net. It backs familiar tourism businesses — hotels and paying-guest accommodation, motor garages, fast food centres, laundries and bakeries — alongside newer ideas such as Sadhna Kutir yoga and meditation centres, adventure activities, modern tourist information centres, tented accommodation, handicraft and souvenir sales, caravan and motor-home tourism, and floating hotels. Applicants are also invited to propose innovative projects that reflect the distinctive attractions of their own area.

Since the scheme is open across every district and has no fixed application window, a resident can approach it whenever a project plan is ready.

• Grants and subsidies of up to ₹33 lakh for tourism projects
• Open to unemployed permanent residents of Uttarakhand
• Covers both vehicle purchases and non-vehicle tourism ventures
• Applicant must contribute 12.5% of project cost as margin money
• Applications are online through the MSY portal, with no fixed last date
• Only non-defaulters of banks and financial institutions may apply

The scheme is restricted to people with a genuine Uttarakhand connection who are not already running a business.

Who can apply:

• You must be a native or permanent resident of Uttarakhand.
• You must be unemployed at the time of applying, meaning you are not currently engaged in any business, enterprise or profession.
• You must not be a defaulter of any bank or financial institution.

Land requirement: if the project needs land, the applicant has to either own it, use land held in a close relative's name with that land mortgaged as priority security, or take land on lease where the lease period runs longer than the loan repayment term.

There is no separate sector filter beyond the tourism-linked project list, and the scheme is available to eligible residents in all districts of the state.

Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant is open to startups at any stage. It is open to startups registered anywhere in India.

Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no fixed cut-off date, so eligible startups can apply at any time. Because rolling programmes can pause without notice, confirm the window is still open on the official site before you start.

The assistance is structured as a capital subsidy against project cost, and the rate you qualify for depends on what you are setting up and where.

• Non-vehicle projects in hilly areas: up to 33% of the project cost, capped at ₹33 lakh — the highest slab available.
• Non-vehicle projects in plain areas: up to 25% of the project cost, capped at ₹25 lakh.
• General vehicle purchases: up to 25% of the cost, capped at ₹10 lakh.
• Specified electric or air-conditioned buses: up to 50% of the cost, capped at ₹20 lakh.

Every applicant must bring in 12.5% of the total project cost as margin money to access the subsidy.

Beyond the subsidy itself, the scheme eases the borrowing side of the project. Once a proposal clears the district committee, the department forwards it online to the bank branch chosen by the applicant so the loan can be processed.

Supported ventures span both vehicle items — ordinary and electric buses, taxis and max cabs — and non-vehicle items such as hotels and paying-guest units, motor garages and workshops, fast food centres, Sadhna Kutir yoga meditation centres, adventure activities, modern tourist information centres, tented residential facilities, local handicraft sales centres, bakeries, laundries, and equipment for terrain biking, stargazing, bird watching, herbal tourism, kayaking or boating and angling. Caravan and motor-home tourism, museums, souvenir centres and floating hotels are also covered, and innovative proposals aligned with an area's own attractions are encouraged.

Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant is offered by Department of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand, a government body. As a government-backed grant, it is publicly funded and open to eligible startups across India.

Applications are filed online and then move through district-level scrutiny before any money is arranged.

1. Online submission: the application form and supporting documents are uploaded through the state MSY portal.
2. Routing to the district: the application is forwarded to the District Tourism Development Officer (DTDO) of the district concerned.
3. Committee meeting and interview: the DTDO schedules a committee meeting chaired by the District Magistrate and calls applicants for an interview on the fixed date.
4. Forwarding to the bank: proposals approved after the interview are sent online to the bank branch selected by the applicant so that loan processing can start.
5. Loan approval and disbursal: the bank completes its approval process, informs the DTDO, and releases the loan amount into the applicant's account.
6. Completion and inspection: once the vehicle purchase or non-vehicle project is finished, the applicant must inform the DTDO, after which departmental officials inspect and verify the work.
7. Grant release: on successful verification, the department releases the approved grant to the applicant's bank branch in line with the applicable rules.

Before you apply to Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant, keep the following documents ready:

• A pitch deck or short business plan describing the problem, product and traction
• Company registration documents and PAN
• Founder identification (PAN / Aadhaar) and brief profiles
• Recent financial statements or projections
• Product details — a demo, prototype or working link if available

Exact requirements are confirmed on the official application portal — treat this as a preparation checklist.

Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Paryatan Swarojgar Yojana — ₹33L Tourism Grant is best suited for startups in India seeking non-dilutive funding of ₹33L. If that describes your startup, review the eligibility criteria above before applying.