Tool Purchase Grant — ₹2,000 for West Bengal Construction Workers — Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for the Tool Purchase Grant, an applicant has to meet the following conditions:

• Residency and age: the worker must be a resident of West Bengal and aged between 18 and 60 years.
• Occupation: the applicant must work as a building or construction worker, and must have been engaged in building and construction work for at least 90 days in a year to qualify for registration.
• Board membership: the worker must be a registered member of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal, and must have held that membership for at least 6 months.
• Nature of the purchase: the tools bought must be related to the applicant's own profession.

Registration with the Board, followed by the six-month membership period, is effectively the gateway to this scheme. Workers who are not yet registered will need to complete that step first.

Tool Purchase Grant — ₹2,000 for West Bengal Construction Workers is open to startups at any stage working in industrial goods and textiles leather. The programme is targeted at startups registered in West Bengal. Applicants should be registered as proprietorship and pre incorporation.