Support for Digital Marketing — ₹2,000–₹10,000 for West Bengal Artisans — Eligibility Criteria

To be considered, an applicant has to satisfy every condition below — the local office that receives the form verifies each one.

• Who can apply: an individual artisan, or an artisan who is part of a group of artisans attached to an industrial cooperative society.
• Age: between 18 and 60 years.
• Craft: actively practising a traditional craft or trade using hand tools, small machines or similar equipment.
• Registration: enlisted on the State Portal for artisans & weavers.
• Citizenship and residence: an Indian citizen who has been a permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.

Applicants who do not meet all of these requirements together are not eligible for the benefit.

Support for Digital Marketing — ₹2,000–₹10,000 for West Bengal Artisans is open to startups at any stage working in consumer retail, industrial goods, social impact and textiles leather. The programme is targeted at startups registered in West Bengal. Applicants should be registered as proprietorship and pre incorporation.