WB Handloom & Khadi Weavers Financial Benefit Scheme — ₹1L–₹10L Grant — Eligibility Criteria

The scheme is open to weavers active in West Bengal's handloom and Khadi sectors, and to the cooperative organisations that bring them together.

Individual applicants covered include:

• Handloom weavers across the recognised categories — entrepreneur weavers (also called master weavers), individual weavers, allied workers associated with handloom weaving, weavers working in the cooperative fold, and weavers attached to handloom clusters.
• Khadi weavers.

Organisations that may apply:

• Primary Weavers' Cooperative Societies (PWCS).
• Khadi societies.

Cooperatives and societies must satisfy the viability criteria fixed under this sub-scheme — the support is aimed at units that are viable, or that have the potential to become viable with assistance. The scheme is state-specific: applicants must be carrying on handloom or Khadi weaving activity within West Bengal.

WB Handloom & Khadi Weavers Financial Benefit Scheme — ₹1L–₹10L Grant is open to startups at any stage working in textiles leather. The programme is targeted at startups registered in West Bengal. Applicants should be registered as proprietorship, pre incorporation and ngo.