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West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Weavers OTS Scheme for NPA Accounts — Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility

West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Weavers OTS Scheme for NPA Accounts is open to startups registered in India. The full eligibility criteria — qualifying sectors, states and entity types — are below.

Who can apply

Who qualifies depends on two things: your place in the handloom and khadi economy, and the status of the loan account you want settled.

Individual applicants

  • Handloom weavers, including Master Weavers and Individual Weavers.
  • Allied workers whose work relates to handloom weaving.
  • Weavers operating within the cooperative fold.
  • Weavers attached to handloom clusters.
  • Khadi weavers.

Organisations

  • Primary Weavers' Cooperative Societies (PWCS) holding a viable NPA account as on 31 March 2024.
  • Khadi societies with a comparable eligible account.

The account itself must have been a viable Non-Performing Asset as on 31 March 2024 with The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Ltd. or a District Central Cooperative Bank. Both societies and individual weavers can apply under the sub-scheme.

West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Weavers OTS Scheme for NPA Accounts is open to startups at any stage working in social impact and textiles leather. The programme is targeted at startups registered in West Bengal. Applicants should be registered as proprietorship, pre incorporation and ngo.

social impacttextiles leatherWest Bengal
Eligible stage
Any stage
Location
Open to startups registered in India
Entity type
Proprietorship, Pre Incorporation, Ngo

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