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West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Yarn Subsidy — 10% Discount for Weavers — Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility

West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Yarn Subsidy — 10% Discount for Weavers is open to startups registered in India. The full eligibility criteria — qualifying sectors, states and entity types — are below.

Who can apply

Eligibility here turns on your place in the weaving trade rather than on company structure. The scheme recognises two broad groups.

Handloom weavers and handloom-linked workers, which covers:

  • Entrepreneur weavers, also known as Master Weavers
  • Individual weavers
  • Allied workers connected with handloom weaving
  • Weavers working in the cooperative fold
  • Weavers associated with handloom clusters

Khadi weavers, covering individuals as well as societies engaged in khadi weaving. Khadi societies are those registered under the relevant acts.

The notified eligibility conditions do not mention DPIIT recognition or Udyam (MSME) registration as a requirement, and they set out no separate founder-level criteria.

West Bengal Handloom & Khadi Yarn Subsidy — 10% Discount for Weavers 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 pre incorporation and ngo.

industrial goodstextiles leatherWest Bengal
Eligible stage
Any stage
Location
Open to startups registered in India
Entity type
Pre Incorporation, Ngo

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