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GROUP WORKSHED SCHEME

The objective of the scheme is to facilitate the establishment of worksheds for shuttleless looms in an existing or new cluster, which will provide the required scale of economy for business operations.

Central In Kind

States / UT: All India

Ministry / nodal: Ministry Of Textiles

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Business & Entrepreneurship, Transport & Infrastructure

Sub-categories: Technology upgradation, Employee management, Machine & skill up-Gradation

Target beneficiaries: Government Organisation, Industries

Tags: New Cluster, Business Operations, Powerloom, Weaving

Details

The objective of the scheme is to facilitate the establishment of worksheds for shuttleless looms in an existing or new cluster, which will provide the required scale of economy for business operations.
To organize powerloom units in a cluster and to provide improved working conditions in terms of more space, work environment, improve work efficiency to enhance their competitiveness in the global market.
ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES

  • State Government (or) its agency.
  • A registered Co-operative society.
  • A Company set-up under the Companies Act, 1956 as amended (or) a firm set-up under the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 as amended, by a group of powerloom owners (minimum of four beneficiaries).
  • The local powerloom association.

Benefits

  • MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE AREA Shuttleless Looms : 400 Sq.ft / Loom Weaving Preparatory : 40% of Loomage area Dormitory : 125 Sq.ft / Person SUBSIDY CHART S.No.CategoryEligible Subsidy on the unit cost of construction Cap on Subsidy per Sq.ft 1General40%₹4002SC75%₹7503ST90%₹900

MAXIMUM ADMISSIBLE AREA
Shuttleless Looms : 400 Sq.ft / Loom
Weaving Preparatory : 40% of Loomage area
Dormitory : 125 Sq.ft / Person

SUBSIDY CHART
S.No.CategoryEligible Subsidy on the unit cost of construction Cap on Subsidy per Sq.ft 1General40%₹ 4002SC75%₹ 7503ST90%₹ 900

Eligibility

  1. The group will consist of at least 4 weavers/entrepreneurs having separate legal entities.
  2. At least 24 nos. of shuttleless looms of width up to 230 cms (or) 16 nos. of shuttleless looms of wider width i.e. 230 cms and above must be installed.
  3. Each beneficiary should have at least 4 looms.
  4. Only TUFS-compatible machineries are to be installed.

Application Process

Offline

The advertisement is published in newspapers.

Documents Required

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