Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Incentive for Self Employment

The scheme "Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi" was launched by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. The "Incentive for Self-Employment" component of the scheme aims to provide financial assistance not exceeding ₹50,000/- or the actual cost, whichever is less, to needy Goan artists or their families for setting up self-employment ventures, helping them establish sustainable income sources. The applications for this scheme are accepted Offline.

Financial Assistance

• ₹50,000/- or the actual cost, whichever is less, shall be provided for setting up self employment venture.
• The financial assistance amount shall be disbursed to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode.
• The assistance is provided as a one-time grant.

Conditions

• The details of the expenditure incurred along with the vouchers must be furnished to the department after utilizing the grant.
• The unutilized amount out of the sanctioned amount, if any, shall be refunded to the Government within the stipulated timeframe.

• The applicant must be Goan, i.e., born and brought up in Goa.
• The artist must be an artist recognized by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa.
• The income of the family of the applicant (from all sources) must not exceed ₹2,00,000/- per annum.
• The applicant must not be less than 50 years in age. (The Government may relax the age criteria for deserving cases under special circumstances.)
• The applicant must not be employed or self-employed at the time of application.

Individuals who have already availed self-employment benefits earlier under any Government scheme, Autonomous bodies, or Corporations are not eligible.

Offline

Step 1: Visit the office of the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa, and collect the prescribed application form for the scheme.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the completed application form along with all required documents directly to the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.

Post-Application Processes

Step 1: The Directorate shall forward the application to the sub-committee for scrutinizing the application thoroughly. The Director shall give its recommendations to the sub-committee.
Step 2: The sub-committee shall consider the received applications and recommend the names of the artists which are considered fit by the sub-committee to avail the benefits under this scheme. The committee shall decide the quantum of assistance to be released to the needy artist.
Step 3: After the committee decides on the quantum of assistance, the approval from the Government shall be obtained for disbursement of the financial assistance.
Step 4: After obtaining Government approval, the Director shall disburse the one-time financial assistance amount to the eligible applicant in the form of Electronic Clearing System mode to the bank account.