PM Vishwakarma Scheme:
The PM Vishwakarma Scheme, launched on September 17, 2023, by the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), is a Central Sector Scheme focused on uplifting artisans by providing comprehensive support, including financial assistance, skill development, modern tools, incentives for digital transactions, and market linkage for better market access.
Unlock the future of India's traditional artisans and craftsmen with SuccessR, an initiative by the Government of India. The PM Vishwakarma Scheme is designed to provide financial assistance, skill development training, and market access to artisans and craftsmen, helping them enhance their productivity and economic status. This initiative recognizes the invaluable contribution of artisans to India's rich cultural heritage and aims to preserve and promote traditional craftsmanship.
Key Features:
1. Financial Assistance: Direct financial support for purchasing raw materials, tools, and other essential resources.
2. Skill Development: Experiential learning through training programs and workshops to enhance artisans’ skills, enabling them to create high-quality products.
3. Market Access: Assistance with marketing and selling products, including participation in trade fairs.
4. Technological Support: Introduction to modern tools and techniques to improve efficiency and product quality.
SuccessR plays a pivotal role in supporting the scheme by actively organizing training programs, facilitating market access, and promoting digital literacy among artisans. By leveraging modern technology and e-commerce platforms, we ensure artisans can expand their reach. Sustaining and expanding such initiatives with the support of SuccessR is crucial for creating a thriving ecosystem where artisans can flourish and contribute to India's vibrant heritage of craftsmanship and creativity.
Expanding the scope of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme to include more artisans, particularly women and marginalized communities, is essential. SuccessR is committed to ensuring this initiative reaches every corner of society, empowering traditionally underrepresented artisans. By enhancing digital literacy and utilizing e-commerce platforms, artisans can showcase their craftsmanship to a global audience. Through SuccessR’s dedicated efforts, we aim to bridge the digital divide and create sustainable economic opportunities for all artisans.
Join us in empowering traditional artisans and preserving India’s cultural heritage!
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Overview of the Scheme:
The primary goal of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme is to enhance the skill development and competitiveness of artisans, particularly those engaged in traditional industries such as handloom, handicrafts, pottery, weaving, and more.
Benefits of the Scheme:
1. Registration: Artisans can register through designated government portals or local offices by providing basic personal and occupational details to verify eligibility.
2. Recognition: Artisans receive a PM Vishwakarma certificate and ID card.
3. Skill Upgradation Training:
- Basic Training: 5-7 days with a stipend of Rs. 500/day.
- Advanced Training: 15+ days to modernize techniques, improve product quality, and introduce artisans to new market trends and technologies.
- Financial and Digital Literacy: Training on finance management, banking systems, and digital tools such as e-commerce platforms and social media.
- Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship: Guidance on starting and scaling businesses, legal compliances, and accessing financial resources.
4. Toolkit Incentive: Rs. 15,000 in e-vouchers at the start of Basic Skill Training.
5. Credit Support: Collateral-free loans up to Rs. 3 lakh at a concessional 5% interest rate. Loans are provided in two tranches (Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 2 lakh) with tenures of 18 and 30 months.
6. Marketing Support: Assistance with quality certification, branding, e-commerce onboarding, advertising, and digital marketing to improve market linkage.
The scheme will also onboard beneficiaries to the formal MSME ecosystem through the Udyam Assist Platform. Registration is done via Common Service Centres with Aadhaar-based biometric authentication. Verification follows a three-step process involving local authorities, district committees, and screening approvals.
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