Scheme Name: Grant-in-Aid Scheme to provide Financial assistance to the Mahila Mandals

State: Goa

Description of the Scheme: Provide financial assistance to Mahila Mandals/Self Help Groups for training/orientation for members of Mahila Mandal/ Self Help Groups for generating their own activity for self-employment.

Target group : Mahila Mandals/Women's Self Help Group duly registered

Sector of the Scheme:

Eligibility Criteria:

1) The Mahila Mandal should have valid registration with the Competent Authority.

2) The compulsion of 2 years registration is deleted

3) Each group shall submit the project report specifying the activities / training and list of prospective beneficiaries with educational details.

4) There shall be minimum 20 members for training / orientation.

Nature & Mode of Assistance:

Amount of Rs.5,000 shall be sanctioned to as annual grants to registered Mahila Mandal for successful functioning.

Financial assistance of Rs.2,000 shall be sanctioned to registered Women’s Self Help Group having at least 20 members for undertaking any gainful self-employment activity/training/ orientation in the activities

"Financial Information (Subsidy, low interest rate, etc.)":

"Other Assistance (Procurement of machinery, Technology /Marketing, International Cooperation, etc.)":

How to apply: https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/citizencharterupdated-Directorate-of-Women-and-Child-Development.pdf

Whom to Contact: Directorate of Women and Child Development, Government of Goa