Description

Under this scheme by the Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation, financial support is provided to Scheduled Tribes members to start businesses and self-employment ventures.

Benefits

• Individual: Up to ₹ 10,00,000.
• Association/Societies/SHG/Company: Up to ₹ 15,00,000.
• Beneficiary contributes 10% margin money.
• Insurance covers life and business activity against natural calamities.

Eligibility

• Must be from a Scheduled Tribe (ST) Community.
• Family income must not exceed ₹ 1,00,000 per annum.
• Age must be 55 years or below.
• Must provide two guarantors (one must be a Government Servant).

Application Process

Offline

• Step 1: Visit the Department of Tribal Welfare, Panaji.
• Step 2: Request the proforma.
• Step 3: Submit the filled form and documents to the concerned authority.

Documents Required (Common)

• ST Certificate, Ration Card, Aadhaar Card, and Age Proof.
• Income Certificate (below ₹ 1,00,000).
• Self-Declaration affidavit.
• Guarantor Salary certificates and Affidavits.
• Sector-specific docs (Sale deed for agriculture, project reports, invoices for machinery, driving license for vehicles, etc.).