Details
“Support for Digital Marketing” is a sub-scheme under “West Bengal Artisans Financial Benefit Scheme”, launched by the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise and Textiles Department, Government of West Bengal on 7th March, 2024, and it shall remain in force for a period of five years. The objective of the scheme is to provide access to digital markets and e-commerce, which will create sustainable business opportunities for the artisans.
Benefits
Individual Artist: ₹2000/-.
Industrial Cooperative Society: ₹10,000/-.
Eligibility
The applicant should be an artisan or belong to any group of artisans of any industrial cooperative society.
The age of the applicant should be between 18-60 years.
Applicant should be engaged in traditional Craft/trade with hand tools/equipment/ small machines.
Applicant should be enlisted in the State Portal for artisans & weavers.
Applicant should be an Indian citizen permanent resident of West Bengal for the past 10 years.
Exclusion
Any central/state govt employee and his/her family members shall not be eligible.
Should not have availed of any assistance /grant from Central /State Govt. for the same purpose.
Handloom and Khadi weavers, and their societies (as they are covered under separate schemes) shall not be eligible.

Application Process

Offline

Applications by individual artisans or by the Cooperative Societies of the artisans are to be submitted at BDO’’s office for rural areas, at SDO’s office for Municipality areas and at the Municipal Corporation Office for the urban areas, as the case may be.
Contact Us: Office Addresses and Contact Details (District Wise).

Documents Required
Proof of enrolment in the State portal for artisans & weavers.
Registration certificate (For industrial cooperative society).
Invoices/Bills in case of various compounds under digital marketing.