Nana Dhandha scheme (નાના ધંધા)
A programme by Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam
Loans for starting one of 32 listed small businesses, each with a maximum unit cost set by the scheme.
At a glance
| Best for | Rabari and Bharwad (SEBC) applicants starting one of 32 listed small businesses |
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About Nana Dhandha scheme (નાના ધંધા)
Nana Dhandha (small business) lends to Rabari and Bharwad applicants who want to start one of 32 listed small businesses. Each business has a maximum unit cost set by the scheme. The list includes a mineral water RO plant.
What you get
- A loan for one of the 32 listed businesses, up to its maximum unit cost
Who can apply
- Rabari or Bharwad (SEBC) applicants, with a caste certificate
- Aged 21 to 50 on the scheme notice; the corporation's pages differ on the upper limit, so check
- A school-leaving certificate for proof of age, or a medical officer's certificate if you cannot read or write
- An income certificate within the scheme's income limit
How to apply: Attach these documents to your application. The corporation's website does not state a current application window.
Where to apply
Other Gujarat Gopalak Vikas Nigam programmes
- Micro-finance loan scheme (લઘુ ધિરાણ યોજના)Individual loans for small entrepreneurs from the Rabari and Bharwad communities.
- Mahila Samriddhi scheme (મહિલા સમૃદ્ધિ)Small loans for women entrepreneurs from the Rabari and Bharwad communities who want to start self-employment.
- New Swarnima scheme (ન્યુ સ્વર્ણિમા યોજના)Loans for entrepreneurs starting one of 15 listed trades, such as gold and silver work.
- Swayam Saksham scheme (સ્વયં સક્ષમ)Loans for young people with vocational training to start listed businesses, such as clinics, medical stores and nursery or physiotherapy centres.
- Pashupalan loan scheme (પશુપાલન)Loans for cattle and a cattle shed, with a further loan for borrowers who repay instalments regularly.
- Parivahan transport scheme (પરિવહન)Loans for buying an auto-rickshaw or e-auto-rickshaw.
- Higher education loan scheme (શિક્ષણ લોન)Loans for students from the Rabari and Bharwad communities on vocational courses such as medicine, dentistry, engineering and pharmacy.