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| National Handicapped Finance and Development |
The corporation provides financial assistance for wide range of income generating activities to disabled persons. These are:
- For setting up small business in Service / Trading sector : Loan up to Rs. 3.0 lakh for sales / trading activity and Rs. 5.0 lakh for service sector activity
- For purchase of vehicle including auto rikshaw for commercial hiring: Loan upto Rs. 10 lakh.
- For setting up small industrial unit: Loan upto Rs. 25 lakh. Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for manufacturing, fabrication and production.
- For Agricultural activities: Loan upto Rs. 10 lakh Loan assistance is provided to disabled persons for agricultural production, irrigation, horticulture, sericulture, purchase of agricultural machinery / equipment for agricultural services, marketing of agricultural products etc.
- For self-employment amongst persons with mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism: Loan upto Rs. 5 lakh, In such cases, the financial assistance is extended through parents or spouse or legal guardian of the dependant mentally disabled person.
- Loan for Professional / Educational / Training courses: Loan upto Rs. 7.50 lakh for studies in India and upto Rs. 15 lakh for studies abroad.
- Micro Credit Scheme by State Channelising Agencies implemented through NGOs. - Loan upto Rs 5 lakh for each NGO and Rs. 25,000/- for each beneficiary.
- Parents' Association of mentally retarded persons - Loan upto Rs. 5 lakh
- Financial Assistance for Skills & Entrepreneurial Development (in the form of grant to channelising agencies/reputed training institutions for imparting skills and entrepreneurial development training to disabled persons)
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