💼 Jobs, business & workers · Ministry of MSME
PM Vishwakarma
Support for traditional artisans and craftspeople: training, tools and cheap loans.
What you get
₹15,000 toolkit aid + loans up to ₹3 lakh at 5%
🔗 Direct official links
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✅ Benefits
- PM Vishwakarma certificate and ID card.
- Skill training with a stipend of ₹500 a day.
- Toolkit incentive of up to ₹15,000.
👤 Who can apply
- Artisans and craftspeople working with hands and tools in one of 18 trades, such as carpenter, blacksmith, goldsmith, potter, cobbler, mason, barber, tailor, washerman and basket maker.
- Age 18 or above; one member per family.
- Not a government employee or their family member.
📄 Documents needed
- Aadhaar (linked with mobile)
- Bank account
- Ration card (for family details)
📝 How to apply
- Register at a Common Service Centre (CSC) with Aadhaar-based verification.
- Your application is verified by the gram panchayat / urban body, then at district and state level.
- After approval, get your certificate and join the training; the toolkit and loan follow.
Benefits in detail
- PM Vishwakarma certificate and ID card.
- Skill training with a stipend of ₹500 a day.
- Toolkit incentive of up to ₹15,000.
- Collateral-free loans: ₹1 lakh, then ₹2 lakh, at 5% interest.
- Incentive for digital transactions and marketing support.
Who can apply
- Artisans and craftspeople working with hands and tools in one of 18 trades, such as carpenter, blacksmith, goldsmith, potter, cobbler, mason, barber, tailor, washerman and basket maker.
- Age 18 or above; one member per family.
- Not a government employee or their family member.
Documents needed
- Aadhaar (linked with mobile)
- Bank account
- Ration card (for family details)
How to apply, step by step
- Register at a Common Service Centre (CSC) with Aadhaar-based verification.
- Your application is verified by the gram panchayat / urban body, then at district and state level.
- After approval, get your certificate and join the training; the toolkit and loan follow.
Last checked against the official website: 26 Sept 2026
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