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About the scheme…
Soft Loan Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs was launched in November 2019 by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), the State Nodal Agency by Government of Kerala, with the aim of providing financial assistance to women startups for implementing works and projects they receive from the Government Departments and the Public Sector Undertakings in Kerala.
How is it being implemented?
Under Soft Loan Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs, direct financial assistance in the form of loans is given to
- Women startups for implementing works and projects they receive from the Government Departments and the Public Sector Undertakings in Kerala
What’s on offer?
I. Product:
- Loan against Purchase Order
- Ticket size of upto 80% of Purchase Order or ₹15 Lakhs, whichever is lower
- Disbursement is as an advance against the milestone payment agreed by the client
- Startup shall ensure proper delivery of product/service specified in the Purchase Order and disbursement from the second instalment will be based on satisfactory completion of a milestone as certified by the client
II. Purpose:
- Working capital requirements
III. Borrower Type
- Company
IV. Security or Collateral or Guarantee or Insurance
- Security: Nil
- Collateral: Nil
- For information around Guarantee and Insurance, please contact KSUM via means mentioned below
V. Interest Rate
- Simple interest @6% per annum
VI. Processing fee
- For information around processing fee, please contact KSUM via means mentioned below
VII. Margin money requirement
- Nil
VIII. Tenure, Repayments & Pre-Closures
- Repayment period of 1 year or completion of the project with full settlement, whichever is earlier
- For more information on repayment or pre-closures, please contact KSUM via means mentioned below
IX. Turnaround Time
- Applications to be processed separately on a fast track model
Interested? Read ahead to check your eligibility….
I. Is your startup approved by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?
II. Does your startup have the Unique ID issued by the Kerala Startup Mission?
III. Do women founder(s)/co-founder(s) have a majority stake in the startup?
IV. Is your startup registered in Kerala?
V. Is the said client who has issued the Purchase Order, a Government Department or Public sector undertaking?
If your answers to the questions above are an emphatic YES, you are all set to avail the loan under Soft Loan Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs!
So…how big is this scheme and what has been done so far?
I. Details for Soft loan Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs do not seem to be available in the public domain
So, now, how should you go about it?
I. For submitting application online and for information around documents/information required, please click here
II. For any queries, please contact KSUM:
- Phone: 08047180470 from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
- Visit their offices in Trivandrum, Calicut, Kasaragod or Palakad
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Sources:
- About the Scheme
- Guidelines for implementation of Scheme: look for guidelines dated November 21, 2019 here
