📖 Scheme Overview & Key Details
PM Vishwakarma Scheme provides holistic end-to-end support to traditional artisans and craftspeople across 18 family-based traditional trades, including carpenters, boat makers, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, potters, sculptors, cobblers, tailors, and weavers. Beneficiaries receive official recognition through the PM Vishwakarma Certificate and ID Card. The scheme offers 5 to 7 days of basic skill training with a daily stipend of ₹500, a ₹15,000 e-voucher for modern toolkits, and collateral-free credit support up to ₹3 Lakh in two tranches (first tranche of ₹1 Lakh repayable in 18 months, and second tranche of ₹2 Lakh repayable in 30 months) at a concessional interest rate of 5%.
✅ Who Can Apply – Eligibility Criteria
•Artisans and craftspeople working in one of the 18 specified traditional family-based trades
•Minimum age of 18 years on the date of application
•Restricted to one member per family, with no family member holding government service
📄 Required Documents – What You Need
📋 How to Apply – Step‑by‑Step Process
Step 1: Visit the nearest Common Service Centre (CSC) with Aadhaar and mobile number for biometric verification.
Step 2: Complete registration on pmvishwakarma.gov.in under your specific traditional trade category.
Step 3: Undergo three-step verification: Gram Panchayat/ULB level, District Implementation Committee, and Screening Committee.
Step 4: Receive PM Vishwakarma Digital Certificate, ID card, and participate in basic skill training.
Step 5: Claim ₹15,000 toolkit voucher and apply for collateral-free low-interest bank loans.
📞 Help & Support – Official Contacts
Helpline / Support Office
18002677777 / support-pmvishwakarma@gov.in