Tag Archives: National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC)

Name of the scheme: NHFDC Loan Scheme for Vocational Education and Training for Persons with Disabilities Purpose: The scheme aims to provide financial support to eligible Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) who have the minimum educational qualification, as required by the institution/organization running the vocational education or Training course eligible under ...

Name of the scheme: Scholarship Scheme II― for 2500 Differently Abled Students Purpose: The main purpose of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to help them pursue professional/ technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed. Number of scholarships: Every year 2,500 scholarships will be ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme of financing construction of commercial/business premises for starting self employment activity to persons with disability Purpose: To provide financial assistance in the form of loan to persons with disability for constructing Commercial/Business premises to start their own ventures. However, the premises should be approved by ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme of Financing Assistive Devices to Enhance the Employability or Increased Opportunity of Self Employment of Persons with Disability Purpose: National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) provides assistance in the form of loan to the target group to purchase assistive devices like screen reader, motorized ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme for Financial Assistance for Skill & Entrepreneurial Development Purpose: The objective of the scheme is to provide training to the disabled people to make them self-dependent by providing them proper training to help them pursue entrepreneurship and training. Nodal agencies: State channelizing Agencies (SCAs), banks, ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme for providing handholding support to differently able persons for availing skill training/skill upgradation through ‘Vishesh Prashikshan Mitras’. Purpose: To provide handholding support to needy Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for availing skill raining/skill upgradation under National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation’s (NHFDC) EDP scheme. Nodal agencies: ...

Scheme for Providing handholding Support to Disabled Entrepreneurs through Vishesh Udyami Mitras This scheme aims to provide handholding support to needy Persons with Disability in order to avail concessional credit under NHFDC schemes for setting up own businesses. Objective: Main objective is to provide assistance to needy disabled people in ...

In a bid to instil self-confidence among disabled youth and help them through providing financial assistance for self-employment, the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) has implemented a scheme for professionally educated unemployed disabled youth known as Scheme for Disabled Young Professional. Eligibility Criteria: Any Indian citizen having 40% ...

The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) was established to promote development activities of Persons with Disabilities by providing financial assistance like loans and grants for self-employment. Persons with Disabilities need small loans to sustain their existing employment or start something new. That is why the NHFDC has launched ...