Preamble :
Government of Karnataka have established Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation on 27.05.2006 to implement various welfare schemes for the economic development of the Scheduled Tribes in the State and the Corporation is functioning independently since 22.02.2007. The authorized share capital of the Corporation is Rs.20.00 crores, comprising of State Government and Central Government's share in the ratio of 51 : 49 .
Programmes of the Corporation :
1. Self Employment Programme :
1.1 Self Employment Scheme - Schemes having unit cost up to Rs.1.00 lakh
1.2 Industries and Service business scheme - Schemes having unit cost above Rs.1.00 lakh.
2. Land Purchase Scheme
3. Micro Credit Scheme
4. Ganga Kalyana Scheme
4.1 Individual Irrigation Borewell Scheme
4.2 Lift Irrigation Scheme
1. Self Employment Programme
1 . 1 S e l f E m p l o y m e n t
Scheme (units within
Rs.1.00 lakh)
Financial assistance upto Rs.1.00 lakh will be provided in co-ordination with the banks to the unemployed Scheduled Tribes to facilitate them to engage in self employment
activities like Dairy, Small Business, Provision Store, Cycle Shop, Small industry, Service and Business etc. The financial assistance includes subsidy at 50% of the unit cost subject to a maximum Rs.35,000/- and the remaining portion will be the Bank Loan.
1.2 Industries and Service
Business (units above
Rs.1.00 lakh)
Financial assistance will
be provided to unemployed
Scheduled Tribes to take up
activities like Small Scale Industry, Tata Indica, Autorickshaw, Tractor, Piggery, Poultry , Sheep raring , Leather Industry, Advocate Office , Beauty Parlour, Readymade Garments, DTP Centre etc. The assistance in the form of subsidy at 33% of the unit cost subject to a maximum Rs.1.00 lakh will be released to the banks in all the cases where banks sanction loan under the scheme.
2. Land Purchase Scheme :
T h e L a n d l e s s Scheduled Tribe agricultural women labourers in the State will be made land holders under the scheme . The unit cost is Rs.7.50 lakhs out of which 2-00 acres of dry land or 1-00 acre wet land or ½ acre garden land
will be purchased and registered in the name of the beneficiary . The unit cost consists of subsidy and term loan in the ratio of 50 : 50. The term loan will be released
from the Corporation which carries interest at 6% p.a. The term loan has to be repaid with interest in 10 years in 20 h a l f y e a r l y e q u a t e d installments. The Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner of the district
will determine the purchase price of the land.
3. Micro Credit Scheme :
Each Scheduled Tribe woman member in Self Help Group will be sanctioned Rs.15,000/- to enable her to
take up small business activities. This amount
i n c l u d e s s u b s i d y o f Rs.10,000/- and loan of Rs . 5,000/ - . The entire
amount will be released from the Corporation directly. The beneficiaries have to repay the loan amount with interest in 36 equal monthly installments.
4. Ganga Kalyana Scheme :
The Corporation is implementing Individual Irrigation borewell / Openwell and Lift Irrigation Scheme to provide irrigation facility to the dry lands held by small and marginal Scheduled Tribe farmers.
4.1 Individual Irrigation Borewells / Open well Scheme .
Irrigation facility
through borewell / open
well, will be provided to the
agricultural dry lands
ranging from 1 ½ acres to 5 acres held by small and
marginal Scheduled Tribe farmers. In the coastal and malnad districts like Udupi, Dhakshina Kannada, Shimoga,
Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Uttara Kannada, the
minimum land holding is fixed at 1 acre. The scheme includes drilling of borewell / digging
of openwell, installation of pumpset & accessories and energisation.
The unit cost is Rs.2.00 lakhs out of which Rs.1.50 l a k h s i s s u b s i d y a n d Rs.50,000/- is Term Loan. The Term Loan carries interest at
6% p.a. The beneficiaries have to repay the loan amount with interest in 6 years in 12 half yearly equal installments.
river, tank, nala by drawing pipe line, installing pump sets and energizing the same at free of cost. The unit cost is fixed at Rs.4.00 lakhs for the units having 8 acres of land and Rs.6.00 lakhs for 15 acres of land.
4.2 Lift Irrigation Scheme :
Under the Scheme Irrigation facility will be provided to the agricultural dry lands held by small and marginal
Scheduled / Tribe / farmersadjacent / to / the perennial
w a t e r / s o u r c e / l i k e
Eligibility criteria for availing facility from the Corporation.
1. The applicants should belong to Scheduled Tribes and resident of Karnataka State atleast for the last 15 years .
2. The applicants should be in the age group of 18 – 60 years.
3. The annual income of the applicants should be in the limit of Rs.81000/- in rural areas and Rs.1.04 lakhs of urban areas.
4. None of the members of the applicant family should be in the service of either Government or semi Government organization.
5. Neither the applicant nor any member of his family has availed facility under any scheme of the Corporation.
6. To avail facility under Ganga Kalyana Scheme, the applicant should be a Scheduled Tribe small / marginal farmer.
7. To avail facility under Land Purchase Scheme, the applicant should be Scheduled Tribe women landless agricultural labourer and the Land owners selling land should not belongs to either Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.
8. The applicants seeking assistance for vehicle should possess badge in addition to valid driving licence.
Documents to be submitted by the applicants along with the
application.
1. Application in the prescribed form
2. Pass port size photo
3. Copy of the Caste Certificate
4. Copy of the family annual income certificate
5. Copy of the Ration card/ Voter ID / Adhaar Card.
6. Project report and price list .
7. In case of vehicles, copy of the Driving licence and badge issued by the Regional Transport Authority.
8. Certificate of experience or training under gone in the field for which assistance is sought.
For more information, the District Manager of the
Corporation of the respective district may be contacted.
Address of the District Offices of the Corporation
1. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.214, 12th B main Road,Opp: Community Hall,
6th Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore Urban District - 560 010 Telephone : (080) 23150079
2. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
4th Main Road, 16th Cross, Sampangiramanagara, Bangalore (R) District - 560 027
Telephone : (080) 22240436
3. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Near Kempegowda Circle, Jalamangala Road, Ramanagara - 571 511 Telephone : (080) 27271012
4. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Taluk Panchayath Building, Opp: KSRTC Bus stand, Chitradurga - 577501 Telephone : (08194) 221055
5. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Kurubara Hostel, Near Jayadeva Circle, Hadadi Road, Davanagere - 577002 Telephone : (08192) 233309
6. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.3, A Block, 2nd floor, District Administrative Offices Building, Shidlaghatta Road,
Chikkaballapura - 562101 Telephone : (08156) 270261
7. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Valmiki Tower, 1st floor, Valmiki Nagar, Badawadi, B.H. Road, (Near Uco Bank), Tumkur - 572 103 Telephone : (08162) 280165
8. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Beside Achutharao Haleshanta Nursing Home,
Road Opposite Nanjappa Hospital, Shimoga - 577 201 Telephone : (08182) 224349
9. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
3rd Cross, MG Road, Cottonpet, Opp: Honnudi Daily, Kolar - 563 101 Telephone : (08152) 222561
10. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Javalikara Building, Saraswati Godown, Behind Vadiraja Lodge, City Bus stand Road,
Gulbarga - 585 101 Telephone : (08472) 278660
11. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
2nd floor, District Admn. Offices Building, Hospet Road, Koppala - 583231 Telephone : (08539) 221176
12. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Chittapur Road, Near Hanuman Temple, Municipal Building, Shops No.12 - 15, Yadagir Telephone : (08473) 253743
13. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Near District Social Welfare Department, No.1-5-29,
IB Road, Raichur - 584101 Telephone : (08532) 232774
14. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Plot No. 96, Ex-Servicemen Colony, (Belagal Cross)
Opp: Market, Bellary - 583 104, Telephone : (08392) 245377
15. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Sharada Complex, Udayagiri Road, Shivanagara, Bidar - 585 401 Telephone : (08482) 226191
16. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.1580, Narayanashastri Road, K.R. Mohalla, Mysore - 570024 Telephone : (0821) 2430022
17. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.96, Race Course Road, Hosa badavane, Madikeri - 571201 Telephone : (08272) 228857
183. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.25, District Panchayath Building, Joythinagar Post, Chikkamagalur - 577102 Telephone : (08262) 220717
19. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Janatha Bazar Building, 2nd Floor, BHS Road, Mangalore-575001 Telephone : (0824) 2420114
20. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.18/2, udaya Ravi, 1st Cross, Bandigowda Extention, Mandya - 571401 Telephone : (08232) 221157
21. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Room No.304, 3rd Floor, District Admn. Offices Building, Chamarajanagar - 571313 Telephone : (08226) 224133
22. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Room No.302, B Block, Rajatadri, Manipal, Udupi - 576107 Telephone : (0820) 2574884
23. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
No.1409, Havil Building, 2nd Floor, 1st Cross, Rakshanapuram, Hassan - 573 201 Telephone : (08172) 267213
24. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Metagudda Building, 1st Cross, Mahanthesha Nagar, Belgaum - 590 016 Telephone : (0831) 2471191
25. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
District Administrative Offices Building, Ground Floor, Room No.004, Gadag - 582 103
Telephone : (08372) 239557
26. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Room No.14, Mini Vidhana Soudha, Karwar - 581 301 Telephone : (08382) 226903
27. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Akshata Arket Building, High School Road, Haveri - 581110 Telephone : (08375) 249012
28. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
Mini Vidhana Soudha, Dharwad East, 1st Floor, Dharwad - 01 Telephone : (0836) 2447151
29. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
BDA Complex, Vivekanagar (West),Bijapura - 586 203 Telephone : (08352) 276743
30. District Manager, Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corpn.,
District Admn. Offices Building, Navanagara, No. 201, Bagalakot - 587102Telephone : (08354) 235214
Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd,
No. 4, 12th Main Road, Opp. Mount Carmel College, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore - 560 052
Phone : 080 22250017, 22250018 Fax : 080 22250051
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