Youth Empowerment Sphere
(YES Arunachal)
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swavalamban Yojana (DDUSY)
Official scheme details, eligibility information and application guidance.
About the Scheme
Brief
The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swavalamban Yojana (DDUSY) is a flagship startup loan scheme launched by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to empower unemployed youth by providing access to low-cost capital for entrepreneurship
Objectives
- To make unemployed youth self-reliant by providing low-cost capital to set up small and medium enterprises across agriculture, eco-tourism, and manufacturing sectors
- To empower unemployed youth in Arunachal Pradesh by providing them with low-cost capital to become self-reliant entrepreneurs
Eligibility Criteria
- Aged between 18-45 years
- Minimum educational qualification of Class XII passed or equivalent is required
- Proposed project must have a total cost of more than ₹10 lakh
- Government servants and bank defaulters are not eligible
Benefits
- Project range between Rs.10 Lakhs to Rs.50 Lakhs (excluding land/building)
- 40% front-ended investment capital subsidy
- 30-50% bank loan of the project cost
- 10% to 30% of the total project cost is self contribution
- Additional 5% annual interest subsidy on women entrepreneurs (for performing accounts)
- Preference for skilled youths with technical/diplomas (IT, Tourism, Fabrication, Mobile Repair)
- Priority for private doctors opening clinics in border CD blocks
- Covers food processing, eco-tourism (homestays), textiles (weaving) and small manufacturing