SkillingFinancial inclusionIndustryGovernment of India (Central Scheme)
PM Vishwakarma
पीएम विश्वकर्मा
Support to traditional artisans and craftspeople — recognition, skilling, toolkit and credit.
Benefit type
Skilling + toolkit + collateral-free loan
For
Artisan / weaver
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Artisan / weaver
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Details
- Benefit type
- Skilling + toolkit + collateral-free loan
- Benefit detail
- ₹500/day training stipend, a ₹15,000 toolkit incentive, and collateral-free loans up to ₹3 lakh (₹1 lakh then ₹2 lakh) at 5% interest.
- Target beneficiary
- Traditional artisans and craftspeople.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — 30+ lakh artisans registered and 4.7 lakh loans sanctioned by Aug 2025 (PIB). Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:pmvishwakarma.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
| Fiscal year | Funds (₹ cr) | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | 30,00,000India artisans registered |
Sources:ibef.org ↗
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Reported · verify
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://pmvishwakarma.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://pmvishwakarma.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://www.india.gov.in ↗