Scholarship
Tool Kit Grant for Traditional Handicrafts Experts(TKGTHE)
Overview
About TKGTHE
The Tool Kit Grant for Traditional Handicrafts Experts is a Kerala welfare scheme run by the Backward Classes Development Department. Within the department, the Director administers it through the Regional Deputy Directors. The support is composite: it pairs a short spell of skill training with a grant toward the tools and equipment an artisan needs, rather than a single cash transfer.
The scheme is meant to raise the productivity and competitiveness of traditional craftsmen from the Other Backward Classes, so that they can turn out quality goods, earn more, and build steady self-employment that improves their living conditions. The training covers the use of modern machinery and equipment and runs for up to three months. The tool kit then puts that equipment in the artisan's own workshop.
It is meant for individual OBC craftsmen in Kerala, including communities with long handicraft traditions such as the Viswakarma, Padmasaliya and Chekkala. The department fixes who qualifies and how much each grant is worth, and applicants are judged against those conditions rather than an automatic entitlement.
Sources: myScheme – Tool Kit Grant for Traditional Handicrafts Experts (TKGTHE) · Backward Classes Development Department, Government of Kerala – Toolkit Grant
Who runs it
Provider
Regional Deputy Directors Of The Backward Communities Development Department, Kerala
State / UT Government
Backward Classes Development Department · Regional Deputy Directors Of The Backward Communities Development Department, Kerala
At a glance
Key details
| Level | State |
| Scheme type | — |
| Category | Skills & Employment |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Composite |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant should be a permanent resident of the Kerala State. | |
| The applicant should belong to the State Backward Communities of Kerala State. | |
| The applicant should be engaged in traditional craftwork/skilled work. | |
| The upper age limit of the applicant should be 60 years. | |
| The annual family income of the applicant should be ₹1,00,000/-. | |
| Note 01: Those having more than two girl children shall get preference. | |
| Note 02: The differently abled person shall get preference. | |
| Note 03: Those having more than 10 years of experience shall get preference. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- The training costs, stipend (if found necessary), and tool kit grant together shall be limited to ₹25000/-.
- The training and stipend portion is limited to ₹5000/-.
- The maximum period of training will be three months.
- Note 01: The focus will be on machinery and equipment.
- Note 02: The tools developed by reputed institutions will be encouraged amongst the craftsmen.
- Note 03: The choice of tools and machinery will be based on the occupation.
- Note 04: The beneficiaries can freely select whichever agency to procure equipment.
- Note 05: The grant is for modernization of traditional occupation i.e. for procurement of modern tools and machinery.
- Note 06: The grant should not be used as working capital.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
TKGTHE – FAQ
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.