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Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)

Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)

Support via a block-level Community Enterprise Fund; varies by block/enterprise plan· Ideation to Enterprise Creation

What is this?

SVEP helps rural SHG members and their families start small non-farm businesses through local business support and access to capital.

Objectives

  • A DAY-NRLM sub-scheme supporting SHG members/families to set up non-farm enterprises.
  • Deploys a cadre of Community Resource Persons – Enterprise Promotion (CRP-EP) to provide business support.

Who can apply?

  • States/UTs select implementing blocks per programme guidelines; early-stage rural enterprises run by SHG members/families are the beneficiaries.

What do you get?

  • Access to a dedicated Community Enterprise Fund (CEF) providing capital for enterprises.

How to apply

  • Apply through the SVEP portal, subject to your block being an SVEP-implementing block.

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Source: “Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups” (Govt of India, June 2026) · verify against the official scheme source before relying on this for a filing.