Barbershop Renovation Grant
Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.
Applicants are scored out of 100 marks across a fixed set of preference criteria: 20 marks each for belonging to a BPL family, having more than two daughters, running a shop with fewer than three seats, or being differently abled; 10 marks for having exactly two daughters; and marks that rise with years of experience, up to 10 marks for more than 20 years in the trade. If two applicants tie on mar…
The scheme funds traditional, rural barbershops in Kerala run by OBC community members, to renovate the shop and buy hygiene equipment such as sterilizing instruments, disposable towels and new furniture. It's limited to barbers with at least ten years in the trade who are still working, not the wider personal-care sector.
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