What is Punjab Rozgar Scheme?
Coronavirus rose as the most significant humanitarian and financial emergencies. Closure or lockdown has carried the monetary action to a crashing stop. Each segment of the society and economy has been affected by the Pandemic with a more unfavorable impact on day-by-day bets, casual laborers, and established organizations. To limit the effect of COVID-19 on lives, businesses and, organizations, the Government of Punjab is zeroing in on such exercises and projects that help or uphold social areas and re-establish monetary movement to give job openings throughout the province.
Punjab Rozgar Scheme is a ground-breaking Punjab government initiative with a total value of 30 billion rupees to provide subsidized loans to developing medium or small-sized enterprises and enterprises in cooperation with commercial banks. The Punjab government will provide brand support and risk coverage to reduce the cost of MSME business loans and cope with the epidemic impact of COVID-19 on already established businesses.
Target Group
- Existing Businesses
- Graduates with enterprising expertise
- Various ventures that apply for a credit to embrace asset-effective and cleaner creation advancements or any Green environment-accommodating intercession to improve their tasks’ ecological presentation.
- Craftsperson and talented specialists
- TVET Diploma holder having specialized and technical knowledge
Rozgar Scheme Eligibility Criteria
- All kind of genders are eligible
- The scheme is only available for the people of Punjab
- Any business that comes under the eligibility criteria, whether a sole business or a partnership and business plan is must
- Have a clean credit history
- CNIC
- Must follow all the criteria set by PSIC
Rozgar Scheme Terms and Conditions
- Two types lending are given: Secured Lending from 1,000,001 – 10,000,000 Pakistani rupees. Then there is a Clean Lending from 100,000 – 1,000,000 in Pakistani Rupees. Moreover, the loan limit is up to rs. 10.00 Million.
- The loan limit is the same under Punjab green development program. The micro-enterprises are given preference because they can quickly adapt to the upcoming technologies.
- A repayment period of 2 – 5 years is given
- The borrower will pay 5 percent of secured lending and 4 percent of clean lending as a cost of capital
- For the security of the loan, different kinds of securities are to be given, like a personal guarantee having a net worth statement and the guarantee of a third party equal to the loan size. Moreover, the guarantee of government employees can also be given. In addition to that, assets can also work as security. Moreover, assets must be clean and approved by the bank, and they must be of some worth taking a loan.
Must-Have Documents/ Information
Documents
- The full picture of the face
- Front and back of CNIC
- Security Documents to get a loan
- Educational Certificates
- Experience Certificates
- Registration certificates or licenses from the chamber of trade booty
Information
- Other than blood relatives, at least two References with their mobile numbers and CNICs
- Registration number of any registered vehicles
- Electricity bill’s consumer ID
- National Tax Number, if you don’t have it, then you need to register it first
- If there is a fresh business, then all the information related to the household income and household expenses along with the business income and business expenditures in a month must be given
- For some already established businesses, the same criteria are followed. All the information related to the household income and household expenses along with the business income and business expenditures in a month must be given
How to Apply in Punjab Rozgar Scheme?
In the history of Punjab, there is no such program offered before. From the start until now, the Rozgar Scheme is the most significant employment program. The program will assist the youth who is skilled and educated so they can start their businesses.
People who come under the age group of 20 – 50 years are eligible to take loans, but for that, they need to use their National Identity Cards to sign up on the website: rozgar.psic.punjab.gov.pk
After signing up, you will be able to see the form you have to fill according to the terms and conditions mentioned above.
To apply for this scheme, 2000/- has to be submitted as an application fee. It has to be submitted along with the application for a loan. Moreover, to have more information regarding this Rozgar Scheme you can visit the government’s official website for rozgar scheme, which is rozgar.psic.punjab.gov.pk/Terms & Conditions