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Give Rs 5 lakh investment to first-generation entrepreneurs
Promised in the manifesto
Through the Scheduled Caste Entrepreneurship scheme, an investment amount of Rs 5 lakh will be provided to first-generation entrepreneurs from the Adi Dravidar and Tribal communities.
From the manifesto: Aram (Virtue) › 2. Dignified Life and Social Security › B. Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, see page 19
Where it standsIn the budget
In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.
The government set aside Rs.75 crore for the Vetri Entrepreneur Scheme.
So far
Allocation of Rs.75 crore for the Vetri Entrepreneur Scheme
Not yet seen
Specific provision of Rs 5 lakh per individual entrepreneur has not been confirmed.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 22
- The 'Vetri Entrepreneur Scheme' will be implemented to ensure sustainable development and the upliftment of livelihoods among Adi Dravidar and Tribal people.
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 23
- An amount of Rs.75 crore has been allocated for the Vetri Entrepreneur Scheme in the current financial year.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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