# Rs 5 lakh investment subsidy for women micro-entrepreneurs

- ID: P03-B-08#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p03-b-08-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p03-b-08-2)
- Pillar: 3. Women's Welfare
- Section: B. Women's Economic Security
- Manifesto page: 36
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

An investment subsidy of Rs 5 lakh that does not need to be repaid will be provided to women's self-help groups aspiring to become micro-entrepreneurs.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs.5 lakh as an investment subsidy for women's self-help group enterprises.

**So far:** Rs.5 lakh investment subsidy for sustainable women's SHG enterprises

**Not yet seen:** The subsidy is currently limited to enterprises that demonstrate sustainable performance.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 68: The Government will launch a new scheme, the 'Singappenngal Valimaippaduthum Thittam' under which an investment subsidy of Rs.5 lakh will be extended to every SHG enterprise that demonstrates sustainable entrepreneurial performance. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=68))

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