Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Udyam Protsahan Yojana (MNSUPY)
**Objective:** Empower women entrepreneurs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by providing concessional loans and subsidies for setting up or expanding enterprises. **Loan Limits:** - Individual women entrepreneurs: up to ₹50 lakh - SHG clusters/federations: up to ₹1 crore (enhanced in Budget 2026-27 from ₹50 lakh) **Key Features:** - 25% subsidy on sanctioned loan amount (30% for SC/ST/OBC/Divyang women) - Extended till FY 2028-29 - Loans of ₹150 crore already sanctioned through 1,186 applications - Complemented by ₹100 crore Rural Women BPO initiative at district level - Lakhpati Didi loan ceiling raised to ₹1.5 lakh - Raj Sakhi Stores at divisional headquarters for SHG product marketing **Eligibility:** Women entrepreneurs aged 18+ who are residents of Rajasthan; SHGs registered in the state. **Beneficiaries:** Women entrepreneurs, women-led SHGs, SHG clusters and federations. **Implementing Agency:** Rajasthan Department of Women and Child Development. **Loan limit enhanced:** Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 (February 11, 2026).
- MNSUPY provides concessional loans up to ₹50 lakh for individual women entrepreneurs and up to ₹1 crore for SHG clusters/federations (enhanced in Budget 2026-27 from ₹50 lakh).
- Offers 25% subsidy on sanctioned loan amount (30% for SC/ST/OBC/Divyang women).
- Extended till FY 2028-29 with ₹150 crore already sanctioned through 1,186 applications.
- Complemented by ₹100 crore Rural Women BPO initiative and Raj Sakhi Stores at divisional headquarters for SHG product marketing.
- Lakhpati Didi loan ceiling raised to ₹1.5 lakh under this framework.
- Eligibility: women entrepreneurs aged 18+ who are Rajasthan residents; SHGs registered in the state. Implemented by Rajasthan Department of Women and Child Development.
What is Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Udyam Protsahan Yojana (MNSUPY)?
A Rajasthan scheme to empower women entrepreneurs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) through concessional loans and subsidies for setting up or expanding enterprises.
What are the loan limits under MNSUPY?
Individual women entrepreneurs can get loans up to 50 lakh, while SHG clusters/federations can get up to 1 crore (enhanced in Budget 2026-27 from 50 lakh).
What subsidy is provided on sanctioned loans?
A 25% subsidy is provided on the sanctioned loan amount, increased to 30% for SC/ST/OBC/Divyang women entrepreneurs.
Who is eligible to apply?
Women entrepreneurs aged 18 or above who are residents of Rajasthan, and SHGs registered in the state are eligible.
What progress has been made under the scheme?
Loans of 150 crore have already been sanctioned through 1,186 applications, complemented by a 100 crore Rural Women BPO initiative at the district level.
Until when is the scheme extended?
The scheme has been extended until FY 2028-29 and is implemented by the Rajasthan Department of Women and Child Development.
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