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कौन सी योजना आपके लिए सही है? — Compare Schemes

A side-by-side look at the five most commonly confused self-employment/loan schemes. All figures are drawn from this site's own scheme guides — read the full guide for the complete picture before applying.

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CM-YUVAMYSYPMEGPODOP Margin MoneyTUS
Maximum benefit₹5L interest-free loan₹25L (industry) / ₹10L (services) loan + 25% margin money15–35% margin money subsidy (mfg ≤₹50L, services ≤₹20L)Up to 25% margin money subsidyUp to 50% of machinery cost
Who it's forNew business, age 21–40New business, educated youth, age 18–40New business, any age (per this site's guide)Manufacturing/trading, your district's ODOP productExisting units buying new machinery
New or existing businessNew onlyNew onlyNew onlyEitherExisting only
Interest on loan portion✓ Interest-free✕ Normal bank interest✕ Normal bank interest✕ Normal bank interestN/A — not a loan scheme
UP-specific✕ All-India (Govt. of India)
Can combine with the others?Generally no — pick one self-employment loan scheme per project (per each scheme's own FAQ). TUS is different in kind (machinery subsidy for an already-running unit) and can potentially sit alongside a scheme you used earlier to start the business.
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This table is a starting-point summary, not a substitute for each scheme's full guide or its official notification — rates, caps and eligibility conditions change over time.