KSUM BCDD Grant

Provides up to ₹10 Lakhs to graduate founders belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Kerala. The BCDD (Backward Classes Development Department) Grant is structured in two components totalling the ₹10 lakh ceiling: an Idea Grant of up to ₹3 lakh for concept validation and a Productisation Grant of up to ₹7 lakh, both requiring at least 80% shareholding by founders from the OBC/OEC category as already reflected in this record's eligibility. The age band (23-40) and ₹5 lakh annual family-income ceiling make this specifically a social-mobility-targeted instrument rather than a general early-stage grant, distinguishing it from KSUM's other idea-stage schemes that carry no income or caste criteria.