SUPPORT TO TRINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN -MATERIAL FOR WEBSITE A. NAME OF THE SCHEME SUPPORT TO TRINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN. A copy of the scheme (Encl I) -glidelines (Encl-II) and Application fonnat (Annexure I, II, III and Appendix I & II) B. OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME 0 To mobilise women in small viable groups and make facilities available though and access to credit 0 To provide training for skill upgradation 0 To enable groups of women to take up employment-cum-income generation programs by providing backward and forward linkages 0 To provide support services for further improving training and employment conditions for women C. SECTOR COVERED Theschemecovers 10traditionalsectorsofemployment 1. Agticulture, 2. Animal Husbandry, 3. Dairying, 4. Fisheties, 5. Handlooms, 6. Handicrafts 7. Khadi and Village Industties and 8. Seticulture. 9. Social Forestry and 10. Waste land development D TARGET GROUP The target group to he covered under the STEP Programme includes the wage labourers, unpaid daily workers, female headed households, migrant labourers, ttibal and other dispossessed groups. The beneficiaties under the projects will be poor or assetless marginalized women with special focus on SCIST households, women headed households and families below the poverty line. . E. CONTENTS OF PROJECT PROPOSAL (To highlight the following activities). 0 mobilise women into groups 0 improve their skills . arrange for productive assets . create backward and forward linkages . improve/arrange for supportive services (health, child care, edncation) . provide access to credit . nndertnke awareness generation . impart nutrition education . sensitize project functionaries F. COST STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS (in %) I. Administration 2. Training technical skill training and orientation 20 of beneficiaries & project functionaries 3 Infrastructure including marketing support quality 25 control and managerial support 4. Raw material for training including equipment and 25 other material required for training 5. Establishment of developmental cooperatives wherever 10 required -mobilization and strengthening of field level set ups where such support is not available through the existing set up 6. Support services 7 Overriding cost G. PER CAPITA COST Not to exceed Rs. 8000.00 H. DURATION 2 to 4 years I. NO. OF BENEFICIARIES 500 to 10,000 J. COST RATIO SHARING 90% Share of Government of India and 10 % by the implementing agency. K. IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES . Registered Voluntary Orgamsations (of at least 3 years standing) . District Rural Development Agencies . Public Sector Undertakings/Organisations . Cooperatives . Federations L. DOCUMENTS REQURED (to be allaehed with application) 1. Registration Certificate 2. Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws of the Orgamsation 3. Audited Statement of Accounts (for preceding three years) 4. Annual Report (for three preceding years) 5. Arrangements proposed for technical training and support including trainers name and qualifications. 6. Outline Map ofthe Project Area 7. Benchmark survey of intended beneficiaries 8. Utilisation Certificate and Statement of expenditure as certified by a C.A. (in respect of earlier project if any) 9. Marketing Plan & Linknp with institutional finance. M. STATE LEVEL EMPOWERMENT COMMITTEE This Department had requested the State Governments to constitute a State Level Empowerment Committee to examine the project proposals subntitted by Registered Voluntary Organisations (of al least 3 years standing) District Rural Development Agencies Public Sector Undertakings/Organisations Cooperatives Federations. The composition of the SLEC is as under: Chairman i). Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary (WCD/SW) of the State/UT ii) Representative ofthe Department of Finance Member iii) A representative of the appropriate Technical Member Department of the State depending on the SkilVfrade iv) 2/4 eminent social workers to be nominated Member by the State Government. v) Managing Director, State Women's Member Development Corporation, if any vi) Director, Social WelfarelWomen & Member-Secretary Chile Development Department N. CHECK-LIST TO EXAMINE PROJECT PROPORALS Copy enclosed (Annexure IV) O. ADVICE FROM TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT After examination of the project proposals in this Department the proposals are sent to concerned Technical Department (in other MinistrieslDepartments) for their comments on viability and unit cost of each component of the project. P. PROJECT SANCTIONING COMMITTEE This Department had constituted a Project Sanctioning Committee under the Chairpersonship of Secretary WCD to take final decision about approval or otherwise of the project proposals received in Department. The composition of this Committee is as under: . Chairperson (Secretary in this Department) . Joint Secretary (dealing with STEP Scheme) . Financial Advisor (of the Department) . Director Finance of the Department Deputy Secretary (dealing with STEP Scheme) . Technical Expert (!rom the MinistrylDepartment in the related trade) Q. MONITORING COMMITTEE The Project will monitored by the Monitoring Committee constituted by the implementing agency. The constitution of the Monitoring Committee in the project is as under: One Officer !rom the State Women & Child Development/Social Welfare Department. One Officer &om the concemed Trade Department of the State Government. One Officer from the Finance Department of the concerned State Govemment. One Representative &om the Department of Women & Child Development, Govemment ofIndia. R DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR RELEASE OF 2ND& SUBSEQUENT INSTALLMENTS:' . Utilisation Certificate of the previous grant-in-aid released. . Audited Statement of Accounts . Quarterly Progress Report countersigned by the State Govermuent's Departmeut of Women & Child Development/Social Welfare . Minutes of the monitoring Committee meeting S. BUDGET Perfonnance durin. the durin. last three vears and CUlTentvear Financial (Rs. In Crores) Physical (S ecifv units) Years RE. RE. Actual Tar.et Achievement 2002-03 25,00 25.00 21.11 Pro'ect 21 B,n,fid"i" 13,131 40,000 2003-04 25.00 25.00 13.78 Project II Bon,fidori" 16,350 40,000 2004-05 25.00 25.00 17.81 Project 9 B'n,fici,ri" 15,900 40,000 2005-06 15.00 15.00 15.00 Bcn,fici,ri" 35.000 T. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT The conCUlTent evaluation ofthe project will be carried out through an independent agency identified by the Department of Women & Child Development. U. LIST OF NGOslFEDERATIONS/CORPORASTlONS WHO RECESIVED GRANTS (Annexuee-V) V. ACTION AGAINST THE ORGANlSATlONS The Govermnent oflndia if not satisfied with the implementation of the project by the implementing agency or there is misuse of the funds or the funds have not been utilized for the pwpose itwas given or other wise action to recover the funds or !<>itblacklist the implementing agency is taken in ~onsultation with the concerned State Govermnent. The Blacklisted organisation is as under:- Gramothan Audyogic Samiti, Lucknow.