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Finance and Development Corporation was set up in 1997 to help them become economically
share capital of 200 rupees. The main function of the NSKFDC is to act as an apex body for all round Socio-economic of the and their dependents throughout India.
, Scavengers and their dependents to break away from their traditional occupation, depressed social conditions and poverty and help them to work their own way up the social and economic ladder, with dignity and pride.
49 thousand people have benefitted. Financial assistance is provided in the form of 100 per cent grants to the State Agencies (SCAs) and Central and State Government and their training agencies
and their dependants for taking up income generating activities in industry, service and business sector.
a maximum of Rs. 1.00 per project
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and training is provided in Agricultural and Allied Activities that ranges from setting up of a bio gas plant to mushroom cultivation and handling horticulture etc.
stone work, handicraft and even wood carving. They are also provided financial assistance and training set up small business and industries in a large number of areas .
Kumar from district. He acquired the skill of making bamboo goods but he did not have enough money to start his own business. He took a loan of 20,000 rupees under one NSKFDC schemes, today he is happy with the progress in his life. The main features of the various schemes and include:
Rs.5.00 at the interest rate of 6% per annum.
extent of Rs. 25,000 per borrower at 5% interest and at 4% for women borrower.
the extent of Rs.3.00 per student or Rs.75/- per year at the interest rate of 6% per annum.
rupees is provided for starting sanitation related income generating activities. They may include a mechanized garbage disposal work, mechanized soak pit cleaning work, pay and use toilets facilities, etc.
: and boarding charges if it is a residential course is provided by NSKFDC as grant to the SCA Rs.1.00 per project. Further, for those wishing to start self-employment ventures, the SCAs are expected to provide loan to them on completion of their training. Launching of Awareness is also an important of the strategy to empower these people.
Rs.25000/-) and Term Loan ( Rs.5.00 will be provided at concessional rates of interest. Micro financing will also be done through Self Help Groups (SHGs) and reputed Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The beneficiaries are free to select any viable income generating self employment project.
Agencies (SCAs) distributes the funds received from NSKFDC or any other identified agency at apex level within a period of three months to the beneficiaries. Since the scavengers will be rehabilitated in non-traditional professions, they will require training to acquire new skills and entrepreneurship capabilities. This can be given by government agencies or institutes as well as by reputed specialized training agencies. The average training cost has been taken as Rs.14/- per beneficiary, which includes provision for training fee, kits and stipend to trainees.
, a resident of , in district of Madhya Pradesh was doing the of manual scavenging five years back and her income was only 12,000 in a year. She wanted to get away from this inhuman work and set up her own business. She took a loan of Rs. 50,000 under the schemes of NSKFDC for painting work. Now she is able to earn 30,000 a year. The money may not be much but at least she is leading a life with pride and dignity.
insanitary latrines of which some were serviced by humans and others by animals. As Minister for Empowerment and Social justice himself said that if such latrines are there, it means that there is bound to be manual scavengingâ€