SJSRY
	UIDSSMT
	EIUS
	NORAD
	Low Cost Sanitation
	Solid Waste Management Project
	IHSDP
	JNNRUM
	RGURF
	Maintainance of Urban Local Body Roads
	Sewerage Scheme

Origin of the Scheme :

      Previously the scheme viz. NRY, PMIUPED and UBSP were being implemented in ULBs of the state with the assistance of the Government of India, thereafter the Government of India w.e.f 01.12.1997 decided to amalgamate these three schemes into one scheme namely SJSRY and the unspent amousts of these three schemes transferred as the opening balance of SJSRY.

Main objective of the scheme :

      The scheme of SJSRY was launched in all the 49 Urban Local Bodies of the state to provide assistance to the 11734 eligible identified BPL families by providing employment to the unemployed and under-employed poor to setup self employment ventures, and imparting training in different trades or by providing wage employment to Urban poor by way of creating Urban infrastructure. The main components of the Scheme are as follows:

(I) Urban Wage Employment (UWEP) :

      This component seeks to provide employment to the beneficiaries living below the poverty line within the respective jurisdictions of Urban Local Bodies by utlising their labour for construction of socially and economically useful urban public assets and infrastructure. The ratio of wage and material component is 40:60 but the urban poor rarely come forward to avail this facility.

(II) Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP) :

(a) Urban Self Employment Programme (Subsidy) :

      This programme have three distinct parts :

• Assistance to individual urban poor beneficiaries for setting up gainfull self employment venture where the municipality has sound business potential, production and marketing of various industrial products having demand in the local market. The maximum unit cost under this scheme is Rs.50,000 and the subsidy is 15% i.e. Rs.7500/- and in case there are two partners then the subsidy would be Rs. 7500/- for each partner i.e. there would be two beneficiaries, each beneficiaries has to provide 5% margin i.e. Rs.2500/- .The self employment ventures are generally :-
• Town Service requiring no skills :- Tea shops, Newspaper/ Magazine shop, ice cream vendors, milk vendors, pan/ cigarette shops etc.
• Town service requiring special skills :- Repair of TV/ radio/ refrigerator/ typewriter/ cooler/ watch etc.

       But the time for uplifting the urban poor has not been fixed by the Govt. and it is also difficult to raise them above the poverty line within a year or two, because to establish the business as fruitful needs minimum three year.

(b) Urban Self Employment Programme(Training) :

      Training is the second important aspect of the Urban Self Employment component. Under this component training is imparted to the beneficiaries trades where special skill is required.

      The unit cost of training is Rs.2000 per trainee and it includes the cost, trainers fee etc. The total training period for skill up-gradation may vary from two to six months subject to a minimum of 300 hours for example :-

(c) DWCUA(Development of Women and Children in Urban Areas) (subsidy):

      Under this component special incentive will be provided to the Urban poor women, willing to setup self employment ventures in a group. The subsidy will be provided to those DWCUA groups having a minimum of 10 Urban poor women and the groups is entitled to a subsidy of Rs.1,25,000/- or 50% of the cost of project whichever is less.

(d) DWCUA (Thrift & Credit Society))

(e) Infrastructure Support :

      Special assistance will be provided for setting up of community Sava Kendras which will be used for multifarious activities such as marketing and other related activities. The Sava Kendras are administrator on a day to day basis by local CDs.

Funding pattern of the Scheme :
       Opening balance of the pervious schemes :-

      On 30/11/1997 the closing balance of the previous schemes was Rs. 69,80,3000/- and
this amount was treated as the opening balance of SJSRY and scheme was shared by the Government of India and the State Government on 75:25 basis i.e. 75% of the funds are to be provided by the Government of India and 25% of the funds are to be provided by the State Government.