Organisation : Labour Department, Govt. of West Bengal
Scheme Name : Swarna-Jayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY)
Applicable For : Urban Unemployed
Applicable State/UT : West Bengal
Website : https://employmentbankwb.gov.in/sjsry.php
What is West Bengal Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana?
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) was launched by West Bengal Labour Department to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or underemployed through the setting up of self-employment ventures or provision of wage employment.
Related / Similar Facility :
Employment Bank Job Seekers New Enrolment
BMSSY Bina Mulya Samajik Suraksha Yojana West Bengal
Components
SJSRY will have five major components, namely
(i) Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP)
(ii) Urban Women Self-help Programme (UWSP)
(iii) Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP)
(iv) Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
(v) Urban Community Development Network (UCDN)
Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP) :
This Component will be having two sub-components:
(i) Assistance to individual urban poor beneficiaries for setting up gainful self-employment ventures [Loan & Subsidy]
(ii) Technology/marketing/infrastructure/knowledge & other support provided to the urban poor in setting up their enterprises as well as marketing their products [Technology, Marketing & Other Support]..
What is the Eligibility of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana?
Eligibility Criteria to apply for Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
USEP will target the urban population below poverty line, as defined by the Planning Commission from time to time. It will lay special focus on women, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST), physically challanged persons and such other categories as may be indicated by the Government from time to time.
The percentage of women beneficiaries under USEP shall not be less than 30%. SCs and STs must be benefited at least to the extent of the proportion of their strength in the city / town population below poverty line (BPL). A special provision of 3% reservation in the total number of beneficiaries should be made for the physically challanged persons under USEP.
In view of the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities, 15% of the physical and financial targets under the Urban Self Employment Programme at the national level shall be earmarked for the minority communities.
No minimum or maximum educational qualification is prescribed for selection of beneficiaries under USEP. Where the identified activity for microenterprise development requires skill training of an appropriate level, the same will be provided to the beneficiaries before extending financial support.
Beneficiary Identification :
A house-to-house survey for identification of genuine beneficiaries, with focus on slums and low-income settlements, will need to be conducted. Model Formats for conduct of slum survey, household survey and livelihoods survey and guidelines will be communicated by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. In addition to the economic criteria of the Urban Poverty Line, noneconomic parameters will also be applied to identify the urban poor for receiving benefits under SJSRY.
Loan Amount :
The details of financing pattern under USEP are as follows :
** Maximum allowable unit project cost – Rs.200,000/-
** Maximum allowable subsidy – 25% of the Project Cost subject to a maximum of Rs.50,000/-
** Beneficiary contribution – 5% of the project cost as margin money
** Collateral – No Collateral required
Beneficiary Identification :
A house-to-house survey for identification of genuine beneficiaries, with focus on slums and low-income settlements, will need to be conducted. Model Formats for conduct of slum survey, household survey and livelihoods survey and guidelines will be communicated by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. In addition to the economic criteria of the Urban Poverty Line, noneconomic parameters will also be applied to identify the urban poor for receiving benefits under SJSRY.
Loan Amount :
The details of financing pattern under USEP are as follows :
** Maximum allowable unit project cost – Rs.200,000/-
** Maximum allowable subsidy – 25% of the Project Cost subject to a maximum of Rs.50,000/-
** Beneficiary contribution – 5% of the project cost as margin money
** Collateral – No Collateral required
Urban Self Employment Programme (Loan & Subsidy):
This component of SJSRY focuses on providing assistance to individual urban poor beneficiaries for setting up gainful self-employment ventures – micro-enterprises.
Coverage :
The programme will be applicable to all cities and towns on a whole town basis. Within each town, it will be implemented by selecting whole clusters of the poor segments so as to bring in efficiencies in the administration and the delivery mechanisms and also make the impact visible.
What is the Funding Pattern of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana?
The details of financing pattern under USEP Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana are as follows
** Maximum allowable unit project cost – Rs.200,000/-
** Maximum allowable subsidy – 25% of the Project Cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 50,000/-.
** Beneficiary contribution – 5% of the project cost as margin money.
** Collateral – No Collateral required.
Contact
For details, the municipalities / corporation under the department of municipal affairs may be contacted.