Grants to Women SHGs

Objective

The objective of the scheme is to extend financial assistance in the form of grants to women self-help groups of tea tribes’ communityto be utilized for taking up income generation activities towards enhancement of their family incomes and livelihoods.

Physical Target

The physical target depends upon the annual allocation of fund for the scheme and the rate of grants being decided by the SLAC.

Name of the Implementing Agency

Directorate for Welfare of Tea & Ex-Tea Garden Tribes.

Specification

a) The Self Help Groups (SHGs) shall comprise of minimum 10 - 20 members.

b) The SHGs should have a Bank account with joint-signatory provision.

Criteria for Selection of Beneficiary

The Sub-Divisional Beneficiary Selection Committee shall select the SHGs based on the following criteria:

The Self Help Groups (SHGs) should comprise of minimum 10 - 20 members. All members of the SHGshall be comprised of the age group of between 18 years to 59 years. The Self Help Groups (SHGs) should be enrolled in the respective Block Development offices and Block Mission Management Units (BMMU) of Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM). All members should be Indian citizens and should be permanent residents of Assam All members of the group must belong to tea & ex-tribes’ communities. The photographs of all membersshould be submitted along-with the application. Allocation for the no. of SHGs to be considered from each of the 46 Sub-Divisions will be done considering the population of the Tea & Ex-Tea Tribes communities in the Sub-Divisions. The SDWO shall forward the list of selected SHGs to the Directorate along-with his recommendation. The beneficiary SHGs will be provided with the grants directly to their bank accounts through DBT mode. SHGs once covered under the scheme shall not be entitled for consideration of another grant for at least 3 (three) years.