Government Orders of Interest to Citizens

ABSTRACT

Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare – TAHDCO – Special Component Plan – State Action Plan for the Economic Development of  Scheduled Castes during 2003-2004-Implementation of – Orders –Issued.

ADI DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL WELFARE (SCP) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.175                                                                            Date :06.11.2003

Read: 

1. 1)      G.O.Ms.No.11, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department dt.4.2.2002.
2. 2)      G.O.Ms.No.80, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department dt.17.9.2002.
3. 3)      G.O.Ms.No.97, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department dt.21.11.2002.
4. 4)      From Managing Director, TAHDCO, Letter No.G1/7334/03 dt.26.9.2003.

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The Managing Director, TAHDCO has requested the Government for approval of State Action Plan 2003-2004, to implement the following schemes through TAHDCO  for economic development of Scheduled Castes by enhancing the productive capacity in terms of physical capital (assets) / Human Capital  (skills) through  the following  schemes:-

1. 1)      Land Purchase Scheme
2. 2)      Financial Assistance for Income  generating Projects.
3. 3)      Collectors Discretionary Fund
4. 4)      Training Programme in District Action Plan
5. 5)      EDP Training for Self Help Group
6. 6)      Special Training Programme organized in Chennai by TAHDCO, Head Office
7. 7)      Computer Software Training
8. 8)      NSKFDC Scheme (Individual & Group Schemes)
9. 9)      NSLRS
10. 10)  Infrastructure Development Scheme

2. In the Government Orders first and second read above, guidelines were issued  for District Action Plan in order to improve the effectiveness of TAHDCO Scheme.  The plan strategy is entirely based on the actual felt needs  of the S.C population  in accordance with the local resource potential of the District.  The District Action plans for all the Districts for 2003-2004 were   drafted  by the District  Collector based on the actual needs of the  SC population of the district and potential of the District.  With this background, Managing director, TAHDCO has sent District Action Plan  for 2003-2004 to the tune of rupees 222.45 lakhs covering 205879 beneficiaries.

3. The Government approve the State Action Plan as given in the Annexure-I to this order, which gives the summary account of State Action Plan Components and District Plans, as given in Annexure-II to this order.

Abstract  of the District Action Plan

I. Land Purchase Scheme

Targeted to assist women beneficiaries among landless labourers and marginal farmers living below the poverty line, the scheme offers assistance in the form of subsidy (50% of unit cost) for the purpose of purchasing land, land development, minor irrigation facilities and animal husbandry activities, with a maximum unit cost of Rs.2.00 lakhs.  The scheme should be implemented  for the benefit of 6000 Scheduled Castes and 1000 Scheduled Tribes in the current year and subsidy allotment has been made to Districts, in proportion to the net shown area of Districts, as mentioned in Annexure-I of this order.  However, a detailed Government order on the implementation  land purchase scheme (LPS)  will be issued separately.

1. II.   Financial  Assistance to Income Generating  Projects(IGPs)

Financial  Assistance  to IGPs will comprise of two components namely:-

(a) Financial Assistance for IGPs   to  indi`viduals:-. 

Under the financial assistance to individuals, the consolidated District  Action Plans propose to cover 6462 individuals  for a total assistance of Rs. 2758.25 lakhs which includes a  subsidy amount of Rs.881.45 lakhs.  Detailed guidelines to be followed in the  implementation of  District Action  Plan  have been approved in  G.O 2nd read above .   In addition to above,  the following guidelines are to be followed in giving financial assistance to individuals.

1. (a)    In respect of all pending applications pertaining to previous years, for which  form III claims have been received from banks, District  Managers  may be instructed  to release subsidy after getting  due approval of the District Collectors, from out of the current year’s  allocation for individual beneficiaries.
2. (b)   All applications of previous years,  which have been placed before the Block level Task Force Selection Committee, for selection, as on 15.7.2003, may be returned by the District Managers to the applicants, with an intimation to apply a fresh as per revised procedure  applicable from the current year 2003-2004.
3. (c)    In the revised procedure applicable from the current year 2003-2004 all applications of the individual beneficiaries for TAHDCO  assistance have to be sponsored by the Grama sabha  in the rural areas.   The block level Task  Force Selection Committee will finally select the applications only from out of the list of applications by the Grama sabha.

In the urban areas,  of Town Panchayats, Municipalities  and Corporation, the District Managers, may directly entertain the application forms from the beneficiaries  and place it before the Task  Force  Committee for selection  of beneficiaries.  The other conditions  and procedure prescribed last year will  remain the same.  However , this procedure of sponsoring through Grama sabha will not be applicable for Land Purchase Scheme.

Further   in order to ensure that there is no lopsided distribution in  the scheme of individual beneficiaries, the selection  committee is to select individual beneficiaries  from rural and urban areas  as per the SC population of  rural and urban areas in the district.

(b) Financial Assistance for IGPs to Self Help Group:-

Under  the financial Assistnce to SHGs, the consolidated District Action Plan have proposed to cover1,03,078 S.C women members  of SHGs  in 6797 number of SC/ST Self Help Groups for a total assistance  of Rs. 4736.47  lakhs, involving  subsidy amount of Rs. 2261.53 lakhs.  This outlay is to be utilized both for revolving fund as well as  for  economic  activities.  The detailed  guidelines  for implementation has been  approved in the G.O.(Ms)No. 80 Adi Dravidar  and Tribal Welfare Department dated 17.9.2002.

III  Collector’s Discretionary  find:

The  Government direct that as per the guidelines issued in G.O. (Ms)No.112 Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department  dated 31.12.2002 the Collectors Discretionary  fund scheme will cover 2000 beneficiaries  for subsidy outlay of  Rs . 200 lakhs, as detailed in Annexure-II.

IV Training Programme

a)  Vocational Training Programme for SC/ST Youth  With a view to streamline vocational Training Programme, the Managing Director, TAHDCO, should ensure that  the District Managers follow the guidelines in implementing the Vocational Training Programme.

(i) The District Selection Committee should identify training programmes, which provide maximum employment potential for SC/ST youth, in the district.  Then the District Selection Committee should identify the best training institution which can conduct such courses.

(ii) Vocational Training Programme (VTPs) should be organized in the Government Polytechnics and Government aided Polytechnics,   recognized by the Department of  Technical  Education (DOTE), Government of Tamilnadu.

(iii) Short Term Vocational Training Programmes can be organized in Government ITIs and private ITCs  industrial schools recognized and approved by the Directorate of Employment and Training, Government of Tamilnadu.  The maximum duration of courses organized in such institutions can be upto 2 years.

(iv) The Nursing Assistant Courses should be organized only in such institutions which are recognized by Director, Medical Education or M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.  Such recognized institutions should already be conducting Diploma or Degree courses recognized by the Director, Medical Education or M.G.R. Medical University.

(v) Medical Lab Technician Courses should be organized only in such institutions which are recognized by Director of Medical Education.  Such approved institutions should be already conducting Diploma or degree courses in Medical Lab technician, recognized by Director of Medical Education.

(vi) Short term Vocation Training Courses can also be organized in institutions sponsored by Government of India or Government of Tamil Nadu.

(vii) Vocational Training courses should not be organized in any other training institutions, which are not approved  either by  Government of Tamil Nadu or Government of India.

(viii) District Committee may consider and finalise training programmes in all schemes except computer software, which will be centrally organized for the entire State by TAHDCO Head Office.

During the current year  vocational  Training  for SC/ST youth shall be implemented as per the District Action Plan for an outlay of Rs.535.11 Lakhs covering 8002 SC/ST youth.

V.  Vocational Training Programme for SC/ST Women

There shall be a Vocational Training Programme for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe women Members of Self Help Group organized in the District Action Plan covering 5125 Members with the subsidy amount of Rs.58.95 Lakhs as per the following guidelines.

After EDP Training, the SC/ST members of Self Help Groups should be organized to have vocational  skill Training in their selected area of economic activities in accordance with the norms prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Corporation  for Development of Women given in the orders of Department of Social Welfare.

OTHER SCHEMES;

VI  EDP Training for Self Help Groups:

The Government direct the Managing Director, TAHDCO to cover 30000 Scheduled  Caste  member of the Self Help Group and 10000 Scheduled Tribe Women Members of Self Help Group for capacity building for EDP programme.  The Districtwise target has been allocated as outlined in Annexure-III and this should be implemented in accordance with the norms fixed by the Tamilnadu   corporation for Development Women. Rs. 200.00 lakhs is provided for the Training.

1. VII.  Special Training Programme Organised at Head Office TAHDCO

There shall be a Special Vocational  Training Programme organized in the Head Office TAHDCO covering 2300 beneficiaries at the cost of 350.00 lakhs. Also Computer Software Training shall be organized by TAHDCO throughout the State in 100 Centres benefiting 2000 students at the cost of Rs.286.00 lakhs including the stipend amount of Rs.96 lakhs.

1. VIII. NSFDC Scheme

During the current year, in all the Income Generating Projects implemented as per District Action Plan,  the total term loan portion will be Rs.7408.60 Lakhs.  The option is being given to the beneficiaries to avail of term loan either from NSFDC or from Commercial Bank.  Therefore the notional allocation of Rs.16.86 crores of the NSKFDC,  is covered in the term loan portion of financial assistance scheme for IGP in the District Action Plan for beneficiaries and total term loan and promoters contribution of 7408.60 lakhs.

IX.  NSKFDC

TAHDCO will give assistance to 600 beneficiaries involving of subsidy amount of Rs.108.00 Lakhs and NSKFDC term loan of Rs.180.00 lakhs and margin money assistance of 72.00 Lakhs together totaling Rs.252.00 lakhs, as per the District wise targets allocation ordered in Annexure IV to the order.  NSKFDC Group scheme is covered  under NSLRS.

X.  NSLRS

The Managing Director, TAHDCO shall implement the NSLRS in the pattern of SHG as per the physical and financial allocation given in detail in Annexure-V to this order, involving total subsidy component of Rs.3345 lakhs and total term loan component of Rs.2350.00 lakhs from NSKFDC covering 10,000 beneficiaries.The Government permits to impart Skill Training including Life Skill Training (LST) to scavengers and their dependents  for a maximum duration of  six months at a cost of Rs. 8450/- per beneficiary as per the  following cost norms:-

(1)  Stipend      Rs. 500/- P.M. X  6 months         =         Rs.     3,000/-

(2)  Life Skill Training                                          =         Rs.       550/-

(3)  Training fees for training institutions
      Rs. 400/- P.M. X 6 months                           =          Rs.    2,400/-

(4)  NGO support cost                                        =          Rs.      500/-

(5)  Tool Kit allowance                                        =          Rs.    2,000/-
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 Total                                                                              Rs.   8,450/-
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For NSLRS benficiaries  availing of assistance  as a SHG the maximum project cost would be Rs. 5.00 lakhs.  As per the SHG pattern of Government  of Tamil Nadu, the pattern of financing per group  will be Rs. 2.50 lakhs subsidy, Rs.15,000/- (3%) as promoters contribution and  Rs. 2,35,000/- (47%) as term loan from NSFDC.

The Government also directs the Managing Director to allow the NSLRS  scheme  beneficiaries to avail  of financial assistance  as per the NSFDC norms  for individual loan  assistance wherein the individual beneficiaries can avail of financial assistance  as detailed below:-

• Maximum  Project  cost up to Rs. 5.00 lakhs

• Subsidy 30% of the Project  Cost (or) Rs.25,000/- per beneficiary  which ever is less

• Promoter’s Contribution of 5% of the Project  Cost for Unit Cost  more than Rs. 2.00 lakhs  and no  promoter’s contribution for projects less than Rs. 2.00 lakhs.

• Term Loan up to 90% of the Project Cost from  NSKFDC.

The above financial pattern is implemented where ever the SHG members of NSLRS scheme opt for individual loan.  Accordingly, the actual financial allocation for various districts in Annexure-V  may vary as per actual requirement.

XI.  Infrastructural  Development

SCA guidelines to Government of India permit 10% of the annual SCA allocation to be utilized for Infrastructural  Development scheme. In the current year financial provision of Rs.800 Lakhs is made to cover a total of 15,000 beneficiaries all over the state under State Action Plan.

4.  The Managing Director, TAHDCO is directed to review the progress of the implementation of the schemes  every month and send review report to Government in Finance  Department and Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.

5.  Managing Director, TAHDCO is also directed to identify the beneficiaries and to implement the schemes effectively.  The amount under the scheme may be disbursed when the bank permits the  sanction of the loan to the beneficiaries.

6.  The beneficiaries should be Adi Dravidars.

(By order of the Governor)

P.SELVAM,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Managing Director, TAHDCO, Chennai-101

All Collectors,

The Commissioner, Adi Dravidar Welfare, Chennai-5

The Director, Tribal Welfare, Chennai-5

The Accountant General, Chennai-18/35/16

The Director, Agriculture, Chennai-5

The Director, Animal Husbandry, Chennai-6

The Director, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, New Delhi-1

Copy to

The Director, Regional  Office, National Commission for SC/ST, Shastri Bhawan, Chennai-6

The All District Manager, (through Managing Director , TAHDCO)

The Regional Manager, TAHDCO (through Managing Director, TAHDCO)

PA to Minister Adi Dravidar Welfare, Chennai-9

PA to the Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Chennai-9

AD&TW Dept  (MEC/ADW-3/ADW-9/TD/ADW-6/OP-I) Chennai-9

SF/SC

//Forwarded By Order//

Section Officer 

ANNEXURE - I

1	Land Purchase Scheme	11312	3056.86	3056.86	6113.72
2	Financial Assistance for IGP's
	2.1.  F.A to Individuals	6462	881.45	1876.80	2758.25
	2.2. F.A to SHGs including R.F	103078	2261.53	2474.94	4736.47
3	Collector's Discretionary Fund	2000	200.00		200.00
4	Training Programme
	4.1. Training programmes in District           Action Plan  - Individual	8002	535.11		535.11
	4.2. Training programmes in District           Action Plan  -VTP to  SHGs           members	5125	58.95		58.95
Sub Total of DAPs		135979	6993.90	7408.60	14402.50
(B)       OTHER SCHEMES
5	E.D.P Training for S.H.G.	40000	200.00		200.00
6	Special  Training programmes organised in Chennai  by H.O	2300	350.00		350.00
7	Computer Software Training	2000	286.00		286.00
8	NSFDC SCHEME			1686.00	1686.00
9	NSKFDC (a) NSKFDC      Individual scheme	600	108.00	252.00	360.00
	(b) NSKFDC Group   Scheme	10,000	3345.00	2500.00	5845.00
10	NSLRS New schemes for economic development of sanitary workers & dependents
11	Infrastructure Development Schemes	15000	800.00		800.00
12	TOTAL	205,879	12082.90	10160.60	22243.50
NOTE:	The total of Rs.1686.00 lakhs for NSFDC scheme is not included in the total of Rs.22243.50 lakhs

2. ANNEXURE - II

4. ANNEXURE - IV

5. ANNEXURE - V