National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) is
a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of
Social Justice & Empowerment. The objective of NSKFDC is to promote
socio-economic upliftment of Safai Karamcharis/Scavengers and their dependents
by way of providing financial assistance at concessional rates of interest for
any income generating activity through out the country through the State
Channelising Agencies (SCAs).
NSKFDC also provides technical and professional training,
quality control, technology up-gradation, and common facility centers for
carrying out sanitation works.
The details of the various schemes/
programmes being run by NSKFDC for social and economic upliftment of the Safai
Karamcharis & their dependents through State Channelising Agencies (SCAs)
across the country are given below: -
|
S.
No
|
Name
of the Scheme
|
Sanctioning
Limit
|
Rate
of Interest
|
|
NSKFDC
to SCA
|
SCA
to Beneficiary
|
|
1
|
General
Term Loan Scheme
Utilization
Period: 90 days
Moratorium
Period: 6 months
Repayment
Period: 5 Years
|
Upto Rs.10.00 lac
|
3%
|
6%
|
|
2
|
Mahila
Adhikarita Yojana (MAY)
Utilization
Period: 90 days
Moratorium
Period: 6 months
Repayment
Period: 5 Years
|
Upto Rs.50000/-
|
2%
|
5%
|
|
3
|
Micro
Credit Finance (MCF)
Utilization
Period: 90 days
Moratorium
Period: 6 months
Repayment
Period: 3 Years
|
Upto Rs.30000/-
|
2%
|
5%
|
|
4
|
Mahila
Samridhi Yojana (MSY)
Utilization
Period: 90 days
Moratorium
Period: 6 months
Repayment
Period: 3 Years
|
Upto Rs.30000/-
|
1%
|
4%
|
|
5
|
Education
Loan
Utilization
Period: 90 days
Moratorium
Period: 1 Year
(after
completion of course)
Repayment
Period: 5 Years
|
Upto Rs.10.00 lac for study within India & Rs.20.00 Lac for abroad
for 4 years
|
1%
|
4%
|
|
6
|
Skill
Development Training Programmes
|
100% Grant
(Stipend @Rs.1000/-per month/ candidate of age 17 years to 40 years.
|
-
|
-
|
(b) As per the Lending
Policy & Guidelines (LPG) of NSKFDC, the benefits under NSKFDC schemes are
provided on occupational basis and not on caste basis.
This information was given by the
Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri
D. Napolean in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
VBA/
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