Self Employment Scheme For Rehabilitation Of Manual Scavengers

1. Workshops are organized with the officers, supervisors, and sanitation workers on “Hazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks”.

1. Sanitation workers and their dependants are provided assistance for the procurement of sanitation-related projects on the same scale as admissible to manual scavengers for general tasks.

Credit Linked upfront Capital Subsidy -

₹50.0 L

1. The group of the target beneficiaries is eligible for projects costing up to ₹ 50,00,000.

₹3.0K · monthly

1. Beneficiaries are also provided training for skill development for up to two years, during which a stipend of ₹ 3,000 per month is also provided.

₹5.0 L

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Individuals): Upto ₹5,00,000

Rate of Subsidy: 50% of project cost

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Individuals): 5,00,000 to 15,00,000

₹2.5 L

Rate of Subsidy: ₹2.5 lakh + 25% of remaining project cost

₹40.0K · one-time

1. Identified manual scavengers, one from each family, are provided one-time cash assistance of ₹ 40,000.

₹5.0 L

1. The identified manual scavengers and their dependents are provided project-based upfront capital subsidy up to ₹ 5,00,000 and concessional loans for undertaking self-employment ventures.

₹5.0 L

1. Manual Scavengers and their family members are also eligible for Health Insurance coverage of ₹ 5,00,000 under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY)

1. Upskilling/RPL training is provided to sanitation workers.

₹10000.0 Cr

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Group Projects): Upto ₹10,00,000 lakh per beneficiary maximum project cost upto ₹50,00,000

₹3.8 L

Rate of Subsidy: Same as admissible to individuals subject to a maximum ₹3.75 lakh per beneficiary

The rate of interest chargeable from the beneficiaries will be as follows:-

₹1.0 L

Range of Projects: up to ₹1,00,000/-

Rate of Subsidy: 5% per annum (4% per annum for women beneficiaries)

Range of Projects: above 1,00,000/-

Rate of Subsidy: 6% per annum

₹5.0 L

The period of repayment of the loan, including the moratorium period will be five years for projects upto ₹5,00,000/- and 7 years for projects above ₹ 5,00,000/- with a moratorium period to start the repayment of the loan will be upto 6 months.