Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programs
1) Women Entreprenurship (TREAD)
Know about this scheme:-
| Related Scheme | Guidelines on Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD) Scheme for Women for 12th Plan |
| Description | Guidelines on Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD) Scheme for Women for 12th Plan |
| Nature of assistance | |
| Who can apply? | All MSMEs with EM registration. |
ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR :-
Objectives
Experience has revealed that apart from counseling and training, delivery of credit poses the most serious problem for the poor women. Since such women will not be able to have an easy access to credit, it has also been envisaged that the credit will be made available to applicant woman through NGOs who would be capable of handling funds in an appropriate manner. These NGOs will not only handle the disbursement of such loans needed by women but would also provide them adequate counseling training for taking up productive activities. The focal point of the scheme is to provide grant assistance to the nodal NGO which has been sanctioned bank loan for passing through the same to eligible women for taking up non-farm activities.
Activities and Salient features
1.1 Credit
There is a provision for Government of India Grant up to 30% of the loan/ credit maximum up to Rs. 30.00 lakh as appraised by lending institution/ banks. The lending institutions/ banks would finance loan assistance for women through NGO for undertaking non-farm activities , who usually have no easy access to credit from banks due to cumbersome procedures and because of their inability to provide adequate security demanded by banks in the form of collaterals. GOI Grant and the loan portion from the lending agencies to assist such women shall be routed through NGOs engaged in assisting poor women through income generating activities. While the loan amount will be passed on to women beneficiaries, the Grant shall be utilized by the NGOs for activities accepted as grant activities in the appraisal report of the lending agency and capacity building of the NGOs. NGO which has been selected for Government Grant will not be considered for GoI grant again in the subsequent two years from the date of release of GoI grant .
1.2 Training Counseling
Training organizations viz. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – Development Institutes (MSME-DIs), Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs), NIMSME, NIESBUD and NGOs conducting training programmes for empowerment of women beneficiaries identified under the scheme would be provided a grant upto maximum limit of Rs. 1.00 lakh per programme provided such institutions also bring their share to the extent of minimum 25% of the Government grant and 10% in case of NER, subject to the condition that applications from NER are recommended by NSIC/ IIE , Guwahati.
1.3 Eliciting Information on Related Needs
Institutions such as Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs), NIMSME, NIESBUD, IIE, MSME-DIs, EDIs sponsored by State Govt. and any other suitable institution of repute will be provided need based Government grant limited up to Rs. 5.00 lakh per project primarily for undertaking activities aiming at empowerment of women such as field surveys, research studies, evaluation studies, designing of training modules, etc. covered under the scheme.
YEAR-WISE PERFORMANCE OF TREAD SCHEME
| S. No | Year | GoI Grant Released / Expenditure(Rs. in Lakh) | No. of Women Benefited |
| 1 | 2004-05 to 2011-12 | 630.09 |
28023 |
|
2 |
2012-13 |
138.79 |
11168 |
|
3 |
2013-14 |
233.40 |
5455 |
|
4 |
2014-15 |
254.20 |
8265 |
|
5 |
2015-16 |
200.00 |
3560 |
|
6 |
2016-17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1456.48 |
56471 |
Last updated date : 28/04/2016
2) Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme
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Description |
The assistance shall be provided to training institutions in the form of capital grant for creation/strengthening of infrastructure and programme support for conducting entrepreneurship development and skill development programmes. |
| Nature of assistance |
(i) The maximum assistance under the scheme to a State level EDI will be restricted to Rs.250 lakh in each case. This grant would be utilised for development of physical infrastructure, equipment, faculty training and development of capability in undertaking studies and research on issues related to MSME sector. This grant would be over and above the grant, if any, received by that institution earlier under the ATI scheme. (ii) For the purpose of grant under this category, an EDI owned and controlled by a State Government / UT would be selected as recommended by the State Government. The selected state level EDI will have to enter into a partnership agreement (or, MOU) with NIMSME to formulate and implement the approved proposal. |
| Who can apply? |
Any State/Union Territory Government, Training Institutions of MSME and other development agencies can apply for assistance for creation or strengthening of infrastructure. |
| How to apply? |
Organizations who wish to apply for assistance for creation or strengthening of infrastructure may send their applications to the Director (EDI), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Udyog Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 107. |
