Scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary and other Organizations Working for Scheduled Castes
The "Scheme aims to enhance the reach of development interventions of the Government and fill the gaps in service-deficient Scheduled Caste-dominant areas in sectors such as educat...
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**Educational Initiatives:** Opening of Hostels and Residential Schools, ITIs, Arts and Craft Centers, or Any Other Income Generating Scheme.1. **Tuition Fee Support:** Meeting the Cost of Tuition Fees for Training in Information Technology at Institutions of Repute Selected by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.1. **Childcare Services:** Organizing Balwadies and Bal Kendras, i.e., Creches, to Look After the Deprived Children of Scheduled Castes.1. **Healthcare Facilities:** Providing Medical Facilities to Scheduled Castes through the Establishment of Hospitals or Mobile Dispensaries. For a ten-bed hospital, a visiting specialist (paediatrician/gynaecologist) is recommended. The maximum expenditure per month for this purpose will be restricted to тВ╣10,000, subject to payment of тВ╣1,000 per visit/day.1. **Awareness and Support:** Creating Awareness Regarding Government Programs and Facilities, and Providing Assistance and Guidance in Accessing Various Government Facilities like Legal Aid, Scholarships, Loans, Various Grants, and Client Services.1. **Grievance Redressal:** Providing Assistance for Grievance Redressal at Appropriate Judicial/Administrative Fora.1. **Coaching and Advocacy:** Coaching Centers for Various Entrance Examinations and Tests and Other Service-Related Competitive Examinations, which are not covered in the Coaching Scheme for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. Addressing Human Rights Issues, Environmental Issues, and Issues Related to the Protection of Consumers' Rights.1. **NGO Capacity Building:** Training of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Accounts, Management, and Application Procedures, etc.1. **Related Activities:** All Such and Related Activities that are in Harmony with the Objectives Listed Above.1. **A
Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860) or any relevant State/Union Territory Act.
A public trust registered under the applicable law.
A charitable company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Indian Red Cross Society or its branches.
Any other public body or institution with legal status.
Voluntary organizations should have been registered for at least three years when applying for a grant under the scheme. However, the Secretary, of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment can waive this requirement in exceptional cases with written reasons.
The number of Scheduled Caste beneficiaries should be at least 60% in the case of voluntary organizations.
Other organizations or training institutions approved by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/Voluntary Organizations (VOs) must have maintained and operated a bank account in the name of NGOs/VOs for the last three years.
It should not operate for profit for any individual or body of individuals, except in the case of training institutions of repute.
> **The following criteria would be kept in view while selecting the new VOs/NGOs**
Experience of at least two years in the relevant field.
Aptitude and experience in welfare work pertaining to weaker sections.
The location of the Residential and non-residential School Projects proposed by the organization should be in:
Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs); or
Service Deficient blocks with 40% SC population; or
Backward Districts identified by the Planning Commission or
Integrated Action Plan Districts identified by the Govt. of India.
The Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs)
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> **Step 1: Application Preparation**
The organization shall submit the application in the prescribed format (Application-cum-Monitoring Form) following the procedure and guidelines provided by the Ministry.
> **Step 2: Submission Timing**
Applications, for both ongoing and new cases, should be submitted by the organization to the Social Welfare Department or the department responsible for Scheduled Castes matters in the State/UT, preferably in the first quarter of the relevant financial year.
> **Step 3: State Committee Review**
The State Government (State Social Welfare Department or the department dealing with Scheduled Caste matters) will verify the organization's genuineness and the project at the field level.
Proposals are then presented before the multidisciplinary "State Grant-in-aid Committee" (State Committee).
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> **For the Organization**
1. Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860) or any relevant State/Union Territory Act.
1. A public trust registered under the applicable law.
1. A charitable company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956.
1. Indian Red...
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1. **Educational Initiatives:** Opening of Hostels and Residential Schools, ITIs, Arts and Craft Centers, or Any Other Income Generating Scheme.1. **Tuition Fee Support:** Meeting the Cost of Tuition Fees for Training in Information Technology at Institutions of Repute Selected by the Mini...
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**Offline**
> **Step 1: Application Preparation**
The organization shall submit the application in the prescribed format (Application-cum-Monitoring Form) following the procedure and guidelines provided by the Ministry.
> **Step 2: Submission Timing**
Applications, for both ongoing and n...