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GUIDELINES
FOR ASSISTANCE TO PROJECTS UNDER NORAD
I . BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION Successive Plans have emphasised the need for creating employment opportunities for women. For this purpose a number of programmes have been taken up by the Central and State Governments but earlier efforts have not achieved the desired results primarily because of lack of proper linkages between training supply of raw materials, quality control, assured marketing managerial skills etc. The industrial policy of the Government of India has also been emphasising the need for setting up of industrial units in the backward areas of the country. It is against this background that NORAD assistance is being utilised. It is also out endeavour to implement in collaboration with industrial units a scheme which combines the necessary linkages in traditional as well as non-traditional activities. Accordingly NORAD assistance is to be utilised, inter alia, in giving assistance to projects sponsored by public under-takings/ Corporatnons/Women's development centres of universities autonomous organisations/voluntary organisations for setting up of "Employment and income Generating Training cum Employment-cum production Units for Women". In cases where the sponsoring organisation is not in a position to assume direct responsibility and absorb trainees as its own employees, emphasis should be given on formation of a co-operative of women producers as a modality of employment. Gender based disparties in the choice of trades and hear total absence of women from supervisory and managerial cadres are situauions which need to be remedied. Fresa NORAD assistance is also proposed to be utilised for assistance in the formulation, appraisal and documentation of Projects programmes. This is being suggested since it has been a long term demand of NGOs that they be assisted in this regard. Similarly NGOs have also repeatedty asked for assistance in marketing management and training since they find these are the weak links in the rural areas. Training and disseminating information as also communication and awareness generation are aspects which are necessary for the success of women's development programmes. The need for these has been repeatedly emphasised and it is proposed that some assistance from NORAD be utilised for this purpose. II . THE SCHEME The Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD) others assistance for setting up of such projects on a sustained basis for poor and needy women both in urban slums and rural areas. The following criteria has been emphasised by the fonor agency. (i) The
Project must required a substaintial financial input III . OBJECTIVE Certain problems relating to implementation of programmes either Government or NGOs have repeatedly been highlighted such as weakness in the formulation and documentation of projects, lack of tie-up of marketing arrangements, lack of skills, management and training amongst functionaries etc. With a view to promoting women's development as also the voluntry movement in this area it is proposed to provide assistace to enable project to overcome these difficulties. It has also been found that not much data or information exists on occupational health hazards faced by women in various industries. This is why these areas are being given priority for utilising Noregain assistance. IV . METHODOLOGY The Setting up of income generating units will invoice: (a)
Identification of the public, joint and private sector central and state
enterprises, Women's studies centres in Ministries/autonomous
organisation/valuntry organisation in the backward regions of the country. The eligibility creteria can be refaxed if necessary to provide better coverage to older women (upto he age of 50) and may also include women whose educational qualifications are contained to the primary level. Proference may also be given to women who are sole earners and heads of house-holds, handicapped or deserted. In the screening and approval of proposals due emphasis should be given to proposal involving low income group. The State women's Development Corporation/Departments of Social Welfare/Women's Development will be regularly consulted by the sponsoring organisations to ensure coverage on the above lines. As stated earlier, the main emphasis of the programme is on income generating activities with the aim of achieving self-reliance on a sustained basis. For this purpose it is necessary that wherever units with NORAD assistance are organised, the core units (Public/Joint/Private Sector Corporations, Centres for Women's Development Studies in Universities, autonomous organisations) will be required to provide: (a)
Identification of the needs including feasibility/marketing studies etc. so
as to fulfil the criteria prescribed in setting up such a unit. V . PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE The Department of Women & Child Development would provide financial assistance for training of the target groups. The assistance would be for the following categories. (a)
Construction of shed for training - cum - production purpose of required. The extent of assistance will differ from project to project and will depend on the objectives of each project. The rate of assistance to Women Development Centres or suitable NGOs could be enhanced where considered suitable. The sponsoring organisations must indicate in their proposals details of productions costs. volume of sale/sale proceeds, sale prices etc. for assessing the economic viability of their proposal. The trainees can be trained both locally and/or through various recognised vacational training institutes where they can learn the necessary technical and/or managerial skills. Basic management education and awareness building should form part of the training course. For income generating units only such proposals which have high employment potential and low investment will be entertained. Perference will be given to such ancillary units which provide employment to women in non-traditional fields with short duration training say upto one year. The ancillary units thus supported can also be an independent unit having its won status such as Corporation or Co-operative or registered society. In case the training certre is converted into a production centre the sponsoring organisation must continue to support the centre on a long term basis. In deserving cases assistance from NORAD could continue for one year beyond the training period. This would be for small new units such as co-operatives set up under the age is of the Women's Development Corporations and other public sector units and assistance would be confined to infra-structural support, such as rent of permises, salaries of technical staff etc. An attendance incentive of Rs.50 per month in addition to the stipend will be given to the trainees with an attendance record of 75 percent and above. VI . APPRAISAL SCREENING AND SANCTIONING OF PROJECT Wherever the needs is felt the services of professional agency for conducting a feasibility study/market analysis can be utilised. Based on the recommendations of the Department of Women's Development the cost of such studies could be reimbursed. The projects would be appraised at the government of India level and put up to Screening Committee. The composition of the Screening Committee is at Annexure-I The Committee can co-op. any other members if it fools it is necessary. To facilitate project formulation and appraisal performance have been devised. These are attached at Annexure II & III respectively. VII . MONITORING A proper monitoring system is required both at the Central and State levels. The purpose of the monitoring will be not only to assess the performance but also to guide the units. At the Central level an Advisory Group will review the work of the projects. The composition of the Advisory group is at annexure IV. At the State level a committee will be set up by the State Government/UT Admn. concerned which will monitor the programmes and suggest ways and means of improving upon the existing projects. It will also serve as a nodal agency for the NORAD assisted projects in the State. The composition of the Committee is at Annexure V. The State level committee may recommend carrying out feasibility studies, market surveys etc. The committee could develop a list of resource persons/institutions to carry out supportive activities. The beneficiary organisation should maintain records of trained women who have been employed and also those who have not yet obtained employment so that they can be contacted in case suitable employment opportunities arise. Quaterly progress reports from the organisations during the training period will be obtained. Subsequently after the training completed, six monthly reports upto five years on the employment status of the trainees will be obtained. A N N E X U R E - I
A N N E X U R E - II I. Introduction : This should indicate:
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Ensuring sustained employment: III. Financial Estimates: This should be divided into three parts:
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N N E X U R E - III
TERMS OF REFERANCE: To review the work of the projects and make suggetions for future strategies. A
N N E X U R E - V
TERMS OF REFERENCE:
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