State Government will provide self-employment to 5000 tribals under Tantya Bhil Swarozgar Yojana this year. Some amendments have also been made in the scheme.
This scheme’s beneficiaries will also be provided subsidy of 30 per cent on project cost upto a maximum of Rs 3 lakh and 5 per cent loan subsidy. There is no age bar under the scheme.
As per amendments, beneficiary for upto Rs 50,000 scheme must be class V pass and over Rs 50,000 scheme must be Class X pass.
Condition of educational qualification for traditional craftspersons and businessmen has been relaxed. Applicant will have to furnish an affidavit attested by a notary that he is not defaulter of any bank. Condition of attaching quotation and detailed project report with applications for projects worth Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh has also been abolished.
Received application forms will be presented before a committee headed by Assistant Commissioner or District Coordinator Tribal Welfare. A district-level committee headed by the Collector has been constituted to screen applications. District Panchayat CEO, lead Bank Officer, Coordinators of Nationalised Banks and District Women and Child Development Officer will be members of the committee.
Tribal Welfare Department will provide amounts of subsidy on project cost and loan subsidy to banks in the district.
A workshop has also been held at Bhopal regarding preparation of cases under the scheme and sanction by banks. At the workshop, information was given to departmental district officers and bank representatives regarding rules, directives and guidelines about the scheme.