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MANUAL- XVII
Section 4 (1) (b) (xvii) of Right to Information Act 2005
Any other information on the Department of R.D. Nagaland, Kohima. Details of
various Schemes, both Central and State as given below:-
The Centrally & State sponsored schemes are launched by the Govt. of India & Nagaland
and implemented by the DRDAs/Blocks through the Village Development Boards (VDBs), as per
guidelines prescribed by the Govt. of India & Nagaland.
1. SWARNJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA (SGSY)
1.1 Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme funded by
the Centre and the State in the ratio of 90:10 basis. The objective of the scheme is to bring
every assisted poor family above poverty line through micro-enterprise activities. The
assisted families are known as Swarozgaris, may be individual or Self Help Group (SHG).
However, emphasis is given on group approach. Each Self-Help Group may consist of a
minimum of 10 and maximum of 20 members. However, in hilly and difficult areas the
minimum members can be from 5 and above. SGSY is the credit-cum-subsidy programme
where credit is the critical component and subsidy being only a minor and enabling element.
The Village Development Board authenticates the list of families living below poverty line
and selection of Swarozgaris and their key activities are made through a participatory
process. SGSY fund can be utilized only on the following components:-
1) Subsidy 55%
2) Infrastructure 25%
3) Revolving to SHGs 10%
4) Training 10%
The subsidy and revolving fund are released to the Swarozgaris account through the bank.
The upper ceiling limit of subsidy for individual is `10,000/- and for the SHG, it is ` 1.25 lakhs. The
balance investment cost of the key activities is provided by way of Bank loan.
During 2010-11, the Government of India has allocated `927.00 lakhs to 11 (eleven) DRDAs
in the State, out of which `481.23 lakhs has been released so far. As against the State share of
`84.00 lakhs, `42.21 lakhs has been released by the State Government till date. The balance amount
of ` 42.23 lakhs is to be released by the State on receipt of Central Share. With the funds available,
458 Self Help Groups (SHGs) and 492 Individual Swarozgaris have been assisted during the current
year.
2. BACKWARD REGIONS GRANT FUND (BRGF)
2.1 The Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) is a cent percent Centrally Sponsored
Programme launched in 2007-08 in the State. It is designed to redress the regional
imbalances in providing financial resources to supplement and strengthen the existing
development inflows into the identified Districts. The programme is implemented in 5 (five)
Districts viz- Mon, Tuensang, Wokha, Kiphire and Longleng.
2.2 The objectives of the programme are:-
(a) To bridge the critical gaps in local infrastructure and other development requirements
which are not being adequately met through existing inflows.
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