Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for Scheduled Castes

Scheme Details
Scheme Name : Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for Scheduled Castes           Ministry / Department/Organisation  : Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment   Goverment  : Central Sponsored By           Sponsored By : Central Goverment   Funding Pattren : 90 percent funded by Ministry and 10 percent NGO share   Description : The main objective behind the scheme is to involve the voluntary secto to improve educational and socio-economic coditions of the target group i.e. Scheduled Castes with a view to upgrade skill to enable them to start income generating activities on their own or get gainfully employed in some sector or the other. Beneficiaries           Beneficiaries : Individual,Community,   Benefits : Training, How to avail           Eligibility Criteria : 1. The beneficiaries shold belong to Scheduled Castes 2. In order to be eligible for assistance under this scheme, an organization should have the following characteristics- (a) Registered under the societies registration act, 1860(XXI of 1860) or any relevant Act of the State or UT (b) A public trust registered under the law for the time being in force (c) A charitable company licensed under section 25 of the companies act 1958 (d) Indian Red cross Society or its branches (e) Any other public body or institution having a legal status of its own (f) The voluntary organisation should have been registered for atleast 2 years at the time of applying for grants under the scheme. This can however, be wavied by the secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in exceptional cases. (g) Number of Scheduled caste beneficiaries is not less than 60 percent. (h) Any other organisation is may be approved by the secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. (i) It is not run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals.   How to avail : The State Government will forward proposals of reputed NGOs duly recommended by the State Level Multi-Discilinary Grant-in-Aid Committee to the Ministry.The Ministry will examine the proposals on merit and sanction funds to the NGOs, subject to fulfillment of schematic conditions and notional allocation of funds. Nodal Officer Contact Details           Name : Dr J.C.Sharma   Address : Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Room No.611, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Dr Rajender Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001   Contact No. : 011-23383004   Email : sharmajc.msje@nic.in Validity of the Scheme           Introduced On : 01-04-1998   Valid Upto : N.A. Application Invatation Time Frame           From Date : N.A.   To Date : N.A. Scheme Details           Reference Url : http://socialjustice.nic.in/ngosch1.pdf   Keywords : Scheduled Caste, NGO Attachement Reqired during submission of application for this scheme           File Format 1  : Birth Registration-Tripura.pdf