Master Circular – Priority Sector Lending – Special Programmes Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)
The Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) is a special programme aimed at providing employment opportunities to the urban poor.
Objectives: To provide gainful employment to the urban poor, particularly women, and to improve their socio-economic conditions.
The programme consists of several components, including:
Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP): Provides loans and subsidies to individuals and groups for self-employment ventures.
Urban Women Self-Help Programme (UWSP): Focuses on empowering women through self-help groups, providing loans and subsidies, and revolving funds.
Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor (Step-Up): Offers skill training to enhance employability.
Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP): Provides wage employment opportunities to the urban poor.
Urban Community Development Network (UCDN): Focuses on community development and empowerment through community structures.
The funding pattern and financial procedures for these components are outlined in the circular.
The programme adopts a cluster approach, targeting specific groups, including women, and provides technology, marketing, and other support to beneficiaries.
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