The SGSY emphasizes assistance to the Swarozgaris for those activities which have been identified and selected as key activity in terms of their economic viability in the area.
Each Block may select about 10 key activities but focus should be on 4-5 Key Activities based on local resources, occupational skills of the people and availability of markets so that the Swarozgaris can draw sustainable incomes from.
An all women ‘Self-Help Group’ engaged in economic activity their investments. The SGSY adopts a Project approach for each Key Activity. Project Reports are to be prepared in respect of each identified key activity. The Banks and other financial institutions have to be closely associated and involved in preparing these Project Reports, so as to avoid delay in sanctioning of loans and to ensure adequacy of financing. Selection of the activities has to be done with the approval of the Panchayat Samitis at the Block level and District Rural Development Agency/Zilla Parishad at the District level. These Key Activities should preferably be taken up in Activity clusters so that the backward and forward linkages can be effectively established and economies of large scale production can be reaped. It is desired that a major share of the assistance to be provided under the SGSY should be for activity clusters.
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