1. Annual Report 2007-2008
Chapter X
PRIME MINISTER’S ROZGAR
YOJANA (PMRY) AND SCHEME OF
FUND FOR REGENERATION OF
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES (SFURTI)
10.1 INTRODUCTION youth in setting up micro level self-employ-
ment ventures. Initially, the PMRY was im-
10.1.1 In addition to the schemes/ pro- plemented only in urban areas of the coun-
grammes being implemented by the Khadi try. Since 1994-95, it is being implemented
and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in both urban and rural areas. The target of
and Coir Board for the development of agro the Yojana for 2007-08 is setting up 2.75 lakh
and rural industries based on local raw units thus generating an estimated 4.125 lakh
materials and skills and for creation of in- additional employment opportunities.
creased employment opportunities in rural
non-farm sector, the Ministry is administer- 10.2.2 An educated (up to VIII standard)
ing two national level schemes viz; Prime unemployed person living in any part of the
Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY), a credit country is eligible under the Scheme and can
linked subsidy scheme to provide financial apply for assistance to the General Manag-
assistance to less educated and poor unem- er, DIC in the district to which he belongs.
ployed youth in the country; and Scheme of In cases where the applicant belongs to the
Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Indus- cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, the
tries (SFURTI) for development of clusters application has to be filed directly with the
in khadi, village and coir sectors with a view Office of the Director of Industries and in the
to make the traditional industries more pro- Office of the Deputy Commissioner of the re-
ductive and competitive and increase the spective zones in case of Delhi.
employment opportunities in both the rural
and semi-urban areas of the country. 10.2.3 The Task Force Committees set up
at district level or the Task Force constituted
10.2 PRIME MINISTER’S ROZGAR under the Scheme at Sub-divisional level/
YOJANA (PMRY) block level, have been entrusted with the
job of scrutinizing the applications and in-
10.2.1 The Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana terviewing the applicants. The names of ap-
(PMRY) was launched on 02 October, 1993 plicants approved by Task Force Committee
to assist less educated and poor unemployed are sponsored by District Industries Centres
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(DICs) to the concerned bank branches for lecting the viable projects and Training &
sanction of loans. Trainers Manuals have been developed by
the Ministry through Rural Development and
10.2.4 In addition to sponsoring of appli- Self Employment Training Institute (RUDSE-
cations by Task Force Committees(s), bank TI), Karnataka.
branches themselves may also receive ap-
plications directly from the eligible persons 10.2.7 Assistance from States/UTs
under the Scheme. However, such applica-
tions should be sent to sponsoring agencies 10.2.7.1 State/UT Governments may pro-
with their observations on the viability and vide necessary infrastructure support like
bankability of the projects. The sponsoring provision of industrial sites, shops and water
agencies would then formally sponsor such supply on preferential basis to the entrepre-
applications back to the bank branches neurs availing benefit under the Yojana. The
for sanction of loan. The details of eligibil- provision of sites and sheds at concessional
ity norms/ parameters (revised) under this rate to service ventures in urban areas will
Yojana are given at Annexure - 10.1 be essential for their success. Priority in
electric connections and general tax con-
10.2.5 Contingency Funds for Scheme cessions/incentives may also be provided to
Administration
the beneficiaries.
10.2.5.1 Funds for contingency @ Rs. 250/-
per case sanctioned, under the Scheme, are 10.2.8 Monitoring & Guidance for
released to the concerned States/UTs from PMRY
1996-97 onwards. The contingency funds
are meant for utilisation towards meeting ex- 10.2.8.1 The District, being a well-estab-
penditure in administering and supervising lished geographical unit for many State/
PMRY at the DIC level, which includes, in- Central promotional programmes, is the
ter-alia, publicity, organization of workshops, basic unit for implementation of the Prime
motivational and familiarization programmes Minister’s Rozgar Yojana. In all the districts,
for eligible youth. District Industries Centre (DIC) is the imple-
menting agency except in the metropoli-
10.2.5.2 In order to provide greater flexibility tan cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai
to the States/UTs in utilisation of contingen- where the Directorate of Industries is the
cy funds, the expenditure norms have been implementing agency under the scheme.
modified to include expenditure on training In Delhi, the applications are received in
equipment/models, trainer’s fees, training the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of
course materials, hiring of transport, strength- the respective zones. The field agencies, in
ening the existing infrastructure, etc. consultation with the banks of the respec-
tive areas, are responsible for formulation of
10.2.6 Project Profiles self-employment plans, their implementation
and monitoring under the overall guidance
10.2.6.1 Project Profiles have been pre- of the District PMRY Committee. These
pared for guidance of entrepreneurs in se- agencies are required to formulate location
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specific plans of action, based upon realistic 10.2.11 Monitoring and Guidance at
demand assessment for various activities. Government of India Level
10.2.9 Monitoring and Guidance at 10.2.11.1 The Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yo-
District Level jana is being monitored at the Central Gov-
ernment level by the High Powered Commit-
10.2.9.1 The Yojana is being monitored and tee on PMRY under the Chairmanship of the
guided at district level by the District PMRY Secretary (MSME). The last review meeting
Committee under the Chairmanship of Dis- was held on 16 July 2007, besides subse-
trict Collector/Deputy Commissioner. The quent review(s) by the Secretary (MSME) in
Committee is required to meet at least once different States during the period.
in a month and send monthly progress report
in the prescribed proforma to the Directorate 10.2.12 CUMULATIVE STATUS OF PROG-
of Industries of the concerned State/UT . RESS UNDER PMRY DURING X
PLAN AND 2007-08
10.2.10 Monitoring and Guidance at
State/UT Level
10.2.12.1 The details of applications sanc-
tioned for financial assistance and loans
10.2.10.1 The monitoring and guidance for disbursed and credit flow under PMRY
the Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana at State/ during X Plan and for the year 2007-
UT level is undertaken by the State/UT
08 (up to September 2007) are given in
PMRY Committee under the Chairmanship
Table 10.1
of the Chief Secretary.
TABLE - 10.1: Details of Targets, Applications Received, Cases Sanctioned/Disbursed: PMRY
(As reported by RBI)
Year Target (No.) Applica- Cases Sanctioned Cases Disbursed
tions No. Amount No. Amount
Received (Rs. crore) (Rs. crore)
(No.)
2002-03 220000 414001 228031 1497 190521 1198
2003-04 220000 436679 264012 1679 219444 1368
2004-05 250000 491324 298003 1923 248264 1543
2005-06 250000 498751 318095 2055 273066 1701
2006-07* 255000 494257 313791 2036 261236 1632
Total 1195000 2335012 1421932 9190 1192531 7442
2007-08 275000 182664 82118 393 47061 224
(up to Sept.
2007)
*Provisional
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10.2.12.2 The State-wise estimated employ- of some of the important findings of these
ment opportunities generated under PMRY three rounds of evaluation indicates:
during X Plan are given at Annexure –10.2
l The share of SC/STs as well as
10.2.13 BUDGETARY ASSISTANCE OBCs in the Scheme has steadily
improved. The proportion of SC/STs
10.2.13.1 The Central Government assists improved from about 12 per cent in
the entrepreneurs through capital subsidy the first round to 13 per cent in the
and provides funds to States for entrepre- second and further to 21 per cent in
neurial development, contingencies, etc. The the third round. Similar improvement
details of budget allocations and expenditure has also been observed in respect of
incurred under the Scheme during X Plan and the share of OBCs. However, there
during the year 2007-08 are given in Table has not been much improvement in
10.2 the share of women beneficiaries
TABLR - 10.2: Budget Allocation and Funds under the Scheme.
Released : PMRY
l The average amount of loan dis-
( Rs. crore)
bursed has been increasing. It was
Year Budget Funds Released
Alloca-
Rs. 57,000 in the second round and
For Sub- For EDPs Total
tion sidy
Rs. 64,000 in the third round.
2002-03 169.00 152.55 15.55 168.10 l The employment generation was
2003-04 169.00 147.63 20.20 167.83 higher in the first round at 2.5 per
2004-05 218.90 190.48 27.69 218.17 unit. In the second and third rounds,
2005-06 273.46 251.36 21.11 272.47 it is found to be around 1.95 per
2006-07 252.60 228.82 19.69 248.51 functioning unit.
Total 1082.96 970.84 104.24 1075.08
2007- 320.00 265.60 29.40 295.00 l The proportion of rural beneficiaries
08* has come down from 49.9 per cent
*Up to December 2007 in the second round to 39.1 per cent
10.2.14 EVALUATION STUDIES OF in the third round.
PMRY l Assets have been created in 89.7
per cent of the cases where loans
10.2.14.1 Three rounds of evaluation (first were disbursed.
round conducted in 1996-97 for the pro-
gramme years 1993-94 and 1994-95, sec- l About 36.4 per cent of the beneficia-
ond round conducted in 2000-01 for the ries were repaying the loan install-
programme years 1995-96 to 1997-98 and ment on time.
the third round conducted during 2005-06
for the programme years 1998-99 to 2001- l The average rate of recovery of
02) of the PMRY have been undertaken by loans was 29 per cent in the second
the Institute of Applied Manpower Research round. It improved somewhat at 38
(IAMR), New Delhi. A comparative position per cent in the third round.
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10.2.15 Initiatives Taken For l Seminars to be held at the level of
Strengthening PMRY each district for creating awareness
of PMRY in the area in the form of
10.2.15.1 Based on the recommendations pre-selection motivational cam-
of the Group (June 2006) constituted un- paign. A resolution be adopted by
der the Chairmanship of the Adviser (VSE), each and every Gram Panchayat
Planning Commission to review the design for giving wide publicity and spread-
and implementation of the Yojana, some im- ing awareness about the Scheme in
portant components, viz; enhancement in their respective jurisdictions.
the family income ceiling, project cost, sub-
l All the members of the Task Force
sidy, training cost reimbursement, etc. have
Committee would be collectively
been revised in the guidelines of the PMRY
responsible for selection of benefi-
with effect from 2007-08.
ciaries. This would ensure that the
Bank Manager alone is not held re-
10.2.15.2 In the quarterly schedule fixed for
sponsible for the non-performing as-
the year 2007-08, applications to the extent
sets if any, that could arise out of the
of 125 per cent of the target are targeted to
loans extended under PMRY to the
be sponsored by the end of the third quar-
beneficiaries.
ter (100 per cent by the end of the second
quarter), so that loans could be sanctioned l No collateral shall be insisted for
in 90 per cent of the sponsored cases by the PMRY loans upto Rs. 5 lakh.
end of the third quarter (100 per cent by the
end of 4th quarter). The quarterly schedule l SC/ST and beneficiaries from minor-
further prescribes that loans would be dis- ity communities should be targeted
bursed in 75 per cent cases by the end of in such a manner that they are ben-
the third quarter and the loan disbursement efited, at least, in proportion to their
of the entire target of 100 per cent cases population in each District/State.
would be achieved by the end of 4th quar-
l Of the total target for each State/UT,
ter. The RBI has also issued instructions to
women beneficiaries should consti-
all implementing banks reiterating the above
tute at least 30 per cent.
decision of the Government.
l Preference may be given to devel-
10.2.15.3 To improve the success rate of op clusters specializing in specific
eligible applicants, a new concept of pre- products at the time of selection of
motivational campaign has been introduced PMRY beneficiaries.
w.e.f. 2007-08. Under this programme, State/
l According to the findings of the eval-
UTs are allowed reimbursement of cost of
counseling and guiding the applicants @ uation studies of PMRY, the ratio of
Rs.200/- per applicant, for 125 per cent of applications received to the targets
the allocated target. Besides, a number of was low owing to inadequate public-
operational guidelines have been issued to ity of the scheme. As such aggres-
make this Yojana more effective which inter- sive publicity campaigns have been
alia include: asked to be undertaken through
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media like radio, television, cinema clusters, with the active participation
slides and distribution of pamphlets, by the local stakeholders that can
in addition to pre-selection motiva- help continuous undertaking of de-
tional campaigns. velopment initiatives by themselves;
and
10.3 SCHEME OF FUND FOR RE-
GENERATION OF TRADITION- Ø building up innovative and tradi-
tional skills, improved technologies,
AL INDUSTRIES (SFURTI)
advanced processes, market intelli-
gence and new models of public-pri-
10.3.1 In pursuance of the declaration in the vate partnerships, so as to gradually
National Common Minimum Programme of replicate elsewhere similar models
the present Government and that of the Fi- of cluster-based regenerated tradi-
nance Minister in his Budget Speech of 2004- tional industries.
05, announcing the setting up of a Fund for
10.3.3 SFURTI is a Central Scheme, and is
Regeneration of Traditional Industries with
being implemented by the Ministry (erstwhile
an initial allocation of Rs. 100 crore, the Min-
Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries) without
istry launched a scheme titled “Scheme of any share of financial contribution by the
Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Indus- State/UTs.
tries (SFURTI)” for development of around
100 clusters in khadi, village and coir sec- 10.3.4 The following support measures are
tors with a total cost of Rs. 97.25 crore over planned to be taken up in the selected clus-
a period of 5 years (beginning 2005-06) with ters:
a view to make these industries more pro-
ductive and competitive and increase the l Replacement of charkhas and looms
employment opportunities in both the rural in khadi sector.
and semi-urban areas of the country. The
Scheme covers an estimated 50,000 benefi- l Setting up of Common Facility Cen-
ciary families. tres (CFCs).
l Development of new products, new
10.3.2 The objective of SFURTI is to estab- designs for various khadi and vil-
lish a regenerated, holistic, sustainable and lage industry (VI) products, new/im-
replicable model of integrated cluster-based proved packaging, etc.
development of traditional industries in KVI l Market promotion activities.
and coir sectors. This will primarily mean:
l Capacity building activities, such as
Ø more competitive traditional in- exposure visits to other clusters and
institutions, need-based training,
dustries which are market-driven,
support for establishment of cluster
productive, profitable and provide
level networks (industry associa-
sustained employment for the par- tions) and other need based sup-
ticipants; port.
Ø strengthened local socio-economic l Other activities identified by the Im-
governance system of the industry plementing Agency (IA) as may be
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necessary for the development of 10.3.8 The Cluster Development Executives
the cluster as part of the diagnostic (CDEs) have been appointed exclusively for
study and included in the Annual Ac- each cluster and are located in the cluster on
tion Plan for the cluster. full time basis and responsible for implemen-
10.3.5 KVIC and Coir Board are the Nodal tation of the Scheme in the assigned clus-
Agencies (NAs) for implementation of the ter. The CDEs have to undergo prescribed
scheme and also responsible for holding training in cluster development methodology
and disbursing funds to the identified Imple- to be organized by the NA through the TA.
menting Agencies (IAs) and monitoring of The responsibilities of CDEs include con-
the Scheme under the overall supervision ducting the diagnostic study, preparing and
of the Scheme Steering Committee (SSC). implementing the annual action plans of the
The Secretary (MSME) is the Chairman of cluster, promoting linkages with institutions,
SSC and representatives of the Planning building the local governance framework,
Commission, State Bank of India, Indian etc.
Bank Association and National Bank for Ag-
riculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 10.3.9 By the end of December 2007, 124
are the members of SSC. clusters (34 – khadi, 64 - village industries
and 26 – coir) covering all the States have
10.3.6 Implementing Agencies (IAs) under been approved by the SSC for their develop-
SFURTI are non-Government organizations ment under SFURTI. The State wise details
(NGOs), institutions of the Central and State of clusters are given at Annexure – 10.4.
Governments and semi-Government institu- The other activities for development of clus-
tions with suitable expertise which undertake ters like consent of State Government, train-
cluster development. Generally, one IA has ing of NAs, IAs, CDEs, etc., diagnostic study
been assigned only one cluster. The selec- report and annual action plan, etc. in most of
tion of IAs, based on their regional reputa- the cases have been completed. It is expect-
tion and experience of working at the grass- ed that a good number of clusters approved
root level, has been done by the NAs, with under SFURTI will be operationalised by the
approval of SSC. end of the current financial year.
10.3.7 Under this scheme, 18 reputed na- 10.3.10 The release of funds under this
tional level institutions with expertise in clus- scheme will be cluster specific. The funds
ter development methodology have been are released directly to the Nodal Agencies,
appointed as Technical Agencies (TAs) (An- which are also responsible for holding and
nexure 10.3) to provide technical support to disbursing the funds, on receipt of utilization
the NAs and the IAs. The responsibilities certificate and depending on actual physi-
of the TAs also include assisting the NAs in cal progress. The funds for development of
identification of clusters, conducting train- clusters are kept in a separate account by
ing of the Cluster Development Executives the NAs which will be audited. The details of
(CDEs) and other officials of the IAs and the funds released to NAs since inception of
NAs, validation of cluster action plans, moni- this Scheme and funds earmarked for 2007-
toring and evaluation, etc. 08, are given in Table 10.3
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TABLE - 10.3: Funds Released: SFURTI sides providing specific professional training
(Rs. crore) on cluster development to Nodal Agencies,
Year KVIC Coir Board Total IAs and exposure to Technical Agencies on
2005-06 1.12 0.38 1.50 the specific needs of these sectors. Obtaining
2006-07 19.03 6.50 25.53 consent of State Governments and prepara-
2007-08* 3.44 3.25 6.69
tion of diagnostic study reports, thereafter, re-
(21.00*) quired some special efforts and time. Almost
*RE all the clusters are now in a take off stage and
7 clusters in KVI sector have already been
launched. All coir clusters are ready to be op-
10.3.11 SFURTI is the first organized and erationalised soon. The benefits are expected
systematic attempt at introducing cluster to start flowing from 2008-09 with the installa-
based development approach in rural and tra- tion of equipment and availability of other en-
ditional sectors of KVI and coir. This approach visaged technical/non-technical support. The
required considerable efforts at identification pace of expenditure under the Scheme is, ac-
and short listing of clusters, IAs and CDEs be- cordingly, expected to pick up from 2008-09.
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