Self Employment Scheme For Rehabilitation Of Manual Scavengers

Identified manual scavengers, one from each family, are provided one-time cash assistance of ₹ 40,000.

The identified manual scavengers and their dependents are provided project-based upfront capital subsidy up to ₹ 5,00,000 and concessional loans for undertaking self-employment ventures.

Sanitation workers and their dependants are provided assistance for the procurement of sanitation-related projects on the same scale as admissible to manual scavengers for general tasks.

The group of the target beneficiaries is eligible for projects costing up to ₹ 50,00,000.

Beneficiaries are also provided training for skill development for up to two years, during which a stipend of ₹ 3,000 per month is also provided.

Manual Scavengers and their family members are also eligible for Health Insurance coverage of ₹ 5,00,000 under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY)

Upskilling/RPL training is provided to sanitation workers.

Workshops are organized with the officers, supervisors, and sanitation workers on “Hazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks”.

Credit Linked upfront Capital Subsidy -

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Individuals): Upto ₹5,00,000

Rate of Subsidy: 50% of project cost

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Individuals): 5,00,000 to 15,00,000

Rate of Subsidy: ₹2.5 lakh + 25% of remaining project cost

Range of Project Cost (₹) (for Group Projects): Upto ₹10,00,000 lakh per beneficiary maximum project cost upto ₹50,00,000

Rate of Subsidy: Same as admissible to individuals subject to a maximum ₹3.75 lakh per beneficiary

The rate of interest chargeable from the beneficiaries will be as follows:-

Range of Projects: up to ₹1,00,000/-

Rate of Subsidy: 5% per annum (4% per annum for women beneficiaries)

Range of Projects: above 1,00,000/-

Rate of Subsidy: 6% per annum

The period of repayment of the loan, including the moratorium period will be five years for projects upto ₹5,00,000/- and 7 years for projects above ₹ 5,00,000/- with a moratorium period to start the repayment of the loan will be upto 6 months.

The applicant should be engaged or employed as a Manual Scavenger by an individual or a local authority or an agency or a contractor (as identified during the survey conducted by State Governments & allotted MS-ID/Receipt No. and their dependents).

Sanitation Workers and their dependents are eligible only for assistance for sanitation-related self-employment projects.

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Application for One-Time Cash Assistance (OTCA) -

Identification of manual scavengers is done by the concerned State Governments through surveys by the Urban Local Bodies/Gram Panchayats.

Aadhaar Card

Proof of Identity

Proof of Address

Proof of Age

Occupation Certificate from a designated authority.

Passport Size Photograph

Bank Details