| Scheme Name | Support To Training & Employment Programe For Women (STEP) |
| Objective | To make a significant impact on condition of women by upgrading skills for self and wage employment |
| Scheme Area | Livelihood |
| Societal Group | Women and girl child |
| Individual/Institutional | Individual/Institutional |
| Central/State Level | Central |
| Govt/Non-Govt | Govt |
| Validity | 5 Years Tenure Of Elected Goverenment |
| Target Group | • Marginalized, Asset Less Rural And Urban Women • Wage Labourers, Unpaid Daily Workers • Female Headed Households • Migrant Labourers • Tribal And Other Dis-Possessed Groups |
| Funds Available | – |
| Scholarship Amount | The scheme aims at providing as integrated package of the following services to women to enable them economically more viable, independent and raise their socio-economic status. up gradation of skills through training. Better and sustainable employment opportunities backward and forward linkages facilitation of organization of women support services with the coverage of -health check-ups -referral services -mobile creches -education facilities schemes are having 100% or 50 % assistance option. |
| Eligibility Criteria | 1)Recipient of financial assistance under STEP are required to be bodies, organisations or agencies working in Rural/Urban areas, although their headquarters may be located in the urban area. they must be registered at least for 3 years (experience/existence in the sector concerned )at the time of approaching for assistance. implementing agencies will also identify a set of link agencies which would facilitate the implementation of the project through their expertise, resources and experience. link agencies would also include voluntary organizations; active in the field of employment and women’s development.while selecting non government organizations as implementing agencies, it would be ensured that the selected organisations have adequate infrastructure and technical expertise in the sector, financial soundness with facilities, resource experience and administrative capabilities for undertaking the project. 2)Women development corporations wherever they exist, would be involved in identifying economically viable projects, preparing project report, arranging for required training, facilitating access to credit etc. linkages with state departments concerned and with the existing programmes of the state and the central government will be established so as to enable the beneficiaries to optimally utilize their services. the implementing agency will be assisted by the state department involved in women’s development to effectively co-ordinate to draw upon the resources of existing infrastructure and services under programmes like icds, dwcra, mahila samakhya, irdp, etc. |
| Documents/Collaterals reqd | Documents required (to be attached with application) 1.Registration certificate(RC)/renewal of RC (if applicable) 2.Memorandum of association and bye-laws of the organization 3.Attested copies of audited statement of accounts (for preceding three years) 4.Annual report (for three preceding years) 5.Outline map of the project area 6.Benchmark survey of intended beneficiaries 7.Marketing plan & linkup with financial institutions. 8.State govt. recommendation with minutes of the slec meeting. documents required for release of 2nd & subsequent installments:(to be submitted through state govt.) a.Utilization certificate of the previous grant-in-aid released. b.Audited statement of accounts c.Quarterly progress report d.Minutes of the monitoring committee meeting. e.Inspection report from the state govt. |
| Departments | Ministry Of Women And Child Development |
| Dept Contacts | Shri R.P. Pant, Director (Step) Ministry Of Women And Child Development Room No. 307-B Wing, Shastri Bhawan , Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi -110001, Telephone No. 011-23386553 |
| Imp Dates | Old Date is September 2013 No New Date Issued |
| Forms Availability | Http://Www.Wcd.Nic.In/Revised%20Schemeof%20Step.Pdf |
| Web URL for Details | http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/step/step.htm |
| Online Process | – |
| Support Processes/ Institutions | – |