Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana – SGSY Scheme PDF, Online Application & Details

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Central Government has launched Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) to provide sustainable income to rural and urban poor. PM Atal Bihar Vajpayee had launched this scheme on 1 April 1999. SGSY Scheme will provide self employment opportunities through the establishment of Self Help Groups (SHGs). This scheme has resulted in the establishment of 22.5 lakh SHGs to benefit 66.97 lakh people. All the candidates can check details at sgsy.gov.in

SGSY Scheme subsumes the previous 6 schemes – Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM), Development of Women & Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA), Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans (SITRA), Ganga Kalyan Yojana (GKY) and Million Wells Scheme (MWS).

Under this rural employment scheme, govt. will establish Activity clusters on the basis of aptitude and skill of the people. NGOs, Panchayat Raj Institutions, District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs), Technical Institutions, Banks and other Financial Institutions will provide funds. This scheme is now renamed as National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) & then renamed as Aajeevika Mission.