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1. Purpose/Objective
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesGeetanjali To provide proper
shelters, free of cost,in rural and non-municipal urban areasto the poor.
Focuses on construction ofhouses for the Economically
Weaker Section ofpeople. This scheme is
being implemented in therural areas and non-
Municipal urban areas incoordination with seven
other GovernmentDepartments under the name
of ‘Geetanjali’..
a) Poor peoplein rural and
non-municipalurban areas.
b)Poor peoplein disaster
prone areasc)Poor people
affected byGovernmentprojects (as a
part of therehabilitation
measures)
The housing department People having income lessthan six thousand per year,people having BPL cardwill get priority.
Banglar Bari To provide propershelters, free of cost,
to the BPL families inmunicipal Urban areas.
To construct 4 storied flatsfor people from economicweaker sections. Familiesliving Below Poverty Linewill get a Pucca house so
that they can get permanentshelter.
(1) People ofurban municipalareas havingBPL cards.(2) Having
monthly incomeless than 10kper month.(3) They
should not haveconcrete houseelsewhere in thecountry.
State UrbanDevelopment Agency
(SUDA)
People can get rid ofslums, where they livein very unhygienicmanner in municipalareas.
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesNijoshree To provide proper
shelters, free of cost, tothe Lower Income Groupand Middle IncomeGroup in municipalUrban areas.
To construct 1BHK and2BHK flats for people from
LIG and MIG.
1 BHK- peoplehaving earningup to 15000/m2 BHK-Peoplehaving earningup to 30000/m
Nijo-grihaNijo-bhumi
To provide 5 decimal ofland to each identifiedeligible beneficiaryfamily i.e. to all landlesshomestead lessagricultural labourers,village artisans andfishermen in rural areas.
Secured ownership of asmall piece of land is a key
factor that can initiatetransformation in a family,from poverty to prosperity.This in turn takes a familytowards a world of self-
respect, dignity and peace.
landlesshomestead less
agriculturallabourers,
village artisansand fishermenin rural areas
Pattas are being distributedeither in the name of womenwho is the head of thefamily or jointly both in thename of the wife &husband. Priorities are alsogiven to the eligiblebeneficiaries of the weakestsection of the society. Allthe benefitted familiesreceive pattas, record-of-rights and possession of theland on spot.
Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesRupashreePrakalpaScheme
To provide financialassistance, to a bride
family in time ofmarriage.
To reduce the burden of abride family in the time of
marriage.
All the girlsabove 18
years, whosefamily annualincome fromall sources isless than Rs.
1.5 lakh.
Department of Womenand Child Developmentand Social Welfare
1. Rupashree Scheme willbring reduction in ChildMarriage.2. This scheme will reducethe burden of marriageexpenses of parents of girlchild.
KanyashreePrakalpa
To promote the entiresociety through women
empowerment
1. Discouraging earlymarriage of girls.2. Incentivize through
All theadolescent girl
children.
Department of WomenDevelopment and Social
Welfare
The first is an AnnualScholarship of Rs. 750/- tobe paid annually to the girls
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scholarships3.Improving IMR andMMR
in the age group 13 to 18years (studying in ClassVIII equivalent or above forevery year that theyremained in education,provided they are unmarriedat the time. The second is aOne-Time Grant of Rs.25,000/-, to be paid after agirl turns 18, provided thatshe was engaged in anacademic or occupationalpursuit and was unmarried.
Sabooj Sathi Empower the students,especially the girls and
reduce drop outs inhigher education
The scheme is fordistribution of bi-cycles tostudents of class IX to XIIstudying in Govt. run andGovt. aided Schools andMadrashas of the State.
Students ofclass IX to XII
studying inGovt. run andGovt. aidedSchools and
Madrashas ofthe State
Backward Classes WelfareDepartment.
Shikshashree To provide qualityassistance to SC studentsof Classes V to VIII in asmooth, transparent and
efficient way
to provide financialassistance to the SCstudents reading in classesV to VIII to improve theirparticipation in Pre-matricstages and minimize theincidence of drop-outespecially in case of girlstudents.
SC students ofClasses V to
VIII reading inany
Government,Government-aided and allGovernmentrecognizedschools of
West Bengal.
Backward Classes WelfareDepartment
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesSishu Saathi To provide free treatment
to children needing heartsurgeries, irrespective ofincome class.
To improve neo natalmortality rate.
All childrenneeding heartsurgeries,irrespective ofincome class.
a) The State Govt conductshealth tests in governmentschools to detect heartailments,b) the State Govt providesfree cardiac surgery forchildren up to 12 yearssuffering from heartailments,c) All children are eligibleirrespective of familyincome,d)All expenses are borne bythe State Government.
Madhur Sneho To feed the neo-natalbabies.
Improve Neo-NatalMortality rate.
Babies who areprematurely
born, or are ofvery low birth
weight, or thosebabies whosemothers are
unable to feed.
Eastern India's first andcountry's most modernized"Human Milk Bank" inSSKM Hospital.
Social SecurityYojana
To help around 5crorepeople working inunorganized sector
Financial inclusion aroundthe society and give an
economic & social boost tothe lower section and theunorganized sector of the
workers.
5 schemes has been mergedto form this new scheme,the old schemes are,
State Assistance Schemefor Provident Fund forUnorganized Sector
West BengalUnorganized SectorWorkers’ Health SecurityScheme
Social Security schemefor Construction Workers
West Bengal Transport
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Workers Social SecurityScheme
West Bengal BidiWorkers Welfare Scheme
Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesYuvasree To provide employment
assistance to theunemployed youths of
West Bengal.
To provide employmentassistance to the
unemployed youths of WestBengal for increasing their
employment ability andskill.
unemployedyouths of West
Bengal
Labour Departmentof West Bengal
KarmashreeScheme
To enhance income andsocial respect of labours.
People who work for 20days in a project, will be
given work for another 20days in another project
Unorganisedlabours
Labour department The government would train10 lakh youths for skilldevelopment, through 500Karma Tirtha marketinghubs, where poor peoplewould get shops free of cost,that were being set up in thestate.
KarmatirthaScheme
To promote sustainableentrepreneurship and
generate employment byproviding a one-stop
shop allowingentrepreneurs to markettheir products directly to
buyers.
To strike a synergy betweenthe abundance of natural
resources and theavailability of a skilledworkforce and thereby
move toward sustainableentrepreneurship.
Smallentrepreneurs
The State government willbe providing the requisiteinfrastructure supportincluding training andfinance, allowingindividuals, self-helpgroups, co-operativeenterprises, artisans, andweavers to avail of thebenefits of the scheme. Theobjective is to set up at leastone ‘Karmatirtha’ in everyblock of the State.
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesLokprasarPrakalpo
To improve the Socioeconomic condition of
Folk artists.
(1) To bestow dignity on folkartistes by issuing them
identity cards.(2) To uphold the traditional
folk forms of Bengal.(3) To revive nearly-extinct
folk-forms of art and culture.(4) To uplift the socio
economic conditions of artistsassociated with folk culture.
Folk artists Department ofInformation &Cultural Affairs
programmes under'Lokprasar Prakalpo':
(a) issuing identity card toeach folk-artiste;(b) arranging for monthlypension for veteran anddistressed folk-artistes;(c) granting of retainer feeto artistes; and(d) Arranging for theminimum income byengaging them in the publiccampaign programme ondevelopment projects.
Matir Katha To provide usefulinformation about
different AgriculturalSectors through thisportal to serve the
citizens of West Bengalat grass roots level.
It is an agriculture basedportal involving 5Departments which areAgriculture, Agriculturalmarketing, AnimalHusbandry, Fisheries andHorticulture.The range of informationcovered in this portal includesname and kind of seeds,availability, price and qualitycontrol of seeds, suggestionsfor Season / Area / Crop /variety wise cropping (basedon crop calendar), differentinformation related to Soiland Fertilizer, etc.
Primary sectorworkers of the
Economy
Continuous Training ofNodal Officers in eachsector and sensitization ofStakeholders are arrangedfor propagation of effectiveservice delivery mechanismthrough Common ServiceCenters.
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesSech Bandhu To boost irrigation in the
state.This Prakalpa is a farmer-friendly project offering
46,000 new pump sets withpower connectivity to
farmers to boost irrigationin the state. This would help
the farmers in a big wayand keep them away from
illegal power consumption.
Farmers Irrigation Department It would also reduce powertheft and improveregularized power supply inrural Bengal.
Muktidhara To create and maintainsustainable livelihood of
SHG members inPurulia, Paschim
Medinipur district.
SHG membersof Purulia &
PaschimMedinipurDistrict.
SHG & SE Department. The project is beingimplemented in associationwith NABARD, on a pilot
basis.After training, the SHGs hasgot credit linkage with the
Banks.
Sufal Bangla To ensure freshvegetables at reasonableprice at their door step.
1) to help the farmer's getpremium price and haverational share in consumer'sprice,2) To supply quality produceat less retail price and haverational share in consumer'sprice3) Make fruit and vegetable
producer's retail marketcompetitive.In the short run, the projectaims at implementing a modelof ‘SAFAL" in a smalldomain and modify the modelthrough Trial and error andmade adoptable to the localcondition of the state.
CommonCitizens of
W.B.
Paschim Bangla AgriMarketing Corporation
Limited
The project also aims toprovide benefits to the
farmer through arrangementof procurement by the
Government. Another aspectof this initiative is toprovide employmentopportunities to the
unemployed who would beassociated with this
programme.Kolkata Fresh Fruit andVegetable Project was
initiated in Kolkata and itssuburb as Sufal Bangla in
September 2014.
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesShilpa Sathi To assist the investors in
setting up industries inWest Bengal
To get rid of irrelevantlicenses and registrations
according to existingprocedures, resulting in un-necessary delays due to lack
of inter-departmental co-ordination.
Investors, whowant to set upmedium and
large industriesin Kolkata and
nearby
West Bengal IndustrialDevelopment Corporation
Ltd (WBIDC)
The investor will be able tosubmit the Common
Application Form on-line inthe Shilpa Sathi and get alllicenses and registrations
on- line.
Amar Fasal,Amar Gola
A pilot project to providefinancial assistance to
marginal farmers.
Financial assistance varyingbetween Rs. 5,000 and Rs.25,000 to marginal farmersof the State so that they canhave their own storehouses
and vending carts.
Marginalfarmers
Two Schemes are coveredunder this scheme,1.Amar Fasal amar Gola2.Amar Fasal amar Gari
In the case of the AmarFasal Amar Gari project,the rate of subsidy would beRs. 10,000 flat.
This project willfacilitate those farmers whowish to directly sell theirproducts to end users. Thesubsidies would be directlycredited to the bankaccounts of those farmerswho own Kisan CreditCards.
Anandadhara To mobilize the ruralpoor and vulnerable
people into self-managed, federated
institutions and supportthem for livelihood
collectives.
To achieve increased accessto rights, entitlements andpublic services, diversified
risk and better socialindicators of empowerment.
Rural poor andvulnerable
people
The Government of Indiahas launched The NationalRural Livelihoods Mission
under the Ministry ofRural Development). In
West Bengal, NRLM hasbeen launched as
ANANDADHARA.
WBSRLM (West BengalState Rural LivelihoodsMission), a registeredsociety under the SocietyRegistration Act 1860 hasbeen formed by theGovernment of West Bengalto implement the NationalRural Livelihood Mission inthe state.
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Scheme Purpose Objective Beneficiary Nodal Agency Salient FeaturesGatidhara
SchemeTo generate self-
employment in the Urbanand Rural areas of thestate through promotion
of transport service.
To encourage theunemployed youth of west
Bengal for taking uptransportation as a means of
livelihood. Under thisscheme, the beneficiary will
get a loan up to ten lacks,and in case of the
commercial vehicles 30%up-to one lakh would be
given as a subsidy.
Unemployedyouth, whowants to taketransportationbusiness asmeans oflivelihood andhavingI)age between20 to 45II) namesregistered atemploymentbankIII) monthlyincome lessthan 25,000
Transport department
Money will be funded by– Labour Department
Tagline - ‘Breakdesperation, Build Life‘
The beneficiary will get aloan through severalnationalized banks,Regional rural banks andsome NBFCs up to tenlacks, and in case of thecommercial vehicles 30%up-to one lakh would begiven as a subsidy. WestBengal TransportInfrastructure DevelopmentCorporation is the activeagent of this project.
Jal DharoJal Bharo
Preserving preciouswater resources by largescale harvesting of rainwater as well as arrestingrunoff of surface water.
To improve and availabilityof precious water resourcesthrough the constructionand management of MinorIrrigation structures.
It also aims towardsbuilding citizen's awarenessfor rain water conservationand efficient water-use inirrigation.
Farmers Water ResourcesInvestigation &
Development Department
Executing water harvestingstructures, re-excavation oftanks and other water bodiesunder MGNREGAprogramme. Different typesof structures like CheckDams, Water harvestingTanks and Surface FlowMinor Irrigation Schemesare being constructed forarresting surface run-off vis-a-vis utilisation of storedwater for irrigation/otherpurpose.
Sabar GhareAlo
To achieve 100% ruralhousehold electrificationin 11 backward districtsof West Bengal.
All Citizens This is a partially centrallysponsored scheme, DeenDayal Upadhyaya GramJyoti Yojana
Same as DDUGJY.
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