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Support to training and employment programme for women

Ministry of Women & Child Development

STEP Scheme aims to provide skills that give employability to women and to provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-employed/entrepreneurs. The Scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and above across the country.

Scheme Benefits & Highlights

The scheme has 2 fold objectives viz.

  • To provide skills that give employability to women.
  • To provide competencies and skills that enable women to become self-employed/entrepreneurs.
Eligibility

Scheme Target Group

The scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and above.

ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS/ PROJECT IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES (PIAs)

Grants-in-aid under the STEP programme may be given to an institution having a distinct legal entity as under:

  • Institutions or organizations set up as Autonomous Organization under a specific statute or as a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (Not for profit) or other statutes.
  • Voluntary Organizations or Non-Government Organizations registered under the Societies Registration Act, Indian Trust Act carrying out activities which promote the objectives of the STEP programme, with adequate financial and other resources, credibility and experience of the type of activities to be undertaken.
  • Co-operative Societies. 

 

More details and documents are available at: http://wbcdwdsw.gov.in/User/scheme_STEP

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