Vocational Training Centers in Tribal Area

OBJECTIVE

The need for vocational institution in tribal belts where left wing extremism rising felt for large scale of employment of tribal youth. The extremism is manifestation of frustration and lack of faith in the present development. It is necessary that both State and Central Government should make efforts weaning away the tribal youths from disruptive activities. Hence one of the major efforts is to establish such vocational training institutes for large scale employment of unemployed tribal youths.

SCOPE AND ELIGIBILITY

Under the scheme grants shall be sanctioned subject to terms and conditions laid down by this Ministry and provided application for the same is received as per prescribed performa.

The agencies eligible for assistance shall be as follows:

1. Institutions or Organisation set up by Government as autonomous bodies either under a statue or as a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or otherwise
2. Educational and other instructions of the like of local bodies and cooperative bodies.
3. Non Government Organisation meeting the following requirements:
   

• It is a registered body under an appropriate Act so that it gets a corporate status and a legal personality and a group liability is established for its activities.
• It has an appropriate administrative structure and a duly constituted managing/executive committee.
• The aims and objects of the organization and programmes in fulfillment of those aims and objects are preciously laid down and
• The organization is initiated and governed by its own members on democratic principles without any external control.
  

PROCEDURE FOR RELEASE OF GRANT-IN-AID AND FUNDING PATTERN

a) Under the scheme 100% central assistance will be given to State/UTs/NGOs for setting up and running of vocational training centers.

b) One the event of Ministry of Welfare itself executing any element of the programme i.e. engagement of consultants for project formulation, monitering and evaluation as well as expenses towards cost of training of NGO functionaries etc. Full cost shall be borne from the budgetary provision of the scheme.

c) Under the Programme while no predefined cost heads shall be stipulated at the project formulation stage, each implementing agency shall submit a detailed project proposal clearly bringing out the programme modalities and individual expenditure heads. Ministry of Welfare while approving the projects shall indicate the extent of support to the project as a whole as well as to each component of the project against which reappropriation to the extent of 20% of the total grant shall be permitted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANT-IN-AID UNDER THE SCHEME OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN TRIBAL AREAS.

1. The scheme will come into effect from 11th day of August 1998.
2. The scheme will be meant for Scheduled Tribes and will provide for training for various trades in a particular centre depending upon the existing infrastructure as well as the employment potential in the proximity of the proposed location Only after the need and the possibility of vocationally trained tribal youths are established clearly the proposal would be considered.
3. 100% grant-in-aid will be provided to the agencies/organisations eligible for assistance as specified in Para 2 of the Scheme.
4. Each Vocational Training Center under the revised scheme may cater to five vocational courses in traditional skills depending upon the employment potential of the area. Keeping in view the limited potential of even skilled persons in interior areas, each tribal boy/girl will be trained in two trades of his/her choice, course in each trade being for duration of three months. Each trainee will be attached at the end of six months to Master Craftsman in a semi-urban/urban area for a period of six months to learn his skills by practical experience. The practical experience in each trade being of three months duration.
5. Each Vocational training centre will provide vocational training for 100 trainees. The Centres would also provide residential facilities to maximum 50% of the trainees enrolled in the institute. The training institutes will be meant for tribal trainees only.
6. Three agencies running the vocational training centres shall also arrange for loan and subsidy either through ITDP or through any other agency for enabling each successful trainee for starting his/her new job.
7. The agencies already running vocational training centres and agencies already sanctioned grants for setting up and running of VTCs prior to 1997-98 under the scheme will not be allowed to increase the existing strength of 5o trainees in the centres. However, the assistance for recurring cost for these ongoing centers shall be provided as per revised norms for further running of these centres.
8. The Agencies already sanctioned grant-in-aid to set up the vocational training centers during 1997-98 and in case the centre has not started functioning the concerned organisation will be given recurring grant as per revised scheme only after the construction of the centre is completed as per pre-revised norms. These centres will also be allowed to have the strength of 100 trainees in a year.
9. The agencies will be given grant-in-aid to run the VTCs either in rented building or in the building owned by the organisation or in the building constructed out of grant-in-aid under the scheme. The construction grant will be provided where it is absolutely necessary based on the rates approved by the State's specific PWD for the centre applied for by the agency. The local available material will be used by the agency for such construction so that the benefit of such grants also reaches to local tribal population. The rate of rent allowed per month will be maximum upto Rs.8000/- and maintenance grant in case of the building owned by the Organization/Agency will be @ 10% of the rent allowed per month. Each VTC should have minimum two class room-cum-demonstration hall for accommodating 100 trainees, two hostel dormitories to accommodate maximum 50 trainees and sufficient space for office. The non-recurring component in case of construction will be released in two equal instalments depending upon progress of construction and progress of expenditure. The non-recurring grant for purchase of equipments and recurring grant for running the VTC will not be released unless the construction grant is utilised in full and building so completed is ready for use.
10. Each VTC will be provided financial assistance for purchase of training equipment to run courses in five trades to be decided by the agency concerned once in five years @2.40 lakh per VTC, if the agency running the VTCs wants to change the trades in which they are running the courses depending upon the changed employment potential of the area they will be allowed to do so only after they have imported training in the already running courses for the centre for minimum of five years.
11. The recurring grant-in-aid the VTCs will be @ of Rs.13,500/- per trainee per year. Each VTC will have one Chief Instructor/Foreman, four Trade Instructors, one Workshop Attendant, one Watchman, one peon, on part-time Sweeper and one Accountant Each trainee in the centre will also have to be provided stipend @ Rs.350.00 per month and raw material @ Rs.1,200/- per annum. The organisation will have to provide adequate honorarium to Master Craftsman for giving practical training to trainees of the centre. The cost of electricity and water charges and other office expenses will have to be met by the Agency/Organisation out of the grant-in-aid specified in addition to other items of expenditure mentioned above in the para.
12. The Agencies provided with the central assistance for running the courses on the trades which leads to production of finished products shall market these products to earn income for making these VTCs self sustainable in future. The sale proceeds accrued out of marketing of finished products should be reflected in their Annual Accounts.
13. Grant-in-aid will be sanctioned for the new centres under the revised scheme after the information is supplied as per the application Form No.1. The recommendation including inspection reports of the State Government, National Institutes, National Commissions, Tribal Research Institutes of State Government and any other Agency, so designated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for this purpose will be necessary, in case the centre is proposed to be run by the Non-Governmental Organisations.
14. On receipt of the proposal of the NGO in the prescribed format duly recommended, 100% grant towards Non-Recurring and 50% grant toward recurring expenses will be released as first instalment, and the remaining 50% grant towards recurring expenses will be released on receipt of the documents contained in the prescribed format for the second instalment of grants. In case, the centre is proposed to be run by the State/UT other government institution, 100% grant in aid both towards recurring and non-recurring components will be released on receipt of the information as asked for in prescribed form for new cases.
15. The recurring expenses to the State Governments/Uts to whom the centre had been sanctioned prior to 1997-98 will be released only on receipt of the information as to the utilisation of funds previously released separately for recurring and non-recurring and the physical progress report in the Appendices attached to Form No-2-A.
16. The recurring expenses to the States/Uts to whom the centre was sanctioned during 1997-98 to run the centre will be provided only on receipt of the information as to the completion of construction work and utilisation of previous grants.
17. The recurring grant-in-aid for ongoing VTCs being run by NGOs will be released in two equal instalments and the second instalment of grant for ongoing centre will be released only on receipt of the information and documents listed in application Form Nos.3 and 4 along with recommendation including inspection reports of the State Government, National Institutes. National Commissions, Tribal Research Institutes of the State Governments and any other Agency so designated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for this purpose
18. No grants in aid will be sanctioned where there is a reasonable suspicion of suggestion of corrupt practices unless the organisations concerned are cleared of the allegations. The Government reserves its right to nominee its representatives on any grantee institution, which depends upon the Central Government grant-in-aid for more that 50% of its annual recurring expenditure. Any other special terms and conditions or procedures for transactions of business as Government may desire to be followed by the grantee institutions, shall be incorporated in the By-laws/Articles of Association of institutions concerned before release of grant-in-aid. This applies to the agencies other than state Government/UT and other Govt. agencies.
19. If the actual expenditure on the items for which the assistance was sanctioned all below and there accrues unspent balance out the grant, the organisation/agency shall be liable to refund un-utilised portion of the grant to the Govt. of India unless adjusted from the future grants.
20. The funds should be spent exclusively for the purpose for which they are meant and the organisation/agency running centre should not run for profit to any individual or body of individual. The organisation shall not accept assistance for the same purpose from more than one source. The facilities provided by the organisation with the assistance of Government of India should be free from any encumbrances and no contribution or fee should be charges from the beneficiaries being trained in the centre.
21. Before a grant is release, the grantee institution will have to execute a bond on non-judicial stamp paper worth Rs.5/-with two sureties to the President of India to the effect that it will abide by the terms and conditions attached to the grant and that in case of its failure to abide by the same, it will refund to the Government the total grant-in-aid sanctioned to it for the purpose with interest @6% per annum thereon or the sum specified under the bond Execution of bond will not apply to State Government/UT and quasi-Government institutions and institutions whose budget is either approved by the Government has nominated its representative in the Managing Committee/Governing Body.
22. Institutions or Bodies receiving grants should, irrespective of the amount involved, be required to maintain subsidiary accounts of the Government grant.
23. The organisation should be agreeable to occasional visit of the Government officers and consider their suggestions for improvement in the working of the scheme.
24. The accounts of the organisation will be subjected to the test check by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India at his discretion.
25. The organisation will have no authority to dispose of any capital equipment and property purchased out of grant-in-aid, sanctioned, without prior approval of the Government. In the event of the organisation discontinuing the scheme or being wound up, the ownership of such equipment and property would vest in Government of India. The organisation will also maintain the audited record of all assets acquired wholly or substantially out of the government grants (property of a capital nature where the value exceeds Rs.1000/-)
26. The organisation/agency should agree to make reservations for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the posts on the lines of reservations provided in the services under the Central Government for these communities.
27. The Chief Instructor/Instructors/Master Craftsman to be engaged under the scheme to impart training should be technically trained in the respective trades preferably on the pattern being adopted in the like institution by the State Government. 28. The Government of India is free to make any modifications in the aforesaid conditions whenever deem necessary.

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