SWAROZGARIS IN BIHAR
LOK SAHBA
The Swaranjayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) is being implemented in rural
areas of the country including all the districts of Bihar. SGSY
is under implementation since 1st April 1999.
In Bihar, total number
of 4,77,030 Swarozgaris have been assisted since inception
and Ministry of Rural Development has allocated Rs. 47591.32 lakh
from the year 1999 to 2003 to the State Government under SGSY.
SGSY is the major
on-going programme for the self-employment of rural poor at present.
The basic objective of the SGSY is to bring the assisted poor
families (Swarozgaris) above the Poverty Line by providing them
income generating assets through a mix of bank credit and governmental
subsidy.
The SGSY is financed
on 75:25 cost sharing basis between the State and the Centre.
This was informed
by Minister of State for Rural Development Shri U.V. Krishanam
Raju in a written reply to Shri Rajo Singh in Lok Sabha today.
