SWAWLAMBAN SCHEME

A Step towards Women Empowerment

Implemented by
West Bengal Women Development Undertaking
Under
Women & Child Development And Social Welfare
Government Of West Bengal
OBJECTIVES
Of the scheme

To provide skills that give employability to

women.
To provide competencies and skills that
enable women to become self
employed / entrepreneurs.
Target groups

Socially distressed women and girls of

the age group of 18-35 years,
women from BPL families, women in
moral danger
transgender communities
If necessary the upper age group may
be relaxed to 45 years in case of
Commercial sex worker, traffic victims
etc
Implementation

DSWO has been declared as District Manager of

WBWDU.
Scheme is implemented by NGOs selected as
per criteria and recommendation by district
Authority
Proposed beneficiaries are to be selected in
consultation with BDO/SDO/DSWO/ADM and a
list to be submitted duly signed by them
Indigenous and traditional trades may be opted
for undertaking such programme depending on
the nature of availability of raw materials and
scope for marketing of finished products.
NGO must have been registered at least 3 years before the
date of application and continuing registration annually
The governing body of NGO should comprise of at least
1/3rd female members
Objectives of ‘providing vocational training’ should be
incorporated in the memorandum of association to be
supported by the certified copy of the same
NGO should have the financial capacity to undertake the
programme to be supported by excess of income over
expenditure for last three years and proper utilization of
other govt. grants, if any.
The NGO should have capacity for providing support for
bank linkage for individual or group of trainees, support for
backward/forward linkage as well as establishing contact
with potential employer
 Inspection (Block level)

During Block level Inspection the following matter at

least to be verified:-
Physical verification of the NGO’s credential
Verification of trade opted for the scheme from the
view point of availability of raw materials and scope
for marketing of finished products.
Training venue, trainer’s quality, list of beneficiaries
and process of selection of beneficiaries should be
checked
Other criteria for selection of NGO are to be
checked
Scrutiny at district level and
recommendation thereafter
All papers regarding application format, audit
statement for last three years, cost of project
whether followed the guidelines of schemes, female
members of governing body of NGO, regular
meeting of GB etc are to be checked
After Commencement of the project monitoring
(mid term) is to be conducted. Satisfactory reporting
from the district will make NGO eligible for release of
2nd installment .
After completion of the training programme another
monitoring is to be done on utilization of funds and
quality of training programme as well as placement
record of beneficiaries
Release of fund to NGO
Fund will be released to NGOs in 3 installments after
execution of “Bond of Agreement”, submission of “list of
selected trainees and broad sheets with quotations for
purchase of fixed assets
The 1st installment will comprise of 100% of non-recurring
grant and 50% of recurring grant out of the sanctioned
project cost
The 2nd installment comprises of 40% recurring cost
subsequently on receipt of following documents through
the district authority
A) Progress report in proforma
B) audited utilization certificate in proforma, audited
statement of accounts
C) month wise and item wise report on production and
sale of products
Release of fund to NGO Contd.
D) A/C Payee Demand Draft in the name of ‘WEST
BENGAL WOMEN DEVELOPMENT UNDERTAKING’ of the
total sales proceeds earned during 1st half of the training
programme
E) list of trainees who have been finally included in the
training program from the approved list of trainees as
already furnished to WBWDU before execution of ‘Bond
of Agreement’.
F) Asset list
G) Mid-term monitoring report from the appropriate
authority.
The 3rd installment comprising of the remaining 10% of
recurring cost will be released after receipt of the
verified Post Training Placement.
 SWAWLAMBAN SPECIAL
Inaugurated By HMOS,wcd &sw,WB on 17.02.16
New initiative for the welfare of commercial sex workers &
their children
By providing alternative career opportunities through
appropriate job training & vocational training for skill
upgradation
To enable them to start their life afresh through alternative
livelihood options
Finally to enable them to leave their profession of sex trading
voluntarily & live the life with dignity
Project Implementing Agency to have experience of
minimum 3 yrs of working in the field of children & women
welfare in Red light areas in addition to other stipulated
norms & criteria
SWAWLAMBAN BHAROSA
(GERIATRIC CARE)
APPROVED ON 22nd September,2016
To provide quality care to all senior citizens- ailing or
healthy, living lonely or with family, who are in need
To cater the need of elderly people as well as to
create employment opportunity to the socially
distressed women
Implementing Agencies to have one or more Medical
Person(MBBS or equivalent) in the Governing Body &
to fulfill other stipulated criteria
Trainee care giver beneficiaries to have minimum
qualification of class-X passed
Antecedent/background of trainees to be verified by
police
Govt/NGO run Home inmates with required
qualification to be selected as trainees
Thank You