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Swachhta Udyami Yojana
Swachhta Udyami Yojana. The ‘Swachhta Udyami Yojana’ is for extending financial assistance for Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Pay and Use Community Toilets in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode and Procurement & Operation of Sanitation related Vehicles.
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The ‘Swachhta Udyami Yojana’ is for extending financial assistance for Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Pay and Use Community Toilets in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode and Procurement & Operation of Sanitation related Vehicles.
The Scheme was launched on 2nd October, 2014. Sudarshan Bhagat, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment launched the “Swachhta Udyami Yojana - Swachhta Se Sampannta Ki Aur” of National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation.
The Scheme provides financial assistance to Safai Karamcharis and identified manual scavengers for construction, operation and maintenance of community toilets in public private partnership (PPP) mode and for purchase of sanitation-related Vehicles.
The scheme has twin objectives of cleanliness and providing livelihood to Safai Karamcharis and liberated Manual Scavengers to achieve the overall goal of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” initiated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister. It seeks to prevent the necessity of manual scavenging and ensure easy accessibility of the community latrines to the households (not having any such facilities in their houses) and for floating population in public places.
Toilets can be taken up by individual beneficiaries, self-help groups etc, while the operation is sanitary vehicles is targeted to be maintained by Manual scavengers / Safai Karamcharis. Maximum amount of Rs 25 lakh for setting up of a unit of 10 seater toilet will be given. Loan is to be repaid in 10 years. A rebate of 1% per annum on interest will be admissible to women beneficiaries.
A rebate of 0.5% will be extended for the beneficiaries for timely repayment. Besides, there is a moratorium six months in addition to implementation period of six months. A maximum subsidy of Rs 3.25 lakh is given in case of manual scavengers. In the case of vehicles, which are to be used for collection of garbage, other terms being the same manual scavengers and safai Karamcharis, a maximum amount of Rs 15 lakh loan will be given.
