Mahila Swayamsiddha Yojana Rajasthan

The "Mahila Swayamsiddha Yojana" implemented by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan, aims to provide skill training and self-employment opportunities to widowed, abandoned, and destitute women. Under this scheme, free vocational training is offered in Nariniketan buildings, operated via voluntary organizations.

Objective:

• Free vocational training for skill development in various trades.
• Accommodation and food provisions for enrolled women and their children.
• Financial assistance to NGOs operating training centers.
• The training period ranges from 3 months to 1 year.
• Assistance in securing employment or availing loans for self-employment.
• Monthly stipend for participating women.

Women should belong to one of the following categories:

• Widowed, abandoned, or destitute women facing social neglect.
• Women released from imprisonment without family support.
• Women affected by natural disasters, lacking social and financial assistance.
• Women rescued from exploitation, trafficking, or forced labor.
• Women affected by terrorism or extremist activities.
• Women suffering from mental illness, except those requiring institutional psychiatric care.
• Women living with HIV/AIDS who are abandoned by their families.
• Other women facing extreme social and economic distress.

The non-governmental organization provides grant funds by the state government as per the regulations:
S.NO.Details of Position/ExpenseNumber of PositionsMonthly ExpensesAnnual Expenses1 (A)Doctor (part-time)01₹3,000/-₹36,000/-2 (A)Craft Teacher02₹10,000/-₹1,20,000/-Total (A)₹13,000/-₹1,56,000/-1 (B)Other Recurring Expenses For the purchase of raw materials (100 rupees per woman per month) 50 for Women-₹5,000/-₹60,000/-2 (B)Resident's food, clerk, cooks, watchman, Class IV employees, cleaning work etc. and newspapers and magazines (Rs 675 per woman per month) for 50 women-₹33,750/- ₹4,05,000/-
*Total (B)₹38,750/-₹4,65,000/-Total (A+B)₹51,750/-***₹6,21,000/-**

1. The applicant should be a registered voluntary organization, trust, or NGO.
2. The organization must be operational for at least three years before applying.
3. The organization should be non-profit and focused on women’s welfare.
4. The organization must have a formally structured administrative and management committee.
5. The organization should not be blacklisted or penalized by any government department.

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Step 1: Interested voluntary organizations must submit applications in the prescribed format to the District Collector’s Office.
Step 2: The District Collector’s office reviews and recommends the application.
Step 3: The Social Justice and Empowerment Department evaluates the application.
Step 4: Eligible organizations receive approval and funding.
Step 5: Beneficiary women enroll through the Admission Advisory Committee.