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WBSCST FINANCE DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATION

Cooch Behar district has almost 51% SC population and ST population is less then 1%.

West Bengal Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Development & Finance Corporation

The West Bengal Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Development & Finance Corporation was constituted in the year 1976 through an Act, amended in 1980 & 1981. The Corporation has the mandate for economic development of SC/ST beneficiaries living below the poverty line. Moreover, the Corporation can take up activities which have a bearing upon social, educational, economic & cultural development of SC/ST communities in the State. The State Government holds 51% and the Government of India holds 49% share of the Corporation. The Corporation started functioning with authorized share capital of 200.00 crore.

Head Quarters of the Corporation is located at CF-217/A/1 Sector-I, Salt Lake, Kolkata -700064. The Corporation functions through 19 District Branch Offices located at District HQs. Senior State Civil Service cadre officer are posted as District Manager of the District Branch.

The Corporation is constituted with 21 Members including Official & non-official members and is headed by Hon’ble MIC, Backward Classes Welfare Department as Chairman.

Following schemes are being implemented by the Corporation in association with District Administration, Block Administration and Three-tier PR Bodies and functionaries in the State :-

For SC Beneficiaries

  1. Medium Term Loans -Banks,Margin Money- beneficiary and Subsidy – SCA to SCP.
  2. Term Loan by National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC).
  3. Laghu Vyabsayee Yojana (LVY) of NSFDC for Small Units with Project Cost up to 2 Lakh.
  4. Shilpi Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) for SC Artisans.
  5. Mahila Samriddhi Yojana (MSY) for Women beneficiaries.
  6. Education Loan of NSFDC for SC students for pursuing Technical/ Professional Courses

For ST Beneficiaries

  1. Assistance to Self Help Groups of Scheduled Tribes under SCA to TSP.
  2. Term Loan by National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC).
  3. Adibasi Mahila Swashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY) for Women beneficiaries.

For Safai Karmachari

  1. Term Loan by National Safai Karmachari Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC).

Special Schemes

  1. Uttar Banga Sech Samabay Prakalpa (UBSSP)- NSFDC Loan + Subsidy from SCA to SCP + Promoters contribution.
  2. Mobile Health Care – NSFDC Loan (For Ambulance)+ State Government Fund.
  3. Krishi Shramik Kaylan Kendra (KSKK) – to popularize self-employment schemes.
  4. Housing Scheme for economically weaker sections – State Government Fund.
  5. Job-focused Training Programme – Plastics Technology & Engineering (CIPET) / New Age Security Guard / Personal Development Programme (Dual certification by Microsoft &Bourneville College, UK), Spoken English ( Virtual learning environment), Spanish.

Departmental website at https://www.wbbcdev.gov.in

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