Nai Roshni Scheme 2024

Nai Roshni Scheme – The Government of India implements various kinds of schemes for the welfare and upliftment of all sections of society which includes minority women specifically those who belong to economically weaker sections. In the year 2012-13 the Government of India launched the Nai Roshni Scheme for the women of minority communities. Through this scheme, efforts will be made to empower and enhance confidence in women by providing them with knowledge, tools, and techniques for leadership development. This article covers all the important aspects of the Nai Roshni Yojana. You will get to know all the important details regarding the Nai Roshni Scheme 2024 like its objective, benefits, features, eligibility, required documents, application procedure, etc.

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The Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India has launched Nai Roshni Scheme 2024 for the upliftment of women belonging to minority communities. Through this scheme knowledge, tools and techniques will be provided for leadership development through various training programs. This scheme will empower and enhance confidence in women and help them in adapting leadership roles. This scheme also focuses on the economic empowerment of women so that they can become independent and confident members of society. Under this scheme, various kinds of leadership development training modules will be developed which include life skills, health, and hygiene, digital India, economic empowerment, etc. Women will be provided training through the training institutes under this scheme.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

Objective Of Nai Roshni Scheme

The main objective of the Nai Roshni Scheme 2024 is to empower and instill confidence among minority women by providing them with knowledge, tools, and techniques for interacting with government systems, banks, and other institutions at all levels. With the help of this scheme, various types of leadership training will be provided to the women so that they can become self-dependent. This scheme is going to improve the standard of living of women belonging to minority communities. With the implementation of this scheme, women will become economically empowered and confident members of the society

Details Of Nai Roshni Scheme 2024

Name Of The Scheme	Nai Roshni Scheme
Launched By	Ministry Of Minority Affairs, Government Of India
Beneficiary	Women Belonging To Minority Community
Objective	To Provide Training
Official Website	http://nairoshni-moma.gov.in/Index.aspx
Year	2024

Leadership Development Training Modules Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Leadership of women
Advocacy for social and behavioral changes
Swachh Bharat
Legal rights of women
Life skills
Health and hygiene
Educational empowerment
Nutrition and food safety
Right to Information
Economic empowerment of women
Digital India
Gender and women
Women and drudgiri
Violence against women and girls
Introduction to government mechanism

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Types Of Training Under the Nai Roshni Scheme

There will be two types of training that will be imparted under nai Roshni scheme which are as follows:-

Non Residential Leadership Development Training

Under this training program, 25 women in one batch from a village or locality who are dedicated, motivated, and committed to working for the betterment and welfare of minority communities will be provided leadership training. In the batch of 25 women at least 10% of the total women should have passed class 10th or its equivalent. If the women who have passed class 10th are not easily available then this will be relaxed to the class 5 level. Organizations cannot submit proposals for the training in a set of 5 batches of trainees under this training program. After the completion of training, the trainee women will also have the option to undergo short-term skill training in order to obtain sustainable economic livelihood opportunities

Residential Leadership Development Training

Under residential leadership development training, 25 women will be trained. No more than 5 women from a single village will be selected under this training program. The woman should have at least a class 12th certificate or its equivalent. If the women having class 12th certificates are not easily available then this will be relaxed to class 10th. After getting the advanced training the women are expected to become community-based leaders in the village

Conduct Of The Training Under the Nai Roshni Scheme

Two types of training will be provided under nai roshni scheme
Those women who will undergo leadership development training will work towards achieving the objective of the scheme
The organization is required to carry out nurturing and hand-holding for a period of one year under nonresidential training in order to ensure that the empowered woman will become independent
The facilitators that are engaged in nurturing and handholding services are required to visit the village or urban locality within the stipulated time and carry out their assignments
The training will be of the following types:-
Non residential training in village/urban locality:
- By using the existing facilities or rented permanent structure the training will be conducted in the village or locality
- Training will be carried out for 6 days
- Each day will be of 6 hours
- Each batch of trainees will consist of 25 women
- It is the responsibility of the organization to take care that the dates of training are fixed in order to avoid any religious or festivity occasion and demand of the season
- Organization is also required to provide printed training material in the local language
- Selected women trainees will also be provided allowance with a meal and creche arrangement for their children while the training is ongoing during the day
- The selected woman will be imparted leadership training and economic empowerment in non residential training program
- Those women who does not have their bank account the implementing agency would open their bank accounts and transfer the stipend amount into their bank
- Two third of the trainers engaged in the payment should be women
- The trainers to be able to deliver their inputs in the local language of the area
Residential leadership development training
- The women will be imparted the training in residential training institutes
- The institute must have boarding and lodging arrangement for at least 25 women
- The duration of training will be of five days
- Each day will be of 7 hours
- Each batch will consist of 25 trainees
- Organisation is required to provide a printing training material in local language
- It is the responsibility of the organisation to take care that the dates of training is fixed in order to avoid any religious oo festivity occasion and demand of season
- The scheme is going to cover the entire fees of training
- Trainee will also be provided allowance for the duration of training period
- Those women who does not have their bank account the implementing agency would open their bank accounts and transfer the stipend amount into their bank

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Workshop Under Nai Roshni Scheme

The training organisation is required to organise a half day workshop in collaboration with the district collector/deputy commissioner/sub divisional officer/Block Development Officer
This workshop will be organised with government functionaries, bankers including panchayati Raj functionaries etc at the district/subdivisional/ block level etc
The government functionaries will be informed of the remedial action which will be sought by the group of women and how to be responsive in addressing the problems and grievances
If in a single district more than one organisation is approved for implementing the scheme then the district administrator will give the responsibility of holding the workshop to one of the selected organisations
It is the responsibility of the selected organisation to ensure that the other organisations will also participate on the workshop
An amount of Rs 15000 will be admissible to the organisation in order to hold the workshop
Other than that the Ministry of Minority affairs can also conduct the workshop for sensitizing the PIAs and beneficiaries in order to create the awareness of the scheme regarding the avenues of self employment, wage employment, experience etc
The Ministry of Minority affairs is going to disburse a maximum amount of Rs 125000 for holding such workshop

Nurturing And Hand Holding Under Non Residential Training

Organisation will render post training service of nurturing and hand holding for a period of one year
This training will be provided to those women who have undergone leadership development training
The facilitators of the organisation are also required to visit the village or locality to assist the empowered women at least once in a month during the period of project and hold meeting with them
From amongst the group of trainees mahila mandal, mahila sabha, self help group etc will be constituted
Regular meetings will be held with mahila mandal, mahila sabha, self help groups
The records of the meetings, attendance, photograph etc will be maintained by the agency

For Economic Empowerment Of Women Under Non Residential Training

Under the scheme in addition to the above mentioned benefits the organisation is required to identify those women who are willing and can be further trained for any short term training in order to get sustainable economic employment opportunities
After the identification the organisation is required to provide a short term training to the chosen women
After the completion of training women will be supported in order to get suitable wage employment or to be self employment as sole proprietor
Organisation will also assist women on marketing platform
The organisation who will undergo such training to the women will be provided an amount of Rs 1500 per head
50% payment will be made on receipt of Employment letter or documentary proof of self employment
50% of the payment will be released after the submission of three regular salary slip of women benefited in case of wage employment and documentary proof of income of three months for self employed

Benefits And Features Of Nai Roshni Scheme

The Ministry of Minority affairs, Government of India has launched Nai Roshni Scheme 2024 for the upliftment of women belonging to minority community.
Through this scheme knowledge, tools and techniques will be provided for leadership development through various training programs.
This scheme will empower and enhance confidence in women and help them in adapting leadership roles.
This scheme also focuses on economic empowerment of the women so that they can become independent and confident members of society.
Under this scheme various kinds of leadership development training modules will be developed which includes life skills, health and hygiene, digital India, economic empowerment etc.
Womens will be provided training through the training institutes under this scheme.
Since the inception of nai Roshni scheme 3.37 lakh women have been benefited
Budget allocation and expenditure incurred under the scheme for training in the year 2016-17 was Rs 1500 lakh and 1472 lakh, in 2017-18 was Rs 1700 lakh and Rs 1519 lakh, in 2018-19 Rs 17 lakh and Rs 1383 lakh, in 2019 20 Rs 1000 lakh and 710 lakh and in 2024-25 Rs 600 lakh and Rs 600 lac

Target Group And Distribution Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Women belonging to minority community that is Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, parsis and Jain
Under the scheme non minority community women will also be benefit up to a maximum limit of 25% of the project proposal
The organisation is going to make effort for having a representative mix of women from SC, ST, OBC, women with disability and other community under within the 25% group
The organisation is also going to make effort to persuade elected women representative from any community under the panchayati raj institution to be included as a trainee

Eligibility Of Organisation Under Nai Roshni Scheme

The organisation should have prior experience and resources to arrange residential training
Organisation should have reach, motivation, dedication, manpower and resources in order to carry out training in village or localities
The selected organisation should arrange residential training courses for eligible women
This does not preclude Central and state government institute including University and Institute Of Higher learning in participating in the implementation of the scheme
The organisation should continuously be involved in the availability of facilitators at the doorstep of the target group
The personnel of the organisation should have to visit the village or locality from time to time

Eligible Organisation Under The Scheme

Society registered under the societies Registration act 1860
Public trust registered under any law from the time being in force
Private limited non profit company registered under section 25 of the Indian companies act 1956
University/Institution of Higher learning recognised by University grant commission
Training Institute of Central and state government/union territory administration including panchayati Raj training institute
Duly registered cooperative societies of women/self help groups
State channelizing agencies of state government

Implementation Of Projects Under Nai Roshni Scheme

The Ministry of Minority affairs is going to implement leadership development training scheme through organisations
The organisations are required to implement the project directly through their setup in the locality or village area

Eligible Women Trainees Under Nai Roshni Scheme

There will be no annual income
Those woman whose family income is 2.5 lakh or less will be given preference
The age of women should be between 18 to 65 years

Required Documents

Aadhar card
Mobile number
Email ID
Bank account details
Residence certificate
Passport size photograph
10th or 12th marksheet

Economic Empowerment For Handicapped Minority Women

The physically handicapped minority women to be identified
The organisation is going to provide some kind of training to them so that they can get some employment
This includes broom making, stitching, embroidery, sanitary napkin making, mushroom farming, pickle/papad making, Dona pattal making etc
The saving habits of womens will also be encouraged with knowledge sharing on bank transaction
Documents with list of identified handicapped woman along with the copy of their certificate of and the trade in which training will be provided to them are also required to be sent to the ministry
The duration of special training program will be 1 to 3 months
This training includes one month training and linkage with local market to sell their produce
The Ministry is going to provide a sum of Rs 10000 per women for the program
The fund will release in two installments
50% of the payment will be released after submission of list of physically handicraft women along with their certificate and trade in which the organisation will provide them training
50% of the payment will be released after completion of training and confirmation of economic empowerment of women

Concurrent Monitoring And Reporting

The organisation is required to submit monthly or quarterly progress report and project completion report to the Ministry of Minority affairs in the prescribed format
This report is also required to be submitted to the state and district administrator if required by the Ministry
The organisation should also send photos of all the important activities of the training program through the global positioning system enable mobile phone

Agency Fees/Charges For Organisation

Agency is required to submit proposal through online application management system
The proposal should be for a minimum of five batches of village or locality level training
Organisation will be entitled an amount of Rs 6000 as agency fees for one batch of non-residential village or urban locality training for services rendered towards proper timely and successful implementation of the project
In case of residential training an amount of Rs 15000 will be entitled for agency fees for one batch of trainees

Prescribed Financial Norms Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Details of rates for non residential leadership development training in village/locality for women

Items of expenditure for leadership development training program	Number of persons	Rates (Rs)	Duration/units	Total cost (in Rs)
Fees/honorarium for engaging faculty members/resource person	2	750	6 days	9000
To and fro transportation cost for faculty member/resource person	2	2500	3 occasions	15000
Lodging cost for faculty member	2	500	6 days	6000
Hiring of venue furniture and creche facility		1000	6 days	6000
Cost of one meal for training women	25	100	6 lunches	15000
Cost for using for hiring audio visual aids, participatory training kits, and taking audio visual clips of different activity of report		2000	6 days	12000
Cost of distribution of training material, literature in local language and stationery	25	400	One time	10000
Allowance or stipend for women	25	100	6 days	15000
Cost of motivation, identification and selection of eligible womens	25	50	One time	1250
Cost of hand holding/nurturing by facilitators for project period including concurrent monitoring and reporting		800	Once a month for 12 months	9600
Ad agency fees/charges for one batch (25 women) of village training		6000		6000
Total				104850

Details of rates for residential leadership development training in village or locality for women

Items of expenditure for leadership development training program	Number of persons	Rate (Rs)	Duration/units	Total Cost (Rs)
Includes fees, boarding, food etc (actuals to be reimbursed)	25	1200	5 days	150000
Literature, training, material, information, booklets, copies of government schemes and programmes, relevant laws and acts, stationary	25	600	One time	15000
Indicative transport expenditure (actuals to be reimbursed)	25	1000	One return trip	25000
Allowance/stipend for women (to be electronically transferred into the account of the trainee)	25	150	5 days	18750
Cost of motivation, identification and selection of eligible women	25	50	One time	1250
Add agency fees/charges for one batch (25 women) of residential training				15000
Total				225000

Financial And Physical Targets

Nai Roshni scheme is being implemented through the country
Special focus is on districts, blocks, towns, cities having substantial minority population
This scheme is expected to cover 50,000 women in each financial year
In order to meet the administrative expenditure 3% of the annual allocation will be set aside

Eligibility Criteria For Selection Of Organisation

The organisation should be duly registered and should have been in operation for at least three years
The organisation should be financially viable and should not have deficit account during the last three years
Organisation is required to upload duly audited annual accounts of the last 3 years
At least one project exclusively for the development of women should have been undertaken by the organisation previously
Local ground level organisation which are certified by the district collector or urban local body or local authorities will be given preference
Organisation should have at least 3 key training personnel who should at least be graduate or graduate diploma holder
The organisation should not have been blacklisted by any government department or agency
Organisation or any of its head should not have been convicted for any criminal offence
An affidavit certified by notary should be provided
If the organisation is providing residential training and then the organisation must have all the requisite residential boarding facilities which should be sufficient for at least 25 trainees
If the sufficient number of applications from Project implementing agency from Himalayan area, in accessible terrain, north east state or union territories are not received then the secretary can give relaxation in selection criteria

Some Important Information Regarding Registration Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Organisations are required to register on the online application management system portal
Organisations can register only once
The registration will be done through one time password gateway on registered mobile number of the organisation
After registration, organisations are required to upload all the information about the organisation and submit their application online in order to process their request

Required Documents To Register Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Number of years of existence and operation of the organisation
Number of projects implemented by the organisation for development of women
Performance record of the institution evaluated by any recognised agency
The number of projects implemented by the organisation in the region/ area/ locality of similar cultural environment where it intends to implement the project under the scheme
Number of key personnel working for the organisation with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in social work
The number of field women workers facilitators working for the organisation
The number of projects of government, bilateral and multilateral funding Agencies institutions for United Nations funded projects taken up by the organisation

Submission Of Proposal Under Nai Roshni Scheme

Through online application management system the proposal will be submitted in the prescribed format
A print of proposal is also required to be submitted to the district collector or District magistrate for their recommendation in the prescribed format
District administrator is required to ascertain the credentials as per prescribed format
The district collector or magistrate will also furnish a copy of recommendation to be concerned organisation
The organisation will submit scanned copy of the recommendation through the portal and complete the process of Online submission of application
The proposal will be placed before the consideration and approval of the sanctioning committee
Financial assistance will be given to the organisations whose project proposal are found in order and would serve the objective of the scheme

Evaluation Of Proposals Under Nai Roshni Scheme

All the organisation data fulfilling the eligibility norms would be examined by the Ministry and placed before the sanctioning committee
In selection of adequate representation as per quota of census 2011 will be followed for all the states and union territory
If the overall composite physical target of the minority women in the state or union territory is not utilised then it will be distributed among minority community in other state and union territory

Terms And Conditions For Empanelment And Release Of Funds

The organisation should have a website which should display all the details of organisation
Organisation is required to take photos of all the daily activity and uploaded on the portal
For the implementation of the project proposal in the village and localities the organisation should ensure that as far as possible majority of trainers deployed should be women and some of them from the minority communities concerned
Prior to the release of the grant in aid the government shall have the right to lay down any other conditions
Government of India can direct the organisation for making any changes in the program or in the estimate cost
Organisation is required to submit the copies of pamphlet, publicity material etc in the local language in connection with the training program
Photographs, video clippings etc as evidence of holding the training program or workshop is also required to be submitted to the ministry
The organisation is also required to give prior information of the training program to enable officials to be deputed to inspect the training program
Organisation is also required to insert banners or board indicating that the training is organised by Ministry of Minority affairs Government of India
On the completion of training the organisation is required to submit utilisation certificate and audit account which are certified by chartered accountant along with the following document:-
- Audited income and expenditure statement/account/balance sheet for the year, including receipt and payment account of the organisation, in respect of funds received during the year
- A certificate to the effect that the organisation has not received any other grant for the same project from any other Ministry/department of the Government of India/State Government/union territory administration or any other government/non government organisation/bilateral/ multilateral/funding agency or United Nations
It is the responsibility of the the organisation to ensure the eligibility criteria of selected women
Organisation is required to submit an undertaking in which it should be mentioned that the book for this project will be open for inspection by the officers
Undertaking is required to be submitted by the organisation that in the event of acting in contravention of this condition it will refund the amount received from the government with 18% annual panel interest or the panel interest prescribed by chief controller of accounts
Organisation is required to utilise the financial assistance for the specified purpose only
A separate account is required to be maintained by the organisation for financial assistance released by the Ministry of Minority affairs and shall make the book of account available to the ministry as an when required
The organisation should have in their position a global positioning system digital camera for taking photographs of all the important activities

Payment Mode For Economic Empowerment Of Women Under Non Residential Training

On the receipt of Employment letter or documentary proof of self employment 50% of payment will be made
After the submission of three regular salary slip of women benefited in the case of wage employment and documentary proof of receipt of income of three months for self employed, 50% payment will be released
The submission of success story will also be endorsed along with it

Electronic Fund Transfer

The funds will be transferred electronically by the bank
The organisations are required to furnish an authorisation letter from the payee for enabling E payment through PFMS containing full details of E payment of the organisation
The authorisation letter is required to be uploaded on the the portal in prescribed format and counter signed by the manager of the bank branch concerned to avoid wrong crediting of Stipebd amount
It will be the responsibility of the organisation to provide correct account number

Transparency Under Nai Roshni Scheme

The organisation should have an website
On the website of the organisation the details of the organisation, head office, field office, landline, telephone number, personal details of past operations and activities etc should be displayed
On the web portal of online management application system the Ministry of Minority affairs will post the details of organisation implementing the project, sanctioned project, location of the project, MIS, finance etc

Monitoring And Evaluation Of Nai Roshni Scheme

The mechanism for monitoring the progress and implementation of the project by the organisation the ministry will invite state officials concerned or renowed women or NGOs to the review meeting
The progress of the scheme will also be reviewed by the sanctioning committee
The district level committee was constituted under multi sectoral development program who will also monitor the program
District level committee will also involve people’s representative
Chartered accountant will also be responsible for financial monitoring of the implementing organisation
Mid term evaluation of scheme will also be carried out
Through mid term evaluation the ministry will review the necessity of the training module in a particular area, financial viability of training, maximum number of women who could be trained by an organisation etc
The empanelled agency of the ministry will carry out impact assessment and evaluation of the project periodically or as and when required
Such studies will be funded under the existing schemes of research and studies, monitoring and evaluation of the ministry

Review Of Scheme

The ministry of Minority affairs will review the implementation of the scheme from time to time
The ministry can make any changes or modifications in the scheme as and when required in order to improve the implementation
The changes will be made keeping in view the national, regional needs and requirements of the target groups

Procedure To Apply Under Nai Roshni Scheme

First of all go to the official website of online application management system

The home page will open before you
On the home page you have to click on new user registration under login section
After that you have to click on proceed
A new page will appear before you
On this new page you have to enter all the required details
After that you have to upload all the required documents
Now you have to click on submit
By following this procedure you can apply under nai Roshni scheme

Procedure To Login On The Portal

Go to the official website of online application management system
The home page will open before you
Now under the login section you have to enter your username, password and captcha code
Now you have to click on login
By following this procedure you can login on the portal

Procedure To Give Feedback

Visit the official website of online application management system
The home page will open before you
On the homepage you have to click on feedback option.
Feedback form will appear before you
You have to enter all the required details in the feedback form
Now you have to click on submit
By following this procedure you can give feedback

Contact Details

Helpline -1800-11-2001 (Toll Free)
Email- pmu[dot]nairoshni-mma[at]gov[dot]in