UREDA Initiatives for Community-Based Hydro Power Projects
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR WATER MILL DEVELOPMENT
GENERALLY, OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS ON LEASE OR RENT. GOVERNED BY REVENUE DEPARTMENT
• GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO RE-ENERGISE THE WATER MILLS (GHARATS)
• OPERATION SELF HELP GROUPS (SHGS):
•
INITIATIVE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
• 15717 SHGS FORMED: OF THESE 6,144 ARE EXCLUSIVE WOMEN, 4679 OF MEN, 2788 OF SC
& 810 OF ST
EACH SHGS HAS GROUP MEMBERS BETWEEN 7 TO 20 MEMBERS.
• WATER MILLS CAN BE OWNED & OPERATED BY LARGE NUMBER OF SHGS WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FROM COMMERCIAL BANKS, WITH SUBSIDIES FROM UREDA, KVIC/KVIB, MNES (NOW MNRE), INDUSTRIES
DEPARTMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
.
AT THAT TIME, GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND ENVISAGED TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO 5,00,000
PERSONS IN FIVE YEARS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY ACTIVATING GHARAT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITIES.
• STANDARDIZATION OF GHARAT INCLUDING MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ETC.
Funded by
Northumbria UPES GCRF
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UNIVERSITY WITH A PURPOSE
NEWCASTLE
Global Challenges Research Fund
(Source: Dr R.S. Jolia 2004)View entire presentation