WASME

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• WASME
• Rural Small Business Development Centre (RSBDC)

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Building a Cadre of Rural Entrepreneurs to
Promote Rural Industrialisation Experiments of
WASME-RSBDC

• Where are we?
• Objectives and Activities
• Status of the Programmes
• Profile of Beneficiaries
• Impact of the Programmes
• Learning Experiences

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Where are we located?
District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Profile of the District

• Total population 2 million
• Rural population 60
• No. of Villages 279
• Village covered so far 28
• Major economic activities
• Agriculture milk, maize, fruits and vegetables
• Industries though predominantly agro-based,
  electronic city coming up fast
• Commerce including export promotion zone

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WASME-RSBDC

• Established in the year 2000

Assisting rural youth in establishing small
businesses
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Activities of RSBDC

• Awareness and Entrepreneurship Development
  Programmes (EDP)
• Skill Development Programmes
• Training of Trainers (TOT)
• Capacity building of grass-root NGOs
• Counselling, consultancy and escort services
• Developing Low Cost Rural Consultants (LCRC)
• Assisting in marketing of products

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Activities of RSBDC contd.
RSBDC attaches high importance to training of
trainers
Participants in Training of Trainers Programme
for Women
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Activities of RSBDC contd.
Imparting technical skills
Trainees of EDP on food-processing
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Activities of RSBDC contd.
Familiarising with marketing techniques
Women trainees selling their products on weekly
bazaar
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Status of RSBDC Programmes

• 3611 youths benefitted under different
  programmes
• 450 youths trained under intensive programmes
• 289 (64.22) established their own businesses
• 29 (10.03) availed institutional finance

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Profile of Beneficiaries
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Profile of Beneficiaries contd.
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Profile of Beneficiaries contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.
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Impact of RSBDC Programmes contd.

• Family attitude changed from resistance to
  support
• Improved responsiveness of support institutions
• Awareness generated in neighbouring rural areas
• Grass root NGOs motivated
• Requests from neighbouring States to repeat
  experiments in their State

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Learning Experiences

• Intensive survey and campaigning
• Organise awareness camps
• Careful selection of the trainees
• Need based training
• Activities at site
• Involve village heads at every stage

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Learning Experiences contd.

• Develop Low Cost Rural Consultants
• Establish linkages with banks and support
• institutions
• Network with adjoining villages
• Provide market support
• Publicise the programmes through print and
• electronic media

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Thanks to our sponsors

• Building Materials Technology Promotion
• Council (BMTPC)
• Council for Advancement of Peoples Action
• and Rural Technology (CAPART)
• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
• Development (NABARD)
• National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
• State Bank of India (SBI)
• Small Industries Development Bank of India
• (SIDBI)

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Thank you
WASME-RSBDC
Contact Sunil D. Sharma Email
sdsharma_at_wasmeinfo.org