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LEArning on WHEELS by State uPA cell, SjSry, chandigarh

n the revised SJSRY (Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana), guidelines 2009, with the BPL beneficiaries in 6 batches were provided training. Not only ICT training was given but
Iintroduction of Skill Training for Employment Promotion amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP) also personality development and personal grooming were also included in curriculum.
component, a new dimension was added towards poverty alleviation to Employment Linked
Skill Training Programmes. In the past, SJSRY had mixed experience in implementing
STEP-UP Component and in achieving the outcomes. Skill training programmes like
computer -fundamentals with MS Office, networking, accounting with Tally and soft skill
training, certificate course on computer hardware, certificate course on computer software,
certificate course on financial accounting, Tally and communication skills, professional
driving, security guard, business process outsourcing etc. were conducted with the
assistance of accredited and certified training institutions.
An idea was conceived of devising a partnership model using mobile training concepts
with the help of Commonwealth Youth Programme for the under-privileged community.
CYPTEC on wheels was empaneled under SJSRY for providing ICT awareness and IT
courses to the urban poor living at the outskirts of the cities in slums and rehabs. The
methodology adopted for the training of CYPTEC on wheel was based on the principle of
reaching the unreached and bridging the digital divide.

CYPTEC on Wheels was given place in empanelment list under STEP-UP component of SJSRY
on the basis of invitation. A formal work in trade of Personality Development+Certificate in
Computing through Mobile Van was given to CYP for organizing training to the BPL families
for a duration of six months in which instructor’s salary, hardware tool kit, books, electricity
were provided by State UPA Cell, SJSRY for a batch of 25 beneficiaries. About 6 training
programmes were organized in different colonies. On the completion of the project, 152 CYPTEC on wheels

Eco-friEnDLy HAnDBAg MAnufActuring by HiV+ Poor Women

SHgs by State uPA cell, SjSry, chandigarh

rban Women Self Help Programme (UWSP) component under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Manufacturing and printing of eco-friendly bags was decided as a group activity for their
URozgar Yojana (SJSRY), a scheme of Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation livelihood generation. The project was developed by Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship
for alleviating urban poverty gave an opportunity to HIV+ poor women to come up to a Development (RCED) Chandigarh as CNP+ was lacking in formulating any proposal.
common understanding to work together for their livelihood generation. Canara Bank, Micro finance Branch Chandigarh has agreed to finance the project of SHGs.
For the first time, understanding and familiarity with HIV+ Women Self Help Group (SHG) This initiative was one of its kinds in North India and first initiative under SJSRY for HIV+.
was identified, formed and sponsored for sanctioning to any bank. With initial hurdles, the
SHGs started functioning with the assistance of CNP+ (Chandigarh Network of People
living with HIV aids). With the advocacy of CNP+ to Food & Supply Department, 80 PLHIVs
(People Living with HIV) were issued Antyodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) Cards. Following
Supreme Court directives on HIV+ persons, SJSRY Cell decided to extend benefit to PLHIV
community too by considering them in all the components of SJSRY. A mainstreaming
consultation was organized with assistance of State AIDS Control Society Chandigarh for
the ULB staff so that understanding on HIV/AIDS can be developed among CDS and ULB
staffs who generally handle them.

The main objectives and strategies in taking these schemes to urban poor PLHIVs included
the identification of poor HIV+ women, faith building among PLHIVs, capacity building
of the PLHIV community, development of project proposal by any expert agency, linking
PLHIVs with financial institutions and network building and social marketing.

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