Policy Circulars 2004 - yashada

Objectives:- The objectives of the Cell affirm the need for the State and national
Government to enable training processes on self Help Groups and micro finance.
Specifically the Cell's objectives are central to the goals of the Academy. The primary
goals of the Cell are: a) To strengthen Yashada's training commitments, and the annual
calendar of events. and b) to provide on-the-field information and databases to integrate
current research and case studies in future courses and workshops.
It activities will be:
• Capacity Building of Government and non Government functionaries in the field of
micro credit.
• Preparation and implementation of regionally adapted training programmes and
curricula consolidating international knowledge and existing experiences in India.
• Equipping them with skills for taking up micro enterprises.
• Research and documentation of case studies, and best practices as well as action
research programme.
• Capacity assessment ratings and on going evaluations.
• To conduct Training of Trainers (ToT) and develop training modules.
• To establish a pilot electronic communication network between Mantralay. various
departments agencies, Banks, SIRDs, ATIs at YASHADA to facilitate the monitoring
and continuing curriculum developments.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES AT YASHADA (2004 - 2005):
1) Prepared an approach paper on SHG and micro finance to reiterate YASHADA 's
commitment to the development of SHGs and micro finance in the state and
country.
2) Conducted Baseline survey of DCCBs as SHG Promotion Institutions (SHGPI):
A training programme was conducted on Self Help Groups and Micro Finance for
Cooperatives (5th - 7th May 2004). Data was generated on the position of DCCBs as
SHG promoting Institutions in terms of the number, membership, loan dispersement and
recovery.
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