How to apply :

Any eligible unemployed can apply in the prescribed form as shown in 'Annexure-I', available with the Block/Municipal/Borough Self Help Group & Self Employment Offices, individually or in group of five or more and submit to the motivator earmarked for the area to which he/she belongs, along with a project report. The motivator shall guide and assist him/her in filling up the application form or for preparation of the project, if necessary. Any project over and above Rupees 2.50 lakhs (two and a half lakhs) should preferably be vetted by a technically qualified person who may be either a Govt. employee or a private practitioner. Having satisfied himself about the sincerity, capability and bonafide of the applicant and the viability of the project he has prepared, the motivator shall deposit the application, along with the project report to the office of the Block Self-Help Group and Self-Employment Officer and Designated Officer at Municipality/Borough level (as applicable).

Sponsoring of applications :

The Block Self-Help Group & Self-Employment Officer and Designated Officer at Municiaplity/ Borough level in consultation with the concerned Prakalpa Sahayak shall process the applications and place them before the PIC for consideration. The PIC in every block or Municipality should meet formally at a regular interval to monitor the overall progress of the scheme and for considering and screening the applications pending for clearance of the PIC. After a preliminary examination the PIC, if satisfied, prima faci, about the viability of the project and bonafide of the applicant, will sponsor the proposal for consideration of the Bank / WBFC for sanction of loan and send a copy of the application along with the project report in respect of each eligible applicant to the bank/WBFC concerned. A list of cases sent to the Banks / WBFC, or other financial institutions shall be made available to the concerned Block Self Help Group & Self Employment Officer and Designated Officer at Municipality / Borough level for their record and appropriate action. After every meeting of the PIC, the Convenor of the said PIC shall prepare a report in Form - `D' as shown in `Annexure-II' and submit to the District Self Help Group & Self Employment Officer with a copy to the Society for Self Employment of Unemployed Youth, West Bengal and the Prakalpa Sahayak concerned.