TREAD Guidelines
TREAD Guidelines
Government of India
Ministry of Micro, Small,& Medium Enterprises
7th Floor, Nirman Bhawan , New Delhi
1. INTRODUCTION
Women have been among the most disadvantaged and oppressed sections of
our country with regard to access to and control over resources. Problems faced by them
and particularly for those who are illiterate and semi-illiterate both in rural and urban
areas continue to be grave. In order to alleviate their problems, Govt. of India had
launched a scheme titled "Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development
(TREAD) "during the 9th plan period. The scheme envisaged economic empowerment
exclusively of women through trade related training, information and counseling
extension activities related to trades, products, services etc. The Scheme has provided for
financial loans through NGOs who were also provided GoI grant for capacity building.
This Assistance was to be provided for self-employment ventures by women for pursuing
any kind of non-farm activity.
2. OBJECTIVE
Experience has revealed that apart from counseling and training, delivery of
credit poses the most serious problem for the poor women. Furthermore, there is dearth
of information with regard to existing status of women and their common needs for
providing necessary support. Therefore, it was considered necessary that if poor women
are to be economically empowered, appropriate programmes and schemes are to be
designed so as to assist them in all respects. Since such women will not be able to have
an easy access to credit, it has also been envisaged that the credit will be made available
to applicant woman through NGOs who would be capable of handling funds in an
appropriate manner. These NGOs will not only handle the disbursement of such loans
needed by women but would also provide them adequate counseling & training for
taking up productive activities. The focal point of the scheme is to provide grant
assistance to the nodal NGO which has been sanctioned bank loan for passing through
the same to eligible women for taking up non-farm activities.
3.1 Credit
There is a provision for Government of India Grant up to 30% of the loan/ credit
maximum up to Rs. 30.00 lakh as appraised by lending institution/ banks. The lending
institutions/ banks would finance loan assistance for women through NGO for
undertaking non-farm activities , who usually have no easy access to credit from banks
due to cumbersome procedures and because of their inability to provide adequate
security demanded by banks in the form of collaterals. GOI Grant and the loan portion
from the lending agencies to assist such women shall be routed through NGOs engaged
in assisting poor women through income generating activities. Only those NGOs, who
are having considerable experience (minimum 3 years) in taking and managing funds,
taken either as loan or grant, shall be eligible under the Scheme. While the loan amount
will be passed on to women beneficiaries, the Grant shall be utilized by the NGOs for
activities accepted as grant activities in the appraisal report of the lending agency and
capacity building of the NGOs. NGOs will be free to approach lending agencies of their
choice, but such lending agencies are to be approved by the respective State/UT
Governments and finally by the Office of the DC (MSME). The Government Grant
portion would be finally approved by the Steering Committee, after taking into account
the appraisal of the Project Costs by lending agency (ies) and, their in principle
acceptance to grant the loan component and GoI grant component.
The NGO which has been selected for Government Grant will not be considered
for GoI grant again in the subsequent two years from the date of release of GoI grant .
Total
7. IMPLEMENTATION
7.1. Project proposals for assistance under the scheme may be submitted by the
eligible NGOs in the prescribed format given at Annex – A to the concerned
Director of MSME -Development Institutes at the address given at Annex – B.
7.3. If Banks find that project proposals techno-economically viable, will issue the in-
principle sanction letter to the NGO with a copy to the concerned Director,
MSME-DI and Office of DC(MSME), 7th Floor, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi .
7.5. The project proposals appraised/approved by the bank will be submitted before
State Level Screening Committee (SLSC) for recommending to the Steering
Committee for consideration and approval for releasing GoI grant.
7.6. After Government approval, GoI grant will be sent to the account of the NGO in
the same bank branch that has sanctioned the loan, with the instructions that bank
will release the GoI grant along with the loan or proportionately in accordance
with the stipulations laid down in the MoUs/sanction letter of the DC(MSME).
7.7. Bank will complete all the formalities required for disbursement of loan before
releasing the GoI grant.
7.8. In case, bank fails to disburse the loan to the NGO/beneficiary whatever may be
the reasons, will have to return the GoI grant to the office of DC(MSME)
through Demand Draft in favour of PAO(MSME), New Delhi .
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7.9. The GoI grant should be used for the purpose for which it has been sanctioned.
The amount of GoI grant for ‘Last installments for repayment of loan’ will be
adjusted by bank against the loan .
7.10. NGO will submit the Utilisation Certificate in the prescribed format audited by
Charted Accountant and also a progress report in the prescribed format (as per
Annexure - D) to the O/o DC (MSME).
8. SCREENING / STEERING COMMITTEE
Annex – A
P I N
District :
State :
STD Code
Tel.(O)
Tel.(R)
FAX
E-
iii) Name and Designation of Chief Functionary with contact address, Telephone No.,
Fax No.and E-mail ID ( Affix passport size photo)
iv) Names of other key functionaries, their addresses and contact details.( Affix
passport size photo)
d d m m y y
viii) Whether there is provision in bye-laws to avail loan from lending institutions /
banks (Enclose copy) Annexure - III
ix) Copies of audited balance sheet for immediate last 3 years Annexure – IV
2. ORGANISATIONAL SET UP
Address-
State-
District-
S.No. Particulars
1 Name of the Bank
2 Branch Name
3 Bank Code
4 IFSC Code
5 MICR Code
6 Address
7 State
8 District
9 City
10 Phone No.
11 Email
Annex – B
Application to be submitted at MSME-DIs of respective State
Director, Ph :0836-
MSME-DI 2332334/2330589/2335634
Industrial Estate, fax :0836-2330389
Gokul Road,Hubli -580 030 [email protected]
Contribution of NGO -
S.No. Components/ Items No./Units Amount (Rs.)
Brief of Project
SN Particulars Amount
1 Loan Sanctioned
2 GoI grant recommended
3 NGO’s contribution
4 Total
Copy to-
1.DC (MSME),7th Floor, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
2. Director, MSME-DI
(Signature & Seal of Bank Authority)