Module 4: Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY) & Rural Farm Innovations

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Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY):

Launched by the Government of Bihar through JEEViKA in August 2018 with the targeted objective of providing sustainable livelihoods to 1 lakh ultra-poor households (particularly traditional toddy-tapper families and destitute women).

Comprehensive Financial Assistance Structure under SJY:

Livelihood Investment Fund (LIF): Disbursed to 57,864 ultra-poor households to initiate viable income-generating micro-enterprises.
Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund: Financial support of Rs. 1,000 per month for 7 months to meet day-to-day consumption needs during the gestation period of their micro-enterprises.
Emergency Fund: A one-time lump-sum grant of Rs. 2,000 provided for unforeseen consumption and medical exigencies.
Special Investment Fund: A grant of Rs. 10,000 to address urgent basic needs, shelter improvements, and small enterprise scaling.

Allied Rural Interventions by JEEViKA:

Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs): Established 106 community-managed CHCs in coordination with the Department of Agriculture to promote farm mechanization and relieve the drudgery of women farmers.
Collaborated in executing the Mukhyamantri Kosi Mulberry Pariyojana and Cluster Facilitation Teams (CFT).
SoULS Project: Under the Solar Urja through Localisation for Sustainability (SoULS) project, JEEViKA distributed 18 lakh solar study lamps to school children across 63 blocks in 18 districts.

Figure: Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY) & Rural Farm Innovations

⭐ Key Points

Livelihood Investment Fund (LIF): Disbursed to 57,864 ultra-poor households to initiate viable income-generating micro-enterprises.
Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund: Financial support of Rs. 1,000 per month for 7 months to meet day-to-day consumption needs during the gestation period of their micro-enterprises.
Emergency Fund: A one-time lump-sum grant of Rs. 2,000 provided for unforeseen consumption and medical exigencies.
Special Investment Fund: A grant of Rs. 10,000 to address urgent basic needs, shelter improvements, and small enterprise scaling.

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Livelihood Investment Fund (LIF): Disbursed to 57,864 ultra-poor households to initiate viable income-generating micro-enterprises.
Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund: Financial support of Rs. 1,000 per month for 7 months to meet day-to-day consumption needs during the gestation period of their micro-enterprises.
Emergency Fund: A one-time lump-sum grant of Rs. 2,000 provided for unforeseen consumption and medical exigencies.
Special Investment Fund: A grant of Rs. 10,000 to address urgent basic needs, shelter improvements, and small enterprise scaling.

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What amount was provided as Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund per month under the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana?

Under SJY, Rs. 1,000 per month is provided for 7 months as Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund to ultra-poor households.

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Livelihood Investment Fund (LIF): Disbursed to ______ to initiate viable income-generating micro-enterprises.

57,864 ultra-poor households

Livelihood Gap Assistance Fund: Financial support of ______ to meet day-to-day consumption needs during the gestation period of their micro-enterprises.

Rs. 1,000 per month for 7 months

Emergency Fund: A one-time lump-sum grant of ______ provided for unforeseen consumption and medical exigencies.

Rs. 2,000

Special Investment Fund: A grant of ______ to address urgent basic needs, shelter improvements, and small enterprise scaling.

Rs. 10,000