- RSETIs stand for Rural Self Employment Training Institutes. RSETIs are managed
by Banks with active co-operation from the Government of India and State Government.
- Dedicated institutions designed as to ensure necessary skill training and
skill up gradation of the rural BPL youth to mitigate the unemployment problem.
- These are promoted and managed by banks with active cooperation from state
governments
- RSETI concept is based on RUDSETI (Rural Development and Self Employment Training
Institute), a society established jointly by three agencies i.e. Syndicate Bank,
Canara Bank and Sri Manjunatheswara Trust based at Ujire in Karnataka.
- One RSETI is established in every district in the country. Concerned bank
is the lead bank in the district takes responsibility for creating and managing
it. Government of India will provide one - time grant assistance, upto a maximum
of Rs. 1 crore for meeting the expenditure on construction of building and other
infrastructure.
- After successful completion of the training, they will be provided with credit
linkage assistance by the banks to start their own entrepreneurial ventures.
Infrastructure:
The common minimum infrastructure of each RSETI will be
- 2-3 classrooms with toilet facilities (separate for women and physically challenged
friendly).
- Two workshops, two dormitories with bath facilities.
- Adequate physical infrastructure for training, administration, hostel, staff
quarters etc.
Programme Structure & Contents:
Each RSETI should offer 30 to 40 skill development programmes in a financial year
in various avenues. The programmes are of short duration ranging from 1 to 6 weeks
and could fall into the categories listed below:
- Agricultural Programmes – agriculture and allied activities like dairy,
poultry, apiculture, horticulture, sericulture, mushroom cultivation, floriculture,
fisheries, etc
- Product Programme – dress designing for men and women, rexine articles,
incense sticks manufacturing, football making, bag, bakery products, leaf cup making,
recycled paper manufacturing, etc.
- Process Programmes – two wheeler repairs, radio/TV repairs, motor rewinding,
electrical transformer repairs, irrigation pump-set repairs, tractor and power tiller
repairs, cell phone repairs, beautician course, photography and videography, screen
printing, domestic electrical appliances repair, computer hardware and DTP.
- General Programmes – skill development for women
- Other Programmes – related to other sectors like leather, construction,
hospitality and any other sector depending on local requirements.
Training programmes will be decided by the institute based on the local resource
situation and potential demand for the products/services. A uniform standardized
curriculum would be developed and circulated among the institutes. There shall be
two sets of training curriculums in all the RSETIs:
- i. Basic orientation programme courses for SGSY
SHGs.
- ii. Skill development programmes for micro enterprise
and wage employment/placement.
Soft skill training shall be an integral part in all the training programmes.
Selection of Trainees &
Batch Size:
At least 70% of the trainees should be from the rural BPL category certified by
the DRDA. Proper weightage, as per SGSY guidelines will be given to SC/STs, minorities,
physically challenged and women.
- An ideal size of a batch should be 25-30 candidates.
- Shramadan/Yoga, presentation of MILLY would become a common input in training
module.
Recognition of RSETI trainees:
Certificates issued by an RSETI will be recognised by all banks for purposes of
extending credit to the trainees. It means that RSETI trained rural youths will
be free to access any scheduled bank for loan/credit.
Credit Linkage:
Credit needs of trainees will be appraised by RSETIs and the sense will be conveyed
to the bank branches. The trainees could avail bank loans under SGSY or any other
government sponsored programmes.