Deendayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana: Explained

Introduction

• Deendayal Upadhyay Swaniyojan Yojana (DUSY) was launched by Rural development ministry to promote entrepreneurship through skill training in rural areas
• It is viewed as the rural avatar of Start up India scheme
• Scheme was launched in 2016 along with Start Up India scheme by PM Modi

Objectives of DUSY

• To provide skill sets for self-employment to rural masses
• To give incentives to rural poor pursuing self-employment
• To provide financial assistance to self-employed or poor rural entrepreneurs
• To support poor rural people looking to start new business or pursue self-employment options

Nodal Agencies

• Ministry of Rural development
• Ministry of Skill development and Entrepreneurship
• MUDRA bank

Funding

• Main source of Funding is through National Rural Livelihoods Mission
• DUSY loans are funded through MUDRA Bank loans 
• Beneficiaries obtain credit linkages in an innovative manner
• Self-help groups are the main beneficiaries

Skill Set Training areas under DUSY

• Beauty courses
• Dairy farming
• Driving
• Agriculture
• Plumbing
• Horticulture
• Grafting
• Masonry 
• Food processing
• Textile
• Animal Husbandry

Benefits

• Skill training is provided in the above domains to pursue self-employment
• Self Help Groups are encouraged more to start entrepreneurial ventures
• More emphasis is given to women and Self-help groups (SHG) in DUSY
• This will increase the participation of more SHG in DUSY 
• Rural entrepreneurship will see an uplift with DUSY network with SHG
• DUSY is seen as a means of achieving financial independence from the perspective of women 
• Women empowerment will occur in the rural areas
• The rural economy will get a boost with new avenues of employment other than agriculture
• The pressure on land will reduce considerably

Conclusion

• DUSY is expected to achieve the goals of Startup India in rural areas 
• It will provide a means of employment to the rural youth in the form of rural entrepreneurship
• DUSY also will solve the disguised unemployment existing in the agriculture by providing training to the rural people on non-farm practices
• DUSY along with NRLM will improve the livelihoods of the rural people
• DUSY along with Startup India will boost rural entrepreneurship
• It is also seen as a measure to mitigate migration issue
• Overall, DUSY will address rural unemployment and reduce poverty on a mass scale

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