Course Module - Rudset Institute

1 This book is published byRUDSET InstituteCentral Secretariat, UJIRE 574 240 Dakshina Kannada DistrictKarnataka State, INDIAP hone: 08256 236222 Telefax: 08256 236982E-mail: Copyrights reservedFirst edition: 2010 Printed at:Manjushri Printers, UJIRE 574 240D. K. District, KarnatakaPhone: 08256 - 236166 The Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) is modeledafter the Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institutes(RUDSETI). The success of the RUDSETI model has led the Ministryof Rural Development to establish RSETIs through the public/privatesector banks in all the rural districts of the country with activeco-operation from the respective State RSETI s core offering includes its free, unique and intensiveshort-term residential training designed specifically for rural makes it different from other vocational trainings is its demanddriven approach, a priority for rural BPL youth.

2 A wide choice ofvocations and continued handholding to ensure sustainability of microenterprises and credit linkages after the curriculum which was in use for last many years by RUDSETI nstitutes was improvised with the joint efforts of the RUDSETI,Central Secretariat, Ujire, National Institute of Rural Development(NIRD), Hyderabad, National Academy of RUDSETI, Bengaluruand Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknowwith inputs from experts and successful entrepreneurs of therespective trades. This volume contains 68 Course modules underdifferent Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) viz.

3 ,General, Agriculture, Process, Product and Skill Upgradation of varyingduration. The RSETIs can choose the modules based on the localdemand which normally depends upon natural resources and servicesectors available in the am sure the book will be welcomed by the RSETIs, Bankers, StateGovernments and BPL youth. I hope that the rural youth will takeadvantage of the RSETIs to develop entrepreneurship and set uptheir own enterprises and become wealth creators for the C. Kunnumkal, IASD irector GeneralNational Institute of Rural DevelopmentHYDERABAD-560 030 FOREWORDThe Rural Development Self Employment Training Institutes(RUDSETIs) owe its origin to a long felt need to harness humanresources that found employment scarce due to limited availabilityof jobs in both the public and the private sector vis- -vis theoverwhelming demand for them.

4 Sri DharmasthalaManjunatheshwara Educational Trust, SyndicateBank and CanaraBank joined together and pooled in their resources and time tostart the first such joint initiative at Ujire in plan envisaged was to provide short-term residential training inmultifarious spheres, following it up with long term handholding tillthe trainees could be settled in suitable positions in theself-employment arena. Initially the focus was on providing trainingin agro-based activities but later the ambit was widened to includea plethora of self-employment arena s to meet the over 70% settlement rate which was phenomenal by any standardattracted the attention of the Central Government and a study ofRUDSET model by the Ministry of Rural Development, Governmentof India was undertaken with an intention to ferret out the reasonsbehind the success so that the model could be replicated in otherdistricts of the country.

5 With the concept catching on in a big waymore and more Banks were advised to do their might to set upRSETIs across the country and their efforts have begun to need was soon felt to standardize the training procedure adoptedin RUDSETIs. Central Secretariat, RUDSETI, Ujire, in consultationwith National Academy of RUDSETI, a national level resourceinstitution, NIRD, Hyderabad and BIRD, Lucknow revised the existingcourse modules with inputs from guest faculties and successfulentrepreneurs of the respective trade and have revised modulesthat are all encompassing and modules are time-tested and will certainly go a long way insprucing up the training procedures being followed at all Rudset /RSET institutes.

6 Improve the efficiency of the trainings and in turnhave a salutary effect in eradicating the spectra of could also provide a fillip to Rural Entrepreneurship. I amconfident that all RSETIs will strive to reap the benefit of thesemodules and show encouraging results in the days to D. Veerendra HeggadePresident, Rudset InstitutesDharmasthala 574 216 Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka stateMESSAGEACKNOWLEDGEMENTA journey of 28 years is a milestone for any organization. In the case of RUDSETI, it has become a a humble beginning RUDSETI has reached greater heights today and celebrated its SILVER JUBILEE during 2008-09.

7 Ministry of Rural Development (MORD), Government of India(GOI), has accepted RUDSETI asa replicable model and has rolled out a mega plan to start Rudset -type institutes in all the districts of thecountry under the name of Rural Self Employment Tr aining Institute (RSETI).With more and more RSETIs being opened in various parts of the country, a need was felt to have commontraining curriculum which can be adopted by all RSETIs across the country. MORD, Government of Indiaassigned the responsibility of updating/revising the existing Course modules to CS, RUDSETI which Rudset institutes were using hitherto, for adopting uniformly at all the RSETI s.

8 The task has been jointly carried outby RUDSETI, Central Secretariat, Ujire, National Academy of RUDSETI, Bengaluru, National Institute of RuralDevelopment (NIRD), Hyderabad and Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow. With valuableinputs from expert/experienced guest faculties and successful entrepreneurs, the existing Course modules of68 different training programmes have been revised keeping in mind the changes that have taken place inthe last couple of years and the requirements of an effective training in the present day owe our success to the visionary leadership, inspiration and guidance provided by Dr.

9 D. VeerendraHeggade, President, Rudset Institutes. He is the source of strength to us. We express our heart feltgratitude for sparing his valuable time in giving necessary guidance and direction in bringing out this revisedcourse thank whole heartedly Sri B. K. Sinha, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government ofIndia and Sri T. Vijay Kumar, IAS, Joint Secretary, SGSY for evincing keen interest in bringing out thisrevised Course Mathew C. Kunnumkal, IAS, Director General, NIRD, Hyderabad, Dr. K. N. Kumar, IAS, Deputy DirectorGeneral, Dr. M. V. Rao, IAS, Registrar, NIRD, Hyderabad were the source of strength to carry forward the taskof coming out with this revised Course Module .

10 We profusely thank place on record our sincere gratitude for the consistent support and guidance given to us by Sri BasantSeth, C&MD of SyndicateBank and Sri A. C. Mahajan, C&MD of Canara Bank who are also the members ofBoard of Governors of are grateful to Sri R. Ramachandran, ED, SyndicateBank and Sri H. S. Upendra Kamath, ED, CanaraBank who are also the members of Board of Governors of RUDSETI, for their constant guidance given to usfrom time to have drawn immense strength and encouragement from Sri G. C. Mishra, GM, SyndicateBank, PSCD,CO, Bengaluru, Sri N. Narasa Reddy, GM, Canara Bank, HO, Bengaluru. We owe our gratitude to place on record our sincere thanks to all the executives/officers of Syndicate Bank, PSCD, CO, Bengaluruand Canara Bank, RD Section, HO, Bengaluru for their constant guidance in carrying out this also place on record our sincere appreciation to Sri Rajeev Singh Thakur, IAS, PS to Minister of RuralDevelopment, Sri Jagadish Singh, Director, SGSY and Sri Sudhir Shyam, Deputy Secretary, MORD fortheir support.