| The Organization |
| Government of Rajasthan established the Rural Non Farm Development Agency (RUDA) in November 1995 as an exclusive agency to promote the rural micro-enterprises in the State. Its primary mandate is to: |
- Create alternative avenues of employment.
- Generate incremental incomes.
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| RUDA is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1958 giving it a certain autonomy and flexibility in its functioning. Over the last 14 years, RUDA has evolved as an innovative, creative and a highly professional agency to achieve its daunting but challenging mandate. |
| The Approach |
| RUDA is perhaps the only agency of its kind, promoting rural micro enterprises on sub-sectoral basis. Initially, 3 sub-sectors viz. Leather, Wool & Minor-Minerals (Stone, Ceramics and Pottery) had been identified. During the 10th Five Year Plan three new Sub-Sectors namely Handicraft, Khadi & Village Industries and Handloom have been added. RUDA works through a cluster based approach. It adopts a truly integrated strategy to promote the sector and all its interventions are based on the felt needs of the producers. Among others, RUDA’s package of interventions include: |
- Project 1
- Capacity audit of artisan clusters
- Identifying operational constraints
- organizing artisans
- Microfinance for SHGs and CIGs
- Microenterprise development
- Skill development training
- Technology dissemination
- Design support
- Product development
- Credit facilitation
- Market facilitation
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| Organization Structures |
| The management of RUDA is vested in its Governing Board appointed by the State Government. Official members from the State Government include heads of various State corporations, financial institutions etc. |
