SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (STED)

PROJECT

GENERAL GUIDELINES
AND
PROFORMA FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Government of India
Ministry of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology
National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board
Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110016
 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(STED) PROJECT

GENERAL GUIDELINES AND PROFORMA

FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Introduction

The STED Project is a focused effort to bring about a socio-economic development of an

area through the intervention of Science and Technology. It aims at inculcating strong
entrepreneurial orientation in people that will result in effective utilization of resources
both human and material of a region besides generating opportunities for employment
and creation of wealth. The project envisages matching of the material and the human
resources of the target area to create new enterprises and employment by usage of
Science and Technology processes. It involves identification of opportunities through a
detailed scientific survey and exploitation of the opportunities thus identified by the
entrepreneurs. .

One of the objectives of the STED Project is to raise the socio-economic levels of the
economically weaker sections of the population in the region by enhancing their earning
potential through self employment. This is done by helping them to set up micro-
enterprises through a process of empowering them with technical knowledge and skills
besides business related skills. With technological advancement becoming the yardstick
for measuring any kind of organizational progress, it is the endeavor of DST and its
associates to promote enterprises that would have a strong knowledge and technical base.

Objectives of STED Project

The broad objectives of the project are:-

To identify feasible resource based projects in the region covering both rural and
semi-urban areas.
To identify likely S&T interventions (technology selection, technology
upgradation/ modification, and information dissemination) for exploiting the
opportunities by prospective entrepreneurs.
To improve working of existing enterprises through S&T intervention (upgrade
technology, modernisation of units)
To regularly organise enterprise awareness programmes and skill development
programmes for creating suitable entrepreneurial environment in the target area.
To launch at least 200 micro-enterprises in the selected location during four years
of operation of STED Project.

Eligibility for Proposal Submission

Any recognised educational or research institution, professional body or reputed agencies

both governmental and non-governmental with a proven track record in promotion of
micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Target Group

The target group would be essentially unemployed youth who may or may not possess
necessary skill to launch a micro-unit but have the necessary desire and aptitude for such
venture.

Implementation Mechanism

The host institution (HI) or implementing agency (IA) identifies amongst others 3-4
specific technology areas, which are specific to the location of STED project
implementation. Based on this identification the HI / IA prepares the opportunities
available in these technology areas indicating the source of technology and likely
collaboration with the technology provider. The HI / IA should also mention his
expertise in the selected technologies, if any. Host institution should ensure that project
Director and other project staff are stationed in the STED project location.

The broad mechanism to be adopted for implementation are:-

• Market survey for identification of resources of the region which include

o Man
o Material
o Market
o Methods (Science)
o Mechanics & Mechanism (Technology)

• Preparation of opportunities profiles.

• Identification & counseling of potential entrepreneurs.
• Training of entrepreneurs.
• Providing escort services to the potential entrepreneurs
• Counseling the existing enterprise for technology upgradation and modernisation.

Linkages

For successful and effective implementation linkages need to be established with reputed
national/regional/local level R&D institution for sourcing technologies and upgradation
of existing technologies. Institutions like KVIC,SIDBI, NABARD and the Lead banks
need to be involved right from the training stages for better acceptability of the project
proposal amongst the financial institutions at the time of sanctioning and disbursing the
loan. The STED Project need to function closely with the district administration without
whose involvement and intervention it may not be possible to produce desired results.
Linkages with other schemes and programmes of NSTEDB viz. the Central and State
Government are required to be established for availing benefits of various Government
schemes.

Evaluation and Monitoring

The STED Project is a four-year project with the financial support from NSTEDB.
However, the continuation of project and annual funding is entirely performance
oriented. The performance is monitored both in quantitative and qualitative aspect. The
Expert Advisory Committee on STED Project evaluates the performance and monitors
the progress of the project. As and when it is felt necessary, site visit by a team
constituted by the NSTEDB Secretariat may be sent for monitoring the project. In case
of significant shortfall in achievement of target the project may also be terminated mid-
term.

Submission of Proposal

Proposal in prescribed proforma along with necessary enclosures and endorsement from
the Head of the Agency/Institution may be sent to the following addressee:-

The Member Secretary,

National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board ,
Department of Science & Technology,
Technology Bhawan,
New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi-110016.

Tel: (011) 26517186, (011) 26590215

TELEFAX : 26517186
E-mail : [email protected]
Web: www.nstedb.com , www.techno-preneur.net
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS-IN-AID FOR STED
PROJECT

1. The grant being released should be exclusively spent on the specified purpose for
which it has been sanctioned within the stipulated time. Any unspent balance out
of the amount sanctioned would be refunded to the Govt. of India by means of an
Accounts Payee Demand Draft drawn in favour of Drawing & Disbursing Office,
Department of Science & Technology payable at New Delhi.

2. The institute is required to send i) progress report; ii) audited statement of

accounts relating to the amount sanctioned; and iii) utilization certificate to
Department of Science and Technology at the end of each financial year as well
as at the time of seeking further instalments of the grant, if any.

3. All the assets acquired or created from the grant will be the property of the Govt.
of India and should not without the prior sanction of the Department of Science
and Technology be disposed of or encumbered or utilised for purpose other than
those for which the grant has been sanctioned.

4. At the conclusion of the project, the Govt. of India will be free to sell or
otherwise dispose of assets which are the property of Govt. The institution shall
tender to Govt. necessary facilities for arranging the sale of these assets.

5. Appropriate persons may visit the institute periodically for ascertaining the
progress of work and resolving any difficulties that might be encountered in the
course of implementation. During the progress of the project the institute will
provide all facilities to the scientists/ specialists by way of accommodation, etc.

6. The institute shall furnish to Department of Science and Technology, utilisation

certificate and an audited statement of accounts pertaining to the grant within six
months of the completion of the project.

7. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India at his discretion shall have the
right of access to the book and accounts of the institute for the grant received
from the Government.

8. The institute will maintain separate audited accounts for this project. If it is found
expedient to keep a part or whole of the grant in a bank account earning interest,
the interest earned should be reported to the Department of Science and
Technology. The interest thus earned will be treated as a credit to the institute to
be adjusted towards further instalments of the grant, if any.

9. Sale proceeds, if any, as a result of the development of the project arising directly
from funds granted shall be remitted to the Govt. of India. The Govt. of India
may at its discretion allow a portion of such receipts to be retained by the
institute.

10. .The institute must not entrust the implementation of the work for which the
grant is being sanctioned to another institution and to divert the grant receipts as
 assistance to the latter institution. In case the institute itself is not in a position to
execute or complete the project, it may be required to refund forthwith the Govt.
of India, the entire amount of grant-in-aid received by it.

11. NSTEDB/DST reserves the right to terminate support to the project at any stage,
if it is convinced that the grant is not being utilized properly or that appropriate
progress in the project work is not being made.

12. Where support has been provided by NSTEDB/DST under specific conditions
accepted by a society/institution, the society/institution shall, if it does not
comply with these conditions, be liable to refunding the grant already received in
such a manner as may be required by the Government and no further
NSTEDB/DST grant will be allowed to such a society/institution.

13. NSTEDB/DST will not have any liability towards the manpower appointed by
the grantee institution for implementation of the project.

ENCLOSURES TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL BY NGOs

1. Registration Certificate One Copy

2. Memorandum of Association One Copy

3. Audited statement of accounts for the last three years One Copy

4. Annual reports for the last three years One Copy

 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(STED) PROJECT

PROFORMA FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

(Year: 200 - 200 )

1. Name of the Organisation :

Address :
Phone :
Fax :
E-mail :

2. Validity date of Registration (In case of NGOs):

3. Name & designation of the Head of the Organisation:

4. Name, Designation & Address of the Project Director (Attach a brief bio-data):

5. Background of the Organisation:

(a) Past experience in micro-enterprise and entrepreneurship development (details of

work done in other areas need not be given)

(b) Infrastructure facilities and expertise available (give details):

(c) Details for completed and ongoing Projects during last three years

Sl. Title of the Start date – Name and Amount Amount

No. Project Completion date full address Sanctioned* Received*
of Funding
Agency

* Enclose copies of the sanction orders

6. District/Area to be taken up for STED project :

7. Map of the area proposed:

8. Profile of the District/Area:

(a) Geo-physical
(b) Natural/Mineral Resources
(c) Socio-economic
(d) Industry
(e) Artisanal skills/Craft etc.
(f) Academic/R&D/Technical Institutions

9. If any developmental activity has been done in the proposed District/Area prior to
submission of this proposal by the Project Coordinator or the Organisation, the details
may be given in brief.

10. Details of infrastructure of the organization in the proposed District/Area:

11. Justification for the project based on the assessment of the existing resources and
infrastructure

12. Potential sectors identified for promotion of micro-enterprises.

13. Scientific and Technical interventions envisaged

14. Training programmes envisaged

15. Linkages envisaged

16. Implementation methodology in brief

17. Follow-up Mechanism

18. Expected outcome of the project:

19. Exit Strategy (Plan after completion of the project for sustainability and continuity)

20. Any other information/remarks:

21. Budget

Sl. No. Item of Ist Year IInd IIIrd IVth Total

Expenditure Year Year Year
1 Manpower*
2 Travel
3 Training
Programmes*
4 Contingencies
Total

* Budget break-up of manpower and training programmes to be given on a separate sheet

22. Submission of Progress Report:

(i) A quarterly report not exceeding two pages highlighting the major
activities to be submitted.
(ii) A detailed progress report on various activities carried out by the
STED project is required to be submitted annually along with the data
on micro-enterprises promoted in the prescribed formats (Proforma-I,
III and IV). Details of the units launched to be submitted separately in
Proforma-II.

Name & Signature of the Name & Signature of the

Head of the Institution/Agency Project Director

Date:
Place:
 CERTIFICATE

ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION

1. We have gone through and agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the
NSTEDB/DST grant.

2. We have not submitted, nor do we intend to submit this, or a similar project

proposal, to any other agency for financial or other support. In case we get the
support, we will keep the DST informed.

3. We undertake to submit progress reports, statement(s) of accounts, utilisation

certificates, etc. as required.

4. Certified that Dr/Shri/Smt .......................... is the Project Director of the proposed

STED Project. The Project Director will assume the responsibility of fruitful
completion of the project.

5. Certified that the hardware, other basic facilities and such other administrative
support required as per terms and conditions of the grant, will be extended to the
Project Director throughout the duration of the project.

6. Our agency assumes to undertake the complete financial and other management
responsibilities of the project, and will ensure compliance with the terms and
conditions laid down.

7. Certified that the Society/Organisation or any of its functionaries is not and has
never been involved/implicated in any corrupt practices.

8. If any of the above statements found to be incorrect by the NSTEDB/DST at any

point of time, the organization takes the responsibility to refund the entire amount
released by the NSTEDB/DST.

Date ............ Name & Signature of the

Place ............ Head of Agency
 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(STED) PROJECT

PROFORMA-I

CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PROGRESS

STED LOCATION

DATE OF SANCTION OF THE PROJECT:

No. OF UNITS LAUNCHED / JOBS GENERATED

YEAR I YEAR II YEAR III YEAR IV TOTAL

UNITS
JOBS

Linkages established

Innovative/knowledge-based/Technology oriented
units promoted

Any other special features

Signature of Project Director

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (STED)
PROJECT
PROFORMA-II
DETAILS OF THE UNITS LAUNCHED
NAME OF ENTREPRENEUR

NAME OF ENTERPRISE

ADDRESS

Phone/Mob. No.

TYPE (MFG/SERVICE/OTHERS)
{Give details of the product developed/service provided}

PROJECT COST

FUNDING
OWN (Rs)

LOAN (Rs)

INCOME PER MONTH

NO OF EMPLOYEE

CONTRIBUTION OF STED PROJECT AND EXTENT OF S&T INPUT

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE UNIT

PASTE A GOOD QUALITY PHOTOGRAPH

SIZE 4" X 6"
 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(STED) PROJECT

PROFORMA-III

SUBMISSION OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS

UNITS LAUNCHED SECTOR WISE UNITS LAUNCHED INVESTMENT WISE

TYPE No. of Units AMOUNT OF No. of

INVESTMENT Rs Units
MANUFACTURING
SERVICE upto 10K
OTHERS 10K to 25K
TOTAL 25K to 50K
50K to 100K
above 100K
TOTAL

SOURCE OF FUND SOURCE OF LOAN

SOURCE No. of Units SOURCE No of Units

OWN FUND PMRY &

LOAN other Govt.
TOTAL Schemes
Banks &
Fis

UNITS LAUNCHED AGE WISE UNITS LAUNCHED CATEGORY WISE

AGE GROUP No. of UNITS CATEGORY No. of UNITS

18-25 GENERAL
25-35 SC
35-50 ST
above 50 OBC
TOTAL TOTAL

UNITS LAUNCHED GENDER WISE

GENDER No. of UNITS

MALE
FEMALE
TOTAL
 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(STED) PROJECT

PROFORMA-IV

SUCCESS STORIES

NAME OF ENTREPRENEUR

ADDRESS WITH TEL NO.(if any)

PRODUCT / SERVICES

TOTAL INVESTMENT in Rs

SOURCE OF FUNDING OWN

BANK / FI LOAN
GOVT SCHEMES LIKE PMRY ETC

BRIEF BACKGROUND what he was before STED Proejct converted him into an
entrepreneur

STED Project ROLE Intervention of STED Project, Problems faced by entrepreneur

How the problems were tackled. This section should bring out
clearly the role played by STED Project

CURRENT STATUS Growth from the initial stages and other relevant details

FUTURE PLANS Future plans for growth and diversifications

The above is just indicative. You may furnish more information should you feel so.

Please note that with each success story / case study you must submit a very good quality
photograph of min. 4" X 6" size. The same would be hosted on the website. Hence the information
needs to submitted only when a technically sound / innovative unit is launched or where
the role of STED Project in bringing a transformation is visible.