National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC)

National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation(NSKFDC), A wholly owned Govt. of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (M/o SJ&E) was set up on 24th January 1997 as a Company “Not for Profit” under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. NSKFDC is in operation since October, 1997, as an Apex Corporation for the all round socio-economic upliftment of the Safai Karamcharis, Scavengers and their dependants throughout India,through various loan and non-loan based schemes.

Apart from operating various loan and non-loan based schemes for the upliftment of the target group, NSKFDC is playing a vital role in elimination of manual scavenging – the worst surviving symbol of untouchability. NSKFDC has been designated as the Nodal Agency for implementation of the Central Sector Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

The schemes/programmes of NSKFDC are implemented through State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) nominated by the State Govts./Union Territory Administrations, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Nationalised Banks. Funds are provided to the SCAs/RRBs/Nationalised Banks for onward disbursement to the target group of NSKFDC at concessional rates of interest for any viable income generating schemes including sanitation related activities.

The details of the various loan and non-loan based schemes implemented by NSKFDC for the socio-economic upliftment of the Safai Karamcharis, Scavengers and their dependants across the country in brief can be found under Schemes and Programmes menu.