TEJASWINI PROJECT

Socio-economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Women Development Society

Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security
Government of Jharkhand
 Project Introduction and
Institutional Arrangements
 Need for Tejaswini Project
• Steep dropout from school in mid- • Declining female Labour Force Participation -
adolescence. ₋ Young women are mostly self-employed
through unpaid family work at farm or home.
₋ Lack of suitable job opportunity.
Skills ₋ Time & mobility constraint.
Education
Training ₋ Lack of skills.

• Limited outreach of Government • Poor access to productive assets.

schemes. Cultural • Strong social and economic pressures to stay at
• Under-utilization of funds available for Support
schemes.
and Social home or marriage.
Services • early marriage or marriage shortly after turning
• Limited awareness about Government Norms age 18 hampers girls opportunities for
interventions.
continued education and employment.
• Less focus on social inclusion.

Young women and girls are most vulnerable and their potentials are under-realized.
About 62% of young women (age 16-24 years ) are not engaged in training, education or employment (“NEET”) as
compared to 14% of young men from the same households (Source: World Bank 2015 survey).
 Tejaswini Project
• Tejaswini Project aims for socio-economic development of Adolescent
Girls and Young Women (AGYW) aged 14-24 years in 17 district.

• The Project development objective is to improve the completion of

market-driven skills training and education of class 8/10 for
Adolescent Girl and Young Women in Jharkhand.

• The primary project beneficiaries are Adolescent Girls and Young

Women in the age group of 14–24 years in 17 districts of the State.
 Outreach of the Project
• The Project is being
implemented in 17
districts of Jharkhand.

• Intervention Approach :
⁻ Phase I: Intensive
intervention approach in
two districts namely
Dumka and Ramgarh.

⁻ Phase II: Universalization

in five Zonal Clusters
covering remaining 15
project districts.
 Tejaswini Components
Component – 1
Expanding social, educational and economic
opportunities
• Community-level Interventions-
Community mobilization, Awareness
generation, Club formation, Life skills
education and livelihood support services.
• Institution-level Interventions- Market-
driven skills training and educational
services (including bridge education,
support for mainstream education and
academic support for non-formal education
through open schooling).
Component – 2
Intensive service delivery interventions
• Enhanced Last Mile Service Delivery-
Local full-time dedicated safe space,
additional YF, contracted business or
vocational skills training and NFE
provider; Enhanced counseling.
• Enhanced Outreach-Delivery to hard-
to-reach populations; Top-up grants to
clubs.
Component – 3
State capacity building and
implementation support
• Strengthening systems & convergence-
State, District & Block units, M&E, MIS,
Evaluations.
• Implementation Support-Operations
support, manuals for implementation &
HR policies, training & capacity
development.
 Approach of the Project
Target Population
(AGYW ages 14-24 in project districts)

Clubs
Project beneficiaries • Mobilization
(become Tejaswini program members via clubs) • Counselling
• Activities
• Service linkages

Curriculum
Life Skill Education • Resilience
• Health & nutrition
• Rights
• Financial literacy

Non-Formal education Market-driven skills training

Business Skills Training & Vocational Skills Training & Color Code
support services placement support Community Intervention

Institutional Intervention
Paid employment (self or wage) or continued
education
 Journey of a Girl in Tejaswini Project
JWDS - State Project Implementation Unit
Project Implementation support

Implementation support and

Partnerships and
reporting District Resource & Implementation Unit coordination

Block Resource & Implementation Unit Specific interventions

Bridge education support

Implementation
support and Community level Safe Space
reporting
Tejaswini Kendras Non-formal education
Full –time Safe Space
• More frequent, flexible activities
• Intensive Case management Vocational training & placement
• Local training & NFE venue support
• Facilities (computer, library etc.)
• Counselling & Guidance Business skills training & support
AGYW Clubs
Community mobilization
activities & Linkages to appropriate services Referral services(social services &
Foundational skills training assistance)

Implementation Arrangement (color code)

Enabled by Youth Facilitators; Government operated

Community Service Provider (*Through project contracts)
Provider contract
Delivered at designated times in AWCs
 Institutional Structure
Department of Women, Child
Development and Social Security,
Govt. of Jharkhand

Jharkhand Women Development Society - SPIU

(COO, SAO, SFO, Dy. COO, SPM and PM)

DRIU: District Resource Implementation Unit

(DSWO, District Coordinator, POs, Bridge Educator-cum- Life Skill Master
Trainer)

BRIU: Block Resource Implementation Unit

(CDPO, Block Coordinator, Filed Coordinators)

Tejaswini Kendra in 02 Intensive-intervention Districts and Cluster Centres in 15 remaining Project Districts
(Cluster Coordinator, Counsellor, Bridge Educator-cum-Life Skill Trainer in Tejaswini Kendra )
(Cluster Coordinator in Cluster Centres)

Tejaswini Clubs
(Youth Facilitator and Peer Leader)
Community-level Interventions
 Community-level Intervention: A Snapshot

Engagement & Induction of Zonal team,

Rapport building with officials;
District Key Expert & BRIU team
Engagement & Induction of
Project Staff
Rapport building with district and block officials

1. Kick-off Awareness Creation Initial rapport building with community

Phase

Community families/men and

Community Mobilization
boys/mother-in-law/AGYWs
 Community-level Intervention: A Snapshot……. continued
Engagement & Induction of Cluster
Engagement of Cluster staff
Coordinator

Engagement of Youth Facilitators 1 YF per 2 Club in 15 districts and their

induction

2. Preparatory Mobilization of AGYW HH listing & registration of AGYW

Phase
Finalizing locations for Club operations
Identifying and making Club ready for
operations Procurement of items at Clubs

Identifying space for Cluster

Operations
 Community-level Intervention: A Snapshot……. continued
Induction of AGYW

Organizing AGYW in Club, facilitate opening of

Bank A/c & Aadhar enrolment of each AGYW

Regular Club activities, selecting Peer

Operationalizing Tejaswini Club Leader for each Club/Sub-Club
Opening Club’s Bank Account
3. Execution
Phase Development of plan for annual seed grant,
Top-up grant
Life Skills Training to all AGYW

Psychometric assessment of AGYW AGYW selected for skills or education service

Skills Training
Operationalizing Cluster Centre
Education services
(Bridge Education and Non-formal Education)
Engagement of BRIU Staff and Induction Training
• The BRIU has the following positions:
1. Block Co-ordinator:
Graduate in any discipline.
At least 3 years of work experience community/ youth development programs.
2. Field Co-ordinator-Bridge Education and Life Skill:
Graduate in Social Studies/ Social Work.
At least 3 years of work experience community/ youth development programs.
3. Field Co-ordinator-Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship:
Graduate in Social Studies/ Social Work.
At least 3 years of work experience community/ youth development programs.
• The BRIU functionaries will be engaged by the CSP in 05 Zonal Clusters except in Ramgarh &
Dumka.
• Induction training will be given to them on the module developed by JWDS.
 Engagement of Cluster Personnel and Induction Training

• The Cluster team will comprise of Cluster Coordinator in 05 Zonal

Cluster.
• S/he should belong to the same cluster area or locality and fulfill the
eligibility criteria as specified in the ToR.
• Preference will be given to the eligible women candidate from the
locality.
• The induction will be done on the prescribed module developed by
the JWDS.
• The Cluster Coordinator will be the Master Trainer for all the
trainings to be provided to Youth Facilitators.
 Engagement of Youth Facilitator and Induction Training

• One Youth Facilitator will manage two Tejaswini Clubs in 05 Zonal

Cluster. The YF must be :
 A woman.
 Of 18 years of age or above.
 Completed education upto Class 10th or above.
 Belong to the local community.
• Youth Facilitator will be provided different trainings including
Induction, Life Skills Education, Training on Registration and
Enrolment Process etc.
• The YFs will be the Key Person to impart trainings to AGYWs at
Club-level.
 Training Methodology
State level – Training of Trainers
Trainees- Zonal Team, DRIU Trainer- SPIU / External Resource Persons

District Level Trainings

Trainees- District level Key Experts of CSP Trainer- Zonal Team supervised by DRIU/ SPIU

Block Level Training

Trainees- BRIU, Cluster Staff Trainer- District level Key Experts of CSP supervised by Zonal Team of CSP and DRIU

Cluster Level Training

Trainees- Youth Facilitators, Peer Leader Trainer- Cluster Staff supervised by BRIU/ CSP key experts/ DRIU

Club level Training

Trainees- Club members Trainer- Youth Facilitator supervised by Cluster Staff /BRIU/ CSP key experts/ DRIU
 Mapping of Anganwadi Centre for Tejaswini Clubs

a) A Tejaswini Club will be formed over a catchment area of two nearby

Anganwadi Centres (AWCs).
b) Tejaswini Club can comprise 01 or 03 AWCs under the following exceptional
conditions:-
i. Average distance between two adjacent AWCs is more than 1.5 km;
ii. Areas where the population density is very low and there are 03 AWCs at
close vicinity;
iii. An AWC has no other AWC to pair with within 1.5 km.

The list of Tejaswini Club will be

incorporated in the Inception report
 Community Mobilization
One-to-one Interaction - AGYW, Parents, key influencers to AGYW,
village level functionaries like Mukhiya, ANM, Sahiya, AWW, Rozgar
Sewak etc. Why?
a) Identify and acquire
suitable space for
Meetings with families - Parents, In- laws, male members etc. Club’s and Cluster
operations.
b) Identify and engage
With suitable candidates as
Group Interaction - SHGs, Youth clubs, women associations, Cluster Coordinator
Whom PRI , Kishori Samooh, VCPC, VHSNC etc. and YFs.
c) Mobilize community
Interaction with traditional leaders & families to support
Interactions at Traditional Platform - Aam Sabha, Gram Sabha, AGYWs for Tejaswini.
Akhara etc.
d) Mobilize & organize
AGYW to be Tejaswini.
Specific approach of community Mobilization to be adopted by the
CSPs in PVTG pockets, hard to reach areas, hilly terrains, LWE
effected areas, migration prone areas, mining belts etc.
 Household Survey and Identification of AGYW

• The Youth Facilitators will list all the house holds within the Tejaswini Club’s
catchment areas and will collect related information's in the “Tejaswini Data
Form, Part A - Household information”.

• Information of a single household will be captured in a single format.

• AGYW in the age group 14-24 years will be screened from the data collected.
 Registration of AGYW

• AGYW of age 14-24 years ( screened from Part A) will be organised at Tejaswini
Club.

• Registration of the AGYW to be done using “Tejaswini Data Form under the Part
B section”.

• All registered AGYW will be member of Tejaswini Club.

 Induction of AGYW
• All registered AGYW to be inducted on the “Induction module developed by
JWDS”

• The Induction module for AGYW covers aspects on project components,

formation of club, activities at club level and reporting and book keeping at club.

• This induction will be done by the Youth Facilitators at Club.

• After the induction, information of each AGYW will be entered in the “Tejaswini
Data Form-Part C.”
 Induction of Peer Leader

• Peer Leader should belong to the respective Tejaswini Club and an active member
of the Club.
• Should be of 18 years and above (as she will the co-signatory of club’s bank
account).
• Should be selected through common consensus of the club members.
• Able to read, write and communicate properly.
• Possess leadership qualities.
• Capable of coordinating with other group members.
For every club and
• Aware of local language and traditions. its sub club one Peer
Leader will be
selected.
 Operationalization of Tejaswini Clubs
A Tejaswini club is operationalized when -
• Dedicated place for Tejaswini Club’s operation ; equipped.
• Minimum 20 AGYW are registered and Inducted.
• Maximum membership in a club will be 40, beyond which the club will be divided
into Sub-club.
• Peer Leader is selected for club and sub clubs.
• Tejaswini Club’s bank account opened.
• Regular activities is being organized - Teaching Learning sessions, Quiz, Games,
Inter-club competitions, celebration of special dates, etc.
• Books keeping is regularly done.
Two Tejaswini clubs will be
managed by the trained
Youth Facilitator
 Life Skills Education to AGYW

• Objective - To provide Resilience and Rights and

AGYW with basic level of
empowerment and Soft Skills Protection
transferable skills.
Life
• The Life Skills education Skills
will be imparted to every
AGYW on 04 modules. Health and Financial
Nutrition Literacy
 Execution of Life Skills Education
• Zonal team; district key experts
• Bridge Educator-cum- Life skills MT (DRIU)
Training of • Field Coordinator – Bridge Education- cum -Life Skills (BRIU)
Trainers
• Cluster staff
To be planned and executed by Save The Children (Life Skills Agency) in coordination with CSP

Master • Training of Youth Facilitators – to be planned and executed by CSP

Trainers

• AGYW at Club – to be planned and executed by CSP

Youth
Facilitators
 Identification of AGYW for Institutional-level Services

• An agency will be engaged by JWDS for developing psychometric tools and

training of trainers.

• The tool will be used for assessment, ranking and selection of AGYW for
Education and Skilling.

• Based on the overall assessment and counseling sessions, the AGYWs will be
selected for education or skilling.
 Opening of Bank Account for Tejaswini Clubs

• Project provides for grants like establishment grant, Seed grant, top-up grant to
Tejaswini Clubs.
• The Grants will be transferred by SPIU directly into the Bank accounts of Tejaswini
Clubs.
• Every Tejaswini Club will have an account in a nearby Nationalised Bank.
• The bank account will be jointly operated by the Youth Facilitator and Peer
Leader.
• The grants or any other funds available to Club will be utilized as per the plan
developed and approved by the CLUB.
 Establishment Grants to Tejaswini Clubs

• Every new club will be provided one time Establishment grant of INR 5000.
• This amount will be used to procure basic items like Dari, Tin box, Signage Board,
registers, etc. for Club’s Operations.
 Monitoring and Supervision of Trainings

• The training programs at Club Level will be supervised by the Cluster Co-
ordinator.
• The BRIU Team members will be a part of the planning, execution and monitoring
of the training programs at Club and Cluster Level.
• The DRIU Team members will be in the key role of monitoring and supervision of
all the training programs under the project.
 Formats

• Tejaswini Data Form- Part A, Household information.

• Tejaswini Data Form- Part B,C,D Information related to AGYW at the time of
Registration, completion of Induction and completion of Life Skills trainings.
 Standard Cost Norms

• A Standard Cost Norms for Community Services under Tejaswini Project has been
developed by JWDS for maintaining uniformity of costs under Reimbursable head.
• The costs have been broadly categorised under 03 heads :
a) Honorarium-BRIU, Cluster staff, Youth Facilitators
b) Program cost- Induction and refresher training (Cluster staff , YFs, AGYW, Peer
Leaders); Life Skills trainings; activities at Tejaswini Kendra; establishment cost
of BRIU & Tejaswini Kendra (only for Intensive districts); operational cost of
BRIU & Tejaswini Kendra
c) Contingency -this includes administrative expenses of CSP
Institutional-level Interventions
 Skills Training and Employment Services
Vocational Skill
Training
• Providing gainful employment to AGYW is one
of the core agenda under Tejaswini Project.
• For this, the Project is designed to impart
vocational skills training to all eligible AGYW
(18-24 years) that will be focused on wage
employment opportunities.
• The focus will be on imparting approximately
300 hours NSQF compliant vocational skills
training, assessment and certification catering
to productive wage employment.
• The project expects to benefit about 50,000
AGYW from vocational skills training over the
project period.
Business Skill
Training
• Delivery of business skills training and support
services is another important component of
Tejaswini Project.
• For this, the Project is designed to impart
business skills training to all eligible AGYW (16-
24 years) that will be focused on self-
employment opportunities.
• The focus will be on imparting Business Skills
Training approx. for 150 hours , assessment and
certification catering to productive self-
employment.
• The Project targets to benefit about 1,50,000
AGYW from Business Skills Training over the
project period.
 Skills Training and Employment Services……. continued
Vocational Skill
Training
• The training will be delivered by qualified
Training Service Providers engaged by JWDS
through performance-based contracts.
• Thus, TSPs will impart vocational skills training,
job placement, follow-up support, retention
and related services, based on the findings of
market assessment study conducted in the
State under Tejaswini Project.
• TSP will be responsible to ensure
employment   of all successful AGYWs   within
three months of completion of skills training.
• The Project will follow a non-residential for
vocational skills training.
Business Skill
Training
• The training will be delivered by qualified
Training Service Providers engaged by JWDS
through performance-based contracts.
• Thus, TSPs will impart business skills training,
self-employment opportunities, follow-up
support and related services, based on the
findings of market assessment study conducted
in the State under Tejaswini Project.
• TSP will be responsible to ensure self-
employment of all successful AGYWs within
three months of completion of skills training.
• The Project will follow a non-residential for
business skills training.
Process Flow for Skills Training
 Education Services
Bridge
Education
• Every AGYW who opts for
education services will be provided
bridge education for up to 4
months to ensure requisite
readiness levels of AGYW for
attaining education at class 8 or
class 10 under formal or non-
formal education.
• Bridge Education will be provided
before the start of education for
class 8 or class 10.
• Bridge Education will be delivered
in designated Cluster Centres by
the Bridge Educators of the
Education Service Provider.
Non Formal
Education
• Upon successful completion of
the Bridge Education, AGYW who
will be interested and selected for
non-formal education will be
provided intensive study support
for 12 months following NIOS
curriculum.
• ESP will be responsible to register
AGYWs under Open Basic
Education (OBE) at Level C for
class 8 or class 10 under NIOS.
• ESP will be responsible to provide
regular follow up support to these
AGYWs for a period of six months
after successful completion.
Formal
Education
• Some AGYW selected for
education services may be
interested in completing
education (class 8 or class 10) only
through formal schools.
• ESP will try to mainstream them
directly in KGBV/Tribal Welfare/
regular schools in class 8 or class
10 after providing bridge
education under the project.
• ESP will be responsible to provide
regular follow up support to these
AGYWs for a period of six months
after successful mainstreaming.
Process Flow for Education Services
Roles and Responsibilities of
Key Stakeholders
 District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO)

• Overall implementation and supervision of the DRIU team and Project in the district.
• Facilitate convening of the Inter-departmental District Coordination Committee meeting (chaired by
the Deputy Commissioner)on regular basis.
• Coordination and convergence with related Government departments (education, PRI, skills, banks,
etc.) at district for smooth execution of project activities.
• Monitoring and review of the agencies (like CSP, ESP, TSP, etc.)contracted by JWDS for execution of
services at district level.
• Resolve issues related to the execution of the Project and/or management of the support units at
district level.
• Review of the invoices submitted by agencies to DRIU and timely submission to SPIU with
recommendation for payments.
 STATE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (SPIU)

• Manage day-to-day implementation of the project including administering the project procurement
and financial management functions.
• Supervise management and functioning of the DRIUs and BRIUs.
• Preparation of project budgets and annual action plans.
• Technical assistance for planning, implementation and monitoring of the project activities under
different interventions.
• Hiring & management of service providers for implementation of various assignments under the
project.
• Identifying implementation bottlenecks and corrective actions.
• Facilitate inter-departmental coordination & convergence at State level.
• Ensuring the project’s adherence to/compliance with the Safeguard requirements (social &
environment) of the project.
 District Resource Implementation Unit (DRIU)
• Will be nodal team for project implementation at the district level and will function under the
administrative control of DSWO of the concerned district.
• The team comprises of District Coordinator, Bridge Educator-cum-Life Skills Master Trainer and two
Program Officers.
• Overall implementation support and supervision of the project in the district.
• Coordinate with and supervise the BRIUs for smooth execution of various project interventions.
• Review and supervise the agencies contracted by JWDS for completion of deliverables within the
prescribed timeline.
• Capacity building & handholding support & of the project team (BRIU & agencies) on regular basis.
• Coordination with Government department at district or block level.
• Facilitate coordination between different agencies engaged for different interventions at district level.
• Preparation of consolidated physical & financial reports on a monthly basis and timely submission to
SPIU through DSWO.
• Ensuring compliance to safeguards requirements (social inclusion and environment ) of the project at
district level.
 Community Service Provider (CSP)
• Awareness creation and community mobilization.
• Engage BRIU staff, Cluster-level staff, Youth Facilitators and their capacity building.
• Setting of Tejaswini Clubs at safe spaces.
• Organize AGYW at Tejaswini Clubs and facilitate club activities; Identify, register and induct AGYW.
• Life Skills Education to AGYWs.
• Development of plans by Tejaswini Clubs for annual Seed Grant and Top-up Grant.
• Identify AGYW for Education and Skilling using Psychometric Tools.
• Coordinate with Training Service Providers (TSPs) and Education Service Providers(ESPs) for delivery of
Institutional-level Services at Cluster Centres.
• Counsel AGYW and their families, as and when required, for better outreach of the project.
• Facilitate AGYW to establish backward linkages with financial institutions to avail credit support for
entrepreneurial or livelihood activities.
• Facilitate AGYW to establish forward linkages with markets for job opportunities or higher education
opportunities.
• Regularly address the issues/ grievances.
Coordinate with JWDS, DRIU and service providers engaged under Tejaswini Project.
Inception Report
 Inception Report – The Format
1. Introduction
1.1. BACKGROUND
1.2. INTRODUCTION TO ZONAL CLUSTER -I
1.2.1. Profile of districts within Zonal Cluster-I
2. Scope of the Inception Report
2.1.UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASSIGNMENT
2.1.1. Tejaswini Project
2.1.2. Scope of work of Community Service Provider
2.1.3. Key deliverables & compliance indicators
2.1.4. Key stakeholders for the Project
2.2.IMPLEMENTATION
2.2.1. Approach
2.2.2. Implementation modalities and methodology
2.2.3. Specific roles of the key stakeholders in the-
implementation process
2.2.4. Possible Issues and Challenges in the –
implementation of the Project
2.3. HUMAN RESOURCE OF THE CSP
2.3.1. Key functionaries and their specific roles
and -responsibilities
2.3.2. Process of engagement of key functionaries
2.4. KEY LINKAGES WITH THE PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS & SUPPORT
AGENCIES
2.4.1. Linkages with SPIU, DRIU
2.4.2. Linkages with PRI System
2.4.3. Linkages with Government Departments and agencies
2.4.4. Linkages with IEC roll out agency
2.4.5. Linkages with agency providing Life Skills Education
2.4.6. Linkages with Training Service Providers (TSP)
2.4.7. Linkages with Education Service Providers (ESP)
2.4.8. Linkages with Psychometric agency
2.4.9. Linkages with financial institutions
2.4.10. Linkages with MIS agency
2.5. MONITORING AND GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
2.5.1. Monitoring and supervision mechanism
2.5.2. Tools for monitoring and supervision
2.5.3 Grievance Redressal Mechanism
Financial Management System
 Accounting Centre – Responsible Units
Whether Whether Whether
Accounting Accounting to be Consolidation of Reporting to be
Unit Accounts to be
Done Done Done
SPIU YES YES YES
DRIU YES YES YES
NO
BRIU ( Except Dumka NO YES
and Ramgarh)
CONTRACTED YES YES YES
CSP/AGENCIES
TEJASWINI CLUB YES NO YES
 Role of DRIU in Financial Process
• District Coordinator will be responsible for financial activities at DRIU level.
• Payment to the CSPs against services will be made directly by the SPIU,JWDS after
verification of DRIU and approval of DSWO for release of payment after ensuring
quality delivery of agreed service.
• Bottom up financial planning and compile annual budget for the district .
• Demand funds as per requirement for the district and submit statement of
expenditure to SPIU office.
• Compile and submit district level report to SPIU on financial progress made by
BRIU and Tejaswini Clubs.
• Coordinate with BRIU/Tejaswini Clubs to ensure regular and timely maintenance
of primary books of accounts.
• Ensure that all district level financial management decision/plan are documented.
 Role of BRIU in Financial Process
• Block/Field coordinator will be responsible for financial activities in close
coordination with respective CDPO and overall guidance of the DRIU.
• Demand funds from DRIU/SPIU for operational and administrative expenses for
two district only.
• Submit bills, vouchers with supporting documents and primary books of A/Cs for
accounting at DRIU on monthly basis.
• Ensure that all project expenditure are recorded in cash book with proper
supporting.
• Prepare monthly report of financial progress and fund request along with proof of
expenditure for submission to District Unit in prescribed format.
Administrative Process for CSP incurring Expenditure
• CSPs are required to prepare the periodic action plan (physical & financial) with
the coordination of project team (SPIU/DRIU) and submit to SPIU for approval
before implementation;
• CSPs must adhere with the periodic action plan and financial cost norms of the
project;
• CSPs are required to prepare the records and documents as per the procedure laid
down in the financial guideline of CSPs/Agencies payment and instructions
provided by SPIU on time to time basis;
• CSPs have to work under the supervision of DRIU team headed by DSWO;
 How to Make Claims by the CSP from JWDS
• The CSPs are required to raise their invoice addressing to the COO, Tejaswini
Project, JWDS.
• The CSPs are required to raise the invoice separately for remuneration and
reimbursable expenses.
• The expenditures under reimbursable heads will be done as per standard cost
norms provided by the project.
• The CSPs are required to raise two set of invoice along with required attachments
and submit the same to the respective DRIU office for verification; maintain the
records and documents for each district separately.
• One set of each invoice to be kept with CSPs themselves for future reference.
 Tentative Timeline for CSPs Payment
• The CSPs are required to submit the invoice against remuneration/honorarium to
the DRIU office within one week after the end of the month;
• DRIU units will verify the invoice with attachments within three working days from
the date of receiving of invoice and recommend the same to the SPIU for final
payment to the CSPs;
• The concerned unit in SPIU units will process the invoice within 10 days from the
date of receiving of invoices from DRIU units.
• The CSPs will be reimbursed the payments against their claims within 20 days from
the end of the month, if the invoices are found in order.
THANKS !