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National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) was set up in 2001 as a non profit company under Ministry of Tribal Affairs  for the economic empowerment of persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes families living below Double the Poverty Line with following objectives. i.) Identification of economic activities of importance to the Scheduled Tribes so as to generate employment and raise their level of income. ii.) Up-gradation of skills and processes used by the Scheduled Tribes through providing both institutional and on the job training. iii.) To make the existing State/U.T Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporations who are nominated as the State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) for availing assistance from NSTFDC and other developmental agencies engaged in the economic development of Scheduled Tribes more effective. iv.) To assist SCAs in project formulation implementation of NSTFDC assisted Schemes and in imparting necessary training...

The Minister for Tribal Affairs &  Panchayati  Raj  Shri  V.  Kishore  Chandra  Deo  today formally launched Education Loan Scheme titled “ADIVASI SHIKSHA RRINN YOJANA ”( ASRY) of National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation(NSTFDC).  Under the Scheme, NSTFDC would provide loan at concessional rate of interest to the eligible Scheduled Tribes for pursuing higher professional and technical education including PhD. in India.  conducted  by colleges/universities approved by UGC/Govt./AICTE/ICMR etc.