REDP (Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme)

 

Much before the advent of RSETI (Rural Self Training Institute) era, the founding fathers of our institution had visualised the importance of entrepreneurship development amongst the educated unemployed youths of our society and thus introduced REDP (Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme) course away back in the year 1986. This is a holistic training programme on agriculture and allied subjects which inter alia includes Horticulture, Pisciculture, Vermi-Compost & Vermi-Culture, Aviculture & Conservation of Birds, Ornamental Fish Cultivation, Mushroom Cultivation, Apiculture (Bee-keeping), Dairy, Goatery, Poultry, Piggery, Animal Husbandry, Food Processing & Preservation etc. Subjects like Social Science and Value Education forms an integral part of our course curriculum. The entire course curriculum is well balanced between theoretical and practical aspects.

DAILY ROUTINE

Their daily routine is bound by hours & minutes between 5-00 a.m.  to 10.00 p.m. Apparently it is rigid but joyful too. Prayer twice a day, “Sramadan” for up-keeping of the wide spread  campus, on-job training in the agricultural field, physical exercise in the gymnasium, musical class, outdoor games – all together form the essential fabric of the daily routine – leaving apart attending the subject specific theoretical classes. With the progress of the training course – the trainees get themselves more and more joyfully involved in the day-to-day activities. To view day to day activities (Daily Routine) – Click Here

SUBJECT  SPECIFIC  FOCUS

VALUE EDUCATION

Teaching and Messages of Ramakrishna-Vivekananda & Holly Mother, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Movement and their relevance to present day Development programme. Social Philosophy into action. Rural Development programmes of Ramakrishna mission, karma yoga, Life and Works of Sisters Nivedita.

SOCIAL WORK

a) Social Case Work & Social Group Work, b) Community Organisation, Community Development & Management of Rural Entrepreneurship and Capacity Building, c) Social Welfare Administration, Social Action and Fields of Social Work, d) Social Survey and Social Research.

RURAL TECHNOLOGY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME :
a) Becoming an Entrepreneur, b) Launching the Enterprise, c) Managing the Enterprise, d) Services, e) Financial Literacy & Important Laws

AGRICULTURE:
Trainees under the core programme mostly belong to farming community having Agriculture as their principal source of livelihood. Hence, due emphasis is laid on this subject conjugated with Integrated Plant Nutrient Management, Integrated Pest Management, Watershed Management etc. along with package of practice for cultivation of location specific major field crops.

HORTICULTURE :
Along with agronomical crops, training is imparted on cultivation of different horticultural crops i.e. Pomology, Floriculture and Olericulture keeping in view their present status, problems & prospects. Establishment and management of horticultural nursery including production system of quality planting materials, add a potential fibre to the training programme on the subject.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY:
Courses on Animal Husbandry and Animal Health Care including Dairy, Goatery, Poultry, Duckery, Veterinary First-aid etc. are given due weightage considering their importance in rural economy and self-employment. Layer poultry birds, Broiler birds, Khaki Campbell as well as indigenous ducks are nurtured at the institute for training purpose.

PISCICULTURE:
Cultivation of Indian Major Carps and other species of fish vis-a-vis induced fish breeding & seed management occupies an important role in the training curricula.

VERMICULTURE & VERMICOMPOSTING:
The trainees are actively involved in preparation of Vermicompost as well as preservation and multiplication of suitable species of earthworms by utilising the compost pits specially constructed for this purpose within the premises of the Institute.

AVICULTURE & CONSERVATION OF BIRDS:
Keeping in view the emergence of Aviculture (rearing of birds) as an important field of entrepreneurship and the importance of conservation of birds in nature, practical training along with theoretical inputs is imparted on this subject utilising the Aviary in the premises of the institute.

ORNAMENTAL FISH CULTURE:
Cultivation and multiplication of different types of Ornamental Fishes including the management practices have been incorporated in the course curricula which has also emerged as an important avenue of income generation for a group of the trainees after completion of the training.

APICULTURE:
Honey-bees not only provide honey and wax but they also greatly contribute in pollinating the insect-pollinated crops and thereby increasing agricultural productivity. In this way they help the bee-keepers and farmers alike. Scientific Bee-keeping methodology in bee boxes along with its management round the year is taught to the trainees with this twin object.

FOOD PROCESSING:
The institute’s cottage scale training-cum-production unit on food processing is used for imparting training on processing of fruits & vegetables. The unit has been set up with the financial assistance of the Department of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Govt. of W.B. Necessary FPO licence has been obtained from the concerned department of Govt. of India.

MUSHROOM CULTIVATION:
During the training course the trainees learn the cultivation and other management practices of different species of mushroom. The improvised structure constructed by the institute acts as a model for training and demonstration. With an object of providing quality mushroom spawn (seed) to the ex-trainees a laboratory for production of mushroom spawn has been established at the institute which effectively caters the need of mushroom spawn of the ex-trainees in their new ventures.

COMPUTER TRAINING:
Now-a-days computer education is considered to be an essential part of every education system. All the trainees of the REDP course were provided with first-hand knowledge on computer awareness and computer application during the 10 months training period in the Institute’s well-equipped Computer Lab. The lab will also play a potential resource for imparting EDP training courses related to computer application.

Details of Course Module in the said programme is given on the click of “REDP Course Module”.

Important Massage for REDP Applicant

(১) সমাজ সেবা এবং কৃষি ভিত্তিক স্ব-নির্ভরতার প্রশিক্ষণ [ প্রশিক্ষণটি দুটি ভাগে হবে – (ক) ৬ (ছয়) মাসের কৃষিবিদ্যা ও সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয়– উদ্যান বিদ্যা  (Horticulture & Nursery Management), মাশরুম চাষ, মৌমাছি পালন, খাদ্য প্রক্রিয়াকরণ ও সংরক্ষণ (জ্যাম, জেলী, স্কোয়াশ, আচার, কাসুন্দি, সস ইত্যাদি), বীজ উৎপাদন, মাটি পরীক্ষা, কেঁচো সার, মৎস্য চাষ ও কৃত্তিম প্রজনন, রঙ্গিন মাছ চাষ, বিদেশী পাখী পালন, কৃষি যন্ত্রপাতির ব্যবহার এবং (খ) ৪ (চার) মাসের প্রাণীপালন ও প্রাথমিক চিকিৎসা, হাঁস-মুরগী ও ছাগল পালন  ইত্যাদির সম্মিলিত  বৃত্তিমূলক বিষয় এছাড়াও Value Education, EDP, Capacity Building, Social Work, Basic Computer and Soft Skill এগুলিও থাকবে।)

(২) দশ মাসের সম্পূর্ণ আবাসিক প্রশিক্ষণ চলাকালীন জরুরী কারণ ব্যতীত কোন ছুটি পাওয়া যাবে না।

(৩) শিক্ষাগত যোগ্যতাঃ নূন্যতম মাধ্যমিক

(৪) বয়সঃ ১৮ থেকে ৩৫ বছরের মধ্যে 

(৫) গ্রামে বসবাসকারী কঠোর পরিশ্রমে সক্ষম অবিবাহিত যুবকরা আবেদনের যোগ্য।

(৬) অবশ্যই স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের ভাবধারায় বিশ্বাসী এবং উৎসাহী হতে হবে।

(৭) বর্তমানে কোন শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে নাম নথিভূক্ত থাকলে আবেদন করতে পারবেন না।

(৮) ক) ভর্ত্তির সময় রেজ্রিস্ট্রেশন ফি বাবদ ৫০০.০০ (পাঁচশত) টাকা মাত্র জমা দিতে হবে। খ) শর্তসাপেক্ষ ফেরৎ যোগ্য ২০০.০০ (দুইশত) টাকা মাত্র কশন্ মানি হিসাবে জমা দিতে হবে। গ) এছাড়া কোন অতিরিক্ত অর্থ (ফি) লাগবে না।

(৯) প্রশিক্ষণ চলাকালীন অসুস্থ হলে তার চিকিৎসার জন্য যাবতীয় খরচ প্রশিক্ষার্থীকেই বহন করতে হবে।

(১০) আবেদন পত্র জমা দেওয়ার শেষ তারিখ ৩০ শে এপ্রিল ২০২8

(১১) আবেদন পত্রের ভিত্তিতে নির্বাচিত প্রশিক্ষার্থীদের সিলেকশন ক্যাম্পে ডাকা হবে  আগামী ৪ই ও ৫ই মে ২০২৪। 

(১২) পাঠক্রম শুরু হবে ১৫ মে ২০২৪ হতে

(১৩) প্রশিক্ষার্থী নির্বাচনের বিষয় কতৃপক্ষের সিন্ধান্তই চুড়ান্ত।

(১৪) প্রশিক্ষণ সম্মূর্ণ না করলে অথবা কোনও অসত্য তথ্য পরিবেশন করে থাকলে প্রশিক্ষণের যাবতীয় খরচ ফেরৎ দিতে হবে।

(১৫) মোবাইল ফোন শর্তসাপেক্ষে সঙ্গে রাখা যাবে।

(১৬) ধূমপান জাতীয় কোন নেশা করা যাবে না। 

(১৭) যোগাযোগের নম্বর – (০৩৩) ২৬৫৪-৮৯০৯, (০৩৩) ২৬৫৪-৮৯০৮ । 

(১৮) উপরের নিয়গুলি কতৃপক্ষ প্রয়োজনে যে কোন পরিবর্তন করতে পারবে ।

Admission Procedure 
  • Through advertisement, published in “Karmakhetra”,  “Karmasansthan”  & other local news papers by March every year.
  • Download the Application Form, Fill-up the Application Form with own hand, attached relevant documents and submit the filled-up form in our office by hand or by post within last date.
  • After receiving your form, a call letter will issue to you for attending the interview where a selection committee talk with you and select as per your merit.
  • Course commencing generally from middle of May of each year.

 Click Here to Download – REDP Application Form 2024-25

Eligibility:
Ø    Only educated unmarried unemployed rural boys of 18 to 35 years.
Ø    Minimum qualification: Madhyamik or Equivalent.

Fees:
Ø    i) Registration fee-Rs.500/- ii) Caution Money Rs.200/- (refundable).

 

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