The third package of measures for the Non-Agricultural Sector includes creating a National Fund for the Unorganised Sector (with an initial corpus of Rs.5000 crore funded by the Central Government, public sector banks etc.) Other actions for non-farm sector include improving credit flow to the sector, giving incentive to Self Help Groups and adopting a 'Growth Pole' model for cluster development.
Finally, the fourth package of measures to expand Employment and improve Employability advocated strengthening self-employment programmes, expanding the National Rural Employment Programme to all districts and increasing employability through skill development, Dr. Sengupta added.
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