Madhya Pradesh Society for Rural Livelihoods Promotion

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Madhya Pradesh Society for Rural Livelihoods
Promotion
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MP Rural Livelihoods Project

• Project Goal Sustainable enhancement of
  livelihoods of rural poor in selected districts
  of Madhya Pradesh
• Purpose - Effective programmes and policies that
  sustainably enhance the livelihoods of poor rural
  people implemented in tribal districts of Madhya
  Pradesh.

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Project Period Area of Operation

• Start up date 30 June 2004
• I st Phase 3 years
• 30 June 2004 to 30 June 2007
• 822 villages in 8 districts
• II nd Phase 5 years
• 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2012
• Approx 4000 villages in 8 districts

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Institutional Arrangement - MPRLP

• State Level
• State Project Management Unit for planning,
  implementing monitoring
• District Level
• District Project Management Committee under
  District Collector for inter departmental
  convergence and coordination
• District Project Support Unit housed in Zila
  Panchayat with multi-disciplinary team members
  for project execution
• Cluster Level
• Project Facilitation Team (Both Govt. NGO) a
  multi-disciplinary team for each cluster of about
  10-12 villages-
• Village level
• Gram Sabha nodal agency for planning,
  implementation monitoring of livelihood
  intervention.
• Livelihoods promoters 2 in each village to
  facilitate implementation act as service
  providers

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Project Approach

• Gram Sabha (village assembly) central to village
  development - planning, implementation
  monitoring
• Micro planning by the village level institutions
  and associated common interest groups
• Poverty targeting through well being ranking by
  the gram sabha
• Direct transfer of untied grant to the village
  assembly
• Project team in the role of a facilitator
• Focus on capacity building of primary
  stakeholders
• Developing new expanding existing opportunities
  for alternative / supplementary livelihoods by
  identifying gaps in existing resource socio
  economic situation
• Convergence with other programmes

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Convergence with NREG - Why

• NREGS - step towards the realization of the right
  to work.
• It is also expected to enhance peoples
  livelihoods on a sustained basis, by developing
  the economic and social infrastructure.
• The choice of works seeks to address the causes
  of chronic poverty such as drought, deforestation
  and soil erosion.
• MPRLP designated as implementation Agency for
  NREGS by State Govt. use our own process of
  implementation
• Great opportunity to enhance Livelihood of Poor
  Families
• Investment of Project Fund in other priority
  area
• Demonstration of models of integration
• Matches project philosophy
• Project expertise
• Strong ground preparation
• Land less families Livelihood Opportunity

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Convergence with NREG - Strategy

• The strategy crafted out keeping in view the
  factors that underlie the resource condition and
  needs of the people.
• Two approaches
• Integrated watershed management in selected
  clusters based on resource condition
• Soil moisture conservation intervention based
  on Household planning (local need demand) in
  remaining clusters

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Strategy Watershed management

• 2-3 clusters (each cluster covering about 10-12
  villages) identified in each district based on
  the need for watershed intervention
• 10 resource agencies identified to provide
  technical support facilitation to gram sabha
  for watershed intervention
• Resource Agencies have placed a TFT in each
  cluster over and above the 4 member PFT present
  at the cluster level.
• The TFT comprises of two civil engineers, one
  community organizer and an accountant.
• The administrative, training capacity building
  expenditure being borne by MPRLP.
• The funds for carrying out the watershed
  treatment activities leveraged from MPREGS.
• Technical and administrative sanctions of the
  works will be carried out as per the norms and
  rules of MPRLP .
• The unit cost for watershed implementation will
  be Rs. 8000 per ha
• Covered 148 villages in 16 clusters of 7
  districts
• Approval of plan worth Rs. 97 crores for about 75
  thousand Ha.

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Selection of Technical Support Team ( TST
) Training of Technical Support Team Ensuring
Registration and Job Card Distribution
Identification of problems their
techno-scientific analysis Identification of
Watershed Activities on the basis of Problem
Analysis Preparation of Action plan Approval of
Action plan by Gram Sabha Approval of plan by
tree tier Panchayati Raj Institutions and its
inclusion in Shelf of Project of the
village Technical and Administrative
Approval Release of funds by District Program
Coordinator (Dist. Collector) on the basis of
approval in Gram Kosh Sub account at village
level Implementation of Watershed Management
activities through Gram Sabha Social Audit
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Strategy Household planning

• NREGS provisions for creating irrigation
  facility, horticulture land development on
  lands owned by HH belonging to SC/ST, BPL,
  beneficiaries of land reforms or IAY
• MPRLP used his provision as an opportunity
  village selection on basis of SC ST Female
  Lit.
• Majority of HH eligible
• HH level planning in each village to create
  irrigation facility, Field bunding horticulture
  Dev.
• its further linkage with MPRLP activities for
  enhancement of livelihoods
• Linkage of this plan with the District State
  Plan for onward convergence with other programs/
  Depts.

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Challenges

• Mind set of District officials
• Non availability of technical staff
• Coordination with Janpad Panchayat
• Transparency at all levels
• Internalization of RLP system procedure

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Convergence

• ITDP Sericulture, lac, Lift irrigation pumps
• Agriculture Extension services through Farmer
  field schools
• Veterinary Inputs for development of livestock
  policy
• Health Development of VHES plan and convergence
  with programs
• TSC Awareness generation, 3 Nirmal grams, 13
  proposals sent
• SGSY- Group mapping (Weak Strong), training, CB
  onward linkage with livelihood activities
• BRGF- Infrastructure gap identification,
  integration in district plans
• PDS ensure effective delivery of quality
  foodgrains
• MDM supply of inputs by project SHGs, ensure
  quality food adherence to menu

• Challenges
• Mind set of Departmental staff
• Cooperation from lower staff
• Transparency at all levels
• Internalization of RLP system procedure

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