Targeted Rural Initiatives for Poverty Termination and InfrastructureTRIPTI

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Targeted Rural Initiatives for Poverty
Termination and Infrastructure(TRIPTI)
ORISSA POVERTY REDUCTION MISSION
PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA
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Geographical Coverage TRIPTI
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Project Coverage

• 10 Districts (Angul, Jajpur, Cuttack,
  Jagatsinghpur,
• Kendrapada, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh,
  Bhadrak, Balasore)
• 38 Blocks (Selected )
• 1020 GPs
• 8,369 villages
• Total rural families 12,54,607
• ST 6.22
• SC 20.19
• SEBC 52.90
• Others 20.69

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Criteria for selection of Blocks
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Key Features of TRIPTI

• Women empowerment through development of
  sustainable institutions of women
• SHGs and its federations at Panchayat and block
  level as strategic intervention.
• Funds for Institutional building and support for
  micro investment plans.
• TRIPTI will play a catalytic role to leverage
  funds from Banks and other financial
  institutions.
• Developing better livelihood options for the
  poor through value chain analysis.

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Project Components
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Project Cost Summary (US 82.4 Million)
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Progress so far

• A state level society namely Orissa Poverty
  Reduction Mission has been established under the
  Chairmanship of Chief Secretary to implement this
  project.
• The Governing Body is headed by the Chief
  Secretary .
• State programme Monitoring Unit (SPMU) has been
  setup as the implementing arm of OPRM. Director
  TRIPTI cum Director social welfare is functioning
  as State Project Director . APD cum under
  secretary and AFA cum Under Secretary from
  Panchayati Raj department, 4 Subject Matter
  Specialists (Capacity building and Microfinance
  ,Monitoring and Evaluation, Financial Management
  and Livelihood) and three support staff are
  currently working in SPMU.

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Progress so far

• Exposure visits for SPMU to Tamil Nadu Andhra
  Pradesh
• Integrated Social and Environmental Assessment
  (ISEA)Study by Varun Techno Infrastructure Pvt.
  Ltd. completed and the report presented .
• Study on Governance and Accountability Action
  Plan (GAAP) conducted by CYSD on behalf of the
  World Bank.
• Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and Community
  Operational Manual (COM) prepared and appraised
  by Bank.
• In 05-06 State Govt. provided Rs.1.00 crore out
  of its own fund for project preparation.

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CONT.

• During negotiation the World Bank agreed to
  finance up to US 2 million for eligible project
  expenditure under retroactive finance.
• The Project has been approved by The Board of
  Directors of World Bank on 31st July,2008.
• Baseline and Status of SHG and Federation study
  will be initiated soon .
• 3 nos of Workshops on Community Operational
  Manual (to solicit feedback on the concept and
  design of TRIPTI from the community) have been
  conducted .

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Road Map

• The project will be piloted in six G.Ps situated
  in TRIPTI operational area for helping the
  project team to develop a profound understanding
  on different issues relating to the project
  design and to carry forward and replicate the
  learning in other project blocks.
• Dove-tailing with DRDAs and Mission Shakti
  activities relating to SHGs and its federations .
  Skill upgradation programme will be taken up.
• Medium and long term measures for livelihood
  restoration within the project frame work to be
  assessed soon in the flood affected area.
• Web development and management will be taken up

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Cont

• Toll free number for grievance handling will be
  installed
• Human Resource strategy and recruitment will be
  taken up
• Strengthening of the SPMU.
• MIS designing for the project input output
  framework will be taken up .
• Procurement of goods and equipments
• Thematic studies on social inclusion and
  convergence
• Selection and appointment of internal and
  external auditor.

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