NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION NRLM

1. NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION NRLM

2. West Bengal State Map Indicates NRLP Districts Darjeeling Jalpaiguri Uttar Dinajpur Cooch Behar Dakshin Dinajpur Malda Murshidabad Birbhum Bardhaman Nadia Purulia Hooghly Howrah Bankura 24 parganas (N) Paschim Medinipur 24 parganas (S) Purba Medinipur

3. Vision • To enable poor women in the focal point to improve the quality of lives and livelihoods • To enable existing BPL families to cross the BPL line by creating gainful employment opportunities.

4. Objectives • To effectively implement the poverty eradication and livelihood promotion • To create an enabling pro poor policy environment for intensive blocks • To ensure that at least one BPL woman from identified rural household is brought under SHG network in time bound manner • To ensure adequate coverage of the vulnerable section of the societies • To focus on setting up strong SHG based social structure • To universalize SHG and ensure total financial inclusion

5. TARGET GROUP • All BPL families • All socially excluded individual and families • All vulnerable sections/groups of people

6. Parameter for Identification of Intensive Blocks • SHG based Institutions already developed under SGSY. • High concentration of BPL population . • High concentration of BPL S.T families . • High concentration of BPL Minorities . • Large number of BPL families uncovered under SGSY . • Vulnerable blocks

10. Task of DRDC in respect of Intensive Blocks • Organizing workshop on NRLM • Assessment of available social capital • Developing BMMU in intensive Blocks • Identification of vulnerable & uncovered areas • Identification of dormant SHGs • Assessment of needs in respect of vulnerable areas • Assessment of needs in respect of SHG based institutions already functioning.

11. Task of DRDC in respect of Non Intensive Blocks • SHGs already formed before six months to be graded • Necessary support to be extended to the SHGs in the blocks in SGSY mode until declared as intensive block • Steps to be taken for strengthening existing SHG based institution and for coverage of all GPs & Sansads under SHG networking. • To take measure for developing social capital

12. Initiatives taken by State in the context of NRLM • Mobilization of large number of poor in SHGs. • Formation of SHG based institutions i.e. Sub-Cluster at Sansad level , Cluster at GP level and Federation at Block Level. • Creation of Social Capital- Engagement of RPs , DRPs, LRPs • Capacity Building Of Community resource persons • Financial literacy of SHG members on pilot basis • Formation of activity cluster / producers co- operative • Specialised skill development training

13. Activities in Intensive Blocks • Dedicated structure at Block Level (BMMU) • Participatory Identification of the poorest of poor • Release of RF to the tune of Rs. 10,000 – 15,000 • Release of CIF to Federation for on lending to SHGs • Preparation of MIP is a precondition for getting loan from CIF • Interest subsidy for bank loan • Insurance coverage for SHG members

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