Lok Sabha Question No. 2058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: World Bank Assistance under NRLM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2058

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE UNDER NRLM

## 2058. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the World Bank has provided some financial assistance for Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details  of  the  projects  taken  up  or  proposed  to  be  taken  up  under  the  afor assistance; and
- (d) whether any anomalies were found at the implementation stage of these projects an so, the details thereof and the remedial measures being taken there on?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- ( a) and (b): The  Government  is  implementing  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission, renamed  as  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY -NRLM) across the country in a mission mode with the objective of organizing the rural women into Self Help Groups (SHGs), and continuously nurturing and supporting them till t attain appreciable increase in incomes over a period of time and improve their quality of life come out of abject poverty. It aims to cover all the States and Union Territories (exce and Chandigarh) and seeks to reach out to all rural poor women in a phased manner by the year 2024- 25.National Rural  Livelihoods Project  (NRLP) is being implemented under the aegis DAY -NRLM  which  is  funded  through  World  Bank  Credit.  The  Government  of  India  had signed an agreement with the World Bank in July, 2011, for availing IDA credit of US $ 1 billion (approximately Rs. 4500 crore) for National Rural Livelihoods Project (NRLP) to be ava over a period of five years. The objective was to increase effectiveness of the resourc utilized under NRLM through professionalizing the overall program management and moving towards  a  results - based  approach  throughout  the  country .  Subsequently,  the  project  has  been restructured  in  May  2013  and  the  credit  amount  reduced  to  US  $500  million  which  is  to availed by December 2017. NRLP is bei ng implemented in select blocks of 13 high poverty. These States are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Prade Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It is a dem based programme and th e funds are released to the States keeping in view the amount approv as per their Annual Action Plan and the extent of funds available.  The NRLP has been f restructured in the year 2015 to create dedicated funds for innovative projects on liv ods supports, financial inclusion, convergence and skills building. The details of funds all as under: -
- (c): A statement each indicating the projects sanctioned under Livelihoods Support, Fina Inclusion, and Convergence is enclosed as Annexure I, II and III respectively.
- (d): As  the  projects  have  been  sanctioned  only recently,  it  is  too  early  to  carry  out  any assessment of these projects.

|   Sl.No. | Name                | Amount (in US Dollars)   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Livelihoods Support | 45 million               |
|        2 | Financial Inclusion | 20 million               |
|        3 | Convergence         | 20 million               |
|        4 | Skills Development  | 30 million               |

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## Annexure - I-Project Sanctioned under Livelihoods Support

| Sl. No       | Name of the state                                                                                                                       | Name of the proposal                                                                                             | Area proposed to be covered.                                                       | Central Budget Rs. In crore   | No. of farmers involved   |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1            | Jharkhand Project Proposal for the Rural Enterprize under NTFP Tamarind) through Value Chain Approach (VCA) under WB Project, Jharkhand | promotion of (Lac & Gumla, Simdega, Khunti And W. Singhbhum                                                      |                                                                                    | 6.26                          | 6000                      |
| 2            | Promotion of Vegetable Rural Enterprise through Value Chain Approach (VCA)                                                              | Ranchi, Simdega, West Singbhum, Pakur, Latehar, Giridih and Palamau                                              |                                                                                    | 5.62                          | 15000                     |
| 3            | Madhya Pradesh NTFP PROCUREMENT AND PROCESSING UNIT Livelihood Enhancement by NTFP                                                      | Sheopur                                                                                                          | District                                                                           | 3.50                          | 4500                      |
| 5            | The Proposal for Livelihoods                                                                                                            | The proposal for Livelihoods Cluster Promotion in Odisha through Value Chain Approach for Cashew in South Odisha | blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati districts blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and | 16.86 1500                    | 4 12                      |
| 5            | Odisha Promotion in Odisha through Value Chain Approach in Mango and ginder                                                             | Cluster 12 Gajapati districts                                                                                    | blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati districts blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and | 11600                         |                           |
| 6            | The Proposal for Livelihoods Promotion in Odisha through Chain Approach in Hill broom                                                   | Cluster Value 12 blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati districts                                              | blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and Gajapati districts blocks of Koraput, Rayagada and | 3000                          |                           |
| 7 Maharastra | Expansion of Agro - horticulture interventions for transformative impact                                                                | 9 blocks in 4 (Gondia, Thane, Palghar)                                                                           | districts Gadchiroli,                                                              | 8.83                          | 19800                     |
| 8            | Institutionalizing community - based fisheries and feed seed rearing system                                                             | 11 blocks of districts Gadchiroli, Yavatmal)                                                                     | 3 (Gondia,                                                                         | 2.00                          | 10800                     |
| 9            | Approach to Goatary intervention Special Livelihoods Initiative                                                                         | in 13 blocks in 4 districts (Osmanabad, Yavatmal, Gondia)                                                        | Wardha,                                                                            | 7.38                          | 22000                     |

## Annexure - II -ProjectSanctioned under Financial Inclusion

| Name of the State   | Title of Proposal                                                                                                                                         | Units proposed                     | Budget         |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|
| Bihar               | Conducting feasibility study for replication Streenidhi model in Bihar                                                                                    | of State level                     | Rs 49,87,000   |
| Chhattisgarh        | Alternative Banking Channels to ensure Financial Services at doorstep for Rural Chhattisgarh                                                              | 70 BC points                       | Rs 50,00,000   |
| Jharkhand           | Alternative Banking Channels to ensure Services at doorstep for Rural Jharkhand                                                                           | Financial 225 BC points (22 units) | Rs 50,00,000   |
| Jharkhand           | Mobile Based Financial Services Delivery                                                                                                                  | 10 blocks                          | Rs 1,05,00,000 |
| Jharkhand           | Strengthening Community Fund Management Systems & Processes at cluster level federations                                                                  | 15 CLF                             | Rs 4,16,30,000 |
| Karnataka           | Setting up an alternate Financing Channel for of Financial services to SHGs                                                                               | delivery State level               | Rs 50,00,000   |
| Maharashtra         | Assured Credit Source through Community Based Financial Institution (CBFI)                                                                                | 6 CLF                              | Rs 1,56,09,000 |
| Maharashtra         | Doorstep banking services to rural community business correspondent model                                                                                 | through 350 BC points              | Rs 50,00,000   |
| Maharashtra         | Samvaad - Improved repayment through rural                                                                                                                | BPO State Level                    | Rs 6,14,29,375 |
| Maharashtra         | Transaction in SHGs using Mobile Technology                                                                                                               | 8 blocks                           | Rs 89,52,000   |
| Maharashtra         | Improved access to credit through partnership NABAFIN, Pvt Banks and RRBs                                                                                 | with 3 districts                   | Rs 1,03,92,000 |
| MP                  | Enhancing Financial Inclusion through Bank Correspondent Agents                                                                                           | 217 BC points                      | Rs 50,00,000   |
| Odisha              | Promoting Block Level Federation (BLF) comprehensive Financial Inclusion Hub                                                                              | as 32 GPLF                         | Rs 1,55,15,000 |
| Tamil Nadu          | Setting up an Women Cooperative Bank for supplementing credit and other financial delivery to SHG and SHG Members for taking income generating activities | service up State Level             | Rs 50,00,000   |
| West Bengal         | Establishing specialized institution for elivery financial services to institutions of poor                                                               | d of (SHGs) State Level            | Rs 45,00,000   |

## Annexure - III -projects sanctioned under Convergence

|   Sl No | Name of SRLM                                                   | Title of Project                        | Coverage                                            |   Households Covered (in numbers) |   Budget (Rs. in Crores) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | JharkhandRural Livelihoods Promotion Society (JSLPS)           | Development of Model Convergence Blocks | 04 districts, 7 Blocks and 603 Villages             |                            109000 |                     7.92 |
|       2 | Sanjeevani - Karnataka State Rural Livelihoods Mission (KSRLM) | Convergence                             | 04 Districts, 04 Talukas, and 146 GPs, 673 Villages |                            257084 |                     5.58 |
|       3 | Umeed, Maharashtra                                             | Convergence                             | 06 Districts, 09 Blocks                             |                            260000 |                    13.26 |
|       4 | RGAVP - Rajasthan                                              | Convergence                             | 03 Districts, 03 Blocks, 3169 Villages              |                             40000 |                     4.01 |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM)            | Convergence                             | 04 Districts, 06 Blocks, 166 GPS                    |                             64484 |                     5.79 |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM) Total   | Convergence                             | 06 Districts, 06 Blocks and 400 Villages            |                             25000 |                     8.51 |
|  730568 | 730568                                                         | 730568                                  | 730568                                              |                            730568 |                    45.07 |