Lok Sabha Question No. 4068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: BRLF
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT,NBPA.TiiT'AENT  OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABIIA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1068

io ec A.NswERED  oN l3 08 2ol5

## BHARAT RURAL LIVELIHOODS  FOUNDATION  (BRLF)

## 406E.  SIIRI DHARMENDRA  YADAV: SIIPJ  ANANDRAO  ADSUL:

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased  to state:

- whether the Government  has taken a decision to set up a Bharat  Rural Livelihood (a)
- l'iltlti]ttTll"ot, ,t. objectives,  the present status of BRLF and the details or its (b)
- ;""Til:l'*'  Govemment  has requested  the business  houses  to make contribution  in BRLF,  il- so. the details thereofi (")
- iir" iir*  Uv'*t i"t, tt'" SRLF  is tikely  to be set up? (e)
- whether the Govemment  Oto"Oo'"'  to launch rural.livelihood  schemes in all districts  of the country,  if so, the details  tl;;eof  particutarty  with regard  to Uttar  Pradesh;  and (d)

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVEI'OPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

- Yes,Madam.GovernmenthassetupBRLFasaregisteredSocietyonl0thDecember (a): 2013
- (b): The major objectives  ofBharat  Rural Livelihoods  Foundation  (BRLF)' inter-alia' are:
- Facilitate civil society action in collaboration . . with  Govemment  for irr^ffir"g'irr"lih*l;  ""i"li"' oi "tut households'  with an emphasis  on ,""-"",  paif*f-ly  in the Central  lndian  Tribal  Region'
- i""ii""i"-p-:""s  receiiing g'ilt 'uppon through  all levels of Government  to ensure smooth  flow and utilization  oiCo'"**tnt  funds lor Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes' J
- 2 Provide financial  grants to "i'ii t""ittv  organis-ations  (CSos) to meet their human resource  and institutional "o'i'' io' 'o-t"lri"g "pt:y:n interventions'  invest  in institutional stren$hening  of smaller CsOt''""i"ttp"titl  iluitaing  and development  of professional humin resources working at the  prassroots'

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4. Disseminate  leaming,s , from experiences  in the freld  with the aim of making necessary  changes  in oolicies  or  fi.;r.;;;[  .l *;,ri .".,o,  orogrurr"r.
2. . i;':To.:"":i.'j?,;::1.r.:y",,nooa. *itr, aign;ry.  entarge  space  ror women.  enhanceaccess cap-acity  or nr,r.u,  ,.o""*t for  tribal commun  itieslespc"iurry  *orln,'ii""""'i"r.r,"g sell-govemance  inr,i,u'io""t'' responsire'  accountable'  ,run.pu."ni'ua,  ir'.*.,]ii .ro service  standards,  na* t'o"t crealion  of a strong and vibrant  service  o"runalyri.,  ,ra . f':oi*;ili;;.  ;#,l:lii;:'* ror the  vouth  and such "'h"';;';;  iiilLi n",
3. -' :J:IJ';,H':,f',il: u"i"' 'r',ough i;';,il';';' and couaborarions,  rhe protecrion, ,,".,4  n.,iir;"Tfit":1'iffi:"if.:l' social  and  nut"ut'n'i.on,n'",,,,i"".illllr,,0
4. /. Keouce  lhe  gap  between  programme  outla\ democraric  insirurions  of gou".iun."'"  ,, ""i;:rt -"11j-^  .:\_u,."T.r, srrengrhen ofimplementarion  ofproe.rrr;i.,-;;;",-"1'"--'l]"grass-roots:  improve quality ;" ,rr.  ,uii"-,"rr"#, protrammes:  reduce  lcakages:  prorot"  ir" rrii*.grlr,Jrn  rndri"u".
5. n,,,l;#;ii:ln 9' Raise resources  through  permissiur. "r,"r*rr, i" nlun"",,, stated  objectives  functions.
8. Strengthen  the instituti community  6u."0 ornu"?ll,',  ^network^and human capital  of civil societl  organizarions, 3il, ;; ;;  ##,il #:  ;:lidH,TJ..,l??:. yl *i,,T," I*,  *

BRLF has commenced  functioning.  As per availabre  information,  covemment  has committed  a sum  of Rs'500 crores  For  cr.atin{rhe\_Jorp;r"r,il #';oi1 our  of which  rhe firsr  rranche  or. Rs.200  crores  has  been released  io.BRli:il;;j;";R"#?ata Trust  (NRTT)  and sir Dorabji Tata Trust  (SDTT)  have contribut.d  R.i ;r;;;".r,'rr.i,ra,"*r"nr Fund  ro BRLF.

(d): The Minisrry  is implementing  National  Rural Lirelihoods  Mission  (NRLM).  also krown as  asAajeevika  across  rhe counrry.  incluJing  u,i",  p*a"rijl,",

(c): Yes. Madam.  Ministry  of Rural Development  had re, them  agreed  to explore  po..ibiti,i.. "r*".ti* irii"r, '; ili;.''rut''to business  houses.  Four  or

- (e): Does not arise in view  ofreply  to part (a) above.

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