Poorest of Poor Strategy Presentation NAME OF PIA: ACTION FOR SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT (ASA) STATE OF OPERATION: MADHYA PRADESH & BIHAR NAME OF DISTRICTS COVERED: JHABUA, BARWANI, MANDLA, CHHATTARPUR & TIKAMGARH IN MP & JAMUI, KHAGARIA AND PURNEA IN BIHAR NO. OF BLOCKS COVERED : 10 NO. OF REVENUE VILLAGES COVERED : 265 NO. OF MAHILA KISAN COVERED: TOTAL BUDGET: CRORES DATE OF PROJECT APPROVAL (PAC APPROVAL DATE): BIHAR PROJECT IN NOV 2011 ; MP PROJECTS IN JAN 2012

Definition & Selection of POP  How do you define POP?  Families who have very little or least means of production (Land, Labour, Capital)  What are the criterion to qualify as POP?  ASA policy on PoP has two fold strategy: A. Criterion for Area Selection keeping PoP in view -  Backward areas having degraded resources & dominance of small & marginal farmers, tribal and SC  Villages with degraded resources, low/lack of irrigation, facilities, remoteness  Low HDI

Definition & Selection of POP B. Criterion to qualify as PoP -  identification using Well Being Ranking (WBR) exercise  families with relatively less land and resources (means of production),  high dependency on wage employment / out migration  High indebtedness  Woman headed household with family liability and with all above characteristics

What is the strategy? (Mention the strategy-specific to POP) Logical Framework Approach for POPs in ASA-MKSP project, M.P & Bihar ObjectivesObjectively Verifiable Indicators Means of Verification (MoVs) Risk / Assumptions Outcome : 1. Improved livelihood of the POP 1. 1 Stabilised production systems, increased asset base, higher Income 1.2 Better organised & better access to services 1.3 Better HDI for atleast on some parameters 1.1 – 1.3 Impact Assessment 1.1 – 1.3 No natural calamities to off track the progress progresses Outputs : 2.1. Increased net income from Agriculture 2.1 (a) Productivity of agriculture increased to 50-80% 2.1 – 2.2 MIS, Case study, records 2.1 – 2.2 Timely fund flow, Cooperation from banks and Govt. Depts. are critical for the success of the project 2.1 (b) cost of production declined to 20-30% due to adoption of good agronomy 2.1 (c) Irrigation facility increased to 50% of the arable land of the POP 2.1 (d) at least 50-60% of the POPs have improved their land (bunding, trees on farm, etc.) 2.1 (e) 100 % of the POPs are market linked for produce and inputs 2.1 (f) 100 % of the POPs are trained on good agronomy and have adopted most practices 2.2 Increased access to the services, entitlements of the Govt. Schemes 2.2 (a) 100 % POPs are organised into the SHGs and other CBOs; and are credit linked 2.2 (b) at least 80% of the POPs have availed their entitlements from NREGS, PDS, etc. 2.2 (c) All POPs have received all critical trainings for skill up-gradation 2.2 (d) At least 30-40% of the POPs have acquired the key decision making position in the CBOs

Particulars Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total no. of Mahila Kisan covered- Landholding wise Land less Marginal Farmer Small Farmer Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total No. of Mahila Kisan covered-castewise ST SC OBC General Minority Data Not Available Outreach: Training on Sustainable Agriculture (JBM)

Particulars Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total no. of Mahila Kisan covered- Landholding wise Land less Marginal Farmer Small Farmer Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total No. of Mahila Kisan covered-castewise ST SC OBC General Minority Data Not Available Outreach: Training on Sustainable Agriculture (CT)

Particulars Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total no. of Mahila Kisan covered- Landholding wise Small Farmer Marginal Farmer Landless Farmer 0000 Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total No. of Mahila Kisan covered- castewise ST SC PVTG Minority Outreach: Providing irrigation benefits to the POPs (JBM+CT)

Particulars Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total no. of Mahila Kisan covered- Landholding wise Land less Marginal Farmer Small Farmer Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total No. of Mahila Kisan covered-castewise ST SC OBC General Minority Data Not Available Outreach: Training on Sustainable Agriculture (Bihar)

Particulars Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total no. of Mahila Kisan covered- Landholding wise Small Farmer Marginal Farmer Landless Farmer 0000 Target as per DPR Cumulative achievement till last reporting quarter Achievement in the current quarter Plan for the next quarter Total No. of Mahila Kisan covered- castewise ST SC PVTG0000 Minority0000 Outreach: Providing irrigation benefits to the POPs (Bihar)

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