Starting in a modest way by engaging in neighbourhood groups, the Kudumbashree model spread like wildfire through the state of Kerala, which was already practising devolution of power and decentralized planning; it became “a process, a project and a delivery mechanism for the poor.”
Starting in a modest way by engaging in neighbourhood groups, the Kudumbashree model spread like wildfire through the state of Kerala, which was already practising devolution of power and decentralized planning; it became “a process, a project and a delivery mechanism for the poor.”
F ollowing a recent policy decision to strengthen collaboration between Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and community institutions, changes were made in the implementation framework of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). The amended chapter on PRIs in the NRLM implementation framework envisages that SHGs and village-level Federations shall work closely with PRIs to access entitlements of the government for their members and to lend constructive support to the efforts of the gram panchayats (GP) for public good.
Whereas the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is re-designing poverty reduction initiatives using the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) survey data and creating gram panchayat (GP) poverty reduction plans, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is devising ways to decentralize planning across the country.
These facts suggest that a major shift is being attempted in field approach, coordination between actors at multiple levels and convergences of schemes for rural poverty reduction, focussing on GPs as units for action.