The State Government on Friday claimed that about 3.6 lakh people belonging to SC, ST and economically vulnerable groups in 10 districts have directly been benefited under the Targeted Rural Initiatives for Poverty Termination and Infrastructure (Tripti).It was revealed at a meeting held under Chief Secretary at the State Secretariat wherein a World Bank Mission Team presented its Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICRR) expressing satisfaction.
Notably, the Tripti was implemented with assistance from the International Development Agency of the World Bank through the Odisha Provery Reducion Mission in 38 blocks of 10 districts, Angul, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Jagatsingpur, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Khordha, Nayagarh and Puri for five years.World Bank team leader Jim Hancock said that the progress and achievements of the project is highly significant and objectively visible.
It was revealed that 6.2 lakh poor people from among scheduled tribe, scheduled caste and economically vulnerable groups have been identified under the project against the target of 2.4 lakhs out of whom 3.6 lakhs have directly been benefited under the project. Around Rs446 crore has been invested in the project through World Bank and State Government funding.
A total number of 79,000 SHGs have been mobilised and empowered against a target of 30,000. Around 1,010 GP level SHG federations have been made active and sustainable and they are now providing support to SHGs. A capital amount of Rs570 crore was put for GPlF management, inter-loaning and relending which has now grown to Rs1402 crore of total capitalisation in the community because of actual utilisation and profit.
Besides, around 73 per cent of the community loans have been used in agriculture and related activities and 1 lakh households have upgraded their productive activities through adoption of the SRI, line showing and seed village concepts.The report also says that these activities have brought around Rs120 crore of incremental income to the families in last three years.Chief Secretary Pati directed to document the interventions and processes already proved successful in the project and replicate them in the livelihood mission activities.Among others, OlM CEO Pranab Jyoti Nath, Additional CEO Jayanta Narayan Sarangi and, World Bank Team Task leader Shamik Sundra Das were present.