Aiming to address multi-dimensional poverty in rural areas, the Union Rural Development Ministry will launch the Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise-II (IPPE-II) in 2,532 poorer backward blocks of the country on Gandhi Jayanti.
Earlier, the Ministry had conducted an IPPE exercise last year in 2,500 backward blocks for preparation of MGNREGA labour Budget (lB) of the Gram Panchayats of these blocks. That exercise had a village level focus with emphasis on reaching out to securing MGNREGA specific needs of the vulnerable sections.
This year, the Ministry seeks to capitalise on the participatory planning processes conducted and the presence of the Block Planning Teams to plan more comprehensively for addressing the various facets of poverty of rural families by incorporating all rural development programmes in a single participatory planning exercise, said a senior official from the Ministry.
The intent of the programme is to promote convergence of wage employment, livelihood, housing, skills and social security.
“This would include, apart from MGNREGA, the National Rural livelihood Mission (NRlM), the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and the Indira Aawaas Yojana (IAY),” the official said.
The entire planning process will be explained to all elected members of Gram Sabha and the data recently released from the socio-economic survey will be shared with them, said a senior official from the Rural Development Ministry.
Efforts would also be made to sensitise the Gram Sabha for partnerships with Community Based Organisations (CBOs) like Self Help Groups (SHGs), Village Organisations (VOs) and other organisations of the poor, the official added.