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Priyadarshini (Women Empowerment and Livelihood Program in Mid-Gangetic Plains)

The Program of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India, is being implemented in five Districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP), namely Sultanpur, CSM Nagar, Raebareli,Bahraich and Shravasti, with assistance from International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), an UN Subsidiary organization. NABARD has been assigned with the responsibility of Lead Programme implementing agency for the project. The Programme aims to reach out to 108000 poor rural households with a mission  to form 7200  SHGs and 35000 MSMEs in the above said four districts of  UP in a time bound manner over a period of six  years. In order to oversee the implementation of the Programme, NABARD has opened District Project Implementation Unit (DPIU) in each of the identified Districts headed by NABARD Officials.

Rationale: During the past few years, India as a whole has witnessed [http://priyadarshiniproject.in/ Priyadarshini is a women empowerment and livelihood program of Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. The program is being implemented by NABARD on pilot basis in 7 district of country, (5 in UP and 2 in Bihar).] increases in economic growth which are projected to continue and to increase even further in the foreseeable future. This growth and accompanying prosperity however has not reached the Mid-Gangetic Plains, especially in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and northern Bihar, where a significant out-migration is indicative of the ever increasing poverty present in the region and is linked to the weakening of the sustainability of past production systems despite the availability of fertile lands and water bodies.

Programme Goal and Objectives: The Programme aims at the holistic empowerment of rural poor women and adolescent girls, supported by sustainable and improved livelihood opportunities and strengthening of local institutions that relate to livelihood development, in line with the Government of India’s 11th Plan and Millennium Development Goals. Hence, the purpose of the Programme will be to strengthen community level institutions for social and economic empowerment and enable the target groups to access productive resources, social services and to build a sustainable livelihood base integrated with the wider economy.

Components: The Programme comprises of the following components:

1. Empowerment and Capacity- Building of Communities and Support Organizations. This component will include activities related to formation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups and Producer Groups, the establishment of Federations of SHGs and Community Service Centers, and gender mainstreaming activities and life skills training;

2. Livelihood Enhancement and Enterprise Development- This component will focus on expanding and developing micro, small, and medium-scale enterprise; rural financial and non-financial business services; an Equity Fund.

3. Programme Management- This will include the establishment of a Central Programme Support Unit at the MWCD level, a Programme Coordination  Unit at the NABARD Head Office level, Programme Management Units at the state level, Programme Implementation Units at the  district level and Community Service Centres (CSCs) at the block level.