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( Empowering the poor by improving their livelihoods & reducing poverty ) |
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The prime developmental objectives of Government of Tamil Nadu is alleviating poverty and ensuring inclusive growth. An important intervention in this direction is the World Bank funded Pudhu Vaazhvu Project which was designed based on a concept note ‘Tamil Nadu Poverty Reduction initiative’ developed in 2000 – 01. The Project is implemented in 2515 Village Panchayats in 70 backward Blocks and additionally extended to 10 new districts of 50 blocks and 1661 Village Panchayats. On 20.07.2006, Pudhu Vaazhvu Project was transferred under the control of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department from Social Welfare Department. The goal of the project is reduction of poverty among the rural poor and other vulnerable groups and to promote their empowerment, through targeted assistance for productive livelihood activities, in a more enabling village environment, adopting Community Driven Development (CDD) approach. • The project is based on cardinal principles of equity, inclusion, facilitation, participation, transparency and accountability which are adopted as key non-negotiable principles The specific objective of the project is to empower the poor and to improve their livelihood through • Developing, strengthening and synergizing pro-poor local institutions / groups (including village panchayats) • Enhancing skills and capacities of the poor (especially women and the vulnerable). • Financing productive demand-driven sub-project investments related to livelihoods for the target poor. The target population of this Project are the poor households, the most vulnerable sections including the physically challenged and the marginalized communities.
Project Coverage (In Tamil nadu) Project Period - 6 years 26 Districts 120 blocks 4176 Village Panchayats
In Namakkal District
Project Coverage (In namakkal ) 7 Blocks 150 Village Panchayats
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