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National Consultation on SDG 1

Creating Sustainable Livelihoods and Decent Jobs to overcome Poverty TAMIL NADU

Session 3

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What is Sustainable Livelihood?

 A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks  Maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural resources base  Resources Required  Natural – Land, Water, Forest & Environment  Human – Health, Education, Nutrition & Skills  Physical Capital – Infrastructure  Social participation & Ownership

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Poverty

 Proportion of population that is unable to meet the cost of minimum calorific standard of nutrition for an individual or household  Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 Document

• “Poverty free” as meaning that no person in the State is deprived
• f any basic needs such as food, clothing & shelter
• Any resident of Tamil Nadu, who seeks employment, will be able

to find gainful and productive employment commensurate to his/her capabilities

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Poverty Trend - National Level

54.9 51.3 44.5 38.9 36 27.5 29.8 21.9

1973-74 1977-78 1983.84 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05 2009-10 2011-12 Percentage of population

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Poverty Trend – Tamil Nadu

54.9 54.8 51.7 43.4 35.0 21.1 22.5 17.1 11.3

1973-74 1977-78 1983 1987-88 1993-94 1999-2000 2004-05 2009-10 2011-12

Percentage of population Years

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Sustainable Livelihood

Food Security & Nutrition Mulit- dimensional Interventions for focused Areas Microfinance Employment & Income Generation Skill Development & Employability

Asset Creation

Multipronged Strategies

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Major Programmes for Liv ivelihood and Employment

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Dis istribution of f Government Wastelands to Landless Poor Agri ricultural Labour Famil ilies

 Initiated in 2006 for landless Agricultural labourers - Agriculture Department  Facilitated land ownership to poor and agricultural labour families  Land development, creating irrigation sources, free energization and micro-irrigation system  Land Development – 53,818 acres benefitting 33287 farmers; 16471 farm ponds created

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Free Dis istri ribution of f Mil ilch Anim imals & Goats / Sheep

 Launched in 2011 - Animal Husbandry Department  Income generation for the ‘Poorest of the Poor’  Beneficiaries are woman. Priority to widows / destitutes / transgenders  Distribution of one milch cow (upto March ‘18)

• 75,448 women beneficiaries with 75,448

milch cows  Provided with 1 male and 3 female goat/sheep

• 8.71 lakh women with 35 lakh

Goats/Sheep  An amount of Rs. 1265 Cr. was spent

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MGNREGA - Tamil Nadu

 Platform to poor rural families - 100 days of guaranteed wage employment (150 days during drought period)  Tamil Nadu’s efficient implementing mechanism has made possible to achieve optimum working days, realising the optimum level of assured wages  Equal wages to men and women and inclusion of maximum number of women beneficiaries  A total of 84.80 lakh beneficiaries, of 84% women and 60% belong to SC/ ST  State has generated 211.85 crore persondays during 2011-2016  To increase green cover, roadworks, excavation of farm ponds, construction of IHHL (Individual Household Latrines) and Anganwadi centres were taken up  Construction of individual wells & group wells, desilting of ponds and channels were taken up  This ensured livelihood security for the poor, vulnerable and marginalised ……Contd

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Universal Public Distribution System

 Implemented by Civil Supplies Department  Ensuring Food Security to all the poor and needy people  20 kg of rice is supplied to the designated card holders at no cost  2.03 crore families are entitled for family cards  Coverage of transgenders with 2135 family cards  Poorest of the poor (Antyodaya) families totalling to 18.64 lakh are distributed with 35 kg rice per month  State is ensured by a robust network of 34,841 fair price shops; 37 Mobile fairprice shops to distribute essential commodities  Online programme for shop wise allocation of commodities for distribution adds to the overall transparency.  Wheat, Pulses, oil, sugar and other essential commodities are also made available at subsidized prices

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Puratchi Th Thalaivar Dr. . M.G.R. Nutr tritious Meal Programme (M (Mid id Day Meal Scheme)

Initiated in 1956 – Social Welfare Department Pioneering State - Improving the nutritional status of primary and upper primary school children Foodgrains (rice) @ 100 gm per child per school day for primary children and @ 150 gm for upper primary and high school (6th Std. to 10th Std) are provided. Noteworthy features - Variety meals and supplemental provision of protein (with eggs / Bananas) and boiled potatoes and Pulses Programme success is borne out by increased rates of school enrolment and also in the levels of nutrition Total number of beneficiaries in Primary Schools -26 lakh; Upper Primary-20 lakh (6th – 8th); 7 lakh (9th -10th ). Noon Meal Organisers, Cooks and Cook Assistant totaling 1.3 lakh employees

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Supplementary ry Nutrition Programme (I (ICDS)

 Launched in 1975  Programme for young children (0-5 years), pregnant & lactating mothers and adolescent girls  Implemented through 54,439 centres  Total beneficiaries - 34.73 lakh  Food security, Enrolment, Retention, Reducing drop-outs & Enhancing Nutritional status

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Micro credit s support system

 District annual credit plan – Focus on credit requirement of farmers at district level every year  Credit to farmers through co-operative banks and societies  Revolving funds to women Self Help Groups - Tamil Nadu Development Corporation for Women provides revolving funds to SHGs to pursue livelihood programmes (Rs. 25,000 / SHG consists of 12-15 members)  A total of 6.3 lakh SHGs with 95.02 lakh members benefits  Credit through commercial banks  Credit facility to SC for self employment through THADCO

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Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission

(TNSRLM)

Creating awareness through IEC Baseline Survey to identify status of SHGs Participatory Identification of Poor by the Community Fund release to CBOs (VPRC / PLF) Formation of Community based Organizations Capacity building of Community Cadres Skill training to target youth for wage / self employment Financial Inclusion – Bank linkage insurance etc. Livelihood promotion (CLG / CLF)

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Multidimensional In Interventions for Focused Areas

 State Balanced Growth Fund (SBGF)

• Launched in 2013
• Multidimensional interventions to 105 Backward blocks – Health, Education,

Employment, Poverty and Gender parity

• 601 projects sanctioned to the tune of Rs.375.2 Cr. since 2013

 Special Area Development Programmes

• Afforestation, Livelihood and Environmental protection
• Rs.70 Cr. earmarked for this programme every year

 Special Programme for Tribals

• Launched in 2017
• Livelihood enhancement of Tribals in hilly / forest areas
• Amount sanctioned to the tune of Rs.44 crore

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Skill Development & Employment Generation

 Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation launched in 2013  Vision 2023 envisages training and skilling 2 cr. persons by 2023  Ensure quality skill training & Emerging skill demands for industries  Key sectors - Automobile, Health Care, Textiles & Apparel, IT-ITES, Agriculture, Leather, Beauty & Wellness, Food-Processing, etc  Training imparted in 51 Engineering trades and 21 Non-Engineering trades  Mega & Micro job fairs - Placement for youth based on educational qualification and skills in private sector and registration of youth for skill training.  Entrepreneur Development Innovative Institute provides skill training on start-up for entrepreneurs  Tie-up with corporate sectors for skilling and employment

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MSME - Entrepreneurship Programmes

NEEDS (New Entrepreneur-cum- Enterprise Development Scheme)  Flagship scheme launched to assist educated youth to become first generation entrepreneurs (50% women) to set up Manufacturing / Service enterprises  Training to young entrepreneurs; Preparation of business plans; Tie-up with financial institutions

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MSME – Entrepreneur Progammes

UYEGP (Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme)

• To set up Manufacturing/ Service/ Business enterprises
• To marginalized sections of the society (Pass in VIII)

PMEGP – To set up manufacturing/ service enterprises

• Project cost - Beneficiaries contribution 10% and balance as loans

Amma Skill Training & Employment Scheme – Job Training by MSMEs to educated unemployed youth with a stipend of Rs.5000/- Helps to address crucial determinants of poverty reduction - Employment, quality of jobs, and access to decent earning opportunities

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Social Security Schemes

 Launched for vulnerable sections of society  Rs.1,000/- per month as pension under all the Pension Schemes.  Disbursement of Pensions through banks on identification

• f beneficiaries through Bio-

metric enabled smart cards.  Total of 29.76 lakh pensioners are benefited

Contd…

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Social Security Schemes

 Pensioners to draw rice at free of cost

• 4 kg of fine variety rice per month who do not take meals at

Anganwadi centers.

• 2 kg of fine variety rice per month who take meals at Anganwadi

centers.  Cost free distribution of sarees/ dhotis to female/male pensioners twice a year for Pongal and Deepavali festivals  “Amma Unavagam” provides cooked food at subsided rate for the benefits of urban poor. There are 547 Amma Unavagams in the state

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National Social Assistance Programme in Tamil Nadu Pension schemes partly funded by GOI

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Social Security Pension Schemes fu fully fu funded b by GoTN

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Relief Schemes to BPL households

Accident Relief Scheme (ARS)  Relief to the legal heirs of BPL households on the death of the primary bread winner due to accident in respect of 44 occupational categories.  Enhanced from Rs15,000 to Rs 20,000 Distress Relief Scheme (DRS)  On the natural death of the primary bread winner of the family living below poverty line, the assistance is paid to the legal heir of the deceased.  Relief amount enhanced from Rs.10,000 to Rs. 20,000

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Deendayal Antodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihood Mission

 Poverty reduction programme for urban poor households for self employment /skilled wage employment opportunities

Components of NULM

 Social Mobilisation and institution Development (SM&ID)  Capacity building & Training (CB&T)  Employment through Skills Training and Placement ( EST&P)  Self Employment programme (SEP)  Support to Urban street vendors  Scheme of shelter for urban homeless. Progress in 2016-2017:  8514 SHGs formed in Urban area  1895 individuals assisted under Self Employment Programme  71,577 SHG credit linked under SHG Bank linkage programme in urban area for an amount of Rs2236.33 crore.  Under support to urban street vendors, 63359 have been identified

Urban Livelihood Mission

Proposed Strategies

 Promotion of Farmers Producer’s Company for all major agricultural / horticultural produce  Generation of more jobs in MSME sector by promoting cluster based economic activities  Tapping full potential in service sector to create more employment  Skill upgradation for existing workforce and employability and skilling for fresh labourforce  Planning for large-scale infrastructure development with focus on regional development  Educational institutions and industrial/corporate tieup for skilling  Skilling and Export of manpower

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