NRLM Mission Statement: The Mission will aim “to reduce poverty through promotion of diversified and gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities resulting in appreciable increase in incomes of the rural poor on sustainable basis”.

Key Shifts: Demand-driven strategy from Allocation-based strategy; Monitoring poverty outcome targets and timelines agreed.

Key Features:

Universal Social Mobilization by 2015 – 8.5 Crore households into 60+ lakh SHGs; Universal Financial Inclusion; Universal Insurance Coverage

Federal People’s Institutions of SHGs at various levels; one-time grant support of Rs.1,000 to SHG; Rs.10,000 to VO, Rs.20,000 to next tiers, Rs.1,00,000 to district federation;

Training and Capacity Building (for Self-employment) of poor and their institutions – Rs.7500 per beneficiary;

Revolving Fund to SHG – Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000, directly or through federations; Capital Subsidy – Rs.15,000 per family (general), Rs.20,000 per family

(SC/ST/disabled), Rs.2,50,000 per SHG directly or through their federations; Interest subsidy equal to the difference in PLR and 7% per annum up to a loan of

Rs.1,00,000 per family; Up to 20% (25% in North-Eastern States) of the outlay can be used to meet critical

gaps in common infrastructure, including marketing infrastructure/organizational forms;

Convergence with MGNREGA including formation of SHGs and participation o SHGs in a variety of processes of MGNREGA;

20% of the outlay is available for special projects – 7.5% for multi-state placement-linked skill development projects and 7.5% for state specific placement-linked skill development projects, to train 17 lakh youth in 2010-12 and up-scaled further thereafter, with strong convergence with National Skill Development Mission (targeting to cover 50 Crore youth by 2022); 5% for innovative projects

Sharing Funding – 75 (GoI):25 (States) generally; 90 (GoI):10 (States) for NE/Sikkim; RSETIs 400@Rs.1.0 Crore support; No additional posts created; all additional posts to be filled through contract or

outsourcing of services; 5% of outlay for project management 2010-12: Rs. 11500 Crore, GOI and Rs.5000 Crore, WB

Activities to arrive at State Perspective Plan and Proposal to NRLM

Dedicated Team and Initial Action Plan

Dedicated State Core Team to be in place with Team Leader clearly identified and designatedo Mission Leader from Government, who served as District Collector alreadyo 5-6 people (from within the Government, Civil Society, Academics etc.) – with

competence in one or more of the following areas Social Mobilization, Institution Building, Micro-finance, Livelihoods, Human Resources, MIS, M&L, Finance, Project Management

o The core team may have exposure visit to other states where successful results can be seen

Bihar, Kerala, TN, or AP

o The team may have rigorous training and interaction with NRLM Core Team Discuss the way forward for developing preparatory work to initiate the SRLM

and begin implementation Arrive at an action plan to arrive at The Perspective Plan and Proposal and

o Send the same to NRLM for technical assistance/support [estimated support from NRLM for this action plan is up to Rs.25 Lakh]

o NRLM releases the budget (may be in 2 installments)

Activities at the preparatory work for action plan (indicative actions with tentative sequence)

SRLM constituting State Rural Livelihoods Mission

o State level consultations on State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM)o Identify a nodal agency as SRLM or Constitute SRLM

likely members, byelaws (draft byelaws – annex 1), registration (as Society)

o Some of the Core Team members may become part of the management team of SRLM

Situational Analysis – current reality of the poor

o A team from NRLM will assist the core team in this processo Situational Analysis/Poverty Diagnostics using secondary data [S] and sample

participatory assessments [P] (by core team and the short-term/quick studies commissioned)

Demographic details within the poor (district-wise, block-wise, cluster-wise) - Rural households, BPL families, Social classification, proportion of vulnerable groups, … within [S]

Food and Nutrition Security situation [S and P] Poverty as perceived by the Poor [P] Per Capita Income of the Poor [S] Social Mobilization/Groups/Institutions Situation, Organised Poor, Left out

Poor [S and P] Credit Situation, , Current formal credit availability per capita, bank

accessibility [S] Vulnerability Mapping/Analysis, Situation of Vulnerable Groups like SCs, STs

including PTGs, Minorities, Disabled, Single Women, HIV/AIDS infected, Old destitute etc., Disaster-prone [S and P]

Entitlements, coverage [S] Existing Programs in Government, coverage, performance [S and P] Resource endowments of the poor including land, water, common properties,

livestock [S] Livelihoods Mapping - Livelihoods of the poor (numbers, days of employment,

seasonality etc.) [S] Poor and Collectives, Cooperatives (S - Arjun Sengupta’s Report) Employment continuum – wage, job, self-employment; unemployed, under-

employed, skills in demand, skill mapping [S] Organized and unorganized enterprises [S] Migration data [S and P] Environmental Situation – coastal, dryland, hilly regions, tank cascades, mines,

forests, grazing lands, bio-diversity, flora and fauna, NTFP,… [S] Civil Society engagement with communities, examples, practices and their

capacity [P] Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) situation and Business Partnerships [P] Existing best practices that have the potential for replication [S and P]

o Evolution of a draft set of strategies [ based on faith in the potential of the poor and the appreciation that the poor need their institutions and dedicated support structure that serves them]

o Developing proposal for pilots and initiation of pilots, if required, and submitting the same to NRLM for approval [separate budget]

o Fielding Preparation Mission (NRLM) to the Stateo Making a Preparation Support Team available to the State [for 7-8 weeks]o 5-6 day Stakeholders’ Workshop(s) with Community Leaders, Civil Society, Bankers

and Government Program Units/Departments to discuss, improve and fine-tune the strategies [Preparation Mission and Preparation Team will also participate in this workshop]

State Perspective and Implementation Plan [SPIP] (long-term plan for reducing poverty comprehensively in the state, outlining the results, core strategies and key activities in a phased manner)

o Zero Draft Project Implementation Plan, based on these strategieso Discussions with Preparation Mission on SPIP and agree on an outline, timeline …o With the support of a Preparation Team, Evolution of 6-8 year Draft Perspective Plan

[may be in 2-3 iterations, over 6-7 weeks] Generic Profile of the state Summary of Situational Analysis - Poverty Profile, Social Profile, Livelihoods

Profile and description of key livelihoods of the poor etc., Efforts to reduce poverty in the state (so far) - (Details in Annexure)

Poverty Reduction and Livelihoods Enhancement Strategy of the State, if any Lessons learnt so far from the efforts in the state including those of the civil

society and other states Map of the state with districts (and blocks) showing poverty intensity Summary of the Project Perspective and Implementation Plan Vision, Mission, Values, Core Principles, Non-negotiables Strategies

Mobilization, Institutions, Credit, Livelihoods, Market Linkages ….)

Results by 6-7 years coverage, mobilization, linkages, households out of poverty, increased income per household (average), security(ies) achieved, risks addressed, self-managed institutions and their performance

Model of Poverty Reduction and Livelihoods Enhancement – Implementation Strategy

Identification of Districts, Blocks, Clusters for

o Intensive o Extensive and o Continued SGSY Processes (first allocation to NRLM districts,

then the balance to SGSY districts as per the poverty figures, after deducting 5% management costs at state level)

(Incentives for complying States with additional funds through outcomes, project management costs etc.)

Components/Sub-components of the Project (Objective, Results, Activities, sub-activities, processes, costs and resources, phasing specific to the component, if any) – Universal Institutions; Capacities; Funds (One-time grants, Capitalization of Community Institutions, recurring subsidies, allocation formula etc.); Special Livelihoods Institutions/Support (Community Livelihoods Analysis and Planning, Formation of Livelihoods Organizations, Infrastructure, Capitalization, Skill Development, Business Incubation, Working Capital, Linkages, Market Intelligence and Development …); Human Resources; Innovations (creating models); Project Management; Technical Support Envisaged

Phasing (Geographic and Thematic), including the logic/rationale of phasing; Year-wise and Component-wise Results with indicators

o Phasing of Districts, Blocks, GPs, Villages – intensive, extensive and normal SGSY

Year 0 Phase 1, Districts, Blocks

Phase 1A (2 years), 1B (2 years), 1C (3 years) Phase 2, Districts, Blocks, after 2 years

Phase 2A (2 years), 2B, 2C Phase 3, Districts, Blocks, after 4 years

Phase 3A, 3B, 3Co First year (or 18 months) – month-wise, component-wise

Quarterly Outputs Detailed Activities with timeline/sequence to be

implemented during the year Activity-Time-Cost-Responsibility Matrix

PERT Chart of activities/MS Project Activity Chart Procurement Plan, HR Plan, Capacity Building Plan,

Plan for Technical Supporto Second Year – quarter-wiseo Thereafter – year-wise

Progress/Cycle of a few typical households, SHGs, institutions, villages, clusters, blocks, districts, state

Implementation Arrangements Mission Structures – SRLM Organization, Units/Cells, Layers and

Levels, Governance, Management; District level; Block level; Advisory Groups; Overall Mission Structure

People’s Institutional Structures o community level state level; overall structure(s) o institutional capacity building – visioning and planning,

leadership, MIS, learning … Modules, Training of trainers, Exposure Visits,

Apprenticeship of office bearers/staff, …. Human Resources (identification, induction, capacity building)

in the community institutions (leaders, staff, paraprofessionals, volunteers, community resource persons)

in the mission structures (levels, specializations, teams) and outside (as part of convergence and partnerships, pools of resource

persons/resource groups) HR plan – ToRs/Job Charts, levels, numbers, remuneration packages,

performance planning and appraisal, identification and recruitment, contracting, HR Agencies, induction, visioning and team building, review and learning processes,

Capacity Building Plano Modules, Materials, Training of trainers, Training Rounds,

Schedules, Exposure Visits, Apprenticeship/internship, Building pools of resource persons and resource groups, community resource persons, training teams, outsourcing to resource organizations, mentoring, Capacity Building Institutes/Centres, staff level-wise training calendar

o Costs Communications (IEC) Plan – with the communities, including vulnerable

communities, within the Government and with public at large; print and e-communications; kalajathas, campaigns in the villages; website/portal; newsletters; dissemination of best practices; books for the community on poverty reduction, livelihoods etc.; village libraries? Market intelligence; Details of entitlements and public programs; information kiosks; ..

Communication Flows, Internal and External Communications Brand Building Communications Agencies Management Information System – Database Transparency of all the processes and data Accountability? Social Audit

Procurement Arrangements and Plan, including community procurement Partnerships with

existing programs, existing people’s institutions, civil society, corporate and business organizations

Social Assessment and Safeguards and Pro-active Action Plan – Vulnerability Special Plans - Gender, Disabled, Dalit, Tribal and Minority Situation-based Plans; Special Implementation Arrangements meeting their special needs

Environment (including culture, bio-diversity ….) Safeguard Policies and Pro-active action

Technical Support/Assistance (from NRLM) Plan Include: Quick Pilots for getting the proof of the concept Resource Persons in preparing the SPIP - situation analysis,

perspective plan etc. Visioning and strategic planning Capacity Building, Training of Trainers, Modules, Exposure visits,

Learning Programs, Labs, Retreats Handholding support on a particular issue(s) Communication Material Studies, Quick thematic research studies MIS and M&L related Systems development and piloting Missions – Situation Analysis, Preparation, Appraisal, Review and

Planning, Thematic specials Knowledge Management Building pool of resource persons, thematic and geographic Databases

Some plan of transition from SGSY to pilots, intensive phase blocks, extensive phase blocks in districts, districts that still persist with SGSY

Early pilots (that can be initiated before appraisal itself) Management Information System, Monitoring and Learning System - Baseline

– Mid-term – Endline; Process Monitoring; Participatory Monitoring and Learning Mechanisms; …

Planning, Review and Re-planning Processes Review Mission every 6 months

o Review Mission from National Pool, from other states, from the state team

o Field visitso Meetingso Aide-memoire

Annual Review and Planning Missionso Rolling Plan (3-year plan made every year), o Annual Plan, including Technical Support Plano Annual Review and Planning Missions, including taking

learning from Pilots Activity Timeline with Units Financial Management – in the community institutions and mission structures

Approval Processes, Committees, Sib-committees in community institutions and mission structures, Delegation of Powers

Funds Flows, Triggers for release Accounting, Books of accounts, Computerization/e-book keeping Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, Social Audit Financial Reporting and Annual Accounts Activity-based and Results-based Costing

Budget (year-wise, component-wise, source-wise), Sources of Funds Triggers for release of tranches from GoI Glossary of Terms

o Refining State Perspective and Implementation Plan, Expanding 1-2 year detailed plan Improving SPIP Seeking State Government’s Approval of SPIP and Submitting the proposal/SPIP to NRLM

Staffing

(initial staff required to implement the first year plan - identified, inducted and made available for implementing the plan)

o Hiring the required staff and Inducting themo Building Partnerships for Recruitment, Training and Inductiono Hiring the staff for the first 1-2 years, induct them so that they are ready to implement

by the time ‘go ahead’ comes

Appraisal of the Perspective Plan/Proposal

o Preliminary scrutiny of the proposal/SPIP at NRLMo Fielding the Appraisal Mission (NRLM)

Multi-disciplinary team Social Mobilization, Institutions, Livelihoods, Linkages, Finance/Costing/Procurement, HR ….

o Appraisal Mission in the State Visits to field locations to a first-hand understanding of the field current reality High Level Meetings State Level Multi-stakeholder Appraisal Workshop to agree on

the expected end results, results framework; to agree on phasing of both intensive and extensive processes; to agree on Staff Structure to take the perspective plan forward; to begin initial activities

Project Appraisal Document/Presentation to NRLM o Approval of appraised SPIP (NRLM)o Agreement/MoU (SRLM and NRLM)

Launch (Beginning of the implementation of the final appraised plan) Release of the first tranche