The programmme would comprise the
following components.
Capacity Building for Empowerment: The
programme would support NGOs to mobilize communities,
empower them through awareness creation on tribal
rights, gender and equality issues, natural resources
management and programme planning and strengthening
community based organization.
Livelihood Enhancement: The progreamme
would support
Land and water management
Participatory forest management to
regenerate degraded forest land and to develop
NTFP processing and marketing enterprises.
Agriculture & Horticulture Development:
Improvements in agricultural productivity.
Livestock & Aquaculture Improvements
in Animal husbandry.
Rural Financial Services:
Improved to access to rural financial services
through the promotion of self-help savings and
credit groups and linking them with formal
financial institution to augment their capital
base.
Support for Policy Initiatives: The programme
would support the operationalisation of the government’s
existing policy initiatives in relation to tribals
access to land and forest products through;
Providing a legal defence fund to assist
tribals in pursuit of land
alienation/restoration cases.
Supporting operationalisation costs for
improved detection and disposal of land
alienation cases and monitoring enforcement
of land restoration orders.
Funding the survey and settlement
process for the hill slopes between 10° to
30°. The programme would also fund studies
to deepen understanding on other key policy
issues and engage government in dialogue on
unresolved policy areas through a structured
framework involving the establishment of
milestone and a timetable for action.
Development Initiatives Fund: Through this fund,
the programme would provide the flexibility to provide
additional funding for well performing activities in
demand from the communities and for new activities,
which becomes feasible and attractive in the course of
programme implementation.
Community Infrastructure Fund: Development of
community infrastructure to fill critical gaps in the
provision of key rural infrastructure.
Programme Management: The progeramme would
provide for the costs of programme management at
the state and field level.
Food Handling: The programme would cover the cost
of transport, storage and distribution of WFP food
assistance.
