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Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme
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| The Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme design reflects the strategic thrusts for IFAD's operations in India outlined in the Country Strategic Opportunities Paper, which identified tribal communities as a priority target group. The programme is to be jointly funded by IFAD, DFID and WFP in partnership with Government of Orissa. The programme proposes a long-term development intervention, in the northern and southern tribal belts of Orissa and would be implemented in three phases over a period of ten years. |
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| Programme Objectives |
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| The purpose of the programme would be to ensure that the livelihoods and food security of poor tribal households are sustainably improved through promoting a more efficient, equitable, self-managed and sustainable exploitation of the natural resources at their disposal through off-farm/non-farm enterprises development. The following are the specific objectives of the programme: |
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- Build the capacity of marginal groups as individuals, and grassroots institutions.
- Enhance the access of poor tribal people to land, water and forests and increase the productivity of these resources in a sustainable and equitable way.
- Encourage and facilitate off-farm enterprise development focussed on the needs of the people.
- Monitor the basic food entitlements of tribal and ensure their access to public food supplies.
- Strengthen the institutional capacity of government agencies, panchayati raj institutions, NGOs and civil society
- Encourage the development of pro-tribal enabling environment
- Build on the indigenous knowledge and values of tribal and blend these with technological innovations.
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| Programme Area |
| The programme would cover 30 of the most backward blocks with tribal concentrations in eight districts, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawrangpur and Rayagada in South-West Orissa and Sundargarh in the northern tribal belt. During Phase-I, programme activities would be initiated in four districts and ten blocks. |
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| Programme Cost and Financing |
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| The total cost of the programme, over 10 years, is estimated at USD 91 million. The IFAD loan of USD 20 million would finance 22% of total programme costs and DFID grant of USD 40 million would finance 44%. Of the remainder, WFP would contribute USD 12 million (14%) in food assistance, the largest for a single WFP project in India, Government of Orissa USD 9.7 million (11%), formal financial institutions USD 0.4 million (1%) and the beneficiaries USD 9 million (10%) in terms of their savings, voluntary labour contributions and funds for the maintenance of community infrastructure. |
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| Contact Details: |
| Mr. Susanta Nanda |
| Project Director, |
| Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihood Programme, |
| TDCCOL Building, 2nd Floor, |
| Near Rupali Square, |
| Bhoi Nagar, |
| Bhubaneswar. Tel.0674-2542709 |
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email; susanta@otelp.org
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Project Documents (Download)
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| Programme Loan Agreement |
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| Project factsheet |
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