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Policy in Action Coverage in 2020-21

In the year 2020-2021, TRIF provided planning of livelihoods assets and
support to the NRLM in core areas of services. With this, the technical unit has
Strategy co-creation with Mission also provided support to the
Management Units for livelihoods administration in translating these
intensification and initiatives to improve strategies and creation of Block
Market Access through Producers Intensification plans for the 10 pilot
Groups and Extension Services and blocks. As part of the initiatives for
Technology. Strategy for improving Market Access, resource
Universalisation of Farm Livelihoods has materials such as Producer Group
been designed for universal coverage of playbook, and Training Modules for
SHG women under different farm community cadre to strengthen the
livelihoods activities. A digital tool for Producer Group processes have been
facilitating Comprehensive Village developed by the Unit. A digital
Livelihoods Planning (CVLP) has been application has also been designed for
developed and field tested in 108 Producer Groups to prepare business
villages. The tool enables plans, financial plans and record
technology-based mapping of livelihood keeping. Further, strategy on Market
resources at the household and village Outreach has been designed for SARAS
level with data on assets, skills, and Mela, an initiative of MoRD.
access requirements and helps in

Model of Model Cluster governance systems of the Cluster Level

Level Federations Federations to operate as effective
community-based organizations,
enhanced financial sustainability and
Livelihoods, State Rural Livelihood linksages with value chain interventions
Mission, MP and UP of the National Rural Economic

Technical Assistance to DAY-NRLM Model of Model Cluster Level Transformation project. The program
Federations program aims to build on covers 20 Cluster Level Federations
Health & Nutrition and Livelihoods, DAY-NRLM’s planned focus of comprising 51,000 members across the
The program is creating Ministry of Rural Development strengthening community institutions. two states.
significant pathways for The initiative is in collaboration with During the year 2020-2021, extensive
intensifying rural livelihoods, The DAY-NRLM’s mission is to alleviate rural PRADAN, supported by BMGF in capacity building, development, and
potentially reaching 25 million of poverty and create sustainable livelihood Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. institutionalization of processes was
The Program entails building
women. The program reinforces opportunities for the rural poor. As part of the prototypes of Model CLFs through undertaken in the key thrust areas of the
Technical Assistance to NRLM, through the
the strength of NRLM in enabling consortium of TRIF, Project Concern International intensively working with a selected initiative. Partnerships with Private
socio-economic change at an and PwC, the project aims to co-create strategy CLFs to create high-performance sector players have been initiated in
multiple areas with CLFs being
unprecented scale. for intensification of Farm livelihoods, strengthen community institutions leading to positioned as value chain players in
capacity of the mission management units for outlier impact on lives of women diverse businesses such as insurance
effective planning and monitoring of livelihoods members. Key interventions include
Vinay Kumar strengthening of management and agency and seed traders.
Chief of Party, TA-NRLM and Health and Nutrition initiatives.

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