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National Consultation on SDG 1 Creating Sustainable Livelihoods and Decent Jobs to overcome Poverty Session 3 TAMIL NADU 1

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 2

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 of 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 3

Poverty Trend - National Level 54.9 51.3 44.5 Percentage of population 38.9 36 29.8 27.5 21.9 1973-74 1977-78 1983.84 1987-88 1993-94 2004-05 2009-10 2011-12 Year 4

Poverty Trend – Tamil Nadu 54.9 54.8 51.7 43.4 Percentage of population 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 Years 5

Multipronged Strategies Food Security & Nutrition Mulit- dimensional Asset Interventions Creation for focused Areas Sustainable Livelihood Skill Development Microfinance & Employability Employment & Income Generation 6

Major Programmes for Liv ivelihood and Employment 7

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 8

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 9

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 10 …… Contd

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 11

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 (6 th Std. to 10 th 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 (6 th – 8 th ); 7 lakh (9 th -10 th ).  Noon Meal Organisers, Cooks and Cook Assistant totaling 1.3 lakh employees 12

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 13

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 14

Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM) Skill training to target Fund release to CBOs Creating awareness youth for wage / self (VPRC / PLF) through IEC employment Formation of Financial Inclusion – Baseline Survey to Community based Bank linkage insurance identify status of SHGs Organizations etc. Participatory Capacity building of Livelihood promotion Identification of Poor by Community Cadres (CLG / CLF) the Community 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 of beneficiaries through Bio- metric enabled smart cards.  Total of 29.76 lakh pensioners are benefited Contd … 20