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ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24 TRANSFORM RURAL INDIA
Selling farm produce has provided an
additional income of Rs 230/quintal to Strengthening Community
farmers. The plan is to develop “Krishi Value Institutions and Gender Equity Market Engagement
Hubs” and expand FPO outreach to at least
15,000 women farmers next year. TRI has collaborated with government Registered FPOs on platforms like eNAM
bodies to enhance community and facilitated procurement through FPOs.
institutions and promote gender equity
Decentralized planning through several systemic strategies:
Systemic Nudges and Policy
- 100% GPs Model Cluster Level Influences
Federations (CLFs)
- 141 exclusive Mahila Sabha TRI’s work has led to several systemic
Promoted and strengthened 204 Model nudges and policy influences adopted
- Participation of ~40K women CLFs under the National Rural Livelihoods
in planning process Mission (NRLM). These CLFs have received by the government for statewide
implementation:
- 60 Bal Sabha significant support, including the
establishment of 17 Community
- Livelihoods investment Management and Training Centres Locality Compact
integration (CMTCs) and the disbursement of funds for Process Protocols
infrastructure development. Developed and demonstrated by TRI,
Livelihoods gains: 38176 HHs these protocols have been recognized by
the government and adopted across the
Asset creation: 5260 Gender Resource Centres (GRCs) state for decentralized planning and
implementation. This approach has
Youth Intervention TRI has provided intensive support in improved the efficiency and effectiveness
- Linked with jobs: 7302 designing entire GRC policy, roll out of local development plans.
strategy and drafting of Govt. Order.
These have been tentatively named as
'Mahila Shakti Kendra' and a suitable Aadhar Seeding Strategy
Enhanced Participation and Employment budget provisioning has been made to
through MGNREGA take 100 GRC in the current FY. The Aadhar seeding intervention strategy
developed by TRI has been adopted by
Women's participation in MGNREGA increased
by 4.49% in FY 2023-24, reaching 42.26% Agricultural Productivity and Market the government to ensure accurate
compared to 37.77% in FY 2022-23. Team Linkages identification and timely payment of
contributions resulted in an additional cash TRI’s initiatives have significantly MGNREGA beneficiaries, enhancing
inflow of 250.95 crore for women. A key improved rural livelihoods by transparency and reducing fraud.
strategy for this increase was the deployment enhancing agricultural productivity and
of 35,087 Mahila Mates (members of SHGs creating market linkages: Digital Platforms
who served as women assistants for
managing and supervising job sites) in Women Farmer Producer The entire data set and reports created at
2023-24. Additionally, 0.5 million households Organizations (FPOs) the UP-Samagra technical platform have
completed 100 days of wage employment in been transferred to a government-owned
FY 2023-24, a significant increase attributed to Mobilized 3,088 shareholders and website, ensuring transparency and easy
enhanced worksite facilities and the provided agricultural training to access to information. This move has
deployment of Mahila Mates. Notably, Uttar approximately 5,000 women. This initiative enhanced the monitoring and evaluation
Pradesh secured the first rank in the country in has improved agricultural practices, process, enabling better decision-making
FY 2022-23 for providing 100 days of facilitated market linkages and increased and accountability.
employment to most households. income for women farmers.
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