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Support Unit for Transform Transformation of Aspirational Technical Assistance
Rural Area (SUTRA) Districts Program to UPSRLM

Directorate of Panchayati Raj, Government of MP Multi-Thematic, Ministry of Home Affairs Livelihoods, State Rural Livelihood Mission, Government of UP

Support Unit for Transform Rural Area The Transformation of Aspirational District Program As part of the Technical Support, TRIF works to develop customised solutions for the stakeholders,
(SUTRA), an embedded cell, has been (TADP), is a flagship program of the Government of leading to further systematic field level co-creation.
formed in collaboration with Department of India anchored by NITI Aayog. The program aims to
Panchayat Raj (DoPR). This cell works on the bring transformational changes in the 112 districts The program aims to strengthen overall systems and processes of UPSRLM, strengthen its community
opportunity to demonstrate scalable across multiple “quality of life experience” institutions and platforms, and devise evidence-based strategies and interventions, while also
pathways for improving the effectiveness of dimensions. As part of the program, 35 Aspirational integrating them into UPSRLM’s core operational model for empowering and mobilizing communities to
Gram Panchayats as vehicles of Districts spread across 7 States namely Jharkhand, achieve sustainable improvement in HN outcomes through UPSRLM’s livelihood platforms. This is a
socio-economic transformation. Focus is on holistic approach where systems strengthening begins at State level and intervention percolates down
institutional development and strengthening Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, to the Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) with targeted outcomes of improved governance and operations
the delivery capacity of Gram Panchayats Telangana and Maharashtra, are entrenched with the mechanisms for CLFs as well as strengthened government systems at all levels. Strategy co-creation
(GPs), including organizational capacities, dual challenge of backwardness and Left-Wing with SRLM involves improving intervention design for the field teams, digitization of critical processes
planning processes, and the effective Extremism. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Tata and developing institutional processes along with structured guidelines and SOPs. The processes for
convergence of government programs, Trusts partnered for implementing program in these strengthening of community institutions is being devised based on a detailed study of nearly 153 Cluster
together with mobilization of community 35 districts, with Transforming Rural India Level Federations through training of nearly 800 UPSRLM staff. This program aims to enable 300 CLFs
collectives like Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Foundation as the Implementation agency providing with their business plans and strengthened internal systems in the next financial year.
their federations set up by the Madhya technical support to the program.
Pradesh Rajya Aajeevika Forum (MPSRLM).
The cell consists of one State unit and two To support this engagement, the three-year
District units of Barwani and Jhabua. Major Aspirational District Fellowship (ADF) was launched State Irrigation Execution
streams of intervention of this cell include in July 2018, anchored by TRIF. TRIF has also Cell (SIEC)
supporting Block Pilots for strengthening deployed a Fellowship Support cell. The combined
Supply-side, replication and scale up of best
practices, and institutional strengthening of efforts of the District administration and Fellows Livelihoods, Rural Development Department, Government of Jharkhand
SUTRA. have resulted in initiating many public system
strengthening efforts by way of data-driven Agriculture being the major source of income schemes in securing livelihoods for small
In 2020-2021, SUTRA cell anchored ‘Mission governance, technical support to the line for many States makes reliance on holder farmers and in developing robust
Gaurav’ program (Tata Trusts funded) aimed departments for improved designing, planning and availability of irrigation facilities salient for ‘Agriculture Production Clusters’. The cell has
at building social and economic recovery for monitoring of schemes along with convergence of agricultural productivity. In Jharkhand, with played a pivotal role in strengthening
returnee migrants. The program leveraged resources and fostering best practices. 31 out of the less than 10.6% of the net sown area being planning and execution including capacity
‘Community Based Organizations (CBOs)- 35 Districts have received special performance irrigated, it is touted as one of the ‘extremely building activities under this program. Large
Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI)’ engagement awards from the NITI Aayog. food insecure states’ of India. The State scale implementation of Community Managed
and government partnerships to tackle the government’s focus on strengthening Micro-Irrigation scheme (CMMIS) has been
severe economic shocks and build a The Program team has also developed and implementation of irrigation programs taken up by the cell in 7 blocks. JOHAR, a
foundation for long-term economic disseminated knowledge materials including created pathways for partnership with TRIF. World Bank funded project is under
resilience. Under the program, support was TRIF set up State Irrigation Execution Cell implementation in 16 blocks. As part of the
provided to 30,000 vulnerable families of the publications on public system strengthening such as (SIEC) as an embedded unit in Jharkhand project, a Detailed Project Report (DPR)
migrants across 10 blocks of Madhya compendium of good practices in health, nutrition State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS). creation software has been developed to
Pradesh. The cell provided extensive education, agriculture and governance from across The focus of the intervention was to streamline and institutionalize the DPR
Covid-19 prevention and management these districts, and a compendium of innovative demonstrate the potential of micro irrigation creation process.
support to the Department of Panchayati practices and processes initiated by District
Raj. The cell was instrumental in Administration in India’s poorest districts to Combat
development of IEC and Behaviour-change COVID-19. During the pandemic year, innovative
materials for village planning, COVID-19 practices of Covid-19 responses were witnessed in 10,000+ 644 9,874
awareness and Panchayati Raj provisions. each of the districts. The support was wide-ranging
Further, a manual on entitlement schemes from emergency medical response, quarantine Irrigation Schemes Acres of Command
was developed during the year, and all management, humanitarian outreach of Social Farmers Impacted Commissioned Area Generated
stakeholders were oriented, thereby protection scheme benefits, and planning and
boosting the uptake of schemes and
consequent benefit accrued to the monitoring of Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (GKRA).
stakeholders. The cell also developed and The Aspirational District fellows were also 200% 500
deployed a Tool for integrating Village instrumental in mobilizing significant resources from
Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) processes CSOs, CSR and Philanthropy to supplement the Water User Grops
with the on-going GPDP processes. efforts of the district administration. Cropping Intensity Enhanced
Created and Strengthened

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