INDIRA KRANTI PATHAM Updated 16.06.2009
Executive Summary Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) is implementing Indira Kranthi Patham (IKP) in all the 22 rural districts of A.P.
Institution Building There are 1,01,82,181 members in 8,50,671 SHGs exclusively for women. A total of 35,525 Village Organizations (VOs), 1099 Mandal Samakhyas (MSs) and 22 Zilla Samakhyas have come into existence in 22 districts. As on today, the total Savings and Corpus of SHG Members are Rs.1962.50 Crores and Rs.4025.55 crores respectively.
Bank Loans and Pavala Vaddi During this financial year up to May 2009, Rs.50.95 crores of bank loans are given under Bank linkages programme. Under Pavala Vaddi Incentive Rs.5.08 Crores is given to SHG members during the financial year, thus totaling to Rs 416.38 Crores since inception of the scheme.
Enhanced Livelihoods of the Poor To enhance the livelihoods of the poor, an amount of Rs. 895.10 Crores is given as Community Investment Fund up to end of May 2009 . under the land Access Programme the rights of the poor over 1.86 lakh Acres of land restored . The incomes of the rural poor are secured and enhanced through 1,90,391 jobs for rural youth up to end of May 2009.
Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Under this initiative, pesticide free cultivation is encouraged by the farmers in 13.79 lakh Acres by covering 3.18 lakh farmers up to May 2009. The net saving to the farmer depending upon the Crop ranges from Rs. 2500/ to Rs. 37500/- per ha.