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.