INDIRA KRANTI PATHAM 

Building Strong/Sustainable Institutions of the Poor:  There are 1,16,34,763members in 10,54,647 SHGs exclusively for women.  A total of 39,584 Village Organizations (VOs), 1098 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.4141.70 Crores and Rs.5720.66  crores respectively.

Financial Access:  During the financial year 2013-14, up to April, 2013 Rs. 190.00 crores of bank loans are given to 8,135 SHGs under Bank linkages programme. The Government of AP has announced an improved incentive scheme for the SHGs repaying installment promptly from the present Pavala Vaddi to 0% interest(Vaddi Leni Runalu) effective from 1.1.2012 and under VLR Rs.92.00 Crs  were disbursed to 5,96,385 SHGs  upto April,2013 during the current financial year. Under SthreeNidhi, up to end of April,2013, Rs 808.10 Crores were disbursed to 5,04,501 members of 1,23,836 SHGs in 18,360 VOs in 1008mandals.

Sustainable Livelihoods:  Land Inventory was taken up with the financial support of MGNREGS in 22,833 Revenue Villages of 956 mandals, to map the lands of SCs/STs and to facilitate the development. To reduce cost of Cultivation and increase net income through Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture is encouraged, which is free from pests, by the farmers. It is proposed to implement in 38.71 lakh Acres under CMSA during 2012-13 by benefitting 19.67 lakh farmers out of which 36.00 lakh Acres area is sown by benefitting 17.07 lakh farmers. Under Dairy initiative, up to April,2013 SHGs and their federations are operating 187 Bulk Milk Chilling Centers covering 4225 village procurement centers with 1.51 lakh milk producers. Under State milk mission 2,220 PPKs established upto end of April,2013 in the current fiscal. In order to bring Value Addition to the Agril. Products under Collective Marketing initiative, our Community Based Organizations have procured a total of 19.53 lakh quintals of agricultural and non Timber Forest Products worth Rs.250.03 Crores during this year up to April, 2013. To train and place the rural youth, Employment Generation and Marketing Mission is established. Under this initiative, the incomes of rural poor are secured and enhanced by providing5,46,617 Jobs for rural youth up to end of April, 2013. . More...[+]