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Donor-World Bank (International Development Agency)

Objective of the Project-

• The project aims to improve opportunities for the poor and vulnerable, especially women and indigenous people, to meet their own social and economic development objectives.
• The project is designed to support the poverty alleviation strategy of the Government of Chhattisgarh and incorporates lessons learned from three other district rural poverty initiatives under implementation in India, in the states of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, and is expected to benefit 150,000 households in 2,000 villages

The project will be implemented by Common Interest Groups (CIGs), which serve as the central organization for poor people in project villages. These can be either existing groups such as self-help groups, saving associations, or groups yet to be formed. Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) will be responsible for identifying the target beneficiaries in each village. The Gram Panchayats (village governments) will be responsible for calling and chairing the Gram Sabha meetings, while the Zilla Panchayat (district governments) will be the central institutions in charge of project implementation in each district.

Projected benefits

• Create an enabling environment for people in poor, rural communities to organize themselves into interest groups
• Help communities build skills needed to design and implement local initiatives
• Strengthen Panchayats (local governments) through capacity building programs
• Provide matching grants to communities to finance collective income-generating activities
• Provide matching grants for Panchayat plans to finance investments in village infrastructure and other public goods

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