BHUBANESWAR: Odisha on 18th April 2011 became the first state in the country to launch the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in its bid to bring down rural poverty by promoting diversified and gainful self-employment to the rural poor.
Unveiling the NRLM here, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said by the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan, all 30 districts would come under NRLM. Mr Patnaik also inaugurated the State Mission Management Unit (SMMU) building and addressed women Self Help Groups (SHGs).
In the first phase, NRLM has been launched in 38 backward poverty stricken blocks of 10 districts and in the second phase of the project, Schedule Areas, including four blocks from 11 districts covered under Western Orissa Rural Livelihoods Project (WORLP), JEEVIKA and The Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihood Programme (OTELP).
In The Mission Jeevika scheme, supported by ITDA Karanjia in Mayurbhanj District, now has promised adequate employment to rural women by cultivatiing Groundnut & Maize in Karanjia and Jashipur blocks.
Twits from Sujeet Kumar, MP Rajya Sabha & Collector Mayurbhang.
