Source: PRAGATIVADI ,22/12/09, Bhubaneswar
TRIPTI Scheme
The Orissa government has decided to extend the TRIPTI (Targeted Rural Initiatives for Poverty Termination and Infrastructure) scheme to all the blocks of the state.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level review meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretarait here on Monday.
The meeting decided that the panchayati raj department will be in charge of executing the project from next year onwards.
Presently, the World Bank-assisted livelihood project is implemented in 38 blocks of the state.
The meeting reviewed the functioning and implementation of Mission Shakti and TRIPTI.
Lauding the success of these two schemes, the chief minister directed the officials to create and develop adequate infrastructure for the state-wide implementation of the TRIPTI project.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level review meeting presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretarait here on Monday.
The meeting decided that the panchayati raj department will be in charge of executing the project from next year onwards.
Presently, the World Bank-assisted livelihood project is implemented in 38 blocks of the state.
The meeting reviewed the functioning and implementation of Mission Shakti and TRIPTI.
Lauding the success of these two schemes, the chief minister directed the officials to create and develop adequate infrastructure for the state-wide implementation of the TRIPTI project.
Mission Shakti Scheme
The meeting revealed that as many as 3.87 lakh women self help groups (WSHGs) with around 46.5 lakh members have been formed under Mission Shakti across the state.
They have been sanctioned loans to the tune of Rs 1,367 crore for various activities.
The items produced by the WSHGs are being taken by the Reliance Fresh and ITC for marketing.
More than 7,000 water bodies have been created by these SHGs for fisheries while more than 7,000 SHG members have been appointed as agents for public distribution system (PDS) outlets.
About 63 Groups have been involved in distribution of LPG cylinders in their respective areas.
Similarly, the SHG members are involved in mid day meal (MDM) scheme in around 34,000 schools across the state.
The government has also entered into agreements with companies like Reliance Fresh and ITC for marketing the products of the SHGs.
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