Program Objectives
Main Objectives
Wage employment
Food security
Financial inclusion
Self-employment
Market access
Social services
Income diversification
Women's empowerment
Social cohesion
Productivity
Social inclusion
Climate resilience
Program Description
The program promotes sustainability and prosperity through rural enterprise development, access to finance, and employment opportunities.
Program Components
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Wage employment facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Average program duration for participants
Under one year
Between one and three years
More than three years
Do participants access components in a specific sequence?
Digitization
COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Wage employment
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Youth
Persons with disabilities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age
Sex
Behavioral attributes
Other eligible criteria
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
India
Region
South Asia
Lead implementing agency
Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Society (TNRTS)
Type lead implementing agency
Regional/district govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P157702
Global Practice (World Bank)
Agriculture and Food
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IBRD
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
1,407.56
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
21.90%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
10.00%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
16.39%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
19
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
4,360,259
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Spillovers and general equilibrium effects
Dynamics over time
Impact for different population groups
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Timing, sequencing, and intensity of components
Name research partners
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) - To be confirmed.
Date when impact evaluation results available
November 2024
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
432,191
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
1,976,059
Percentage female participants
51-75% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.14
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.64
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: One state/region
Institutional Arrangements
Organizations | Involved In Implementation | Providing Financing |
---|---|---|
National/central government | ||
Regional/district government | ||
Local/municipal government | ||
Non-governmental organization | ||
Community | ||
Financial Service Provider | ||
World Bank | ||
Multilateral (not WB) | ||
Bilateral organization | ||
Private sector organization |
Community Engagement
Components Delivered Through Community
- Transfer
- Business capital
- Wage employment facilitation
- Skills training
- Coaching
- Financial services facilitation
- Market links
- Climate resilience support
Community Structures Leveraged for Program delivery
- Informal community groups
- Formal community groups
- Local governance groups
- Community individuals
- Other community structures
DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |