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Pedala Chelakallo
Batuku Molakalu
Compilation of case studies on land development
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Process Guiidelines
CLDP
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process guide
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Step by Step
Planning Process
A process guide to plan
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Maa Bhumi |
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A mirror of field level experiences in CLDP |
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Developing the lands belonging to the poor is often a missing link
in the present watershed program. These lands are generally
marginal with high levels of degradation, distant from the village
with heavy grazing pressure and the owners are caught into
migration cycles without much asset base required for agriculture.
They need high investments to restore productivity. The Study on
Dalit Watersheds of Deccan Development Society and Wage Issues of
Labour showed the way.
The need for focused investments on the lands of the poor,
assigned lands in particular has emerged as one of the action
points was discussed in the state level Project Director's
workshop organized by the Commissioner, Rural Development. One of
the ways is to make it a sub-plan within the watershed program.
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF- a loan to state
government from NABARD) was restructured to invest on the assigned
lands of the poor. Sri. K. Raju, the then Commissioner, Rural
Development steered this process. About 400 crore rupees from the
9th and 10th batches of RIDF were allocated to a program named -
Comprehensive Land Development Program (CLDP). The Chief Minister
launched it in November, 2004 as 'Indira Prabha'. It is for the
first time such massive investments are made on the lands of the
dalits.
Efforts
of WASSAN
WASSAN was given four assignments around this initiative -
documenting experiences on assigned land development, developing
process guidelines, developing step-by-step planning process,
developing training modules, training all officials and resource
persons associated with this program at the district level and
finally, developing a compendium on Technology Options for
integrated land development.
With some advocacy efforts, the program is now routed through the
Mandal Mahila Samakhyas and government is placing a technical
person at mandal level to support the Samakhyas in implementation.
WASSAN is supporting some of the MMS in Mahabubnagar district to
prepare proposals for the 11th Batch.
CLDP is a major success in terms of an advocacy initiative but,
still a long way to go for the dalit communities to realize actual
benefits of the program.
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