1. Government of India (GoI) and
Promotion of Livelihoods
- Key Features of GoI Budget 2010-11
Jitesh Panda
Vrutti Livelihoods Resource Centre
3rd April 2010

2. Three Key Challenges…
Achieve higher Gross Domestic Product
(GDP)
Drought affecting growth in GDP
Making Development more Inclusive
Strengthening Food Security
Strengthening Governance
Weakness in systems, structures and
institutions

3. Overall Perspective….
Government to act as Enabler
Government to concentrate on
supporting and delivering services to the
disadvantaged sections of the society

4. Inclusive Development as
Act of Faith….
Thrust on entitlements backed by legal
guarantees for an individual's
Right to Information
Right to Work
Right to Education
Right to Food (forthcoming)

5. Importance of Agriculture…
To promote inclusive growth
To enhance rural incomes and
Sustain food security.

6. Strategy for Agriculture Growth…
Agricultural production
Reduction in wastage of produce
Credit support to farmers and
Thrust on food processing sector

7. Agriculture Production….
Extend the green revolution to the eastern region of the country
Focus on Orissa, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Eastern UP, West
Bengal
Climate resilient agriculture initiative in Green Revolution Areas
Focus on soil health, water conservation and preservation of
biodiversity
Active involvement of
Gram Sabhas and
Farming families
Creation of 60,000 Pulses and Oilseeds Villages
Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
In Rainfed Areas
Through integrated intervention for water harvesting, watershed
management and soil health

8. Reduction in wastage of Agriculture
Produce….
Incidence of Wastage
In Storage and
Operation of existing food supply chain
Opening up of the Retail Trade
Would lead to reduction in farm gate prices, wholesale
prices and retail prices
Additional storage capacity for Food Corporation
of India (FCI)
Through private participation

9. Credit Support to Farmers…
Increase in availability of Credit from Banks
Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme for Farmers
Extension of Repayment Period by 6 Months
Two per cent interest subvention as an incentive
to those farmers who repay their short-term crop
loans as per schedule
Effective Rate of Interest to Farmers – 5 % per Annum

10. Food Processing…
Fifteen Mega Food Parks
Under Farm to Market Initiative
External Commercial Borrowings for cold
storage or cold room facility, including for farm
level pre-cooling, for preservation or storage of
agricultural and allied produce, marine
products and meat

11. Fertilizer Subsidy….
Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy
Balance use of Fertilizer
Use of Fortified Products
Extension Services by Fertilizer Industry
Move towards direct transfer of subsidies in
fertilizer
Increase in Agriculture Productivity
Increase in Income of Farmers

12. Financial Services…
Thrust on
Financial Literacy
Financial Inclusion
Business Correspondent and other models with appropriate technology back up
Financial Inclusion Fund in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD)
Financial Inclusion Technology Fund in NABARD
Additional Banking License
Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) may be provided Banking License
Capitalization of Banks - Public Sector Banks & Regional Rural Banks
(RRBs)
Micro Finance
Continuing thrust on Self Help Groups (SHGs) Bank Linkage
Strengthening Micro-Finance Development and Equity Fund

13. Rural Employment ….
Thrust
on
MG-NREGS
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
as
Entitlement

14. Unorganized Sector….
National Social Security Fund for unorganised
sector workers
to support schemes for weavers, toddy tappers,
rickshaw pullers and bidi workers
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana for MG-NREGS
beneficiaries having
worked for 15 days during preceding financial year
Swavalamban - New Pension Scheme (NPS)

15. Unorganized Sector….
Prime Minister's Council on National Skill
Development
50 Crore skilled people by 2022
laid down the core governing principles for operating
strategies for skill development
Comprehensive Skill Gap Study
Three projects sanctioned to create 10 lakh
skilled manpower -New projects to come up
Extensive skill development programme in the
textile and garment sector
Involvement of private sector by incentivising training
through an outcome - based approach.

16. Micro Small and Medium Enterprises…
Comprises of 2.6 Crore Enterprises which contribute
8 per cent of GDP
45 per cent of the manufactured output
40 per cent of exports
Employment to 6 Crores persons
High-Level Task Force drew up an agenda for action
High Level Council on Micro and Small Enterprises will monitor
the implementation of the recommendations and the agenda
for action.
Higher allocation Rs.2400 Crores in 2010-11
Comprehensive Khadi Reforms Programme through loan
from Asian Development Bank (ADB)

17. Urban Livelihoods…
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana - to
provide employment opportunities with
focus on
Community participation
Skill development and
Self employment support structures
Thrust on Housing and Urban poverty
Alleviations

18. Environment and Climate Change…
Thrust on Environment and Climate
Change
National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) for
funding research and innovative projects
in clean energy technologies
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

19. Women Empowerment….
A Mission for Empowerment of Women
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Adolescent Girls
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana to
meet the specific needs of Women
Farmers
As a sub-component of the National Rural
Livelihood Mission (NRLM)

20. Targeted Populations…
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
Additional 50 District Disability Rehabilitation
Centres
Two composite regional centres for persons
with disabilities
Higher allocation on schemes for
Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Castes,
Minorities, PWDs, senior citizens and victims of
alcoholism and substance abuse

21. Specific Geographical focus…
Backward Region Grant Fund – to meet
infrastructure gap
Agriculture Production - Orissa, Chattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Bihar, Eastern UP, West Bengal
Solar, small hydro and micro power projects in
Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir
Additional assistance for Drought Mitigation in
Bundelkhand Region

22. Others…
Continuing thrust on Rural Infrastructure
through Bharat Nirman
Housing
Rural Areas – Indira Awas Yojana (IAY_
Urban Areas
Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for Slum Dwellers/Urban
Poor
1 % Interest Subvention on Housing Loan up to
Rs.10 Lakh

23. Others…
Handicrafts, carpets, handlooms and small
and medium enterprises exports….
Interest subvention of 2 per cent on pre-
shipment export credit
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) for
Export
Employment

24. Thank you