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A study onKudumbashree projectA Poverty Eradication Programme in KeralaPerformance, Impact and Lessons for other States Jacob John Kerala Development Society (KDS-Delhi) May 2009 Spons CONTENTS Pages Foreword Acknowledgement Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Kudumbashree: Evolution, Activities an of members Chapter 3: Role of local governments in Kudumba programme Chapter 4: Socio- economic impact of Kudumbash programme Chapter 5: Problems and Deficiencies of Kudumba programme Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations References List of Annexures: 1 Selection of CDS: district wise details 2 Questionnaire: NHG 3 Questionnaire: ADS/CDS 4 NHG register 5 CDS register List of Abbreviations List of Tables List of Boxes List of Figures oredbyPlanninForeword

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A study onKudumbashree projectA Poverty Eradication Programme in KeralaPerformance, Impact and Lessons for other

StatesJacob John

Kerala Development Society (KDS-Delhi)May 2009

SponsCONTENTS Pages

Foreword

Acknowledgement

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Kudumbashree: Evolution, Activities and Profile of members

Chapter 3: Role of local governments in Kudumbashree programme

Chapter 4: Socio- economic impact of Kudumbashree programme

Chapter 5: Problems and Deficiencies of Kudumbashree programme

Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations References List of Annexures:

1 Selection of CDS: district wise details

2 Questionnaire: NHG

3 Questionnaire: ADS/CDS

4 NHG register

5 CDS register

List of Abbreviations List of Tables List of Boxes List of Figures

oredbyPlanninForeword Kudumbashree, a comprehensive poverty alleviation programme in Kerala focuses primarily on micro finance and micro-enterprise development. This poor women-oriented Self Help Group programme is a unique one. It makes every effort to alleviate poverty through an integrated approach which involves an effective convergence of resources and actions, and moreover, the programme is essentially linked to local self-government institutions. This study is an attempt on the part of Kerala Development Society (KDS-

Delhi), a Resource Centre for the Development of States, to evaluate the performance of the Kudumbashree Programme especially to map out steps for addressing some of the deficiencies in order to strengthen it in Kerala and replicate in other states. I am quite glad to state that KDS- Delhi has ensured the completion of this study within the prescribed time frame. We are deeply obliged to the Planning Commission of India for sponsoring this study. Shri C.P. John, former member, Kerala State Planning Board, had originally proposed a study on Kudumbashree programme. Shri B.N. Yugandhar, Member, Planning Commission of India, graciously supported this idea.

A special word of appreciation to Dr. Jacob John, for devoting his professional commitment for carr g Commission of Indiathis study. I am sure that this study will be useful for strengthening the SHG based poverty alleviation programmes in India. I am happy to present this important research study to the policy makers and scholars. 4 May 2009 N.J. Kurian

President, KDS-Delhi

ICHAPTER - 14POVERTY AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMES FORWEAKER SECTIONSPoverty is a social phenomenon and can be defined in an inclusive sense as consisting ofa number of elements: lack of access to, or availability of income-earning opportunities, basichealth and education, food security; lack of adequate shelter, water or sanitation; lack of land oremployment opportunities; and gender discrimination. The list is sometimes further enlarged toinclude: lack of participation in civil society, social exclusion, alienation, political instability andconflict. The wider definition, however, robs the concept of its specificity. In fact the moreinclusive the definition is, the less specific it becomes. In India, accordingly, a very specificdefinition has been traditionally used, namely the fulfillment of the nutritional requirement of2400 calories per person per day in rural areas and 2100 calories in urban areas. The poverty lineis defined as that level of expenditure at which a person accesses this minimal le vel of calorieintake (which is not the same as the level of expenditure required solely for accessing this intake).The practice has been to take the level of expenditure corresponding to the poverty line in somebase year and to update it for subsequent years for each state using the Consumer Price IndexNumber for Agricultural Labourers for rural areas and the Consumer Price Index Number forIndustrial Workers for urban areas. Generally accepted definition of poverty, therefore,emphasizes minimum level of living rather than a reasonable level of livingTable 14.1State Specific Poverty Lines for 2004-05(Rs/month)Sl.No.State Rural Urban1 Andhra Pradesh 292.95 544.302 Assam 387.64 378.383 Bihar 356.36 461.404 Gujarat 353.93 540.805 Haryana 414.76 504.206 Himachal Pradesh 394.20 504.207 Jammu & Kashmir 391.26 504.208 Karnataka 324.17 603.509 Kerala 429.07 562.9010 Madhya Pradesh 324.48 569.00

11 Maharashtra 362.25 664.5012 Orissa 325.65 544.0013 Punjab 410.38 456.1014 Rajasthan 374.57 531.1015 Tamilnadu 351.86 551.7016 Uttar Pradesh 369.76 487.1017 West Bangal 382.82 446.1018 All-India 358.03 540.4014.2 The Economic survey 2007-08 published by Government of India Ministry of FinanceEconomic division has made the following statements.32314.3 Incidence of poverty is estimated by the Planning Commission on the basis of largesample surveys on household consumer expenditure conducted by the National Sample SurveyOrganization (NSSO). The Uniform Recall Period (URP) consumption distribution data of NSS6Ist Round yields a poverty ratio of 28.3 percent in Rural areas, 25.7 percent in urban areas and27.5 percent for the country as a whole in 2004- 05. The corresponding poverty ratios from theMixed Recall Period (MRP) Consumption distribution data are 21.8 percent for rural areas, 21.7percent for urban areas and 21.8 percent for country as a whole. While the former consumptiondata uses 30 day recall/reference period for all items of consumption the latter uses 365-dayrecall/reference period for five infrequently purchased non-food items, namely, clothing,footwear, durable goods, education and institutional medical expenses and 30-day recall/referenceperiod for remaining items. The percentage of poor in 2004-05 estimated from URP consumptiondistribution of NSS 61st Round of consumer expenditure data are comparable with the povertyestimates of 1993-94(50th round ) which was 36 percent from the country as a whole. Thepercentage of poor in 2004-05 estimated from MRP for consumption distribution of NSS 61st

Round of consumer expenditure data are roughly comparable with the poverty estimates of 1999-2000 (55th round) which was 26.1 percent for the country as a whole (Table -14.2).Consumption Patterns below and above Poverty Line14.4 There are concerns about vulnerability of people who have crossed the poverty line (PL)and are at present above it. Vulnerability is a relative term and could be gauged from theconsumption patterns (in the absence of a better available alternative). Give meager resources,higher share of expenditure on food items which is the most basic of all basic needs would beindicative of vulnerability to some extent.14.5 The average per capita consumption expenditure for rural and urban population as per61st Round (2004-05) is Rs. 558.78 and Rs 1,052.36 respectively . NSSO data also reveals thatrural population on an average spends about 55 percent of its consumption on food andremaining 45 per cent on non- food items (Table 14.3).Table-14.2Poverty Ratios by URP and MRP(Percent)Sl.No Category 1993-94 2004-05By Uniform Recall Period (URP) Method1 Rural 37.3 28.32 Urban 32.4 25.73 All India 36 27.5By Mixed Recall Period (MRP) Method1999-2000 2004-054 Rural 27.1 21.85 Urban 23.6 21.76 All India 26.1 21.8Source: Planning Commission

32414.6 Rural population divided on the basis of their monthly per capital expenditures (MPCEs)exhibit consumption patterns as follows.BPL families in Rural area are spending about 31 to 35 percent of their total consumptionexpenditure on non – food items and remaining on food items.In the group of population between PL and 1.5 PL., non –food items take up between 36and 40 percent of the total consumption expenditure.For rural population between PL and 2PL non-food items take up between 36 percent and46 percent of the total consumption expenditure.14.7 A Similar classification of urban population indicates a consumption patterns (Table14.4) as follows.Table - 14.3Consumption pattern across different MPCEClasses of population (Percent)MPCE Classes of Food Non -Foodpopulation –rural 55.05 44.91. Poor (roughly below PL)1. 0-235 68.45 31.552. 235-270 67.16 32.843. 270-320 66.35 33.654. 320-365 64.78 35.22II. Roughly between PL and 2 PL5. 365-410 63.99 36.016. 410-455 62.93 37.067. 455-510 61.61 38.398. 510-580 60.11 39.889. 580-690 58.02 41.9810, 690.890 53.92 46.08III Roughly above 2 PL11, 890-1155 49.8 50.2Source : NSSO : Estimated from Table 5R of NSS ReportNo. 508: Level and pattern of Consumer Expenditure 2004-05a . MPCE class having poverty line (PL) at Rs. 356.3b. MPCE Class having 1.5 times the poverty line (1. 5 PL) at Rs. 534.45c. MPCE class having twice the poverty line (2PL) at Rs. 712.60

32514.8 While about 43 percent of total consumption on an average is spent on food items andremaining 57 percent is spent on non- food items, urban poor (BPL) are spending about 35 to 43percent of their total consumption on non – food items.In the group of population between PL. and 1.5 PL., non – food items take up between45 to 50 percent of the total consumption expenditure.However, in the group of population between PL. and 2 PL., non-food items take upbetween 45 and 53 per cent of the total consumption expenditure.It is noticeable that on expected lines, the average consumption pattern of urbanpopulation in general is more skewed in favour of non- food items.Poverty alleviation and employment generation programmes14.9 To accelerate the reduction in poverty and increase in employment , a number of povertyalleviation, employment generation and basic services programmes are being implemented.Fully recognizing the centrality of the panchayats in effectively implementing poverty alleviationand most other social sector programmes, Government of India has set up the Ministry ofPanchayati Raj to carry forward the process of empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions

(PRIs). A number of steps have been taken to devolve functions to PRIs in line with theConstitutional mandate. In Kerala all these functions are entrusted to the Local Self GovernmentDepartment.Table -14.4Consumption pattern across different MPCEClasses of population(Percent)MPCE classes ofpopulation- urbanFood42.51Non-Food57.48I Poor (roughly below PL)1. 0-335 64.86 35.142.335-395 63.11 36.893. 395-485 60.04 39.964. 485-580 a 57.3 42.7II Roughly between PL and 2 PL5. 580-675 55.35 44.656. 675-790 52.37 47.627. 790-930 b 49.69 50.318. 930-1100 c 46.61 53.39III Roughly above2 PL9. 1100-1380 44.44 55.5610. 1380-1880 40.17 59.83Source: NSSO: Estimated from Table 5U of NSS Report No. 508: Level and pattern ofConsumer Expenditure 2004-05a, MPCE class having poverty line (PL) at Rs. 538.6b. MPCE class having 1.5 times the poverty line (l.5 PL) at Rs. 807.90-c. MPCE class having twice the poverty line (2PL) at Rs. 1077.20

326New Strategy of Poverty Reduction14.10 The failure of anti-poverty programmes in the past can be attributed to the fixation oftarget, lack of involvement of beneficiaries, absence of poor understanding of poverty and itscauses and manifestations, the top down approach and the over dependence of bureaucracy,Kerala is seeking to achieve a break in participatory poverty reduction through Kudumbashree,which is implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission through the local selfgovernments. All urban local governments and Village panchayats have been included underKudumbashree.Kudumbashree Programmes in Rural Areas14.11 State Poverty Eradication Mission implements this Programme by organizing the poor bycreating community based structures of women below poverty line with focus on self help,demand – led convergence of available services and resources under the leadership of the LocalGovernments. The key components of the programmes are:Enabling certain minimum needs infrastructure, setting up of micro enterprises andcapacity building of the poorProviding high quality support services for the design and implementation of selfemploymentventures.Setting up of Challenge Fund to support pro – poor policies of the Local Governments,a Technology fund to support transfer of technology relevant for poverty reduction, anInnovation fund to support path breaking innovations in poverty reduction and a

common revolving fund to provide seed capital for micro enterprises.Expansion of Asraya:- Destitute Identification Rehabilitation and Monitoring Project waslaunched during 2002-03 in 101 Grama Panchayats and later expanded to all gramapanchayaths.Generating jobs for educated youth.Special schools for physically and mentally challenged.Conduct an evaluation study on Kudumbashree.Community Based Organizations for the Poor14.12 The Kudumbashree programme covered the entire rural area in the state through 176200NHGs. Community Based Organizations has mobilized a sum of Rs. 940.0550386 crores as thriftfund and disbursed credit to the tune of Rs. 2503.9394539crores to its members. The Panchayatfunctionaries and CDS/ADS Office bearers were given training for strengthening the CBOs.[District wise details Appendix 14.2]Linkage Banking14.13 The Linkage Banking Programme was launched during 2002-2003 after proper gradingof the NHGs as per NABARD norms. During 2002 – 03, and up to November 2008 83608NHGs were linked with banks. A sum of Rs.58918.95 lakhs have been made available to theNHGs as loan. [District wise details Appendix 14.3]327Lease Land Farming14.14 The Lease Land Farming programme, initiated in the rural areas during the year 2002-03,has been successfully extended to 855 Grama Panchayats. Through this programme 111663.8acres of land have been brought under cultivation [District wise details Appendix 14.4]Bala Sabha14.15 Bala Sabha is a programme to organize the children of the poor families of the state aspart of its approach to community development. The larger goal is recognizing and protectingchild rights. Bala Panchyats have been formed in 981 Grama panchayat with the support ofUNICEF to support the children who hail from poor socio economic background. During2004 - 05, Bala Sabha which intends to prevent intergenerational transmission of poverty, hasbeen extended to the rural area also. The total number of Bala sabhas formed is 44991with788189 children as members [District wise details Appendix 14.5].IT Enabled services to the Poor14.16 An innovative component in the Destitute Identification Rehabilitation and Monitoringproject is an online monitoring system. As per the project, the CDS Office will be computerizedin Panchayats where the destitute rehabilitation project is taken up and the system provided wouldbe utilized for the benefit of the poor.Micro Enterprises in Rural areas14.17 The State budget provides support to set up micro enterprises of women. It has been setup in the pattern of the SGSY. So far 4013 groups of micro enterprises of women have been setup in the rural areas as on 31.10.08. The activities are diverse and innovative in nature. [Districtwise details Appendix 14.6 & 14.7]Market Interventions of Kudumbashree14.18 Kudumbashree from its very beginning promoted micro enterprises a means of livelihoodfor the poor women both in the rural and urban areas under various Government schemes.Kudumbashree decided to set up monthly markets in each district on specified days and venue.The entrepreneurs are given opportunity to bring their products and efforts at standardization ofproduct quality and presentation by entrepreneurs. 222 monthly markets were held from October2007 to July 2008 and had a turnover of Rs.1,92,06,804/-.

14.19 Kudumbashree as part of its market development strategy exploited the opportunity ofOnam festival, by conducting onam fairs state wide during September 2008. A total 367 numberof fairs were conducted all over the state at District/ Block/ Taluk/ Municipal/ Grama Panchayatlevels. The total turn over of the fairs which was really 'Janakiya Vilpanamela'is Rs. 2,45,24,237/-328Gender Self Learning14.20 Kudumbashree serves as the pioneer organizational setup to mobilize and equip womenfor poverty eradication through economic empowerment. Gender self Learning Programme is anoutcome of the improvisation of the strategies for both economic and social empowerment. Itinitiates capacity to fill the gap so as to achieve equity, equality, recognition, claim ongovernance, awareness on Domestic Violence Act, rights in decision making governance, indueownership of assets through Kudumbashree networks. Gender Self Learning modules areprepared by a participatory process and implemented through larger networks of women resourcepersons. The experiential learning of women is to be documented and analyzed for working ourfurther gender empowerment interventions and address specific issues.Ashraya - A programme for Community based rehabilitation of destitute families.14.21 Ashraya is the first integrated programme for tackling the poorest of the poor who live atthe margins of the economy, society and polity without a voice or the power of choice, with nocapabilities to access entitlements – the really 'excluded'. It originated from the realization thateven in a State like Kerala, the benefits of Anti-Poverty policies and programmes do not reach theabsolutely poor, who constitute only about two percent of the population.14.22 As of now, there are no schemes akin to Ashraya in India targeting the poorest of thepoor. Thus, Ashraya is a pioneer, developing a model, which can be adapted by the rest of thecountry. Hence, special support from Government of India is expected.Box 14.1Self Sufficient, Self reliant and Sustainable CDSThe scaling up of Kudumbashree programme to rural areas has been completed and theCDS System is in vogue in all the Grama Panchayats. But still there is a lot to go to achieve theend goal of Kudumbashree. Therefore, it has been decided to develop a few Panchayats, at leastone from each District as a model in poverty alleviation. With the objective of total eradicationof poverty, the novel programme ‘Self sufficient, Self reliant and sustainable CDS’ has beenlaunched.Kudumbashree – The Journey so farThe significant achievements of Kudumbashree so far are listed below:Kudumbashree Programme has been extended through out the State.Thrift Fund collection crossed Rs. 940.0550386 croresInternal lending to the tune of Rs.2503.9394539 croresUnder Linkage Banking scheme, 83608 NHGs linked with banks.Credit flow Rs. 58918.95 lakh through linkage banking.Formed 44991 Balasabhas with 7,88,189 childrenCluster Development Programme with the support of Industries Department.Multi purpose job clubs formed with the financial support of SC DevelopmentDepartment.Loan linked Micro Housing scheme launched with the support of Banks.Source: Kudumbashree, Government of Kerala

329Box 14.2The key features of the programme 'Ashraya' are:

1. It is a sub – programme of Kudumbashree, the highly successful anti – povertymission mode programme implemented through community-based organizationsof Kudumbashree. This three - tier network organization include every poor familyin the State and each family being represented by a woman.2. These CBOs identify the poorest of the poor using socially accepted objectiveindicators of poverty.3. The Grama Panchayats and Municipalities are the real planners of this project withGovernment playing the role of an active facilitator.4. After transparent identification participatory plans are prepared for each destitutefamily on the basis of close interaction with the family members and on-siteverification of details.5. The plans are implemented by converging services and resources from differentsources including PDS, Special Nutrition, Health, Remedial Education, Pensions,Basic Minimum services, Skill Development, etc. Gaps are filled up with fundsfrom Panchayats and Municipalities with the State share being limited to 25% ofthe project cost or Rs.10 lakhs whichever is lower.6. The entire programme is monitored regularly. The destitute families would betaken care of till they achieve a minimum standard of life. Thus Ashraya is notone-time assistance but is a promise of continuous support till the objective isrealized.Source: Kudumbashree, Government of Kerala

14.23 The destitute identification, rehabilitation and monitoring as a composite programme isan extension of the poverty eradication mission of Kudumbashree through the Community basedOrganizations of poor. The Mission has rekindled their hope and sensitized the Local SelfGovernment institutions about their new roles focused in poverty eradication through communitydevelopment.The Destitutes14.24 The destitutes are the poorest of the poor. They are the outliers of the developmentscenario in the negative extreme. They live at the margins of the economy, society and polity.They do not have a voice or the power of choice. They face the worst forms of deprivation andlack of access to the minimum services. They are exposed to all forms of vulnerability and do nothave any safety net against risks. Their income is below subsistence and they are dependent.These faceless, powerless people lack capabilities and are neither aware of their entitlements norcan they access them. They neither compete nor bargain. They drift pushed by circumstances.Severity of destitution is by unfavorable physical gender or caste status. That is, disability being adisabled, being a widow, belonging to a scheduled caste or tribe can singly or in combinationaggravate the suffering. The collapse of the traditional social support systems has orphaned thedestitutes. They are sometimes objects of charity. But they are never subjects of development.They have to be enabled to gain identity, personality and empowered to stand on their own. Onlywith an Antodaya approach and giving care and support for a reasonable period, the upliftment ofthe destitutes is possible.330Identification of Destitute families14.25 The destitute families are identified following the 9-point indices developed by the StatePoverty Eradication Mission.Rural1. No Land /Less than 10 cents of Land2. No house/Dilapidated House3. No Sanitary Latrine

4. No access to safe drinking water within 300 meters5. Women headed house hold/ Presence of a widow, divorcee / abandoned lady/ Unwededmother6. No regularly employed person in the family7. Socially Disadvantaged Groups (SC/ST)7. Presence of Mentally or physically challenged person / chronically ill Member in thefamily9. Families with an illiterate adult member14.26 The identification is done transparently through the Neighborhood Groups (NHG)network of Kudumbashree. The members of Neighborhood Groups belong to poor families butneed not be destitute. At the same time, since the members of Neighborhood Groups belong to aspecific geographical area, they know better than anyone else, all the specified destitute familieswithin their Neighborhood. The preparation of Micro Plan using the Risk Indices and problemidentification mechanism also enable them to identify the destitute families in their vicinity.Samagra - Local Production Marketing Network14.27 Samagra is an innovative programme independently evolved by Kudumbashreeincorporating Rural Business Hub initiative launched by Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Governmentof India and micro enterprise development activities of Kudumbashree. In general Samagrameans comprehensive development job. This is an all inclusive programme encompassing all thecomponents from production to marketing, helping the people involved to derive maximumpossible income and thereby improving the returns from livelihood of the people in that area.14.28 This programme is to be implemented by involving all the agencies working in that areaunder the leadership of the local government with the following objectives:-Productivity improvementQuality enhancementProduct diversificationEnsuring market for the produceIncreased people participationIncreased women participationPoverty reductionCapacity Building331Other major poverty alleviation programmes14.29 Other major poverty alleviation programmes implemented in the state through PanchayatRaj Institutions are Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Indira Awas Yojana (IAY),Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)1. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)14.30 The objective of the programme is to provide self employment to the poor establishing alarge number of micro enterprises in the rural areas building upon the potential of the rural poor.Emphasis will be given to group approach in this programme.(1) The objective of SGSY is to uplift every assisted family above the poverty line withinthree years time. SGSY is conceived as a holistic programme of micro enterprisescovering all aspects of self employment viz. Formation of self-help groups, capacitybuilding, and planning activity clusters infrastructure buildup, technology, credit andmarketing.(2) This Programme will adopt a project approach in each key activity. SGSY is a creditcum subsidy programme where credit forms the critical component. This programmelays emphasis on skill development through training courses. It also proposes to ensure

technology up gradation in identified activity clusters.(3) Subsidy under SGSY will be uniform at 30% of the project cost subject to a maximum ofRs. 7500/-. In respect of SC/STs this will be 50% and Rs. 10,000/-respectively. Forgroup Swarozgaris the subsidy would be at 50% of the project cost subject to per capitasubsidy of Rs. 10,000/- or Rs. 1.25 lakhs whichever is less. There will be no limit onsubsidy for irrigation projects. The programme expects at least 50% of the Swarozgaris tobe SC/STs, 40% to be women and 3% to be disabled.14.31 The allocation and release of the scheme for the years 2007-08 and till the end ofNovember 2008 are indicated below:Table 14.5Allocation, Release and Expenditure of SGSY(Amount Rs in Lakhs)Allocation ReleaseYear Openingbalance Centre State Total Centre State TotalTotalfundExpenditure% ofexp.2007-08 82.24 3042.751004.254047.00 3022.70 1007.56 4030.26 4112.51 3932.07 962008-09(Nov. 08) 230.55 3597.15 1199.05 4796.20 2015.43 599.53 2614.96 2845.51 2119.46 74TOTAL 312.79 6639.90 2203.30 8843.20 4821.28 1607.09 6645.22 6958.02 6051.53 87

14.32 Total amount of subsidy and credit disbursed to SHGs and individual swarozgaris during2007-08 and up to the month of November 2008 are as follows:332Table 14.6Credit and Subsidy DisbursedCredit disbursed to (Rs.in Lakhs) Subsidy disbursed to (Rs.in Lakhs)YearSHGs Ind.SwarozgarisTotal SHGs Ind.Swaroz-garis Total2007-08 4733.48 1802.93 6536.41 2192.34 658.98 2851.322008-09(Nov. 08) 3082.04 1059.84 4141.88 1269.16 346.31 1615.47Total 7815.52 2862.77 10678.29 3461.50 1005.29 4466.7914.33 During 2007-08, total numbers of SHGs which started economic activities are 1987 witha total coverage of 22955 SHGs. In the case of individual swarosgaries, total number ofbeneficiaries covered is 6764. Similarly, total number of SHGs which started economic activitiesup to the month of November 2008 during the current financial year is 78 with a total coverage of13633 SHGs. In the case of individual swarozgaris, total number of beneficiaries covered is 3563.Table 14.7Achievement of SGSY during 2006-07 & 2007-2008 as on November 2007Year Self Help Group (No of members covered) No. of Individual SwarozgarisTotal SC ST Women Disabled Total SC ST Women Disabled2007-08 22955 8476 1099 17967 472 6764 5221 474 3102 7962008-09(Nov. 08 )13633 4730 635 10572 208 3563 2758 197 1805 319

TOTAL 36588 13206 1734 28539 680 10327 7979 671 4907 1115

2. Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)14.34 The objective of Indira Awas Yojana is to help construction of dwelling units bymembers of SC/ST, freed bonded labourers and also non-SC/ST, rural poor below poverty line byproviding them with grant-in-aid @ Rs. 38,500/- per house. This is a Centrally SponsoredScheme sharing cost between Centre and State in the ratio of 75:25.14.35 The beneficiaries of the scheme are selected by Grama Sabhas, having at least two centsof land for house construction. They should not have dwelling units fit for occupation. Theassistance is sanctioned to the female members of the family or in the joint name of husband andwife. House constructed under the scheme should have not less than 20 sq.mts of plinth area butno plans or design is prescribed.14.36 Out of the total allocation for Indira Awas Yojana, up to 20% of the total funds can beutilized for up gradation of existing kutcha houses and towards subsidy for construction of houseswith credit from Banks/Financial Institutions.14.37 The Physical achievements during 2008-09 & up to the month of November 2008 are asfollows:333Table 14.8Physical Achievement under IAYYear New houses (Nos) Upgradation (Nos)SC ST Others Total SC ST Others Total2007-08 14429 1311 11102 26842 5265 496 3839 96002008-09 (Nov. 08) 8057 645 8201 16903 4161 307 3483 7951TOTAL 22486 1956 19303 43745 9426 803 7322 1755114.38 The allocation and release of the scheme for the years 2007-08 and up to the month ofNovember 2008 are indicated below:Table 14.9Allocation, Release and Expenditure of IAY(Rs.in Lakhs)Year Allocation ReleaseOpeningbalanceCentre State Total Centre State TotalTotalfundExpenditure%ofexp2007-08 733.48 7718.85 2572.94 10291.79 5557.39 1852.47 7409.86 10899.09 10186.83 932008-09(Nov. 08) 890.64 10805.52 3601.85 14407.73 6768.71 1800.96 8569.67 9460.31 6445.48 68Total 1624.12 18524.37 6174.79 24699.52 12326.1 3653.4315979.53 20359.4 16632.31 823. Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)14.39 This Programme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with cost sharing basis between Centreand State in the ratio of 75:25. The Central Government also provides food grain costingequivalent to the cash component, free of cost, additionally.14.40 The objective of the scheme is to provide additional wage employment in rural areas andalso food security – along with the creation of durable community, social and economic assetsand infrastructure development in the areas. The works taken up would assist in drought proofing

such as soil and moisture conservation works, watershed development, promotion of traditionalwater resources, afforestation and construction of village infrastructure and link roads, primaryschool buildings, dispensaries, veterinary hospitals and marketing infrastructure.14.41 The benefit of the SGRY is made available for all the rural poor who are in need of wageemployment and are willing to take up manual or unskilled work in and around his village andhabitations. Preference is given to the poorest among the poor, SC&ST and parents of childlabour withdrawn from hazardous occupation.14.42 The allocation of funds and food grains to the district is based on two indicators, namely,the proportion of SC/ST population of the district and the inverse of agriculture production peragricultural worker. Equal weightage is accorded to these two indicators. Ministry of RuralDevelopment makes the State and district-wise allocation at the Central Level. Under theScheme 5 Kg. of Food grains is made available per man-day @ Rs. 8.90/- per Kg for rice and Rs6.70 for wheat. The balance wage as per the notified minimum wages is paid in cash.14.43 The allocation and release of funds for the year 2007-08 is are indicated below:334Table 14.10Allocation, Release and Expenditure of SGRY(Rs in Lakhs)Allocation ReleaseYearOpeningbalance Centre State Total Centre State TotalTotalfundExpenditure%ofexp2007-084208.18 6706.98 2767.00 9473.98 5721.32 1905.90 7627.22 11834.40 9534.75 8114.44 The physical achievements (Mandays generated) for the years 2007-08 is indicatedbelow:Table 14.11Mandays Generated under SGRYYEAR SGRY (Lakh Mandays) SC ST OTHERS TOTAL2007-08 25.75 2.37 31.40 69.1414.45 The scheme is merged with NREGA from 1/4/08. (Financial achievement under SGSY,IAY, JGSY, EAS/SGRY – See Appendix 14.8)Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)14.46 The spirit and the objective of the pradhan Manthri Gram Sada Yojana (PMGSY) is toprovide good all-weather road connectivity to the unconnected Habitations. It must be ensuredthat provision of New Connectivity (i.e., connecting unconnected Habitations) should be givenprecedence in keeping with the objectives of the Programme.14.47 A Core Network is that minimal Network of roads (routes) that is essential to providebasic access to essential social economic services to all eligible habitations in the selected areasthrough at least single all-weather road connectivity. It should be ensured that each roadwork thatis taken up under the PMGSY is part of the Core Network. The PMGSY shall cover only the ruralareas. The PMGSY envisages only single road Connectivity to be provided.

14.48 Provision of connectivity to unconnected Habitation would be termed as Newconnectivity. Up gradation, when permitted would typically involve conversion from Gravel orWater Bound Macada (WBM) stage to the desired technical specification or widening of theroads, subject to traffic studies. Provision of Cross Drainage (CD) works alone would also betreated as Up gradation under PMGSY.14.49 KSRRDA under the Rural Development Department is the nodal agency for theimplementation of the Programme in the State. The Programme is under implementation in 55Blocks spread over all the 14 districts. PMGSY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme at present.Government of India has released Rs1884.50 lakhs since the inception of the scheme. The totalfund available including interest is Rs.18934.06 lakhs. Out of this Rs.19699.52 lakhs has beenspent up to the month of October 2008.335Table 14.12Physical and Financial Status as on 31 th October 2007Rs. In LakhsSl. No. Phase-I(2000-01)Phase-II(2001-02)Phase-III(2003-04)Phase-IV(2004-05)Phase-V(2005-06)Phse-VI(2006-07)Total1 Project Cost 1990.00 5647.56 2156.30 5058.38 4655.69 29420.46 48928.392 Total Number ofRoads33 178 52 91 77 322 7533 Roads Completed 29 173 39 44 12 0 2974 Road Dropped 0 3 0 1 0 0 45 Not Started 0 0 4 1 24 78 1076 In Progress 4 2 9 45 41 244 3457 Total 33 178 52 91 77 322 753Work details1 Length of roadstaken up (Km) 106.610 282.225 97.955 172.612 155.955 733.272 1548.6292Length of RoadsCompleted (inKm)81.610 273.8 76.024 79.156 35.040 0 545.6303 Length of Road inProgress (in Km) 25.000 1.895 16.666 82.806 64.135 546.602 737.1044 Length of Roadnot Started 0 0 5.265 6.15 56.78 186.67 254.8655 Length of RoadDropped (km) 0 6.53 0 4.50 0 11.03Status of Roads in Progress (Number)I BT Completed 0 0 1 0 0 1II BT in Progress 0 2 0 0 0 2III Metallingcompleted0 2 5 3 0 10IV Metaling in

Progress4 0 12 8 0 24V Formation & CDcompleted 3 3 18 15 0 39VI Formation & CDin progress 4 2 2 12 15 239 274SUB TOTAL 4 9 9 48 41 239 350FINANCIAL (Rs. In Lakhs)Funds received 1990.00 5630.00 2077.00 5276.00 2421.50 1448.00 18842.50Interest 91.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 91.56TOTAL 1990.00 5721.56 2077.00 5276.00 2421.50 1448.00 18934.06Expenditure [up to31/10/2008]1658.81 5263.66 1669.76 3268.29 1361.40 6477.60 19699.52Percentage of Expenditure 83 92 80 62 56 104BALANCE 331.19 457.90 407.24 2007.71 1060.10 -5029.60 -765.46Source: Commissionorate of Rural Development

336National Rural Employment Guarantee Act- 200514.50 The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 seeks to enhance the livelihoodsecurity of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days ofguaranteed wage- employment to every house hold whose adult members volunteer to dounskilled manual work.14.51 Every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work would beentitled to get registered with the Grama Panchayat and get a job card. They may submit theirnames, age and the address of the household to the Grama Panchayat at the village level forissuance of a job card. It shall be the duty of the Grama Panchayat to register the household, aftermaking such enquiry as it deems fit and issue a job card containing such details of adult membersof the household affixing their photographs.14.52 Every registered household would be entitled to at least 100 days guaranteed employmentat the wage rate. The act provides that the wage rate specified from time to time under any suchnotification shall not be at a rate less than sixty rupees per day.14.53 Every eligible applicant, subject to the household entitlement, is entitled to get workwithin 15 days for as many days as he/she applies. Applications for work must be for at leastfourteen days of continuous work. A period of employment shall ordinarily be at least fourteendays continuously with not more than six days in a week.14.54 If the eligible applicant is not provided employment within 15 days of receipt ofapplications or from the date from which the applicant seeks employment (in the advanceapplications), he or she shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance, in cash.14.55 The central government will provide 90% of funds and State Governments will providefor 10% of the total funds.Box 14.3Women Component through NREGSi) As the work is organized by women's groups, the gender perspective gets built inautomatically.ii) As women are comfortably working along with their neighbours, nearly 80% of theworkers have been women.iii) For the first time equal wages are really paid and this has boosted the earnings ofwomen.iv) As the wages are paid into Bank accounts the habit of thrift which was alreadyinculcated through the Kudumbashree experiment has further been strengthened.v) As the Bank deposits are increasing, the intra-household status of the woman has also

been improving commensurately as she controls substantial cash resources andwithdrawal can be only on her decision.337Table 14.13Details of Registration and Job Cards issued 2008-09 up to November 2008.Family PersonsDistrictSC ST Other Total SC ST Other Total WomenPhase I1.Palakkad 44125 13539 146948 204612 75061 23216 250848 349125 2723172. Wayanad 7542 33005 84527 125074 13859 64720 149441 228020 107964PhaseII1.Idukki 23299 11298 111416 146013 42231 28831 223525 294587 1613482. Kasaragod 6533 5876 81228 93637 12379 12840 149643 174852 93175Phase III1. Alappuzha 24758 893 175462 201113 60486 2032 416477 478995 3774072. Ernakulam 20248 1439 1114239 135926 36634 2715 202339 241688 1568933. Kollam 25816 955 26771 154848 41645 842 231313 272062 1777524. Kannur 6012 5973 117278 129263 10919 12445 195533 218897 1335485. Kottayam 12993 2133 85108 100294 23263 4248 145555 173066 1082036. Malappuram 33082 2101 146563 181830 68185 4570 301564 374354 2009057. Kozhikode 23791 1606 162658 188035 42390 3035 317308 362733 2047588. Pathanamthitta 17009 1034 51363 69406 33472 1879 94003 129354 759749. Tthrissur 36630 1276 112717 150623 62440 2656 189753 254849 16756510. Thiruvananthapuram 30703 3447 153534 187684 63837 7687 71524 386887 200260Total 312541 8457516712422068358 586801171716 3180952 3939469 2438069Source: Commissionorate of Rural Development

14.56 The details of financial performance under NREGA during the year 2007-08 and 2008-09up to November 2008 are indicated below.Table 14.14Financial Performance of NRGEGA as on 30.11.08Release of last yearreceived during currentyearRelease duringcurrent year Cumulative ExpenditureAdministrativeExpensesCentral State Central StateOnWagesOn semiskilledandskilledwagesOnMaterialRecuringNonRecuringSlNo DistrictO.B.as on1st April

of theyeara b A bMisc.receiptTotalAvailabilityCumulative Labour Budget estimationof Total Expenditure(Till thereporting month)a b c d eTotal1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91 Alappuzha 0.00 0.00 0.00 164.20 18.24 275.80 458.24 125.56 0.19 13.98 58.89 4.26 202.882 Eranakulam 0.00 0.00 0.00 201.71 22.41 803.12 1027.24 121.18 0.00 10.90 78.38 2.87 213.333 Idukki 573.04 0.00 0.00 605.00 67.22 0.00 1245.26 1069.11 29.15 62.99 46.77 0.06 1208.084 Kannur 0.00 0.00 0.00 171.46 19.05 176.52 367.03 222.38 3.51 11.02 77.85 0.77 315.535 Kasaragode 248.80 0.00 0.00 656.33 72.93 0.00 978.06 695.60 7.90 54.07 37.83 0.00 795.406 Kollam 0.00 0.00 0.00 233.80 25.98 0.00 259.78 88.42 1.91 5.21 43.10 4.46 143.107 Kottayam 0.00 0.00 0.00 151.39 16.82 0.00 168.21 49.72 2.70 2.95 53.65 1.60 110.628 Kozhikode 0.00 0.00 0.00 297.38 33.04 0.00 330.42 125.69 4.03 3.76 55.12 27.56 216.169 Malappuram 0.00 0.00 0.00 307.44 34.16 392.67 734.27 242.55 7.11 6.89 88.73 5.76 351.0410 Palakkad 496.90 500.00 0.00 3272.98 274.78 10.21 4554.87 2612.82 76.73 241.97137.86 12.53 3081.9111Pathanamthitta 0.00 0.00 0.00 141.53 15.73 126.00 283.26 71.56 1.80 1.31 40.47 1.41 116.5512Thiruvananthapuram 0.00 0.00 0.00 244.31 27.15 0.00 271.46 101.08 0.00 4.84 39.61 6.53 152.0613 Thrissur 0.00 0.00 0.00 322.44 35.83 500.00 858.27 327.62 0.09 23.73 98.65 0.52 450.6114 Wayanad 212.14 0.00 0.00 4118.27 457.59 15.79 4803.79 1546.87 47.06 151.26 43.44 1.46 1790.09Total 1530.88 500.00 0.00 10888.24 1120.93 2300.11 16340.16 7400.16 182.18 594.88 900.35 69.79 9147.36Source: Commissionorate of Rural Development

14.57 Wages and payments: Not less than Rs. 60 per day per person (the minimum wage inKerala is Rs.125). Minimum wages fixed for agricultural labourers by the State Governments willbe paid as wages under the scheme till such times that the central Government, specifies wagerate which will not be less than Rs. 60 per day per person. Wages will be paid fully in cash/partlyin cash and partly in kind. However minimum 25% wages shall be paid in cash. Wages are to bepaid on weekly basis and in any case not later than 15 days.Box 14.4The State Government shall meet the cost of the following:The cost of unemployment allowance payable under the scheme.1/4th of the mentioned cost of the scheme including payment of wages to skilledand semi skilled works subject to the provisions of Schedule II of the NREG Act.Establish a fund called the State Employment Guarantee Fund.14.58 The NREGA is a unique opportunity to activate and empower the Panchayat Rajinstitution including Grama Panchayat and Grama Sabhas and it will give the scope formeaningful employment generation resulting in reduction of poverty in rural areas. (Employmentgeneration under NREGA..see Appendix 14.9,14.10)Attappady Environment Conservation and Wasteland Development Project

14.59 The objectives of the project are “Ecological restoration of degraded wasteland inAttappady and development of replicable models of participatory eco-restoration, so as to preventfurther degradation and promote sustainable method of livelihood to the local people (withspecial emphasis on tribal population) in harmony with resource base”.14.60 This is an eco-restoration project for reclamation of 507 Sq. Km degraded wasteland ofAttappady and to provide livelihood to the local people particularly the Tribal population. TheJapan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) is assisting this project. The total cost of thisProject is Rs. 219 crore, of which is Rs. 177 crore the external assistance.14.61 The project is being implemented in a phased manner through a huge network ofgrassroots level community organizations. Prominent among these are the Users Association(UA) formed in 93 inhabited micro watersheds of the Project area. Further, there are the OoruVikasana Samithies (OVS), Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) and Local ActionGroups (LAG) to execute the identified activities.14.62 The State Government has set up a society named "Attappady Hills Area DevelopmentSociety" (AHADS) for the implementation of the project.The scope of the Project is to carry out the following works.1. Solid and Biomass Management2. Water Resources Development3. Infrastructure facilities such as Project Offices, Equipment, Vehicles and Access roads4. Detailed Survey, Detailed designing Evaluation5. International Consultancy Services6. Ecological Compatible Income Generating Schemes340Box 14.5Special Features of implementation of NREGA in KeralaKerala’s approach was 12 – fold as stated below:(1) To mitigate agrarian crisis through eco-restoration initiatives(2) Lead role of PRIs(3) To ensure additional income of Rs.12, 500/- per year to any family seeking employment.Every person working under the Scheme shall be entitled to wages at the minimum wage ratefixed by the State Government for agricultural labourers under the Minimum Wages Act,1948. In the State, the minimum wage fixed is Rs. 125/-(4) To eliminate middlemen throughWages for the workers paid through individual bank accounts.The Area Development Society provides a Volunteer who helps in organizingthe work, ensures proper maintenance of muster rolls and provision of worksitefacilities (She steps into the managerial space vacated by the Contractor)Estimates discussed up-front with the labour groupsEstimates in local language exhibited at work sites.ADS Volunteer is paid daily minimum wage(5) Low priority to roads (only 10 %)(6) Gender sensitive planning and implementation leading to empowerment of poor womenthroughEqual wages (strategic gender need)Managerial roles of ADS volunteer. She supervises all workers including men(In other work sites men alone are employed as supervisors)Work site facilities directly benefit women (gender friendly work sites)Aya for 5 children below the age of 6 years

Increased work participationOwn S.B. account – ownership of one’s earningsThere is positive change in the unequal gender related power equations in worksites.Checking of migration of women to cities and otherStates as maidservants in households, to work inunorganized sector(7) Improve common Property Resources thereby helping poverty reduction(8) Social security(9) Strengthen livelihood resource base of the poor.(10) Fully integrating NREGA with anti poverty programmes(11) Convergence with decentralized planning(12) Enlarging the scope of NREGA - social security dimensions - campaign against illicitliquor, thrift promotion etc.14.63 The distinct but interlinked levels of Project Planning and Management have beenadopted for the implementation of the Attappady Eco-restoration Project:1. Perspective Planning at the project level through AHADS2. At the watershed level through the Development Units (DUs)3. At the level of micro-Watershed through the User Associations (UAs)4. At the adivasi hamlets through Ooru Vikasana Samities5. Interventions for forest conservation and afforestation through JFMCs34114.64 During the 2008-09 up to November 2008, Government has released Rs.2000.00 lakhsalso. Out of the total available fund of Rs.2477.70 lakhs including opening balance, an amount ofRs.1576.10 lakhs has been spent.Table 14.15Release and Expenditure of Attappady Environment Conservation and WastelandDevelopment ProjectReleaseYear Openingbalance Centre State TotalTotalFundTotalExpdr.% ofExp.2007-08 4933.00 2469.00 0.00 2469.00 7402.00 6208.00 842008-09(Nov. 2007) 477.70 0.00 2000.00 2000.00 2477.70 1576.10 64TOTAL 5410.7 2469 2000 4469 9879.7 7784.1 78Land Reforms14.65 Distribution of surplus land is the important activity under Land Reforms. The distributionof surplus land to SC/ST and others as on October 2008 is shown in Appendix 14.11.Urban Poverty14.66 Urban Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon. The urban poverty was not about onlynutritional deficiency but deficiencies in the basic needs of housing, water, sanitation, medicalcare, education and opportunity for income generation. As per the National Commission on

Urbanization, Poverty cannot be characterized adequately in terms of income, expenditure orconsumption pattern alone. The focus should be a human upgradation for reduction of poverty.Thus what is required is a multi dimensional concept inclusive of the environment, access toservices and social psychological supports.14.67 In spite of the tremendous development Kerala could achieve in several areas like literacyand health care, poverty refuses to leave the state. More than fifteen lakhs kerala families of thestate, alias ‘gods own country’ are still in the clutches of poverty. High population density ofurban area of Kerala has contributed to urban poverty. This manifest in many forms, such asurban slums, unemployment, lack of social services, and increasing violence and crime. As perthe National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) from its 61st round survey (2004-05) estimatethat in Kerala the poverty ratio was 20.6 % in urban areas. The magnitude of urbanunemployment is also increasing due to the weak economy. In particular, due to stagnation inmanufacturing industry in Kerala, sufficient employment opportunities are not available for theurban dwellers. National Sample Survey data show that urban unemployment in Kerala is thesecond highest in India, at 10% in 2000 (only after Goa). Also Kerala has the highest number ofpeople who committed suicide most of them being young and educated but unemployed. Further,due to the rapid increase in land price and construction costs, a good number of the urbanpopulation in Kerala is forced to live in slums. The living conditions of slum dwellers are verypathetic. Drinking water and sanitary facilities are grossly inadequate. Only one-fourth ofhouseholds in slums have electricity. The composition of the poor has been changing -while ruralpoverty is getting concentrated in the agricultural labour and artisan households urban poverty isin the casual labour households.34214.68 Rapid growth of urban population, expansion of existing towns and cities and lowinvestment in urban development have created serious deficiencies in basic amenities especiallyin the urban areas. The shortages are serious for the urban poor due to inequality in the access tothese amenities.14.69 A well-coordinated approach is necessary to reduce urban poverty for which the followingaspects have to be considered seriously.(i)Employment opportunities of a permanent nature needto be made available to the poor both by macro strategies aimed at labour intensive growth andmicro strategies to enable the poor to attain the skills needed by the formal and semi formalsectors. (ii) Self-employment, product development, and marketing. (iii) With the support ofurban local bodies and state Government, basic urban infrastructure related to housing, watersupply, sanitation, electricity and roads is to be provided to a minimum standard. (iv) The accessof the poor to quality health and education facilities needs to be ensured, which again calls forimproving the service available through hospitals and schools. Finally, the most vulnerablegroups need to be identified through a transparent index. A robust social protection system has tobe set up for them, with a much higher level of support than at present. Many of these issues willbe addressed through the proposed project in the urban sector.14.70 Poverty Index: Every two years, a survey is conducted for assessing the urban poor byCDS using the poverty index following non-economic criteria with nine risk factors reflecting thepoverty situations of families. The neighbourhood community verifies these factors with theidentified families.BOX No. 14.6The nine risk factors of the poverty index in urban areaA family havingLess than 5 cents of land/no landDilapidated house/no house

No sanitary latrineNo access to safe drinking water within 150 metersWomen headed householdNo regular employed person in the familySocially disadvantaged groups SC/STMentally challenged/disabled/chronically ill member in the familyFamilies without colour TVAny family having 4 or more of these factors is classified as a family at risk.Source: Kudumbashree, Thiruvananthapuram

14.71 Kudumbashree: The State Poverty Eradication Mission is the State Level Nodal Agencyfor the implementation of major centrally sponsored Urban Poverty Reduction Programmes viz.Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), Integrated Housing and Slum DevelopmentProgramme (IHSDP) and Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP). The physical and socialdevelopments as well as direct assistance to employment generation are the schemes taken upunder these programmes. Kudumbashree has organized Community Based Organizations (CBOs)of the poor in the state. Community Development Societies (CDS) act as delivery system forvarious Centrally Sponsored Urban Poverty Reduction Programmes343Urban Poverty Reduction Programmes1. Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY)14.72 Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) is a Centrally Sponsored Schemelaunched in December 1997. It is shared on 75:25 basis by both Central and State Governments.The objective of this integrated poverty alleviation programme is to provide gainful employmentto the urban unemployed and under employed poor by setting up self employment ventures andtaking up wage employment in public works. The programme is being implemented by the UrbanLocal Bodies through Community Based Organization (CBOs) of the poor. SJSRY has three subcomponents namely Urban Self Employment Programme(USEP),Urban Wage EmploymentProgramme(UWEP) and Community Structure.14.73 Urban Self Employment Programme: Under this component there are two employmentgeneration programmes namely USEP and DWCUA. (i)Urban Self EmploymentProgramame(USEP) assists individual urban poor for setting up gainful self employmentventures. The project cost is Rs. 50,000 per individual but if two or more eligible persons jointogether in a partnership, higher project cost is allowed, provided individual share does notexceed Rs. 50,000. Subsidy is provided at the rate of 15 % of the project cost subject to amaximum of Rs. 7500 per beneficiary. Beneficiary share is 5% of the project cost either in cashor in kind or both. Out of the total project cost, 80% is sanctioned as loan by financial institutionsincluding Banks and Thrift and Credit Societies. A house to house survey for identification ofgenuine beneficiaries is being done. Women beneficiaries belonging to categories widows,divorcees, single woman, where women are the sole earners is to be ranked higher in priority.Not less than 30% of the beneficiaries should be women, 3% to be reserved for disabled andScheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries are given special attention in proportion of theirstrength in the local population. (ii) Development of women and children in urban Areas(DWCUA)assist the urban poor women for starting gainful employment through group activity.The scheme is extended to the poor women of urban areas who decide to set up self employmententerprise as a group. Minimum number of a group is fixed as 10. The project cost is Rs. 2.5lakh or less. The DWCUA group is given a subsidy of Rs. 1.25 lakh or 50% of the project costwhichever is less. To ensure the contribution of members, 5% of the project cost is brought astheir share, either in cash or in kind or as both and 45% of the project cost is as bank loan. SJSRYalso has provision for skill development training for the upgrading of the poor.

14.74 Urban Wage Employment Programme(UWEP):The basic objective of UWEP is toprovide wage employment to those people below poverty line who are in need of such income,particularly during the lean seasons. This programme is implemented to create infrastructurefacilities in the ULBs and thereby generate mandays of labour.14.75 Community Structure: The very motto of Kudumbashree Mission is based on womenempowerment through community based organizations. Community based organizations are thetools and devices to bring about the changes among women folk of the poor class. Theprogrammes are being implemented by the Urban Local Bodies through Community BasedOrganizations (CBOs) of the poor. One woman from every identified poor family will be amember of a Neighbourhood Group(NHG). The NHGs will be federated into ward level AreaDevelopment Societies(ADSs) and ADSs will be federated into Community DevelopmentSocieties(CDSs). Identification of beneficiarie s, selection of projects for micro enterprises,344preparation of application, implementation, monitoring, social audit etc. are done through theCommunity Development Society (CDS) system of the respective Urban Local Bodies. The CDSsystem promotes thrift habit among the poor women and functioning as informal bank.14.76 Kudumbashree has organized Community Based Organization (CBOs) of the poor in allthe 53 municipalities and 5 Corporations in the State. There are 13626 Neighbourhood Groups(NHGs), 1208 Area Development Societies (ADSs) and 59 Community Development Societies(CDSs). The CBOs in the urban areas act also as Thrift and Credit Societies and facilitate savingsand credit to the poor. In 2008, the CBOs in urban areas mobilized thrift fund to the tune of Rs.8703.59 lakhs and disbursed loan worth Rs. 7265.40 lakhs. District wise details of NHGs, ADSs,CDSs and Thrift Fund mobilized are given in Appendix.14.1214.77 Under the SJSRY, Kudumbashree have developed 25148 micro enterprises of whic h 2134units are group enterprises (each group with minimum 10 women) and 23014 are individualenterprises. Most of the group enterprises are innovative and are owned and operated by thewomen from poor families. Details of micro enterprises and group enterprises are given inAppendices 14.13 and 14.14. The activities of group enterprises vary from solid wastemanagement to the computer hardware assembling. The financial and physical achievements ofSJSRY are shown in Table 14.16& Table 14.17Table – 14.16Financial achievement of SJSRY (2006-07 to 2008-09)( Rs in Lakh)Year Fund ReleasedCentral State TotalExpenditure % ofexpenditure2006-07639.220 213.073 852.293 951.60 111.652007-08629.74 209.91 839.66 742.03 88.372008-090 0 0 526.93* -Total1268.96 422.983 1691.953 2220.56 131.24Source: Kudumbashree, Thiruvananthapuram*Expenditure include ULBs own fund and SJSRY interest fund

Table 14.17Physical achievements of SJSRY (2006-07 to 2008-09)

YearIndividualEnterprisesDevelopedGroupEnterprisesDevelopedPersonsTrainedMan dayscreated underWageEmployment2006-07 2010 241 4731 1208002007-08 1493 189 53442008-09(Up toOct.2008)529 180 1980Source : Kudumbashree, Thiruvananthapuram

3452. Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)14.78 Integrated Housing and slums Development Programme (IHSDP) is launched during2006-07 aiming at the holistic development of slums in urban areas. The basic objective of thescheme is to strive for holistic slum development with a healthy and enabling urban environmentby providing adequate shelter and basic infrastructure facilities to the slum dwellers of theidentified urban areas. The programme was formulated by combining two erstwhile schemes viz.Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) and National Slum Development Programme(NSDP). IHSDP is to be implemented in all towns and cities identifie d as per 2001 census exceptcities/towns covered under JNNURM. (Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi corporations)14.79 The components for assistance under the scheme will include slumimprovement/upgradation/relocation of projects including upgradation/ new construction ofhouses and infrastructural facilities, like water supply and sewerage. Cost of land for suchprojects will not be provided under the programme and has to be borne by the State Government.Housing should not be provided as free to the beneficiaries by the State Government. A minimumof 12% beneficiary contribution should be stipulated, which in the case of SC/ST/BC/OBC/PHand other weaker sections shall be 10%. Minimum floor area of dwelling unit is not less than 25sq.mtrs. Ceiling cost for dwelling unit will be @ Rs.80000 per unit for cities other than thosecovered under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).14.80 The funding pattern of IHSDP is 80:20 shared by Central and State Governments. TheState share (20%) would be equally shared by (10% each) the State government and theparticipating Urban Local Self Governments. Kudumbashree is the Nodal Agency for IHSDP.Central assistance released will go directly to the nodal agency as Additional Central Assistance.Release of central share to nodal agency will depend on availability of state share and submissionof utilization certificates in accordance with the provisions of General Financial Rules. Stateshare has to be deposited in a separate account to become eligible for the central grant. 50% ofthe central grant will be released to the State Nodal Agency after verification of the state shareand on signing the tripartite Memorandum of Agreement.14.81 Projects of 28 ULBs with total project cost of Rs.146.09 crores have already got approvedby Government of India. An amount of Rs.44.36 crores has already been released to ULBs by

GOI as central share of sanctioned projects. Details of projects approved by GOI during 2006-07,2007-08 and 2008-09 are given in Appendix 14.153. Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP)14.82 Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) is a sub-component of Jawaharlal NehruNational Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM) and implemented through Kudumbashree. Theduration of mission is seven years beginning from 2005-06. In Kerala ,Thiruvananthapuram andKochi Corporations alone come under the scheme. The objective of the scheme is to providebasic services to the urban poor viz. housing, solid waste management, water supply,improvement of slums, construction and improvements of drains/storm water drains, sewerage,drainage, street lighting, health care etc.14.83 The financing pattern of BSUP for Thiruvananthapuram is 80:20 and that of Kochi is50:50 by the Government of India and State Government. Also a minimum share of 10-12% isstipulated as beneficiary share for individual benefits such as housing.34614.84 During 2006-07, projects having total cost of Rs.42.32 crore are approved forThiruvananthapuram and Rs.26.61 crore for Kochi Corporation. In 2007-08, projects having totalcost of Rs. 125.88 crore are approved for Thiruvananthapuram and Rs.109.05 crore for KochiCorporation. Details of projects sanctioned under BSUP for the two Corporations during 2006-07and 2007-08 are given in Appendices 14.16 and 14.17.SOCIAL SECURITY AND WELFARE14.85 Through the Five Year Plans, Kerala State has witnessed remarkable achievements insocial welfare activities through institutional care and pension schemes. The State's position onhuman and gender development based in terms of both Human Development Index (HDI) andGender Development Index (GDI) brings this out clearly. The Human Development Index forKerala ranks first among Indian States (0.500 in 1981, 0.591 in 1991, and 0.638 in 2001. -see:National Human Development Report 2001).14.86 However, while Kerala has been a pioneer in adopting social security and welfaremeasures for the economically and socially weaker sections of the population in particularwomen, in terms of Shelter Homes, Rehabilitation measures, Pensions, Women specificOrganisations, Welfare Funds for unorganized sector workers and so forth, the need for betterquality delivery of services is emerging as a major requisite. It is essential to upgrade institutionsas also to make provision for hitherto relatively neglected areas of concern - the ageingpopulation, the physically and mentally challenged persons and growing problems of adolescents.Social Security and Welfare through Institutional Care and Protection1487 Major welfare activities under institutional care and protection are undertaken by thefollowing Government Departments, Commissions, Institutions, Corporations etc as given inBox: No.14.7Box: No. 14. 7Major Government Departments and Agencies stands for social security measuresSl. No. Major GovernmentDepartments/AgenciesMajor Activities1 Social Welfare Department Social Security and Welfare activities, social defenceactivities, Nutrition programmes2 Prisons Department Welfare, protection, employment and economicupliftment of prisoners.3 Sainik Welfare Department Welfare of Ex-servicemen and war-widows.4 State Commissionerate for Personswith DisabilitiesWelfare and social security measures of disabled.

5 Women's CommissionWelfare and social justice measures addressing atrocitiesagainst women, conduct of adalaths, legal workshops,jagratha samithies, etc.6Kerala State Women DevelopmentCorporationWelfare, skill development, economic developmentthrough income generating and employment generatingschemes.7 National Institute of Speech andHearingWelfare, education, health activities of disabled inspeech and hearing.8 State Institute for the MentallyHandicappedWelfare, education, skill development etc of mentallychallenged persons.9 Kerala State Handicapped PersonsWelfare CorporationWelfare, employment, income generating programmesof physically handicapped persons.Source: Information collected from different Depts, Commisions, institutions, Corporations etc.

34714.88 Apart from the above, there are other major Government departments and agenciesaddressing the problems of deserving groups in terms of social security and welfare measuressuch as Scheduled Castes Development Department, Scheduled Tribes Development Department,Kudumbasree etc. They stand for the welfare, education, skill development, income generatingactivities of SCs, STs, and Poverty ridden groups respectively. Reviews on these activities aregiven in other respective chapters.14.89 The major welfare institutions run by the Social Welfare Department offer the followingmajor services as shown in Box: No.14.8Box No.14.8Major Welfare Institutions run by Social Welfare Department and Services OfferedSl.No. Name of Institutions Services Offered1 MahilamandirCare and protection of the abandoned women, widowsand destitutes. Imparting vocational training to find aliving, functioning as shelter homes under DV Act.2 After Care HomeCare, protection and rehabilitation to children releasedfrom Children’s Homes, Balamandirs etc. Impartingvocational training to find a living.3 Rescue Home Rehabilitation of women caught under immoral TrafficPrevention Act4 Children's Home Care and protection to destitutes and children of leprosypatients.5 Old Age Home and Day Care Centre Care, protection and rehabilitation of the abandoned menand women above the age of 556 Home for Physically Handicapped(Aged)Care and protection of aged and physically handicappedwho have nobody to look after7 Asha Bhavan

Mentally cured patients abandoned by relatives are takencare of by providing food, medicine, clothing, etc. andrehabilitation/reunion with family whenever possible.8 Care Home for the Diasbled Maintenance, education, rehabilitation, etc of thehandicapped children in the age group of 4-16.9 Short Stay HomeProviding living amenities to women in distress arisingout of family discord, and those fearing of being forcedin to immoral activities.10Home for Mentally DeficientChildrenTo provide special education, maintenance andrehabilitation of mentally challenged children betweenthe age of 4-16.11 Pratheeksha Bhavan Care, protection, maintenance of mentally challengedpersons above the age of 16.12 Vocational Training CentresTo provide vocational training courses for the physicallyhandicapped boys and girls between the age of 14-30 soas to rehabilitate them.13 Home for Physically Handicappedfor Men and WomenCare and protections of physically handicapped men andwomen above the age of 16.14 Home for mentally challengedpersonsCare and protection of mentally deficient women abovethe age of 16.Source: Social Welfare Department

14.90 There are 48 Welfare Institutions, 2 Vocational Training Centres and 30 Juvenile JusticeInstitutions functioning under the Social Welfare Department for the welfare and rehabilitation ofwomen, infirm, destitutes, aged, orphans and disabled juvenile delinquents. The welfareinstitutions functioning at present are 12 Mahila Mandirs, 11 Old Age Homes, 4 Homes forPhysically Handicapped (aged),1 Home for Physically Handicapped (Men), 2 Homes for348Physically Handicapped (Women), 6 Asha Bhavans, 2 Care Homes for the Disabled Children, 2Rescue Homes, 3 After Care Homes, 1 Short Stay Home, 1 Home for Mentally DeficientChildren, 1 Childrens Home, 1 Pratheeksha Bhavan, and 1 Home for adult mentally retardedpersons. Details are given in Table 14.18.The number of inmates in the Government welfareinstitutions is far below the sanctioned strength.Table 14.18Welfare Institutions, Sanctioned Strength and Inmates – 2008Sl.No. Institutions Numbers Inmates(Nos)SanctionedStrength(Nos)1 2 3 4 51 Mahilamandir 12 224 3002 After Care Home 3 102 250

3 Rescue Home 2 12 2004 Children's Home 1 31 505 Old Age Home 11 454 10756 Homes for Physically Handicapped (aged) 4 99 1507 Asha Bhavan 6 219 3008 Care Home for the Disabled Children 2 21 509 Short Stay Home 1 4 2510 Home for Mentally Deficient Children 1 31 5011 Pratheeksha Bhavan 1 39 5012 Home for Physically Handicapped men andwomen3 53 12513 Home for adult mentally challengeed personsfemale1 10 2514 Vocational Training Centre 2 100 100Total 50 1399 2750Source: Social Welfare Department

14.91 As against the total sanctioned strength of 2750 inmates in the 50 institutions, theoccupants are 1399 in 2008, ie, just above half of the strength. This needs to be examined. Itcould be that the sanctioned strength no longer exists in practice due to financial difficulties inmaintaining large numbers. For improved delivery of services, it appears necessary to revampthese institutions. The sanctioned strength and district-wise beneficiaries in welfare institutionsare given in Appendix 14.18.Welfare of the Old Age People14.92 The old age population (60+) in India is a fast growing phenomenon. The old agepopulation in 1961 is 25.6 million while after 30 years i.e., in 1991 it is more than double whichcomes to 56.7 million. It is expected to increase to 113.26 million during the 25 years ending2016. In percentage terms it is 5.8% in 1961 and 6.8% in 1991. Expected percentage of old agepopulation by 2016 will come to 8.9%. Compared to other States the percentage of old agepopulation in Kerala is higher; the percentage of old age population in 1961 is 5.83% and in 1991it comes to 8.82% and in 2001 it is 9.79%. It is expected to grow during 2011 to 11.74%; in 2021it would be 15.63% and in 2026 it will come to 20%. The rate of increase will be doubled with in34925 years. As per the 2001 census the sex ratio for old age population is higher than the average:1106 females for 1000 males as against 1058 for general population.14.93 In the old age homes entertainment activities, social gatherings, medical camps etc. arecarried out to ameliorate old age issues like loneliness, insecurity, health problems, change inliving environment, social exclusion etc. It is also to be noted that majority of old age people inKerala are widows. In 1991, among the old age people in the range of 60-69, 53.8% are widowsand among those above 70 years it comes to 69.20 %.( see "State Old Age Policy 2006").14.94 During 2008, it is reported that there are 10 Old Age Homes and 1 Day Care Centre & OldAge Home with 454 inmates and a sanctioned strength of 1075 as against 397 inmates in 2007.(Table 14.19).Table 14.19Old Age Homes and Day care Centre for Aged during 2008Sl.No Institution InstitutionsTotalInmates

(Nos)SanctionedStrength(Nos)1 Old Age Home 10 432 10002 Day care Centre &Old Age Home1 22 75Total 11 454 1075Source: Social Welfare Department

Box No.14.9Five Day Care Centers for the aged started along with the Old Age Homes atKollam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kannur and Kassargod by the Social WelfareDepartment during 2007-08Source: Social Welfare Department

Welfare of the Disabled14.95 National Sample Survey Organization in the year 2002 estimated that the number ofpersons with disabilities is 1.85 crore which constitutes 1.8% of the population of India.. About10.63% of the disabled persons suffered from more than one type of disabilities. Among thedifferent type of disabilities, the prevalence of locomotor disability was highest in the countryfollowed by visual disability and hearing disability. About 84% of the mentally retarded and 82%of the persons having speech disability were born with disability. About 13% of the physicallydisabled were observed to be severely disabled as they could not take self-care even withaid/appliance. About 55% of the disabled in India were illiterate and only about 9% completed‘secondary and above’ level of education. The results from Census 2001 are somewhat different,there are 2.19 crore persons with disabilities which constitute 2.13 per cent of population in India.In Kerala, as per 2001 Census there are 8.61 lakh disabled persons which form 2.7% of the totalpopulation; it is also observed that approximately 5 lakh children have one form of disability orother (SPAC, Kerala 2004).35014.96 For the welfare of the disabled, the Social Welfare Department provides social security tothe disabled through institutional care and protection. A number of institutions are there whichneed revamping and convergence to enable improved delivery of services and facilities appears.Box No.14.10Prathyasha Bhavan - an institution for the mentally cured challenged Adult femalesin Thrissur district started functioning during the reporting year.Source: Social Welfare Department

14.97 There are 7 institutions for the care of physically and mentally retarded persons in the statewith facilities for 750 inmates; however there are only 472 inmates. Details are given in Table14.20Table 14.20Institutions for Physically & Mentally Retarded Persons – 2008Sl.No. InstitutionsTotalInmates(Nos)SanctionedStrength

(Nos)1 Home for Mentally Deficient children 31 502 Home for Physically Handicapped 53 1253 Home for cured Mental patients(Asha Bhavan) 219 3004 Care Home for Disabled Children 21 505 Home for Physically Handicapped (Ag 99 1506 Pratheeksha Bhavan (Home for MentallyRetarded above 16 years) 39 507 Home for Mentally Retarded Person(female)10 25Total 472 750Source: Social Welfare Department

State Commissionerate for Persons with Disabilities14.98 Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 - a comprehensive law, has been enacted and enforcedin February, 1996. The law deals with both prevention and promotion aspects of therehabilitation such as education, employment and vocational training, creation of barrier freeenvironment, provision of rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities, institutionalservices and supportive social security measures like unemployment allowances and grievanceredressal machinery at the Central and State Level. The State Commissionerate in Keralaconducts awareness camps, mobile medical board as per PwD Act, redressal of the complaints ofdisabled persons, inspection of institutions for disabled, issuing certificate on disablement,seminars/meetings etc.National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH)14.99 The National Institute of Speech and Hearing established in 1997 aims at the education,training, treatment, welfare and rehabilitation of hearing impaired persons. Through the ten yearssince its inception NISH has developed to an institute of hope for the thousands of hearing351impaired persons in the state. Most of the infrastructure for the institute has been set up and acomprehensive approach consisting of early detection, early intervention and rehabilitation hasbeen implemented using state of the art methods and methodologies. The ongoing activities of theInstitute are (i) audiological evaluation of hearing loss, (ii) auditory training and speech therapy,(iii) Ear mould making and hearing aid repair, (iv) pre school and parent guidance centre, (v)diploma course in software systems course for hearing impaired students, (vi) computer aidedteaching learning materials, (vii) externally funded research projects on rehabilitation,(viii)bachelor degree course in audiology and speech language pathology, (ix) master degree course inaudiology and speech language pathology and (x) diploma course in teaching young hearingimpaired children. The Institute has shifted to the new building at Akkulam in August 2007.1. The audiology division has conducted 1430 audiological evaluations during the reportingyear of which 701 are new cases.2. The University of Kerala gave affiliation to the commencement of 3 degree courses.3. The Ear Mould Lab made 710 ear moulds during the reporting period.Kerala State Handicapped Persons Welfare Corporation14.100 Kerala State Handicapped Person’s Welfare Corporation is a Public Sector Undertakingwhich implements self employment programmes and distributes aids and appliances for disabledpersons. Major aim of the corporation is the formulation, promotion and implementation ofwelfare schemes for the rehabilitation of the disabled. On self-employment scheme a subsidy of40%of the project cost subject to a maximum of 2,500/- is given to the beneficiaries through

various commercial banks throughout the state for income generating activities. During 2007-08,a considerable decrease is noticed in the number of applications received, sanctioned, and amountreleased by the Corporation. This may be because of the ceiling of a lower amount of maximumsubsidy fixed by the Corporation. Table 14.21 gives details of self employment assistanceprovided to physically handicapped persons.Table 14.21Self Employment Assistance to Disabled PersonsYearApplicationsReceived (Nos)Applicationssanctioned andforwarded toBanksApplicationssanctioned bythe Bank(Nos)Amountreleased by theCorporation(Rs.in lakh)11 2 3 4 52001-02 1348 1348 242 4.812002-03 1303 1303 281 5.632003-04 1256 1256 344 7.572004-05 1417 1417 314 7.732005-06 1503 1503 354 8.752006-07 1142 1142 370 9.212007-08 642 642 295 7.26Source: Kerala State Handicapped Person’s Welfare Corporation

14.101 The Corporation has been supplying free aids and appliances to disabled people withannual family income below Rs.60,000/- per year. Equipments like Tricycles, Wheel Chairs,Crutches, Calipers, Artificial Limbs, Hearing Aids, White Canes, Braille Slates, Colostomy Bags,etc. are the items being given to the beneficiaries. Every three years the disabled people have tobe given new aids and appliances as per legal norms.35214.102 Details on aids and appliances distributed for the last few years by the Corporation isgiven in Table 14.22Table 14.22Aids and Appliances Distributed throughKSHPWC from 2000-01 to 2007-08YearNo. of Aids andAppliances DistributedAmount(Rs.in lakh)2000-01 4,003 66.422001-02 1,071 16.102002-03 1,644 33.072003-04 1,166 27.292004-05 1,368 34.262005-06 996 28.00

2006-07 2,069 43.782007-08 561 19.27Source: Kerala State Handicapped Person’s Welfare Corporation

14.103 Besides this, distribution of motorized tricycle with a subsidy of Rs.5,000/- to disabledstudents and for the self-employed, cash award to the differentia lly abled student who rank first inSSLC examination in each district @ Rs.2500/-, coaching-cum-guidance for disabled people forcompetitive examinations, financial assistance to the disabled lottery agents, self help groups ofhandicapped persons, subsidy for installation of tea/ coffee vending machines to handicapped etc.are the schemes implemented by the Corporation.14.104 The Corporation is also acting as the state channelising agency of the NationalHandicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), through which the Corporationextends loan to the disabled persons below poverty line and having disability of 40% andabove.14.105 The Government has notified the KSHPWC as the nodal agency for the implementationof the programmes suggested in the Old Age Policy 2006. It is essential to intervene morespecifically in geriatric care and protection through multi-dimensional programmes as well aspolicies. It is declared in the State's Old Age Policy 2006 that practical steps will be taken toaddress problems of the most needy groups such as (1) People above 80 years old (2) Women, inparticular widows, unmarried women, women without children (3) Disabled and vulnerable (4)People without close relatives (5) People living alone in houses (6) People affected with seriousand malignant diseases (7) Destitutes. To make life better for these old age people, practical stepsand programmes are necessary.353Box No.14.11Scheme for Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of AIDs andAppliances (Central Govt Scheme)The objective of the Scheme is to assist needy and disabled persons inprocuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, standard aidsand appliances that can promote their physical, social and psychologicalrehabilitation by reducing the impact of disability and enhancing their economicpotential. The scheme is implemented through agencies like voluntaryorganisations, National Institutes under the Ministry, ALIMCO, Zila Panchayats,DRDAs, etc. The implementing agencies are provided grant-in-aid for purchase,fabrication and distribution of aids and appliances. The scheme also includesunder its ambit medical/ surgical correction and intervention that may beessential prior to figment of aids and appliances.Source: India 2008.

State Institute for the Mentally Handicapped14.106 C.H. Mohammed Koya Memorial State Institute for the Mentally Handicapped atPangappara, Thiruvananthapuram is an autonomous society under Education Departmentimparting special education, training and rehabilitation service to the mentally retarded in theState.14.107 Diploma in Special Education (Mental Retardation) is a course recognized by theRehabilitation Council of India and is conducted by the SIMH so as to generate trained personnelfor dealing with mentally challenged children. The other schemes include parents training andcounseling programme, guidance and counseling in rural areas, placement service for mentallyretarded candidates, vocational training canters, assessment and early intervention centre, etc.Social Security and Pension14.108 Several pension schemes are being imple mented by Government as a safety net for

vulnerable sections of the society. There are more than 40 pension schemes of which 20 arefinanced by the State itself. These pension schemes are implemented directly by the GovernmentDepartments or through different Welfare Fund Boards. More than 37 lakh people are benefitedthrough different pension schemes.14.109 The National Old Age Pension Scheme is part of National Social Assistance Programmeof Government of India and was implemented from 1995 for persons above 65 years of age.During 2008, 1,56,871 persons are benefited while in 2007, only 1,41,956 persons were benefitedby this scheme. Under this scheme, Central share is Rs.200 and State share is Rs.50 (totalRs.250) per month per beneficiary. District wise beneficiaries on pension schemes implementedthrough Revenue Department are given in Appendix 14.19. The details on the rate of assistanceof social security/pension schemes in the State including Welfare Fund Boards are given isAppendix 14.20.354Social Security Measures Exclusively for Women14.110 Women constitute 51.42 %( 2001 census) of the total population of the state. Severalschemes for the social security of women are under implementation. Destitute /widow pension isa major scheme. The scheme benefits 325911 women and the monthly rate of pension is Rs.200during 2008. Of the total number of beneficiaries, Thiruvananthapuram has the largest numberwith 45750 women and the lowest number is in Idukki District with 4837 beneficiaries.Unmarried women above 50 years are also paid a monthly pension @ Rs.200 and the schemebenefited 38015 women during the period under review. District-wise details are given inAppendix 14.19. Financial assistance is also given to poor widows for the marriage of theirdaughters. The rate of marriage assistance has been increased to Rs.10000 from Rs.5000 in 2008.Box No.14.12During the reporting year the Social Welfare Department has:Launched a new web portal exclusively for women.State Women policy- draft policy published.One day homes started functioning in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuramdistricts.Source: Social Welfare Department

Kerala Women's Commission14.111 Kerala Women's Commission was established in 1996 as a statutory body constitutedunder Kerala Women's Commission Act 1990 (Act 17 of 1995) with the objective to improve thestatus of women in Kerala and to enquire into unfair practices against women. Conductinggender conscentisation seminars, adalaths, district level Jagratha Samithies, conducting schemesunder gender awareness programmes, DNA tests, publishing of Sthree Shakthi newsletter,managing short stay home, petition redressal etc. are the major activities. The nature ofcomplaints show that majority of them relate to harassment of women, harassment by husband,neighbors’ nuisance and property related harassment. The number of complaints on variousissues received by Kerala Women's Commission from January 2008 to September 2008 are givenas Appendix 14.21. Activities for the years 2007-08 are given in detail in the chapter on Genderand Development.Kerala State Women Development Corporation (KSWDC)14.112 KSWDC which implements schemes for women entrepreneurs - especially themarginalized women- was established in 1988 under the Companies Act 1956 with the objectiveof formulating, promoting and implementing women welfare and development schemes.KSWDC has been selected as State channelising agency for National Corporations such asNSFDC, NSTFDC, RMK, NBCFDC, NMDFC and NHFDC.14.113 The Corporation initiates self employment loans, educational loan scheme,

entrepreneurship development programmes, single women benefit scheme, working women'shostel, web based and other marketing support for women, STEP employment and trainingprogramme, gender awareness and/employment programmes, geriatric home nursing, etc.Activities for the years 2007-08 are given in detail in the chapter on Gender and Development.355Women Development Programmes14.114 Major women development programmes are implemented through the Social WelfareDepartment. Vocational training centres, starting and maintenance of one day homes, economicsupport to women headed families, development of anganwadi centers as community resourcecentres for pregnant and lactating mothers, nutrition programme for adolescent girls, overalldevelopment of women and children etc. are provided through various schemes and programmesimplemented by the department.Box No.14.13Women's Development Programmes of Government of India implemented in Kerala.STEP: Support to Training and Employment Programmes for Women (STEP) waslaunched in 1987. It aims at making a significant impact on women in traditional sectors byupgrading skills and providing employment on project basis.Swayamsidha: Swayamsidha is an integrated project for the development and empowerment ofwomen based on the formation of Self Help Groups (SHG's).Swadhar: This was launched in 2001-2002 for the benefit of women in difficult circumstancessuch as destitute widows, women prisoners released from jail, women survivors of naturaldisasters, trafficked women or victims of sexual crimes etc.Short Stay Homes: This scheme was launched in the year 1969 and is now implementedthrough Central Social Welfare Board with the objective to protect and rehabilitate those womenand girls who are facing economic and emotional problems due to family stress ,social ostracism,moral danger etc.Family Counselling Centres: To provide preventive and rehabilitative services to women andchildren who are victims of atrocities and family mal-adjustments.Condensed courses of Education of Women: This scheme implemented through the CentralSocial Welfare Board aims at facilitating social and economic empowerment of women andproviding them with education and relevant skills.Working Women's Hostel: Under this scheme assistance is provided to non-governmentalorganisations, co-operative bodies and other agencies engaged in the field of women’swelfare,women education,women development corporations, local bodies state governments etc.for construction of buildings for working women’s hostels.National Policy on Empowerment of Women: Launched on 20th March 2001 to bring aboutoverall development of women and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women.Grant-in-aid for Research, Publication and Monitoring: To promote research studies fordevelopment of innovative programmes etc..Source: India2008

356Welfare of Ex-Servicemen and War Widows14.115 There are 1,53,318 Ex-servicemen and 303 war widows holding identity cards issued byZila Sainik Welfare Offices up to 30th September 2008. An amount of Rs.600/- per month isprovided as financial assistance to Second World War veterans who are in indigent circumstancesbenefiting 1841 persons up to 30-9-2008 during the reporting period. Re-employmentopportunities of Ex-servicemen and employment to widows are limited to State service and QuasiGovernment Institutions. Hence new ventures and policies are required to absorb those seekingemployment. The present numbers of Ex-srvicemen and widows in Kerala holding identity cards

issued by Zilla Sainik Welfare Officers for the last nine years are given in Table 14.23Table 14.23Ex-Servicemen and War Widows in Kerala – 2000 to 2008Year Ex-Servicemen(nos) War Widows (nos)2000 129525 2782001 134522 2762002 138148 2722003 142088 2692004 145140 2672005 146952 2632006 147440 2612007 149946 3132008 153318 303Source:Department of Sainik Welfare

14.116 Department of Sainik Welfare implements the welfare activities of Ex-Servicemen andWar Widows mainly through funds from non-plan provision of state budget and interest accruedfrom two welfare funds viz (i)State Military Benevolent Fund & Flag Day Fund and (ii)Amalgamated Fund for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Ex-Servicemen.14.117 Major activities implemented through the Sainik Welfare Department and itsachievements during 2008 are shown in Table 14.24Table 14.24Major Welfare schemes/ achievements of Ex-Servicemen/War Widows during 2008Sl.No. Name of Scheme Beneficiaries(Nos)Amount spentduring 2008(Rs in lakh)1Financial assistance to Second WorldWar Veterans who are in indigentcircumstances @Rs. 600 p.m.1841 94.06(up to Sep 08)2 Construction of houses for disabled Ex-Servicemen 8 2.303Cash awards to recipients of GallantryDecorations in the Defence Service anddependents of defence personnel78 0.774 Financial help for children of Exservicemen 101 1.485 Training to Ex-service men/widows 101 2.56(up to Sep 08)Source:Department of Sainik Welfare

357Welfare of Prisoners14.118 The Jail infrastructure in the state consists of 3 Central Prisons, 2 Open Prison, 1 Womenprison, 3 District Jails, 5 Special Sub Jails, 28 Sub Jails, and one Borstal School. In 2008, there

were 6757 prisoners out of which 185 were women while in 2007 there were 6784 prisoners ofwhich 201 were women. The details of district wise jail prisoners during 2008 are furnished inTable: 14.25Table 14.25Jails in Kerala and District-wise Prisoners - 2008Sl.NoDistrict CentralJailDistrictJailSub Jail OpenJailWomenJailSpecialSub JailGrandTotalTotalFemaleTotalFemaleTotalFemaleTotalFemaleTotalFemaleTotalFemaleTotalFemale1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 161 Trivandrum 1532 17 277 0 84 4 291 0 35 35 0 0 2219 562 Kollam 0 0 155 5 167 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 322 153 Pathanamthitta 0 0 0 0 144 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 64 Alappuzha 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 0 81 13 173 135 Kottayam 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 0 107 3 189 36 Idukki 0 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 07 Eranakulam 0 0 0 0 444 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 444 268 Thrissur 650 25 0 0 127 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 934 259 Palakkad 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 105 1 181 110 Malappuram 0 0 0 0 179 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 111 Kozhikode 0 0 383 11 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 432 1312 Wayanad 0 0 0 0 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 113 Kannur 1081 22 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 1215 2214 Kasargod 0 0 0 0 140 3 29 0 0 0 0 0 169 315 Total 3263 64 815 16 1804 53 320 0 35 35 520 17 6757 185Source: Department of Prisons

14.119 The Prison department is implementing the scheme Modernisation of PrisonAdministration with 75% central assistance. The construction works were entrusted to the KeralaPolice Housing and Construction Corporation Limited. The two major schemes implemented bythe Prison department are Modernisation of Prisons and Welfare of Prisoners. Under themodernisation of prisons, the department has installed postal Franking Machines in prison head

quarters and 3 central prisons, CCTV surveillance system and mobile phone hammers in CentralPrison Kannur, provided ambulances, jeeps, motor cycles, fax machines, inverters and CFLLamps to Jails and completed the phase I computerization of the Jail department during thereview period. Under the Welfare of Prisoners scheme, a soap making unit was established incentral prison Viyyur, a dairy farm was set up at central prison, Thriuvananthapuram, vocationaltrainings were imparted to the inmates of various prisons, and training in Bee keeping to inmatesof Open Prison Nettukalthery. Social gatherings and entertainment programmes were conducted358in major jails and a state level seminar on ‘correctional administration’ was conducted during2007-08.Welfare under Juvenile JusticeJuvenile Homes14.120 In Kerala, in 2007, there were 8 Juvenile Homes, 14 Observation Homes and oneBalasadanam (certified as juvenile home). More than 7000 children in the age group of 5 to 18years are accommodated in these homes. In 2008, it is reported that there are 9 Juvenile Homesand 14 Observation Homes functioning in the state where more than 800 children areaccommodated. The Government of India gives maintenance grants @ Rs. 250 per month perinmate and bedding grant @ Rs. 50 per annum per inmate and contingency grant @ Rs. 5 permonth per inmate. During 2007-08, Rs.51.05 lakhs were allocated and Rs.38.85 lakh expended.Box No.14.14During the reporting year the Social Welfare Department has:started 5 children Homes along with the existing observation homes atPathanamthitta, Palakkad, Wayanad, Malappuram and Kannur during2007-08 andintroduced the “Hole in the Wall” project in Thiruvananthapuram,Kozhikode (Boys), Kozhikode (Girls), and in Children Home.Source: Social Welfare Department

Adoption14.121 The state government have approved and declared the state policy, i.e., State Plan ofAction for the Child in Kerala 2004 and reiterated its commitment to children. The majoractivities proposed are; (i)to establish baby cradle centres (Amma Thottils) in four districthospitals i.e., Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Kottayam (2) strengthen/organize adoptiveparents organization in all districts and organize district level and state level get-togetherconferences of adoptive parents, adoptive children and other stakeholders (iii) adoption awarenessprogramme in each district by involving state departments such as Local Self Governments,Revenue, Police, Social Welfare, Health, NGOs and other participants (iv) minimum standards ofservices and procedures for adoption placement agencies and minimum standards of services forall functionaries will be developed with the help of expert academic institutions. A project namedSanathabalyam was launched during 2007-08 which aims at social integration of children inJuvenile Justice Homes/Orphanages through adoption, foster care sponsorship etc. Details onadoption of children as in-country and inter-country under Juvenile Justice Law from 2002-03 to2007-08 are given in Table 14.26 shown below:Table No: 14.26Adoption of Children in Kerala – 2002-2008Year In-country adoption Inter-country adoptionMale Female Total Male Female Total2002-03 125 136 261 12 19 312003-04 134 152 286 10 10 202004-05 115 104 219 12 13 25

2005-06 119 147 266 15 16 312006-07 114 132 246 14 17 312007-08 183 10 184 9 13 22Source: Social Welfare Department

359Social Security and Welfare to Unorganized SectorsWelfare Fund Boards14.122 In Kerala, there are 24 Welfare Fund Boards providing welfare assistance and incomesecurity and employment to workers in the unorganized sector. Details available for 224 WelfareFund Boards show that the total numbers of members enrolled in these Boards is 6.27 lakhs.Female workers out numbered males in industries which primarily employ women like cashew,tailoring, coir, bamboo, beedi industries and anganwadi workers. In the Cashew WorkersWelfare Fund Board, 95 % enrolled workers are female. Simila rly in tailoring 92.1% workers arefemale. In Boards like Toddy Workers, Head Load Workers, Autorikshaw workers and AbkariWorkers, above 99% of the workers are male. Details regarding estimated workers, enrolledworkers and male -female workers are shown in Table 14.27Table – 14.27Workers in the sector and workers enrolled as members in theWelfare Fund Boards – 2008Members enrolled in the Board(Nos)Percentage of Members toSl. total workers in the sectorNoName of theBoardTotalworkersin thesector(Nos)Male Female Total Male FemaleTotal1Kerala CoirWorkers WFB375000 64816 124801 189317 17.28 33.28 50.562Kerala CashewWorkers WFB200000 7679 145908 153587 3.84 72.95 76.793 Kerala ToddyWorkers WFB38638 38334 304 34638 99.21 0.79 1004Kerala Buildingand OtherConstructionWorkersWFB(2006)1500000 NA NA 1472910 NA NA 98.195 Kerala Tailoring

Workers WFB462224 36500 425724 462224 7.90 92.10 1006Kerala Bamboo,Kattuvalli andPandanus LeafWorkersWFB(2006)200000 1565 17699 19264 0.78 8.85 9.637KeralaAgricultureWorkersWFB2100000 NA NA 1951072 NA NA 92.918 Kerala Head LoadWorkers WFB300000 83721 389 84110 27.91 0.13 28.049Kerala Artisansand SkilledWorkers WFB231767 89113 142654 231767 38.45 61.55 10010Kerala HandLoom WorkersWFB100000 23979 26660 50639 23.98 26.66 50.5436011Kerala Beedi andCigar WorkersWFB120000 8600 32700 41300 7.17 27.25 34.4212 Kerala AbkariWorkers WFB1667 1657 10 1667 99.40 0.60 10013Labour WelfareFundBoard(2006)NA NA NA 498939 NA NA NA14Kerala StateLotteryWFB(2006)NA NA NA NA NA NA NA15 Traders WelfareFBNA NA NA 65039 NA NA NA16Kerala MotorTransportWorkers WB201546 201490 56 201546 99.97 0.03 10017

KeralaAnganwadiWorkers &HelpersWF(2004)64400 0 52299 52299 0 81.21 81.2118KeralaAutorickshawWorkers WFB303092 19088 0 19088 6.30 0 6.3019 Kerala KhadiWorkers WFB11433 23 410 433 0.20 3.59 3.7920KeralaFishermen’sWFB(2006)NA 205149 22666 227815 NA NA NA21Kerala RationDealersWFB(2006)13100 8309 3740 12049 63.43 28.55 91.9822Kerala CooperativeEmployees Board(2004)NA NA NA 23475 NA NA NA23 KeralaAdvocates ClerksWFCommittee15000 4550 862 5412 30.33 5.75 36.0824 Kerala DairyFarmers WFB1400000 182784 13.06Total 7637867 812589 1030343 6027151Source: Details received from different welfare fund boards.

14.123 The expenditure on administration and for welfare measures by each Welfare Fund Boardis given as Table 14.28.361Table 14.28Expenditure on Administration and Welfare Measures in WelfareFund Boards – 2008(Rs. Lakhs)Sl.NoName of the Board AdministrativeExpenditureExpenditure onWelfare MeasuresTotal Expenditure2006-07 2007-08 2006-07 2007-08 2006-07 2007-081 2 3 4 5 6 7 81 Kerala Coir Workers

WFB81.74 124.61 1059.7 1410.67 1141.44 1535.282Kerala Cashew WorkersWFB 84.20 103.51 1018.90 1000.28 1103.11 1103.793 Kerala Toddy WorkersWFB506.23 969.09 6252.21 3686.15 6758.50 4655.244Kerala Building andother constructionWWFB295.63 400.91 3900.03 4368.71 4195.66 4769.625 Kerala TailoringWorkers WFB87.01 101.30 241.99 350.69 329 451.996Kerala Bamboo,Kattuvalli and PandanusLeaf WWFB3.90 6.6 4.96 48.00 8.86 54.607 Kerala AgricultureWWFB153.19 172.70 874.72 1134.72 1027.91 1307.428 Kerala Head LoadWorkers WFB811.19 925.39 2654.64 3879.61 3465.83 48059 Kerala Artisans andSkilled W WFB41.11 47.03 64.77 99.89 105.88 146.9210 Kerala Hand LoomWorkers WFB27.07 26.33 115.74 161.85 142.81 188.1811 Keala Beedi and CigarWWFB14.36 13.43 30.91 33.91 45.27 47.3412 Kerala Abkari WorkersWFB49.27 55.71 76.92 139.93 126.19 195.6413 Labour Welfare FundBoard74.36 91.93 71.65 70.67 146.01 162.614 Kerala State LotteryWFBNA NA NA NA NA NA15 Traders W.F.B. 11.25 7.75 45.85 114.7 57.1 122.4516 Kerala Motor TransportWorkers WBNA NA 3.24 0.50 3.24 0.5017 Kerala AnganwadiWorkers & Helpers WF22.88 25.48 8.35 10.88 31.23 36.3618 Kerala AutoickshawWorkers WFB0.53 0.66 9.29 12.93 9.82 13.5919 Kerala Khadi Workers

WFB26.38 32.78 31.58 35.39 57.96 68.1720 Kerala Fishermen’sWFB196.70 233.50 708.66 2057.63 905.36 2291.1321 Kerala Ration DealersWFB11.38 10.48 60.27 77.23 71.65 87.7122 Kerala Co-operative NA NA NA NA NA NA362Employees Board23KeralaAdvocates ClerksWFCommittee7.30 7.76 35.25 42.38 42.55 50.1424 Kerala Dairy FarmersWFB759.85 12.33 488.7 576.92 1248.55 589.25Total 3260.12 3349.51 17738.87 19247.67 20998.99 22597.18Source: Details received from different welfare fund boards.Note WF - Welfare Fund, FB-Fund Board, WFB- Welfare fund Board, WWFB-Workers Welfare Fund Board

Welfare Measures of the Workers of Welfare Fund Board14.124 General Welfare Measures implemented by the Workers Welfare Fund Boards are thefollowing:1. Pension benefits to the workers on their retirement or invalidity or family pensionafter their death.2. Ex-gratia financial assistance to workers on prolonged illness/ permanent disabilityand death relief to the dependents for funeral and related functions.3. Medical reimbursement for medical treatment of the workers or dependents.4. Marriage assistance for daughter's marriage.5. Educational assistance to members’ children like scholarships, cash awards andlumpsum grants.6. Long term housing loans at low interest rate.7. Maternity benefits.8. Funeral expenses.14.125 The major welfare measures implemented by the Workers Welfare Fund Boards aregiven in Appendix.14.22.Unemployment Assistance14.126 Unemployment assistance scheme was introduced in the state in 1982 under non-planand is being implemented through Local Self Governments. The present rate of assistance isRs.120 per month. During 2008, there were 337032 beneficiaries under unemploymentassistance and an amount of Rs5094.78 lakh was disbursed. The details of unemploymentassistance from 2002 to 2006 is given in Table 14.29Table 14.29Beneficiaries of Unemployment Assistanceand Expenditure (2002-2006)Year Beneficiaries(Nos)Amount disbursed(Rs. In lakh)

2002 332287 2,516.402003 348027 1423.102004 387370 7398.432005 344698 10243.382006 339879 3667.712007 361930 5005.762008 337032 5094.78Source: Directorate of Employment and Training

363NUTRITION AND CHILD WELFAREIntegrated Child Development Services14.127 The present status of ICDS functionaries based on category and post sanctioned are givenbelow as Table 14.30Table 14.30Sl.No. Category Posts sanctioned(Nos)1 C.D.P.O. 1632 A.C.D.P.O. 863 Supervisor 11644 Anganwadi Worker 322675 Anganwadi Helper 32267Source: Social Welfare Department.

14.128 Kerala has around 40.37 lakh children, that is, 13% of Kerala’s population, who arebelow the age of 6 years. A large number of them live in economic and social environmentwhich impedes the child’s physical and mental development. These conditions include poverty,poor environmental sanitation, prone to disease, infection, inadequate access to primary healthcare, inappropriate child care and feeding practices. Government of India proclaimed a NationalPolicy on Children in August 1974 declaring children as, “supremely important asset”. Thepolicy provided the required frame work for assigning priority to different needs of the child.The programme of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme was launched in1975 seeking to provide an integrated package of services in a convergent manner for the holisticdevelopment of the child.14.129 The scheme provides a package of services as indicated below to children below six yearsand pregnant women and nursing mothers;1. Supplementary nutrition2. Immunization3. Health check-up4. Referral services5. Pre-school education6. Nutrition and health educationBox. 14.15During the reporting year the Social Welfare Department has introduced a preschoolcurriculum in anaganawadis.Source: Social Welfare Department

14.130 The Integrated Child Development Services is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme wherein theState Government is responsible for programme implementation. The scheme is implemented allover Kerala through 163 projects (151 Rural, 11 Urban and 1 Tribal). There is one AnganwadiCentre for every 1000 population in rural and urban projects and one for every 700 population inTribal area. There are 32267 sanctioned Anganwadi Centres of which all are functioning.

364District-wise ICDS beneficiaries in Kerala are given in Appendix-14.23 and Project wise detailsof ICDS are given in Appendix 14.24.Kishori Sakthi Yojana14.131 This scheme is viewed as a holistic initiative for the development of adolescent girlswhich was launched in 2000-01 as part of the ICDS scheme. Kishori SakthiYojana is beingimplemented through Anganwadi Centres in both urban and rural areas. The main objective ofthe scheme is to improve the nutritional and health status of the girls in the age group of 11- 18years.Box. No. 14.16Child Development - Government of India Programs and PoliciesIntegrated Child Development Services (ICDS): Launched in 1975 to improve the nutritionaland health status of children below six years, pregnant and lactating mothers adolescent girls, etc.Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers: Launchedwith effect from January 2006. The scheme aims to provide Creche services to the children ofage group 0-6 years of parents whose monthly income does not exceed Rs. 12000 per month.Co-operation with UNICEF: DWCD is the nodal department for coordinating theimplementation of the Master Plan of operations so as to empower families and communities withknowledge and skills to care and protect children etc.Integrated Programme for Street Children: The Programme Provides for basic facilities andrecreation facilities to street children and seeks to protect them against abuse and exploitation.Childline Services: Childline having a dedicated number 1098, a 24 hour toll free telephoneservice available to all children in distress. At present childline is working in 73 cities.Childline Foundation :Childline operations are co-ordinated, monitored and expended byChildline India foundation which is the umbrella organizations set up by Govt. of India.Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 :The Juvenile Justice Act 2000came into force from Ist April 2001 which lays down the setting up of Juvenile Justice Boards inevery district.A Programme for Juvenile Justice: Under the scheme GoI provides 50% assistance to StateGovernments and UT administrations for the establishment and maintenance of various levels ofinstitutions for Juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection.Integrated Child Protection Schemes: The scheme include setting up of child protection unitsin each state and district with financial assistance from GoI for ensuring the implementation ofthe Act and co-ordination of other child protection related activities in the States/Districts.Scheme for Welfare of Working children in Need of Care and Protection: The Schemecommenced in January 2005 with the objective to provide non-formal education, Vocationaltraining to working children to facilitate their entry/re-entry into mainstream education.Scheme of Assistance to Homes (Shishu Grah) for children to promote in-country adoption:This is a scheme for increasing and promoting adoption with in the country.365Prevention of female foeticide and child marriage: For the prevention of female foeticide , thePre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techinics (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994 andfor the prevention of child marriage prohibition Act 2006 were passed.Assistance of voluntary organizations for providing Social Defense Services: Assistance isgiven to voluntary organizations working in the field of child and women welfare.Children's Day: India observes Children's Day on 14 November every year.Convention on the Rights of the Child: India acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights ofthe Child on 11 December 1992 to reiterate its commitment for the cause of children. A National

Coordinating Group has been constituted by the DWCD to monitor the implementation of theConvention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).National Plan of Action for Children: The National Policy for Children adopted on 22nd August1974 lays down that the State shall provided adequate services towards children both before andafter birth and during the growing stages for their full physical, mental and social development.The National Charter for Children is a policy document adopted by the Government highlightingthe roles and responsibilities of the Government and the community towards the children and theduties of children towards their families, society and the country..National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement: Instituted in 1996 to give recognition tothe children of 4 to 15 age group with exceptional abilities.National Award for Child Welfare: Instituted in 1979 to honor five institutions and threeindividuals for their outstanding performance in the field of child welfare.Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award: Instituted in 1994 to honor an individual who makesoutstanding contribution towards service for children.Source: India 2008

Box No.14.17Under the Social Welfare Department, a new Children’s Home for girlsstarted functioning in Ernakulam district during the reporting year.Thiruvananthapuram district declared as the first child beggary freedistrict in 2008.Source: Social Welfare Department

Supplementary Nutrition Programme14.132 Supplementary Nutrition Programme is implemented with the objective of providingnutrition to children below 3 years, pre-school children, pregnant women, nursing mothers andadolescent girls. Consequent to the delegation of powers to the local bodies and decentralizedplanning procedure of the State Government, the supervision and control of anganavadi centresand the responsibility for effecting the Supplementary Nutrition Programme were transferredfully to the Local Self Government Institutions concerned. In addition to the contribution madeby concerned LSGIs the 50% central assistance received for this programme has to be handedover to the LSGIs through the CDPOs to incur expenditure on the Supplementary NutritionProgramme. During 2007-08 an amount of Rs.46.16 crore was expended under this scheme.366WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHERBACKWARD CLASSESSOCIAL JUSTICE14.133 The backwardness and the poor living conditions of the SC/ST population in the countryis a major concern of the Governments in general and the policy makers in particular. The SC/STpopulation constitutes more than 24 percent of the population in India. A glance at the censusfigures of 2001 reveals some interesting features of SC/ST population of Kerala and the nation asa whole. As compared to the percentage of SC/ST to the total population of India it is less inKerala. The percentages of SC &ST population to the total population of India are 16.23 & 8.15respectively. But in Kerala these are 9.81 and 1.14 only. The decadal growth rates, childpopulation and poverty figures are far less in the State than in the country. Similarly it is veryencouraging to note the literacy rates of SC/ST population. These are comparatively very high inKerala than the national figures. Some of the major indicators are given in Table 14.31 .Table 14.31Status of SC/ST (as per census 2001)Sl. SC STNo

ItemKerala India Kerala India1 Population (in lakh) 31.24 1666 3.64 8362 Percentage to total Population9.81 16.23 1.14 8.153 Decadal Growth Rate (%) 8.14 20.55 13.75 23.304 Child Population to the totalpopulation 11.65 17.42 13.7 18.435 Sex Ratio 1048 936 1027 9786 Literacy rate – General 82.66 54.32 64.35 47.087 Literacy Rate-Female 77.56 41.31 58.11 34.758 Poverty(as per 55th Round)14.6 36.2 24.2 45.89 Percentage of Population in SlumAreas 7.50 17.40 0.20 2.40Source: Census 2001

14.134 The settlement pattern in Kerala is very different from other States and a major portionof the Schedule Caste population live in scattered households with other people and a smallportion live in concentrated colonies, of which very limited number are isolated. The highestdistribution of Scheduled Castes is in Palakkad District (13.85 %) followed byThiruvananthapuram(11.87 %), Thrissur (11.34 %) and Kollam (10.34). Nearly half of SCpopulation of the state is distributed in the above four districts. The Scheduled Tribes in Keralaare not only geographically concentrated, but are overwhelmingly rural. Highest concentration ofScheduled Tribes is seen in Wayanad district (37.36 %) followed by Idukki (14 %) and Palakkad(10.89 %) and these three districts together account for over 60 per cent of STs of the state. Thecostal district of Alappuzha has the lowest percentage (.15%). Details are given in Table 14.32District wise Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe population details are given in Appendix. 14.25367Table 14.32District-wise distribution of SC/ST Population in KeralaSl. Percentage of Distribution Percentage to Total PopulationNo DistrictSC ST SC ST1 2 3 4 5 61 Kasargod 2.88 8.33 7.49 2.522 Kannur 3.17 5.48 4.11 0.833 Wayanad 1.07 37.36 4.27 17.434 Kozhikkode 6.43 1.63 6.98 0.215 Malappuram 9.14 3.36 7.87 0.346 Palakkad 13.85 10.89 16.53 1.527 Thrissur 11.34 1.33 11.91 0.168 Ernakulam 8.44 2.76 8.48 0.329 Idukki 5.1 14 14.11 4.5110 Kottayam 4.81 5.04 7.69 0.9411 Alappuzha 6.37 0.86 9.45 0.1512 Pathanamthitta 5.19 1.8 13.13 0.5313 Kollam 10.34 1.43 12.49 0.2014 Thiruvananthapuram 11.87 5.74 11.47 0.65Total 100 100 9.81 1.14Source: Census 2001

Education and Enrolment14.135 Education, being the key instrument not only for social empowerment but also providesthe essential base for all development pursuits, should be thoughtfully promoted with needed

strength and expansion for the benefit of SCs&STs.As part of this, steps are being taken to ensureprovision of quality education so as to equip and enable them to enhance their employmentprospects with competitive ability and thus address the problems of their marginalization anddeprivation in the employment market.14.136 The proportion of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in Lower Primary andUpper Primary Schools during 2008-09 are relatively higher than their population percentage asseen in Table 14.33. In High School section the percentage of Scheduled Tribe students is a littleless than their population percentage. It can be seen that while drop out ratio beyond class VIII isrelatively considerable in the case of Scheduled Caste, the same is overwhelmingly serious forScheduled Tribes. The standard wise strength of SC/ST students at school level are given inAppendix 14.26Table 14.33Enrolment of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled TribeStudents at School level as on 01.10.2008Section Total SC % to Total ST % to Total1 2 3 4 5 6L.P 1665993 187508 11.26 33781 2.03U.P 1452540 161243 11.10 24449 1.68H.S 1427293 144034 10.09 15882 1.11Total 4545826 492785 10.84 74112 1.63Source: Directorate of Public Instruction

36814.137 Details of SC/ST Students in the Arts and Science Colleges during 2007-08 (Up toOctober) are given in Appendix 14.27 . It shows that number of girls students is about twice thenumber of boys in cases of SC and it is one and half times in the case of STs.Performance in SSLC and Higher Secondary Examination14.138 The percentage of pass in the SSLC examination is a good indicator of social andeducational development among different social groups. In the regular SSLC examination of2008 out of the 41392 students belonging to Scheduled Castes appeared 34511 have passed out.The corresponding figures for Scheduled Tribes are 4836 and 3988 respectively. The percentageof passed students from SC is 83.37 .and that of ST is 82.46 which are below the overall statepercentage of 92.08.14.139 A comparative statement showing the performance of students in SSLC examinationfrom 2001 onwards is given in Table 14.34, which reveals that ST students are far behind othersthough there is improvement in their performance.Table 14.34Performance of Students in SSLC Examination(Percentage of Pass)Year Total Students Sch.Caste Students Sch.Tribe Students1 2 3 42001 56.22 36.74 32.852002 60.62 39.32 39.692003 64.85 43.75 37.722004 70.06 48.14 45.952005 58.61 37.09 32.552006 69.33 48.58 41.182007 82.23 65.17 60.672008 92.08 83.37 82.46Source : Commissioner for Govt. Examinations

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Performance of Students in SSLC Examination01020304050607080902001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008YearPercentage of passSC StudentsST Students

36914.140 Table 14.35 shows the performance of students in Higher Secondary Examination 2007-08.Table 14.35Performance of Students in Higher Secondary Examination (2007-08)Category Number of Students AppearedNumber ofStudents PassedPercentageBoys 14019 6113 43.61Girls 15146 9165 60.51ScheduledCastesTotal 29165 15278 52.38Boys 1525 646 42.36Girls 1867 1020 54.63ScheduledTribesTotal 3392 1666 49.12Boys 137537 95374 69.34Girls 156251 125201 80.13Others(excludingSC/ST)Total 293788 220575 75.08Source: Directorate of Higher Secondary Education

14.141 From the above table it is seen that the percentage of passed students from SC is 52.38%and that of ST is 49.12% against overall percentage of 72.78%. Also in all the categoriesnumber of students and pass rate of girls is higher than the boys.Occupational Pattern14.142 The Table 14.36 shows that while just 25.87 per cent of total population were mainworkers as per 2001 Census, the corresponding figures for SC and ST population are 29.75 and30.17 respectively indicating that a moderately higher proportion of the disadvantaged groups areworkers. The ratio of female workers belonging to SCs and STs is almost double than that ofother population. It is significant to note that the decline of workers among total population wasmarginal during the decade 2001 compared to 1991, it is substantial in case of SCs and the sameis alarming for STs during the period. The decline in the proportion of main workers, both maleand female, is not a welcome change as it is indicative of growing unemployment and deprivationamong the population.

370Table 14.36Distribution of Main Workers 1991-2001 (per cent)TotalScheduledCastesScheduledSl. TribesNo.Category1991 2001 1991 2001 1991 20011 Main Workers 28.5325.8736.82 29.75 40.28 30.172 Male Main Workers 44.8241.7747.22 41.54 51.11 40.663 Female Main Workers 12.8110.85 26.72 18.51 29.42 19.904 Percentage of Cultivators to Main Workers 12.247.123.10 1.61 16.66 13.675 Percentage of Agricultural Labourers to MainWorkers25.54 12.40 53.79 29.48 55.47 41.126 Percentage of Main Workers engaged inHousehold Industry2.58 3.35 2.44 2.60 0.47 2.577 Percentage of Main Workers engaged in OtherServices15.17 77.13 10.70 66.31 5.28 42.658 Marginal Workers 2.90 6.43 4.38 10.63 5.76 16.189 Work Participation Rate 31.43 32.30 41.21 40.38 46.04 46.35Source: Scheduled Tribe Atlas of India

14.143 An analysis of the Table 14.36 indicates excessive dependence of STs on agriculture(54.79 %) for their livelihood as against just 19.52 per cent for the total population and for SCsthe corresponding figure is 31.09 per cent. Other services is the source of income for 77.13 percent of the total population, while the sector offers livelihood for two third of the SC population.The above analysis of the occupational pattern shows that the SC population is closely followingthe other population with regard to the change in occupational structure that has been taking placein the Kerala economy while the ST population is far behind in this respect.14.144 Total representation of SC/ST employees in Government services as on 1.1.07 was11.38% (SC-9.86% & ST-1.51%). Details regarding this is given in Appendix 14.28. It showsthat the number of SC employees in Gazetted posts and last grade are more than their populationpercentage where as in non-gazetted posts it is only 9.50%. As regards to STs, Governmentemployees in gazetted posts is less than their population percentage and in the remaining twocategories it is more than their population percentage.Poverty among SC/STs14.145 Kerala has registered a remarkable improvement in poverty reduction over the yearsamong all the social sections, including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes. Poverty levelamong the Scheduled Castes was reduced to 14.6 per cent in 1999-2000 from 62.3 per cent in1983. The share of BPL population among Scheduled Tribes declined to 24.2 per cent in 1999 –

2000 from 37.3 per cent in 1993-94. Details are given in Table 14.37.371Table 14.37Percentage of population below poverty line(Rural in 38th, 50th and 55th NSSO Rounds)Sl India KeralaNo.NSSO Rounds Total SC ST StateTotal SC ST1 2 3 4 5 6 7 81 38th Round(1983) 45.6 58.1 63.8 39.1 62.3 NA2 50th Round (1993-94) 37.1 48.1 52.2 25.5 36.3 37.33 55th Round (1999-2000) 27.1 36.2 45.8 9.4 14.6 24.2Source: NSSO

14.146 The incidence of poverty among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Kerala isonly half that of the all India level. The decline in the incidence of poverty in the state may bebroadly attributed to the land reform measures and the large number of anti-poverty programmesundertaken by both the Central and State Governments. Also the growth of the economy which inturn raised the level of income contributed to poverty eradication.14.147 Even though 9.81% of the total population in Kerala is Scheduled Castes, 19 per centbelongs to BPL. It shows that the incidence of poverty among the Scheduled Caste people isabout double than that of the population of the state. Scheduled Tribes constitute 3 per cent of thetotal BPL population while their proportion to total population is only 1.14 per cent. It impliesthat the incidence of poverty among the Scheduled Tribes is about three times than that of thetotal population of the state. Details are given in Table 14.38.Table 14.38Category-wise percentage of families Below Poverty LineSl.No Category Share of BPL Percentage of TotalPopulation1 2 3 41 Scheduled Castes 19 9.812 Scheduled Tribes 3 1.143 Others 78 89.05Generalised Deprivation14.148 To assess disparity among districts in terms of the incidence of poverty, a more desirableapproach would be to examine the incidence of deprivation instead of household consumerexpenditure. The index of deprivation as reported in Human Development Report 2005 (Kerala)is based on deprivation in four basic necessities for well being such as housing quality, access todrinking water, good sanitation and electricity lighting. The Table 14.39 given below shows thedistrict wise index of deprivation and rank for Kerala in 2001.14.149 The incidence of deprivation among SCs and STs is 45.5 and 57.9 respectivelywhile that for total population is only 29.5. Kasargod, Trivandrum, Palakkad, andWayanad districts have deprivation indices of above 50 percent regarding SC population.In 10 districts, the deprivation indices is above 50 in respect of ST population and thesame is highest in the three ST population concentrated districts of Wayanad, Idukki andPalakkad.Table 14.39

Generalised DeprivationSl.No District SCRankSTRankAllRank1 2 3 4 5 6 7 81 Thiruvananthapuram 54.4 13 60.1 10 39.5 112 Kollam 47.8 8 50.7 5 30.4 83 Pathanamthitta 50.3 10 54.6 7 31.1 94 Alappuzha 45.9 6 40.1 3 29.6 65 Kottayam 42.1 4 43.1 4 25.1 36 Idukki 40.8 2 65.3 13 42.7 137 Ernakulam 29.3 1 37.2 1 15.5 18 Thrissur 42.0 3 37.5 2 24.7 29 Palakkad 52.9 12 65.3 12 40.4 1210 Malappuram 46.2 7 56.8 8 28.6 511 Kozhikkode 48.8 9 50.9 6 28.3 412 Wayanad 51.5 11 66.0 14 46.3 1413 Kannur 43.8 5 57.7 9 29.7 714 Kasargod 62.7 14 61.3 11 37.6 10Total 45.5 57.9 29.5Source: Human Development Report 2005

14.150 Among the Scheduled Castes, Vedan, Nayadi, Kalladi and chakkilian are the mosteconomically, socially and educationally backward castes. Majority among these are landless andliving in built in huts in 'Purambock' and are in starving conditions. Special emphasis is neededfor the development of these communities and providing land and homes.Development Programmes for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes14.151 Kerala Government earmarks funds for SCP and TSP from State Plan outlay inproportion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population to the total population of theState. Nearly two third of the Special Component Plan budget and one half of Tribal Sub Planbudget are earmarked to Local Self Government Institutions only. The balance amount is setapart to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Development Departments and other DevelopmentDepartments. The total plan provision set apart for the development of Scheduled Caste andScheduled Tribes during 2008-09 was Rs 755.95 crore and Rs 154.10 crore respectively. Yearwise Outlay provided for SC/ST sectors from 2002-03 onwards is given in Table 14.40.Table 14.40SCP/TSP-Year wise Outlay(Rs. Crore)Year SCP TSP2002-03 398.26 90.752003-04 390.76 87.622004-05 419.37 94.882005-06 501.72 106.352006-07 605.00 121.002007-08 681.80 139.0022008-09 755.95 154.10Source ;Annual plan documents

Fig. 14.2SCP/TSP Year wise Outlay01002003004005006007008002002-0303-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09YearOutlay(Rs. crore)SCPTSP

14.152 A two pronged strategy is followed for development of Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes in the state. Infrastructure facilities like roads, electricity and water supply are provided inhabitats having more than 50 per cent SC/ST families. For implementing minor irrigation work,more than 50 per cent of the area should be owned by Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes.Whereas, for projects benefiting individuals and families, 100 per cent of the beneficiaries shouldbelong to SCs, STs.Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan through Local Governments14.153 During the year 2008-09 a total of Rs 487.63 crore was given to Local Governmentsas plan grant under Special Component Plan and Rs. 73.20 crore as Tribal Sub Plan. Budgetprovision of SCP/TSP through LSGIs during 2008-09 is given in Table 14.41Table 14.41Budget provision and Expenditure of SCP/TSP throughLocal Self Government Institutions – 2008-09(Rs. lakh)Budget ProvisionSl.NoLocal SelfGovernmentInstitutions GeneralSpecialComponent PlanTribalSub PlanTotal1 2 3 4 5 61 Grama Panchayat 65836.98 25878.5 3618.48 95333.982 Block Panchayat 14108.01 8626.18 1447.31 24181.53 District Panchayat 14108.01 8626.18 2171.02 24905.214 Municipality 10733.30 3032.25 83.19 13848.745 Corporation 8530.70 2599.87 11130.57Total 113320.00 48763.00 7324.00 169405.0014.155 Percentage distribution of Plan grant to Local Governments during 2008-09 isrepresented in Fig. 14.3 and 14.4.Fig. 14.3PERCENTAGE OUTLAY FOR SCP

53%18%18%6%5%Grama PanchayatBlock PanchayatDistrict PanchayatMunicipalityCorporation

Fig. 14.4PERCENTAGE OUTLAY FOR TSP49%20%30%1%Grama PanchayatBlock PanchayatDistrict PanchayatMunicipality

614.156 Physical achievements of Local Self Government Institutions for 2002-03 to 2006-07 isgiven in Appendix 14.29 &14.30.Programmes of Schedule d Caste Development Department14.157 State schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes as well as the projects taken up underCorpus Fund are the programmes implemented by the Scheduled Caste Development Departmentfor the welfare of Scheduled Castes. During 2008-09 the total State Plan provision set apart forthe development of Scheduled Castes is Rs. 755.95 crore. This is 9.81% of the total state planoutlay. Out of this Rs. 179.32 Crore is earmarked as state share for the development programmesof the SC Development Department including Rs. 18.18 crore for RD Schemes. An amount ofRs. 443.30 crore is provided as grant in aid to local bodies. For the 50% and 100% CSS SchemesCentral Share includes Rs.8.52 crore and Rs.108.05 crore respectively. In addition to thisRs.15.00 crore is included as Special Central Assistance to SCP.14.158 The schemes implemented by the Scheduled Caste Development Department cover awide area comprising education, health, housing and so many other schemes which promote theeconomic and social welfare of scheduled castes and other backward classes.Educational Schemes14.159 The department is implementing various educational schemes such as prematric studies,post matric studies, running/construction of Model Residential schools, assistance to studentsstudying in self financing colleges etc. During 2007-08, Prematric concessions given to 4.53 lakhstudents and post matric concession given to more than 2.49 lakhs students. In addition to this1385 medical and 16287 engineering students have been supported with educational concessionsduring 2007-08. The details of lumpsum grant, stipend, scholarship and pocket money given tostudents during 2007-08 and 2008-09 (as on 31-12-2000) are given in Appendices 14.33&14.34respectively.14.160 The department is running 7 Model Residential Schools. Out of this one school isrunning in rented building and the rest in own buildings. During 2007-08, all the 205 studentsappeared in the SSLC examination passed. Details are given in Appendix 14.35. Moreover thereis an Ayyankali Memmorial sports school functioning for promoting sports talents of SCstudents. Students are admitted from Class V and provide accommodation and other facilitiesupto Class X. The admission of the number of students is limited to 30.14.161 Apart from this, the department is running 91 prematric hostels and 16 post matric

hostels. Of this 32 prematric hostels, and 16 post matric hostels are running in rented building.Housing Scheme14.162 The department is giving financial assistance @ 75000 for constructing a house. During2007-08, Rs. 5340.34 lakh was expended for housing under Corpus fund. Out of the 15099houses sanctioned during 2007-08, 7270 were completed as on 31-12-2008. For the completionof the 15099 spillover houses, Rs.30 crore is set apart from the Corpus fund 2008-09. During2008-09, Rs. 10 crore is set apart from the housing scheme and Rs. 27.50 crore from the corpusfund for constructing 5000 new houses. District wise details of houses sanctioned andconstructed by SC Development Department during 2007-08 and 2008-09 (up to 31-12-2008)are given in Appendix14.36.714.163 Apart from this, the department has given Rs. 17.50 crore each to Kerala State NirmithiKendra and Kerala State Housing Board during 2006-07 for constructing houses for the SCpeople. The district wise details of houses constructed by KSHB and KESNIK are given inAppendices 14.37 and 14.38.14.164 Also an amount of Rs.5 lakh is provided during 2008-09 for land to landless scheme .Health Scheme14.165 During 2007-08 an amount of Rs. 399.13 lakh is expended towards the assistance toseriously ill scheme. For 2008-09 an amount of Rs. 500 lakh is set apart for the scheme and Rs.370 lakh expended as on 31.12.2008.Development programmes for the Vulnerable communities among SCs14.166 The objectives of this scheme is rehabilitation of landless and homeless SCs belonging tovulnerable communities. During 2007-08 an amount of Rs. 66.45 lakh is expended benefiting 9families. For this scheme during 2008-09 the budget provision is Rs.10.32 Crore including Rs.9.32 crore as One Time ACA from GOI.Self employment Scheme14.167 Assistance is given to Self Employment Projects for promoting new ventures among SCsin the ratio of 1:2 as subsidy and loan for taking up productive, service, market oriented projectssubject to the condition of Government stipulation. An amount of Rs. 181.67 lakh is expendedduring 2007-08. During 2008-09 (up to 31-12-2008), 224 persons were benefited under thisscheme and the expenditure was Rs. 102.17 lakhs. District wise details are given in Appendix14.39.Assistance for the Marriage of SC girls14.168 An amount of Rs. 112.70 lakh is expended during 2007-08 as marriage assistances of SCgirls. Also Rs. 100 lakh is provided for the scheme during 2008-09 and expenditure up to 31-12-08 was Rs. 58.30 lakh benefited to 1319 persons.SCA to SCP14.169 Government of India’s release during 2007-08 amount Rs. 456.88 lakhs against thebudget provision of Rs. 15 crore. An amount of Rs. 15.00 crore is proposed in the BE 2008-09.Welfare of OBC14.170 An amount of Rs. 12.57 crore was expended for the welfare of Other Backward Classesduring 2007-08. Major education schemes included prematric and postmatric scholarships toOBC/OEC/SEBC students. During 2008-09 an amount of Rs. 16 crore is earmarked for thewelfare of OBC’s. An amount of Rs. 1.25 crore is the 50% CSS to the scheme.14.171 Details of financial and physical achievements of schemes implemented by thedepartment from 2007-08 and 2008-09 (up to 31.12.08) for SCs and OBCs are given inAppendices 14.31 and 14.32 respectively.8

Programmes of Scheduled Tribe Development Department14.172 An amount of Rs. 50.82 crore was earmarked during 2007-08 for the developmentprogrammes of the ST Development Department. Out of this 47.09 crore was expended. Thetotal State Plan provision set apart for the development of Scheduled Tribes during 2008-09 is Rs.154.10 crore. This is 2% of the total state plan outlay. Out of this Rs. 61.90 Crore is earmarkedas state share for the development programmes of the ST Development Department including Rs.3.60 crore for RD Schemes. An amount of Rs. 73.24 crore is provided as grant in aid to localbodies. For the 50% and 100% CSS Schemes Central Share is Rs.6.36 crore and Rs.9.93 crorerespectively. In addition to this Rs.3.50 crore is included as Special Central Assistance to TSP.Details of Financial and Physical achievements of schemes implemented by the department from2007-08 and 2008-09 (up to 31.12.08) are given in Appendices 14.40 and 14.41 respectively.14.173 The main objective of the development plan is to promote the socio-economic conditionsof the Scheduled Tribes and to free them from exploitation. To achieve this objective, toppriority is given for the educational development of the Scheduled Tribes and about 50% of totalBudget provision (both plan and Non-plan) is set apart for the education sector. There are nearly80000 prematric and 10000 post matric tribal students in the State. Details of the amount spentduring the period 2002-03 to 2008-09 for educational concessions is given in Table 14.43.Table 14.43Details of Educational Concessions distributed by ST DepartmentYearNo. of students( Pre -matric & postmatric)Plan[post matric](Rs. lakh)Non Plan(prematric& post matric)(Rs. lakh)2002-03 62766 100.00 331.002003-04 69809 96.31 492.282004-05 78382 199.77 545.132005-06 82935 399.97 781.452006-07 82935 257.22 704.382007-08 84849 526.80 845.952008-09(As on 31.12.08) 81765 382.33 762.60Source: Directorate of ST Development

14.174 Educational concessions, scholarships and other kinds of assistance are provided to tribalstudents from pre-primary level to post graduate level. Details showing the number of STstudents benefited and amount spent during 2007-2008 and 2008-09 (up to 31.12.2008) aregiven in Appendix 14.42(A) & 14.42(B) respectively.14.175 A study made by the ST Development Department reveals that nearly 10% of the tribalhabitats are very remote and lack even primary school facility within a radius of 2 km. In factthe position has improved to some extent during the last two five year plan periods . Howeverthe school facilities in primitive tribal areas are still poor, 71.95% of the PTG’s are lacking L.Pschool facilities with in 1 km area.14.176 Major portion of the Non-plan outlay of ST Development Department is for educationaldevelopment activities including scholarship, boarding and lodging charges, incentive to parents9

etc. During 2007-08, Rs. 2046.77 lakh was budgeted and Rs. 1951.91 lakh expended. The planprovision of ST Development Department for educational programmes during 2007-08 was Rs.3359.85 lakh and expenditure Rs. 2922.32 lakh. [Both revenue and capital].14.177 With a view to provide Residential Education to tribal students in remote area, the STdevelopment Department is running 110 pre-matric hostels and 3 post matric hostels in the Statefor providing boarding, lodging and tuition facilities to ST students. The ST students admitted inthe hostels subsidized by the Government and managed by voluntary organizations are alsoeligible for same rate of assistance. There are 32 single teacher schools for providing preprimaryeducation to tribal students living in very remote and inaccessible areas. Of these 27 arein Idukki District.14.178 For providing pre-primary education to the tribal students 13 kindergartens and 22Balawadies are functioning under local self government and the ST department respectively. Thenutritional requirements of the children are taken care of to a great extend in these institutions.The Department also runs 12 training centres for imparting job oriented technical training. Atpresent 5% of the total seats in educational institutions are reserved for ST students.14.179 In order to provide quality education to ST students, 18 Model Residential Schools arefunctioning under this department viz., 15 Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub Plan areas and 2Ekalavya Model Residential Schools and one special Model Residential[CBSE] school (100%Assistance under Art. 275[1]). The Model Residential schools could achieve impressive results inthe SSLC examination 2008. Also under the Ayyankali Memorial scheme, selected students fromSTD. IV and VIII are provided with continuous special tuition and counselling. For impartingprimary education to Primitive Tribe children living in remote tribal settlements, 24 centres arefunctioning under the scheme “Peripatetic Education Centres of PTG’s”.14.180 The Department give tuition fee of ST students who get admitted to professional coursein Self Financing colleges under Government Quota. During 2007-08 the Department gaveEntrance Examination coaching to 120 students and made goods results.14.181 The Plan and Non Plan outlay & expenditure during 2002-03 to 2008-09 in respect ofeducational sector are furnished in Table 14.44.Table 14.44Details of Educational schemes(Revenue component only)(Rs. lakh)Year Plan Non-PlanOutlay Expenditure Outlay Expenditure2002-03 1106.60 931.97 863.95 900.612003-04 953.60 725.83 914.24 837.882004-05 1223.50 1068.23 1234.15 1197.632005-06 1242.14 1062.10 1574.67 1541.272006-07 1918.98 1735.33 1606.20 1523.302007-08 1878.85 1753.17 2046.94 1952.132008-09(As on 31.12.08)2144.12 1271.43 2814.06 1601.59Source: Directorate of ST Development.

10Housing14.182 During the Tenth plan period the department provided assistance for the construction ofmore than 5000 houses. But housing is still a problem among the tribals in the state, because agood number of houses constructed 8 to 10 years back is in dilapidated condition and alsodemand for new houses is increasing. In the eleventh plan, it is proposed to construct houses toall houseless families in a time bound manner. At present the requirement of new houses is more

than 25000. The ST Development Department, TRDM, Rural Development Department [IAYScheme] and the Local Bodies are the major agencies involved in the tribal housing area in theState. During 2006-07, 1111 Number of houses was sanctioned exclusively to the PrimitiveTribal families@ Rs. 90000/- under the Additional Central Assistance of Rs. 10 crore and 700houses completed as on 31-12-2008. During 2007-08 Rs. 200 lakh under general housing andRs. 100 lakh under TSP Corpus fund were sanctioned for the construction of 300 new houses.The number of houses completed including spillover during 2007-08 was 615. During 2008-09Rs.4 crore was sanctioned for undertaking construction of new houses and for the completion ofspillover houses.14.183 The outlay and expenditure of the housing schemes under plan and non plan by theDepartment during the period 2002-03 to 2008-09 are given in Table 14.45.Table 14.45Details of Housing Programmes undertaken by ST Development Department(Rs. Lakh)Plan Non planYearOutlay Expenditure Outlay Expenditure2002-03 311.68 308.01 22.35 22.112003-04 211.68 188.11 10.25 7.672004-05 - - - -2005-06 100.00 99.16 - -2006-07 1227.19 1194.362007-08 300.00 296.98 - -2008-09(As on31.12.2008) 400 167.59Source: Directorate of Scheduled Tribe Development

14.184 District wise details of houses constructed by the ST Development Department for 2006-07 onwards is given in Appendix 14.43.Health14.185 Various measures are taken for providing timely medical attention to STs. The healthservices Department run 63 PHCs in the tribal areas. Besides the ST Development Departmenthas 4 Midwifery centres, 17 Ayurveda Dispensaries, 3 Allopathy Dispensary/O.P. Clinics, 1Ayurveda Hospital, 2 Mobile Medical units and 1 Allopathy Hospital at Mananthavady. During112007 the Nalloornad and Attappady hospitals under the ST Development Department weretransferred to the DHS and now functioning well. Apart from the PHCs and AyurvedaDispensaries, Homoeo Dispensaries are also functioning in tribal areas under TSP of therespective Department. The Health Department conducts Medical Camps in tribal areas todiagnose diseases. Serious diseases detected are referred to district hospitals and financialassistance given for treatment. Studies by the Health Department as well as AIIMS,New Delhishow that nearly 15 % of the tribal families in Wayanad and Palakkad Districts have traits of thegenetical problem “Sickle Cell Anaemia”. In order to tackle the problem, Kozhikode MedicalCollege has set up a Sickle Cell Anaemia unit with Electrophoresis machine.14.186 During 2008-09 an amount of Rs. 256.70 lakh was expended by the ST DevelopmentDepartment for Health programmes under plan and Non Plan. In order to provide better facilitiesan amount of Rs. 306.70 lakh is setapart for health programmes during 2008-09. During 2007-08a new scheme “Complete Health Care Programme for the Tribals” has been implemented by thedepartment utilising the ACA of Rs.10 Crores received from Government of India and so far4757 peoples benefited.

14.187 There are a few remote settlements in Idukki, Palakkad, Thrissur, Wayanad andMalappuram where such health care facilities are still lacking. Outlay and expenditure for planand non plan health programme for the period 2002-03 and 2008-09 are given in the table 14.46.Table 14.46Details of Health Programmes(Rs. Lakh)Year Plan Non-planOutlay Expenditure Outlay Expenditure2002-03 120.00 120.00 76.11 56.952003-04 229.56 119.42 68.81 66.022004-05 137.50 183.09 85.46 75.422005-06 120.00 106.90 91.33 85.502006-07 280.00 129.86 130.73 100.982007-08 1217.00 1201.62 148.76 115.982008-09(As on31.12.2008)170.00 116.11 136.70 80.29Source: Directorate of ST Development

Resettlement of Landless Tribes14.188 A special scheme for providing land to the landless and houses to the houseless is beingimplemented in the state. As part of the resettlement of landless, Tribal Development Missionhas been formed to undertake rehabilitation activities based on a Master Plan. They haveidentified 22052 landless tribal families and 32131 families with less than one acre of land. Thehighest number of landless tribes are found in Wayanad District (60.32 %) followed by Palakkad(24.44%). So far a total of 8568.72 acres of land have been distributed to them benefiting 6413landless tribal families. District wise details are given in Appendix 14.44. A Committee withChief Secretary as Chairperson has been formed to identify more land for resettlement.1214.189 The Aralam Farm with an extent of 7612 acres, has been purchased by the StateGovernment at a cost of Rs. 42.09 crore. Half the extend of the farm will be retained as farmitself and the remaining portion (about 3779 acres) has been distributed to 2557 families duringthe year 2006 & 2007. In addition to this Government of India has been approached for diversionof 12196 hectare of forest land for assignment to the landless families.14.190 The resettlement activities involves the following items viz. (i) preliminary work such asidentification of land, survey and demarcation of the plots, completion of procedures for selectionof beneficiaries in a transparent manner prior to the resettlement; (ii) the actual resettlement byproviding land and facilities such as housing, drinking water, sanitation, health care,educationetc;(iii) the development of the plots into self sufficient agricultural farms, through crophusbandry, animal husbandry, soil conservation activities, irrigation facilities, etc; and (iv)providing other essential infrastructure development.14.191 Major projects such as Sugandhagiri Cardmom project, Priyadarshini Tea Estate, PookotDairy project, Attappady Farming Co-operative society (ACFS), Vattachira Tribal CollectiveFarm etc were started to promote socio-economic conditions of ST and to free them fromexploitation. These five projects could rehabilitate 1089 ST families in 3295 hectares of land.These families have been given housing and other amenities and employment in the farms of theproject. As a policy decision of the State Government to issue land to landless tribal families, thesugandhigiri Cardamom project, Pookot Dairy project and Vattachira Tribal Collective Farmwere distributed to the Tribal families within the project area. Now two Group Farms werefunctioning viz ACFS and Priyadarshini Tea Estates (Mananthavady) and the grant-in-aid to these

two farms were given out of the Budget provision under "Support to Group Farms" .14.192 District-wise details of distribution of surplus land furnished by survey and land recordsdepartment as on 31.10.2008 is given in Appendix 14.45.Corpus Fund14.193 An amount of Rs. 648.39 lakh out of the Corpus Fund of Rs. 664.95 lakh was expendedduring 2007-08 for undertaking various development activities. The components of the Corpusfund includes self employments, skill development, water supply and sanitation, communicationfacilities, foot bridges, technology transfer, improvement of education and health. An amount ofRs. 813.15 crore is set apart during 2008-09 also. Statement showing the outlay and expenditureunder Corpus fund from 2002-03 to 2008-09 is given in Table 14.47 and the details of schemestaken during 2008-09 in Appendix 14.46.Table 14.47Outlay and Expenditure under Corpus Fund from 2002-03 onwards(Rs. lakh)Year Outlay Expenditure2002-03 813.26 1019.362003-04 1485.02 1001.962004-05 1879.76* 1187.502005-06 635.45 631.842006-07 671.38 649.092007-08 664.95 648.392008-09 [as on 31.12.2008] 813.15 363.41*607 lakh re-appropriated to other schemesSource: Directorate of ST Development

13Other Schemes14.194 During 2004-05, Minsitry of Tribal Affairs, GOI have introduced a new schemeviz”Insurance scheme for PTG’s” under Janashree Bima Yojana Scheme of LIC of India andsanctioned Rs. 22.50 lakh to the State Government from 2004-05 to 2006-07. This amount wasutilized by the State Government for the Insurance coverage of 4500 PTG families for 5 yearsviz. Kadar in Palakkad and Thrissur Districts, Kattunaikans in Malappuram , Kozhikode,Wayanad Districts and Kurumbas in Palakkad District.14.195 The Department have also started 3 Care Homes for Tribal Destitutes, 2 in WayanadDistricts (Sugandagiri and Mananthawady) and one in Palakkad District(Attappady) during 2004-05. Each centre is providing facilities for accommodating 25 inmates. Now the funds for thefunctioning of these Care homes has been set apart from the scheme “Special Programme forPrimitive Tribal Groups, Adiya & Paniya”.14.196 The departments has engaged 76 Tribal youths as Apprentice Clerks in the Tribaloffices. Also the departments has engaged 15 councellors in the Prematric Hostels and ModelResidential/Ashram Schools to conduct counseling programmes as part of providing qualityeducation to the tribal students.Implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other traditional Forest Dwellers[Recognitionof Forest Rights] Act 2006.14.197 The Scheduled Tribes and other traditional Forest Dwellers [Recognition of ForestRights]. Act 2006 enacted by the Government of India is under implementation in the State. Thevarious committees envisaged under the Act have been constituted. 504 Forest RightsCommittees have been elected and applications received from the tribal families recognition oftheir rights are being scrutinized. Around 33000 tribal families are anticipated to be benefitedunder the Act. The Government of India has already released a sum of Rs. 27.61 lakh under Art.

275[1] of the Constitution as one-time grant to cover the expenditure related to theimplementation of the Act.SCA to TSP14.198 Expenditure details of SCA to TSP from 2002-03 onwards is given in Table 14.48Table 14.48Statement showing the Outlay and Expenditure under SCA to TSPduring 2002-03 to 2008-09(Rs. in lakh)Year Outlay Expenditure Physical Achievement(families)2002-03 275.00 348.45 54992003-04 350.00 355.36 60982004-05 350.00 379.30 46672005-06 246.00 244.45 27642006-07 350.00 241.20 14442007-08 350.00 330.90 31432008-09(As on 31-12-2008) 350.00 217.58 945Source: Scheduled Tribe Development Department

14Co-operation14.199 The SC/ST cooperatives were formed aiming the overall improvement of the socioeconomicconditions of SC and ST. Out of 863 primary cooperative societies (SC- 756, ST- 107)516 SC Cooperatives and 63 ST Cooperatives are functioning. Through these societies loans arebeing issued and other activities are done. Minor forest produce procurement, sales otheractivities like Ayurdhara and Petrol pump are being undertaken by the Kerala State Federation ofSC/ST Development Cooperative Limited.KIRTADS14.200 The Institute conducts research and intensive study on Scheduled Caste and ScheduledTribe population of the state. During the year under review the Research wing conducts thefollowing studies and reports submitted for further action.Ethnographic as well as socio-cultural studies of various communities, especially on theScheduled Communities of the state.Screening Committee Cases- A total of 652 cases have been forwarded to thecommissioner for Entrance Examinations during 2007-08(up to 31.10.08)Scrutiny Committee Cases.- 30 individual caste determination cases completed and reportsubmitted to scrutiny committee.Studies conduct for the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes.- One studyreport submitted during the current financial year.Other studies - requested by Scheduled Tribe Development Department, Scheduled CasteDevelopment Department, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tahsildars and DistrictCollectors. 207 such studies have already been completed during the period 2007-08.14.201 Development Studies Wing Submitted the following reports during the year 2007-08.1. Developing a Model participatory management programme for the Forest DwellingScheduled Tribes FDST’s engaged in Non Wood Forest Productscollection(NWFP’s) in Kerala2. Evaluation report on the Samrudhi Kendras of Kerala.3. Utilization of Reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Government jobs(State andCentral) including PSU’s and Higher EducationalInstitutions(Academic/professional/Technical imparting courses like B.A., BSc.,

Professional & Technical Courses.4. Studies on the Ethnology of the Kurumba of Attappady.14.202 Training wing conducted intensive coaching to 30 tribal students in traditional andmodern archery. Coaching were also given in drawing, painting and Sculpture to the identifiedskilled artists from ST youths. During this period four Nadankalamela were organized. Trainingwas also given to ST elected representatives . Special coacing was given to the students toappear for Medical/Engineering Entrance Examination and this year all the seats for theMedical/paramedical/ Engineering reserved for ST is filled by them.15Kerala State Development Corporation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes14.203 The Corporation, with its Registered office at Thrissur, functions through 12 RegionalOffices covering all the districts, is implementing various schemes to enable the SC/ST people tobecome self-reliant in all respects. The sources of finance for implementing various schemes areCorporation’s own share capital and assistance from other national refinancing agencies likeNSFDC, NSTFDC, NSKFDC and HUDCO. The Corporation is now concentrating more on selfemployment schemes to enable the target people to engage in some creative and most viableincome generating activities and earn their livelihood and thereby improve their socio-economicstatus in the society.14.204 The major schemes implemented by the Corporation include agricultural land purchase,micro-credit finance, mini-venture loans, small enterprise loans, housing, educational loan,marriage assistance etc. During 2007-08, a total of 1589 families were assisted under variousschemes incurring an expenditure of Rs 741.34 lakh. Under the Land Purchase Schemes therewere 90 beneficiaries, the Micro credit finance schemes benefited 334 families, marriageassistance loan to 376 persons given and beneficiary oriented schemes to 254 personsimplemented in this period.14.205 The scheme wise details of physical and financial achievement of the Corporation aregiven in Appendix 14.47.Kerala State Backward Classes Development Corporation14.206 The Corporation aims at the socio-economic upliftment of the backward classes andminorities in the state. The major objectives of the Corporation are:1. To promote the comprehensive development of the Other Backward Classes and Minoritiesof Kerala by rendering assistance by way of loans and advance for establishing smallincome generating enterprises in various sectors.2. To promote schemes, establish institutions for the socio, economic and educationalupliftment of the target group.3. To assist Other Backward Classes and Minorities for the upgradation of technical andentrepreneurial skills.14.207 The Corporation mobilizes funds from the National Backward Classes Finance &Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Minorities Development & FinanceCorporation (NMDFC) in addition to State Government support. The source-wise expenditureand the physical achievements of the Corporation during 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09 aregiven in the Appendix 14.48.Kerala State Development Corporation for Christian Converts from Scheduled Castes andthe recommended Communities14.208 The main objective of this Corporation is to promote social, educational, cultural andeconomic upliftment and other living conditions of the converted Christians from ScheduledCastes and other recommended communities. The main schemes under implementation by theCorporation are agricultural land purchase, foreign employment, housing, cash incentive to

students, marriage loan, agriculture and allied sector assistance, small business, educational16loan etc. The Corporation implements these schemes with the financial assistance received fromstate government and the loan assistance from NBCFDC. Details of year wise disbursement ofState Government assisted loan schemes for the last 10 years are given in Table 14.49.Table 14.49KSDC for Christian converts from Scheduled Castes andthe recommended Communities- Year wise disbursementof State Government assisted loan schemesSource: KSDC for Christian converts from SC and the recommended Communities

14.209 Scheme wise details are given in Appendix 14.49.INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY14.210 The Information and Public Relations Department disseminate State's public relationactivities and information services with the objective of materializing various informationservices concerned with Government and its various Departments/Agencies. It maintains asignificant relationship between the Government and the public as well. The department functionsmainly through thirteen wings besides the District Information Offices and Kerala InformationCentre in New Delhi. The major wings of I&PRD includes Press Releases of Government,Scrutiny of media, Research and Reference, Advertisement & Marketing, Circulation &Distribution, Field Publicity & Exhibition, English Publication, Malayalam Publication, Web &New Media, Audio Video Communications (electronic news gathering & distribution, audiovideo production & documentation), Planning & Development, Culture Development and Photodivision.14.211 Functions of major sectors on dissemination are given below in Box No.14.18.Year wise Physical Financial(Rs. in lakh)1998-99 121 .441999-00 422 28.402000-01 578 116.152001-02 410 23.582002-03 147 58.542003-04 783 192.402004-05 320 147.062005-06 977 89.292006-07 872 83.022007-08 1298 77.9217Box No.14.18Information and Public Relation Services - Major sectors and servicesSl. No. Major Sectors Main Services1 Press Release WingFeeds the print and electronic media by its daily pressreleases. Video news clips are also being released to theTV news media covering press meets and state levelprogrammes.2 Editorial WingTo bring out handouts for publicizing governmentpolicies and programmes, and social awarenesscampaigns. Two magazines (Janapadham and Kerala

Calling), two news letters (Kerala Interface and VikasanaSamanwayam) and other publications .3 Planning andDevelopment WingMaintenance of Government web portal, e-governancemechanism to Sutharya Keralam, production of videofilms.4 Field Publicity andExhibition WingConducting special campaigns and exhibitions within andoutside the state, national, state and district levels.5 Advertisement WingServes as professional advertisement agency forgovernment and its various departments. Produces andmarkets audio/video spots for electronic media.6 Research and ReferenceWingProvides information to the public on governmental andother general matters. Registration of books/periodicalsas per the Press and Registration of Books Act.7 Scrutiny WingWatches reactions on Government policies and activitiesand provides feed back. Online facility to analyse mediareporting.Major activities of the Department1. Publicising the policies and programmes of the Government.2. Giving wide publicity of the developmental and welfare programmes undertaken bythe Government through print-visual-audio media.3. Publishing of two monthly publication, Viz Kerala Calling in English andJanapatham in Malayalam and two monthly newsletters viz,Vikasana Samanwayamin Malayalam and Kerala Interface in English.4. Content creation and maintenance of Kerala Government Official web portalwww.kerala.gov.in and other websites like www.prd.kerala.gov.in,www.rti.kerala.gov.in and the websites of Ministers. Publishing of brochures onsocial and developmental subjects.5. Feeding the Government with the public opinion on the functioning of theGovernment.6. Publishing of books on subjects related with culture, education, traditional art formsetc.7. Functioning as information offices and news dissemination centres in all districts ofthe state.8. Functioning as professional agency for Government advertisements etc.Reviews on major activities undertaken during the reporting year are given below:18Sutharya Keralam14.212 This prestigious programme was initiated by the Government of Kerala during 2005-06in the structure of a phone-in-programme called "Sutharya Keralam" through Doordarshan andAll India Radio. Presently, it is being recast in a new fashion. It seems to be one of the major

programmes aimed at sorting out public grievances. Rs.6.35 lakh had been already expended till30.09.2008 to implement this scheme during 2008-09. Outlay and expenditure from 2005-06 to2008-09 for this programme is shown below as Table 14.50Table 14.50Outlay and Expenditure on Sutharya Keralam from 2005-06 to 2008-09Sl.No. Year BudgetedOutlay(Rs.lakh) Expenditure(Rs.lakh)1 2005-06 -- --2 2006-07 55.00 9.773 2007-08 20.00 19.024 2008-09 95 6.35(upto 30.09.2008)Source:Information and Public Relations Department

Government on People's Response14.213 The Scrutiny wing of the I&PRD watches reactions on Government policies andactivities and provides feed back to the Government on people's responses and reactions reflectedin the newspapers and electronic media. Online facility to analyse the media reporting hasacclaimed appreciation. Since the electronic media has started 24 hours news channels inMalayalam, scrutiny wing started recording news and news based programmes for analysis. TheEconomic Digest published monthly, comprising of the economic, financial and developmentalnews items published by the English news dailies, is a widely accepted publication among the topbrass of the Government.Press Release14.214 During 2008, the department has released 8502 press releases including special featuresthrough the print and electronic media. Video news clips were released to the T.V. mediacovering press meets and state level programmes in the reporting year. Table 14.51 shows thedetails of press releases undertaken during 2008.Table 14.51Details on Press Release activities during 2008Sl.No, Items Total (Nos)1 Press Notes including special press notes 85022 Press conferences of Governor, Chief Minister and Ministers 1663 Reporting of Public Programmes 11784 Special Press Conference was conducted in connection with the 2ndanniversary of the Ministry 205Special Press note issued in connection with the 2nd anniversary ofthe Ministry explaining activities/achievements & new projects ofvarious departments48Source:Information and Public Relations Department

1914.215 The press releasing wing has given accreditation to 48 new journalists and action wastaken to issue journalist pension, eminent journalist pension & journalist in distress pensionbenifitting 556 persons.Editorial and Publication14.216 The editorial wing brought out four publications besides the monthly Kerala Calling. Thetwo magazines, Janapadham and Kerala Calling, published in Malayalam and Englishrespectively have touched a level of professional elegance in both content and presentation. Four

publications were brought out in Malayalam language besides the news letters Kerala Interfaceand Vikasana Samanwayam.Table 14.52Details on Publications during 2008 through I&PRDSl.No. Publications Total (Nos)(1) (2) (3)1 Kerala Calling: monthly 122 'Kerala Calling' special issue in May 13 English folder on 2nd anniversary of Govt. 50004 'Heritage of Kerala',book 15 Folklore of Kerala, book (to be published by Nov.) 16 Intellectual Property Rights Policy: book (to be published by Nov) 17 Interface News letter, monthly 128 "Karmam Sakshi" – booklet 19 'Vyavasaya vikasanathinu Arangorungi' - booklet 110 "Haritha Keralam Unarunnu" – booklet 111 'Bhashayum Bharana Bhashayum' – booklet 1Source:Information and Public Relations Department

Field Publicity and Exhibition14.217 The field publicity and exhibition wing organises special campaigns within and outsidethe State. Exhibitions at national, state and district levels are arranged. Exhibitions in the ruralareas are also conducted. Issue based campaigns are arranged in different parts of the state onGandhi Jayanthi day on the subject of communal harmony. Seminars were conducted on varioustopics including Right to Information and Malayalam day celebrations. It took part in the IITF inDelhi and was honoured with silver medal in the reporting year. In the Republic day parade thiswing presented an instant float which got wide appreciation. Fifteen programmes were organisedin connection with the anniversary of the Ministry. Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations were organisedin 14 centers.14.218 The advertisement wing functions as a professional ad agency for the Governmentdepartments. It produces and markets audio-video spots for electronic media. The departmentnegotiated with different print and electronic media and curtailed down the ad tariff to one thirdof the actual ad rate. This has saved a good amount of money to the state as a whole. 27 displayads had been released to the print media on different government programmes. 1493 tenders andnotifications of different departments had been published in the print media as windowadvertisement to save ad cost.14.219 The major activities under field publicity and exhibitions are given below as:20Table – 14.53Details on Field Publicity and Exhibitions during 2008zSl.No. Activities No. of functionsduring 20081 Anniversary of the Ministry 152 Gandhi Jayanthi Celebrations 153 Reading Week Celebrations 154 Film shows and cultural programmes 145 Official language Week Celebrations 14Source:Information and Public Relations Department

Cultural Activities

14.220 The cultural wing of the department has organised seven film festivals independentlyand three in association with Kerala State Chalachitra Academy and other film societies. Thewing has provided films from the archive to the various film societies across the state. As part ofthe inter state cultural exchange programme a cultural team was sent to Himachal Pradesh forcultural performance and Kerala hosted cultural show of Himachal Pradesh in January 2008. Thepopular National Theatre Festival was organised after a gap of 11 years and the World ThatreDay was celebrated on March 27. The wing was proud enough to be part of awarenessprogrammes initiated by the department in 14 districts for monsoon related health programme andsecond anniversary of the present Ministry. A Folklore festival was organised in Kollam inMarch 2008.Maintenance of Government Website14.221 Planning and development wing is in charge of maintenance of Government web portalwith the site of 27000 odd pages. Both www.kerala.gov.in and www.prdkerala.gov.in which arerated as best sites in India has an average monthly hit of 3.8 million. This wing is also doingproduction of video films and 8 video film has been under different stages of production in thereporting year. Of these, 7 films are on the makers of modern Kerala series. E-Governancemechanism for grievance redressal namely "Sutharya Keralam" has also been evolved.CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF IMAGING TECHNOLOGY (C-DIT)14.222 Centre for Development of Imaging Technology is an organization established in 1988by the Government of Kerala for advancement of research, development and training in imagingtechnology with an implied role in socially relevant science and development communication.Over the past 20 years of its existence C-DIT has taken up many prestigious projects of theGovernment of Kerala and Government of India and completed them successfully. Informationand public relations department functions as the administrative department of C-DIT.14.223 Currently C-DIT works as 15 financially independent and functionally focused teams withoverlapping memberships. The services rendered by the teams during 2008 in brief are givenbelow in Table 14.5421Table 14. 54Major services rendered by Centre for Development of ImagingTechnology during 2008Sl.No Name of Teams Major services1 E-Governance1. System Administration Support FRIENDSJanasevana Kendram2. Registration Department AMC project3. System Administration support to Akshaya e-payproject4. Oushadhi ERP Consultancy5. Other Projects (Khadi Board and pending ofAkshaya & RDAMC for 2006-07 supply)6. Ground Water conservation2Optical Image ProcessingTeam1. Tax label for KSBC2. High Security Certificate for various Universitiesand other institutions in Kerala and outside the state3. Stock Image Hologram for NCPT4. Festival card with hologram KSCA5. Security Hologram stickers for Asianet

6. High Security Hologram for MACTA7. Hall Ticket Printing for Kannur University3Communication TrainingTeamConducting various courses in the areas of media technologysuch as P.G Diploma in Science and DevelopmentCommunication, Multimedia, Animation, diploma courses inWeb Development, Digital Media Production, VisualCommunication, E-Learning and Certificate Course in Non-Linear Editing and Digital Still Photography4 Research & Development Coordinating various research activities of C-DIT5Computational LinguisticTeam1. Local Language promotional products (Periyar suit)2. Ente Malayalam Website (2nd Phase)3. Local Language promotional products (Phase II)6Educational InformaticsTeam1. Digitisation of Kerala University library2. Digitisation of Kumaranasan National Library,Thonnakka7 Cybersri 1. Cybersree Training for SC/ST Students2. Training for B.Ed, M.Ed candidates8Technology ExtensionTeamConducting 24 IT related courses through 300 C-DITEducational Partners through out Kerala. The team is alsoengaged in conducting corporate training programmesthrough its CEPs such as training in office automation tominority youths in the districts of Kannur, Kozhikode,Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad and providing IT training toM.Ed/B.Ed SC/ST students in Kerala9Open Source TechnologyTeam1. Migration of the BPL databse to RSBY and CHISformat2. Technical Support & Development of existing MISin FOSS3. Computerisation of the examination wing of KannurUniversity4. Data analyzing software (State Juvenile JusticeAdvisory Board)10 Software EngineeringTeam1. PHL Suite Computerisation of Public HealthLaboratory222. Information & Guidance centres for the SCDepartment3. IT Enabled Planning Section in the Directorate of SCDD

4. VACB Suite - A Computerised system for theVigilances & Anticorruption Bureau offices inKerala5. E-pusthakam 1.0 Modernisation of KSA (DigitalLibrary and Information system for KSA)6. Libsoft Computerisation of KSLC7. E-Adharam – Digitisation of property documents8. SSA Soft Automating the various activities ofSarva Siksha Abhiyan9. Online digital Library @ KIRTADS10. KSBCDC Computerisation12. VVC Online Ver 1.013. E-grants14. DIS for Archives Department15. Akshaya16. Digital Version of the Index registers of the StateArchives Department11 Web Service TeamThe team hosting around 300 websites of government andother agencies in Kerala. In addition to developing,maintaining and hosting of routine web sites, the teamengaged in1. Web journal on accomplishment of one year by LDF Govt.2. Portal for publishing exam results3. Website on golden jubilee of Kerala’s first govt.4. Kerala govt. portal5. e-Gazette6. email for all government officials7. Web portal for all ministers in Kerala8. Content service provider for Kerala for providinginformation for Government of India officialweb site12Video DocumentationTeam1. PROFILES for I & PRD2. Malayalam Computation for KSITM3. Two year achievements documentary for KSITM4. Red Ribbon Express for KSACS5. Hariyali for Kurich grama Panchayath13Advertisement and FilmTeam1. Advertisement films for KSFE2. Advertisement film for Lotteries Department3. Campaign Materials for Lotteries Department4. Anti rabies spot for Animal Husbandry Department5. Edit suit hire for FIB6. Edit suit hire for Doordarsan7. Edusat for IT@School project14 Sutharya Keralam &News Clippings1. Sutharya Keralam for I & PRD2. News Clippings for I & PRD15New Media andAnimation Team

1. Question Ban project for Akshaya2. Film appreciation CD-ROM for Chalachitra Academy3. Multimediia Museum for Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakal4. CD-ROM for GAL5. Resource CD-ROMs for School Phase I6. Resource CD-ROMs for School Phase IISource: C-DIT

2314.224 C-DIT has implemented a large number of schemes and projects in the areas ofimaging technology, e- governance, information technology holograph production and securityprinting, computing linguistics, educational informatics, software development, open and freesoftware propagation and digitization of print media during the financial year 2007-08.C-DIT hadtargeted to implement projects worth of Rs.26 crores during the financial year 2007-08 which isthrice the amount of the previous year. Out of this targeted work the institution could be able toget project sanction for Rs.23 crore from various agencies. The total receipt during this periodwas Rs.19.00 crore (including grant-in--aid from state Govt) Some of the important schemes andthrust programmes implemented by C-DIT during the last financial year are:1) Installed Digital Image Printing System in all 38 Sub-Registrar offices in Kerala for theDepartment of Registration, which will facilitate the common people to get the print ofregistration document within munutes.2) Chief Minister’s interaction programme with general public as a grievence redressal forum inthe name of Sutharya Keralam was re introduced with a new perspective and vision.3) In addition to the maintenance of nearly 300 web sites of governmental and nongovernmentalorganizations C-DIT has redesigned and modified the site of the Chief Minister.4) The institution attained notable achievements in the field of security label printing.5) A large number of projects in the field of library digitalization were implemented whichinclude the library digitization of Kerala Sahithya Academy, KIRTARDS etc.6) Akshaya E Pay Scheme was introduced in eight districts for Kerala State IT Mission.7) A finishing school project for SC/ST students with educational background in engineering andcomputer science is being implemented successfully in the name of Cyber Sree with theassistance of SC/ST department.Table 14.55Outlay and Expenditure from 2005-06 to 2008-09*The expenditure over and above budgeted outlay is managed from various projectworks implemented by C-DIT from various clie