Start USRLM activities in remaining 35 blocks: CM

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Start USRLM activities in remaining 35 blocks: CM

Friday, 18 October 2019 | PNS | Dehradun

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has directed that activities under the Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood Mission should also be conducted in the remaining 35 development blocks of the State. For execution of the plan in these development blocks, the Chief Minister has also accorded approval for appointments to 140 posts including those of Block Mission Manager, area coordinator, computer operator and accountant.

Regarding this, the rural development additional secretary, Ram Vilas Yadav, stated that a day ago, he had informed the Chief Minister about the activities being undertaken under the USRLM. He informed that through the USRLM, as part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, National Rural Livelihood Mission, 27,455 self help groups, 1,403 village organisations and 52 cluster-level organisations have been established in 60 development blocks in 13 districts.

While 17,630 groups have been accorded revolving fund, community investment fund has been facilitated for 5589 groups.

Preparing micro-loan schemes for 16,289 groups, bank loans have been provided to 8,144 groups to link them withlivelihood.

Livelihood activities have been started by 48,786 members of 7,146 self help groups in the State.

Of these, 112 groups are involvedin THR, 15 in farm machinery banks, 26 in Prasad making, 15 in nursery, 38 in making school uniforms, six in stationery, 36 in enterprises, 63 in dairy, 253 in agriculture related works, 10 in horticulture, two in RUTF and 26 groups are involved in making LED bulbs.

For marketing of the products being made by the self help groups, the USRLM is preparing 13 nano-packaging units in 13 districts and developing 13 Saras centres into district level outlets.

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