The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, organized the 2nd 'District Collectors Conference', which took place on the 6th & 7th of September in New Delhi. Over 30 district collectors participated, making presentations on best practices to overcome challenges faced in the sectors of rural development, education, urban development, law & order, and disaster management. The Planning Commission is providing these presentations for the public to see examples of the good work being done by young IAS officers in the field, and to promote cross-learning and innovation.

1. RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Experiences from Koraput
Sachin R Jadhav I.A.S
District Magistrate-cum-Collector
Koraput, Odisha
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2. Koraput – A brief profile
Number of Blocks 14
No of Gram Panchayat 226
Population 13.7 Lakh
BPL (1997) 84%
Scheduled Tribe (2001) 49%
Scheduled Caste
(2001)
13.4 %
IMR (AHS 2011) 56
MMR (AHS 2011) 311
“Carved out of undivided
Koraput in 1992
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3. Financial Overview
Ser
No
Department 2010-11 2011-13 2012-13
Agreed
Outlay
Actual
Expenditure
Agreed
Outlay
Proposed
Outlay
1 District Sector 41612.21
38814.02
(93.27%)
39787.79 55356.98
2 Urban Sector 2960.94
1893.38
(63.94%)
3037.86 4256.99
3 Rural Sector 40213.08
29972.27
(74.53%)
34303.60 37579.47
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Untied and Special
Scheme
11244.69
3038.82
(27.02%)
12264.94 12684.88
Total 96030.92
73718.49
(76.76%)
89394.19 109878.32
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4. Sl. No Flagship
Schemes
Allocation (2012-13)
Rs. in crores
Administering Agency
MGNREGA 48.8 District Rural Development Agency
BRGF 16.83 (-do-)
IAY 19.58 (-do-)
NRLM 7 (-do-)
Biju KBK 21 District Planning & Monitoring Unit
RLTAP 50 (-do-)
MPLAD 3.5 (-do-)
MLALAD 5 (-do-)
IAP 30 (-do-)
PMGSY 31.81 Rural Works Department
NRHM 34 Chief District Medical Officer
TSC 4 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
SSA 130 District Project Coordinator-SSA
ICDS 36.73 District Social Welfare Office
Article 275 3.25 Integrated Tribal Development Agency
SCA to TSP 7.11 (-do-)
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5. Flagship
Schemes
Focus Area
Infrastructure Service Delivery Livelihood Promotion
MGNREGA
BRGF
IAY
Biju KBK
RLTAP
MPLAD
MLALAD
PMGSY
IAP
OLM
NRHM
TSC
SSA
ICDS
MDM
Article 275
SCA to TSP
RKVY
RGGVY
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6. Jeypore Koraput
Koraput
No of Blocks 9
No of Villages 1261
Total Population 5.3 lakh
Population Density 127
ST Population 62418
Habitations (<100) 796
Jeypore
No of Blocks 5
No of Villages 767
Total Population 4.5 lakh
Population Density 164
ST Population 49526
Habitations (<100) 611
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7. Key Focus Areas
• Sustainable Livelihoods
• Sanitation (Open Defecation Free)
• Health
• Grievance Redressal Mechanism
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8. Our focus priorities vis-à-vis MDGs
Provide avenues for better
source of income and
sustainable livelihoods
Improved standard of living of
parents encourages higher
enrollment of children in school
SHGs as a foundation for
livelihood intervention and
participation of women in
livelihood activities
As a direct outcome of the
special initiatives being taken to
reduce child mortality
Better income ensures
availability of adequate food for
mother together with
improvement in delivery related
infrastructure
Enhanced sanitation and
access to clean drinking water
in the villages reduces the risk
of diseases
Massive plantations being
carried out will certainly have
positive impact on the
environment
Partnership with international
agencies like UNICEF, UNFPA
etc
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9. Sustainable Livelihoods
SHG led micro-enterprises
• Koraput has a well structured Mission Shakti Federation.
• A massive livelihood support programme was launched under IAP to promote
entrepreneurship among the SHG women.
• 42 micro enterprises spread across all the blocks were planned with an outlay of
around 326 lakh.
• Out of this 42, two Niger oil extraction units, two fly ash bricks manufacturing, Sanitary
Napkin production unit at Koraput have started their operation and marketing linkages
has been established
Employment Potential
1450 - No of SHG Members to be involved
350 - Additional persons to be engaged (including
administrative & technical)
1000 - Women to be benefitted from support services like raw
material collection, marketing of products etc.
2800 - Total no of people to be benefitted
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10. Profit Analysis of Livelihood projects under IAP
Livelihood projects Qty Fixed capital
(Rs.in lakh)
Working
Capital
(Rs.in
lakh)
Total Cost
(Rs.in lakh)
Profit
(Rs.in
lakh)
Estimate
d profit
%
Multipurpose unit for Oil Ghani& Flour Mill 02 19.50 5.35 24.85 8.79 35
Flyash brick making unit 02 42.54 5.30 47.84 18.00 38
Spices/ Curry powder machinery unit 03 3.51 1.49 5.00 2.56 51
Gunny bags preparation unit 01 3.67 1.34 5.00 2.10 42
Tailoring Centre 03 3.50 1.51 5.00 2.09 42
Paper Carry bag making Unit 05 1.45 0.60 2.05 0.90 44
Honey Bee keeping unit 05 4.05 0.95 5.00 2.38 47
Cake and detergent making unit 02 2.58 2.42 5.00 1.42 28
Atta Basan plant machinery unit 03 3.35 1.65 5.00 2.23 44
Vermi compost production unit 02 2.23 0.77 3.00 1.41 47
Animal feed processing & business unit 01 2.68 2.32 5.00 2.00 40
Tamarind pulp machinery unit 06 1.72 3.28 5.00 0.66 13
Hand-made paper making unit 01 2.98 2.02 5.00 0.61 12
Sanitary napkin unit 01 2.27 1.24 3.50 1.37 39
Agarbathi production centre 01 1.25 1.75 3.00 0.95 32
Turmeric machinery processing unit 01 3.35 1.65 5.00 0.71 14
Hill brooms binding unit 02 3.02 1.98 5.00 2.00 40
Candle production unit 01 0.45 2.55 3.00 0.97 32
Dry cleaning unit 01 4.54 0.46 5.00 1.80 36
Ginger processing unit 01 0.25 4.75 5.00 1.69 34
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12. Niger Oil Extraction Unit
• Koraput has a huge production of Niger Seeds which was being directly sold
to traders without processing, at nominal profit.
• In September 2012, a Niger Oil Unit was set up in Koraput with an investment
of 24.85 lakhs out of IAP funds.
• The unit has a capacity of producing 200 liters per day and employs 5
technical persons to run the machines and is managed by Mission Shakti
District Federation.
• More than 15 SHGs are engaged in this work. Farmers get 35 rupees per kg
instead of 15-20rupees that they were getting earlier.
• Marketing tie-up has been established with a marketing agency for marketing
of the Niger Oil. Tie-ups have also been made with the residential schools,
police/BSF camps.
• In this short span the unit has generated a revenue of more than 2 lakh
rupees.
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13. From a Grantee to a Funder!
• MANAS is a school for the mentally retarded children. For last couple
of year it had not received any funding and was in a bad shape.
• Koraput district requires 1,93,500 printed bags for packing of chatua
which is part of the Take Home Ration for pregnant mothers.
• District Federation of Mission Shakti started a screen printing unit in
2012 to print these bags and this initiative was funded through IAP
• District Federation volunteered to contribute 50percent of the profit
generated.
• In this short span the unit has a turnover of around 30 lakh rupees.
• It has contributed around 3lakh rupees to MANAS as the first
installment.
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15. Project SAADHAN
Improving skills and promoting sustainable livelihood
Name of the PIA Batches Trained Placed
Srei Sahaj 3 81 50
L & T 10 136 28
I Lead 1 57 ongoing
14 274 78
• Project SAADHAN was started in the year
2012-2013.
• An Integrated hub for placement linked skill
development with requisite training and
residential facilities.
• 3 PIAs have already setup their training facility.
• Focus more on youths from the disturbed areas
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16. MGNREGS
Creating assets, promoting livelihoods
• Land Development
• More than 2300 land development projects were undertaken during
2012-13
• Current year more than 1700 land development projects have been
taken up (more to be added subsequently)
• Plantation
Variety Hectares
Mango 2200
Cashew 2100
Lemon grass & aromatic 50
Coffee Shade 1353
Coffee 160
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17. 2. Sanitation (Open Defecation Free)
• Community Approach to Total Sanitation
• Focus on Collective Behavioral Change and ensure Open Defecation Free
Villages through
• An approach extensively based on Social Mobilization.
• Engaging community motivators to spread the message of Open Defecation
Free and the importance of toilet.
• As a pilot the approach was used in Charangul GP of Semiliguda Block
• In convergence with MGNREGS 90 toilets have been constructed.
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18. Orientation of stakeholders Training of motivators Training of masons
The final outcomeSocial Mobilization Construction in progress
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19. Women SHG Led Total Sanitation
A case of Bandaguda village
• Bandaguda is a tribal village comprising of 45 Kondh families
• Under Total Sanitation Campaign construction of toilets was undertaken in
this village.
• Using SHG members as an important stakeholder, toilets were constructed.
• Revolving fund of Rs.50000 was given to a SHG for brick making
• The SHG members were involved in the entire planning process. They were
able to overcome the initial resistance from the men-folk in the village.
• The members acted as motivators and motivated the entire village to
construct toilets.
• Apart from the sum of Rs. 2200 provided per households, families came
together and contributed their maximum in terms of labour and also materials.
• Maximum local materials were used to minimize the cost of construction
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21. 3. Reproductive Child Health – reducing
IMR
62
59
56
53
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
2010-11 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12
ODISHA KORAPUT
Source: AHS 2010-11 & 2011-12
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22. Our approach
• Capacity Building of Frontline Workers
• ASHAs & AWWs were trained in 60 batches
• Around 1500 frontline workers were trained in Post Natal Checkup (PNC ) visits &
BPCR (Birth Planning & Complication Readiness).
• IMNCI (Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood illness) training has
been given to key members including AWW, ANM, Supervisors & Doctors for
successful management of Neonatal cases.
• Breast Feeding Campaign
• Social mobilization activities carried out in villages through volunteers of
Community Based Theater (CBT) to familiarize breast feeding among community.
44.6
85.7
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
Baseline (2005) Endline (2012)
Percentage of children less than 6 months exclusively
breastfed
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23. Our approach-continued
• Establishment of critical infrastructure
• Special New Born Care Unit (SNCU)
• SNCU established at DHH Koraput and SDH
Jeypore.
• FBNC (Facility Based Newborn Care) and
Observership trainings conducted for SNCU
staff.
• Post discharge tracking being done
• New Born Care Corners in Community
Health Centres
• 24 New Born Care Corners (NBCC) are
functioning in Delivery points
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24. 4. Grievance Redressal
Project Samadhan
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25. LWE Affected GPs in Koraput 25

26. Challenges
• LWE
• Propaganda-LWE related
• Governance Deficit
• Trust
• Manpower
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27. Thank you
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