EFFECTIVENESS OF ASHRAYA EFFECTIVENESS OF ASHRAYA

IN ADDRESSIONG ABSOLUTE IN ADDRESSIONG ABSOLUTE

POVERTYPOVERTY

STATE INTERVENTION :

REALITY…REALITY… India- 134th out of 182 countries with the HDI value 0.612.

The Human Poverty Index rank 62nd out of 108 developing countries. About 170.1 million rural population and 49.6 million of the urban are

victims of severe poverty. 16 people per 1000 in rural areas and 3 per 1000 in urban centers are

affected by seasonal hunger.

In Kerala, BPL - around 25 percent of the total population. Scheduled Castes -19%

Scheduled Tribes -3%.

BPL families in Ernakulum District -215298.

ASHRAYA… for the Rights of ASHRAYA… for the Rights of Destitutes To Live.Destitutes To Live. Destitute Identification, Rehabilitation and Monitoring

Programme. Introduced in 2003.

Under the Poverty Alleviation Department.

Through Kudumbashree.

Enhance access to basic necessities and opportunities.

Make people self reliant.

60,532 families so far.

METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY STUDY- Descriptive.

MULTI STAGE RANDOM SAMPLING

UNIVERSE – Ashraya Beneficiaries of Ernakulam District.

UNIT- Ashraya beneficiary of panchayat where the programme has been carried out for more than 3 years..

WARDS AND BENEFICIARIES - Lottery Method

SAMPLE SIZE- 70

75% of the beneficiaries reside in rural areas

5% urban 10 % in slums and

5% have no place to live in.

LEVELS OF POVERTYLEVELS OF POVERTY

48% BPL 35% APL. 15% AAY.

MONTHLY INCOMEMONTHLY INCOME

38% earn less than 1000/ month.

RATE OF SELF EMPLOYMENTRATE OF SELF EMPLOYMENT

Only 30% is self employed.

DROP OUT RATEDROP OUT RATE

24% Drop out rate 14% is due to economic

distress.

INTERVENTION MODEL Provide awareness at the

grassroot level on the purpose of Ashraya, the procedures through which the beneficiaries must go to make best use of it.

Create goodwill among the panchayat authorities

Ensure maximum participation in gramasabha and there by in decision making.

Conduct timely evaluation, half yearly survey and a social audit every 2 years…

THANK YOU…