North East Rural Livelihoods Project (NERLP)

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The development objective of the North East Rural Livelihoods Project for India is to improve rural livelihoods, especially that of women, unemployed youths and the most disadvantaged, in the participating North Eastern States. There are four components to the project. The first component is social empowerment. The objective of this component is to empower the rural communities, create sustainable institutions so that they manage common activities around microfinance, livelihoods and natural resource management. The second component is economic empowerment. The objective of this component is to develop the capacity of rural communities to plan and manage funds for various economic initiatives and common public-good activities. Third component is partnership development. The objective of this component is to partner with various service providers, resource institutions and public and private sector organizations to bring resources such as finance, technology, and marketing into the project so that the community groups and organizations are able to improve their livelihoods. The fourth component is project management. The component will facilitate various governance, implementation, coordination, learning and quality enhancement efforts in the project.

FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank

Project

Raw Materials, Forest Products and Packaging, Government