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Social Inclusion: Implementation, Outcomes and Key Learnings

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-03) Singh, Varun ; Rani, P. Usha

The Government of India (GoI) approved the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in June 2011 to implement a renewed demand-driven strategy of rural poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods, based on universal social mobilization, building community -managed institutions of the poor, and universal financial inclusion. The central objective of the NRLM is to ‘establish efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor that enable them to increase household (HH) incomes through livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial and public services.’
Integration of Health and Nutrition into Livelihood Programs under DAY-NRLM

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-03) Chava, Lakshmi Durga ; Buggineni, Padma ; Rani, P. Usha

Over the past two decades India has seen significant improvements in household incomes, agricultural productivity and child survival, although malnutrition among children remains high, despite improvements over the last decade. While stunting and underweight prevalence has gone down, trends in corporal wasting show an overall increase in the last decade. The decrease in stunting has been from 48 percent to 38.4 percent, (1 percentage point per year). Similarly, underweight prevalence has reduced by 0.68 percentage points from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 (2005-06) to NFHS-4 (2015-16).
Combating Malnutrition: Can Group Procurement be Equitable? Results from a Food Security Program in Rural Bihar

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2019-10) Christian, P.

India has among the highest rates of child malnutrition worldwide, with Bihar one of the worst affected states. With the intent of combating food insecurity, the Government of India (GoI) and the state Government of Bihar (GoB) offer a Food Security Fund (FSF) via the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society. The program has proved successful in giving rural women agency to ensure food security for themselves and their families. The scheme is most effective in reaching the poorest households when local committees procure the most affordable grains.
Poverty and Social Exclusion in India: Adivasis

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012) Das, Maitreyi Bordia ; Kapoor Mehta, Soumya

This brief describes the poverty and social exclusion of the tribal groups in India. Tribal groups or Adivasis are considered to be the earliest inhabitants of India. While India is widely considered a success story in terms of growth and poverty reduction, Adivasis in 2004–2005 were twenty years behind the average. Scheduled Tribes are often conflated with Scheduled Castes in the development literature, although they are completely different social categories. Physical remoteness and smaller numbers have gone together with political isolation and low voice in decision making for the Scheduled Tribes. There have been measures to assure defacto autonomy and self-rule to Adivasis, but implementation has been patchy. More discussion of tribal aspirations and problems from their point of view is needed, rather than an examination of such issues through the lens of policy makers, the bureaucracy, or the civil society.
Impact of Social Accountability Mechanisms on Achieving Service Delivery and Health Development Outcomes in Satara District, Maharashtra, India

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2009-11) Patel, Darshana ; Shah, Parmesh ; Islam, Moutushi ; Agarwal, Sanjay

Satara District Council has an average budget of roughly US$30 million/1,410 million Indian rupees to provide health, nutrition, drinking water, sanitation, and education infrastructure services to its citizens. While social and economic indexes indicate that Satara is one of the better-developed districts in Maharashtra, it still falls short in attaining expected service delivery outcomes. Irregular health services and suboptimal health outcomes such as malnourishment, unsafe drinking water, and lack of sanitation remained major challenges in the district because of the absence of community participation in planning and poor accountability on the part of public functionaries. The overall objective of this accountability intervention was to improve development outcomes by strengthening the delivery of services by key government departments and programs. The micro-planning (MP) aspect of the process allowed communities to set collective priorities and decide on investments while the community scorecards (CSC) part allowed regular monitoring, feedback, and dialogue between service users and providers.
Chhattisgarh, India: Performance Rating of Gram Panchayats through Community Score Cards

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2007-09) Murty, J.V.R. ; Agarwal, Sanjay ; Shah, Parmesh

The World Bank-supported Chhattisgarh District Rural Poverty Reduction Project (CGDPRP), also called locally as Nawa Anjor (New Light), aims at improving opportunities for poor and vulnerable communities in Chhattisgarh State. To achieve this goal, the project creates infrastructure and income opportunities for the rural poor, empowers disadvantaged groups, and helps local governments1 become more responsive and effective in assisting the poor. CGDPRP sought to develop a performance monitoring and rating system to build local government capacity, especially the Gram Panchayats (GPs). In this context the project experimented with the use of the Community Score Card (CSC) for identifying crucial issues that affect local service delivery, measure user satisfaction, empower village citizens (especially the poor and women), and rate the performance of GPs. This note summarizes the findings, processes, concerns, and lessons learned from the Chhattisgarh pilot.
Maharashtra, India: Improving Panchayat Service Delivery through Community Score Cards

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2007-08) Murty, J.V.R. ; Agarwal, Sanjay ; Shah, Parmesh

This note summarizes the experiences from a pilot project undertaken by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, in partnership with the World Bank-sponsored Jalswarajya Project. The current initiative was one of six pilot projects launched by the South Asia Sustainable Development Department (SASAR) of the World Bank aimed at the application of specific social accountability tools in different contexts of service delivery through the trust fund for Capacity Building and Piloting of Social Accountability Initiatives for Community Driven Development in South Asia.
Andhra Pradesh, India: Improving Health Services through Community Score Cards

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2007-08) Misra, Vivek ; Ramasankar, P. ; Murty, J.V.R. ; Agarwal, Sanjay ; Shah, Parmesh

The current initiative was one of six pilot projects launched by the South Asia Sustainable Development Department of the World Bank aimed at the application of specific social accountability tools in different contexts of service delivery through the trust fund for Capacity Building and Piloting of Social Accountability Initiatives for Community Driven Development in South Asia. This note summarizes the findings, processes, concerns, and lessons learned from the Andhra Pradesh pilot.