The PMMS has been working towards poverty alleviationPoverty alleviation and livelihood development for the past two decades. Among the 1542 SHGs under the PMMS, 41 belong to the PwDsPersons with disability (PwD), and 90% of its members were from poorer backgrounds. Efficient financial inclusionFinancial inclusion, bank linkagesBank linkage, diverse creditCredit support, and high repaymentRepayment levels have led many of its members to improve their economic situations. The federation's visionVision is to ensure a minimum monthly earning of ten thousand rupees for each member. It promotes sustainable agricultureAgriculture through Zero Budget Natural FarmingZero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). It has trained its members in organic farmingOrganic farming and supported it through convergence with various schemes. The federation has established milk collection and cooling units in collaboration with a dairy cooperativeCooperative, enhancing economic opportunities for the members. With the increased flow of credit, the federation encourages non-farm livelihoods by providing training. Even as its social action committeeSocial Action Committee (SAC) has shown vibrancy in addressing issues affecting women, the excessive focus on microfinanceMicrofinance has diminished scope for grassrootsGrassroots initiatives.

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Towards Livelihood Diversification: Pileru Mandal Mahila Samakhya (PMMS), Andhra Pradesh

  • C. Shambu Prasad,
  • Prasanth A.

摘要

The PMMS has been working towards poverty alleviationPoverty alleviation and livelihood development for the past two decades. Among the 1542 SHGs under the PMMS, 41 belong to the PwDsPersons with disability (PwD), and 90% of its members were from poorer backgrounds. Efficient financial inclusionFinancial inclusion, bank linkagesBank linkage, diverse creditCredit support, and high repaymentRepayment levels have led many of its members to improve their economic situations. The federation's visionVision is to ensure a minimum monthly earning of ten thousand rupees for each member. It promotes sustainable agricultureAgriculture through Zero Budget Natural FarmingZero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). It has trained its members in organic farmingOrganic farming and supported it through convergence with various schemes. The federation has established milk collection and cooling units in collaboration with a dairy cooperativeCooperative, enhancing economic opportunities for the members. With the increased flow of credit, the federation encourages non-farm livelihoods by providing training. Even as its social action committeeSocial Action Committee (SAC) has shown vibrancy in addressing issues affecting women, the excessive focus on microfinanceMicrofinance has diminished scope for grassrootsGrassroots initiatives.