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Maharashtra

Tribal Development, Maharashtra

A partnership with Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department (Shabri Adivasi Vitta Va Vikas Mahamandal) that improved incomes for over 30,000 households through integrated livelihoods and natural resource management.

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State Partnership

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Overview

The High Impact Livelihoods Enhancement Project worked with the Shabri Adivasi Vitta Va Vikas Mahamandal and the Nashik Tribal Development Department to deliver integrated livelihoods and natural resource management across five tribal districts of Maharashtra, through six CSO partners including BAIF Development Research Foundation and Lupin Foundation.

The project constructed water harvesting structures and strengthened farm-based incomes for small and marginal tribal households, alongside natural resource management activities that reduced soil erosion and improved irrigation access.

Key Strategies

Construct water harvesting structures across five tribal districts
Strengthen farm-based incomes through natural resource management
Reduce soil erosion through integrated watershed interventions
Build capacity of CSO partners for livelihoods delivery

Outcomes to date

30,027
Households benefited with income enhancement
21,445
Scheduled Tribe households reached
2,512
PVTG households reached
36.12 Cr
Co-finance leveraged
2,398
Water harvesting structures constructed
2,605.5
Hectares brought under irrigation

Convergence with government schemes

₹36.12 Cr leveraged through government scheme convergence

VB-G RAM G

  • Creates rural assets and wage employment
  • BRLF adds technical support and asset planning

Tribal Development Dept, Maharashtra

  • Provides institutional access and tribal sub-plan resources
  • BRLF coordinates CSO implementation

QUICK FACTS

Districts
5 (Nandurbar, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Yavatmal, Amravati)
Blocks
7
Villages
169
Gram Panchayats
76
CSO Partners
6 (BAIF lead)
Project period
May 2021 to Mar 2024
Nodal Department
Tribal Development Dept, Govt of Maharashtra
Status
Closed

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