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The Telangana authorities has decided to grow the Inclusive Livelihood Programme (TGILP) to 7 much mandals, with a absorption connected Scheduled Castes, tribal communities and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
The programme volition present screen Gundala, Pinapaka, Dummugudem and Cherla successful Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Gangaram successful Mahabubabad district, Narnoor successful Adilabad territory and Gattu successful Jogulamba Gadwal district. The PVTGs identified successful Telangana see Gond, Kollam, Thoti and Chenchu communities.
Being implemented by the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) successful relation with the Aga Khan Foundation and BRAC International, this poorness alleviation programme follows the globally recognised Graduation Approach, tailored to section socio-economic conditions.
The Centre for Research successful Schemes and Policies (CRISP) has been engaged arsenic a strategical spouse and concurrent valuation bureau to guarantee evidence-based implementation and mid-course corrections based connected tract realities.
Officials said the programme adopts a sequenced strategy integrating societal extortion by providing entitlements, fiscal inclusion, livelihoods and marketplace linkages, portion ensuring convergence with aggregate State and Central payment schemes.
Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) underscored the request to plan livelihood interventions successful tune with section resources and assemblage needs. She pointed to the imaginable for promoting cottage industries based connected Ippa puvvu (mahua flowers) successful Agency areas, peculiarly successful the manufacture of lipid and nutrient products. Initial occurrence was seen successful the caller Medaram Sammakka- Saralamma Maha Jatara, officials said.
Currently being implemented arsenic a pilot, the programme targets 6,000 of the poorest households crossed 8 mandals successful 5 districts — Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mulugu, Narayanpet and Nagarkurnool. As of October 2025, 3,554 highly mediocre families were covered, according to SERP officials.
SERP Chief Executive Officer Divya Devarajan said an further 8,000 families would beryllium brought nether the programme and provided fiscal assistance to heighten income-generating activities nether Samaveshi Ajeevikayojana (SAY) nether National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
Overall 15,000 families volition beryllium covered with a fund of ₹70 crore. The Centre and the State volition lend to the fund successful a 60:40 ratio.
The TGILP incorporates elements specified arsenic clime resilience done security and sustainable livelihood practices, and gender-focused economical and empowerment interventions. An interaction valuation done a randomised power proceedings is being undertaken by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) successful collaboration with SERP to measure outcomes and pass scale-up.
