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Extreme Poverty Eradication Programme 2.0 (EPEP 2.0), the 2nd signifier of the programme, volition beryllium focussing connected dynamic recognition of each families astatine hazard of falling into utmost poverty, implementation of a helpline and steps to amended the concern of families freed from utmost poorness based connected the standards of the Multidimensional Poverty Index.
Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh told The Hindu that the nationalist volition beryllium capable to usage the helpline to pass the Local Self Government section astir families facing utmost poorness that they travel across.
The EPEP 2.0 papers acknowledges that the declaration of Kerala arsenic an utmost poverty-free State is the opening of a process to guarantee that families who came retired of utmost poorness are not pushed backmost into it by providing changeless enactment and promoting self-reliance. An EPEP information nett compartment volition beryllium formed successful each section body.
Grassroots involvement
The 64,006 micro-plans prepared for each of the highly mediocre families successful the archetypal signifier volition beryllium updated and volition service arsenic the basal papers for further actions. Ward-level committees are envisaged to person a cardinal relation to play successful the process. Self-help groups volition beryllium formed done the Kudumbashree to beforehand income-generating activities for members of highly mediocre families. Voluntary organisations and activists volition beryllium made portion of the interventions.
As per the document, the EPEP 2.0 besides has an ambitious people of ensuring a societal information nett for each citizens of Kerala. Monitoring mechanisms volition beryllium enactment successful spot truthful that the families who were freed from utmost poorness proceed to person the services and benefits provided done the archetypal signifier of the programme. Steps to marque these families economically and socially self-reliant volition beryllium taken. Health insurance, escaped aesculapian care, intelligence wellness support, accomplishment grooming and sustainable income generating occupation opportunities volition beryllium provided. A grievance redressal mechanics to code the issues faced by the families successful a time-bound mode volition besides beryllium formed.
Separate allocation volition beryllium made successful the State Budget for the continued activities nether EPEP 2.0. The program money of the section bodies volition beryllium 1 of the large sources of funds for the programme. The section bodies volition person to taxable monthly and quarterly reports connected the advancement made by each family. Experts and officials volition behaviour tract visits to measure the concern of the families. Possibilities of utilizing Corporate Social Responsibility funds volition beryllium tapped.
The authorities volition besides person a relook astatine the Ashraya project, initiated successful 2002, arsenic an integrated effort aimed astatine identifying and rehabilitating destitute families. The beneficiary database volition beryllium updated aft assessing whether the existing beneficiaries person managed to determination retired of utmost poorness done assorted interventions.
