Press Release

NRLM has the potential to bridge the critical gap between development and the
marginalized: Prnabjyoti Nath

August 5, 2017, Konark, Puri.NRLM has the potential to bridge the critical gap
between development and the marginalized. There are two categories of
deprived communities, one who is excluded from the system and other who
although included in the system by still excluded from the entitlement transfer.
Institutional Building effort with sustainable development goal is very important.
We also must include the bottom 5% of population in to SHG folds, as these
households are worst hit of poverty, suffering from starvation, malnutrition or
debt induced suicides and mostly excluded from entitlement transfer.Said
Sh.Pranabjyoti Nath, IAS, State Mission Director, Odisha Livelihoods Mission.

The speech was given during a 3-days National Level review-cum-sharing

workshopof Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Govt. of India which started
at Yatri Nivas, Konark from 3rd August 2017. The programme is hosted by Odisha
Livelihoods Mission, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, Govt. of
Odisha. Representatives of 17participantingstates comprising of the officers of
Rural Development, State Mission Directors, Additional Directors and Mission
Managershave attended the workshop. In total there are 75 participants. The
review workshop was inaugurated by Sh. PranabjyotiNath, followed by a welcome
song by SHG members of Gop Block,Puri district.

In his inaugural address, Sh.PranabjyotiNath reiterated the core objectives of

National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and the importance of community
institutions in it. Focusing on the importance of communication and capacity
building in NRLM; he said that NRLM as a family should realize its strength and
capacity to build the nation.He also enlightened the participants on various
initiatives of Odisha Livelihoods Mission and its approach for implementation.

All the states are assembled here at Konark to reflect upon their performance on
social inclusion and institution building component and develop roadmap for the
future. The workshop was addressed by other senior officers of MoRD namely Sri
Sandeep Sharma, Deputy Director, NRLM; Sri KP Rajendran, Lead, Capacity
Building; MsUsha Rani, Lead, IB & HR; Dr. Isha Prasad Bhagabat, Lead,
Health;SriDhruv J Sengupata; SriPhiip Mathew etc.