In an effort to strengthen rural
enterprises, the State government has come up with a Rs. 300-crore Covid-19
assistance package, which is likely to benefit as many as 1.4 lakh people,
under the Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP). The package, backed
by the World Bank, and launched by Chief Minister, Mr. Edapadi K Palaniswami,
will not only bridge the supply-chain gap in rural enterprises during the
lockdown but also help the farmer-producer group, besides supporting women
self-help groups.
Chief executive officer of TNRTP, told that
reverse migration is happening in the State as people are returning to villages
after leaving jobs in cities and other States. The fund will provide hope to
those returnees who want to start their own enterprise in the State. While the
State does not have any proper figures on how many people are returning to
villages, it is learnt that many villages spread across 120 blocks in Tamil
Nadu are witnessing the return of at least 10 to 15 people each. Interestingly,
the project aims at rural transformation through strategies that focus beyond
poverty alleviation by building sustainability and prosperity of rural
communities.
Interestingly, the World Bank-assisted project aims at rural transformation through strategies that focus beyond poverty alleviation by building sustainability and prosperity of rural communities through enterprise promotion, access to finance and employment opportunities. The TNRTP was first implemented during the then Chief Minister, Ms. J. Jayalalithaa with a total fund layout of Rs. 918.20 Crore.
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