NSRLM workshop on AAP 2017-18 roll-out underway

Addl. secretary RD and mission director, SRLM Nagaland Athel O. Lotha in her keynote address appreciated the staff for their commendable effort in achieving 80% of FY 2016-17 targets despite the financial challenges the State Mission faced. She highlighted FY 2017-18 strategies, focus on Intensive Community Mobilization for promotion of community institutions, Self Help Groups /Village Level Organisation in the 11 new intensive blocks; promotion and strengthening of SHGs and Higher Level Organization and intensive livelihoods interventions at resource & intensive blocks; enhance capacity of human resource at all levels; strengthen community institution towards financial security through Bank linkage and State specific innovative model and strengthen program quality through quarterly monitoring and field support visits to the mission managements units by the State mission team.

Athel also called for renewed commitment and passion towards the common goals and objectives of bringing sustainable change in the lives of rural poor. 

Objectives of the workshop were shared by the chief operating officer (Programs), M. Rollan Lotha. He reiterated that the Community Institutions were the core of DAY-NRLM. He said that the State Mission would continue to engage its’ resources towards building enabling environment for the Community Institutions by complementing with services that include financial and capital services, production and productivity enhancement services, technology, knowledge, skills and inputs, market linkage, and a platform for convergence and partnerships with various stakeholders by building environment for the poor to access their rights and entitlements and public service thereby enabling them to enjoy a portfolio of sustainable livelihoods.

Presentations on achievement status of FY 2016- ’17 were given by respective districts and blocks.

District functional specialists, block program managers and area co-coordinators are taking part in the workshop from the 9 NRLM districts of Nagaland. 

On day 2, the districts would prepare respective district plans along with the State Mission Management Unit (SMMU) and present it before the house for discussions and future implementations.

It may be mentioned that the workshop is a first of its kind for the State Mission where the AAP objectives would be discussed in detail so that the staff would be apprised and equipped with the knowledge and resources as it carries out the implementation of the year’s plan in line with the approved AAP.