Integrated Natural Resources Management and Poverty Reduction in Haryana

The Haryana Forest Department has lunched an ambitious projects namely "Integrated Natural Resource Management and Poverty Reduction in Haryana" with financial assistance from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation aiming at afforestation of approximately 50,000 ha, water and soil conservation, poverty reduction activities, technical assistance and institutional capacity development in 800 villages, 2004-05 to 2009-10.

The project is expected to create employment, increase income through the acquisition of income-generating skills, improve the social status of poor people by supporting self-help groups, supply forest products to the poor, increase production in livestock farming, and improve nutrition by securing access to water and by improving soil.

Our Mandate

RDC’s mandate is to provide facilitating measures for reducing poverty by constitution of micro-institutions through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of poor women & youths and providing them adequate support to take up income generation activities.

Project Districts

Mahendragarh, Rewari, Bhiwani, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa.

As per project guideline, we took up project works in 85 designated villages in 2004-05 and another 84 villages during 2005-06 spreading across 7 districts in southern part of Haryana.

Micro Institution (Self Help Groups) Details (2004 - 2007)