Concept Note on Catalyzing Development in Vishakhapatnam LS Constituency – A Brief Overview

Ø The Parliamentary constituency of Vishakhapatnam, one of the 25 constituencies in , is spread across two districts – Vishakhapatnam and . Ø It covers legislative assembly segment from Vizianagaram and East, Visakhapatnam West, Visakhapatnam North, Visakhapatnam South and Gajuwaka urban legislative assembly segments and Bhimil rural legislative assembly segments in Visakhapatnam Ø Srungavarapukota legislative assembly constituency consists of Srungavarapukota, Vepada, Lakkavarapukota, and Jami mandals.

§ Lakkavarapukota or L. Kota Mandal has a jurisdiction of over 32 villages and comprises of 32 gram panchayats § Population of L. Kota Mandal is 53,039, with 49.9% female and 50.1% male. § L. Kota is the largest panchayat with an area of 11kmsq. and serves as headquarters to the mandal. § It is the principal citizenry servicing center of the whole mandal for administrative purposes. § Agriculture is the primary occupation of the people in this region.

Swaniti Initiative | 2 – Economic Profile

Vizianagaram is one of the backward districts, as notiied by the Government of , along with the other districts, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam in the north eastern plains of Andhra Pradesh.

• With a total of 637 inhabited villages in the District, 80% of District Domestic Product the population is predominantly engaged in agriculture and allied activities including dairy farming and isheries. • The district has no major industries 25% • The micro and minor industries such as rice, jute and cashew mills engage 21,758 workers 51% • Employment through mining industry is relatively low • Average daily wages for skilled laborers in the district was INR 250 for Carpenter and INR 225 for Blacksmith 24% • Field Laborers – Male received on an average a daily wage of INR 200 while Women Field Laborers received an average daily wage of INR 140 Agri Industry Service • The number of Job Cards issued for the district in 2013-14 was 2,97,407; while the number of families provided with The Gross Domestic Product is INR 15,308 employment opportunities was 1,99,569

INR 3,707 crores INR 3,797 crores INR 7,804 crores

The Per-Capita Income of Vizianagaram district is INR 62,194, the second lowest in the state; while the per-capita income of the state is INR 79,422.

Swaniti Initiative | 3 Lakkavarapukota Gram Panchayat – A Brief Profile Lakkavarapukota GP – A Brief Introduc!on (1/3)

Located between the two Good connectivity through L. Kota has a railway important cities of roads; L. Kota GP is also station, connecting to the Vishakhapatnam and linked to the State Highway major junction of Vizianagaram. [number] Vishakhapatnam

Total Population: 4,759 Males: 2,375 Females: 2,384 Sex Ratio: 1004

The total number of Households in L. Kota is 1,154. OBC & General Category constitute the highest proportion of population in the Village ~82.3%. The Scheduled Castes comprise ~17.4% of the population while the Scheduled Tribes (STs) account for only 0.3% of the total population.

The Child Sex Ratio for the village is 1,174, which is higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.

No. of Workers • L. Kota Gram Panchayat has a total of 1,727 workers. • 64.10% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.90 % are involved in Marginal Activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. 620 • Of 1,107 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 are cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 146 are Agricultural laborers. 1107

Unemployment among the educated youth is the most pressing issue. There are tendencies of seasonal migration for work to Hyderabad, Mumbai and Main Workers Marginal Workers Kolkata.

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Literacy Rate: 71.16% Males: 79.68% Females: 62.55%

According to the Census 2011, Lakkavarapukota Gram Panchayat has a signiicantly higher literacy rate than the average literacy rate for Andhra Pradesh, which stands at 67.02%.

• In Lakkavarapukota, there are a total of eight schools, of which two are primary schools, one upper primary and one high school, all run by the government and there are 4 privately managed schools, out of which one is GFA. • No library is available in any of the four government-run schools.

With a strength of 43 Out of total 995 govt. Boys constitute 51.85% teachers, L. Kota has school-going children in of the govt. school-going children in L. Kota. Pupil Teacher Ratio of GP, 479 are girls. ~22:1 v Apart from the above, Lakkavarapukota has a residential school-cum college named A.P. Model School & Junior College – a center of education excellence initiative started by the Government of AP providing free residential education to children till 12th Grade. v The school runs classes from 6th Grade to 12th Grade, admission is through a competitive exam. v The school operates on a concept, which is similar to the Kendriya Vidyalaya run by the Government of India. v The standard operating procedures of these schools are different from normal schools.

Swaniti Initiative | 6 Lakkavarapukota GP – A Brief Introduc!on (3/3)

• A total of 1164 women (40 disabled) in the Gram Panchayat are part of the Indira Kanthi Patham • There are a total of 107 Self Help Groups under Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, Govt. of AP • These SHGs constitute 2 Village Organizations with savings of INR 53.25 lakhs and Bank Linkage to the tune of INR 110 Crores

• PHC of L. Kota serves as the Principal Health Center to the entire Mandal • 2 doctors are placed in the PHC along with 6 paramedical staff, 2 ANMs and 2 ASHA workers • 41 pregnant women and 31 children are registered with the Primary Health Centre • The Infant Mortality Rate is 19; higher than that of the Vizianagram district at 13 per 1 lakh child births

• As per the SBM dashboard, 574 HHs out of the total 1154 HHs identiied don’t have individual toilets • Out of 574 HHs without individual toilets, 528 HHs have been sanctioned under the SBM Scheme • The sanction for remaining 46 HHs needs to be taken up as 100% toilet coverage needs to be targeted for an Adarsh Gram

• There is no tap water connectivity to individual households. • The chief drinking water sources are well, bore water and public tap water supply • The government water infrastructure in the Gram Panchayat comprises of 2-3 public tap water connections, 2-3 bore-wells, 2 open tanks and 1 closed tank catering to a population of almost 5,000

• There is no functional waste dumping yard or a waster disposal mechanism • There are open drains in the village • To maintain hygiene and sanitation in an Adarsh Gram, it is imperative to have a proper waster disposal system established in the Gram Panchayat

Swaniti Initiative | 7 Launching the SAGY Development Program (SDP) in Lakkavarapukota SAGY Development Program – Concept of an Adarsh Gram

Economics and Equity • The importance of economic growth as a means to reduce inequality and improve standard of living. Providing necessary skills and building capacity on new farming technologies. Catching every opportunity to develop micro and medium skill enterprises and encoring irst generation entrepreneurs • In terms of economic growth and other human development parameters. Participation and freedom- particularly empowerment, democratic governance, gender equality, civil and political rights, and cultural liberty, particularly for marginalized groups deined by sex, age, religion, ethnicity, physical/mental parameters, etc.

Sustainability Community Empowerment • Community ownership and • For future generations in ecological, Economic economic and social terms. welfare and Community decisions in development Empowerment • Rainwater harvesting& watershed equity Initiatives . management and restoration of • Community empowerment wells Adarsh as way forward to inclusive • Garbage collection and disposal in Gram development an eco-friendly manner; possibility • Developing the community of bio-gas plants Social development index Progress & • Solar powered LED streetlights Sustainability Human • Community participation in along main road and public places Security local governance

Social progress & Human Security • Greater access to knowledge, better nutrition and health services. • security in daily life against such chronic threats as hunger and abrupt disruptions including joblessness, famine, conlict, etc.

Swaniti Initiative | 9 SAGY Development Program – Approach & Me"odology

1. Evaluate 2. Conduct 4. Strategy 3. Formulate Strategy Situation Analysis Implementation

Data Evaluate District Plan Collection Strategic Profiling Execution during visits Options

Based on ground Concept Focus reality & Plan of Model Note Areas discussions with Action Village prospective partners, if any Internal Guidelines Analysis & Financial Impact for Field Visit Plan Planning Assessment Formulation

Secondary Field Visits & Identify Funding Sources Ground Work Research Interviews

Emphasis on holistic development of Lakkavarapukota an Adarsh Gram by understanding the needs and aspirations of the villagers and implementing the development plan thus drawn by working closely with the district administration and external partners, if any.

Swaniti Initiative | 10 Lakkavarapukota GP – Key Thrust Areas (1/3)

Agriculture Ø Agriculture, almost 95% depended on rainfall Ø Leveraging the advanced farming technology Ø Need improved productivity and farmer producing companies

Total agricultural land: 1141 Ha Net Sown Area (Kharif & Rabi): 1310.13 Ha Barren & Uncultivable Land: 39.61 Ha Permanent Pasture & Grazing Land: 12.11 Ha Marginal farmers (< 0.5 Ha): 822 Small farmers (0.5 ha – 1 ha): 116 Medium & Large farmers (> 1 ha): 13

Drawbacks Sources of Irrigation (Area in Ha) • Rain fed areas; tank water is dependent on amount of rain water harvested Dug wells 1.5 • No market linkage for output Way forward Tube wells 2.5 • Promoting micro-Irrigation Micro • Providing Solar Pumps irrigation 19.65 • Community farming • Farmer producer companies Rain fed area 254 • Engaging Institutions • Regular soil test and issuing of soil health cards to all Tanks 430 farmers. • Supplying of subsided seeds and Fertilizers in time. • Propagating organic farming and capacity building to Major Crops: farmers Paddy, Ground Nut, Black Gram and Green Gram. • Capacity building farmers on new technology

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Employment Ø Reduction of unemployment rate Ø Skill development for the educated youth Ø Mitigating the migration

Establishment of Skill Development Centre • Being the Mandal Headquarter, would directly impact youth of 31 villages linked to L. Kota • Would address the employment challenges of educated youth • Implementing vocational training programs would improve employability of the semi-skilled • Frequent employment work- shops and awareness drives for youth regarding opportunities of accessing higher education would improve the overall employability rate

Establishment of Micro and Small Scale Industries Institutions Partners • Huge Potential for Establishment of Food Processing Units & • Department of • SIDPB Promotion of Diary Units Micro, Small and • SIDBI • Could leverage advantage of being Mandal headquarter Medium Industries • MFP • AP Govt. nodal • Other Banking Cos. • Easily accessible and well connected to Vishakhapatnam and agency for • NSDC Vizianagaram through both, roadways and railways industrial • APSDC • Establishing processing units for Mango & Cashew; huge promotion • ITC , Kissan, Coco- production in the Gram Panchayat & also in the district • NDDB and NABARD Cola etc.

Schemes and agencies • Andhra Pradesh Skill Development Corporation – nodal agency looking after establishment of skill development centres with the help of Swiss government. • Leveraging Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana • Partnership with Indo-German Training Centre and NTTF, which has made signiicant impact in Karnataka • Making the educational departments, owners and partners at every level of skill development program

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Social Ø Basic infrastructure needed to improved roads, drainages and other infrastructure Infrastructure Ø Quality of water supply, pollution free and towards Swacch Gram and ODF village Ø Ensuring 100% coverage for citizen services

At present, the village lacks considerably on the front of Social Infrastructure and Services available to the inhabitants. For having an Adarsh Gram, the basic amenities, household level services and citizen services cannot be compromise upon.

Basic Amenities Institutions and Partners • Pucca CC roads • CC roads & Closed Drainage through MoRD, MNREGS & • Institutional toilets (Schools, GP Bhawan & PHC) Panchayati Raj Department funds • Community Toilet • Institutional & community toilets through SBM • Proper waste disposal system & dumping yard • Land for dumping yard to be allotted through PRI & Revenue • Sewage treatment plant Department • Well connected Closed Drainage • Sewage Plant through SVSW & RWS Department funds

Individual services Institutions and Partners • Providing individual water connection to HHs • Rural Water Supplies Department for HH tap water • Improving personal hygiene for women • Awareness drives for using sanitary napkins through Health • Gas connection to every HH Department & involving Self Help Groups • Establishing Swacch Gram – 100% coverage for • CSR Deepam Program – Gas connection for all HHs Individual household Latrine (IHHL) • Leveraging SBM Funds for Swacch Gram

Citizen Services Institutions and Partners • 100% Aadhar Card & seeding with Bank A/cs • Leveraging line departments for mandatory services to all • 100% Coverage under MGNERGA • Mee-seva Centres & Bank Business Correspondents for • Bhorasa Pensions to all eligible providing citizenry services • Ration card & NTR Health Cards to all eligible HHs • Revenue Dept., specially Mandal Executive Magistrate for • 100% Financial Inclusion beneiciary identiication

Swaniti Initiative | 13 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana

Skill Development for Rural Poor Youth 75% Assured Minimum DDU-GKY is an initiative under the National Rural Livelihood Mission Placement salary of (NRLM) promoting demand-based skilling for wage employment in for trained INR 6000 Public Private Partnership Mode. It has a 3-tier implementation model candidates per month* involving the MoRD, State and Implementing Agencies (shown below). Focus on 15-35

years age The programme provides funding support for placement linked skilling group projects ranging from INR 25,696 per person to over INR 1 lakh

Project Implementing DDU-GKY State Skills Missions DDU-GKY National Unit, MoRD Agencies implement the (part of State Rural Livelihood makes the policy, provides technical program through skilling Missions) to conduct Skill Gaps support and is the facilitation agency projects and have to Assessment at GP level and in the entire programme mobilize students from provide implementation support rural areas

Emphasis on Social and Regional Inclusion Central Role for States in Deciding Skilling Projects Mandatory coverage of Socially Disadvantaged groups States with Annual Action Plan (AAP) status assess, i.e. for SC/ST – 50%, Minority – 15% and Women – approve and guide the program. 9 states have AAP Status: 33% AP, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Rajasthan, TN, Special Initiative for Kashmir – Himayat, for 27 Left Telangana and UP. Wing Extremist Districts – Roshni (coordinated by NIRD) and 10 percent of programme funds are The projects and release of funds for projects in non-AAP dedicated for the North-Eastern Region States are reviewed and appraised by the MoRD.

Swaniti Initiative | 14 Capital Subsidy Scheme to Install Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Water Pumping Systems

What? Where? Who? Using SPV Water Pumping The Scheme is applicable across The scheme is intended to obviate Systems can easily meet the India. It involves provision for farmers from areas electricity is irrigation requirements of land loans by Commercial Banks and not accessible and replace diesel holdings for small & marginal RRBs for installation of Solar PV pump sets as well increase the farmers. Promotes RE sources to Pumping systems for the purpose cropping intensity. The small and bring forward the cost-effective of irrigation. Capital subsidy is marginal farmers and Farmer irrigation methods provided for the same. Producer Companies are eligible.

Process to obtain Subsidy

Eligible borrowers apply to the banks for After sanctioning the loan including sanction of project. Bank appraises the Based on the ield visit & after subsidy amount, the bank shall satisfactory installation of the unit, the project as per norms & if eligible, sanctions bank shall arrange to make payments approach NABARD for capital loan excluding margin amount subject to directly to the supplier subsidy. NABARD will sanction the technical feasibility & inancial viability project & release subsidy

Pattern of Assistance Ø The eligible capital subsidy will be at 40% of the actual cost of the unit Ø Bank loan facility for remaining amount upon 10% down payment with ten year repayment period Ø 5 years initial warranty and maintenance

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