Mid-Term Evaluation of CCD Plan on Functioning of Micro-Projects and its Impact on the Livelihood of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of Odisha

Abstract

The CCD Plan is a modest attempt for the holistic development of the PTGs. It aims at addressing the critical felt needs of the PTGs by improving infrastructure and provides basic facilities so as to eliminate poverty, increase literacy level, ensure improved health status, overcome problem of food insecurity and above all bring improvement in the quality of life and conserve their traditional culture. The Plan has prescribed proper monitoring mechanism of the schemes. Accordingly, as per the instruction of ST&SC Development Department, Govt. of Odisha, the SCSTRTI, Bhubaneswar had conducted a Mid-Term Review of all the 17 Micro Projects to make an impact assessment of the PTGs development programmes for three years of CCD plan implementation with the following objectives. 1. To assess the physical and financial achievements in different Micro Projects made under the CCD plan on basis of the field study, 2. To study the impacts of different socio-economic development programmes implemented during 2007-08 to 2009-10 for enhancing the quality of life of PTGs and conservation of culture, 3. To identify the factors which have stimulated and acted as barriers to programme implementations; and 4. To suggest corrective measures for implementation of the CCD Plan.