Shri. M. B Rajesh, Minister, Local Self Government Department and Excise, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Two-Day National Workshop on 'Innovative Approaches Towards Urban Poverty Alleviation' at Adlux Convention Centre, Angamaly, Ernakulam and delivered the keynote address. The Minister said that this National Workshop would give a proper direction and new inspiration for NULM when we are going ahead. The Minister said that DAY-NULM in Kerala has been able to reach out to the significant section of urban poor. The state maintained consistency in the performance of implementing NULM. Kerala has been maintaining very good performance in SPARK Ranking for the last 6 years. He added.
Shri Rahul Kapoor, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission & PM SVANidhi made a presentation on 'DAY-NULM with a focus on NULM and way forward'. He said that we were waiting expectantly for what is going to be the future of NULM. He added that NULM and PM SVANidhi are two of the schemes that focus on the social aspect of urban areas under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, that look at the softer elements or softer aspects of improving the lives of the people, especially the vulnerable and directly connecting with them. NULM has its own shades of success and challenges and there is still scope of improvement. A collaborative approach of Government, Industry, Civil Society and Knowledge Partners is needed to address these challenges. So as we move forward to the closure of NULM 1.0, and as we think of the way this mission needs to be redesigned or restructured or the way we look at urban poverty alleviation is that probably we should look at things from a newer level. He added.
Ms. Sarada Muraleedharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala made a presentation on 'Poverty Eradication & Women. Ms. Anu Kumari, Executive Director (In-Charge), Kudumbashree and Shri. Sajith Sukumaran, COO, Kudumbashree NRO jointly made a presentation on 'Envisioning Kudumbashree as an Urban NRO'.
The states which have received SPARK Award for the Best Implementation of NULM were felicitated at the function. The SPARK Awards for the financial year 2021-22 (1st Rank-Andhra Pradesh, 2nd Rank-Kerala, 3rd Rank-Tamil Nadu) and NER & Himalayan States for the financial year 2021-22 (1st Rank-Mizoram,2nd Rank-Himachal Pradesh, 3rd Rank-Uttarakhand) and the SPARK Awards for the financial year 2022-23 (1st Rank-Gujarat, 2nd Rank-Kerala, 3rd Rank-Uttarakhand) and NER & Himalayan States for the financial year 2022-23 (1st Rank-Mizoram, 2nd Rank-Himachal Pradesh, 3rd Rank-Tripura) were also given away at the function.
'Compendium of 50 Case Studies of Urban Micro Enterprises' was launched at the function. U- Learn 2.0 (Urban Livelihood e-Learning and Resource Network) application, an e-learning initiative with the objective of building capacities of DAY-NULM was also launched. A short film on DAY-NULM was also screened at the function. The Live Musical Choreograph depicting the saga of Kudumbashree, penned by Shri. Karivellur Murali, Poet and sung by Ms. Pushpavathy Poypadathu was performed by Kudumbashree NHG members.
The National Workshop is jointly organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India and Kudumbashree.The objective of the National Workshop is to provide a robust platform for cross learning, i.e., to help to know and understand the Best Practices of the States and Union Territories implementing NULM, including Kerala. The National Workshop provides an opportunity to understand each other's challenges, field-level realities and complexities associated with implementing poverty eradication programmes in urban areas in each state and union territory.
There were Technical Sessions on the topics such as Infrastructure Development - Building a Path to Prosperity, Fostering Inclusive Urban Livelihoods: Building Bridges for All, Empowering Livelihoods through Technology. Tomorrow, there will be Technical Sessions on the International Best Practices in Urban Poverty Reduction and Convergence for Inclusive Urban Livelihoods. Following that, the delegates will visit Guruvayoor Municipality, Kunnamkulam Municipality, Kochi Metro, Water Metro and Thrissur Corporation to learn the Best Practices of NULM in Kerala.
Ms. Anu Kumari, Executive Director (In-Charge), Kudumbashree welcomed the gathering. Shri Rahul Kapoor, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission & PM SVANidhi, Ms. Sarada Muraleedharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala, Dr Madhu Rani Teotia, Director, DAY- NULM, Ms. Shalini Pandey, Director, PM SVANidhi, Shri. M. Krishnadas, Chairman, Guruvayur Municipality and Chairman, Kerala Municipal Chairman's Chamber were present at the function. The two-day workshop is being attended by Mission Directors from the States where NULM is implemented and other officials. Theme stalls and product stalls are also set up as part of the programme.
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