Since 20-30% of the families in the MITTRA’S operational areas are landless special emphasis is given to support them through various interventions for better livelihood. Developing programmes for the landless is very ticklish as the landless pursue numerous vocations, each based on different resource(s). The resources vary from place to place. There is no common or a fixed "resource base" on which a mass programme can be built upon.
Approaches:
The following approaches are taken while working with the landless -
Finding opportunities for adding value to time of the landless by imparting intensive skills training; for e.g. from developing a helper to a mason to a skilled mason by imparting training in masonry.
Identifying off-farm supportive opportunities for land-based activities like nursery raising.
Creating opportunities from opportunities. Economic development in land based / agriculture sector, opens up new opportunities in the service sector. The land less can avail such jobs like diesel pump repairs, installation of irrigation systems, masonry, grocery and small trade. These activities can be earmarked exclusively for landless.
Giving priority to the landless at entrepreneurial level. At a subsequent stage, processing and marketing opportunities also develop at individual and community levels; the landless are motivated and given priority in related enterprises.
The intervention for landless are broadly catagorised as follows
Skill – example- Mason, Crapentry
Services - example -Hotel
Agriculture/livestock - example - Vegetable cultivation, Goat rearing
Trading - example - Kirana Shop
MITTRA : Landless Development Programme Coverage
Type of Support provided through Landless Development Programme
Since 20-30% of the families in the MITTRA’S operational areas are landless special emphasis is given to support them through various interventions for better livelihood. Developing programmes for the landless is very ticklish as the landless pursue numerous vocations, each based on different resource(s). The resources vary from place to place. There is no common or a fixed "resource base" on which a mass programme can be built upon.
Identifying off-farm supportive opportunities for land-based activities like nursery raising.
Services - example -Hotel