Bandipora: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Indu Kanwal Chib, Saturday chaired a review meeting of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) to assess progress across key components and chart priorities for the coming period.
During the meeting, block-wise performance under social mobilisation was reviewed in detail, including household coverage targets and achievements.
Expressing concern over the unsatisfactory performance of Tulail and Sumbal blocks in the areas of social mobilisation and bank credit linkages, the Deputy Commissioner stressed the need for focused and sustained efforts to improve outcomes. She appreciated the improvement shown by some blocks and urged the teams to continue working with the same commitment, assuring full support from the district administration to strengthen outreach and mobilisation initiatives.
The status of bank credit linkages, including targets and achievements, was also reviewed, with emphasis laid on improving coordination with banking institutions to enhance credit flow to Self Help Groups. The District Programme Manager, NRLM, informed that a focused strategy had been put in place and that regular review meetings were being conducted to improve overall performance.
The Deputy Commissioner reviewed the status of the IBCB cadre, including Cluster Coordinators (CCs), Cluster Data Entry Operators (CDEOs) and Bank Sakhis. She also assessed progress under the Lakhpati DIDI initiative, covering women engaged in farm, non-farm and allied livelihood activities. Updates were taken on farm-based cadres, including Krishi Sakhis, Pashu Sakhis and Van Sakhis.
Progress under Mission YUVA was also reviewed, including Udyam Jagriti registrations and the status of credit applications.
The Deputy Commissioner encouraged promotion of innovative and emerging enterprises beyond traditional activities, such as cyber cafes, boutiques, trading ventures and e-commerce businesses, to create sustainable livelihood opportunities for rural youth and women.
The meeting further reviewed the status of Cluster Level Federation (CLF) registration with cooperatives, food service enterprises and reiterated the need to strengthen social mobilisation and bank linkages to ensure sustainable and inclusive livelihoods for women under the NRLM framework.
