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CASE STUDIES
Sustainability This group serves, as a support quality and functionality of
Financial- For minimizing system to meet their financial the residential layout, while
the beneficiary share various and social needs. As a result minimizing its dimensions,
initiatives had been taken, of these activities the average resulting in minimal impact on
like reusing of the dismantled income/family has increased the environment.
material, construction in pairs, manifold and have uplifted the Institutional– The practices
convergence with multiple socio-economic standards of this followed during implementation
schemes, livelihood options, family along with acceptability of this project can be replicated
which resulted in houses being in the society. at various levels wherein the
constructed with practically Cultural- Leprosy had not only projects focusing on a particular
no beneficiary share, making impacted the physical strength group/faction/gender can be
it financially sustainable. of these people but had tattered implemented by utilizing the
Furthermore, due to the their will and zeal to survive. benefits available under multiple
convergence-based development Fights they had to put up against government schemes.
model, beneficiary share was all odds, for their daily needs Transferability
reduced due to Bhagirathi Nal Jal was harsh and cumbersome.
Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, With this project of Ashanagar This project has easy
Saubhagya Yojana to the tune of there has been a paradigm shift transferability, any project
approx. Rs. 5,000, Rs. 11,000 and in the way these people now lead which focuses on addressing the
Rs. 1,500 respectively. their life, resulting in bringing housing needs of a particular
Social & Economic- With the back the cultural, emotional group/faction/gender residing
in the same locality can be
help of Khadya Gram Udyog and social values in their life. implemented by following
and Chhattisgarh State Skill This project has made immense what has been successfully
Development Authority (CSSDA) impact in the behavioral patterns executed in this project.
a Government Handloom of its residents and has resulted By selecting such group of
business has been setup for the in bringing smile, enthusiasm individuals as beneficiaries in
leprosy affected families, for and excitement back in their life. the PMAY and converging the
residents who have lost body Environmental- For construction benefits of multiple scheme,
parts and cannot do laborious of the houses, materials aided by holistic planning of
works, Silk & Forest Department required were purchased in project implementation can
has allotted 10 Acres of land for bulk, raw material received yield far-fetched results which
Kosa Silk Worm Breeding and after dismantling the rag houses are beneficial not only for
according to the Collectorate were reused for construction the citizens, but also for the
Man-Day Rate the workers of new house, the houses were implementing agencies and the
are provided a daily wage of constructed in pairs so that society at large.
Rs. 341 and all such activities a common wall can be used
have been taken care by the between two beneficiaries which Multiple projects in similar line
Self-Help Group (SHG) of that could again reduce the cost. With are being implemented in the
area. At least one member from these measures taken the project State of Chhattisgarh in similar
each household, preferably a is in a way “Existenzminimum’ fashion as follows: -
woman, has been brought under wherein the design approach
this Self-Help Group network. aimed at maximizing both
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