The Integrated Village Development Project (IVDP) is a collaborative effort of four stakeholders viz the Government of Maharashtra, Tata Motors Limited (TML), BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development  (BISLD) and the Pathardi Grampanchayat in Jawhar taluka of Palghar district of Maharashtra, who is inhabited by the tribal community. There are 796 families and 3163 population in six villages.

This collaborative project was initiated in the year 2018 for addressing issues such as lack of sustainable livelihood opportunities, water scarcity, low agricultural productivity, malnutrition, lack of access to basic medical services and limited access to higher education faced by the community.

The project aims to achieve increased food and income security, improvement in the asset-base of the tribal population, reduction in the vulnerability of the tribal population to economic shocks, and improvement in the quality of the tribal community in the project area.

The uniqueness of this collaboration is the joint efforts of these four stakeholders, where the district administration of Palghar district has assured to provide Rs. 1367.28 Lakhs (87%) implementation of various schemes of the government routed through different line departments. TML which is contributing to this project under its corporate social responsibility initiative (CSR) has assured to contribute Rs.201.58 lakh (12.5% of the budget) and community contribution Rs.0.9 Lakhs (0.5%).

The district administration of Palghar district has entered into a formal memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TML for assuring benefits to the community by converging with various government schemes. Such a formal assurance by the district administration to the project budget for the initiative under CSR may have happened for the first time in Maharashtra. 

BISLD, an associate organization of BAIF Development Research Organization provided techno-managerial support to the project based on its experience of working with the tribal community for the last fifty years. The Grampanchayat of Pathardi village was involved in ensuring active participation of the village community by creating necessary awareness generation among the community for creating a conducive atmosphere in association with local non-government organizations like Aroehan and Suprabhat Mahila Mandal.

The project activities were implemented as per the comprehensive village development plan prepared in consultation with the community and line departments of the government. The project implementation team of BISLD ensured that all the activities are completed as per the set timelines.   

The project was monitored jointly by all the stakeholders continuously. A midline assessment was undertaken for understanding the progress vis-à-vis the baseline situation. The baseline situation was captured through an elaborate study undertaken before initiating the project.  

There were some hurdles such as delay in approval and  implemnation of the activities while working with different stakeholder which were resolved within specified time thorugh regular meeting.

In the three years of project implementation, the district administration has been able to mobilize government funds valued at Rs. 561 lakhs  (71.64%) through programmes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA), PMIAY, Agriculture Department, Tribal Development Department, Minor irrigation, Panchayat samiti and ICDS.

TML has undertaken works such as agriculture development, water for irrigation, tree based farming, livestock development, women empowerment,governance and enterrunarship   amounting to Rs. 213 lakhs(28.21%) and Rs.1.2 Lakhs (0.15%) contribution y community.

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The impressive outcomes of this unique initiative show a new pathway way for achieving quality impacts in a short period.

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