This press release announces that the World Bank on June 24, 2009, approved one hundred million US Dollars IDA credit to India, designed to address rural poverty in Madhya Pradesh, one of the country’s poorest states. The state has the third highest incidence of poverty and the lowest rate of poverty reduction among the major states of the country. The Second Madhya Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project (MPDPIP-II) is designed to empower the poor by organizing them into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and facilitate their federation into cluster-level organizations, to enable them to access higher value markets, formal financial intermediaries, among other things.
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Document Date
2009/06/24
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Document Type
Announcement
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Report Number
165793
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2021/11/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Announcement of World Bank Provides More Support to Rural Poverty Program in Madhya Pradesh, India on June 24, 2009
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Keywords
Below the Poverty Line; self help group; poor rural household; improved livelihood; household income; million people; incidence of poverty; formal financial intermediary; agricultural activity; fund allocations; irrigated land; executive committees; livelihoods activity; agriculture production; agricultural production; social empowerment; poverty program; concessionary lending; grace period; household decision; low rate; geographical size
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Announcement of World Bank Provides More Support to Rural Poverty Program in Madhya Pradesh, India on June 24, 2009 (English). Bank News Release Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/293731635782376125/Announcement-of-World-Bank-Provides-More-Support-to-Rural-Poverty-Program-in-Madhya-Pradesh-India-on-June-24-2009