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10. Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) INFRASTRUCTURE

5.159 Swarna Jayanthi Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched
in December 1997. The fund is shared on 75:25 basis by both Central and State Governments. The
objective of this integrated poverty alleviation programme is to provide gainful employment to the
urban unemployed and under employed poor by setting up self employment ventures and taking up
wage employment in public works. The programme is being implemented by the Urban Local Bodies
through Community Based Organization of the poor.

5.160 Kudumbashree has organized community based organization (CBOs) of the poor in all
the 65 urban local bodies in the state. There are 31627 Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs), 3121
Area Development Societies (ADSs) and 94 Community Development Societies (CDSs) under
Kudumbashree working as Community Based Organisations in the urban areas. The CBOs in the
urban areas act also as Thrift and Credit Societies and facilitate savings and credit to the poor.
District wise details of NHGs, ADSs, CDSs and thrift fund mobilized are given in Appendix.5.46.

5.161 During the period 2008-09 to 2013-14, 9843 individual enterprises (USEP) and 2073 group
enterprises (UWSP) were set up in SJSRY scheme. The Appendices 5.47 and 5.48 show the
financial and physical achievements of SJSRY (2008-09 to 2013-14). Details of micro enterprises and
group enterprises created under the schemes are given in Appendices 5.49 and 5.50. The activities
of group enterprises vary from solid waste management to the computer hardware assembling. The
scheme was restructured and renamed as National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) in 2013.

11. Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

5.162 Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme started during 2009-10 in the state is
considered as a unique initiative in the State. It is intended to address the unemployment and
under-employment problems in the urban society. The objective of the scheme is to enhance
livelihood security in urban areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment
to every household whose adult members are willing to do unskilled manual labour. Creation of
durable community assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the urban poor is also
envisaged in the scheme. The scheme is structured in the pattern of Mahathma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. While providing employment, priority shall be given to
women in such a way that at least 50% of the beneficiaries shall be women who have registered
and requested for work under the scheme. Since the scheme is its initial stage of implementation no
financial or physical achievement has been reported. During the year 2013-14 an amount of Rs.229
lakh has been expended for the scheme.

12.Development Authorities In Urban Infrastructure

(i) Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA)

5.163 Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) was constituted for the implementation
of projects for planned and scientific development of Thiruvananthapuram city and adjoining areas.
The jurisdiction of TRIDA extends to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation and 10 grama panchayaths
covering an area of 293.65 square kms. TRIDA has been appointed as the nodal agency for the
land acquisition related works as a part of the Capital Region Development Programme. Under this
programme, 12 roads totaling to a distance of 42.6 Kms have been taken up for improvements. The
land acquisition for widening of roads has been completed and the land was handed over to the
Kerala Road Fund Board (KRFB) for road widening works. The construction of a flyover at Bakery
Junction was completed. Details of major projects undertaken by TRIDA are given in Appendix 5.51

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