Zero Poverty – Community Level Infrastructure – Kuppam Area Development Authority, Andhra Pradesh

Zero Poverty – Community Level Infrastructure
Problem
- Low household income and poverty traps required targeted action to raise per capita income from 1.34 lakh in 2022-23 to a targeted 2.98 lakh by 2028-29.
- Families below the poverty line needed structured livelihood support from Margadarshis, facilitated by CSR partners and NGOs serving as Bangaru Mithras.
- Citizens lacked adequate access to advanced facilities for education, skills development, digital learning, entrepreneurship, and co-working.
- Gaps in sanitation awareness and solid waste management infrastructure affected public health, cleanliness, and the overall quality of life in communities.
- Households needed reliable access to emergency healthcare, doorstep veterinary services, decarbonised personal mobility, and community support systems to reduce vulnerability.
Solution
- Vulnerable households and community gaps were identified through field surveys, Gram Sabhas, local consultations, and validation by village-level systems.
- Family needs were mapped and prioritized across livelihoods, housing, sanitation, healthcare, education, mobility, and other essential services.
- Government schemes, CSR partners, NGOs, Margadarshis, and Bangaru Mithras were aligned to specific intervention areas and beneficiary needs.
- Household-level and community-level interventions were implemented through coordinated partners, vendors, departments, and field teams.
- KADA monitored progress through regular reviews, field follow-up, beneficiary tracking, and issue resolution with implementation partners.
Outcomes
- More than 25.77 crore in CSR support was mobilized to strengthen household development and community infrastructure across Kuppam.
- Vulnerable households were systematically identified and linked to targeted support through the zero-poverty, family-centered development approach.
- Access improved to livelihoods, healthcare, mobility, sanitation, digital learning, and other essential community services.
- Community infrastructure such as roads, drains, streetlights, waste management, and connectivity received focused support through convergence and partnerships.
- The initiative strengthened self-reliance, dignity, and resilience among vulnerable families, especially women, youth, farmers, and underserved rural households.
SKOCH Award Nominee
Category: State Government – Planning
Sub-Category: secState Government – Planning
Project: Zero Poverty – Community Level Infrastructure
Start Date: 1-06-2025
Organisation: Kuppam Area Development Authority, Andhra Pradesh
Respondent: Vikas Marmat
https://kada.ap.gov.in/
Level: Club
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Vikas Marmat at projectdirectorkada@gmail.com
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