PACS launches 33 projects
1 February 2012
Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) Programme launches 33 new projects in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. With this launch, PACS now supports 90 projects.
These projects will work with the socially excluded groups, enabling them to claim their rights and entitlements more effectively in 84 districts out of the 90 PACS-targeted districts.
The focus of these 57 projects is on non-discriminatory access for socially excluded groups in two key themes:
- Livelihoods (MGNREGA, FRA, Land rights, Skills development)
- Right to basic services (education, health and nutrition)
Statewise project spread
State |
Total districts |
Total projects |
|---|---|---|
| Bihar | 16 | 15 |
| Chhattisgarh | 9 | 8 |
| Jharkhand | 12 | 16 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 17 | 15 |
| Odisha | 14 | 10 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 17 | 19 |
| West Bengal | 5 | 5 |
| Inter-state | 2 | |
| Total | 90 | 90 |
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Snapshot of 90 projects
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