India's first program for income augmentation for cultivators and landless agriculture labourers
KALIA scheme aims to provide direct support to small and marginal farmers, but many eligible beneficiaries remain excluded due to fragmented land records and identity mismatches
Where does KALIA fall in the Governance Matrix
KALIA, a scheme that pioneered Direct-Income-Transfer (DIT) to the landless agricultural labourers in Odisha in 2019, was a 'Shooting Star' on account of high 'political salience' but low 'system capacity'. High political backing for the scheme catalyzed the gradual development of system capacity on the process, people and infrastructure fronts. Especially the Krushak Odisha database that was developed for beneficiary identification for the scheme after mapping several agricultural and non-agricultural databases. This was supported by on-ground verification exercises by the administration to ensure the accuracy of the database, which continues to be used in the state today.
Here's how Odisha worked towards making KALIA a success
KALIA laid the foundation for providing comprehensive income support to all agricultural households
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Landless farmers assisted via KALIA
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This work has been done under ADAPT program with the support of Government of Odisha.
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