3.1.7. Mission Antodaya

♤ The mission seeks to converge government interventions with Gram Panchayats as the basic unit for planning by following a saturation approach by pooling resources - human and financial - to ensure sustainable livelihoods.

♤ It is a State - led initiative for rural transformation to make a real difference based on measurable outcomes to the lives of 1,00,00,000 households in 5,000 rural clusters or 50,000 Gram Panchayats in 1,000 days.

♤ Public institutions like Krishi Vigyan Kendras, MSME Clusters, other Skill Development Institutions are involved in developing the fullest potential of these clusters for enhancing productive employment and economic activities.

♤ The potential of these clusters, inter alia, could be in organic agriculture, horticulture, manufacturing, services, tourism, etc.

♤ Even the private sector, especially young CEOs, Start Ups and Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives are being invited to join the movement for making Panchayats Poverty free through enhanced livelihood diversification and market linkages.