In order to achieve the ultimate objective of DAY-NRLM to eradicate absolute poverty it is important to work closely with not only economically poorest of the poor but also with the people who are suffering from different kinds of vulnerability such as PVTGs, Survivors of Violence, etc. in order to do that we follow following approaches and tools

a. Vulnerability Mapping Exercises: Vulnerability mapping is a combination of few participatory exercises. This is a two day exercise in village but involves intensive training on the facilitation skills. This largely carried out by the trained Block Resource Persons-Social Development (BRP-SD) with the help of all Badlao Didi (Gender Point Person from each SHG), Members of Social Action Committee (SAC) members of Village Organisations (VO) and the office bearers (OB) of VO. The exercise is conducted with the entire villagers. Special efforts are made to ensure the participation of vulnerable sections of the society. Exercises like Social Mapping, joint home visits, Vulnerability Mapping and revisiting of SECC-2011 data are made to understand the context of vulnerability in the said village and to identify the most vulnerable families of the village.

b. Identify the village level vulnerabilities: in a participatory exercise conduced with entire villagers to identify and list problems of the village in the order of their priority.

c. VRF and VRPE: Vulnerability reduction planning exercise (VRPE) is carried out for facilitating the Vulnerability Reduction Planning Exercise for the individual and community level vulnerability. The activities planned for vulnerability reductions are divided into financial and non-financial activities on the basis of the financial support it requires. The financial activities are then supported through Vulnerability Reduction Fund (VRF) as per the VRF guidelines approved by JSLPS.

d. Social Inclusion: The vulnerable families, as identified above, are included in the fold of DAY-NRLM. Special efforts are made to include the vulnerable sections such as Elderly people, PVTGs, Particularly Vulnerable SC Groups, Survivors of Violence, Migrant Labourers, etc. Special projects under the innovative fund of DAY-NRLM have been formed for addressing the issues of these vulnerable sections. The special projects are

i. Udaan Project: The project is for the comprehensive development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of Jharkhand. The project is being implemented to benefit around 24000 PVTG families of 24 Blocks of 11 Districts of Jharkhand. The project period is from Dec 2018 to March 2022.

ii. Shram Samman: The project aims at the vulnerability reduction of returnee migrant labourers affected by the country lockdown carried out during the COVID19 Crisis. The project is being implemented in the 33 blocks of 11 districts of Jharkhand. The project period is from November 2020 to October 2023.

iii. Garima Project: The project aims to make Jharkhand free from witch hunting and witch branding practices. 2068 Villages of 342 Gram Panchayats of 25 Blocks of 7 select districts of Jharkhand would be covered under the project. The project period of Garima is April 2020 to March 2023.

iv. Elderly Inclusion: In partnership with HelpAge India, JSLPS worked in 6 clusters of 3 blocks of 3 districts on the model of Elderly Inclusion. More than 500 Elderly groups were formed in Namkum, Pakuria and Khuntpani block of Ranchi, Pakur and West Singhbhum districts respectively. As part of intervention, elderly people were categorised into three categories of Active, Assisted and Destitute. The initial effort was to convert all the assisted elderly into active elderly person through little interventions like Health check-ups, providing hearing aids, wheel chair, etc. In the longer run, the SD domain is looking forward to see an elderly network in the state evolving out of the elderly groups.

The social development believes that gender discrimination is all about the widespread thought that one gender carries about the other gender. If men think that women are inferior or if women think that men are superior or both of them think that transgender are inferior to them then JSLPS works against these thought. The SD domain respects the individual’s identity of sexuality one prefers to have. In this context, the domain works to replace the culture of patriarchy prevailing in the society with gender equality through following activities.

a.The domain aims to establish Gender Point Persons, called ‘Badlao Didi’ in every SHGs,

b.Creating a gender forum called ‘Badlao Manch’ in every Village Organisations (VO) and Cluster Level Federations (CLF).

c. Strengthening Social Action Committee (SAC) of all VOs and CLFs.

d. In the process, the domain is imparting training on the issue of gender equality in all the community institutions created under DAY-NRLM and to the mission staff.

e. A special project called ‘Gender Responsive Organisation for Women (GROW)’ has been initiated by MoRD in partnership with IWWAGE in two blocks of Jharkhand.

f. To establish Gender Justice Forum at the block level in coordination with district and block administration, Police, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Civil Societies and Education institutions.

g. The domain is also aiming to initiate community managed One Stop Centres at the block level for the survivors of all kinds of violence against women.

h. The domain is developing its strategies to work on the following issues of violence i. Witch Hunting and Branding ii. Human Trafficking iii. Domestic Violence iv. Sexual violence against women v. Child Sexual Abuse

The domain follows the principles of participation and transparency in all its interventions.It encourages the participation of women in Gram Sabha.In the VRPE exercise, the team interact with basically 5 Village/panchayat level service providers and institutions, Health Sub Centre, Anganwadi, School, Panchayat and PDS Shop. Community interface is regularly organised with the service providers of these five institutions. The SAC members and BRP-SDs also participate in the social audit conducted by State Social Audit Unit of Government of Jharkhand.

CLF, VO and SHG members are regularly trained by State Master Trainers (SMTs), Block Resource Person (BRP-SD) and Badlao Didi respectively on the social security schemes of the central and state government. Entitlement tracking register is maintained at the VO level of all the SHG members and other vulnerable families who may or may not be the part of any Self Help Groups (SHGs) due to variety of reasons. Dash Board is maintained for all the vulnerable groups against the following information

a.Accessibility of entitlement as per the eligibility of the individual vulnerable families.

b. Accesses to the provisions of DAY-NRLM of the vulnerable families

c. Access to the legal, socio-psychological, police and medical services as per the need.