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PCMC Launches Ambitious Initiative for Inclusive Urban Development

Strategic Insights

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The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has initiated a comprehensive plan to empower vulnerable communities and promote inclusive urban development through the City Livelihood Action Plan (C-LAP). The plan, developed under the Government of India's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), aims to address city-specific livelihood needs and chart a roadmap for skills' development, self-employment, and socio-economic resilience. The initiative has already commenced with a series of focused group discussions involving key stakeholders, and a comprehensive sample survey will be conducted from May 26 to May 31 to capture demographic, economic, and occupational data.

Key Takeaways:

  • The PCMC has launched the City Livelihood Action Plan (C-LAP) to empower vulnerable communities and promote inclusive urban development.
  • The plan is being developed under the Government of India's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
  • A two-day series of focused group discussions has commenced on May 21, involving key stakeholders including government officials, NGOs, private sector representatives, and academic institutions.
  • Shekhar Singh, municipal commissioner, PCMC, emphasized that the C-LAP will help create a skilled and resilient workforce, enable dignified livelihoods, and ensure that no section of society is left behind.
  • A comprehensive sample survey will be conducted from May 26 to May 31 to capture demographic, economic, and occupational data focusing on informal workers, slumdwellers, households run by women, persons with disabilities (PwDs), and the transgender community.
  • The survey aims to ensure that the plan remains rooted in ground realities.
  • The C-LAP will address city-specific livelihood needs and help chart a roadmap for skills' development, self-employment, and socio-economic resilience.

Statistics:

  • From May 26 to May 31, a comprehensive sample survey will be conducted across the city.
  • The survey will capture demographic, economic, and occupational data focusing on informal workers, slumdwellers, households run by women, persons with disabilities (PwDs), and the transgender community.

Sources:

  • Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)
  • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
  • HT Digital Content Services

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