The main objective of the Project was to support the efforts of the Government of Tamil Nadu to accelerate economic growth and poverty alleviation in the Tsunami affected areas of the State by assisting in the restoration of livelihoods, especially  for the poor , disabled ,complementary rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged public infrastructure.

This project was implemented at a cost of about Rs.310 crores as sanctioned in G.O. Ms.No.379 Revenue (NC-IV(1) Dept dated:27.6.05. The coastal stretch in the 12 tsunami affected districts of Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Thirunelveli and Kanniyakumari were benefited through the project. The Asian Development Bank had provided 100% grant towards livelihood, sanitation and incremental operating cost components, and a soft loan towards projects for creation of infrastructure like roads, drains and public buildings,etc.


Under this project from Rs.4.95 crores as on 13.5.2006, Rs.292.50 crores had been spent till its completion on 31.10.2009. It may be noted that the Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department alone had contributed to 47% of the total expenditure of all departments under TEAP. The components of this project and the financial progress as on 31.10.2009 are as under:

Table 3.2.1
Components and Progress of TEAP (Rs. in Crores)

Sl. No.	Component		Funds required	Expenditure from 6.4.05 to 13.5.06	Total Expenditure Upto 31.10.2009
1.	Livelihood		190.10	2.88	183.20
2.	Sanitation		5.86	0.92	1.59
3.	Incremental operating cost		14.45	0	12.95
4.	Rural Infrastructure
	a) Roads and Drainages		93.63	1.15	89.18
	b) Public Buildings		5.62	0.00	5.58
	Total		309.66	4.95	292.50
	Construction of SHG Complex (State Funds)		7.03		7.03

3.2.1 Livelihood Component

A sum of Rs.190.10 crores was allocated in the G.O.Ms.No.655 Revenue (NC IV-I) Dept dated:5.12.05 for the restoration of livelihood of Tsunami affected people in the coastal areas. Under this component the vulnerable sections of the society were provided with Revolving Fund assistance, Economic Assistance, grant for disabled persons for capacity building, and special assistance etc. Detailed guidelines for the implementation of these livelihood component were issued in G.O. Ms.No.51 Rural Development (CGS-II) department dated: 30.3.2007.

3.2.2 Revolving Fund

33,549 Self Help Groups (SHGs) were assisted with Revolving Fund at a cost of Rs.88.80 crores. Every SHG was assisted with Rs.30,000/- as Revolving Fund. Many of these groups availed of credit linkages with Banks.

This has transformed the lives of poor women by providing them cheap, reliable and accessible credit for meeting their consumption and working capital needs. Many of them used this money to improve their livelihood by creating new or improving their existing income generating assets.

3.2.3 Economic Assistance

Groups which were stabilized and had the aptitude for taking up micro enterprises were provided with economic assistance with 50% subsidy, the balance 50% being the credit linkage from the Banks. 2472 SHGs had availed this economic assistance at a cost of Rs.31.56 crores for undertaking a variety of activities including animal husbandry, palm leaf products, fish pickle, brick making, small business enterprises etc. The members of these groups were enabled to earn increased income as a result of this assistance.


3.2.4 Special Assistance for the Differently abled

It is well known that the differently abled, widows and deserted women are the most vulnerable sections in society, more so in the disaster-affected areas. Their social capital is often meagre and they find it difficult to access schemes meant for the general population. Bank credit is also hard to come by. Hence the Government launched a massive campaign to improve the livelihood of the disabled. Under this, 34,634 persons with disabilities were assisted with a grant of Rs.10,000/- each, at a total cost of Rs.34.63 crores. Many of them also availed of a loan of Rs.5,000/- each from the Banks.

This assistance was provided to the eligible disabled persons in the entire coastal districts, instead of restricting it to the coastal Blocks / Panchayats. The quality of life of these individuals was substantially improved after availing of this assistance. This was one of the single largest initiatives ever undertaken by the Government for the welfare of the differently abled.

Table 3.2.2
TEAP - Livelihood - Physical and Financial Achievement (Rs. in lakhs)

SI.No	District	RF to SHGs		EA to SHGs		Grant for  Differently abled		Total
		Phy	Fin	Phy	Fin	Phy	Fin	Fin
1	Tiruvallur	3354	924.90	169	201.35	2072	207.20	1333.45
2	Kancheepuram	4277	1073.40	320	226.38	3105	310.50	1610.28
3	Villupuram	2088	556.00	250	375.17	3454	345.40	1276.57
4	Cuddalore	3962	1071.30	332	387.99	2197	219.70	1678.99
5	Nagapattinam	5836	1572.80	400	653.20	4727	472.70	2698.70
6	Tiruvarur	560	138.70	75	196.51	2900	290.00	625.21
7	Thanjavur	1436	376.00	155	187.34	2196	219.60	782.94
8	Pudukottai	1888	527.70	126	156.25	2977	297.70	981.65
9	Ramanthapuram	1779	486.90	201	327.88	2392	239.20	1053.98
10	Thoothukudi	2833	641.20	190	166.21	2073	207.30	1014.71
11	Tirunelveli	2040	570.70	89	97.72	2255	225.50	893.92
12	Kanniyakumari	3496	940.50	165	179.99	4286	428.60	1549.09
Total		33549	8880.10	2472	3155.99	34634	3463.40	15499.49

3.2.5 Community Infrastructure-Special Projects

Special projects were being implemented for capacity building and creation of Livelihood related community infrastructure. Some of the major proposals on hand are:-

• Establishment of a state level SHGs Complex named as Mother Teresa Mahalir Valagam at an estimated cost of Rs.15.32 crores near Valluvar Kottam in Chennai.
• Construction of 15 Direct Paddy Purchase Centres was completed at a cost of Rs.1.62 crores in Nagapattinam and Thanjavur Districts handed over to TNCSC.
• The handloom weavers’ cluster in Nagercoil was upgraded at a cost of Rs.61.09 lakhs in consultation with the Handlooms Export Promotion Council of Government of India, the State Handlooms Department and the apparel export industry. Under this, 250 looms have been upgraded and the weavers were trained. 5 work sheds were improved for the benefit of the weavers.
• For improving the livelihood of Tsunami affected people through dairying activities, installation of 9 Bulk Milk Coolers, establishment of 37 milk parlours and formation of 160 Dairy Co-operative Societies had been completed at total cost of Rs.4.06 crores. These parlours were handed over to the SHGs for running them.The members of the SHGs were trained in clean milk production and dairy animal management and marketing of milk and milk products.
• Establishment of a Crafts village in Villupuram district had been approved by the government in G.O. Ms.No.199 RD & PR (CGS-III) Dept dated:17.12.07 at an estimated cost of Rs.61.00 lakhs to promote crafts, which are part of our cultural heritage and the works were completed. About 1000 rural artisans in the coastal areas who were engaged in different types of non-traditional craft activities like making scented candles, terracotta, lamp shader, crocheted lace, imitation stone jewellery, hammocks, agarbathis, etc., were benefited.
• 93 Fishermen Societies functioning in 7 coastal districts of Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,Ramanathapuram, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Villupuram were provided with Rs.2.96 crores as working capital assistance. These societies also received an equal amount as loan from the bank. About 5,100 fishermen directly and around 20,000 members of fishermen families indirectly had been indirectly benefited under this scheme.
• Under Sea Safety Training Programme, training was given to about 25,000 fishermen and their family members in sea safety measures, at a cost of Rs.112.87 lakhs, so as to create awareness on sea safety requirements and methods among women and children also.

3.2.6 Capacity Building

SHG members were given Basic Orientation Training and Animator & Representative training to enable them to function as viable groups. Entrepreneurial Development Programme and Skills Upgradation Training were given to groups which are taking up economic activities. A sum of Rs.4.47 crores had been spent for providing these training. Reputed institutions with good placement records like NIIT, TALLY jointly with Tamil Nadu Open University had been selected for imparting vocations skills.
These organisations assisted the trained persons to get suitable employment.

3.2.7 Road and Drainage

Under the rural infrastructure component, 610 road works to a length of about 698.46 Kms had been undertaken in the coastal village panchayats at a tendered cost of Rs.94.19 crores, as sanctioned in G.O.Ms.No.654 Revenue (NC IV-1) Department dated: 05.12.2005 and G.O. Ms.No.469 Revenue (NC IV-1) Department dated 21.8.2007. All the road works were completed at an expenditure of Rs.89.05 crores.

Table 3.2.3
Details of Road works under  TEAP

S.No.	District	Total no. of works	Total length of roads   (in km)	Tendered Cost (Rs. In lakhs)
1	2	3	4	5
1	Tiruvallur	47	63.100	987.03
2	Kancheepuram	28	30.210	643.56
3	Villupuram	53	75.880	870.94
4	Cuddalore	69	51.360	712.54
5	Nagapattinam	125	174.260	2316.50
6	Tiruvarur	23	36.175	442.30
7	Thanjavur	47	50.870	504.33
8	Pudukottai	48	43.940	726.69
9	Ramnad	67	76.920	1021.39
10	Thoothukudi	39	44.430	717.07
11	Tirunelveli	10	14.450	134.11
12	Kanniyakumari	54	36.868	342.93
	Total	610	698.463	9419.39

3.2 8 Public Buildings

Under renovation and upgradation of Panchayat Buildings in coastal village panchayats, 196 works have been taken up at a cost of Rs.6.43 crores and all the works were completed. Each of these panchayat office buildings had a separate meeting hall with required furniture to conduct panchayat meetings.

Table 3.2.4
Public Buildings Renovation & Reconstruction under TEAP

S.No.	Name of the District	No. of works taken up	Tendered cost (Rs. In lakhs)
1	2	3	4
1	Tiruvallur	14	41.12
2	Kancheepuram	12	34.96
3	Villupuram	7	21.36
4	Cuddalore	23	84.22
5	Nagapattinam	34	92.26
6	Tiruvarur	5	23.12
7	Thanjavur	20	62.00
8	Pudukottai	14	49.18
9	Ramnad	39	152.16
10	Thoothukudi	9	15.50
11	Tirunelveli	6	12.26
12	Kanniyakumari	13	54.83
	Total	196	642.97

3.2.9 Sanitation

Under Sanitation component, a sum of Rs.5.86 crores had been provided vide G.O. Ms.No.154 Revenue NC IV dept dated: 1.3.06 for taking up a sustained sanitation campaign through visual, audio and print media to promote safe sanitation practices among the people living in coastal areas as on 31.12.09, 21 short films at a cost of Rs.67.58 lakhs on sanitation had been taken up by the approved agencies and the DVD copies of these short films were distributed to the DRDAs in the Districts to display in the rural areas and coastal areas.

Table 3.2.5
Component wise progress under Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project(TEAP)
(Funded by Asian Development Bank)

Total Allocation:             Rs. 292.50 crores.
Total Expenditure:         Rs. 292.50 crores.

Sl. No.	Component	Physical				Financial
		Target		Achievement	%	Expenditure (Rs. In lakhs)
1	GRANT
i)	Livelihood
	a.Revolving Fund	33549		33549	100	8880.10
	b.Economic Assistance	2472		2472	100	3155.99
	c.Disabled Grant	34634		34634	100	3463.40
	d.Training	11604		11604	100	446.83
	e.Others(Group Formation Cost&Individual Subsidy)	8690		8690	100	93.25
	f.Retro expenditure					300.39
	Sub-total	90949		90949		16339.96
ii)	Community Infrastructure
	a. Aavin
	1.Bulk Milk Coolers	9		9	100	393.45
	2.Milk Parlaurs	37		37	100
	3.Formation of Milk Societies	160		160	100
	4.Training ( of Groups)	5310 (1,10,510 Members)		5310	100
	b.SIFFS
	1.Working Capital for       Fishermen Co-op.Socieites	93		93	100	295.82
	2.Training in batches	851 (68,849 Members)		851	100	92.93
	c.Handloom Export Promotion Council	250		250	100	60.00
	d.SHG Complex Construction	1		1	100	829.48
	e.Craft Village	1		1	100	67.49
	f.Bio-Metric Identification System	9138		9138	100	3.72
	g.Others					81.16
	Sub total	15850		15850	100	1824.05
iii)	Sanitation					159.30
iv)	Incremental Operating Cost					1299.00
	TOTAL GRANT	7179		7179		19622.31
2	LOAN
i)	Road works
	a)  Phase I	488		488	100	6646.93
	b)  Phase II	122		122	100	2271.50
	Sub-Total	610		610	100	8918.43
ii)	Public Buildings	196		196	100	552.5
iii)	Direct Paddy Purchase Centre	15		15	100	156.28
	TOTAL LOAN				100	9627.21
	GRAND TOTAL				100	29249.52
Construction of SHG Complex (State Funds)   Allocation : Rs 7.03  Crores