MEPMA

OFFICE OF THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, MEPMA (IKP-URBAN), WANAPARTHY

Address: MEPMA- Municipal Administration ,IDOC Complex, Wanaparthy-509103.

(Office Number : 08545 – 232116, , Mail ID : pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com

1. Introduction and Profile of the Department :

Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (IKP-Urban):

Govt has issued G.O Ms No 414 dated 04.06.2007, establishing a Mission called MEPMA , for formulating strategies to implement poverty reduction programmes in urban areas.

MISSION FOR ELIMINATION OF POVERTY IN MUNICIPAL AREAS (MEPMA)

(A Govt. of AP Nodal agency for Urban Poverty Alleviation)

A platform of Urban (Women ) Self Help Groups (SHGs) for Empowerment.

An overview :

The Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) is a Government of AP Society forming part of Department of Municipal Administration & Urban Development. It was launched on 1^st September, 2007 by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, UPA Chairperson. Sri. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the Chairman of Governing body whereas Sri M. Maheedhar Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department is the Vice Chairman. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, is the chairman of MEPMA’s Executive Committee. Mission Director, MEPMA, and his team implement the urban poverty alleviation schemes. The district units are headed by Projects Directors.

Empowerment of urban poor women, especially those residing in slums, is the main objective of MEPMA.

2. Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions of the Department:

Mission Goal:

All the 30 Lakhs poor families will have improved quality of life by accessing services from all organizations through their own strong self reliant and self managed institutions.

Vision:

All urban poor families will have improved quality of life by accessing services from all organizations through their own strong self reliant and self managed institutions.

Mission:

To enable the urban poor particularly the poorest of the poor to eliminate poverty and vulnerability in a sustainable manner and improve their quality of life in urban areas.

Objectives:

To enable the urban poor particularly the poorest of the poor to eliminate poverty and vulnerability in a sustainable manner and improve their quality of life in urban areas.

To promote, strengthen and nurture self-sustainable institutions of the poor and through them, address all poverty issues like access to credit, financial freedom, health, disability and vulnerability.

3. Programmes / Schemes launched by Governments (Central / State / Flagship) specific of the Department :

1. Institution Building Related:

a) Forming the urban women into and encouraging internal savings and internal lending

Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Slum Level Federations (SLFs)
Town Level Federation (TLFs)

b) CBOs Trainings:

- Member Training
- Book Keepers Training
- EC & OB Training
- SLF – RPs Trainings
- Auditing
- Health & Nutrition Training
- Sub Committees Training etc.
- Health & Nutrition

2. Livelihoods Related:

Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP)
Urban Women Self Help Programme (UWSP) –
Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP)
1. Community Resource Centres (CRCs)
2. Mahila Swashkathi Bwavans (MSBs)

3. Bank Linkage Related:

- Bank Linkage to SHGs of Women & PWD Groups
- Vaddi Leni Rulanu (VLR)
- Sthreenidhi
- Indhira Mahila Shakthi

4. Disability Related:

- Formation of PWD Groups
- Inclusion & Development

4. Eligibility Criteria for citizens, for availing benefits through the Programmes/Schemes:

1. Institution Building Related:

a)Forming the urban women into Self Help Groups for

Encouraging internal savings and internal lending.
Poverty eradication through community based organizations.
Empowering women in all aspects
To sustain CBOs through trainings and facilitation – Emerging of Social capital
Emerging multiple livelihoods through CBOs
Strengthening the Self Help Groups on preparation of Micro Credit Plans, Meeting Process and Financial Management
Strengthening the Sub-committees on their roles and responsibilities
Strengthening the Social Capital like Book Keepers, RPs, EC & OB Members and CRPs
Strengthening SHG / SLF / TLF with Community Enhancement Fund (CEF) for Financial management
Strengthening the staff on different activities
Under the aegis of MEPMA 10-12 urban women form into Self Help Groups (SHGs).
Around 20 SHGs constitute one Slum Level Federation (SLF).
A Town Level Federation (TLF) comprises of 25-35 SLFs.
MEPMA encourages internal savings and internal lending among the members.

b) Capacity Building Trainings:

For this purpose periodical trainings are organized through

Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI)
Center for Good Governance (CGG)
Dr. Marri Chennareddy of Institute for Human Resource Development (MCR HRD)
Regional Center for Urban and Environmental Studies (RCUES)
National Institute of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (NIMSME )
Audit CRP Strategy:Under Audit CRP Strategy, (5) ULBs are taken up to give Financial Literacy to SHG, SLF Members.
Trainers:Trainers are to create awareness on SHG concepts, Financial Management, Internal lending and importance of Book Keeping to SHG members. Services of Trainers viz. DRPs, C.R.Ps are being utilized for imparting Trainings as per the Action Plan.

c) Health & Nutrition (H&N):

To reduce the vulnerability of slum residents to diseases and ill health.
To facilitate the people with various health services.
To give economical support to emergency health services through CBO’s.
To decrease expenditure on health (through prevention of diseases)
To prepare mentally to prevent diseases through health education, and provide health security to children.

2. Livelihoods Related:

a) SEP

Urban Self Employment Programme (SEP) is being implemented for providing individual loans with unit cost of upto Rs.0.50 to 2.00 lakh to the Women Group Members through Banks and a matching Interest Subvention of 7% is being sanctioned by MEPMA

b) UWSP

Under Urban Women Self-help Programme (UWSP) Group loans with unit cost upto Rs.5.00 lakhs are being provided to the Women through Banks with matching Interest Subvention of 7% of the total loan.

c) UWEP – CRCs & MSBs

To provide the SHG women with a platform for interaction and to take up developmental activities under their groups

3.Bank Linkage Related:

a) Bank Linkage:

The idea is to provide soft loans to meet day-to-day needs like education, health and other social needs and take up income generation activities to improve their economic condition.
The main motto is to protect the urban women from the clutches of money lenders, micro finance institutions etc. who charge exorbitant rates of interest.

b) Vaddi Leni Runalu:

The Govt interventions earlier through Pavala Vaddi (Interest at 3% per annum) Scheme have led to reimbursement of interest portion to the extent of VLR scheme it is implemented from 01-01-2012, under the scheme the total interest will be reimbursed to the eligible SHGs.

c) Sthreenidhi:

This is a Govt. of A.P. Credit Institution formed as a society. It is a credit cooperative society of the SHG Women, by the SHG women and for the SHG women. Three Directors in the Board are from Urban SHGs. It aims at providing “Credit Gap Funding” arising out of “Ban on Micro Finance Institutions”. Each Slum Federation is being provided with a mobile phone and CUG Sim Card. Within 48 hours of receipt of request for soft loan over mobile phone, credit is arranged at the door step of the SHG. On prompt repayment of loans, reimbursement of interest portion by the Govt. of T.S is also done.

d) Indhira Mahila Shakthi Scheme:

The Government of Telangana has launched a flagship program “Indira Mahila Shakthi” with a mission to uplift SHG women across the state to become successful entrepreneurs. It also focuses on providing them livelihoods with a focus on group enterprises, financial independence and turn them into Crorepatis. The Government is envisaging a shift in the development paradigm of the SHG movement by moving from just thrift and bank linkage to making it as centres of economic empowerment and wealth creation and also to shift from individual to group enterprises.

4.Disability Related:

The Mainstreaming of person’s walk disability is poverty en dictation programmes.
PWD voluntaries are identified & trained for social mobilization of PWD support through TLF.

5. Special Initiative Related:

Haritha Haram:

Street Vendors:

The Government of India in National Policy on Street Vendors have observed that the current licensing system of street vendors needs to be reformed so that the street hawkers and rickshaw pullers who belong to poorest section of the urban society are able to pursue their modest livelihood without extortion.

PM Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhihi:

Abstract of Street vendor as on 24.06.2026
S.No	ULB Name	Tranche	Eligible applications	Sanctioned	Disbursed	% Percentage
1	Amarchinta	1st	523	507	507	100.0
2		2nd	278	264	263	99.6
3		3rd	157	132	132	100.0
4	Athmakur	1st	698	694	694	100.0
5		2nd	541	489	489	100.0
6		3rd	127	109	109	100.0
7	Kothakota	1st	981	901	883	98.0
8		2nd	558	528	528	100.0
9		3rd	246	234	232	99.1
10	Pebbair	1st	840	801	801	100.0
11		2nd	388	336	335	99.7
12		3rd	191	137	137	100.0
13	Wanaparthy	1st	2947	2882	2866	99.4
14		2nd	1680	1597	1590	99.6
15		3rd	752	630	615	97.6
Total			10907	10241	10181	99.4
		Total Dist abstract
			Eligible applications	Sanctioned	Disbursed	Percentage
		1st tranche	5989	5785	5751	99.4
		2nd tranche	3445	3214	3205	99.7
		3rd tranche	1473	1242	1225	98.6
		Total	10907	10241	10181	99.4

DPMU Staff & ULB Staff:

S.No	Employee Name	Designation	Mobile Number	Mail Id	ULB
1	Mahmad Munvar Ali	Project Director	9849905923	pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	Wanaparthy
2.	Nagamalleshwari	Account Officer	9502404545	pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU-WANAPARTHY
3.	M Balaraju	District Mission Co-Ordinator & Town Mission Co-Ordinator (Wanaparthy)	9390924601	pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU- WANAPARTHY
4.	B. Radhamma	Assistant District Mission Director (Wanaparthy) & TMC(Pebbair)	6304489558	mcpebbairmepma@gmail.com & pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU WANAPARTHY & PEBBAIR
5.	Yuvaraj	Community Organiser (Wanaparthy) & I/C TMC(Amarchinta)	9059023589	municipalityamarchinta@gmail.com &pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU Wanaparthy & Amarchinta
6.	B Sraswathi Bai	Community Organiser (Wanaparthy) & I/C TMC(Kothakota)	9908615429	mckothakota@gmail.com & pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU Wanaparthy & Kothakota
7.	K.Jyothi	Junior Assist , DPMU & ULB Operator	8688782787	pdmepmawnpts@gmail.com	DPMU Wanaparthy