Evaluation Report on Implementation of Swaran Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in England

Abstract

The urban poverty alleviation programme, Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) was initiated in Nagaland during the year 1999 with the specified objectives to bring up socio-economic life of the poorest in the urban areas by giving them income generating assists and access to credit and capacity building. The schemes under SJSRY are implemented in the State through State Urban Development agency (SUDA) at the State level and District Urban Development Agencies (DUDAs) at the district level. SUDA & DUDAs are the only agency in the State which implement programmes for upliftment of living conditions of the persons living below poverty line in the urban areas. Considering the importance of the programme, the State Planning & Coordination department considered it is necessary to evaluate its activities and impact on the target people. Accordingly, the Department of Evaluation was asked to under take on Evaluation study of the programme.