2. CONTENTS
ï Short Introduction to Gumallapally
ï Purpose
ï Methodology
ï Livelihood-1 Paddy
ï Livelihood-2 Cotton
ï Livelihood-3 Wage Labour
ï Other livelihood opportunity
ï Point of Intervention
ï Conclusion
3. Introduction
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GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION
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District- Karimnagar, Mandal âKattaram, village Gumlapally
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285 households
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2200 acres total area
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190 BC, 50 SC, and 45 ST households.
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LIVING CONDITIONS and FEATURES
pukka roads connectivity inside the village and to the main market @
Kattaram, three wheelers, bus services available
Water tank and bore wells
17 âAâ graded SHG groups
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RESOURSES
Land , water, health facilities, transportation
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LIVELIHOODS
Farming, wage labours, MGNREGS, goat rearing , carpentry, pottery, and goat
rearing, three wheelers or tractors drivers.
4. OBJECTIVES
ï To understand various livelihood in Gumallapally
ï To identify 3 major livelihoods of the village
ï To understand the gaps/problems of the major
livelihoods
ï To understand the factor, demand, financial and
institutional conditions
ï To find point of intervention for the livelihoods
identified
5. METHODOLOGY
ï Livelihood portfolio mapping
ï Consolidation of portfolio mapping data
ï Triangulation method
ï Focus Group Discussion
ï Identification of point of intervention
6. Livelihood 1 PADDY
ï 700 acres of land under paddy cultivation
ï Traditional methods of cultivation
ï Cultivated once in a year due to water shortage
ï Irrigation water is taken from two ponds and through
rain.
ï NPM- neem, tulsli, guava leaves boiled with cow urine
sprayed in the field
ï Problems: Pest, worms, water, no collection centre in
the village or nearby villages, no proper transportation
7. Livelihood 2 COTTON
ï Before growing cotton they cultivated tobacco
ï Approx 1500 acres of land under cotton cultivation.
ï Water is very scarce so productivity is less.
ï Gives employment to many in the village
ï Problems: pests, insects, weeds, water, no market
nearby for selling (Warangal)
8. Livelihood 3 WAGE LABOUR
ï As many are landless they depend on agriculture
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labour
Agriculture labour for 7-8 months (June-January), out
of which only 120 days in average they get work
Per day Rs.200 for men and Rs. 150 per day for women
When there is no cultivation in the summer season
they get MGNREGS Labour
MGNREGS â Rs. 80-120 per day
9. Wage Labour- Problems
ï Only 120 days during the 7-8 months â other days no
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work
Wage difference in women and men
Late payments
MGNREGS works are less and not paid amount in
proper time.
Health Issues
10. Other Livelihood Opportunities
ï Goat Rearing
ïŒ Proper knowledge required, financial and veterinary
assistance needed
ï Vegetable Cultivation
ïŒ Utilising the available land properly, needs skill and
marketing
ï Bamboo baskets
ïŒ have the skills, needs marketing, availability of raw
materials
11. Point of Interventions
ïŒ Canal at 2km distance, if extended will increase the
productivity and cultivation i.e. Paddy 2 times a year
ïŒ Promotion of Natural way of pest and weed control.
ïŒ Introducing other livelihood activity when people have
no work like vegetable cultivation in the backyards and
goat rearing
ïŒ Women should be trained in skill development from
RSETI.
12. CONCLUSION
People in village are hard working but donât know about
alternate livelihoods which can improve their living
conditions further.