District Pudhu Vaazhvu Society, Pudukkottai

Pudhu Vaazhvu Project is an empowerment and poverty alleviation project implemented by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department of Government of Tamil Nadu with World Bank assistance. Since 2006, the project was implemented through 70 Backward Blocks (2509Panchayats) in 15 Districts. After the successful implementation of the project, the project then extended to 10 other Districts of Tamil Nadu. Pudukkottai was one among these 10 Districts.

In  the year 2011(June), District Pudhu Vaazhvu Society, Pudukkottai was started and it functions at 4 backward Blocks such as Gandarvakottai, Annavasal, Karambakudi and Kundrandarkoil (155 Panchayats).

There are 10 PFT (Panchayat Facilitation Team) for effective implementation of the project. These are:

Block	Cluster Name	Panchayats Covered
Annavasal	Illupur	Punginipatti Erundirapatti Raposal Vettukadu Vellanjar Veerapatty Edayapatti Alathur Kathavampatty Thalinji Ennai Eswarankoil Kothirapatti Kattakudi Thirunallur
	Kudumiyanmalai	Parambur Killukudy Pudur Mukkanmalaipatty Thachampatti Ariyur Manavelampatti Sithanavasal Mangudi Kothadaramapuram Perumanadu Pulvayal Vayalogam Kudumiyanmalai
	Vellanur	Ammachathiram Erumbali Keelakuruchi Sathiyamanagalam Thiruvengaivasal Thodiyur Narthamalai Panampatti Pungudi Muthukadu Melur Vellanur Mathiyanallur Vilathupatti
Gandarvakottai	Gandarvakottai	Gandarvakottai Akkachipattti Aravampatti Vadugapatti Komapuram Manganur Nathamadipatti Nodiyur Veeradipatti Thatchankurichi Kurumpoondi Manjapettai Punalkulam Mudhukulam Ariyanipatti Pudunagar Thurusupatti Pisanathur Palaiya Gandarvakottai
	Kallakkottai	Sangamviduthi Mattangal Kattunaval Neppugai Sundampattti Velalaviduthi Andanoor Athangaraividuthi Thuvar Viralipatti Periyakottai Nambooranpatti Pallavarayanpatti Nadupatti Kulathur Pudhupatti Kallakottai
Karambakkudi	Karambakkudi	Mullankurchi Vannakkankadu Karu.Therkkutheru Karu.Keelatheru Vadatheru Pattathikkadu Thirumanaancheri Theethanviuthi Kulanthiramnpattu Rangiyanviduthi Kaliyaranviduthi Kattathi Pilaviduthi
	Malayur	Kalabam Mankottai M.Therkkutheru Theethanipatti Athiranviduthi Vellaviduthi Valankondanviduthi Karuppattipatti Malaiyur Ponnanviduthi Kannakkankadu Elaikadividuthi Pallavarayanpathai
	Regunathapuram	Keerathur Puduviduthi Regunathapuram Pappapatti Vandanviduthi Bandhuvakottai Ambukoil Maruthuakoneviduthi Mailakonepatti Karambaviduthi Odappaviduthi Sengamedu Mudhalipatti
Kundrandar Koil	Kundrandarkoil	Udayalipatti T.Keelaiyur Themmavur Killlukulavaipatti Killukottai Rakkathampatti Koppampatti Vathanakottai Minnathur Papudaiyanpatti Perambur Veerakkudi Andakulam Killanur Senaiyakudi Vaithur Periyathambiudaiyanpatti Thennangudi Mootampatti
	Keeranur	Uppiliyakudi Managathevanpatti Thayinipatti Odukoor Valamangalam Vathankuruchi Lekkanapatti Kulathur Melapuduvayal Pallathupatti Nanjur Odugampatti Chettipatti Puliyur Kannangudi Sengalur Visalur Valiyampatti

Target People:

    ·         Very Poor household

    ·         Poor  household

    ·         Vulnerables and

    ·         Differently abled

Objectives:

To empower the poor by improving their livelihoods and reducing poverty by :

                  

   1.  Developing, strengthening pro-poor local institutions at the village level.

     2.  Building the skills and capacities of the poor.

    3.  Enhancing their livelihoods by financing demand driven sub project investments.