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Institutional Information
Member State India
Institution Name ANDHRA PRADESH BRAHMIN WELFARE CORPORATION
Institution Type Public Enterprise
Administrative Level Regional
Name of initiative WELFARE MEASURES TO POOR BRAHMINS IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Projects Operational Years 3
Website of Institution www.andhrabrahmin.ap.gov.in

Question 1: About the Initiative
Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable through inclusive services and partnerships
UNPSACriteria
2017.1.2 Increases the access of the poorest and most vulnerable people to quality and affordable public services. This can be done notably by addressing the obstacles that hinder their access to public services such as geography, income or other social or economic factors, security issues, care burden, mobility, discrimination related to sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity and other factors depending on the country or regional context. This can also include introducing new approaches to delivering services or claiming rights and obtaining benefits, so that the poorest and most vulnerable can access those more easily.
2017.1.3 Promote partnerships to mobilize and share knowledge, skills, technologies and financial resources to support the poorest and most vulnerable
2017.1.5 Creates mechanisms to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable (and those who represent or assist them) can easily obtain information about public services -notably services related to the SDGs- , related decisions and approaches, as well as about their own rights and entitlements.
2017.1.6 Creates mechanisms that can help the poorest and most vulnerable (and those representing or assisting them) to hold the government accountable on the delivery of public services. This may include mechanisms allowing them to provide feedback on the relevance, quality and cost of public services; report any wrongdoing; initiate investigations; file complaints or request compensation where relevant.
2017.1.7 Introduces mechanisms that ensure that public officials are informed about the special needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, trained and equipped to meet them and held accountable when these needs are ignored or when the rights of the poorest and most vulnerable people are not protected.

Question 3: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

Question 4: Implementation Date
Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 01 Apr 2015

Question 5: Partners
Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 6: Supporting documentation
Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 7: UNPSA Awards
Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 8: Other Awards
Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 9: How did you learn about UNPSA?
How did you learn about UNPSA? Through internet.

Question 10: Validation Consent
I give consent to contact relevant persons and entities to inquire about the initiative for validation purpose. No

Question 1: About the Initiative
Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable through inclusive services and partnerships
UNPSACriteria
2017.1.2 Increases the access of the poorest and most vulnerable people to quality and affordable public services. This can be done notably by addressing the obstacles that hinder their access to public services such as geography, income or other social or economic factors, security issues, care burden, mobility, discrimination related to sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity and other factors depending on the country or regional context. This can also include introducing new approaches to delivering services or claiming rights and obtaining benefits, so that the poorest and most vulnerable can access those more easily.
2017.1.3 Promote partnerships to mobilize and share knowledge, skills, technologies and financial resources to support the poorest and most vulnerable
2017.1.5 Creates mechanisms to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable (and those who represent or assist them) can easily obtain information about public services -notably services related to the SDGs- , related decisions and approaches, as well as about their own rights and entitlements.
2017.1.6 Creates mechanisms that can help the poorest and most vulnerable (and those representing or assisting them) to hold the government accountable on the delivery of public services. This may include mechanisms allowing them to provide feedback on the relevance, quality and cost of public services; report any wrongdoing; initiate investigations; file complaints or request compensation where relevant.
2017.1.7 Introduces mechanisms that ensure that public officials are informed about the special needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, trained and equipped to meet them and held accountable when these needs are ignored or when the rights of the poorest and most vulnerable people are not protected.

Question 3: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

Question 4: Implementation Date
Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 01 Apr 2015

Question 5: Partners
Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 6: Supporting documentation
Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 7: UNPSA Awards
Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 8: Other Awards
Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 9: How did you learn about UNPSA?
How did you learn about UNPSA? Through internet.

Question 10: Validation Consent
I give consent to contact relevant persons and entities to inquire about the initiative for validation purpose. No

Question 1: About the Initiative

Is this a public sector initiative? Yes

Question 2: Categories
Is the initiative relevant to one of the UNPSA categories? Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable through inclusive services and partnerships
UNPSACriteria
2017.1.2 Increases the access of the poorest and most vulnerable people to quality and affordable public services. This can be done notably by addressing the obstacles that hinder their access to public services such as geography, income or other social or economic factors, security issues, care burden, mobility, discrimination related to sex, gender, age, race, ethnicity and other factors depending on the country or regional context. This can also include introducing new approaches to delivering services or claiming rights and obtaining benefits, so that the poorest and most vulnerable can access those more easily.
2017.1.3 Promote partnerships to mobilize and share knowledge, skills, technologies and financial resources to support the poorest and most vulnerable
2017.1.5 Creates mechanisms to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable (and those who represent or assist them) can easily obtain information about public services -notably services related to the SDGs- , related decisions and approaches, as well as about their own rights and entitlements.
2017.1.6 Creates mechanisms that can help the poorest and most vulnerable (and those representing or assisting them) to hold the government accountable on the delivery of public services. This may include mechanisms allowing them to provide feedback on the relevance, quality and cost of public services; report any wrongdoing; initiate investigations; file complaints or request compensation where relevant.
2017.1.7 Introduces mechanisms that ensure that public officials are informed about the special needs of the poorest and most vulnerable, trained and equipped to meet them and held accountable when these needs are ignored or when the rights of the poorest and most vulnerable people are not protected.

Question 3: Implementation Date

Has the initiative been implemented for two or more years Yes
Please provide date of implemenation (dd/MM/yyyy) 01 Apr 2015

Question 4: Partners/Stakeholders

Has the United Nations or any UN agencies been involved in this initiative? No
Which UN agency was involved? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
Please provide details

Question 5: Required Supplemental Documents

Will you be able to provide supporting documentation for your initiative? Yes

Question 6: UNPSA Awards

Has the initiative already won a UNPS Award? No

Question 7: Other Awards

Has the initiative won other Public Service Awards? No

Question 8: Sustainable Development Goals
Is the initiative relevant to any of the 17 SDG(s)? Yes
If you answered yes above, please specify which SDG is the most relevant to the initiative. (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
Goal 1: No Poverty
Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Which target(s) within the SDGs specified above is the initiative relevant to? (hold Ctrl to select multiple)
1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.4 By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

Question 9: Validation Consent

Do you have any objections to us inquiring about the initiative for validation purposes? No

How did you know about UNPSA?

How did you know about UNPSA? Through internet.

Nomination form

Questions/Answers

Question 1

Please provide a brief summary of the initiative including the problems/challenges it addressed and the solutions that the initiative introduced (300 words maximum)
To Build a vibrant Organization to serve the marginalised Brahmin Community members in Andhra Pradesh for their overall development, which includes economic, social, religious and cultural life on a sustainable basis in a selfless and inspirational manner. To provide support to the Community in the areas of Social (Education, Shelter, Food Clothing & Health), Economic (Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Business Management Capabilities, Skill Building for Wage Employment), Cultural (Undertake cultural and spiritual activities to instill values among Brahmin youth separately and also in collaboration with Endowments Dept.) Bottlenecks, Challenges, constraints that triggered the Organization to conceptualize this project: • This is the first of its kind Corporation in the country, established by the State Govt. for the welfare of Brahmin Community • There is no database / census records of Brahmin population is available • Lean organization structure with only 5-6 staff members at State Level • Reaching the Poorest of the Poor to benefit With the above challenges and constraints, we have designed a comprehensive Enterprise Architecture to provide integrated services, making technology as differentiator in implementing all the welfare schemes by the Corporation under one umbrella.
a. What are the overall objectives of the initiative?
Please describe the overall objectives of the initiative (200 words maximum)
To help the needy members of Brahmin Community in the areas of: Education, Employment, Health and Poverty alleviation in particular for poor, women, widows and Employment/ Career / Entrepreneurship guidance Building life skills such as Values, Attitude, Self-Management and Interpersonal skills, Knowledge sharing through Learning programs, Lectures and Publications To leverage the good work done by Brahmin organizations/NGOs To build a volunteer network who can contribute financially, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually To create forums for networking opportunities To raise funds, grants and endowments from donors and philanthropists to help more citizens
b. How does the initiative fit within the selected category?
Please describe how the initiative is linked to the criteria of the category (200 words maximum)
This Corporation has been initiated by the State Government in the state of Andhra Pradesh where the community has been neglected since ages in the areas of education, entrepreneurship and in providing jobs. Most of the community members who are in the professions of Archakas, Purohits, Cooks and in clerical positions in the rural areas and most of them are not able to afford their livelihood, housing, basic education for their children. To addresses the issues and to uplift the community especially in the area of education and livelihood, the Govt of Andhra Pradesh has established a separate corporation in December, 2014.

Question 2

The initiative should improve people’s lives, notably by enhancing the contribution of public services to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the realization of the SDGs
a. Please explain how the initiative improves the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
The Corporation has been providing financial assistance to the marginalised community members especially in the areas of education from 1st standard to Post Graduation. Assisting for coaching for competitive exams to get a government job and skill development to get an employment in their respective industry. Providing financial assistance to set up small scale industries for livelihood. Also introduced several welfare schemes such as monthly pension to widows, destitute, old age people.

Question 3

The initiative must impact positively a group or groups of the population (i.e. children, women, elderly, people with disability, etc) and address a significant issue of public service delivery within the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain how the initiative has addressed a significant issue related to the delivery of public services (200 words maximum)
Studied the processes implemented by various other welfare organizations. They all are basically having offices at Mandal / District level, collecting the applications physically for some schemes and through citizen service centers for some other schemes. They process the collected applications and process from Mandal level office to District level and then to State Level Offices manually, which result in enormous delay in the benefit to reach the applicant. The Architecture of Brahmin Welfare Corporation has been designed in such a way that applicant can directly submits his application online (through website) and the benefit directly goes directly to the applicant, without giving a chance for any middlemen.
b. Please explain how the initiative has impacted positively a group or groups of the population within the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
The uniqueness of the Corporation is that there is no middleman involved at any stage, starting from registration of application to disbursement of scheme benefit in any of the schemes that are being implemented by the Corporation. For all the above schemes applications have been invited through online (www.andhrabrahmin.ap.gov.in) and the amounts are being disbursed online to the beneficiaries’ accounts directly. As on 9th January, 2018 over 50,000 poor citizens of Andhra Pradesh have got benefited.

Question 4

The initiative must present an innovative idea, a distinctively new approach, or a unique policy or approach implemented in order to realize the SDGs in the context of a given country or region.
a. Please explain in which way the initiative is innovative in the context of your country or region (200 words maximum)
The uniqueness of the Corporation's activities is that there is no middleman involved at any stage, starting from registration of application to disbursement of scheme benefit in any of the corporation's schemes. For all the above schemes applications have been invited through online (www.andhrabrahmin.ap.gov.in) and the amounts are being disbursed online to the beneficiaries’ accounts directly.

Question 4b

b. Please describe if the innovation is original or if it is an adaptation from other contexts (If it is known)? (200 words maximum)
It is the first of its Corporation to the Brahmin Community in India. All the schemes have been designed keeping in view of the requirement of Brahmin community. The processes implemented in this corporation is completely new. Website is the single medium of interaction for receiving applications and also medium of communication on the status of their applications, which resulted in avoiding middle-men / brokers / commission agents and thus improved transparency and maintained ethical standards.

Question 4c

c. What resources (i.e. financial, human , material or other resources, etc) were used to implement the initiative? (200 words maximum)
Apart from the Managing Director who is an All India Services officer, Corporation hired professionals who are having IT knowledge and practical knowledge. A lean 8-member team is working with this corporation. Government of Andhra Pradesh has been funding the corporation.

Question 5

The initiative should be adaptable to other contexts (e.g. other cities, countries or regions). There may already be evidence that it has inspired similar innovations in other public-sector institutions within a given country, region or at the global level.
a. Has the initiative been transferred to other contexts?
Yes
All the schemes are relevant to other welfare departments of all the states in India. The processes have been re-engineered and implemented successfully. The same processes can be adopted by other welfare departments and the Government of Telangana has created similar organization and also following the same processes

Question 6

The initiative should be able to be sustained over a significant period of time.
a. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable (covering the social, economic and environmental aspects) (300 words maximum)
As all the processes have been automated the system will run with minimum manual intervention. The schemes initiated by the Corporation are for all the age groups which will give confidence in public for their social life and their betterment, in the areas of Education, Coaching & Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Welfare and Cultural.
b. Please describe whether and how the initiative is sustainable in terms of durability in time (300 words maximum)
Government is very keen to uplift the lives of poorest of the poor. Especially the state Government is looking forward to extend the schemes developed by the Brahmin Welfare Corporation to other economically backward citizens of all the communities in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Question 7

The initiative should have gone through a formal evaluation, showing some evidence of impact on improving people’s lives.
a. Has the initiative been formally evaluated?
No

Question 8

The initiative must demonstrate that it has engaged various actors such as from other institutions, civil society, or the private sector, when possible.
a. The 2030 Development Agenda puts emphasis on collaboration, engagement, coordination, partnerships, and inclusion. Please describe what stakeholders were engaged in designing, implementing and evaluating the initiative. Please also highlight their roles and contributions (300 words maximum)
There are several NGOs, individuals, associations of which some are engaged in similar activities, funded by some wholehearted individuals. However, this is at a small level and limited to very small group. However the government envisaged the need to help the needy Brahmin Community members in a large scale and using robust technology. The corporation, from the day one, has implemented a robust IT platform for implementation of its programmes. This helped the Government to reach the beneficiaries directly, without any mediator / middlemen and without delay, with transparent and efficient manner. The corporation is in the process of collaboration with NGOs, Brahmin Associations, Skill Development Corporation, Cooperative Credit Society and similar organizations for better services in the areas of Education, Coaching and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Welfare and Cultural activities.

Question 9

a. Please describe the key lessons learned, and any view you have on how to further improve the initiative (200 words maximum)
1. Reaching the rural people: To reach the community members in rural areas and educate them on the schemes of the corporation, we have engaged community members on voluntary basis. 2. Educate on online registration and services : To educate on online registration of applications and services, we have trained the local internet service providers and also interested unemployed youth who came forward to help the applicants on voluntary basis. 3. Bring the scattered community together: With the help of local Brahmin Associations, we have conducted more than 1000 meetings at Village and Mandal level and addressed more than a lakh people personally. 4. Skilling and placement : The Corporation is now focusing on 100% placement based Skill development.

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