📢 Announcement
29-07-2026 Madhusudan Das Justice Ambasaddor Program || 21-05-2026 Quatation Call for MMU || Appointment   || Welcome to IRDMS – Empowering Communities, Enriching Lives

OPELIP

(IFAD, ST & SC Development Dept.)

TI Projects

(Targeted Interventions under NACO/NHM, Govt. of India)

Activities

  • Maternal and child health awareness.
  • Nutrition gardens and millet‑based diets.
  • Growth monitoring & adolescent SRH education.
  • HIV/AIDS prevention, STI management, and peer‑led outreach.
  • Convergence with NHM health services (ASHA, AWW, ANM).
  • Backyard nutrition gardens for vulnerable households.
  • Training on nutrition‑sensitive agriculture and organic farming.

IRDMS interventions combined nutrition‑sensitive agriculture with public health initiatives. OPELIP improved food diversity through nutrition gardens, while NHM/NACO‑supported TI projects addressed HIV/AIDS, STI care, and adolescent health. Through awareness, counselling, and community outreach, IRDMS significantly improved maternal, child, and community health indicators in vulnerable districts.

By promoting backyard nutrition gardens and organic farming practices under the CSR initiative funded by MGM Minerals Ltd., Institute of Rural Development and Management Studies (IRDMS) strengthened household nutrition security, women‑led livelihoods, and sustainable agriculture in mining‑affected villages of Koida Block, Sundargarh district. The intervention improved access to fresh vegetables, enhanced soil fertility through organic composting, reduced household expenditure on food, and promoted climate‑resilient and environmentally sustainable rural development practices.