Evaluation of impacts of the Samridhi Fund under the Poorest State Inclusive Growth (PSIG) programme

The primary objective of the Fund is to promote sustainable enterprises which provide economic, social and/or environmental benefits to the poor in the 8 low income states. The fund seeks to explore the effectiveness of the social venture capital model in promoting pro-poor economic growth. The Fund?s target is to achieve total quantifiable 'socio-economic development' worth ?676 million, in the categories such as increased income from employment, reduction in cost of services used, increase in prices of services offered, increased turnover of investees and additional capital leveraged as well as public goods effects.