The basic purpose of the Mission is to put in place a dedicated and sensitive support structure from the state level to the sub-district level, which will focus on the poor & marginalized, build and sustain their organizations at different levels. This will provide the poor & marginalized with a platform for collective action based on self-help, thrift and mutual cooperation. The programs will also build linkages with mainstream institutions, including banks, resource institutions and Government departments to address various dimensions of poverty. For effective implementation of the mission, an independent society has been created at the state level and has been registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The project with a funding of 50 million Euros shall be implemented in a phased manner, initially piloting approaches and activities in select districts and identifying what works and what does not. The successful approaches will be scaled up in a phased manner to all districts. For the initial launching of the mission a total of ten districts have been identified as the pilot. These districts have been identified on the basis of their geographical location, ranking on the HDI index and performance on other key social indicators. The state has a long history for rights or most importantly for community management of important livelihood resources such as water. Broadly speaking, people's efforts at collectivization for livelihood promotion can be grouped into two distinct categories. The first being formal which includes the cooperative sector and includes entities that are registered under a state law, the second category consists of the emergence of thrift and credit based collectives which are of more recent origin.