Women Leaders in Village Panchayats

Aanganwadi Pre-school and the focal point for the ICDS

BDO Block Development Officer

BPL Below Poverty Line

CC Cement Concrete (road)

CEO Chief Executive Officer

DM District Magistrate

DRDA District Rural Development Agency

EBC Extremely Backward Caste

EWR Elected Women Representative

gram Sabha general Body meeting of the Voters

gram Sevak/Talathi Saza Panchayat Secretary

IAY Indira Awas Yojana

ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme

Kalapataru Scheme launched by the State government of Assam to assist families under
the Below Poverty Line to take up income generation at the micro-level

Mahila Committee/Samiti/
Mandal/Mangal Dal

Women’s group

Mahila gram Sabha Women’s gram Sabha (exclusive)

MLA Member of Legislative Assembly

MLALADS Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme

MP Member of Parliament

MPLADS Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

Nirmal gram Puruskar A Scheme

NREgS National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme

OAP Old Age Pension