OTELP Plus

Name

OTELP Plus

Legal name

Odisha Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods Programme, ST & SC Development Department, Government of Odisha

Website

https://otelp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tribal Welfare Programme

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Rural, Tribal & Special-Population Housing Programs (FSALAKAL), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Tribal empowerment programme
• Livelihood development services
• Watershed management
• Tribal food security
• Natural resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bhubaneswar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OTELP Plus (Odisha Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods Programme Plus) is a government welfare programme that empowers poor tribal households in South-West Odisha through food security enhancement, livelihood improvement, watershed-based natural resource management, environmentally sound agricultural practices, and off-farm/non-farm enterprise development. It targets 30 of the most backward tribal-concentration blocks across 7 districts (Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, and Rayagada), and is supported by IFAD with a watershed-plus, community-participatory approach.

Product overview

OTELP Plus (Odisha Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods Programme Plus) is a government welfare and livelihood empowerment program operated by the ST & SC Development Department, Government of Odisha. The program functions as an informational web portal providing transparency into its tribal empowerment initiatives. It is not a technology product with modules or SaaS offerings but rather a government program website that publishes information about its five core programmatic components: Capacity Building for Empowerment, Livelihood Enhancement, Support for Policy Initiatives, Development Initiatives Fund, and Programme Management. The website provides access to program documentation, news updates, photo galleries of activities, and administrative login functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capacity Building for Empowerment Capacity building programme for tribal households and community institutions, providing training, exposure visits, and institutional development for self-governance and self-reliance.
• Livelihood Enhancement Livelihood enhancement services that increase tribal household incomes through improved agricultural practices, off-farm and non-farm enterprise development, and natural resource management.
• Watershed Development and Natural Resource Management Watershed-based natural resource management programme applying environmentally sound agricultural practices, water conservation, and land improvement across the target tribal blocks.
• Support for Policy Initiatives Policy support component that advances tribal land rights (patta distribution) and other enabling policy frameworks for tribal welfare and protection from displacement.
• Development Initiatives Fund Development fund providing financial resources to underwrite community-driven development initiatives and enterprise support activities for tribal beneficiaries.
• Programme Management Programme management services coordinating implementation across ITDA offices, FNGOs, VDCs, and SHG Federations, including monitoring, reporting, and Joint Review Missions with IFAD.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rural Development Institute (RDI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011OTELP collaborated with Rural Development Institute on Land Allocation, working together to provide land rights (patta) to tribal beneficiaries.
• ICAR Institutions (CRRI, CHES, RCCTCRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partnerships with Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutions including Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack, Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES) Bhubaneswar, and Regional Centre for Cattle Experimentation and Research (RCCTCRI) Bhubaneswar for capacity building of programme staff.
• BAIF Development Research FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure visits organized for OTELP officials and ITDA staff to BAIF Mumbai for learning best practices in rural development.
• DHAN FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure visits to DHAN Foundation for programme staff to learn community-based financial inclusion and livelihood approaches.
• WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure visits to SHG Federation at WASSAN Secunderabad for learning watershed and community development approaches.
• WOTR (Watershed Obervatory Trust)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure visits for OTELP staff to WOTR for learning watershed development techniques and approaches.
• IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure of OTELP Officials to IRRI Philippines on Rice Production and SALT (Sloping Agricultural Land Technology) Model.
• ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExposure visits for programme staff and FNGOs to ICRISAT for learning climate-smart agriculture practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development): UN specialized agency and primary financier of OTELP Plus (USD 15M top-up loan). Not a peer in delivery terms, but a critical enabler of programme continuity and scale, and a useful analogue for comparable IFAD-funded tribal livelihoods programmes globally.
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India: Central ministry setting policy and funding the broader tribal ecosystem in which OTELP Plus operates. Relevant as the funding and policy enabler, not as a direct peer programme.

Broad incumbents

• MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act): India's flagship national rural employment guarantee scheme. Overlaps with OTELP Plus on rural livelihood focus and government delivery channels, but is broader, demand-driven, and not tribal-specific.
• TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India): National apex body under Ministry of Tribal Affairs for tribal producer collectives and Minor Forest Produce marketing. Comparable beneficiary base (tribal households) and economic empowerment mandate, with national scale rather than state-specific scope.
• DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission): Central government programme promoting SHG federations and rural livelihoods across India. Comparable to OTELP Plus on SHG federation model and focus on poor rural households, though much larger and not tribal-specific.

Direct peers

• OPELIP (Odisha PVTG Empowerment & Livelihoods Improvement Programme): Successor PVTG-focused tribal livelihoods programme in Odisha, explicitly linked from the OTELP Plus homepage and grounded via IFAD Joint Review Mission. Directly comparable on geography, donor (IFAD), beneficiary base, and operating model.
• WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network): Indian network working on watershed, SHG, and community development in rainfed and tribal areas, listed as an OTELP exposure-visit partner. Strongly comparable on watershed-plus approach and SHG federation model.
• DHAN Foundation: India-based development NGO focused on community-based financial inclusion, SHGs, and tribal livelihoods, listed as an OTELP exposure-visit partner. Highly comparable on mission, methods, and beneficiary type.
• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): Prominent Indian NGO operating in tribal and rural geographies with SHG, livelihood, and natural resource management programmes similar to OTELP Plus. Operates as a Field NGO (FNGO)-style partner and is directly comparable in approach.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Livelihoods-focused Indian development foundation cited as an OTELP exposure-visit partner. Comparable on rural livelihoods, agriculture, and capacity-building work in tribal and rural regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/otelp-plus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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