To achieve environment friendly economic growth across rural area of India, PUNRM supports projects that link natural resources management with livelihood improvements of the rural poor, and follows unique approach of modest grand components, capacity building measures and partnership facilitation 

SARDA is agreement with NABARD is implementing the Umbrella Program For Natural Resource Management for the promotion of Dairy in Nalanda District of Bihar. The program is aimed to reduce the grand dependency of the beneficiaries by providing support of Capacity Building, Training for NRM based livelihood generation activity, facilitating the forward and backward linkage, supply of tools, and assistance in availing loans.

Under PUNRM, Dairy production is among 70 beneficiaries in Nalanda district. With the success of the PUNRM projects in the Nalanda District, SARDA ensured the expansion of the livelihood promotion activities in the respective areas through JLG promotion under Area Development Program supported by NABSRD.

Impact

1. 215 JLG has been formed , each comprising 5 member.
2. 100 JLG groups has been linked to Financial institution and credit is ensured to purchased Milch cattle for diary production.
3. Average income of the JLG groups has increased by Rs 25000-35000 per month.
4. JLG mode is scalable, bankable projects and demand driven.