DISTRICT PROFILE STUDY ON MICROFINANCE

SIROHI

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

Col.Arun Dhongde Gurdeep SinghCo-ordinator PGDBM PGDBM-l (20A)

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Acknowledgement

This acknowledgement is not merely a list of names but an expression of deep sense of gratitude to all those who have helped in the successful completion of the project.

Firstly I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my institution, EMPI Business School and Program Coordinator Col. Arun Dhongde for giving an opportunity to work on my own district Jaipur.

A special thanks to Vijay Kumar Vadhyar (Dirctor MF-Opration)for giving his precious time.

Last but not the least to my family and all my friends and batch mates for their support and guidance

Gurdeep SinghPGDBM-I(20A)

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Sirohi

Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirohi District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of the same name. Nearest railway station to Sirohi is Sirohi Road station.Sirohi was ruled by Deora Rajputs.In 1405, Rao Sobhaji founded the town of Shivpuri on the western slope of Siranwa Hill. Shivpuri today lies in ruins. In 1425, his son and successor, Sehastramal (or Sahastramal, Sehastramal), founded a fortress on the eastern slope of the same hill, which became his capital and grew into the present-day town of Sirohi.During the early years of the 19th century, Sirohi suffered much from wars with Jodhpur and the Meena hill tribes of the area. The protection of the British was sought in 1817; the pretensions of Jodhpur to suzerainty over Sirohi were disallowed, and in 1823 a treaty was concluded with the British government. Sirohi became a self-governing princely state within British India, and part of the Rajputana Agency.For services rendered during the Revolt of 1857, the Rao received a remission of half his tribute. The state was traversed by the Rajputana Railway in the 19 th century, and a station was built at Abu Road, 28 miles south of the town of Sirohi. Rao Keshri Singh (ruled 1875-1920) and his successors were granted the title Maharao (equivalent to Maharaja) in 1889.In 1901 the population of the town Sirohi was 5651.The state manufactured sword-blades and other weapons, but little else. In 1901 the gross revenue of the state was approximately Rs 28,000, and the tribute to the British Raj was set at a mere Rs 450. The Crosthwaite Hospital was opened by Sir Robert Crosthwaite in December 1897.SIROHI, a native state of India, in the Rajputana agency. Area 1964 sq. m. The country is much broken up by hills and rocky ranges; the Aravalli range divides it into two portions, running from north-east to south-west. The south and south-east part of the territory is mountainous and rugged, containing the lofty Mount Abu, an isolated mass of granite rock, culminating in a cluster of hills, enclosing several valleys surrounded by rocky ridges, like great hollows. On both sides of the Aravallis the country is intersected with numerous water channels, which run with considerable force and volume during the height of the rainy season, but are dry for the greater part of the year. The only river of any importance is the Western Banas. A large portion of the state is covered with dense jungle, in which wild animals, including the tiger, bear and leopard, abound. Many splendid ruins bear witness to the former prosperity and civilization of the country. The climate is on the whole dry;. in the south and east there is usually a fair amount of rain. On Abu the average annual rainfall is about 64 in., whereas in Erinpura, less than 50 m. to the north, the average fall is only between 12 and 13 in. Pop. (Igor) 154,544, showing a decrease of 17% in the decade, due to the results of famine. Gross revenue £28,000, tribute £450.During the early years of the 19th century, Sirohi suffered much from wars with Jodhpur and the wild Mina hill tribes. The protection of the British was sought in 1817; the pretensions of Jodhpur to suzerainty over Sirohi were disallowed, and in 1823 a treaty was concluded with the British government. For services rendered during the Mutiny of 1857 the chief received a remission of half his tribute. The chief, whose title is maharao, is a Deora Rajput of the Chauhan clan, and claims descent from the last Hindu king of Delhi. The state is traversed by the Rajputana railway.

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The town of Sirohi is 28 m. N. of Abu-road station. Pop. (1901) 5651. It has manufactures of sword-blades and other weapons. The Crosthwaite hospital, which is built and equipped on modern principles, was opened by Sir Robert Crosthwaite in December 1897.One of the most prestigious person of Sirohi was Mr. Rai Sahab Visaji Mistry (he had only one arm), and he was chief engineer of Sirohi. under his supervision Sirohi got Public Library, Govt School (Old Building) and many other building.

There are mainly two types of tribes found in the Sirohi* Bhils & Grasiya

Bhil is the oldest tribe and beside Sirohi District, it is found in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Southern part of Rajasthan. Grasiya's are found in the Aravali Ranges of Sirohi, Udaipur and spread over Banaskantha and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat. Grasiya's are also found in some places of Dungarpur and Banswara districts of Rajasthan.

Bhil word is derived from the Greek word "BEEL" that means 'String used of BOW' . Thus by being skilled in archery, this caste may be called BHIL. The primitive nature of bhils is confirmed by the facts that its description can be found in the oldest epics and religious books like Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the puranas. In the Mahabharata, there is a story, according to which 'Vrishabha' the van of Lord Shiva, was stolen and killed by one of his sons. Having got infuriated over this parnicious and heinous act, he dispelled him and drove him away to the scheduled and desolated forests and moutains. The descendants of that son were named as 'Bhils'. Even now-a-days, the Bhils in the Abu region are sometimes found stealing bulls for farming.

Costumes & ornaments... According to the Ramayana, Lord Rama eat the prunes defiled and half-eaten by the 'SHABRI'. That Shabri was from Bhil tribe. Valmiki, the first poet, was born at the home of Bhil. In the Mahabharata there is a description about AKlavya who was reputed to be a skilled Archer. Aklavya was the example from Bhil tribe who was described in the Mahabharat epic as the expert in the Archery and who learnt this techique himself in front of the statue of the Guru "Dronacharya", who was also the Guru of "ARJUN" main hero of the Mahabharata epic. Aklavya given his thumb to Guru DRONACHARYA as Guru Dakhsina.

In history, there is also a description about the Jetasi Parmar of Abu was attacked by King Bhimdeva the second of Gujarat. The aides of Jetasi parmar were Bhils. The Supporters of the Brave RANA Pratap was also Bhils. Till today for bestowing regards upon bhils, they are called Bhil Ranas.

Bhils residing in the Abu area consider themselves superior than the other Bhils. These Bhils called temselves as "GAMETI" Bhils and are very close to the other tribe GRASIYA of the same region.

As civilization developed and flourished, the life style of the Bhils also change and they are divided into two categories, one - which resides in the colonies, village, town ad cities and another- which resides in forest and hills.attire....

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According to some prominent thinkers the word 'Grasiya' is a possible combination of words 'Giri' ad 'Vasi' means 'Inhabitant'. The wrod 'Girivasi' had been gradually transformed into word 'Grasiya' still lives in and around the mountains by making small huts which are called 'Oras'.

The castes 'Bhil' and 'Grasiya' have many races, clans and sub-castes that are called 'Gotras' or 'Gotaras'. The Grasiyas abiding the Abu region have several sub-castes such as Parmars, Dugaisas, Taivaras, Bubrias and Madaria, Chauhans etc.

Generally houses of the Bhils and Grasiya are sitated on the slopes of the hillocks having waterfall nearby and some piece of land for clutivation. The houses are having one open varanda and a room covered with earthen tiles bakked in fire. Under these tiles they use Dhav wood and Bamboo for retaining those tiles. Grasiyas have two bullocks , one cow and goats. To fetch the water they used to go to the nearest well hand pump etc. with the pond on their heads. But enjoy their life according to norms decided by their society.

House structure of Grasiyas....Physic, Built and their Nature.There is no difference between the physic of the Bhils and the Grasiya. These people are generally thin and short in height. Bhils are comparatively darker in complexion than Grasiya's. Bhils have long face, short nose and pressed cheeks and dusky eyes. Grasiya have balance body. Grasiya women are generally shorter in height and fair complexed. They generally have bulging face. As far as the their body figure and healthare concerned, a Bhil women is similar to that of Grasiya women but the former is more darker in complexion than the latter The beutiful complexions of both the women purified by their hard labour really seems to be charming and attractive.

Naturewise the Grasiya women is generally Shy, honest and labourious. Grasiyas are very positive in attitude and they have full confidence in themselves. They are very co-operative in nature, peace loving people. Bhils of Abu also have some what same type of nature but they more aggressive in nature and have feeling of revenge in them. Also Bhil have bad nature of stealing. But Bhils are very loyal and famous for their bravery.

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SIROHI

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JCS- At a Glance

INTRODUCTION:-

Jan Chetna Sansthan as the name implies is an Organization working for generating awareness among the people, leading to their empowerment. It was formed in 1988 by a group of social activists and development professionals. The field area of JCS is the tribals including women who constitute the most marginalized, disadvantaged and exploited section of the society in tribal populated villages of Abu Road block in the Sirohi District of Rajasthan.

LEGAL STATUS

Registered under the Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958. Registration No.14/88-89 Sirohi, Dated 30-8-1988.Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 1976,FCRA Registration No.125660004. Dated: 16.6.1997Registered under 80G No. 39/26 Dated 9.11.2004

VISION :

The vision of the organization is:“ Moving towards a society where every person is educated, aware about and exert for their rights and live in justice, dignity and freedom and equal opportunities are available for realization of full human potential.”

MISSION:

The mission of the organization is: “To organize people, increase their level of awareness and capacity, so that people participate in decision making process and exercise control over their lives and natural resources through collective effort.”

LONG TERM GOAL:To establish Self reliable and Sustainable people’s organizations and people’s institutions. STRATEGIES:

Awareness generation & orientation Capacity building at different levels Strengthening POs & PIs Networking & Alliance building (local, state & national level) Social action – Rally, Morcha, Dharna, Campaign, Padyatra, Social Audit etc.

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Watchdog Committees Advocacy & Lobbying

BACK GROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FIELD AREA: The Sirohi district is situated in the south - west of Rajasthan between the parallels of 24 20’ and 25 17’ north latitudes and 72 16’ and 73 10’ east longitudes. It is bounded on the north - east by Pali district, on the east by Udaipur district, on the south by Banaskantha district of Gujarat State, and on the west and north - west by Jalor district.Abu Road block is situated in the southern part of Rajasthan surrounded by bare Aravali hills. The block has 80 villages with a population of 1,04,790 (approx.) out of which 68% are tribals. Sex ratio in tribal 1000:962. Literacy rate is as low as 13.17% for men and 0.85% for women. Due to undulating topography the tribal population is sparsely populated. Out of the total land area, 65% is reserved for forest and 6% is being brought under cultivation. Till recently, forest was main source of livelihood of the tribals, however, with the decline in the forest cover over a period of time, agriculture is emerging out as the primary source of occupation. Agriculture too is becoming subsistence with fragmentation of land holdings, scant rainfall, inadequate irrigation facilities, sub-optimal agriculture practices and degradation of agricultural fields. Depletion of natural resources and practice of subsistence agriculture due to combination of factors over a period of time has severely affected livelihood system of the tribal. In the absence of regular source of income the people often have to migrate to the cities in search of labour, facing exploitation with less wages for more working hours. The women are the worst victims of this exploitative condition.Many of the tribal villages of the block are devoid of basic amenities like safe drinking water, health services, schools, electricity, roads etc. and etc. Among the tribals the literacy rate is as low as 13.17% for men and 0.85% for women. The awareness regarding services provided by the govt. is abysmally low among the tribals, thus the benefits of the schemes basically obtained by the influential people.

Considering the difficulties faced by tribal folks, the JCS decided to work on “rights based approach” in the area and help the people attain their rights through organized and collective effort. The major thrust of the organization is to make people aware of their rights and capacity building to solve their problems with their own efforts.

PhysiographySirohi district is in the shape of an irregular triangle. A large part of the district is a vast semi desert. Plain, marked by isolated hills and chains of hillocks forming the eastern fringes of the Thar desert. The north -eastern, south - western trending Aravali ranges bound it on the east. Abu Sirohi range divides the district in to two parts.Detached hills of the Aravali range are situated in the south - east of the central portion of this district. Mount Abu is situated at about 1219 meters above sea level and is built on an irregular plateau, which is surrounded by several projecting peaks and ridges. Another important plateau is Oriya in Abu Road block, which is at a distance of about eight kms from Mount Abu station and it is 152 meters higher than Mount Abu, and lies below the main peak of ‘ Guru Sikhar ‘ which is 1722 meters above the mean sea level and is the highest point between the Himalayas and Nilgiris. East of the Abu hills, across the valley of Banas, is the tract known as Bhakar, which consists of successive ranges of steep and rugged hills of no great height.Jawai is the largest and longest of the rivers of north - east, which eventually join Luni. It rises in the Aravali hills and after flowing through various villages’ forms the boundary between Pali and Sirohi districts. Western Banas is the most important river of the district draining almost all the area east of Abu - Sirohi range in Pindwara and Abu Road blocks. No natural lake exists in the district.

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Land useTotal area( hectares)

Forest Irrigated Un irrigated

Culturable waste

Not available for cultivation

Sirohi District

517947 141882 143124 89015 26054 117872

Abu Road block

85811 55563 4546 12656 2915 10131

ClimateOn the whole, district has a dry climate with the hot season somewhat milder than in the adjoining district to the north and north - west. The maximum, minimum and mean temperatures are as 37 degree C, 6 degree C and 25.5 degree Celsius respectively.The rainfall generally decreases from the south - east to north - west in the district. Over 90 % rainfall constitutes during the period June to September. The rainfall at Mount Abu is much higher than at the stations at the plains. The average rainfall of the last ten years is 638 mm. While in the year of 2000, total rainfall in Abu Road block is 310 mm.Forest, Flora and faunaMajor portion of district is covered with trees and bushes. The most common tree is Anogeissus pendula. Other trees found are Azadirachta indica, Ficus religiosa, Zizyphus jujuba, Tamariz dioica, Ficus bengalensis and Ficus glomerate.Among the bushes, which cover 3/4 of the plains of the district, mention may be made of Zizyphus nummularia, Cassia auriculate and Acacia catechu together with prosopis spicigera, Acacia arabica, Salvadora persica, Cappairs aphylla, Butea frondosa, Bambusa strictus, Mangifera indica, Albizzia lebbek, Aegle marmelos, Eugenia jambolana, Tecoma undulata, Aerides affine, Girardinai heterophylla and carisa carandas are found in abundance.The fauna of the district is rather varied though not very plentiful. Panthers are commonly found while wild boars are available in most of the hills. Regarding small game, grey partridge, hares, some varieties of quail and sand grouse are found in the district. Jungle fowl and red spur fowl are plentiful on Abu and some other hills while floricans inhabit some of the large grass preserves.CropsThere are two main crops in the area viz., the Kharif or locally called ‘ barsala ‘ and the Rabi or unali. The Rabi crops are usually sown in November and The Kharif crops begin with the first rains in July. Maize, millet, barley and wheat are main cereals and Gram, Urad and tur are pulses.Animal husbandryApart from agriculture and minor forest produce tribal community depends on animals. Goats, sheep, poultry and cow’s provide some income and milk to the people of the area. The populations of animals have decreased sharply due to continuous drought, lack of cattle fodder and treatment facilities.Social SituationTribal population inhabits Abu Road block. Majority i.e. 68% is tribals among them the following tribes reside in the block. Grasia, Bhils, and Meena’s stay in the township of Abu Road. These tribes are most backward among the others, and for the reason the block is considered as most backward among the other blocks in the Sirohi district.Among the festivals Holi and Diwali, Gangaur and other Melas are prime and the people in the villages celebrate the festivals with full zeal and gaiety. Economic Situation:Economically the people in the villages are very poor and thus Mahajans and upper class from nearby towns are exploiting them. Government of Rajasthan has taken initiative to start many programmes for their upliftment, but due to the lack of awareness among the people the programmes do not trickle down to them. Therefore, the sources of income are very less and since last 6 - 7 years there are very less rains in the area, this has added up to their agony. Whatever little source of income they had have been washed away due to less rainfall. The economy of the villagers is based on agriculture.

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There are no industries in the block, which are working in villages. Women in Tribals are equally share the economy of a household and the 50% and in some instances female of the family earns upto 75% of the income. e.g. She is involved in collection of forest produce and selling the same in nearby markets. This cycle shows that the main bread earner is a woman in a family.The problem of Child Labour is becoming acute due to the drought seasons. One can see two-three child labours in service sectors such as hotels and private hospitals and in grocery shops etc. To put in percentages it is not less than 10% and in Abu Road itself it is around 2-3%, rest of the children are engaged in hazardous jobs in Gujarat those who have migrated from this block along with their parents. Migration is a major source of livelihood in tribal (42%), about 64% people migrates in search of labour every year to nearby cities and in Gujarat. Migration is on peak during the month of November - December and return back to their home before Holi. Political Situation: Existing political parties are Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and congress (I). As mentioned in the Social structure the problem lies with the lack of awareness among the tribals and due to the very reason the politicians take undue advantage of the situation and exploit the general public. Women can be seen in political arena but she acts as a rubber stamp for the male folks. This is true for the upper posts as well as village level Sarpanches. Government had given many powers to the Gram Sabha (PESA Act) but the tribals are unaware of the rights and therefore, they are unable to take required advantages of the situations. The majority of the powers in the field of education, Revenue collection, Law and order have been given in the hands of Gram Sabha’s but they are unable to take advantage. Some of the praetorians of upper caste are exploiting the general masses. The general masses can do a lot but in existing situations they are unable to do this and this can be considered as their weakness.INTERVENTIONS BY JCS IN PAST:1. Village Groups: Village groups are formed in 60 villages, which take collective decisions on

village matters.2. Block Level Forum: A forum is already formed at the Block level for taking up village

developmental activities, but attempts are made to extend it with appropriate representations from 60 tribal villages.

3. Saving & Credit Groups: At present, there are 502 saving and credit groups of men and women. Efforts are being made to strengthen their activities with NABARD schemes.

4. Release of Mortgaged Ornaments: The tribal people used to pawn their gold and silver jewelry for small loans from the money-lenders at a very high rate of interest ranging from 60 to 120 % rate. From 1990 to 1993, the organization helped the people retrieve ornaments worth Rs. 6,50,000.

5. Release of Bonded Laborers: The system of getting the tribal bonded, as laborer in return of small loans was very common here. Through sustained efforts and moral support, JCS succeeded in getting 42 families released from the bondage.

6. Tendu Leaf Collectors Struggle for Wages: In 1992, JCS started working on the issue of procuring better remuneration for the tendu leaf collectors by organizing the workers to stop the collection pending better remuneration. The collective force has succeeded in getting a better price every year.

7. Promotion of Tribal Tendu Leaf Collectors Cooperative Society: Tendu leaf collectors’ Cooperative Society was formed and registered in 1993 which has been bidding and procuring contracts for the sale of the tendu leaves which has proved to be beneficial to the tribal people.

8. Right over the Forest Land: The struggle is going on for obtaining the right of occupancy for 1600 families in Abu Road who are in danger of getting evicted from the forest land on which they have been residing for many generations.

9. Non Formal Primary Education: NFPE Centers were started in 1997 in the villages with no educational facilities within a radius of 4-5 kms. After 5 years struggle all the NFPE centers were declared as Rajive Gandhi schools by the govt.

10. District Primary Education Program (DPEP): Two units of twenty children (8-14 age group) each started in June 2003. It is a residential bridge course for six month. After completion of the course all the students were enrolled in Govt. schools in class 6th.

11. Drought proofing:To provide safe drinking water in the areas we have deepened 20 wells with the help of CAPART where there were no water resources.

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THE PRESENT WORK:1. Promotion of Tribal Tendu Leaf Collectors Cooperative Society: Tendu leaf collectors’

Cooperative Society was formed and registered in 1993 which has been bidding and procuring contracts for the sale of the tendu leaves SINCE 1998 which has proved to be beneficial to the tribal people.

2. Right over the Forest Land: The struggle is going on for obtaining the right of occupancy for 1600 families in Abu Road who are in danger of getting evicted from the forest land on which they have been residing for many generations.

3. Village Groups: Village groups are formed in 60 villages, which take collective decisions on village matters.

4. Bhakar Bhitrot Adivasi Vikas Manch: A forum is already formed at the Block level for taking up village developmental activities, but attempts are made to extend it with appropriate representations from 60 tribal dominated villages.

5. Saving & Credit Groups: At present, there are 502 saving and credit groups of men and women. Efforts are being made to strengthen them under microfinance initiative program.

6. Integrated Nutrition and Health Programme (INHP): JCS is involved in strengthening the AWC’s through many interventions. We are involved in bringing up positive Health and Nutrition behavior through this project. It is being implemented in 139 AWC’s in three Blocks of Pali District. The target group is children below two years and lactating and pregnant women.

7. Right based work: JCS is putting intensive efforts for capacity building of community towards Right to Information, Tribal Self Rule (5th schedule of Constitution) in Sirohi, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Chittorgadh and Banswara Districts, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and strengthening of Gram Sabha with active participation of people especially women.

8. Social Audits:JAN CHETHA RURAL HELP MISSION, ABU ROAD

(Amount in Rs.)

Distribution UMARNI GIRVER NICLAGARD CHAPRI TOTALPanchayat 8 6 8 3 25

Villages 26 17 23 8 74Hamlets 137 52 122 43 354

SHG 195 196 192 190 773Male 18 15 24 51 108

Female 177 181 168 139 665Saving 3410355 1423655 1392544 645711 6872265

Male 177343 159580 234490 257051 828464Female 3233012 1264075 1158054 388660 6043801

Bank Linkage 161 93 88 74 416Male 13 15 15 36 79

Female 148 78 63 38 327Bank loan 534000 1855500 2523500 680000 10399000

Male 555000 102500 477000 322000 1456500Female 4785000 1653000 2040500 358000 8836500

Balance 1371656 673073 1307519 318474 3670722Male 276223 44779 292165 166300 779467

Female 1095433 628294 1015534 152174 2891435Group loan 1439246 543526 367900 74808 2425480

Male 22517 55372 18600 34088 130577Female 1416729 488154 349300 40720 2294903

Balance 1101711 516079 279195 69990 1966975Male 19814 55372 50800 31500 157486

Female 1081897 460707 228395 37490 1808489R.F. Loan 322000 387000 240000 66000 1015000

Male 25000 10000 50000 35000 120000Female 297000 377000 190000 31000 895000

Balance 160116 133206 85697 38478 417497Male 10000 18430 25500 53930

Female 123206 67267 12970 203443Cop. Linkage 109 66 50 46 271

Male 2 1 7 21 31

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Female 107 65 43 25 240Saving 600628 215694 165417 74100 1055839

Male 7450 2735 45451 45560 101196Female 593178 212959 119966 28540 954643

Membership 109 56 30 41 236Male 2 2 7 21 32

Female 107 54 23 20 204Loan members 10 26 46 10 92

Male 10 2 10 22Female 26 44 70

Loan amount 898000 136000 309500 35000 1378500Male 35000 12500 35000

Female 136000 297000

9. Human Resource Development:

Awareness Raising Workshops Leadership Development Training Saving and Credit Group Training Managerial Skill Development Training in Saving and Credit Groups Block Level Forum Leaders’ Training Cooperative Society Leaders’ Training Panchayati Raj Members’ Training Chetna Yatras on different issues Workshop on Non Timber Forest Produce Workshop for the Widows Community Leaders’ Exposure Tour Health Awareness campaign through local folk media team Electoral awareness campaign on right to vote

10. Networking: JCS is involved in the networking with many organisations both government and non Government some of them are as follows:

JCS is an active member of the following state& national level networks on rights based work Ekal Nari Shakti Sangthan Credibility alliance Center for Microfinance Majdoor Kisan Shakti Sangthan Campaign for Survival & Dignity Rojgar Evum Suchna ka Adhikar Abhiyan Campaign against Female Feticide Drive against Bribe ARAVALI Jungle Jamin Jan Andolan Samathak samiti (Support Group for Tendu Leaf Cooperatives in South Rajasthan) Rajasthan Voluntary Health Association Manav Adhikar Sandarbh Kendra Aman Biradri

Collaboration with Government: Member Scientific Advisory council of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sirohi Member District Rural Health Mission Sirohi Member GO/NGO/PRI District committee Sirohi Member District cable TV channel committee Sirohi Member GO/NGO/PRI Panchyat Samiti committee Abu Road

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Future programmes planned:As stated above JCS is actively involved in the areas of Health, Forest dwellers, education and awareness building, training’s, self-help groups and cooperatives. In each of the activities JCS adopts the Rights based approach, as per the plans Bhakar Bhitrot Adivasi Vikas Manch- peoples forum will be strengthened so that they take up the future role of the organisation.JCS has recently formed and registered “Adivasi Bachat Evam Sakh Sahakari Samiti Ltd. Abu Road”. This federation of SHG’s will address and focus saving and credit and livelihood issues of the area in future. ACCOMPLISHMENT TILL DATE

Cumulative Achievement under various activities has been as follows till December 2007;

Programmes Physical achievements

Acres covered

No. of beneficiariesHouseholds Persons

Nala Bundh 100 230 1150Wells recharging (Nos.)

100 100 2500

Contour Bunding 100 100 500Drip Irrigation 5 5 5 25Fruit Plantation 10000 100 500Grain Banks 25 312 1560Seed Replacement 500 families 100 500 2500

PEOPLES’ INSTITUTIONS IN DECEMBER 2007Cumulatively, the numbers of various new village institutions set up was as follows;

Sr. No.

Nature of Institution Number Total Nos. of members

1. Adivasi Tendu Patta Sangrahan Sahakari Samiti Ltd.

1 48

2. Adivasi Bachat evum Sakh Sahakari Samiti Ltd.

1 2450

3. SHG Groups 502 6275TOTAL 8773

FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS (LAST THREE YEARS)Sr.

No.

Year Amount Utilised

(Rs. In Lakh)

1. 2004-2005 28.93

2. 2005-2006 50.16

3. 2006-2007 67.21

TOTAL 146.30

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MEMBER OF CREDIBILITY ALLIANCEWe are also member of Credibility Alliance, which insists for strict transparency norms and building a well governed and trust-worthy voluntary sector with strong norms and conducts to be effective on the basis of capability, transparency and integrit

MAJOR DONORS DURING LAST TEN YEARS (PRESENT AND PREVIOUS DONORS AND / OR OTHER FUNDS)

The broad list of the donors during last ten years is as follows;

Sr. No.

Name of the Agency Full address (with phone and email)

Nature of the Organization

Originated from

Remarks

1. NABARD 3, Nehru Place, Tonk Road, Post bag no. 104, Jaipur (Raj) Ph. 0141 2743212

Government

2. CAPART 3rd Foor Tambi Tower, S.C. Road, Jaipur (Raj) Phone 0141 2373460

Government

3. DPEP Zila Shiksha Adhkari, Sirohi (Raj)

Government

4. Europian commission c/o CMHO, Sirohi (Raj) Government5. CASA Bedla Road, Post Badgaon,

Udaipur (Raj) Phone 0294 2450438

International

6. CARE D-148 A/2, Durga Marg Bani Park, Jaipur Phone 0141 2206551

International

7. SWISSAID Shefali Apartment, Flat no. 2, 1st

floor, Behind Sai Sagr Hotel, Wanowdi, Pune 411 040

International

8. ACTIONAID B-20, Khandela House, Shiv Marg, Bani Park, Jaipur Phone 0141 2207502

International

9. The Hungar Project A-5, Hawa Sarak, Civil Line, Jaipur Phone 0141 2223123

International

10. HIVOS Flat no 402, Eden Park no. 20, Vittal Mallya Road, Banglore phone 080 22210514

International

LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN REOSURCESJCS has been led by Experienced & qualified leaders with about 17 years rich and successful experiences.

Its second line of leadership is also well qualified and well experienced, operating independently in respect of their activities. The management and head of the departments usually take collective decisions on all the important matters.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT STYLEThe organization is at the highest level governed by the Executive Board.

The organization’s management style is unique in one sense that it blends professionalism with informal human relations that compliment each other. The flow of hierarchy consists of directors at the top, under which are the senior management staff or department heads and the field and office staff within each activity. There is easy access to any staff from top to bottom and the

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organization believes in team work, that is sectoral and operations are independently carried out by functional teams.

JCS has a very special style of management in which sharing and participation of staff is total. It has three special arrangements. First, fortnight meeting of all HoDs to review the progress between two such meetings and sharing and taking decisions on important matters. Second, but most important is the general staff meeting of entire staff from Directors to field animators in which important happenings of the last month are described and all important matters including the approval of funds, sources of funds, new proposals and expenditure are shared with the entire staff at the end of particular period.

The Human Resource Development aspect is given importance in the personnel policies and growth opportunities for every staff member are carefully designed. Most of the staff recruited from local area, which is a great strength of the organization. Certain senior positions are occupied by qualified staff from outside also. All the staff are given ample opportunities for capacity building and self-development through the constant avenues for in-house and external trainings.

The most important factors that contribute to the excellent performance and ever improving performance and achievements is the motivating force of staff, which they derive from freedom to work, openness in approach, access to the management and above all pride in their visible success in improving the living conditions of Tribal.

Total transparency is observed in terms of implementation and information sharing with all the funding agencies and other concerned on all aspects of the programme and the management. This not only ensures total transparency but also helps in seeking valuable advice from all the important stakeholders.

Accuracy, timeliness and transparency in information sharing and reporting are hallmarks of JCS management and most of the funding agencies find JCS as donor friendly, exceptionally competent and highly reliable NGO with total accountability.ORGANIZATION CHART / ORGANOGRAME

General Body

Executive Committee

President

Secretary

Director

AdministrativeCoordinator

Project head Project head Project head Project head Project Head HIVOS ActionAid CASA THP CARE

Accountant Computer Office assistantOperator

OPERATIONS

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Accountant Computer Office Operator Assistant

CREDENTIALS OF THE ORGANIZATION Has track record of excellent performance and achievements It enjoys an excellent reputation among the Government, Non-Government and International

agencies. It is known for its high quality work and for achieving targets on time through the

involvement of the community. High level of social mobilization in the form of community participation, community

management and the development of sustainable village institutions. Women focused and gender sensitive approach with great involvement of women in all the

programmes. This is internalized in overall approach and in all the activities. Unusual promptness, clarity and accuracy in reporting. High degree of accountability, transparency and integrity.

Members of Governing Board of Society:Sr.

No.

Name Designation Age Occupation Since when associated

with organization

1 2 3 4 5 6

1. Mr. Asaf Ali President 46 Service 1990-91

2. Mr. Chandan Jain Secretary 44 Social worker 1990-91

3. Mrs. Richa Audichya Member 42 Social worker 1996-97

4. Mrs. Sankhli Bai Member 40 Social worker 2001-02

5. Mr. Bhanwar Sing Member 53 Social worker 1990-91

6. Mr. Raghav Dutt Member 52 Social worker 1988-89

7. Mrs. Manju Suthar Member 36 Social worker 1996-97

Quality of Governance: Details of last five Board MeetingsSr. No. Date No. of Directors attended

1. 7.8.2005 6

2. 10.4.2006 5

3. 6.8.2006 6

4. 8.9.2007 6

5. 11.3.2007 6

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Funding sources (main sponsors last two years):Sr. No.

Last Year 2007-2008 Sr. No.

Previous year 2006-2007

Sponsor Grant Received

Sponsor Grant Received

1. CARE India 1,00,536.00 1. CARE India 2,80,763.002. HIVOS

Netherland20,82,129.00 2. HIVOS

Netherland27,31,242.00

3. CASA Delhi 5,92,068.00 3. CASA Delhi 1,20,572.004. The HUNGAR

Project3,23,611.00 4. The HUNGAR

Project2,80,000.00

5. ACTIONAID Delhi

46,55,344.00 5. ACTIONAID Delhi

33,91,803.00

6. NABARD 23,436.00 6. NABARD 21,600.00TOTAL: 77,77,124.00 68,25,980.00

Project handled in past/ on- goingSr.

no.

Name of project No. of

beneficiary

Amount

involved

Year of start of

implementation

Year of

completion

Funding

sources

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Sustainable

microfinance

intervention for

empowerment of tribal

through enhanced

livelihood

528 SHG’s

6864

member

6 Crore Nov. 2004 Continue HIVOS

2. Tribal Self Rule

Initiative

40,000

Tribal

5 Crore 2002 Continue ACTIONAID

3. Rajasthan development

project

1200

Families

3.5 Crore 1998 Dec. 2007 CASA

4. Trbal Empowerment 10,000

Trbal

1.5 Crore 1997 2005 SWISSAID

5. Empowerment of

elected women

panchayatiraj

repersentative

100

Elected

women

PRI

18 Lakh 2006 Continue THP

6. Integrated health and

nutrition program

300 AWW

Beneficiary

80 Lakh 1999 2007 CARE

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7. Agriculture

development

400 Family 5 Lakh 2003 2005 ARAVALI

8. Drought proofing 100 Family 1.6 Lakh 2004 2006 CAPART

9. SHG formation and

skill development

200 SHG’s 4 Lakh 2004 Continue NABARD

10. SHG formation and

skill development

100 SHG’s 2 Lakh 2006 Continue NABARD

11. Village Development 443 Family 40 Lakh 2007 Continue NABARD

Largest project handled:

(A) Title: Sustainable Micro finance interventions for empowerment of Tribals through enhanced livelihood

Year / period of execution: Since 2004Objective: Improving overall living conditions of Tribals through enhanced livelihood

Approx. project amount: Rs. 6.00 crores

Main source of fundings: HIVOS

(B) Title: Tribal Self Rule Initiative

Year / period of execution: Since 2002Objective: To eshtablish Gaon Sabha’s as per PESA Act

Approx. project amount: Rs. 5.00 crores

Main source of fundings: ACTIONAID

(C) Title: Tendu leave collection and marketing

Year / period of execution: Since 1998Objective: To eshtablish and strengthen peoples cooperative society

Approx. project amount: Rs. 25.00 crores Main source of fundings: Adivasi Tendu Patta Sangrahan Sahakari Samiti ltd. Abu Road

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Total annual income and expenditure (in rupees): (as per audited accounts)Sr. no. Particulars Amount

Last year

2007-2008

Previous year

2006-2007

A. Income

a. Income from investment / corpus 57,454.00 1,52,677.00

b. Grant in Aid from Govt. 00 00

c. Donations / project grants

Foreign

Indian

78,51,679.00

23,436.00

68,74,196.00

21,600.00

E. Any other sources 21,000.00

Toatl Income: 79,53,569.00 70,48,473.00

B. EXPENDITURE

a. Programme 29,00,152.00 32,65,041.00

b. Salaries 29,16,450.00 20,78,200.00

c. Administrative 11,88,585.00 8,69,056.00

Total Expenditure: 70,05,187.00 62,12,297.00

Relationship with Government Departments:

Highly fruitful partnership Interactions at different forums Member Scientific Advisory council of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sirohi Member District Rural Health Mission Sirohi Member GO/NGO/PRI District committee Sirohi Member District cable TV channel committee Sirohi Member District Task Force, Child Trafficking committee, Sirohi

ADDRESS: JAN CHETNA SANSTHAN1-C, 40 Housing Board ColonyAKRA BHATTAVIA - ABU ROAD 307 026DIST. SIROHI (RAJASTHAN)

CHIEF FUNCTIONARY: Ms. RICHA AUDICHYADIRECTOR

Mobile: 9829234886Email: richaaudichya@yahoo.co.in

DR. ASHOK Programme CoordinatorMobile: 9414153886Email: ashokjcs@yahoo.co.in

Vijay Kumar VadhyarDirector (MF-Opera rations)Mobile: 9636860877

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