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TAGORE SOCIETY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012
Registered Office
14, Khudiram Boase Road, Kolkata-700006, West Bengal, India
Phone: +91-033-25559668, E-mail: [email protected]
Administrative Office
46B, Arabinda Sarani, Kolkata-700005, West Bengal, India
Phone: +91-033-25552433, 25430678,
Telefax: +91-33-25554391
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tsrd.org
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Contents
Page No.
Secretary‟s Report 3
TSRD : Introduction 4 Objectives, Achievements in past five years, TSRD-A Picturesque view, Legal Status
Covering area of TSRD 7
TSRD in West Bengal 9
Rangabelia Project 9
Hingalgunj Project 20
Sagar Project 24
Tapan Project 29
Bolpur Project 34
Rajnagar-Khoirasol Project 36
TSRD in Jharkhand 39
Maheshpur Project 39
Patamda Project 43
Tagore Society for Rural Development, Orissa Projects (Autonomous) 49
TSRD: Centrally Organized Programmes 53
Greening India Programme 53
Reproductive Child Health Programme 57
TSRD Board of Management 61
Photo Galary 62-65
Accounts Statements 66,67 &
landscape page 0,1,2,3
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Secretary’s Report 2011-2012_____________________________
I am presenting the Annual Report of Tagore Society for Rural Development for the year
2011-2012 for your kind consideration and approval. I like to take the liberty to make few
comments and observations regarding the role of non-profit making voluntary organizations
like us taking the present day scenario of the social-political-economic and cultural
background of our country and also of the whole world into consideration.
Tagore Society started functioning in the year 1969 under the leadership of Late Jayprakash
Narayan as President and Late Pannalal Dasgupta as Secretary. Both of them were freedom
fighters of national repute and also totally committed to the upliftment of the poorest of the
poor. They were also actively involved in the transformation process of the society after
independence of India. Both of them were true devotees of Mahatma Gandhi and
Rabindranath Tagore. Hence, both Gandhiji and Rabindranath influenced them in deciding
the objectives of Tagore Society for Rural Development which has been briefly recorded in
the constitution of the society. But from my long experience in the area of rural development
for last 40 years, I can tell that Tagore Society is one of the very few organizations who are
able to stick to the general views of these great personalities and even in this age of total
confusion and compromise with the vested interest which are evident from the desertions of
masters of the global political economic power at the cost of crores and crores of people
whose change of lot is not visible. The Governments, particularly of the first world nations
and the multinational and global economy is now the driving force of almost the whole
world. Our country is also in the process of forgetting the basic principles and ideas of these
great men and indulging in all sorts of anti-poor activities. In the name of development and
progress, we are in constant war with the nature. Globalization has caused change in the
consumption pattern of the people. Conspicuous consumption at the lowest level is very
much evident. Everything has become a commodity. Education, health care, housing,
minimum necessities of life at one end and love, sympathy, social obligation, service to
others, have also become commodities. A very few can enjoy and vast majority is deprived.
This is bound to happen in this economically class-divided society. Voluntarism is
conspicuous by its absence.
When I look at our organization from this angle, I find that we are also becoming virus
affected and voluntarism is not appreciated by the people and the government sitting at the
top. Sometimes I feel organizations like ours is becoming bidders in the social welfare
market. Foreign donor agencies also have their own interest in providing assistance to
organization like ours. Both government and donor agencies accept organizations as
beneficiaries in the truest sense of the term. None of them want to become partners in
development. They take us for a dependent establishment alienated from the people. Bottom
to top is a mere slogan, not to be found in practice. In short, we are going through a very
difficult situation from which we can only come out through a people's movement for
development. We must tell them that they are not beggars, they have right to live and a
partner of the vast wealth which has been provided by nature for everybody's consumption. I
sincerely feel that we can only survive through such a movement.
Date: 19th
November, 2012 Tushar Kanjilal
Place: Kolkata Secretary
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TAGORE SOCIETY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ANNUAL REPORT : 2011-2012
TSRD : An Introduction
THE BACKDROP:
Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD) is one of the oldest and largest civil society
organization in the eastern India engaged in rural development since 1969. TSRD is working
in more than 2801 villages spread in 47 blocks of three states viz. West Bengal, Jharkhand
and Orissa under the name and style of Rangabelia Project, Sagar Project, Bolpur Project,
Tapan Project, Rajnagar-Khoirasol Project, Hingalgunj Project, Patamda Project, Maheshpur
Project, Hindol Project, Phiringia Project and Malkangiri Project. Name of the projects
indicates their operational head office only but each of them covers numbers of villages and
blocks and also works with different thematic areas. All the project areas of TSRD are
situated in the remotest corners of the states like islands of Sundarbans or at the international
border of Bangladesh in northern Bengal or hilly dry plateau forest base in Jharkhand and in
Orissa. The organization is lead by Padmashree Tushar Kanjilal, the national teacher
awarded by the President of India for his invaluable contribution in social service sector.
OBJECTIVES:
To enhance the capacity through conscientisation, awareness and skill development
towards restoration of the rights of socially excluded, economically marginal, politically
deprived and culturally weaker section of the society of India.
To increase the economic viability of the ultra poor and the families belong below the
poverty line sub marginal through farm and non-farm income generation activities.
To improve the health status of the referral community through preventive and curative
health services.
To provide education facilities towards continuation of education for the dropped out,
non-school going children of the vulnerable families.
To empower the women community against all socio-cultural discrimination and creation
of their economic sustenance.
To restore ecological harmony through environment management and make the village
populace environment friendly.
To reform and reconstruct the infrastructural facilities in the villages for disaster risk
reduction and sustenance of life and living.
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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PAST FIVE YEARS:
The operational areas of TSRD covers 2801 villages spread in 47 blocks of 13 districts
divided in three states of India viz. West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa. Present covering
population is 985743.
Increase in number of women involvement in the governing board and managerial work of
the organization.
Powerful women organization has established in 1722 villages which consist of 572143
women divided into 35759 groups. Total savings of these self help groups is
Rs.3,06,34,010, total loan disbursed is Rs.3,01,38,010. Among the beneficiaries 32% are
minority Muslims, 22% are tribal and 26% are scheduled Castes.
Proper implementation of the Government Schemes for socially excluded, economically
vulnerable, politically deprived and culturally weak population (the target group of TSRD)
like MGNREGA, JSY, etc. in 2604 operational villages where all total 585543 poverty
stricken families have been benefited among whom 32% tribal, 26% Scheduled Caste and
31% minority Muslims.
Augmentation of family income of 18422 families belong to below poverty line (BPL) on
an average Rs.1,450 per month. Among them 32% are tribal, 26% Scheduled Caste and
31% are minority Muslims.
In last five years TSRD extended its operational area in 432 villages among them 174 are
tribal villages and 258 are Muslim villages in West Bengal and Jharkhand.
TSRD has decentralized its 3 projects in Orissa and at present Tagore Society for Rural
Development, Orissa Projects is completely autonomous organization. After 3 to 4
decades of development activities on people's empowerment now onwards those projects
will be managed by separate board.
In last five years TSRD has created 2440 hectors of forest and 72 Kms. of social forestry
on the side of the village road which were awarded by Felissimo Forest Foundation-Japan
and KKS-Germany.
4200 ill-fated children children have been mainstreamed through formal schools. Among
them 54% are girl children.
In the drought prone villages of Jharkhand, Orissa and in the saline areas of Sundarbans
TSRD excavated and re-excavated 503 ponds.
All total 354726 patients received medical services from mobile health clinics and hospital
run by TSRD and also from RCH camps.
Among these patients 52% were women and 38% were children. Out of total patients
44% were minority Muslims and 22% were tribal people.
50,000 family latrines have been constructed for the downtrodden vulnerable community
in West Bengal and Jharkhand towards sustenance of health and environment.
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TAGORE SOCIETY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (TSRD) : A TOTAL VIEW
Legal Status:
i) Registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act in the year 1969
ii) Registered under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, under Ministry of Home
Affairs, Govt. of India in the year 1985
iii) Exempted under 12A and 80G of Income Tax Act
iv) Having PAN and TAN cards
T S R D
Central Office
Orissa (Autonomous)
West Bengal Jharkhand
Hindol
Malkangiri
Phiringia
Bolpur
Tapan
Sagar
Rangabelia
Rajnagar/Khoirasol
Hingalgunj
Patamda
Maheshpur
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COVERING AREA OF TSRD: State District Block Village Population
covered
Thematic area
West Bengal –
Rangabelia
Project
South 24-
parganas
Gosaba
Basanti
Canning-1
123 3,88,500 Agriculture & Soil testing laboratory
Animal Resource Development
Irrigation
24 hours CDC
Mobile Health Clinic
Comprehensive Health Prog.
Education
Rural Sanitation
Greening
Rejuvenation of Mangrove vegetation
West Bengal –
Hingalgunj
Project
North 24-
Parganas
Hingalgunj 44 1,59,555 Post Aila Activation & rejuvenation
of Public Delivery system
Pond excavation & rain water
harvesting
Post Aila Recovery Program through
infrastructure development &
livelihood programs
Greening India
West Bengal –
Sagar Project
South 24-
Parganas
Sagar
Patharpratima
47 52,500 Greening
School Sanitation and Hygiene
Education
SGSY Program
Awareness through Workshop,
Meeting, Training
Irrigation
Health
Organizing meetings/Seminars
Develop people‟s organization
West Bengal –
Tapan Project
Dakshin
Dinajpur
Tapan
Harirampur
Kushmundi
Gangarampur
Kumarganj
Bansihari
Balurghat
Hilly
446 31,250 Sustainable Technology Transfer to
Enhance Productivity for Ultra Poor.
Integrated development program on
Health, Education, Group
Organization and IGP
Child Labour Education
Crèche
Rural Sanitation
Greening India
Herbal garden
West Bengal –
Bolpur Project
Birbhum Bolpur
Llambazar
Nanoor
220 3,692 Poverty eradication and Women
Empowerment through Agriculture
Development.
SHG formation & Bank linkage
Income Generation
Agriculture farm
Environment
Rural Sanitation
Sanitation
Village development program
Greening programme
West Bengal -
Rajnagar-
Khoirasole
Project
Birbhum Rajnagar
Khoirasole
Md. Bazar
Suri 1
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7,970 Sustainable Technology Transfer to
Enhance Productivity for Ultra Poor.
Education
Reforestation,
Awareness Generation
Nursery raising Jharkhand Jamtara Kundihit 10 2,600
Dumka Raniswar 10 2,400
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Jhrkhand &
West Bengal –
Patamda Project
East
Singhbhum
Patamda
Dhalbhumgarh
157
140
1,75,000 Community Organization
Institution building – SHG
Tribal development
Women Empowerment
Drip irrigation
Promotion of Horticulture
Increase Livelihood through
Agriculture
Saraikela-
Kharswan
Nimdih 30
Purulia Manbazar-I & II
Barrabazar
20
38
6412
3274
Jharkhand –
Maheshpur
Project
Pakur Maheshpur
Pakur
Hiranpur
Pakuria
Litipara
316 1,32,275 SHG formation and strengthening
Micro Savings
Education
Environment
Child line centre
Economic development
Health & Sanitation
Capacity Building
155
118
148
270
Dumka Raneshar 217
Orissa –
Hindol Project
Dhenkanal Dhenkanal 140 5,560 SHG formation and strengthening
People‟s Empowerment
Secure Sustainable Livelihood,
Community Health, Advocacy
Greening India
Orissa –
Phiringia Project
Kandamal Phiringia
Baligada
K. Nuagaon
G. Udaigiri
Chokapada
Phulbani Sadar
Jhejuripada
Sudrukumpa
Bhrungijodi
85 14,500 People‟s Empowerment
Alternative Education
Strengthening PRI‟s
Integrated Nutrition and Health
Ensure sustainable livelihood
Group Organization
Community based health and
advocacy
Child Labour
Child protection
Awareness generation
Orissa –
Malkangiri
Project
Malkangiri Malkangiri
Korukonda
Kalimela
20 2,415 Empowerment of Women
Sustainable Livelihood
Community Health
Advocacy
Total area of coverage at a glance:
State No. of District No. of Block No. of Village Population
West Bengal 5 24 985 653,153
Jharkhand 5 10 1571 310,115
Orissa 3 13 245 22,475
Total: 3 states 13 47 2801 985,743
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TSRD in West Bengal
The operational area of Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD) in West Bengal is
administered by three project level head offices (Branch offices) namely, Rangabelia, Sagar
and Hingalgunj in Sundarbans islands of South and North 24 Parganas districts; Bolpur and
Rajnagar-Khoirasol in Birbhum district and Tapan in South Dinajpur district. Therefore
according to the location of the project head offices, these projects (branches) have become
known to the people as Rangabelia Project, Sagar Project or Tapan Project or Bolpur Project
etc. But the actual operational areas of each of them are beyond the block where the project
offices are located. Such as, the project head office of Rajnagar-Khoirasal is situated in
Rajnagar block of Birbhum district but their operational area is extended even in Dumka and
Jamtara districts of Jharkhand state adjacent to Birbhum district. Therefore none of the
projects only indicates the location of the project head office and not the entire operational
area of the respective project.
TSRD Rangabelia Project:
The district South 24 Parganas is identified as one of the most backward district in the state
of West Bengal by the Government of India in recent past. Presence of Sundarbans in the
district is the only cause of this declaration. The entire area is surrounded by rivers and
narrow creeks and the islands are semi-protected by dykes made of mud only. All the islands
are physically detached from the mainland, people feel alienated here. Agriculture has not
been developed because of salinity of water and soil. Only the rain fed mono-crop
agriculture and lack of any industry due to poor communication mode make the economy
fragile in all the islands. TSRD started its development journey centering the Rangabelia
island in 1975 by the then headmaster of the local school Shri Tushar Kanjilal, Padmasree
and later on recognized as national teacher by the national government, the General Secretary
of the organization since more than one decade.
Area of Operation - Rangabelia Project:
State District Block No. of
village
covered
No. of
Househol
d covered
On going projects Supported by
West
Bengal
South 24
Parganas
1. Gosaba
2. Basanti
3. Canning-I
4. Kultali
123 77,700 - Agriculture &
Soil testing
laboratory
- Animal
Resource
Development
- Irrigation
- 24 hours CDC
- Mobile Health
Clinic
- Comprehensive
Health Prog.
- Govt. of W.B.,
Deptt. Of
Agriculture,
- Govt. of W.B.,
Deptt. of Health
- Sarba Siksha
Mission, Govt.
of W.B.
- Sundarban
Development
Board, Govt. of
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- Sanitary Mart
- Greening
- Rejuvenation of
Mangrove
vegetation
- Child education
- Women
empowerment
- Sanskriti Sansad
W.B.
- KKS-BMZ,
Germany.
- Felissimo
Forest
Foundation-
Japan.
The Programmes:
1. Agriculture and Soil Testing Laboratory:
The Agriculture & Soil Testing Laboratory of Rangabelia project has served the local farmers
throughout the year. Since initiation of Rangabelia Project in the year 1975 the technology
transfer by introducing scientific training has been continuing with necessary expansion to
cater the need of the area i.e. the Sundarbans. The basic objectives of the agriculture
programme is economic sustenance of the farmers through soil testing, paddy seed
production, utilization of infield dram seeder, zero tillage, awareness generation on the
danger of indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizer and pesticides, water management,
selection of crop pattern and organic farming. Department of Agriculture, Government of
West Bengal and other agricultural institutes extended support towards this programme. A
brief of the agricultural project is presented hereunder:
Sl. No. Particulars Outcome
1. Farming in Society‟s field:
Cultivation of salt tolerant paddy and
indigenous paddy seed Talmugur and
Nonabokra.
i) Yield of salt tolerant paddy is about 4 t/ha.
ii) Yield of Talmugur and Nonabokra variety of
paddy is above 3.5 t/ha.
2. Zero Tillage Programme for paddy 2011
Kharif and wheat. Place:
i) Rangabelia
ii) Basanti
iii) Hingulgunj
Cost of cultivation and duration are remarkably
reduced. Yield of paddy is 4 ton/ha against average
production 3 t/ha and wheat 2 t/ha against 1 ton.
3. Paddy seed production at Rangabelia and Bali
islands at Gosaba Block
12 ton is produced and distributed among 1000
farmers in Sundarbans
4. F. L. D. Programme on paddy variety (salt
tolerant) Jarava and nutrient management on
the basis of soil testing at Masjidbati and
Satjelia islands and sunflower for Gosaba and
Basanti block.
Yield is about 4 to 4.5 t/ha is achieved against
average production of 3 t/ha, 5Q/ha for sunflower.
5. Study of Salinity tolerance in potato and
paddy at Rangabelia
6 salt tolerant paddy varieties and two for potato are
found till today.
6. Seed village on paddy, mustered, lentil and
mung at Gosaba and Basanti block
Production of seed is more than average for paddy
and satisfactory for mustered and rest are good.
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7. Trial for 8 salt tolerance of Paddy varieties
Rabi 2011-2012 at Rangabelia
Two varieties are found to be effective.
8. Reclamation of saline water for irrigation
purpose at Gosaba and Basanti Block
100 tube wells are installed for ground saline water
recharge with pond water which will be used for
irrigation
9. Soil Testing:
Under National Project on Management of
Soil Health and Fertility (NPMSF) Deptt. Of
Agriculture, Govt. of West Bengal
1200 samples are tested at Gosaba, Basanti block.
2. Integrated Ecosystem and Biodiversity Conservation through Peoples Empowerment &
Mangrove Rejuvenation in Sundarbans:
In 2011 TATA Chemicals Society for Rural Development supported a project viz. Integrated
Ecosystem and Bio Diversity Conservation through People's Empowerment and Mangrove
Rejuvenation in Sundarbans in three villages of Gosaba block namely, Rangabelia, Pakhirala
and Jatirampur. In the first year i.e. 2011-2012 the proposed activities were realized
successfully and the benefits of hardware activities reached to some more number of people
than it was exactly proposed.
Other software activities like training and awareness were conducted as per schedule
proposition. An 80 pages documentation regarding Mangrove Vegetation of Sundarbans
project command area with colour photographs of different mangrove species has been
published and disseminated. In the second year of the project phase, TSRD intends to
support 100 additional beneficiaries, who were excluded from the same operational area in
the first year.
Implementation of the project at a glance:
Sl. No. Interventions Outcome
1. Group formation 15 nos
Awareness programme on Small Group formation 15 nos.
Monthly group meeting 8 nos.
Training of Group Leaders on Peoples‟ Participatory Planning
and Management (PPPM)
1 no.
Training of Group Leaders on Peoples‟ Institution Building
and Management (PIBM)
1 no.
2. Mangrove plantation 10.20 ha.
3. Awareness programme on Resource conservation, Mangrove
rejuvenation
1 no.
4. Mangrove plantation 10.20 ha.
5. Crop cultivation:
Awareness/training of desalinization of soil, crop rotation,
soil testing
1 no.
Area under desalinization process 30 farmers, 4 ha. Of land.
Average 20 to 256% income
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generates.
Area under double cropping 6 ha.
6. Poultry farming 30 farmers, excess income
generates @ 20% on an average,
30% loan repaid
7. Re-excavation of Tanks Re-excavation of tanks undertook
after 31st March 2012.
8. Fishery development: training 1 no. for 30 beneficiaries
During the year of reporting the following area of river banks of Sundarbans brought under
the coverage of mangrove plantation. Also the varieties of mangrove plants are mentioned in
the following table along with the area and number of plants:
Sl. No. Name of mangrove species Area of plantation in
Bigha
No. of Plants
i. Bhora Garjan (Rhizhophor apiculata) 1.03 600
ii. Kankra (Bruguiera gmnorhiza) 21.55 12500
iii. Bakul Kankra (Bruguiera cylindrical) 4.65 2700
iv. Payara Bain (Avicennia marina) 31.25 18125
v. Jat Bain (Avicennia officinalis) 2.53 1470
vi. Kalo Bain (Avicennia alba) 13.79 8000
vii. Sundari (Heriteria fomes) 1.72 1000
3. Education:
TSRD Rangabelia project runs 64 education centres for a total number of 3837 students
by 112 teachers in the block of Gosaba, Basanti, Canning I and Kultali. All the students
of these centres belong to below 14 age group and studying from class I to class IV.
Sarba Siksha Mission, Government of West Bengal supported this programme. 95%
students of these centres achieved the prescribed level of learning. The programme
covers 26 Gram panchayat of the district of South 24 Parganas.
4. Sanitation:
The Rangabelia project covered 14 Gram Panchayats of Gosaba block under the district
of South 24 Partanas by Sanitary Mart programme. In the last reporting year 824
family latrines have been installed and 36 school latrines were constructed. Total 9
awareness camps were organized where more than 300 persons participated actively in
the discussions. It was observed that more than 500 families have made their own
latrine from their own cost as a demonstration effect of the activities of the society.
5. Health Programme:
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Tagore Society for Rural Development-Rangabelia Project is working in Sundarbans
since last more than three decades. The Indian part of Sundarbans comprises 102
islands among which 54 are inhabited and the rests are forest areas. Parts of the
districts of South and North 24 Parganas hold the Indian Sundarbans area which is
announced as most backward specifically in terms of health, education and economic
status of the people here. The health status of the people of Sundarbans is very poor
where the Govt. health services have not yet reached properly and adequately and the
people survive depending upon unscientific traditional health practices, black
magicians, traditional bone healers and superstitions. Moreover recurring cyclone and
flood situation has its effect on the people‟s health. Also the poverty situation of the
people of Sundarbans compels them to suffer utmost from even the common ailments
and the issue of suffering from critical ailments is beyond expression. Death in snake
bites or thunder strike does not get any priority to the Govt. even after several appeals to
the authority.
Under this situation TSRD Rangabelia Project runs a comprehensive health programme
in Sundarbans which includes the following activities:
Comprehensive Health Project-Hospital:
Rangabelia hospital provides medical treatment to the people of Sundarbans on low cost
basis. In the past year a total number of 254,938 people of two blocks viz. Basanti and
Gosaba under the district of South 24 Parganas were served through Comprehensive
Health Project under different programmes. The people served through different health
programmes are presented here under:
● 8217 patients treated in Hospital OPD.
● 356 patients treated in Hospital Indoor.
● 101 normal child deliveries conducted in Hospital.
● 131 normal child deliveries conducted in CDC.
● 6934 patients treated by Doctors in village clinics.
● 232 village clinics ran by the Doctors.
Mobile Health Care Services:
In Gosaba Block, South 24 Parganas district:
1. GASTRO ENTERITIS / DIARRHOEA DISEASE April 2011-March 2012
Under 5 Above 5
a) Total No. Diarrhoeacases attended 59 66
b) Total No. Diarrhoeacases treated by ORS 59 66
c) Total No. Diarrhoeacases referred to BPHC/PHC
d) Total No. Diarrhoeacases advised HAF
e) No. of deaths associated with diarrhea
2. CONTRACEPTIVES SERVICES April 2011-March 2012
Male Female
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a) Total IUD insertions 41
b) No. of OP cycles distributed 7596
c) No. of Condom(Nirodh) pieces distributed 28376
d) Abortions 79
e) Lapra 222
f) Vasec 13
3. ANTENATAL CARE(Recorded) April 2011-March 2012
a) Antenatal cases registered 2458
b) No. of pregnant women who had 3 check-ups 1801
c) Total No. of high risk pregnant women referred 1543
d) No. TT cases
1) TT-1 1533
2) TT-2 1375
3) Booster 35
e) No. of Pregnant women under treatment for anemia 660
f) No. of Pregnant women given prophylaxis for anemia 6204
4. NATAL CARE April 2011-March 2012
a) Total No. Of deliveries 1166 1179
b) Home deliveries 730 755
c) By trained birth attendant 896 918
d) By untrained birth attendant 270 261
e) Deliveries at sub-center/ Hospital/ Institution 436 424
5. PREGNANCY OUTCOME
Cumulative since April
Male Female
a) Live births 1139 1163
b) Still births 27 16
7. IMMUNIZATION April 2011-March 2012
Male Female
a) Infants 0-1 year 834 905
1) BCG 1134 1063
2) DPT-1 1024 995
3) DPT-2 1048 970
4) DPT-3 288 312
5) OPV-0 975 929
6) OPV-1 864 837
7) OPV-2 885 787
8) OPV-3 963 867
9) Measles
b) Children more than 18 months 925 832
1) DPT- Booster 728 669
2) OPV-Booster
c) Children more than 5 years 566 483
1) DT
d) Vitamin-"A" administration (9 months - 3 years) 683 585
6. POSTNATAL CARE April 2011-March 2012
a) No. of Women given 3 postnatal check-ups 1369
b) Maternal deaths 2
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1) Dose-1 621 556
2) Dose-2 1058 948
3) Dose-3 - 5
8. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION April 2011-March 2012
Under 5 Above 5
a) Total No. Of ARI cases attended 1232 380
b) Total No. Of cases treated by home care
c) Total No. Of cases given Tab. Cotrimoxazole 1232 380
d) Total No. Of cases referred to HC/HOSP
e) Total No. Of death associated with ARI
9. PROPHYLAXIS
AGAINST
NUTRITIONAL
ANEMIA
New beneficiaries initiated Beneficiaries who completed the
course
ANC &
PNC
Other
Women
Children ANC &
PNC
Other
Women
Children
April 2011-March
2012
3827 535 708 1544
In Basanti Block, South 24 Parganas district:
1. GASTRO ENTERITIS / DIARRHOEA DISEASE April 2011-March 2012
Under 5 Above 5
a) Total No. Diarrhoeacases attended 215 94
b) Total No. Diarrhoeacases treated by ORS 214 92
c) Total No. Diarrhoeacases referred to BPHC/PHC 1 2
d) Total No. Diarrhoeacases advised HAF
e) No. of deaths associated with diarrhea
2. CONTRACEPTIVES SERVICES April 2011-March 2012
Male Female
a) Total IUD insertions 9
b) No. of OP cycles distributed 11049
c) No. of Condom(Nirodh) pieces distributed 28971
d) Abortions 65
e) Lapra 115
f) Vasec 3
3. ANTENATAL CARE(Recorded) April 2011-March 2012
a) Antenatal cases registered 2402
b) No. of pregnant women who had 3 check-ups 1485
c) Total No. of high risk pregnant women referred 1158
d) No. TT cases
1) TT-1 1872
2) TT-2 1731
3) Booster 22
e) No. of Pregnant women under treatment for anemia 665
f) No. of Pregnant women given prophylaxis for anemia 5041
4. NATAL CARE Cumulative since April
a) Total No. Of deliveries 2287
b) Home deliveries 1579
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c) By trained birth attendant 507
d) By untrained birth attendant 1072
e) Deliveries at sub-center/ Hospital/ Institution 708
5. PREGNANCY OUTCOME Cumulative since April
Male Female
a) Live births 1117 1134
b) Still births 23 13
6. POSTNATAL CARE April 2011-March 2012
a) No. of Women given 3 postnatal check-ups 1339
b) Maternal deaths 4
7. IMMUNIZATION April 2011-March 2012
Male Female
a) Infants 0-1 year 1038 1076
1) BCG 1197 1125
2) DPT-1 1265 1132
3) DPT-2 1097 1029
4) DPT-3 352 338
5) OPV-0 988 939
6) OPV-1 994 923
7) OPV-2 984 848
8) OPV-3 987 919
9) Measles
b) Children more than 18 months 770 696
1) DPT- Booster 640 591
2) OPV-Booster
c) Children more than 5 years 539 519
1) DT
d) Vitamin-"A" administration (9 months - 3 years) 631 562
1) Dose-1 592 552
2) Dose-2 1149 1111
3) Dose-3 - 5
8. ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION April 2011-March 2012
Under 5 Above 5
a) Total No. Of ARI cases attended 829 295
b) Total No. Of cases treated by home care
c) Total No. Of cases given Tab. Cotrimoxazole 826 295
d) Total No. Of cases referred to HC/HOSP 3
e) Total No. Of death associated with ARI
9. PROPHYLAXIS
AGAINST
NUTRITIONAL
ANEMIA
New beneficiaries initiated Beneficiaries who completed the course
ANC PNC Other
Women
Childre
n
ANC PNC Other
Women
Children
April 2011-March
2012
2402 1339 771 624 973 548
6. Animal Resource Development:
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In Sundarbans TSRD caters services to the people regarding animal resource
development. Being the most backward area the people here are ignorant about proper
rearing of their animal resources. Government or other support for developing the
animal resources is still inadequate in the Sundarbans area. Under this situation TSRD
provides supports in upgrading knowledge and skill of the people of Sundarbans in
animal rearing. During the year of reporting the following services were rendered to the
people of the area:
Sl. No. Activities Quantity
1. Treatment:
Cattle 1807
Goat & Sheep 2179
Poultry Birds 95,909
Dog 17
Pig 2
2. Vaccination:
Cattle – H.S. & B.Q. 746
Cattle – F.M.D. --
Goat & Sheep- Goat Pox 2800
Goat & Sheep P.P.R. 600
Poultry – F1 43486
Poultry – R2B 12418
Poultry – 1.B.D. 13,787
Dog - Rabies 57
3. Vitamins:
Cattle 1062
Goat & Sheep 1728
Poultry 59908
4. Deworming
Cattle 1651
Goat & Sheep 2609
Poultry 31015
Pig 8
Dog 2
5. Artificial Insemination 139
6. Castration
Goat 128
Dog 3
During the period of reporting the ARD department organized training, awareness,
demonstration, visits and also library for the farmers. A brief of these programmes are
furnished hereunder:
● Prepared 41 plots for Fodder Demonstration.
● Organized 4 training courses on poultry birds rearing.
● Organized 19 Farm visits and preventive care.
● Organized 34 Awareness Camps and group meetings with the farmers.
● Castration of 128 Goat and 3 numbers of dogs.
The ARD department of Rangabelia project also runs a Farmer‟s Library to enhance
their knowledge on animal and birds rearing. During the year of reporting 383 farmers
utilized the library regularly.
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Selling of animal feed and poultry chicks were also done in the year of reporting. A
total amount of 1082.5 Kgs. animal feed and 19747 poultry chicks were sold in this
period.
7. Cultural Programme – Sanskriti Sansad:
Rangabelia Project runs its cultural activities through Sanskriti Sansad Unit towards
mental and spiritual development of the socio-culturally backward community. This
activity promotes the regional cultural tradition against the cultural pollution by the so
called modernized film based culture that the cause of erosion of human values. Many
a times this cultural unit was invited by different villages, G.P.s and blocks. In the last
reporting year following number of youth participated in different cultural events:
Activities No. of participants
Folk dance and dance with Tagore songs and other songs 31
Instant theatre on life and living of the people of Sundarbans 19
Songs 9
Recitation 11
Dance Drama 18
8. People's Empowerment Towards Restoring Mangrove Vegetation, Resource
Conservation:
In 2007-2010 the project undertook activities and a total number of 50 groups (consisting
of 755 members) were formed towards their empowerment under financial support from
Karl Kubel Stiftung and BMZ, Germany. In the present project 2012-2015, 2100 new
families will be identified through a baseline survey as the direct beneficiary from 5
villages of previous project and 2 new villages in order to response the crisis of the
effected and affected families of post-Aila Subderbans. Therefore new 2100 target
families would learn from the performance of the previous 50 groups and the previous 50
groups will continue their development process as social lab so that the new members, as
the part of a continuous development journey, can observe them for the praxis of their
development.
The Project Area/Target Families:
No. of
Family
SHG
Group
PCFC
Group
Total
Group
1 SATJELIA GRAM PANCHAYET :
i Satjelia Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
ii Dayapur Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
iii Sudhangshupur Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
Total: 900 30 30 60
2 LAHIRIPUR GRAM PANCHAYET :
i Lahiripur Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
ii Luxbagan Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
iii Sadhupur Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
iv Hamiltonabad Mouza 300 10 nos. 10 nos. 20 nos.
Total: 1,200 40 40 80
As because the present phase of the project has started from December 2011 only,
therefore within this four months reporting period process of recruitment, procurement
and other organization ground work took justified time towards a successful four year
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development journey. Following table will show the implementation of projected
activities within four months period: Sl.
no.
Activities Achievements/Variations
1 SHG, PCFC Group, Village and Apex
Committee formation & meeting
70 SHG, 70 PCFC groups have been formed..
7 nos. Village committee formation completed.
2 6nos. Coordination meeting with BDO,
Panchayet Samity, Local Gram Panchayet,
EDC committee
4 coordination meetings.
3 3 nos. cyclone/flood shelter spot selection
with documents
Paper works and spot selection is finished.
4 30 Hect. Mangrove plantation area selection
and preparation for seed bed/plantation etc.
5 hc in Jamespur mudflat. Trench has been dug.
5 Work for Mangrove model park Ongoing.
6 140 nos. Group awareness meeting Done
7 Training in Agriculture one no. Done
9. Women Empowerment Programme:
The women empowerment programme of Rangabelia project runs by Rangabelia
Mahila Samity. The annual general meeting of Rangabelia Mahila Samity held on 11th
June 2012 wherein the activity report and financial statement of the Samity for last five
years were presented and was approved and accepted by the meeting. Also the new
working committee of the Samity was reformed. During the year of reporting zonal
committees were formed in two blocks in each of the 22 anchals with a view to
strengthen the village level organizations. These committees undertakes different
programmes as per the six monthly plan with thrust on human health, animal resource
development, kitchen gardening, greening programme and latrine programme.
During the year of reporting the Samity organized 80 awareness camps in two blocks.
A total number of 3860 women attended these camps. Four workshops were organized
on the issue of women rights. In the last financial year the programme to introduce
homestead agriculture in 140 families and certified seeds were provided to those
families. For preparation of vermi compost worms were provided to 50 families.
On 6th
February 2012 the 79th
birth anniversary of Bina Kanjilal, the founder of the
Mahila Samity, was observed. The students and teachers of Rangabelia High School
and the mothers of Rangabelia anchal participated in the programme and presented
various cultural programmes.
In the year of reporting training on Handholding and Book Keeping was imparted to
340 group leaders in 10 training camps. 30 women underwent tailoring training and 15
women got training on handloom. 30 women underwent training on food processing
and 80 villagers underwent training on poultry bird rearing.
The Samity distributed 10500 fruit and timber plants were distributed among 3200
families of Gosaba and Basanti block. Also the women members planted trees on river
banks and on the side of one village link road.
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Rangabelia Mahila Samity also runs a women cooperative viz. Mahila Industrial Co-
operative Society. 38 women were engaged in the production section and earned
Rs.301,833 as wages during the reporting year.
TSRD Hingalganj Project:
Tagore Society for Rural Development-Hingalgunj project is working in the whole of
Hingalgunj Block since 2009. Initially it was a part of Rangabelia Project of Tagore Society.
Since then it is trying to undertake pro-poor programs, recovery program of Aila Victims
besides activation of public services and maintenance of assets created under Aila Recovery
Program in 2010-2011.
The major thrust during the year was given on environmental programs – i.e. Greening India
and a large number of mothers of the age group of 30-60 have been associated with the
organization through Cancer detection camps conducted in Bispur Panchayat of the Block.
The Program is still continuing in the year 2012-2013.
The Programmes:
1. Organization Development:
In all the 8 panchayats (baring Hingalgunj) of TSRD-Hingalgunj Project had the Zonal
Committees and was functioning till 2009. After the project was separated, it was
realized that the Committees are getting defunct and a limited number of members are
attending the meetings, rather the committees are dominated mainly by male members.
By the time the devastating Aila lashed the block and we also had to engage in
Recovery program, the reform was kept in abeyance, which was undertaken during the
2011-2012. The Committees at Jogeshgunj, Kalitala, Sahibkhali and Sandelerbil have
been formed while Dulduli Panchayat is in progress.
The process of reform is still pending at Gobindakati, Bispur and Rupamari and it is
expected that during the year 2012-2013 the process will be completed.
2. Emergency Flood relief:
In February, 2012 there was a collapse of Embankment at Ramapur and saline water
penetrated in the Ramapur Mouza of Sahibkhali Gram Panchayat. An assessment was
conducted by our senior workers of Sahibkhali Panchayat and accordingly a relief plan
for 450 families was prepared in consultation with ACTED, India.
In February 2012 Tagore Society with assistance from ACTED-India distributed relief
packets containing 2 kgs. of pulses, Mastered oil, Milk powder, Biscuits, Drinking
water, Soap – 4 pcs. each and Rice to the victims with the help of the local Panchayat
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leaders and our staff members. The Rotary Club, Kolkata also assisted with 2 quintals
rice and 1 quintal pulses which were distributed among the flood victims.
3. Cancer Detection Camp:
During the period under rivew 8 Early Cancer Detection Camps were organized by the
TSRD Hingalgunj project through Chittaranjan Cancer Institute (CNCI) for the age
group of 30-60 (Women) at Bispur Panchayat of Hingalgunj Block. Total No. of 1768
women attended the camps. Out of them 21 women were detected stage-3 and are
being treated by the Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital free of cost while the 33 Stage-1
patients are being treated at the spot and follow-up made in subsequent camps. This has
created a very good impact amongst the local people.
It has been decided in consultation with the Zonal Committee of Sandelerbil that the
program will be organized at 13 No. School during the year 2012-2013 and at the time
of reporting a camp has already been organized with 221 patients for 2 days.
4. Extension services in other districts:
During the reporting period an extension programme was undertaken in collaboration
with ACTED-India, Delhi towards assistance to flood affected households of Howrah,
Hooghly and Malda districts of West Bengal.
In the context of a heavy rainfall in the catchments of river Damodor in August 2011
and release of excess water by DVC caused severe flash flood in the districts of Howrah
and Hooghly, while Malda also experienced a heavy flood of river Ganges caused loss
of houses, and livelihoods of the affected areas. In this purview, ACTED-India, Delhi
approached Tagore Society for Rural Development, as a partner in connection to the
previously implemented Aila Recovery Program at Hingalgunj, to undertake the
programme.
At length Tagore Society was agreed and as those areas were not in its captive fold,
some of the experienced staff of Hingalgunj project, Tapan Project and head office was
deputed to implement the program.
The following table shows the target Panchayats brought under the project in Howrah,
Hooghly and Malda. The Project was initiated in the month of October, 2011 and ended
on 30th
April, 2012.
Sl District Block GP Total House
Hold
Target
Household
1 Malda Ratua –I Ratua 7,464 211
2 Malda Ratua – I Debipur 5,678 213
3 Howrah Udayanaryapur Kurchi Sibpur - 0
4 Howrah Amta –II Ghoraberia Chitnan 4,591 211
5 Howrah Amta –II Thalia 3,232 200
6 Hooghly Khanakul-II Chingra 3,398 319
7 Hooghly Khanakul –II Palaspai 3,299 316
Total 27,662 1470
Key areas of intervention as identified are given below:
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Livelihood support through infusion of cash through Cash for Work resultant in
community asset building.
Sanitation.
Ensure supply of potable drinking water and application of DRR concept.
Hygiene awareness including supply of hygiene kit for behavioural change.
Cash for work for infusion of money amongst the flood affected beneficiaries.
The total number of selected beneficiaries were 1470 House hold to provide support
through livelihood component like CFW, Kitchen Garden and WASH components like
elevated latrine construction, tube well installation and platform elevation, Hygienic kit
distribution, different trainings etc.
Activities under WASH component:
Name of the Activity - Implemented Units
Elevated Hand pump platform and replacement of India mark ii head 1 no
New Hand pump installation with raised platform 6 nos
Tube well cleaning and water testing 7 nos
Elevated common latrine(School) 9 nos. (28 units)
Hygiene kit distribution 1470 nos
Tube well maintenance training for Water Users Group 7 group(41 persons)
School Rally 6 nos school
School hygiene training 30 nos
FGDs on hygiene 59 nos
Cash for Work:
Cash for work was the largest component of the Project with a target to create 58,800 person
days in the project area. It was desired that 1470 beneficiaries will be given 40 days work
and in the course of selection of CFW beneficiaries important thrust was given on women,
disabled persons and at the same time create community assets in the project area.
The following table shows the involvement of the person days in both WASH and CFW
components with its sub-components Kitchen Gardening and hygiene kit distribution. The
earth work has been carried out through Pond Renovation, Road Repairing, Road elevation,
Cleaning of Water Hyacinth etc., besides the conventional earth work, two burning ghats
were filled in by earth, cleaning water hyacinth of ponds/canals, tube wells base filled in by
earth.
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Activities Malda District Howrah District Hooghly District Grand Total
Nos Person
Days
Benefitted
Population
Nos Persons
Days
Benefitted
Population
Nos. Person
Days
Benefitted
Population
Nos. Person
Days
Benefitted
Population
1 Road
Repairing 11 9023 4250 19 15054 7925 20 10404 5485 50 34481 17660
2 Pond
Renovation 0 0 0 1 656 300 9 9330 3850 10 9986 4150
3 Burning Place
Renovation 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1733 1000 2 1733 1000
4 Cleaning of
Water
Hyacinth 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 471 600 2 471 600
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5 Link Road 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 307 200 1 307 200
6 Road
Repairing
with elevation
and
Community
link road 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2756 1100 2 2756 1100
7 School
Ground
Repairing 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 453 200 1 453 200
8 CFW site
Dressing and
levelling 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 143 0 2 143 0
9 Tube well site
soil filling 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 254 100 1 254 100
Total 11 9023 4250 20 15710 8225 40 25851 12535 71 50584 25010
Non Earth work Activities: Non-earth work on CFW program was undertaken like carrying
of WASH construction materials from the dumping spot to work site, deputation of Night
guards and Construction supervisors in different construction sites. The detailed break-up
under each head is given in Table below:
Sl.
No.
Name of the
Activities Malda District Howrah District Hooghly District Grand Total
Nos
Person
Days
Benefit
Populati
on Nos
Persons
Days
Benefit
Population Nos.
Person
Days
Benefit
Population Nos.
Person
Days
Benefit
Populati
on
1 KGS
Distribution 424 2110 2120 411 2055 2055 635 3175 3175 1470 7340 7350
2 Construction
Materials
Carrying 0 0 5 586 145 0 0 0 5 586 145
3 Construction
Supervisors 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 153 5 3 153 5
4 Night Guard 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 170 3 3 170 3
Total 424 2110 2120 416 2641 2200 641 3498 3183 1481 8249 7503
Kitchen Garden cum Cfw Activities:
i) KGS Training:
Arranged KGS training at Howrah where the participants were the Field Support Staff
and ASs of all the three districts. The facilitators were drawn from the experts of
Bankim Seeds, the reputed seed firm of West Bengal. Some DRR aspects were also
covered in the training. The FSS and ASs conducted series of trainings in the field
before distribution of KGS Kit at Malda, Hooghly and Howrah districts, the
beneficiaries got the training at the time of KGS kit distribution. The FSS facilitated the
training of the beneficiaries.
ii) KGS kit Distribution
KGS distribution was made phase by phase to all 1470 beneficiaries in 3 districts of
project area and at the end of the project it was seen that the sowing was complete and
in some places the plants were also visible.
iii) KGS Payment:
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Total 1470 House holds got KGS kits of 07 selected species of seeds and paid 4 days
labour charges for preparation of land through CFW Unskilled scheme in all the 6 Gram
Panchayats. They were given training on preparation of land, protect from flood,
preparation of organic manure etc. The trainees were mostly women and were provided
by one day Cfw payment for receiving of the kit in both of HK and KGS.
TSRD Sagar Project:
TSRD initiated Sagar Project in the year 1995. The Sagar Island is situated in the south-
eastern corner of the Sundarbans touching the Bay of Bengal. Relatively, the incidence of
cyclones and floods are of lesser intensity in Sagar than other parts of the Sundarbans, yet the
usual problems of the island are eroding embankment, saline water inundation, eco-
degradation and the poverty situation of the people. The erosion of embankment has reached
at such a situation that three villages viz. Bishalakshipur, Lohachara and Khasimara have
already been deepened down into the sea and around 16 villages are partly submerged. Yet,
the Sagar Island has its own importance. It is famous to the Hindus as this is an ancient
pilgrimage spot namely „Ganga Sagar‟, a confluence of the river Ganges and Bay of Bengal
where around one million pilgrims from different corners of the country come for the holly
dip in the middle of January every year. But this very short term economic detonation
seldom reaches to the people of the island. Now-a-days it is found that tourist/pilgrims are
coming here round the year especially on or around the holidays though fewer in numbers.
TSRD runs this project namely „Sagar Project‟ in this island and also covers some more
islands and blocks under its fold.
Area of Operation - Sagar Project:
State District Block Village
Covered
Household
covered
Ongoing projects Supported By
West Bengal South 24
Parganas
i) Sagar
ii) Pathar
Pratima
43 nos.
4 nos.
10000 nos.
500 nos.
a) Greening India
b) School Sanitation,
Water & Hygiene
Education
c) SGSY Prog.
d) Awareness through
Workshop, meeting,
training
e) Rainwater
Harvesting & Land
Shaping
f) Health
g) Organizing
meetings/seminars
h) Develop People‟s
Felissimo Forest
Foundation,
Japan.
Water for People
India, USA.
DRDC, GoWB
& Sagar
Panchayat Samity
TSRD
Sundarban
Development
Board
TSRD
TSRD
TSRD
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Orgn.
The Programmes:
1. Health Programme:
In the mid of January each year around one million pilgrims gather in Sagar Island for the
holly dip at Ganga Sagar village from different parts of the country and also from abroad.
Like previous years this year also TSRD Sagar Project organized medical camp with
support from TSRD Rangabelia Project to provide health services to the pilgrims. In the
year of reporting the health unit provided the following health services:
Stream Total patient treated Female patients Male patients
Homeopathy 648 379 269
Allopathic 3343 1490 1853
Total: 3991 1869 2122
2. School Sanitation & Hygiene Education:
TSRD Sagar Project is implementing the School Sanitation and Hygiene Education in
Sagar block under support of Water For People-India. In this year of reporting Sagar
Project has constructed toilet blocks in five high schools, one MSK and one high
madrasa. Also hygiene education imparted to the students, parents and the teachers and
thus the entire project was divided in two parts i.e. Hardware part that includes the
construction activity and the Software parts that includes the hygiene education and
health awareness.
During the year of reporting TSRD Sagar Project has intervened in 7 new Schools of 3
Panchayats and 9 old schools of 5 Panchayats. The selection criterions of new schools
were as follows –
Dearth of sanitation and water supply facilities.
Willingness of the school management committees and teachers to initiate the
programme of creating hygienic sanitation & water facilities and hygiene education
programme for students.
Sufficient and suitable space in the school premises to create sanitation and water
facility.
Priority to girls‟ school which fulfils all above criterion.
A brief of the activities undertaken is presented below:
Name of the Schools No. of No. of students
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Teachers Boys Girls Total
1. Dakshin Sagar Banitirtho High School 16 314 325 639
2. Harinbari Madhyamik Balika Vidyalay 12 332 332
3. Krishnanagar High School 18 425 469 894
4. Khasramkar Kumar Ambu High school 20 465 391 856
5. Sagar Maniruddin High Madrasa 11 203 198 401
6. Dhaspara Prasanna MSK 7 93 112 205
7. Gobindapur Tarachand High Schol 15 333 330 663
TOTAL 99 1519 2157 3990
The project created toilet facilities for 3990 school students among whom 2157 are
girls. After organizing meetings and workshops before construction, the students
designed the toilet blocks for construction. Also the schools contributed in
implementation of the project in many ways.
The following activities have been implemented during the project period:
A. Water infrastructure:
Creation of drinking water resources in 5 new schools and rest 2 new schools have
existing drinking water resources. Besides those, creation of drinking water
resources in 7 old schools and other 2 old schools who have existing drinking water
resources.
B. Water Management:
52 points of water resources (tube-well) in all 16 schools have been tested water
quality in two times.
C. Sanitation infrastructure for school:
Completed construction of 7 new school sanitation blocks.
D. Sanitation Management:
Meeting with the school teachers / MC: 21 meets in 7 new schools and 13 meets in
9 old schools.
WATSAN / Users' Committee-Formation & strengthening: 24 meets in 7 new
schools and 19 meets in 9 old schools.
Meeting with students: 15 Meets.
Monthly follow-up / Coordination meeting: 30 nos.
E. Hygiene Education / Health:
Meeting with guardians/mothers: 11 meets in 7 new schools and 15 meets in 9 old
schools.
IEC and BCC (IEC development, manual & method): Flex, Massage calendar,
manual, etc. has been developed for all 16 schools.
Sit & drawing competition in school: 7 nos. in new schools.
Hygiene Education programme in school: 12 nos. in 7 new schools and 17 nos. in 9
old schools.
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F. Advocacy:
Training for teachers/guardians: 7 nos.
Joint meeting with GPs. Block & other stakeholders: 2 nos.
Capacity building training/workshop for workers: 1 no.
G. Research:
KAP study in 7 new schools: one time in 6 schools and two times in one school i.e.
total 8 times.
H. Monitoring & Evaluation:
Monitoring, Evaluation & Supervision: Regular basis and as per necessity.
3. Meetings and Seminars:
A total number of 62 workshops / seminars were organized with 7258 participants on
different issues. Those workshops were organized by different Government departments
like ICDS, SDB, Panchayat, etc. and some were organized by the NGOs. They utilized
TSRD campus, conference hall, residential infrastructure, dinning hall, kitchen and
management. Most seminar / workshops were organized on education, livelihood and
health related issues.
4. People‟s Organization
The Sagar Project of TSRD started small savings & credit programme by forming self
help groups. At present 583 groups in 41 villages of Sagar island are actively performing.
A brief of the Savings & Credit programme of Sagar Project is presented below:
Status of the groups: No. of
Group
No of
village
covered
Total
members
Amount
saved in
last year
(Rs.)
Amount
saved in
current
financial
year
(Rs.)
Amount
withdrawn as
loan in
current year
(Rs.)
Loan
recovered in
current year
(Rs.)
Interest
earned
in
current
year
(Rs.)
M F
583
41
1790
6567
22,90190.00
4,42,910.00
1,65,30,260.00
1,36,67,110.00
1,88,535
Status of savings:
Total Savings
(Rs.)
Total Loan
disbursed
(Rs.)
Total Recovery
(Rs.)
Total Interest
earned (Rs.)
Savings A/c 27,33,100.00 2,10,40,970.00 1,69,54,410.00 19,73,184
Achievements:
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● 422 women group members and 161 male group members participated in the
deferent training courses.
● The Group members have become well skilled and they have started their own
business.
● They have created “Purushattampur Ma Sitala Boutique” and doing business
through marketing in different fair.
● The “Swarnamoyee Boutique Sangha” started their own business platform and
trying to marketing linkages for get better benefit.
● All the groups are effectively working, organizing monthly meetings, keeping books
of accounts and preparing resolutions of the meetings.
5. Agriculture:
During the year 2011-2012 TSRD Sagar Project implemented rainwater harvesting and
land shaping programme towards augmentation of agricultural productivity through
creating irrigation facility. Under this programme 11 ponds were excavated and the
detail is mentioned below:
No. of
ponds
excavated
Total area of water
body
Total crop area
irrigated
No. of beneficiaries
covered
No. of Mandays
created
11
5.5 bighas
22 Bighas
110
3080
6. Animal Husbandry:
In the year of reporting the Sagar Project of TSRD organized training camps on fishery,
poultry bird rearing and goatary. Total number of 7 training camps organized on
Fishery development, 5 camps on Poultry bird rearing and 6 camps on Goatery.
Numbers of awareness camps were also organized through the self help groups and
SGSY groups. Annual income of 72 families covering 360 population has been
increased their annual income up to Rs.15,000 on an average through pisciculture and
livestock development.
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TSRD Tapan Project:
TSRD started its development in the district of South Dinajpur, one of the socio-
economically backward areas in the year 1976. As the project area shares its border with
Bangladesh and acute poverty situation of the community caused various illegal trades. Most
people belong to below the poverty line and consequently clouded with sheer illiteracy.
Muslim minority community and the aboriginals dominate the demographical status of the
entire project area. Tapan Project of Tagore Society for Rural Development runs its
developmental activities in the selected villages of all the 8 blocks of the district.
Area of operation - Tapan Project: District Blocks No. of villages Thematic area of the project
South Dinajpur
Tapan 231 Education
Health
Income Generation
Sustainable Livelihood for ultra poor
Group Organization
Right to information
Child Labour
Child protection
Environment
Training
Harirampur 024
Kushmandi 076
Gangarampur 022
Kumarganj 032
Banshihari 015
Balurghat 026
Hili 020
Maladh
Ratua 002 Support to Flood Victims
Road Repairing
Distribution of Hygiene Kits
Distribution of Vegetable Seeds
Construction of Tube Well
Construction of Latrine
Awareness generation
Debipur 002
TOTAL 10 459
The Programmes:
1. Sustainable Technology transfer to Enhance Productivity for Ultra Poor, Supported by
NETZ, Bangladesh & Funded by European Union.
2. Anganwadi Workers‟ Training supported by Ministry of Women & Child
Development, Social Welfare.
3. Integrated Development Action Programme supported by Tata Social Welfare Trust,
Bombay.
4. Greening India project supported by Felissimo Forest Foundation, Japan.
5. Child Labour Project supported by Ministry of Labour, Government of India through
Dakshin Dinajpur National Child Labour Project.
6. Crèche programme supported by West Bengal Social Welfare Advisory Board.
7. Total Sanitation Programme supported by Government of West Bengal.
8. ACTED Project funded by ECHO & European Union
9. Soft Loan from Revolving Fund supported by Action Aid.
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C. Briefing of the Programmes:
Sl.
No
.
NAME OF THE PROJECT
Fund
Allocated
(In Rs.)
NAME OF THE DONOR PROGRAMME DURATION
Starting Time Ending Time
01 STEP UP Project 1,02,88,131 European Union & NETZ
Bangladesh Dec. 2011 Nov. 2014
02 AWW Training Centre 26,55,000
Ministry of Women & Child
Development & Social Welfare,
India
July 2011 NA
03
Integrated Development Action
Programme 20,75,712
Tata Social Welfare Trust,
Bombay March 2008 Feb., 2012
Soft Loan from TSWT Revolving
Fund 1,09,500
04 Greening India Project 12,76,000 Felissimo Forest Foundation,
Japan Jan. 1992 NA
05 National Child Labour Project 72,00,000 Ministry of Labour Welfare,
India Sept. 1996 NA
06 Crèche Programme 84,764 West Bengal Social Advisory
Board Feb.1989 NA
07 Total Sanitation Programme 28,00,000 Zilla Parishad, West Bengal March. 1993 NA
08 ACTED Project 20,32 ,895 ECHO & European Union Nov. 2011 April, 2012
09
Action Aid Programme NA
Action Aid, UK May 2000 NA Soft Loan from Action Aid
Revolving Fund 3,68,800
D. Details of the Programmes:
1. Sustainable Technological Transfer to Enhance Productivity For Ultra Poor, Supported
By European Union & NETZ Bangladesh:
Implementation of the programme started only on December 2011 in 40 villages of 3
Panchayet areas in Tapan Block, Dakshin Dinajpur. The main components are furnished
below:
Objective Activities Achievements
To structure the community organization
among 1800 Ultra Poor House Holds of
40 villages in 3 panchayat of Tapan
block under Dakshin Dinajpur District.
To enhance their income up to 64%
To ensure intake of nutritious food for 3
times per day among the women of the
house holds
A total of 1000(new) & 800
(existing) Ultra Poor House
Holds are selected and in the
process of Group formation for
further progress which will tend
to enhance their income in the
time to come.
Interest of the House
Holds Members group
members in Livestock
Management and
Agriculture are observed
towards augmenting
their income.
2. Anganwadi Workers‟ Training Centre supported by Ministry of Women & Child
Development, Govt. of India:
Objective Activities Achievements
To train the trainees with modern &
upgraded knowledge on ICDS.
To sustain their knowledge and to make
them enable to translate their knowledge
in practical field.
Total no. of 350
trainees have been
trained in several 10
no. of Batches from 6
different Blocks.
The trainees have been trained well
upto the mark and they are doing
well in their respective field.
3. Integrated Development Action Programme Supported By Tata Social Welfare Trust
Programme:
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The programme was implemented in 49 villages of Tapan Block, Dakshin Dinajpur. The
main components are furnished below:
i) Organization of target families into groups:
Objective Activities Achievements
To
structure the
community
organization of
49 villages in 3
panchayat of
Tapan block
under Dakshin
Dinajpur
District.
1529 people including 626 SC and 392 ST are
organized in to 129 groups. Among them 694 belong
to BPL and 115 are Antadaya.
14 awareness generation camps on different social and
economic issues were organized where 1265 persons
actively participated.
Four group meetings per week were organized under
the facilitation of village level workers (VLW).
Group savings was encouraged and made to regular
practice.
Gradation of groups conducted by VLWs in
collaboration with SBI, PNB and Bangiya Gramin
Bank.
Many SHGs are taking
initiative for bank linkage.
Interest of the group members
in livestock management and
fishery are observed towards
augmenting their income.
Community is utilizing
organic manure in agriculture.
Regular savings practices
were improved.
298 members have been
awared on Social & Economic
Issues in 6 Camps
ii) Income Generation Programme:
Objective Activity Achievements
To improve economic
status of the community
through on and off farm
IGP.
Bank linkage with SHGs
for soft loan.
Capacity building of
SHGs through training
and awareness.
02 training camps were organized with 100
participants on SRI.
377 members have been awared on SRI in 8 Camps
99 membes have been trained on Live Stock
management in 02 camps
9 Acres of land has been cultivated by the trained
farmers by utilizing SRI Method.
30 members have goat
27 members have got loan for Small Crafts & Trade.
Total 362 no. of Animal & Birds have been vaccine.
i. Augmentation of
family income.
ii. At present people
believe that their
economic self
sustenance is
possible and they
are trying their level
best towards that.
iii) Community Health Programme: Objective Activity Achievements
To improve
health status
of the people
in three
Panchayats
3 training camps on preventive health for 140 mothers have
been organized
15 camps on RCH in 33 villages have been organized for 765
people.
35 Awareness camps on HIV/AIDS & Family Planning &
other Diseases have been arranged for 1281 people.
2 patients have been referred for High Risk Case.
737 people have got curative service in 63 shifts.
Villagers have
become aware on
preventive health
Death rate of
children &
pregnant mother
decreased
4. Child Labour Project supported by Ministry of Labour, Government of India through
Dakshin Dinajpur National Child Labour Project:
Under this project 23 special schools are running situated in all the blocks of Dakshin
Dinajpur district with an enrolment of 1150 students. In these schools the children of poverty
stricken families continue their education and also undergo different vocational training.
Objective Activity Achievements
• To reduce the incident of child • A total number of 1148 students are • The illiteracy and
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labour in high concentration
areas through improved
enforcement, rehabilitating and
more integrated provisions of
services.
enrolled in 23 school in the beginning of the
year
• 100% eligible students got admission in
formal school in this year
dropout rates are
reducing gradually.
• To provide the light of
education among the children.
• To strengthen their mental
ability for coping up with the
society where they live in.
• To bring back them in the
mainstream of the society.
• To nurture the emotional,
intellectual and behavioural
aspect of the children to propel
them for a better future in their
life for the time to come.
• To involve them in the socio-
cultural aspects of the society.
• 83% students were passed out from our
school during the year of reporting.
• Parents‟ meeting were held in a regular basis
• Vocational training was provided to the
students.
• Vocational materials were supplied to the
students who were trained in vocational
training.
• Learning materials were supplied to the
students
• Nutrition was supplied (cereals, vegetables,
pulses, egg, rice, fish etc.)
• Students were brought to the main stream
of the society
• A stipend of Rs.150 per month was given to
the competent students.
• The attitudes of
parents are changing
and they are sending
their child in
CLP schools.
• With primary
education students are
also learning different
vocational courses,
which will help them
to earn money in
future.
• Hopefully the future
will show that this
program has made
progress towards
universal education,
and eradicating child
labour.
5. Crèche programme supported by West Bengal Social Welfare Advisory Board:
TSRD-Tapan Project runs two day care centre cum crèche by the support of West Bengal
Social Welfare Advisory Board in Sandhyapukur and Balapur for taking care of the children
of the working parents. Age group of the children is 1 to 6 years.
Objective Activity Achievements
To run day care centers to ensure
the cognitive, emotional, moral,
physical and social development
of working mothers, children
between the ages 0-6.
To provide systematic health,
hygiene and nutrition programmes
for this same age group.
To educate and train communities
of migrant laborers in childcare
and other related issues and
activities.
To network and advocate with
governments and other
stakeholders to better the current
national childcare strategy.
Non formal type of education is
provided through some practical ways
of teaching with toys, songs, mimicry
etc.
Parents meeting are held in regular
basis for a complete and fruitful
communication among all the parties.
Nutritious food (Rice, Pulses, Veg.,
Egg, Fish, Bread, Suji, Puffed Rice,
Molasses, Fruits) is supplied from our
crèche.
After the completion of six years of
age each child is admitted in the
primary school with full care and
attention which is very honestly done
by the workers in the crèche
programme.
Total 50 students are in 2
creche centres (Balapur
[B12, G13, T25] &
Sandhyapukur [B13, G12,
T25]).
Socialization of children
by playing with other
children
Children get proper
nutrition Parents have
been sensitized regarding
the health of their
children, child rights &
education of their
children.
6. Total Sanitation Programme supported by Government of West Bengal: Objective Activity Achievements
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To reduce IMR and water-borne diseases
by providing sanitation education,
improved low cost sanitation facilities at
the household and institutional levels;
To make the people aware of personal
hygiene and sanitation;
To introduce low cost, easy maintainable
sanitation facilities;
To make the sanitation project self-
sustaining and self-expanding;
888 no. of House Hold latrines
installed.
12 no. of SSK latrines installed
72 no. of ICDS latrines installed
1100 no. of homes have been
visited
200 no. of group meeting have
been conducted
7 Awareness Camps have been
arranged.
Hygienic habit has
been promoted
Common diseases
have been
decreased
Pollution has been
reduced
7. ACTED Project funded by ECHO & European Union:
During the year of reporting TSRD-Tapan Project implemented the ACTED project jointly
with TSRD-Hingalgunj Project towards reconstruction of flood affected areas of Ratua block
of Malda district. Details of the project are available under the Chapter TSRD-Hingalgunj
Project.
8. Soft Loan from Revolving Fund supported by Action Aid:
TSRD-Tapan Project has implemented the Soft Loan from Revolving Fund during the year of
reporting. The objectives, activities and achievements of this present project are presented
below:
Objective Activity Achievements
To ensure people‟s participation in the management and
monitoring of the group funds.
To enhance community participation in the health and the
education programme so that the programmes may be
handed over to community by the end of the eighth year.
To organize water user groups and maintenance committees
for the management of the Kharis (irrigation canals).
Optimal utilization of recycled funds.
Training, research and documentation.
Develop and implementation of the HRD plan for the
training and exposure of staff and group members on key
areas.
To develop a strategy for strengthening and reduction of total
staff.
Total 164
beneficiaries are
benefited by taking
agriculture loan of
Rs. 3,68,800.00
from savings and
credit programme,
which was a part of
Action Aid, but now
maintaining by
TSRD.
Augmentation of
theme of the
poorest of the
poor families.
Every family who
received loan
have utilized for
their economic
sustenance.
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TSRD Bolpur Project:
The Bolpur project of TSRD geo-physically remains within the Chhotonagpur plateau. Soil
type is older alluvial and laterite. The project initiated in 1969 carried on modest
interventions by organising the people for flood protection, creation of additional irrigation
facilities, afforestation, helping people to become self-reliant by organizing grain bank and
other activities. The project has a model agricultural form for sustainable agriculture. The
nature of interventions underwent change with the passage of time. The project coverage
now extends to 220 villages. The present focus of the project is to promote sustainable
livelihood of the poorest section of people of its project command area. The Bolpur Project
of TSRD is working for comprehensive development of the downtrodden people of three
blocks under financial support of different donor agencies, state Government of West Bengal
and local collection.
The area of operation - Bolpur Project:
District Blocks No. of villages Thematic areas of the project
Birbhum Bolpur
Illambazar
Nanoor
220 - SHG formation & Bank linkage
- Income generation / livelihood promotion
- Agriculture farm
- Environment
- Sanitation
- Village Development programme
- Greening programme
The Programmes:
During the year of reporting TSRD Bolpur project undertook the following programmes:
1. Rural Sanitation and health (Funded by Birbhum Zilla Parisad. Govt. of WB): The
Bolpur project of TSRD is implementing the rural sanitation and health programme since
last more than a decade. The main objective of the programme is to provide safety toilet
to every rural house, education centres and Govt. health centres. And also to provide
health education to the rural populace. The programme was supported by the Govt. of
West Bengal and own fund of the society. The activities undertaken during the year of
reporting under the project were as follows:
i) Organized 112 awareness camps.
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ii) Wall writing in 40 places on clean environment, safe sanitation and health
related issues.
iii) Organized 20 Mason training through out the year.
A total number of 991 beneficiaries were covered under this programme in the year of
reporting.
2. Agriculture Farm (Own fund): Bolpur Project of TSRD has a farm house runs by TSRD
own fund. The objective was to cultivate crops in scientific process and also to train the
local farmers in crop cultivation through scientific process. During the year of reporting
the farm undertook seed processing, supplied 1 ton of certified seeds to the farmers. In
the entire programme a total of 130 farmers were involved during the reporting year.
3. Agriculture Development and Women Empowerment (Funded by OFID Org. OPEC Fund
Vienna, Austria): At end of the year of reporting a project on agriculture development
and women empowerment was sanctioned by the OFID. The project implementation
starts from April 2012.
4. Self Help Group: During the reporting period follow up activities were continued to
facilitate 50 SHGs formed in the year 2009. These SHGs are involved in savings and
credit programme since 2009 under financial support from NABARD. Among these 50
SHGs 40 are performing very well. After establishing bank linkage, each of the SHGs
has taken loan from bank at the rate of Rs.150,000 on an average and are repaying the
loan regularly. Many of the SHG members have invested the loan amount for income
generation purpose.
A snapshot detail of the project is furnished in the following table:
Programme
2011-2012
Donor Objectives Activities No. of
Beneficiaries
covered in
2011-2012
Cumulative
beneficiaries
Rural
Sanitation and
Health
Beneficiary's
own
contribution &
Subsidy of
State Govt. to
the BPL
families
- Safety Toilet
to every house,
Education
Relative
Center and
Govt. Health
Centre.
- Health
Education
1. Awareness
camps-112 nos.
2. Wall Writing -
40 nos.
3. Training to the
Masons - 20 nos.
991 24843
Agriculture
Farm
TSRD own
fund
- To cultivate
corps in
scientific
process and
train the
cultivators.
1. Seed
processing.
2. Certified seeds
supply to the
cultivators-1
ton.
3. Agriculture
Training to
farmers-30
130 1050
Greening India
Programme
(Social
Forestry)
Felissimo
Forest
Foundation-
Japan
- Wasteland
development
& income
generation.
- Green
1. Plantation in
the wasteland -
65 acres
2. Fruit tree
plantation - 300
860 5360
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revolution.
- Fulfil the
demand for
fuel of the
local rural
people.
nos.
3. Awareness
camps-10 nos.
4. Horticulture
Training-20
TSRD Rajnagar-Khoirasol Project:
Rajnagar and Khoirasol are the two adjoining blocks situated in the western most part of
West Bengal in the district of Birbhum located at 23.95ºN 87.32ºE within the Chhotonagpur
plateau that bordering with the state Jharkhand. It has an elevation of 331 ft. The area
received an average annual rainfall of 1405 mm. It has latterite soil, which is infertile and
unsuitable for agriculture which is red and very low moisture retention capacity. Therefore
most of rain waters go waste as run-off and flow down to the cannels and channels. Large
scale deforestation has laid bare the soil susceptible to erosion which in turn makes the soil
structure fragile.
TSRD started its development programme here in the year 1995 with thrust on creation of
green coverage in the area and water harvesting.
The area of operation - Rajnagar-Khoirasol Project:
State District Block No. of Villages No. of Families
West Bengal Birbhum Rajnagar 11 524
Khoirasol 2 35
Mahammad Bazar 2 62
Suri - 1 1 28
Jharkhand Jamtara Kundahit 18 1397
Dumka Raniswar 6 936
Total : 40 2982
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The Programmes:
4. Education:
TSRD Rajnagar-Khoirasol project runs 11 education centres for the children of backward
tribal and scheduled caste communities. It covers 9 gram sansads of the two blocks.
Three individual provide financial and other supports to run the education centres. Ms.
Gayatri Chakraborty supports for 7 centres, Mr. Sanjay Paul for 3 centres and Mr.
Bhaskar Banerjee for one centre. As almost all the students of these centres are the first
generation learners therefore they hardly get any guidance to education from their
families. The centres provide education guidance to the children and as a result all of the
students are enrolled in formal school and are continuing their study.
A profile of the education centres and the students is presented in the following table:
Students'
Profile
Level - l Level- l I
Boys Girls Boys Girls
SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T
Last Year
Enrolment
49 9 10 68 45 10 13 66 21 4 1 26 18 1 4 24
Enrolment 35 14 11 59 34 12 12 52 17 5 5 24 13 6 6 23
% of Attendance 77 74 80 77 82 86 75 81 83 75 69 76 76 90 81 82
No. Passed 35 14 11 59 34 12 12 52 17 5 5 24 13 6 6 23
Level - III Level - IV
Students'
Profile
Boys Girls Boys Girls
SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T SC ST Oth T
Last Year
Enrolment
12 3 4 18 15 6 3 23 12 4 4 20 10 2 6 17
Enrolment 17 5 1 23 17 4 5 26 14 5 3 21 12 4 5 22
% of Attendance 87 77 77 80 86 73 94 84 87 72 77 79 71 82 62 72
No. Passed 17 5 1 23 17 4 5 26 14 5 3 21 12 4 5 22
5. Cultural Programme:
The Rajnagar-Khoirasol project of TSRD continues its development activities with
special thrust on economically downtrodden and culturally backward Scheduled Caste
and Scheduled Tribe communities who are socially excluded. The project observation
Occasion Activity No. of programmes
organized
No. of
participants
Duration of the
programe
Birthday of Rabindranath
Tagore
Songs, dances,
recitation, lecture
1 150 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Independence Day 1 60 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Minmangal Utsav 1 1200 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Netaji‟s Birthday 1 50 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
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Republic Day 1 50 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Death anniversary of Pannalal
Dasgupta
1 450 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
6. Afforestation & Reforestation:
Being a draught prone area the project gives much thrust on creation of forest. The
project organized 17 meetings with the villagers wherein a total of 188 people
participated and a cultural programme on environment where 900 people were present.
The following activities were undertaken during the reporting year:
Activity Variety of plants Total no. of
villages
covered
Area
covered
(Hectares)
No. of
mandays
created
Fuel Timber Fruit
Nursery raising 32800 52800 19589 2 Nurseries -- 718
No. of seedlings planted 31228 51181 9593 5 55 2376
Seedlings by direct sowing 57500 -- -- 4 12 --
Replanting in Old Forest 2025 1962 2013 1 4 610
Post Planting Care 31228 51121 9553 5 -- --
Sale to villagers -- --- 2027 15 -- --
7. STEP UP Project:
The TSRD Rajnagar-Khoirasol project started implementation of the project
Sustainable Technology Transfer to Enhance Productivity of Ultra Poor (STEP UP)
from December 2011. The STEP UP project is jointly supported by European Union
and NETZ Bangladesh. The project was to increase sustainable income and to enhance
production of food by adapting environmentally sustainable agricultural techniques and
improved marketing for 600 ultra poor families in Kundahit block under Jamtara district
of Jharkhand, 450 families in Raniswar block under Dumka district of Jharkhand and
150 families in Rajnagar block under Birbhum district of West Bengal.
At the initial stage a group of staff were inducted and eye survey was done for selection
of target group. 601 families of 6 villages of Raniswar block, 822 families of 18
villages of Kundahit block and 557 families at 11 villages of Rajnagar block were
covered under this eye survey.
The Field Facilitators started PRA in the villages selected through eye survey. In
Raniswar block PRA was done at 4 villages of 2 panchayats and 506 target ultra poor
families were found. In Kundahit block PRA was done at 12 villages of 4 panchayats
and 821 target ultra poor families were identified. In Rajnagar block it was done at 8
villages of 1 panchayat and 344 ultra poor families were found.
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8. Nityanagar Model Village Project:
Rotary Club of Calcutta launched a programme for development of Nityanagar village
of Rajnagar block. The village is one kilometre away from the project office.
Nityanagar is a tribal village containing 41 households and 174 population. During the
reporting period five roadside solar lights were installed and are providing light from
dusk to dawn.
TSRD in Jharkhand
TSRD Maheshpur Project:
Maheshpur is situated at the border area of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The entire
operational area of the project is characterized by hilly tract with undulated terrain and red
soil which is known as drought prone and cultivation is very difficult here. In 1979 TSRD
started working in this district of Pakur. Poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition ae the regular
phenomenon in this district where most people belong to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe.
The area of operation – Maheshpur Project:
District Block No. of villages covered Thematic Area
Pakur Maheshpur 316 ● SHG formation and
strengthening
● Micro Savings
● Education
● Environment
● Childline centre
● Economic development
● Health & Sanitation
● Capacity Building
Pakur 155
Hiranpur 118
Pakuria 148
Litipara 270
Amrapara 10
Dumka Raneswar 217
The Programmes:
1. Cultural Unit:
In this area where most people belong to economically below poverty line and socially
excluded scheduled caste and tribe, different cultural programmes play an important role
to intervene in the community with other socio-economic activities. Therefore different
day observations got prime importance where all total 9299 people actively participated.
These activities play a role towards generation of awareness regarding women rights,
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traditional values, constitution, panchayat, village organization, development, religion,
spiritualism, non-violence spirit, child rights etc.
2. Women Organization:
Mobilising women in the villages, organizing them, forming small groups, introducing
savings and credit programme, discussion on different socio-politico-economico-cultural
dynamics, their rights and duties, different government projects etc are the prime
activities of the women organization. During the period of reporting 44 villages were
covered where 1564 women were brought under 75 groups. The total savings at the end
of the year was Rs.22,49,383.00. 1564 women participated in the meetings of 50 groups.
A brief of the performance of the women groups is presented in the following table:
Total
collection
up to
March ‘12
Total
Interest
received
Repayment Term
deposit
Cash in
hand
Total
Training
days
Total
participant
in training
Subject
covered in
training &
meetings
Rs.8,47,739 Rs.38,490 Rs.61,363 Rs.15,00,000 Rs.21,253 5 87 Objective of
Savings,
utilization
of savings,
accounting
etc.
3. Agriculture:
During the year of reporting a total number of 120 farmers undergone training on System
of Rice Intensification (SRI). Among them 90 were women. Some farmers started SRI
method on their own land. It is observed that most villagers have their agro equipments
therefore dependence upon TSRD has gradually decreased. But regarding Agro input still
they depend upon TSRD. Following is the snapshot of TSRD Agro Services of
Maheshpur project:
Fertilizer
Distribution
Quantity No. of villages
covered
No. of family
covered
Benefit
DAP 561 bags 49 1142 - Increase of
production
- Dependency upon
moneylenders
decreased
Urea 1198 Bags
10-26-26 960 Bags
Seeds
Distribution
Quantity No. of villages
covered
No. of family
covered
Benefit
Paddy 1250 Kgs. 8 250 - Increased paddy
production
- Commencement
of pea cropping
- Increase of
Pea-Pulses 125 Kgs. 5 25
Mustard 50 Kgs. 6 25
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cropping of
Mustard
4. Animal Resource Development (ARD):
In Litipara and Hiranpur village total 420 goats were distributed among 84 families. All
total 120 persons underwent training of 3 days duration on gotary. Therefore there
income has increased up to Rs.600 per month on an average. And death rate of the
animals has decreased. TSRD was awarded by the district administration for its excellent
ARD activities among the Paharia Community.
5. National Horticultural Mission:
There is enough fallow land in this district which belongs to the Paharia Tribal area.
TSRD organized the community, developed their awareness through awareness camps
and planted mostly the fruit trees. A brief is presented below:
Block Gram
Panchayat
Village Total
participants
in Training
Total land
planted
No. of trees
planted
No. of
family
benefited
Maheshpur 8 14 238
Maheshpur
6 10 100 Hector 20000 91
Pakuria 3 3 37 Hector 14689 37
6. Dharmagola & Production Loan:
No. of
Village
No. of
beneficiary
Total Paddy
collected
Paddy
distributed
Paddy
returned
Loan
Disbursed
Loan
Repaid
21 492 3880 3880 3880 -- --
9 35 -- -- -- 19850 61280
Dharmagola and production loan activities helped the ultra poor community a lots
towards their survival. Production loan was disbursed towards their grocery shop, cattle
rearing etc.
7. Health:
Maheshpur, Hiranpur and Pakuria blocks were covered by the preventive health project
with close cooperation of NEEDs, a local NGO towards realization of NRHM
programme. In the reporting year the following have been achieved:
46 persons from 46 villages were trained on leadership building.
42 traditional birth attendants were trained.
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2341 persons attended 77 meetings regarding Government Health Services.
165 Sohia/ANM/Sebika attended meetings on health management in villages.
11200 attended the village health nutrition day (VHND) and received services in 10
health centres.
696 VHND programme were organized in 58 Anganwadi centres round the year.
574 Sohia attended 4 days long training courses on their duties and responsibilities.
8. Childline Centre:
During the year of reporting the following activities were performed under the Childline
programme of the Govt. of India.
Sl. No. Activities No. of events Participants Outcome
1. Weekly staff meeting 39 17 in each meeting Method of
implementation,
progress monitoring
2. Village meeting 41 713 Getting back the
lost children
3. Intervention in villages 6 villages Panchayat Pradhans Sensitization on
child rights
4. Home visit 343 Parents of the
children
Awareness
generation on child
rights
5. Meeting in Schools 16 30200 students Awareness on
childline project
and child rights
9. Right To Information (RTI):
According to RTI any citizen have the right to know about the government policies,
schemes, status of the schemes etc. But ignorant villages become exploited due to lack of
information. TSRD runs RTI clinic from where the workers provide information
services. As a result of which schools are running in time, ration system has been
developed and people are availing the government schemes. Excluding those RTI clinics
225 villages of Maheshpur and Hiranpur block were covered through 85 days training of
one day duration where 2171 persons participated and among theme 1371 were women.
In those training courses the details of RTI were the basic content area.
10. Financial Inclusion Programme:
In Amrapara block of Pakur district 375 downtrodden house hold of 10 villages at
Bansmati and Jhiraki panchayat through this project. Total 39 groups are functioning and
their total savings is Rs.1,53,026. Four SHGs started livelihood activities among 11
SHGs who have mobilized bank loan. Mahua and paddy are the main product which
have been selected for marketing and 875 insurance policies were issued and 35 SHGs
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account and 30 personal bank account were opened. Under the J.S.L.P.S. Yujna 11
members have taken a loan of Rs.10,980 and another 11 members have taken Rs.9,515
who have their savings of Rs.5,500 and Rs.8,800 respectively. They have become free
from the clutches of the money lenders. Another three women groups consisting of total
30 members have taken loan of Rs.120,000 in total after having training on batique print
and they have already started production. Apart from the Maheshpur block, another 80
women formed SHGs and have gone through poultry training in Pakur block.
TSRD Patamda Project:
The Patamda Project of TSRD was established in 1980 when the area was affected with
severe drought. The primary focus of the project was to create livelihood opportunities and
reduce the migration through creation of irrigation facilities and improved agricultural
practice. Apart from livelihood, health, environment, education, social awareness are the
important aspects of intervention. The project area is remote hilly and dense forest area. The
terrain of the area is hilly and undulation. The area falls under the Chotonagpur plateau. The
average annual rainfall of the area is 1200mm. Most of the people belong to SC, ST and
backward communities. The main occupation of the people of the area is agriculture. The
agriculture here is a rain fed and mono-crop. There is no big industry and cottage industries
in the area. Some people get employment in unhealthy stone crushing industry. Literacy rate
is very low specially among the women literacy rate is much lower than male. Health
conditions of the people are far lower than the state and national level in terms of MMR,
IMR, CDR, low immunization rate etc.
Area of Operation - Patamda Project:
State District Block Villages
covered
Populatio
n covered
Thematic areas
Jharkhand
East Singbhum
Patamda
Dhalbhumgarh
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140
175,000 a. Community Organization-
-Self-Help Group, Farmers
Club
b. Tribal Development,
Women Empowerment
c. Improve Agriculture- Drip
Irrigation and Intensive
vegetable cultivation,
Tomato Value Chain
Development, Promotion
of Horticulture
d. Poultry Value Chain
Development
e. Health, Adolescent Health
f. Awareness generation on
social issues
g. Better Environment
SaraikelaKharswan
Nimdih
30
West Bengal
Purulia
Manbazar-I
Manbazar-II
20
Barrabazar 38
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through Greening and
Road Side Plantation
program
The Programmes:
1. Maintenance of Comprehensive Rural Development Project earlier funded by ICCO:
The program is run as follow up activity of the above mentioned project presently
supported by TSRD General Fund Account.
The activities undertook during the year are: (a) Community organization: Formation
and promotion of SHG. Organizing monthly and fortnightly meeting with SHGs and
monthly meetings with SHG clusters. Bank Linkages for credit mobilization through
DRDA sponsored revolving fund and project loan. The women group members
celebrated International women Day. TSRD has been undertaking linkages with SGSY
through block administration. SHG federation formation and promotion process was
carried out. Celebration of important days like Independence Day, Republic day and
organizing cultural fair to restore the local cultures were also performed during the
reporting period. Total 315 SHGs having 4095 members spreading 49 villages are
running their institution. So far total savings by group members is Rs.5914000.00.
Total 62 SHG received Govt grant as corpus fund of Rs.10000.00 each (Total
Rs.6,20,000). As on the reporting date total amount of Inter-lending among group
members was Rs. 40,00,000. More than 90% of the beneficiaries are women. Total 9
SHG clusters were functioning. Total 125 SHGs are linked with Govt sponsored
Revolving Fund and project loan of Rs. 156.25 lakhs.
(b) Agriculture: Promotion of Improved Agriculture though training and undertaking
demonstration plots. Under the agriculture program total 1500 farmers were supported
through training and awareness generation program. Introduction of demonstration
plots on vegetable cultivation like Tomato with staking, Pumkin, Carrot, Indian Been,
Chilli, Potato was initiated. Demonstration also done in the TSRD Macha campus and
as a result new technology/new methods adopted by farmers and they are extend the
practice their own field.
2. Livelihood Development Project for Tribal Community:
The project is funded by the Integrated Tribal Development Agency, East-Singhbhum,
Government of Jharkhand. The main objectives of the project is development of
livelihood opportunities of Tribal communities. Ensure Livelihood security for tribals
round the year through promotion of Improved Agricultural Practice. To create rain
water harvesting and recharge of ground water for Kharif paddy stabilization.
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The main activities undertook during the reporting period under this project were
Infrastructure creation through excavation of 73 pits of 5% Technology in the corners of
the each Plot. Training of 73 farmers on improvement agriculture including exposure
visits to HARP and best sites on best practices. Total 73 farmers families of 3 villages
benefiting directly from the program. During the excavation of the structures total 6200
man days of employment were created for laboures. The irrigation structures catches
approximately 7 lakhs litters of rainwater and stored in the ponds. Total 36 acres of
land come under irrigation coverage so it turned into double crop area. The farmers
produced additional 400 quintals of paddy and 200 quintals of vegetables. The
additional average income of each farmer was Rs. 7000.
3. System of Rice Intensification:
The programme was initiated with an objective to ensure food security for poor and
marginal farmers and to increase the paddy production through Kharif paddy
stabilization under financial support from NABARD, Ranchi
.
During the reporting period the activities performed under the project were organizing
training and capacity building of farmers on the new technology for undertaking paddy
cultivation by farmers with the improved package of practice. Time to time technical
guidance was extended to farmers by TSRD. The project team organized Kisan Mela
for dissemination of best practices. Promotion of green manure among selected farmers
was done. Introduction of agricultural implements like sprayers and Cono weeder
among the farmers. Scientific assessment of crops and maintain the proper MIS. And
promotion of Farmers‟ Club was done. A total number of 606 farmers of 25 villages
were covered in 176 acres of land. Average production from 25 decimal of land was
900 kg, total production per acres was 3.81 M.T. where production per acre in
traditional plot was 2.1 M.T. that is 81% increase in paddy production compared to
traditional plot.
4. Promotion of Drip Irrigation System and Intensive Vegetable Cultivation:
This programme is initiated in this reporting year. The objective is promotion of
intensive vegetable cultivation through introduction of drip irrigation system i.e.
irrigation with very minimum water suitable for drought prone area. The programme is
supported by NABARD, Ranchi
The activities undertook during the period of reporting were motivating the farmers for
installation of the drip irrigation system through National Micro Irrigation Mission,
Govt of Jharkhand. Monitor the installation of system at field. Arrange installation of
shed net for central nursery. Organize training of farmers and mobilize local resource
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persons. Monitor the vegetable cultivation by farmers. A total number of 22 farmers
installed the Drip Irrigation system in 25.7 acres of land in 14 villages.
5. Integrated Village Planning Process:
The project was initiated with the objective of improvement of health, education,
nutrition, drinking water and sanitation status of the people of project command area
and also to establish a better coordination between line departments for implementation
of flagship programme. This project was supported by UNICEF, Jharkhand.
Series of activities were undertaken during the period of report under the project that
includes block level Task Force Meeting and Panchyat Level coordination for block
level inter departmental coordination. Organize training of Panchyat members and
stakeholders like AWW, ANM, Gram Sevak and Gram Pradhans. Updating
decentralized village plan and validation through PRI. Organize block level seminar
with all stakeholders. The outreach of the program is Dhalbhumgarh block (13000 HH-
and population is 73000) and Patamda block (25000HH and population is 131000) of
East-singhbhum district.
A brief of the programme undertaken is presented in the following table:
Activities Patamda Dhalbhumgarh Total
Total village covered 84 104 188
Follow up in village done quarterly 367 416 783
Panchayat Level Co-ordination Meetings 152 132 284
Block Level Task Force Meetings 11 12 23
Display board updation at village 356 416 772
District Level Task Force Meeting 2
Campaigning for Special Day (Women‟s & Children‟s
Day, AIDS Day)
2 2 4
Orientation of Facilitators and PRIs and Mukhiyas on
Decentralized District Planning (DDP)
1 1 2
Two days training volunteers on strengthening of VIC,
Flagship schemes and achieve the goal of DDP
1 1 2
One day workshop on community based monitoring
system
1 1 2
Meeting with PRIs & Block parmukh on strengthening
DDP
1 2 3
Campaigning for establishing Model and Exclusing
Panchayat
4 4 8
One day orientation on DDP updation by DPMU 1 1 2
Training and demonstration Right To Information &
Social audit in Model Panchayat
1 1 2
One day DDP up-dation at villages 84 104 188
Exposure visit District facilitators district in Model
Panchayat
1
Facilitate Aam Sabha of IAP at inclusive Panchayat 1 1 2
Training on Village volunteers of Inclusive Panchayat 1 1 2
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Mapping of Household and services of PTG
area(Panchyat)
1 1 2
Training of newly elected Mukhiya and parkhand
parmukh on women and child development Program &
PR system
1 1 2
Block level seminar on Block Plan 1 1 2
Exposure visit of PRI members and District Officials
from Gumla district
1 1
The villagers are viewing the display board and taking action accordingly. People
visited VIC and read the study materials and IEC. Increase the service in villages by
service providers. Village development committee has formed with the intervention of
IVPP and revitalization of village plan. Youth volunteers are now taking up the
challenge of identifying local issues and resolving outstanding issues. Villagers
attended in the Decentralized planning process and argue for include the expected
activity in the village plan. An initiative to develop model villages of proposed Nirmal
Gram Panchayats (Kokpara and Moudasole) under the Total Sanitation Campaign with
the convergence of every sector has been taken up. One village from each panchayat
has been selected. The two Panchayats are now identified as Nirmal Panchayats and
have been awarded. The aim of establishing a Village Information Centre (VIC) is to
create an institution which regularly updates and provides information on issues related
to behavioural change, service delivery or information on various government schemes
and programs. Generally, the community provides space for establishing VICs. In
Dhalbhumgarh block 135 out of 140 villages, Village Health Committees (VHCs) have
been formed by the IVPP similarly 89 Village Health committees have formed. The
Planning process has adopted by West Singhbhum district, TSRD team facilitate the
training cum exposure visit at Dhalbhumgarh. A team from Rajasthan Govt. visited
TSRD area to see the planning process. Sectoral convergence comes through
conducting regular BLTF meeting.
6. Project RISHTA- Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health:
TSRD Patamda Project started the programme with the objective to improve the sexual
and reproductive health and well being of adolescents. The project was supported by
Packard Foundation, USA through Tata Steel Rural Development Society, Jamshedpur.
The activities performed during the year of reporting were formation of Adolescent
Group, establishment of Youth Resource Center and follow up activities of YRC
activities, training of Peer Educators on ARSH, training of stakeholders- AWW, RMP,
ANM and vocational training of the youth. Total 37 Community Meeting held where
518 people attended, 298 Home visits done by the workers for counselling on ARSH,
246 meeting of adolescent group meeting held with 3444 adolescent, 232 stakeholders
attend in the coordination meeting where attendances of local people were 465, two
Adolescent Conferences organized with 1239 adolescent, 4 Quiz organized where 454
adolescent participated, International AIDS Day adolescent attended 400, Running
11Youth Resource Center with 339 adolescent , total 86 meeting held at YRC, 2
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vocational training organized where 23 adolescent trained on handicrafts items, 12 PHC
counselling where 324 adolescent were counselled on ARSH and STI problem, One
block level forum functioning with 55 adolescent of YRCs, Contraceptive distribution-
Condom 1690 couple and OPC- 106 women, 3 STD patient referred to hospital for
treatment, total ANC-113 and PNC-180, Himalayan Traking- 2 (Boy-, Girls-1).
Adolescent organized vocational training e.g veterinary custom service, Candle making,
doing business of agarbatti, Teachers are participated in the ARSH session in the school
and adolescent taking ARSH session in schools.
7. Tomato Value Chain Development:
The objectives of the project were to enhance the productivity, to ensure a sustainable
annual income of Rs. 18,000.00 for individual, to increase the accessibility of farmers
to information and communication, to build institutions to provide opportunity for the
small holders to access markets and realize better profit. The project was financially
supported by ICCO, Netherlands through Rural Development Association.
The main activities performed under this project during the reporting period were
organizing 39 village level orientation meetings, standardized Package of practice of
tomato cultivation has developed and distributed among 1400 farmers through training,
Formation of 57 Farmers Clubs in 57 villages. This Clubs have approved by NABARD,
39 Farmers Club inaugurated by DDM, NABARD, 88 Farmers get Kisan Credit Card
from local banks, 3 nos of Seed dealers and retailers were linked with farmers to get
improved seeds, 12 demonstration plots developed to introduce early season tomato
cultivation with Namdhari variety. The 52 demonstration with wire staking, 1400
farmers were growing tomato with the standardized PoP with the closed supervision
and monitoring by the project staff, 24 Farmers were adopted tomato cultivation with
wire staking in their field, Promotion of Local collection center-8, Training of nursery
entrepreneur- 2 farmers were undergone the training, 24 farmers and 8 staff members
were exposed to market and linked with farmers association with the markets.
8. Poultry Value Chain Development Project:
The project objective was establishment of producer‟s institute. The poultry producers
would produce broilers and enhance their family income by Rs.15000.00 annually and
do collective marketing. The project was supported by ICCO, Netherlands through
PRADAN.
The activities were undertaken was selection of 100 poultry producers, training and
exposure for 100 producers, construction of 100 poultry shed with the capacity of each
shed is 400 birds in summer and 450 in winter, training of 4 production supervisors.
Total 73 beneficiaries were started poultry rearing. Total value of birds sold is Rs. 63
Lakhs as on 31.3.12. The producer‟s Cooperative has registered under the Jharkhand
Self supporting Cooperative Act‟1996.
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TSRD in Orissa
Tagore Society for Rural Development initiated its development activities in the state of
Orissa in the year 1979 by establishing Malkangiri Project in Dandakaranya region.
Gradually the TSRD extended its area of operation and the Hindol Project started in the year
1984 and in 1998 the Phiringia Project started its development activities. A liaison office of
TSRD Orissa Chapters is run in Bhubaneswar for coordination among the three project
offices situated at distant and interior areas and the head office at Kolkata.
Tagore Society for Rural Development, Orissa Projects (Autonomous):
Tagore Society for Rural Development, Orissa Projects undertook various activities to fulfil
its objectives of making the people and communities in the project area self reliant and self
respectful during the year under report. Empowerment and enabling effect was the prime
objective. During the year under report it received fund support from various sources
covering both Govt. of India, the State Government of Orissa and the International donor
agencies. The fund flow was from EED through ODAF, Felissimo Corporation (through
TSRD, Kolkata), NEAC grant from Govt. of India, O‟TELP fund from DFID and IFAD
(through OTELP), RCG-II and AROGYA Plus under NRHM (through CDMO, Malkangiri),
OCTDMS from World Bank (through Water Resources Deptt.), NCLP (through B.D.O.,
Malkangiri) and stipend for tribal girl students (through B.D.O., Korukonda).
The activities of the society covered socio-economic, cultural, physical, psychological, rural
development and educational spheres of community covering mostly ST, SC and weaker
sections of the Society, most particularly the women and children. Empowerment of the
weak has been the basic motto of all our activities during the year.
The Programmes:
1. Education Complex:
The Education Complex is functioning at Markelguda and 210 scheduled tribe girl
students from Class-I to VII are reading in that residential school. TSRD Orissa
Projects continued to provide fund support to run the school with all students from
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Class-I to Class-VII. Stipend for the students of class-VI & VII only was received from
the State Govt. and was released to the students by depositing the same into their SB
Accounts in Korukonda Mini Bank. Students of our school are taking part in various
co-curricular activities in the District and Block level. They have received awards in
sports, essay writing, drawing, song, debate and parade competitions at Block abd
District level on Independence and Republic Day.
2. National Child Labour Project (NCLP):
The Society has run two nos. of NCLP school during the year in MV-03 and Tumsa
village in Malkangiri block with 100 students and facilitated their formal schooling
latter on.
3. AROGYA PLUS (Health Programme) under NRHM:
The society is running AROGYA Plus health programme from January, 2012 in
Bardual and Markapalli G.P. of Khairput block with support from NRHM with an
AYUSH doctor, Pharmacist, ANM, community Mobiliser, Attendant and a Driver with
an ambulance. The programme covered 22 villages and 2 residential schools. The total
number of patients treated is 3,606. Our ambulance service has benefitted 20 patients in
emergency.
4. National Environment Awareness Campaign (NEAC):
National Environment Awareness Campaign activities were organized both in Hindol
and Malkangiri project areas of the Society with participation of the students, SHGs and
the general people of Khandatiri in Giridhar Prasad G.P. of HIndol Block and
Markelguda Education Complex in Kambeda G.P. of Korukonda block.
Competitions were organized on forest conservation and its impact on the livelihood of
people in general and of tribal in particular among the students followed by public
meeting, discussion and prize distribution.
5. Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP):
During the year under report we have to suspend our activities under IRDP due to
temporary transfer of funds to the Education Complex at Markelguda. However, our
activities in the project area in Nandapur and Semiliguda blocks were strengthened
further under OTELP programme.
6. Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihood Programme (OTELP):
The Society has completed 4 years of intensive work in the project area of Nandapur
and Semiliguda with support from OTELP. Our work continued in 20 Micro
Watersheds covering 45 revenue villages, 20 hamlets and 14 natural habitations
covering 3966 households with a population of 16473 out of which 80% are from the
ST category and 20% from the SC category.
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The major intervention is in the sphere of land and water management in both
Semiliguda and Nandapur. The interventions covered stone bonding, trench, gully
control, water absorption trench, contour bonding, percolation tank, water harvesting
structure, digging of well and mixed plantation. In the area of live stock and
aquaculture, the people were assisted with poultry, duck, goat and sheep rearing.
Mother chick units were created and aquaculture was facilitated in about 10 villages.
VDC-cum-Food grain storage do down were created in all Micro Water sheds.
4 villages were served with safe drinking water through PWS Projects. Destitute homes
for vulnerable were created. That apart, participatory forest management, community
infrastructure fund, development initiative fund and rural financial services for the poor
tribal were provided under RIF. Vocational training and empowerment programme for
the young men and women was a significant empowerment and enabling activity.
PIPALI Cultivation and cultivation of tuber crops was a ray of hope for socio-economic
development of tribals contributing to their food security. Capacity building through
various socio-economic activities benefitted the tribals to a great extent.
Both the Nandapur and Semiliguda projects identified about 5000 tribals under FRA to
whom homestead land pata could be distributed and the land to landless pata
distribution is to take place during the year 2012-2012.
7. Orissa Tribal Empowerment & Livelihood Programme Plus (OTELP Plus):
OTELP Plus programme is a new initiative of linking various developmental projects of
the State Govt. with the community in health, education, development, rural financing,
agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, plantation, forest management and empowerment
etc. The Social Science & Micro Finance Expert, Livelihood Expert, Civil Engineering
Expert, Accounts and Data Management Expert are engaged with community
mobilisers to trigger development in about 10 to 12 Micro Watersheds through survey
and convergence of different developmental programmes.
TSRD, Orissa Projects has been entrusted with 10 Micro Watersheds in 12 villages and
2 hamlets of Korkunda block in January 2012. During the period under report the staff
have undertaken rural baseline survey relating to education, health, agriculture and self-
employment. It is expected that one more OTELP Plus project in Nandapur-Pottangi
Cluster will be given to the Society in Koraput block shortly.
8. ODAF Initiative Towards Sustainable Development – Phase-IV:
Under ODAF programme the Society continued empowerment programme with
educational assistance, support to Gram Sabha and Palli Sabha, support to peoples
network covering OAAA (Odisha Adivasi Adhikar Abhijan), capacity enhancement
programme of the community and of the staff and awareness programme thorough
media resource centre in all the 3 projects of Hindol, Malkangiri and Phiringia. The
programme covered 2 G.P.s each in Hindol and Malkangiri and one G.P. of Phiringia in
Kandhamal district.
Under Secured Sustainable Livelihood (SSL), Land development, agricultural
assistance, seed support through seed bank, community forestry through nursery raising
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and plantation, income generation through self-help group, creation of compost and
vermin compost pits in all the project areas.
Community Health care for children under 5 through supplementary nutrition support,
health monitoring and organization of health camps were undertaken with pre-medical
check-up and supply of medicines in the project areas of the 3 units.
Under Advocacy programme, successful release of mortgage land in Hindol and
integrated development at Purusottampur village of Babandha G.P. is an innovative
effort of the Hindon Unit. Networking, lobbying and campaigning, strengthened the
OAAA movement leading to awareness on FRA, PDS, MGNREGA and Job Card
distribution in the 2 project GPs. Old age pension, voter card, distribution with
construction of school building and concrete road is a major achievement of the Hindol
Unit during the year.
The Malkangiri Unit converted Orkelguda village of Matapaka G.P. bordering
Chhatisgarh into a model village of Koya tribal community facilitating intervention in
the areas of food insecturity, migration, creation of new agricultural and horticultural
assets and ensuring receipt of minimum wages. It has facilitated distribution of job
card, renovated 3 nos. of tank and facilitated construction of road from Orkelguda to
MV-15.
The Phiringia Unit facilitated creation of 5 Ancholik Unnayan Parishads by building of
a people's network. Through a massive rally of OAAA members it brought to the
notice of the District Administration about the corrupt practices of GRSs. Through its
resource centre, it supplied information and created awareness among the tribal people
about their rights and their initiatives for development. Through waste land
management and land development 2 tribals earned about 8 to 10 thousand rupees
through seasonal vegetable cultivation. Seed support and seedling distribution
benefitted the tribals in a significant manner.
9. Odisha Community Tank Development and Management Project-Khamar:
With support from World Bank, the Water Resource Deptt. Has launched OCTDMP
with partnership of civil society organizations.
TSRD, Orissa Projects has been entrusted for institutional strengthening, tank system
improvement, agriculture livelihood support services and project management in 3
M.I.P.a of Andhari, Gandijora & Khanatapasi with 5 Pani Panchayats in 11 villages
with 1089 households of Pallahara block.
The project was launched during July, 2011 and during the period under report the
Society through its staff has facilitated repair work of M.I.P.s and the canals thorugh
beneficiary participation. It has facilitated beneficiary contribution of 5% and deposited
the same in Savings Accounts to show its willingness and commitment to promote and
protect the projects for their own benefit.
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TSRD: Centrally Organized Progarammes:
Greening India Programme:
Like previous years Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD) has implemented the
Greening India Programme in the year 2011 in three states of India i.e. West Bengal,
Jharkhand and Orissa through Community Convergence Process under financial support of
Felissimo Forest Foundation, Japan. TSRD continues the greening programme mainly
through plantation in the uncultivable fallow, rocky, dry and barren lands that are available at
the dykes of the rivers or canals, road side lands, embankment of the village ponds and on the
residential lands of village houses. Different species were selected for plantation that
includes timber, medicinal plants, fuel, fruit and fodder plants. TSRD also raises saplings in
its nursery for plantation. During the year of reporting 672278 saplings were raised in own
annual nursery and 139349 plants have been raised in the permanent nurseries out of which
40315 were damaged and therefore 177321 saplings (including balance of previous year)
were available. Out of 177321 saplings 5759 were distributed and 75351 were sold.
Through this nursery raising programme 3671 mandays were created. 1760017
saplings/seedlings were planted on 750 Hectors of land. 337750 saplings covering 172
hectors of private land and 217976 saplings planted on 122 Hectors of common/road side
areas, 962950 mangrove saplings planted on 400 Hectors of land. Direct seeding came to
165005 numbers covering 56 hectors of land and 16686 numbers of saplings used for
replacement of the dead plants of the last year plantation. During the year of reporting TSRD
undertaken the programme of Road Side Mango Plantation and have covered 30 Kms. of
road side land across 14 villages of Maanbazar, Burrabazar and Bandwan blocks of Purulia
district of West Bengal. During the year the programme covered 117 villages raising 21509
mandays. In the entire programme a total number of 5495 beneficiaries have been covered.
Alongside TSRD organized 263 awareness camps/rallies, meetings etc. wherein 13286
persons participated.
Following outcome of specific activities were observed in 2011-2012:
TSRD followed the Community convergence method in selection of the area for
plantation. Involvement of the people from the very beginning ensured ownership
feeling and thereby sustenance of the plantation.
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The community people themselves selected the species of plants considering their
own need and requirements under facilitation of the experts and TSRD.
People of the operational areas took active part in identification and selection of
private and public land for plantation. In the process of identification they involve the
local government officials, school teachers and local opinion leaders so that a
consensus regarding deciding over the area of plantation takes place.
In Sundarbans area there is a diverse vegetation of the forest. The Sundarbans is the
largest mangrove forest that includes 36 species of mangrove plant provides a unique
mix of habitats of wild life. The area is considered as most backward in West Bengal
where 56% are landless out of 4 million people and 65% is illiterate, a portion of
which depend upon the mangrove and social forest for their livelihood and therefore
the forest coverage is gradually decreasing. TSRD is engaged in plantation and also
sensitization of the community regarding environment and need & benefit of the
forest. Various groups like youth, women, SHGs, local clubs etc. of the operational
villages are involved as forest guards in the respective area.
Through the decade long endeavour of TSRD the people of its operational area are
becoming sensitized regarding climate change, ecological imbalance, environmental
degradation, increase of water flow in the rivers of Sundarbans, siltation of river,
erosion of soil, global warming, biodiversity conservation etc.
Sundarbans were affected by mass tourism. At present the boat owners, farmers,
fishermen, school students of Sundarbans are preaching before the urban tourists
regarding maintenance of ecological balance and need of protecting the forest.
The identified areas were seeded by the community with cooperation and active
participation of panchayat and local government personnel.
Planted seedlings were taken care of by protecting, watering, manuring, caring and
nurturing.
The entire greening project was organized in 117 villages of three states by involving
5495 beneficiaries. A total number of 263 awareness camps were organized during
the period of reporting by involving 13286 participants.
Distribution of village wise participants in the Awareness Camps:
Sl.
No.
Name of Project Number of
villages
Number of
beneficiaries
Awareness Camps
Number Participant
1. Orissa 3 94 28 445
2. Patamda 4 44 108 2931
3. Maheshpur 10 2848 16 667
4. Rajnagar 5 46 18 1088
5. Bolpur 7 215 6 400
6. Tapan 5 255 9 5500
7. Rangabelia 40 2638 57 1720
8. Sagar 17 964 6 242
9. Hingalgunj 8 230 9 285
10. SEVA 18 252 6 108
Total 10 projects 117 5495 263 13286
Regarding plantation during the reporting year a total number of 1760017 saplings were
planted in 117 villages of three states. A project wise plantation programme is presented
below: Name of No. of Pvt. land with Common/Road side Special/Mangrove By direct seeding No. of No. of
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Projects manday agreement replant in
last yrs'
plantation
plant
distribut
ed Area
(h)
No. of
sapling.
Area
(h)
No. of
sapling.
Area
(h)
Area
(h)
No. of
sapling
1.Orissa 224 20 11200 2000
2.Patamda 5345 66 105600 8 20000 29885
3.Maheshpur 2842 20 78460 6 32400 423
4.Rajnagar 3094 55 83975 12 57500 15000
5.Bolpur 2235 31 69680 16 20000 6000 5100
6.Tapan 655 12 44300 2 10000
7.Rangabelia 5575 49 84950 78 157200 5750 5575
8.Sagar 964 28 44800 282 705000 3 1200 3050 3588
9.Hingalganj 295 5 9500 40 100750 3 7500
10.SEVA 280 8 23226 6 16405
Total 21509 172 337715 122 217976 400 962950 56 165005 59685 16686
TSRD raises saplings in its eleven permanent nurseries established in eight projects. The
operational communities collect plants from those nurseries. Relationship between the
nurseries and the community is very cordial. Many guests of TSRD and the trainees of
different programmes visit the nurseries and also the school students get interest in plantation
by experiencing the nurseries.
Following table shows the achievements of the permanent nurseries in the year of reporting:
Project wise physical achievements for the year 2011-2012:
Name of
Projects No. of
Nurser
y
Openin
g stock
No. of
plant
raised/
purchased
No. of
plant
damage
d
No. of
plant
available
No. of
manday
No. of
plant
distribu
ted
No. of
Plant sold
Closing
stock
Orissa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patamda 2 3574 8850 489 11935 294 5759 5176 1000
Maheshpur 1 17565 12500 15665 14400 373 0 550 13850
Pajnagar 2 11719 9289 5018 15990 418 0 2027 13963
Bolpur 1 11490 34000 3278 42212 480 0 19050 23162
Tapan 1 23212 15000 5000 33212 1120 0 4976 28236
Rangabelia 1 3463 41217 584 44096 764 0 39310 4786
Sagar 2 7264 7693 2281 12676 166 0 4262 8414
S.E.V.A. 1 0 10800 8000 2800 56 0 0 2800
Total 78287 139349 40315 177321 3671 5759 75351 96211
Total in
2010 11 74944 95661 23862 146743 3813 1325 67131 78287
The Annual Nursery Products i.e. the saplings, its numbers, total production in different
projects during the year of reporting is presented in the following table:
Name of Projects No. of sapling raised in
nursery/purchased
1.Orissa 13200
2.Patamda 135485
3.Maheshpur 79760
4.Pajnagar 115150
5.Bolpur 75500
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6.Tapan 55000
7.Rangabelia 99416
8.Sagar 59570
9.Hingalganj 9500
10.SEVA 29697
Total 672278
Total in 2010 847097
Special Programme in Patamda Project:
Road Side Mango Tree Plantation:
During the year of reporting TSRD undertook Road Side Mango Tree Plantation Programme.
The target was plant 10000 saplings of Mango covering 40 Kms. roadside areas. During the
reporting year the following has been achieved:
Sl. No. Name of the roads Distance covered (kms.) No. of plants used
1. Manbazar to Sindri Road 8 1600
2. Manbazar to Buddown Road 5 1080
3. Dabra to Bari office 5 1080
4. Telikocha to Bari office 5 1080
5. Dursini to Bamni 2 410
6. Dulaldih to Kashidih 1 250
7. Manbazar to Boludih 1 250
8. Jharbadga to Sitaltar 1 250
9. Jharbadga to Gobindapur 1 250
10. Jharbadga to Chaliama 1 250
Total: 30 Kms. 6500
TSRD also organized 20 awareness camps to raise awareness among the people of the area
on environment and need of plantation including fruit trees that could suffice the nutritional
need of the people. A total number of 2109 people participated in these awareness camps.
Great enthusiasm was observed among the people regarding planting fruit trees.
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TSRD Centrally Organized Progarammes:
Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Programme:
Tagore Society for Rural Development has been implementing the Reproductive Child
Health Programme in seven blocks of West Bengal and three blocks in Orissa since the year
1999. At the initial stage the main objective of the RCH programme was to enhance
awareness of the rural people regarding health. While implementing this programme it was
felt that such programmes need to more developed and also to cover greater area. With this
end in view alongside the health awareness generation, health services to the villagers of
Gosaba and Basanti blocks under the district of South 24 Parganas was started from the year
2006 which was continued till March 2012.
During this period health clinics were organized in each month inside the interior villages by
involving specialist physicians in gynaecology and in child diseases. In these clinics along
with treatment of the ailing persons by the physicians, different pathological services like test
of blood, urine and pregnancy etc. were also provided to the villagers. Besides, health fair,
nutrition camp and awareness camps for the adolescent boys and girls on their mental and
physical development were also organized in each of village panchayat under the project
command area.
A quantitative reflection of the activities of RCH Programme during the reporting period on
Mothers and Child Health is presented in the following table:
Sl.
No.
Activities Gosaba Basanti Sagar Events Participants Events Participants Events Participants
1. GP based RCH Camp 112 2238 104 2029 72 2131
2. Clinical & Pathological Camp 112 1317 104 2028 72 409
3. Referral Transport 112 24 104 68 72 32
4. GP Based satellite Nutrition
Camp
14 1048 12 1643 9 1161
5. Women Group Meeting 3570 32130 2696 22594 976 3150
6. Family life Education Camp for
adolescence (Boys & Girls)
28 1167 26 1099 18 469
7. GP based Health Show 14 855 12 902 9 1002
8. Motivation Camp for PRI
Functionaries
14 210 13 169 8 30
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9. Group Leader's Training 14 840 13 633 8 397
10. Block Linkage Meeting on going on going on going
1. GP Based RCH Camps:
There are 36 GPs i.e. the Gram Panchayats in Gosaba, Basanti and Sagar blocks under the
district of South 24 Parganas. Outreach camps for the women and children in each GP were
organized once in every month. In Gosaba 112 camps were organized in 14 GPs, in Basanti
104 camps organized in 13 GPs and in Sagar 72 camps were organized in 9 GPs. TSRD's
RCH unit procured some medicines and distributed those among the patients in these camps
as this year there was no fund allotted for medicine. A significant feature is worth mention
here i.e. in Gosaba and Basanti block a good number of ANC mothers had been drawn in the
programmes. Another feature is good and adequate home management for the PNC mothers.
It was found that most of the PNC mothers have been motivated and are continuing
preventive measures. A glimpse of GP based RCH camps is presented below:
Sl.
No.
Description Gosaba Block Basanti Block Sagar Block
1. Total no. of doctors' clinic 112 104 72
2. Total no. of Patients 2238 2029 2131
a) No. of ANC cases 1658 1498 501
b) No. of PNC cases 22 40 193
c) No. of Children (0-5 yrs.) 215 222 560
d) Skin diseases cases 0 0 35
e) RH cases 39 80 6
f) Diarrhea 0 0 42
g) Total no. of general patients 304 189 794
3. Total no. of pathological clinics 112 104 72
4. Adolescents group leader's training 30 28 31
5. Total no. of pathological cases 1317 2028 409
2. Clinical & Pathological Camps:
The Health Assistants of TSRD RCH Unit, who are predominantly the village
women, conducted these camps with each of the doctor's camp. In these camps they
monitor the BP and weight, determine fundable height, checked HB% in blood and
Albumin in Urine of pregnant women. They also conducted pregnancy test. These
Health Assistants are the main workforce of Health programme to work in remote
rural areas inside the Sundarbans and Sagar Island. TSRD consciously developed this
workforce to fulfil its social obligation.
3. Referral Transport:
During the period of reporting a total of 24 Referral Transport cases were undertaken
in Gosaba block, 68 in Basanti block and 32 in Sagar block.
4. Capacity building & Skill Development Training:
Training of Health Assistants, Health Communicators and Supervisors were organized
throughout the year in all the three blocks. Special thrust was given on the issue of
'Save the Girl Child' and 'Prevention of early marriage'. Total numbers of participants
in these training camps were 26, 29 and 18 in Gosaba, Basanti and Sagar block
respectively.
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5. Adolescents Group leader's training:
Adolescents Group Leader's training were organized during the year of reporting.
Such programmes were organized one in each in Gosaba block and Basanti and two in
Sagar block. A total number of 89 adolescent boys and girls attended the programme.
6. Women Group Meeting:
TSRD RCH unit organizes meeting of the women groups in regular intervals in the
entire project command area of RCH. In the reporting period a total number of 3570
women group meetings were conducted in Gosaba with participation of 32130
women, 2696 meetings in Basanti block with participation of 22594 women and 976
meetings in Sagar block where the number of participant women was 3150. The
health workers of RCH unit organized and facilitated these meetings where in the
main points of discussion were mother & child health, natal care of mother,
preventive measures of treatment and family nutrition. Also the fatal aspects of
traditional health practices and superstitions were also discussed with here and now
presentation.
7. GP Based Satellite Nutrition Camp:
Health Assistants of TSRD RCH Unit, who are the village women, conducted the
Satellite Nutrition Camps during the reporting year. In such camps they demonstrated
certain nutritious foods which are comparatively low costs and supportive to health.
During the reporting year 14 nutrition camps organized in Gosaba block which was
attended by 1048 persons, 12 in Basanti block with a presence of 1643 persons and 9
in Sagar block in presence of 1161 persons.
8. Family Life Education Camps for Adolescents:
1167 adolescents were oriented about problems of adolescence in 28 camps of
Gosaba, 1099 adolescents were oriented in 26 camps of Basanti & 469 adolescents
were oriented in 18 camps of Sagar block.
9. GP Based Health Show:
14 Health Shows were organized in Gosaba where the list of participants was 855, 12
Health Shows were organized in Basanti where 902 people participated & 9 Health
Shows were organized in Sagar where 1002 people participated.
10. Motivation Camps for PRI Functionaries:
Total 35 camps, each were organized at G.P Office of Gosaba, Basanti and Sagar
blocks. PRI functionaries participated in Gosaba 210, 169 in Basanti and 72 in Sagar
blocks.
11. Women Groups Leader‟s Trainings:
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In Gosaba, Basanti & sagar Blocks 14, 13 & 8 Women Groups Leader‟s Trainings
were held, involving 840, 633 & 397 participants.
12. Block Linkage Meeting:
This linkage was maintained throughout the year by RCH Central Office Staff &
Project RCH Staff jointly. This was absolutely necessary for smooth Program
Implementation.
13. Collection, Preparation. Distribution of IEC:
In the RCH programme, TSRD has continued to use IEC materials. In this year IEC
materials were prepared including Training Materials, folders, Brochures etc.
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TAGORE SOCIETY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
14, Khudiram Bose Road, Kolkata-700 006
List of Members of the Board of Management for the year 2011-2012
Sl
No
Name & Address Name of the
father/
husband
Nationality Occupation Office held
in the
association
& position
hold on
Relationship
with other
office bearer,
if any
Whether
honorarium
received
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Dr. P. N. Chatterjee
CD-327, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata - 700 064
Late Sunity
Nath
Chatterjee
Indian Medical
Practitioner/
Social Worker
Chairman
1998-99
None No
2. Shri Tushar Kanjilal
P.O. & Vill. Rangabelia via
Gosaba, Dist.24 Pgs.(S)
Late
Dwigendralal
Kanjilal
Do Social Worker Secretary
1989-90
Do No
3. Shri Bilwa Gopal Chatterjee
14, Khudiram Bose Road,
Kolkata - 700 006
Late
Banwarilal
Chatterjee
Do Social Worker Joint
Secretary
1995-96
Do Yes
4. Shri Anand Agarwal
49/8, Ballygunge Circular
Road, Kolkata-700 019
Late P.D.
Agarwal
Do Businessman/
Social Worker
Treasurer
1999-2000
Do No
5. Shri Asok Ghosh
Vikash Kendra, P.O. & Vill.
Atghara, Dist.24 Pgs.(N)
Late Surendra
Nath Ghosh
Do Social Worker Member
1987-88
Do No
6. Mr. Pyarimohon Mohapatra
Orissa Project-TSRD,
A/47,Rameswarpatna,
P.O.Bhubaneswar-751002,
Orissa
Late Kali
Prasad
Mohapatra
Do IAS (Retired)
M.P.
Member
1999-2000
Do No
7. General Sankar Roy
Choudhuri,
FE-238, Sector-III, Salt
Lake City, Kolkata-700 091
Late Sunil Ch.
Roy
Choudhuri
Do Former Chief
of Indian
Army
Member
2006-2007
Do No
8. Shri Debabrata
Bandopadhyay, GD-89,
Sector-III, Salt Lake City,
Kolkata - 700 106
Late Debendra
Nath
Bandopadhyay
Do IAS (Retired)
M.P.
Vice
Chairman
2011-2012
Do No
9. Smt. Pratima Mishra, P.O.
& Vill. Rangabelia via
Gosaba, Dist.24 Pgs.(S)
Shri Gonesh
Mishra
(Husband)
Do Social Worker Member
1995-1996
Do Yes
10 Shri Radha Krishna Mondal
P.O. & Vill. Rangabelia via
Gosaba, Dist.24 Pgs.(S)
Shri Jagannath
Mondal
Do Social Worker Member
2004-2005
Do Yes
11 Shri Nandalal Bakshi,
Patamda Project-TSRD,
Vill.Macha, P.O. Birra,
Dist.East Singhbhum,
Jhjarkhand-832105.
Late
Shyamsundar
Bakshi
Do Social Worker Member
2004-2005
Do Yes
12 Smt. Tania Das,
29, Shankharitala Street,
Kolkata - 700 014
Shri Somnath
Das (Husband)
Do Social Worker Member
2008-2009
Daughter of
Shri T.
Kanjilal
No
13 Shri Bhismanath Mahato,
Vill. Bankuchia, Jharkhand
Late Vinod
Mahato
Do Social Worker Member
2008-2009
None Yes
14 Smt. Joyashree Roy(Kar)
GC-93, Salt Lake City,
Sector-III, Kolkata-700 106
Shri
Sudhirendra
Mohon Kar
Do Professor Member
2010-2011
Do No
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