Real People. Real Difference. KGVK Annual Report 2009-2010 Our Organisation

Society Registration 1/77-78 dated 14/04/77

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Headquarters KGVK PO Neori Vikas, Rukka Ranchi 835217 Jharkhand, India Ph: + 91 651 2276142

Principal Corporate Usha Martin Limited

Partners Government of India Government of Jharkhand USAID, CARE, CAPART, ICICI Centre For Child Health and Nutrition, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), IFC Washington, IntraHealth INC, ICOMP, Kuala Lampur, Sir Ratan Tata Trust, TPW Energy Collaborative-US, JTDS, BAU, ICRA Palandu, NABARD, PFI, PSI, SIDBI, Som Datt Foundation, ICRISAT, Jharkhand State AIDS Control Society, Oxfam, Austrian Development Agency, IL&FS, XISS, TSRDS, Usha Martin Group, local communities among others. Overview 8

TVM Executive Model Summary Villages 10 12

Capacity Agriculture Building 40 24

Education Health 54 64

Rural BPO Our 74 Partners & Funding 80 2 See the change

Bullet points. change. woman has become an affluent Numbers. health entrepreneur a village has The fact that a family has stirred achieved 100% immunization for Pie-charts. from centuries of shackles to raise its newborns Year-on-year trends. hopes and realize dreams. The fact that these people have Clear, concise and precise packets The fact that a child has learned succeeded in making these of information. in school to wash his hands with extraordinary changes under soap or soil before taking a In the sphere of social extraordinary circumstances — a meal a farmer has realized he development reporting, there’s socio-political ambit of ignorance, can grow the same paddy crop always a danger of reducing poverty and neglect. differently in a year where a human beings to statistics. housewife has discovered that it As KGVK steps into its fortieth Behind every information and is possible to cook without year as an inclusive and holistic every statistic, however, there’s a coughing and smoke getting into change-agent in the hinterlands hidden fact. her eyes a girl has learned to of Jharkhand with its resource play football a youth has found and knowledge partners it looks The fact that a person or a a career in business process at change from a different lens. community has responded to outsourcing a semi-literate The human face of change.

3 Core values

VisionMission Values

To contribute in Our mission is to promote Integrity achieving Millennium among the people of rural Equity Development Goals in Jharkhand sustainable areas of our operation. integrated development Transparency through partnership and total village management Compassion that makes a real Commitment difference in their lives, creating ownership and igniting initiative and innovation.

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Model for inclusive growth

Total Village Management Achievement of integrated, equitable and sustainable development through Public-Private-People’s-Partnership (P4) Improvement Education Livelihood Management and Sanitation Health, Nutrition Natural Resource Capacity Building Renewable Energy Resource Mobilisation Women’s Empowerment Continuous Infrastructure Development

Partnership + Community Ownership

5 Expanding our command area

Area of operations

Working towards empowering 350 villages and 50,000 households across five districts.

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Members of the Governing Body

Sl. Name, Father’s/ No. Husband’s Name Address Age Qualification Occupation Designation 1 Mr. Basant Kumar Jhawar “Jhawar House” 76 B.Com Business President s/o Late Chhaganlal 51/F Gariahat Road,Kolkata-700019 Jhawar Phone: 033-24618198 E-mail: [email protected] 2 Mr. Brij Kishore Jhawar “Jhawar House” 74 B.Sc. Engg. Business Vice-President s/o Late Motilal Jhawar Kanke Road, P.O. Kanke, P.S. Kanke Dist. Ranchi , Phone: 0651-2231388 E-mail: [email protected] 3 Ms. Ramni NirulaICICI BANK LTD, NBCC Place 56 MBA Ex-Sr. General Member Lodhi Road, Opp. Sai Baba Mandir, Manager, New Delhi 110 003 ICICI Bank Ltd., Phone: 011-2439 0009 E-mail: [email protected] 4 Prof. Surendra MunshiFlat 1D, Siddhashree 56 M.A. Retired Member 16, Uday Shankar Sarani/ (Sociology) Professor, Golf Club Road, Kolkata 700 033 IIM, Kolkata Phone: 033-24235093 Email: [email protected] 5Dr. Manju Shukla 41, Ashok Vihar, Ashok Nagar 50 MBBS Service Member w/o Shri Ravindra Shukla Ranchi – Jharkhand - 834002 6 Mr. Samir Lohia 41, Court Road Kotwali, Ranchi 43 B.Com Industrialist Member s/o Shri Sushil Lohia Jharkhand, Mob. 09431114440 E-mail: [email protected] 7 Mr. Rajesh Sharma 7A, Prabhakar, Rashmi Rathi, 47 B.Tech Service Member s/o Shri Bipin Bihari Sharma Chandani Chawk, Kanke Road, Ranchi, Phone: 0651-3051476 E-mail: [email protected] 8 Mr. Suresh Neotia 7/2, Queens Park, Kolkata 64 B.Com, LLB Ex.Chairman, Member s/o. Late Babulal Neotia Email: [email protected] Ambuja Cements Ltd. 9 Mr. Malcolm John Wheeler CEO,Usha Martin Infotech Ltd 62 B.Ed, MA Service Member s/o. Leslie Herbert Wheeler 25 A, Shakespeare Sarani Kolkatta –700071 Mob: 09007011806 Email: [email protected]

10 Ms. Ritu Kapila 31 B, C. H. Area (Old), Jamshedpur 42 Graduate Social activist Member d/o Shri Birendra Kaushal Phone: 0657-6570461 E-mail: [email protected] 11 Mr. D J Basu Usha Martin Ltd, Mangal Kalash 52 B.Sc. (Hons) Service Member s/o Shri Amar Krishna Basu 2 A, Shakespeare Sarani PG (PM & IR) Kolkatta –700071 Phone: 033-22823985 E-mail: [email protected] 12 Mr. Gangadhar MahtoVillage Alna, Dist. Ranchi 55 Matric Social worker Member

13 Ms. Sudha Devi Village Hutup, Post IRBA, 29 BA Pol. Sc. Service-Principal Member Ormanjhi thana, Ranchi KGVK Gurukul Rs. 40,800 p.a. 14 Dr. Jayanta Mitra KGVK 44 Ph.D. in Social Service Secretary s/o Shri Audaryamoy Mitra Rukka Neori Vikas, Ranchi Science Mob. 09931164201 E-mail: [email protected] Rs. 9,27,500 plus other usual perks Note: It is hereby declared that none of the Governing Body Members are related to each other by blood except for Mr Basant Kumar Jhawar and Mr Brij Kishore Jhawar who are brothers. 7 Vantage Viewpoint President’s and Vice-President’s Overview

The year of impact since their existence. This year we emerged as the biggest success extend it to another 16 villages. story, this year, Karma Partand, a If the global market was tottering in hamlet with a below-poverty-line the recent past, the bottom of the As on one hand, TVM celebrates its population of almost 100 percent, pyramid is now finding its feet in more local successes, on the other, it is gave Alna tough competition. Both respects than one — its resurgence also going global, as the guiding force villages surpassed our expectations is also a steadying factor for many and format behind Bridges Beyond with measurable degrees of developing economies. For KGVK, Boundaries (BbB) — a UK-based last year was significant because we platform of resource and knowledge integrated TVM ownership. Consider took our integrated and sustainable partners that collectively attempts to this: in one year, Karma Partant bottom of the pyramid model — the transform and mainstream the achieved 100% institutionalized Total Village Management (TVM) — underprivileged. BbB operates deliveries, 100% immunization, 100% out of the TVM Gurukul ‘incubator’ through KGVK UK a registered charity. safe drinking water and 0% malaria. and put it to a real-time test, in the Alna strode in the direction of actual villages in Jharkhand’s TVM's two brightest sparks entrepreneurship with unimaginable hinterlands. We launched five TVM At the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative potential - rural lighting by tapping Model Villages on the premise that (CGI), KGVK along with Ashoka – solar energy, progressive farming the TVM delivery model will be Innovators for the Public, Washington, techniques, microenterprises and implemented and driven by villagers made a $10 million commitment to more,. themselves. "use the Total Village Management In its second year, that is 2009-10, (TVM) approach to eradicate poverty An external survey was we are pleased to report that the in 350 villages". From 2008-09 commissioned for mapping progress, concept of TVM Model Village has onwards, we decided to test TVM on with encouraging results. Most passed the acid test of reality. Reports uncharted terrain — actual villages - heartening was that spontaneous of the impact that have come in are and piloted the concept of "TVM community ownership led to success. showing plainly that the movement village" in five villages — Alna, Karma The bottom-up approach is not jargon, has taken root in some of the most Partand, Nishchintpur, Pali and but a living testament to village sparks difficult terrains possible- villages Gangpur. And if last year, Alna — a who imbibe the TVM process and pockmarked by poverty and neglect sleepy village in Bundu block- take it forward.

Some of our greatest recent successes- and we use the word "success" only to measure the ownership of change on specific individuals and communities — owe their birthplace to TVM Gurukul.

B K Jhawar Brij Kishore Jhawar

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Ramping up TVM in scale and more than 20,000 farmers are parents see their children transform sustainability cultivating paddy using the SRI before their wondering eyes. technique in across 15,000 acres and We founded the TVM Gurukul on 50 200 villages. To think that only three Another facet of the schools is its acres in Rukka village, where the years ago, we started out in a .3 acre teachers. They were all rural overriding objective was to incubate plot with six farmers on an homemakers; some associated with workable ideas for holistic rural experimental basis! some KGVK self-help groups before, progress. And put principles of TVM but most bound to the home and into practice. TVM Gurukul became With SRI is linked another success hearth. Few are graduates; most have our brand ambassador in the seven — that of the Krishi Usha Weeder for studied only till matriculation or districts of Jharkhand where we SRI farming, co-opted as a joint intermediate. But what has set them work, a meeting place to mentor, farming innovation between farmers apart is their willingness and zeal to benchmark quality, learn and (with their practical, on-field inputs) transform themselves into world- innovate. and Usha Martin engineers (with their class educators under the guidance technical expertise), proved its mettle of trainers led by our consultant, Some of our greatest recent last year. But this fiscal, it not only eminent educationist Spokey successes — and we use the word sold 5,234 pieces, it bagged Wheeler from UK. In fact, Sudha Devi, "success" only to measure the prestigious bulk orders from other a homemaker from Hutup who ownership of change on specific NGOs and government/state transformed herself into the individuals and communities — owe institutions. headmistress of KGVK Gurukul their birthplace to TVM Gurukul, such Rukka, is now inducted into KGVK's as progressive cropping methods like Building blocks of a new India Governing Body. Systematic Intensification of Rice An initiative which has had a profound (SRI), the low-cost and ergonomic Bridging the last mile gap impact on us this fiscal year has been Krishi Usha Weeder, the rural BPO, incubating our low-cost, high-quality From children to youth is a logical the successful commercial dairy and school (LCHQ) model. We progression. And we have women's entrepreneurship commissioned three more KGVK channelized youth power into programmes, the 100 per cent Gurukul schools at Tatisilwai, Palamau technological horsepower with the placement of the first batch of ANM’s and Bhagaiya. Conceptualised on the potential to transform rural economy from our TVM Gurukul School of hub and spoke model — where a from within. Two years ago, our Nursing, and more. These are not an higher secondary school is the mobile computer initiative threw a Organisation's successes, these have 'central' hub and primary and captive talent pool of computer- a deeper implication. These are secondary 'feeder' schools the spokes literate rural youth. As an ambitious examples of the power of truth and — the progressive, innovative schools forward linkage, we went several self-belief, of nurturing positive based on a joyful learning format with steps ahead to establish a rural BPO people and convincing negative ones dual mediums of instruction in training-cum-job centre last year. through example. English and Hindi aim to bridge the Commercially, our rural BPO, Usha Farming and harvesting yawning gap between rural and urban Martin Rural Services, went innovations schooling. This low-cost, high-quality downstream this fiscal with three venture is a greenfield enterprise with reputed clients. We trained around KGVK was keenly aware of Jharkhand long-term returns, with the potential 75 youths and placed 40 of them, becoming a rain deficit state. Through to become one of KGVK's most stemming rural brain drain and giving TVM, we started giving more and lasting legacies. careers to rural youths at their more importance to SRI system of doorstep. paddy cultivation on fragmented land We are investing intensively in holdings of marginal farmers. SRI building the blocks of a different In our efforts at socio-economic technique more than doubles the rural India-confident, smart, transformation at the bottom of the yield of paddy using much less water. knowledgeable, English-speaking pyramid, we thank our resource and We held out a sound logic to and achievement-driven. And though knowledge partners, both old and disbelieving farmers — that if rain so far, around 650 rural schoolchildren new, without whose convergent was not going to appear as per study across our five KGVK Gurukuls, efforts little would have been convention, farming techniques also the impact of the concept can be felt possible. had to become unconventional. Now, in more than 650 households, as rural

9 Executive Summary Jayanta Mitra, Secretary

The learning curve over the last one 5 schools have been established in 3 year has been rewarding for KGVK. districts of Jharkhand accommodating The team’s hard work in 650 students. The schools have implementation of our innovative children up to Std. III, and shall be projects and people-centric expanded up to Std. VI by 2010-11. sustainable solutions has now started In association with IL&FS, we are paying dividends. The ‘success’ has running 4 schools at Sonahatu (since now widened the scope of work for November 2008), Angara (since June various human and institutional 2009), Ormanjhi (since June 2009) development processes to address and Kanke (launched in December social and economic inequalities, 2009). Total number of students in gender sensitivity and will help us to Vidyajyoti schools is 370. KGVK also stride towards a holistic approach. inked an agreement with Jharcraft, a The KGVK team worked closely at Jharkhand government undertaking, grassroots level, understanding for opening of LCHQ schools in NABARD and Department of Science realities at the lowest rung. weaver clusters. & Technology- TIFAC, for the cause. Nature’s bounty and its Soil lab’s recommendations benefited KGVK-Gurukul also promotes the optimal usage farmers immensely in the field. Quality talent of rural women by training them to become teachers. Moreover, it is Land and water – the two crucial seeds have been provided to farmers a policy that KGVK-Gurukul principals assets have been put to use through through the TFC. Redesigned agriculture implements gave effective will be drawn from the pool of female watershed, scientific approach of results. teachers. treating soil, and advanced agricultural practices for better yield and income. Empowering lives and Wellbeing for seeding We reached out to almost 1200 powering minds through prosperity families through interventions under education Healthcare initiatives under our Public NRM. KGVK-Gurukul, a chain of Low Cost Health division are often beyond the Integrating different components High Quality (LCHQ) Schools was programme deliverables and donor under NRM---cross-breed animals, piloted with success. The year began mandates. The initiatives in the TVM artificial insemination of indigenous with 2 brown-field (renovated / rented) villages (Pali, Alna & Karmapartand) cows, vermi composting, proved to schools, providing child-friendly include maternal health, child health, be outstanding. Partnerships were environment and joyful learning in immunization, nutrition, and sanitation. established with Ministry of Land rural Jharkhand. The project started Most activities like---Nav-Dampati Resources- Government of India, TPW on April 23rd, 2009, and since then, Sammelan, Sas-Bahu-Pati Sammelan, energy collaborative-US, the TERI, family planning methods, Malnutrition

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Treatment Centre referral, Smile on students secured 100% campus and monitoring tools. It has become Wheels services etc. found placements with salary of around a learning hub for various overwhelming participation of the Rs 5000 per month. Organisations, farmers, village youth community. and other knowledge partners. The Economic choices alter total number of training programmes Under the VISTAAR Programme (in disbeliefs in possibilities conducted this year was 93 covering Ramgarh district), more than half-a- 3261 participants. dozen initiatives including, IFA Self Help Groups of KGVK are supplementation for adolescents, concentrating on saving and thrift. The road ahead pregnant women, delayed marriage We are promoting a number of age of girls have been implemented activities with groups of women like The greatest Organisational challenge successfully. Moreover, targeted katha and appliqué, silk reeling, bee before us is successful intervention on HIV/AIDS in Ranchi is keeping, grinding of spices etc. It implementation of integrated TVM showing excellent results. The Shalini generates additional income in the model through community Hospital Network is now covered families. partnership (as indicated in Clinton under Rashtriya Swasth Bima Yojana, Global Initiative) in our commitment Besides, dairy development was a scheme from Ministry of Labour, in transforming 350 villages in a span encouraged as a livelihood choice. health insurance coverage of BPL of 10 years for achieving inclusive The demonstration dairy system has families up to Rs 30,000/- annually. growth. We will continue to aspire for been strengthened, extension of Families are issued smart card with an integrated rural prosperity and Gurukul dairies started in adjoining biometric identification system. sustainable growth, balance quality areas, training for village youth/spark Infrastructure in both the hospitals at and scale, build a robust learning to build team of para-vets has been Rukka and Narayan Soso has been organisation and work through initiated and institutional linkages developed. Mobile Hospital, Smile on collaborative approach and strategic established for milk selling. Wheels, has been launched to reach alliance with multiple stakeholders inaccessible areas during the last one Knowledge transfer for without which, the journey may prove year. Community dental camps are making informed choices to be groping in darkness. now being organized in regular intervals along with periodic cataract To build human capital and promote camps. grassroots level leadership, Gurukul The KGVK team worked has played a significant role in training The second batch of students have closely at grassroots potential sparks, village development now passed out of TVM-Gurukul level, understanding committees, farmers and SHGs, and School of Nursing and joined the realities at the lowest newly included internship program transferred technical skills by blending for practical orientation in community local wisdom, soft skills, quality circle, rung. nursing services. The first batch of problem solving techniques, planning

11 TVM Model Villages Total village miracles

Creating sustainable and inclusive social infrastructure for India’s 640,000 villages has posed daunting challenges for national and global bodies alike. While welfare doles and public-private partnership (PPP) schemes have always existed, their efficacy has been suspect. At what is termed by social scientists and economists as the bottom of the pyramid, there is always a danger of rural stakeholders being reduced to being mute beneficiaries, making accountability and transparency dispensable.

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For KGVK, Total Village Management areas of operation in Jharkhand - Control (QC) tools and the 5-S (TVM) evolved after the failure of Alna, Karma Partand, Nishchintpur, Organisation methodology were many real-time experiments in Pali and Gangpur - all with almost modified/ simplified at village level, grassroots uplift. KGVK realised that 100 per cent tribal and below but nevertheless, deployed with despite good intentions, projects poverty line population. their essence intact to create quality- were silo-based, isolationist driven systems and processes in In all five villages, the focus was initiatives, and once the project was each household. raising the income of every over, so was the impact. What was household by 50 per cent, with the After the second year, Alna has needed was a delivery model that responsibility on villagers shown remarkable changes: worked holistically, in a grid-like themselves to deploy the TVM integrated network of initiatives l Out of 41 acres of previously model to transform their lives. The across natural resource non-irrigated land, 31 acres are varying performances of the five management and social capital. irrigated and under cultivation villages in 2009-10 show a Implementing this model needed now transparent picture of the extent of multiple stakeholders across sectors TVM ownership in village. But that converged on a platform with l Sixty-eight out of 72 households undoubtedly, high-performers Alna their diverse strengths, and that is have shown increase of and Karma Partand have shown that when KGVK decided that PPP was household income between 40 TVM can be a successful rural not enough. Instead, P4 was and 200 per cent poverty alleviation model for the conceived, adding the critical long-term. It can be scaled up to l The net enrolment ratio in component of People to the PPP work in any community in any part primary education is 95 per cent model, giving villagers a voice and of the world. vibrancy to participate in, own and l The under-five and maternal mortality rates as well as lead the processes of change. Eye on Alna incidences of TB or HIV/AIDS are By 2008-09, the TVM delivery grid For Alna’s 72 households zero had shown success across KGVK comprising tribal and other l Antenatal care coverage is 100 projects in its command area. Its backward groups, the annual goal per cent success raised a question: could was simple, a 50 per cent increase TVM be the answer to rural poverty in each household over the base alleviation? income through progressive To find out, at the Clinton Global community-based farm and non- TVM delivery grid Initiative, KGVK made a 10-year, $10 farm entrepreneurial activities. To had shown million commitment along with implement TVM on each household Ashoka-Innovators for the Public, level, a quality circle was drawn for success across each household or unit, where the Washington, to pioneer an approach KGVK projects in of Total Village Management (TVM) unit was an enterprise with an as a global model for food security annual deadline. Business process its command area. and poverty alleviation. For starters, improvement tools such as Plan- KGVK began with five villages in its Do-Check-Act (PDCA), seven Quality

13 My story My difference

I am an ordinary farmer and one When the goal of increasing as caution money. If a villager of the few literate people in my income generation by 50 percent comes to me with his solar village. When KGVK came to was set before me, I wanted to battery, I take Rs 2 to charge it, Alna to try out the TVM model, do something totally new. KGVK and if I have to go to his doorstep the villagers chose me as a mentors suggested I try out a to collect the battery, I take ‘spark’ in the first-ever village centralized solar charging Rs 3. committee meeting. So, from system to recharge batteries This unique microenterprise is Day 1, I have been involved as used for solar lanterns. Alna is a useful supplement to my a TVM committee member and not electrified and solar lanterns income from farming. I earn NRM leader. would change the fortunes of between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 the village after sundown — I realized that TVM was bringing from it every month. And I have children would be able to study, out a lot of changes in my own long surpassed the 50 per cent homes would be lighted! And personality. I grasped that total target and have shown 120-150 yes, it is also clean, green and village development was all per cent increase in my income. renewable energy. about linking one aspect with another and working collectively I have 10 rechargeable solar towards goals with a dynamic batteries at present, which Nilkant Mahato enterprise. The leader in me was interested villagers have taken TVM village leader enthused about the future. from me after depositing Rs 400 Alna

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This unique microenterprise is a useful supplement to my income from farming. I earn between Rs 2,000 and Rs 3,000 from it every month.

15 Year Two: Alna at a glance Particulars Alna-Before TVM Alna-After TVM Total number of households 72 72 Total population 392 405 Male 173 177 Female 149 158 Total geographical area (in acres) 125 125 Forested 15 25 Area under cultivation 34 65 Homestead land 20 20 Wasteland 15 5

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Millennium Development Activities Plan Achievements Impact Goals Reduction of Creation of water storage 1 Lift irrigation system, Has led to an Assured irrigation in 31 poverty structures 2 ponds, 3 Wells, 1 spring average increase in acres out of 41 acres development income by Rs.3500/ which were not irrigated Month System of rice 68 Out of 72 families 68 intensification families have shown an increase of 40% to 200% of the base income of Rs.2500/month/family

Mushroom cultivation 15 Solar charging Mushroom cultivation- protein station established by consumption increased Solar charging station 12 villager Solar charging station has reduced the consumption of Artificial jewellery 15 kerosene and other fossil fuels, the working hours have Vegetable cultivation 40 increased, and respiratory tract infection has reduced. Poultry 10 Income increased by Rs.1000- 1200 and Women’s stake in Dairy 1 the family has increased.

Environmental Storage of water as per 2 ponds, 3 wells, 1 lift Structures are under This will put the village sustainability general norms of irrigation structure construction under 100% irrigation harvesting (around 30% of provided we receive total rainfall) enough rain fall for storage in the structures built Putting 33% of the area Ideally 40 acres should be 25 acres are under 15 acres will be met in this under green cover as per under green cover green cover year’s plan forest norms Keeping animals as per the None as of now None as of now None as of now carrying capacity of the area Using land as per land Land has been suitably used Land has been used Has led to increase in the capability to reduce degradation and for plantation of green cover and in increase production timber species (10 subsequent years will also acres) and fruit (2 lead to an increase in acres) plants income apart from nutritional value through the fruit plants

Using smokeless chulha, Reduce pressure on the forest Currently 50 solar Has led to reduction in Bio gas plants and solar for fuel and will use dung for lanterns, 5 smokeless respiratory tract infections, lighting systems for productive purposes by using chulhas have been drudgery reducing in the bio gas plants installed

Reduction in infant Access to safe drinking 2 hand pumps, 3 drinking 2 hand pumps Six families share one and maternal water through hand pumps wells, Chlorination of 7 wells repaired, 3 wells source of clean drinking mortality and chlorination of open constructed and 7 water wells wells chlorinated

Regular immunization for Every Thursday Regularly happening 90% children completely the newborns and children with the help of immunized ANMs and Smile on Wheels (mobile clinic)

17 Millennium Development Activities Plan Achievements Impact Goals Improving Training of Sahiyyas at the Quarterly basis Adapted the Access to health services maternal health village level, skills COHORT and has increased care enhancement of grassroots growth monitoring functionaries and promotion chart

Awareness about balanced Through regular home visits Weekly basis Maternal health has food intake of Sahiyyas improved with morbidity showing downward trend

Regular ante natal check Weekly basis, every Monday Regularly with the Access to institutional up by ANMs help of the ANMs delivery has increased and Smile on Wheels from 11% to 74%

Using alternative clean Providing every household with 50 households have Acute respiratory tract energy choices to reduce alternative choices access to alternative infection has reduced respiratory tract infections choices Universal access Training of village By involving VEC members Training in each VEC members motivate to primary education committee (VEC) and community leaders quarter complete households to enroll education members children to schools

Training of the para Skills enhancement on health, Not done teachers hygiene, sanitation and pedagogy of school curriculum Mainstreaming of left- outs Counselling of parents for Parents counselled 7 Left-outs and dropout and dropouts sending children to school and dropouts have been readmitted enrolled in schools Gender Equity Promotion of women’s Self 5 SHGs to be formed SHGs formed 57 families involved in Help Groups (SHGs) SHGs

Promotion of livelihood Promoting poultry, mushroom Activity initiated with Average income systems with women to cultivation in 35 families 25 families generated is Rs 1200 per increase their stake in the month per family family Increasing participation of Involving half the village At TVM committee Women’s stake has women in decision making women in decision making level, 50% of the increased by involving more women members are women at village-level committees Curbing Making soak pits at every 12 soak pits to be constructed All soak pits Morbidity significantly incidences of outlet of water bodies in constructed reduced by 65 percent. malaria, village No reported cases of HIV/AIDS and mortality other vector- borne diseases Spraying of DDT and Before onset of monsoon Spraying done No reported cases of bleaching powder malignant malaria and other water-borne diseases Using mosquito nets Meeting with Village Health Meetings regularly Increase in use of Committee to generate done mosquito nets awareness Awareness regarding Dispensing condoms through All households (72) No RTI/STD and HIV/AIDS AIDS/HIV through delivery Sahiyyas and ANMs have knowledge on cases reported of condoms & IEC modes of materials through Smile on transmission Wheels

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19 My story My difference

I have been working with KGVK’s persisted, knocking on every were trained to identify, analyse health team as an executive for door in the hope that people and come up with solutions to the past 8 years. Of all these would listen. I went to the problems. We told them that years, last year was the most meetings of village elders. I tried they were the army in the battle challenging and rewarding. to befriend the village youth and against ignorance and ill-health. children. There was no Would they fight? Yes, they I was assigned to Karma Partand, breakthrough, but I persisted. would. a small hamlet with 27 Looking back, that was the best By March 2010, that is, in six households and 150 residents, thing I could have done. with specific objectives to months, tribal hamlet Karma achieve. I had to flush out malaria Slowly they started giving me Partand in Ormanjhi block from the village. I had to ensure space. Resistance gave way to surprised the whole country by that expectant mothers went for curiosity and openness. My achieving 100 per cent institutional delivery. I had to committed team of field immunization, institutionalized spread awareness of immunizing workers, Jogeshwar Mahto and delivery, pure drinking water and children. Finally I had to take the Tajeshwar Mahto, helped me in freedom from malaria. my task. We spoke to them help of villagers to ensure they Their achievement was their self- about hygiene, cleanliness and had clean drinking water discovery; my self-realization healthy habits for themselves sources. was that there is no word called and their newborn. impossible in the dictionary. As I was not given any funds, I Then we started identifying People say this is my had to devise an action plan to sparks and forming groups professional success, but I’ll mobilise the community from or samitis, giving special attribute the events of last year within. importance to women. The real to my personal growth. The villagers had a deep mistrust change came with the Shyam Kumar, of NGOs. For four months I did introduction of the concept of KGVK Team Healthcare, not make any headway. But I ‘Quality Circle’. The villagers Rukka

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In six months Karma Partand surprised the whole country by achieving 100 per cent immunization, institutionalized delivery, pure drinking water and freedom from malaria.

21 My story My difference

I am 55-years-old and live in a That changed everything. I my husband in the TVM process sleepy village called Karma started attending meetings and too. . Initially, he didn’t want to Partand. My husband was a saw that they were on issues go to any meeting, but I forced drunkard and had lost his army that concerned our wellbeing. him. Then he started liking it and job. My youngest son had to Gradually, I started telling gradually stopped his drinking stop attending school. Money neighbours to keep their homes habit. Finally, he was as active was scarce. So when Shyamji clean and mosquito-free. I told as me as a village spark and got and his team from KGVK came young mothers the importance himself a job with the police in to my village last summer, I did of immunization and asked Jamshedpur. not take them seriously. I told expectant mothers to opt for It’s true that TVM changed our Shyamji on his face, “Why antenatal checkups and village and my family too. should I attend any TVM institutionalized delivery. People meeting?” He smiled and listened to me respectfully. I was requested me to take the no more a drunkard’s wife. responsibility of being the Group Heera Lakra, Shyamji suggested that I involve Village Karma Partand Leader.

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My husband became as active as me as a village spark and got himself a job with the police in Jamshedpur. It’s true that TVM changed our village and my family too.

23 TVM Trainings Capacity Building

24 25 My story My difference

I grew up in a family of four is affiliated to MID India Board to learn such as handling children. My father was the sole of Education in Nagpur and deliveries and critical care cases. breadwinner. He works at the awards a recognized degree in I stood third in the ANM exam CDF School in Ranchi’s Kantatoli auxiliary nursing and midwifery conducted by MID for all its and earns Rs 3,000 a month, (ANM). The fee structure for the students across Jharkhand, which is not enough for a family two-year course was reasonably Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya of six. But when my parents saw affordable, even for a poor family Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. My that each of us wanted to study like ours. He said he would love family, my teachers and and shine, they sacrificed a lot to invest the money on me, classmates are very proud of for us. provided I studied hard and got me. a creditable result. I was good in studies and always Thanks to KGVK, I get to wear a wanted to be a doctor. But can I loved attending TVM Gurukul spotless white uniform and get a village girl dream such big School of Nursing every day. to serve people. I see respect in dreams? Education in a medical There were strenuous theory their eyes for me. KGVK has college was beyond my parents’ and practical classes, internship taught me that our dreams are means. and field visits. At first, I could much closer to reality than we not administer an injection Last year my father got to know think; we just need a jumpstart. without trembling and could not about KGVK’s TVM Gurukul even check blood pressure School of Nursing at Rukka and properly. But slowly, I picked up he immediately made enquiries. confidence. In my second year, He came to know that the school Poonam Toppo there’ll be more difficult things Ranchi

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Thanks to KGVK, I get to wear a spotless white uniform and get to serve people. I see respect in their eyes for me.

27 TVM Gurukul The barefoot B-school

Great strides on bare feet the sparks whose brilliance ignites National Rural Employment story of TVM Gurukul — a the minds of their peers. As their Guarantee Act — aims to training hub for farm and non- horizons grow, so does the enhance livelihood security of farm activities in Rukka. landscape of the hinterlands. villagers by guaranteeing 100 days of wage-employment (for KGVK’s four decades of close In the fiscal under report, unskilled labour) in a fiscal to a interaction with the rural bottom the most significant rural household. A major thrust of the pyramid has taught it to accomplishment was to is constructing water bodies to seek solutions from within. establish TVM Gurukul as an enhance irrigation. But as Villages need competent and inclusive yet diversified rural/peri- villagers are mostly ignorant skilled communities from the urban entrepreneurship about the process by which inside to free them from development centre at the MGNREGA jobs are obtained, shackles of poverty and under- regional level, with the aim to KGVK conducted a two-day achievement. Just three years develop it on a national scale for intensive training for 28 old, the TVM Gurukul units at the long-term. We associated community sparks from Patratu, villages Rukka and Gamharia are with a host of reputable partners Bundu, Burmu and Namkom on institutes of rural excellence, such as the National Science & rules, implementation strategy churning out benchmarked Technology Entrepreneurship and formulation of estimates for professionals in villages armed Development Board (NSTEDB), a particular activity under with skills that rural communities Government of India, National MGNREGA. need progressive farmers, Bank for Agriculture and Rural para-vets, soil technicians, Development (NABARD) and Dairy development: Dairy development has been barefoot women health other sponsors and resource encouraged as a livelihood practitioners and auxiliary partners to deliver benchmarked choice as well as a source of nurses-cum-midwives and so training for rural stakeholders. supplementary income, on. MGNREGA: The flagship partnered by nationalized banks, They are the barefoot managers, programme of the Central the state, BAIF and NDDB. The the change-agents; the village government — Mahatma Gandhi demonstration dairy system at

Training programmes conducted at TVM Gurukul in 2009-2010 Sectors Training Participants Participants Total sessions (Male) (Female)

Livelihood 17 145 336 481 Agriculture 9 184 15 199 Health 18 243 445 688 Dairy 6 18 145 163 Education 9 471 171 642 Capacity Building34 288 800 1088 Total 93 1349 1912 3261

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TVM Gurukul has 85 crossbred enabling them to provide cows, while KGVK supports veterinary services to farmers at Just three years another 100 crossbred cows. the village level at a low cost. old, the TVM Over 100 families are a part of Soil testing: A key area of KGVK dairy entrepreneurship and have Gurukul units at is to optimize utilization of natural learnt the principles of scientific resources by preserving its villages Rukka dairy management from KGVK quality. In this context, KGVK — breeding, retirement and and Gamharia conducted hands-on training for disease management — for 26 young sparks — 23 girls and successful establishment and are institutes of three boys from Ormanjhi — on sustainability of commercial soil sample collection and rural excellence. dairies, with an increase in testing to develop rural para-lab income of Rs 100 a day. In technicians capable of managing SRI cropping: Two training addition, the Gurukul dairies have soil health and providing relevant programmes with 34 farmers at been extended to adjoining information to farmers for Bundu, Patratu and Burmu on areas, with institutional milk accurate and optimum SRI techniques to increase selling linkages with Apollo fertilization in fields. paddy yield were organized, Hospital, Cancer Hospital, replacing the traditional method. Seventh Day Hospital, Loyola Training programmes: On School, Usha Martin Limited. mushroom cultivation, piggery, Computer courses: A series of goatery, broiler rearing: During computer training programmes The TVM Gurukul dairy supplied the year, TVM Gurukul organized — DTP, hardware and 1.09 lakh litres of milk for four short-term hands-on training networking and advanced commercial selling in this fiscal, programme on mushroom computer application — were up from 75,000 litres last year. cultivation, piggery, goatery and organised for 416 youths, In the pipeline is an ambitious broiler rearing for 91 selected including 198 girls, at Kanke, forward linkage initiative — self-help group members — 80 Ormanjhi and Namkom blocks. KGVK-owned milk parlours women and 11 men — from across Ranchi, which will sell 5-S training: Jharcraft personnel Bundu, Burmu and Ormanjhi milk and milk products such as and Usha Martin Academy blocks to generate additional cottage cheese, curds and ghee faculty were trained in the income by starting the activity (clarified butter). Japanese principles of 5-S, with in their households. special emphasis on organized Para-vet training: Livestock is a Adolescent training: Two daily management and quality key component of rural training programmes for 44 work conditions for better economy, but its full economic adolescents at Saranda mining employee productivity. potential is unrealized due to area were conducted on improper rearing, management adolescent health, including and treatment of livestock. To reproductive tract infection, redress the problem, KGVK sexually transmitted infection, organized two para-vet training hormonal changes, nutrition and sessions for 40 selected village HIV/AIDS. champions in two batches

29 30 Para-teachers training being conducted by Spokey Wheeler

31 Women entrepreneurship skills: NSTEDB, under the aegis of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, sponsored a 12-week skill development programme for 180 rural and peri-urban women to help them set up microenterprises or get wage employment. Sl. No. of No. Trade Programmes Participants Total 1 Artificial jewellery making2 60 60 2 Bed sheets with kantha stitch, embroidery & appliqué work 1 30 30 3 Bamboo handicraft & mat weaving 1 30 30 4 Medicated mosquito nets & readymade garments 1 30 30 5 Industrial fireproof gloves, leg guards, hand gloves manufacturing 1 30 30 Total 6 180 180

Entrepreneurship awareness & such as repair and maintenance & Technology Entrepreneurship motivation to SHG members: of electrical home appliances, Development Board under KGVK capitalized on a unique mobile handsets and desktop Department of Science & advantage of Jharkhand — the publishing. Technology, Government of fact that it is the silk capital of Trainers’ training programme India, aims to bring about the India, producing 60 per cent of in entrepreneurship: area’s socio-economic development through the India’s silks — to start silk reeling A six-day fee-based trainers’ intervention of science & as a microenterprise skill training training programme in rural technology, by identifying at for women . The initiative, which entrepreneurship development least 200 microenterprise started last fiscal, increased in was conducted at TVM Gurukul, opportunities during the tenure scale in the fiscal under report. Rukka, to sensitize participants through a detailed survey and To sharpen the skills of 472 to complexities and challenges launching the microenterprises. women engaged in silk reeling, in microenterprise creation and In the first year, 57 villagers were TVM Gurukul gave inputs on management, help them employed through 10 activities running their enterprise become aware of the process such as rice hulling, repairing successfully, with the initiative of micro-entrepreneurship and servicing mobile handsets sponsored by the directorate of development and develop as well as electronic appliances, Handloom, Handicraft and competencies (knowledge, skills printing press start-up, Sericulture, Department of and attitudes) to identify, select, manufacturing S-hooks, hand Industry, Government of train and assist potential micro- gloves and tin tags (industrial Jharkhand. entrepreneurs in setting up and products), assembling artificial NABARD-sponsored skill managing their microenterprises. development initiative: jewellery and producing tussar Science & Technology silk yarn through reeling. During the year, TVM Gurukul, Entrepreneurship Development (STED) Scheme: with NABARD sponsorship, conducted an 8-week skill The four-year (2009-13) STED development initiative for 60 rural project at Seraikela-Kharsawan, youths in various livelihood skills sponsored by National Science

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Units established/ upgraded through STED interventions:

Activity Entrepreneur Project cost Location Employment in Rs. generated

Rice hullingKishore Sonar (male) 60,000 Bholadih 1

Repairing & servicing of mobile handset Md. Rashid (male) 25,000 Adityapur 1

Printing press operation Harshu Pradhan (male) 35,000 Gamharia 3

Manufacturing of S-Hook Durga Pradhan (male) 65,000 Gamharia 5

Manufacturing of tin tag Permanand Yadav (male) 25,000 Bara Gamharia 4

Artificial jewellery makingReena Aditya (female) 2,500 Krishnapur 1

Rice hullingDilip Pradhan (male) 60,000 Joldiha 1

Artificial jewellery makingRajshri Aditya (female) 5,000 Krishnapur 1

Artificial jewellery makingGita Aditya (female) 5,000 Krishnapur 1

Artificial jewellery makingBina Aditya (female) 6,000 Krishnapur 1

Repairing & Servicing of electrical Amtaz Hussain appliances (male) 15,000 Adityapur 2

Repairing & servicing of mobile handset Subhash Mahli (male) 10,000 Rapcha 2

Manufacturing of industrial hand gloves Asha Devi & Manju Devi (female) 10,000 Satbahani 2

Production of Tassar silk yarn through Gangpur Tassar Mahila reeling machines Sangh (female) 3,00,000 Gangpur 32

33 My story My difference

At 20, as a peri-urban youth from examining my competence and flying colours, because KGVK Bara Gamharia near the industrial surveying what nearby ancillary got back to me with an order hub of Adityapur I had a diploma industrial units needed, which I from the company itself! from ITI, but no job. My could supply by setting up a Last November, I started my widowed, debt-ridden mother microenterprise. They suggested own microenterprise unit by and younger brothers and sisters certain industrial products, and investing Rs 25,000. I recovered depended on me, but I could do finally, one product caught my by investment by supplying tin nothing. attention — a round tin tag. I tags to Usha Martin. In time, I was certain that given a sample When I first heard about KGVK’s took in five employees to cope drawing, I could manufacture Science & Technology with the increasing workload. round tin tags. Entrepreneurship Development Today, I am an entrepreneur who (STED) Scheme, I didn’t know KGVK then gave me a sample earns Rs 10,000 per month and how to react. Out of curiosity, I drawing of a tin tag used in Usha creates jobs for five other went and met the STED team Martin Limited and suggested I youths. Thank you KGVK. for a discussion about the try making a die for the product. opportunities available to After I made the product, KGVK someone like me. took it to Usha Martin’s quality control team to get it checked. KGVK’s experts gave me It was the most important exam Permanand Yadav informed opinions after of my life and I passed it with Village Bara Gamharia

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Today, I am an entrepr- eneur who earns Rs 10,000 per month and creates jobs for five other youths. Thank you KGVK.

35 My story My difference

Frankly speaking, despite being my life’s first turning point. shop instead of working for a village youth, I had no interest someone else?” The idea was I mustered enough interest and in farming and had no idea how feasible because I had the skill. enrolled in the KGVK-STED skill to make a living. When the KGVK- I purchased a second-hand development initiative supported STED team visited my village computer and roped in another by NABARD to repair & service Saldih, close to Adityapur, I went unemployed friend to help me mobile handsets. I was with my friends and heard them in my start-up. completely hooked to it. out. Today I earn Rs. 200 a day. I also After two months, I was capable When they spoke of skill-based stock mobile accessories in my of repairing most handsets and livelihoods, I was intrigued. And shop and support my family. Do started on a job in a mobile repair when they said youths can repair I have a cell phone? Of course! shop in Adityapur. cell phones as a viable career option, my eyes lighted up That’s when KGVK-STED gave because although I did not own me my second turning point. My a cell phone, I was extremely instructor told me, “Rashid, why Md. Rashid fascinated by the gadget! It was don’t you start your own repair Village Saldih

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Today I earn Rs. 200 a day. I also stock mobile acces- sories in my shop and support my family. Do I have a cell phone? Of course!

37 My story My difference

A year ago, I was a 36-year-old remember Lakhi asking me, of us had operated anything tribal homemaker, I had no idea “What is Tassar?” That’s when more complicated than a hand that there was something so soft KGVK experts told us that Tassar pump before, but we learnt to and shiny called silk! was a kind of silk obtained from reel silk yarns on the machine in silk worms that are not bred on two months! I still remember the day when mulberry trees but whose my neighbour and friend, Lakhi, KGVK-STED even trained us in cocoons are collected from local dragged me to the KGVK-STED the managerial aspects of the trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja. meeting in our village. The enterprise. Now, each of us experts were speaking about We were explained the concept earns Rs. 1,500-1,800 a month what we tribal women could do of silkworm cocoons and reeling from the profit of our unit. My to increase the income of our of silk yarns, and then told that family and neighbourhood look families and we were amazed the yarns were woven into fabric. up to me and I have also opened that we could actually learn new KGVK-STED even trained us in a bank account. things and earn money through mechanized reeling through a our skills at our age! machine provided by the Directorate of Handloom, Guided by KGVK, some 32 of us Handicraft and Sericulture, formed a self-help group called Punia Devi, Government of Jharkhand. None Village Gangpur Gangpur Tassar Mahila Samiti. I

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Now, each of us earns Rs. 1,500-1,800 a month from the profit of our unit. My family and neighbourhood look up to me and I have also opened a bank account.

39 Agriculture The harvest of hopes

40 41 My story My difference

For generations we’ve been seriously thought of migrating single seedling per hill and farmers at Gunahatu in Bundu to a city. frequent weeding. They asked block. I have a small holding of me to follow those principles. When we heard that KGVK was around two acres and paddy Many farmers laughed at me launching a new way of paddy runs in my culture and my blood. and my wife even called me farming, I felt like giving it a try. foolish. But I persevered. I have a family of nine members, I am the only literate man in my and we consume around 7.2 kg family and when KGVK said it That season I grew 900 kg of rice per day, which means nearly was a scientific way, I felt rice! Had I grown paddy the SRI 2600 kg of rice a year. That’s a optimistic. But my family was way across two acres, I would lot of rice to grow in a small skeptical. To keep peace, I said have harvested 9,000 kg of rice, holding of 2 acres and that too I would try out the SRI way of more than three times of what in a state where rain shadow has paddy farming on only 10 per my family needs! been a fact of life in recent years. cent of our total land, while the My family and farmer friends are rest would be devoted to the Last season, we could grow only all SRI converts now, thanks to conventional practice. 2,145 kg rice. Hunger stared at KGVK. us in the face. So we went to KGVK mentor-trainers told me work as labourers in Bundu. Life that SRI works on six principles was made more difficult by — less water, more space, extremist terror. For three proper nursery raising, Natwar Singh Munda, months, we went hungry and transplantation at a tender age, Village Gunahatu

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I grew 900 kg of rice! Had I grown paddy the SRI way across two acres, I would have harvested 9,000 kg of rice, more than three times of what my family needs!

43 My story My difference

Last year, a man in the I don't know the man, but his is Ranchi have undertaken this SRI neighbouring village hid from his a fairly well known story. So last training from KGVK. This year, wife the fact that inspired by autumn, I and around 24 farmers monsoon has been very low and KGVK, he cultivated paddy by undertook a 6-month training a drought declared. But thanks the SRI method. The story goes programme from a KGVK to SRI, with its less-water, less- that the woman did not want her sahayogi (facilitator) on SRI seed and more-space theory, I husband to try the new method farming. We were taught about am armed to fight the drought. as she felt it would flop. What, best yield practices according sow rice with minimum water! to 18 parameters, and also learnt What, keep seeds far from each about the utility of getting soil other! Nonsense, thought the tested — on-the-spot diagnosis wife. So the husband quietly helped us fill whatever lacunae sowed paddy the SRI way, and our soil had. We also used the when its yield was double than Krishi Usha Weeder, which the normal method, only then smoothly weeded our fields and did he tell her, "Look, here's the gave us organic compost. SRI harvest!" Now, the woman I learnt that 610 marginal and wants her husband to grow small farmers like me from 85 Sarat Mahto paddy the SRI way only. villages in six blocks across Village Sonahatu

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This year, monsoon has been very low and a drought declared. But thanks to SRI, with its less-water, less-seed and more-space theory, I am armed to fight the drought.

45 Rains continued to elude complement the SRI model sapling Jharkhand which was declared of farming, the bestselling l If the plant died a natural drought-hit by the state innovative farming tool made death, it was replaced free government in the fiscal under in collaboration with Usha of cost; if stolen or eaten by report. Yet, KGVK valiantly tried Martin's engineers and a grazing animal, the farmer to fight the dry spell with new grassroots farmers for bore the cost tools — new techniques of farmer-friendly features, the farming, new crops, new ways Krishi Usha Weeder, was sold l One Sahayogi took care of to conserve water. With farmers across Jharkhand and 500 saplings and community-based exported to other states as l In its first year, the saplings organisations as active well as abroad. Around 5234 enjoyed a mortality rate of 90 stakeholders, efforts in Krishi Usha Weeders were per cent agriculture yielded surprising sold across the country. Liquid lifelines successes — both on the field New fields of opportunity and in the mind. l Water harvesting — be it l In a rain-starved state, KGVK through conservation of Less is more encouraged farmers with rainwater or recharging of Systematic Rice Intensification, technical and infrastructure existing natural or artificial as a progressive farming handholding to grow new waterbodies or construction technique to grow more paddy crops such as maize, of storage structures and with less water, has come like mushrooms, sunflower, irrigation channels — an answer to a prayer in drought- vetiver, broccoli and continued to be the mainstay hit Jharkhand. vegetables such as green of KGVK's agriculture peas and cauliflowers outside KGVK extended this concept in activities. their season. 70 villages this year, in two l In the year under report, 14 models: l KGVK Sahayogis imparted ponds and 53 wells were training and orientation to l Project model: Where SRI is recharged, 700 meters of farmers individually and in a part of large-scale irrigation channels were self-help groups watershed projects with constructed and around 385 partners such as ADA Fruitful harvest villagers directly or indirectly spanning large tracts of land benefited from KGVK's l In a unique farmer pension- across blocks interventions in recharging of cum-insurance scheme, water. l Fee-based model: Where KGVK provided farmers with individual farmers in groups saplings of hardy fruit trees are taught by KGVK such as mango, guava, Sahayogis in a 2-day lemon, amla and papaya at orientation and 6-month Rs 150 per sapling, except monitoring to deploy SRI for papaya which cost Rs 75 a flat, one-time fee of Rs 200 l Fertilisers, pesticide, fencing, across Sonahatu, Ormanjhi, monitoring the growth of the Burmu and Angara sapling for a year were l As an ancillary product to inclusive of the charge of the

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47 My story My difference

I am a school teacher in a state- center at Rukka, and began a In fact, we have been told by run school at village Nause. My trial cultivation investing Rs. 150 KGVK to try out crops such as village, in Ranchi district, has only. Well, I did not know when vetiver which is used to make around 215 households of which the mushrooms would pop out, perfumes. Nowadays, it's not 24% is tribal. Around half the and nor did anyone else. But the difficult for KGVK to convince villagers are literate. A little more whole village would wait for it, villagers to try out something than half work as farmers, rest agog. new, because they have seen are daily wage earners. Yes, I am that these people (KGVK field We did not have to wait for long. a privileged villager. But I am workers) talk sense. To our utter astonishment, also interested in trying out mushrooms started sporuting Today, around 12 people in things that can help others. So and maturing within a month. Nause are involved in cultivating when KGVK selected me as a 2 kgs of seeds earned me an mushrooms, earning Rs 9000- "village spark" to start mushroom 18 kg harvest! I sold my first lot 12000 per month from the sale cultivation, I jumped at it. Not in the village itself at Rs 60/kg. of mushrooms only. Well, you only would I learn something With no effort at all, I made a could say that my village is new, but if I succeeded, then profit of around Rs 1,000. mushrooming with income villagers would have a profitable opportunities, thanks to KGVK. source of agri-income! Soon enough, an SHG now came forward to start this I received 2 kg of seeds at exciting agri-business. Rs 50/kg from KGVK training Meena Devi Village Nause

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I sold my first lot in the village itself at Rs 60/kg. With no effort at all, I made a profit of around Rs 1,000

49 My story My difference

I am a paddy farmer, but in a rain I don't know how KGVK divined I have purchased 10 mango starved village, my yield has my innermost worries. They trees. A KGVK Sahayogi is been low. This time, I will try out have come up with a fruit tree tending my plants for a year. I the SRI way — that seems to be pension scheme for farmers. For never thought a small farmer like our great hope. Rs 150, I can buy a fruit sapling me could have a mango orchard of amla, lemon, mango or guava, at an investment of Rs 1,500! But the worry about the and for Rs 75, papaya. Additional That's my insurance against old unpredictability of farming stays. costs such as planting material, age! What happens when I grow old fertilisers such as DAP, potash and can't toil in the fields and lime, three pesticide anymore? Farmers do not get sprayings and fencing are pension in old age! Nor do they Krishna Mahto inclusive of this. have any insurance. Village Gudu

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I never thought a small farmer like me could have a papaya orchard at an investment of Rs 1,500! That's my insurance against old age!

51 My story My difference

I stay in Karma Toli, Silwai's We all know what KGVK is, as We were all given tips on its village. Till last year, I would get their people (field workers) keep maintenance. Should such up at the crack of dawn and walk coming and give us good ideas problems recur, we could solve at least two kilometers to fetch on healthcare and farming. So them ourselves. The KGVK dada water. As four hands are better when a man from KGVK arrived said all this was a small part of than two, I would take my 11- at Karma Toli, the first thing he the ADA project (Austrian year-old daughter Puja along with noticed was the dilapidated well. Development Agency is KGVK's me. She hated it, but I had no As a housewife of the village, I partner). I don't know what is choice. Our family had no must admit I felt very ashamed ADA and what is project, but choice. We had to have enough of its condition, but we didn't whatever it was, it was God's water to drink, even though know how to repair it. Anyway, gift. bathing and cleaning up were he did. One well, and we were all well. luxuries. First, the area around the well We drank clean water and The only well of our Karma Toli was cleaned and a drain built to bathed everyday. We kept our had become a dumping ground bring out the dirty water. Then homes clean. And my daughter for wastewater. Its boundary wall bleaching powder was sprayed sleeps in the morning and wakes and platform had broken a long in the well. The well's platform up to go to school. time back and no one repaired was rebuilt, and most it. A wild tree had grown inside importantly, a soak pit was built Ashad Devi it. to prevent water stagnation. Village Silwai

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One well, and we were all well. We drank clean water and bathed everyday. We kept our homes clean.

53 Education Marching to a new India

54 55 My story My difference

For a village girl, I suppose I was birth, I didn’t see how KGVK woman. Now, I discovered new lucky I could study till graduation. thought we simple housewives abilities in me — that I am a Then domesticity took over. could teach in class. good administrator, that I am an While I was happy as a wife and organized and patient teacher. Then the training started. mother, I also wanted to do Instructors from Shishuvan, When KGVK and Spokey Sir something on my own. But in Mumbai, taught us the decided to nominate me for the Hutup, there was no scope for fundamentals of teaching, post of principal at Rukka, I was educated but married rural intensively coached us in overwhelmed. women like us. English, innovative “play-way” Today, I am a teacher and When KGVK started its first teaching and evaluating formats. principal of a school, earning a KGVK Gurukul, they wanted rural We learnt to draw pictures, make salary of Rs 3,400 and respect housewives to become charts, design games and honed that is priceless teachers. I decided to go out of our administrative skills. Sudha Devi, curiosity. Although our villages I was a changed person. I knew Village Hutup are familiar with KGVK as it has (Sudha was later invited to myself as a quiet and shy join KGVK's Governing Body) been around even before our

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Today, I am a teacher and principal of a school, earning a salary of Rs 3,400 and respect that is priceless.

57 For some years, KGVK’s network that prepares rural l To ensure that wherever education initiatives were limited children to become 21st Century KGVK Gurukul sets up to doing certain silo-based citizens of India by bringing schools, children will have projects — supplementary together the best of Indian and access to schooling from pre- tuitions, night classes, eco clubs international practices in a dual primary to senior secondary — supplementing public medium of education — English through the integrated hub education of state-run schools and Hindi — respecting local and spoke model with the goal to ensure the contexts at the same time l To promote the talent pool of government’s Sarva Shiksha l To develop systemic women in rural India and Abhiyaan or universal education approaches to both the transform them into world- drive. classroom and school class educators and But starting June 2009, in a first- organisation to create a self- administrators ever social investment of its kind, replicating quality circle — l To create a balance between KGVK started its own unique, enabling KGVK to create independent thought and need-based, low-cost, high- scalable, high quality curricular discipline quality (LCHQ) model of schools education for each child for rural and peri-urban children within KGVK command area l To create a Quality Circle across five tribal-dominated approach which includes the l To create colourful and airy villages — Rukka, Tatisilwai, child, the teacher, the parents classrooms with windows Gundli Pokhar, Bhagaiya and and the community raised to the height of a child, Palamau. in addition to essential school Our diverse and vibrant In the year under report, 650 facilities such as toilets, resource partners include: students were admitted across clean drinking water and l Active Learning Centre, the five branches of KGVK playground Mumbai Gurukul, with classes extended l To develop a quality l Shishuvan School, Mumbai till Class III. assurance strategy that l Usha Martin Group Departures from convention ensures rural schoolchildren receive education that l Besom Foundation, The overriding objective — to nurtures their minds and bring quality education to l Individual sponsors for school equips them with skills and children at the bottom of the resources as well as fixed choices in a globalised world pyramid. assets — blending academics and l To create a schooling vocational skills

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59 My story My difference

I am four years old. My father is away from food. I love my school because a gardener and my mother takes I can also speak a few words in teachers sing songs and show care of me and my siblings. I English — “Good morning, good us pictures and teach us games. have never been to a city, not afternoon, hello, how are you?” They also teach us to bathe, even to Ranchi. But I have seen The bigger children know much wash our hands and cut our hair what a cell phone and computer more — they know English and and nails regularly — all of which look like. I can even draw a Maths and Science and can I teach my parents! watermelon. I also know we speak in English in the school should wash our hands with assembly. But I will catch up, soap before eating. We eat on because my teacher says we all the floor at home, so I know it can achieve whatever we set our Akib Husain Village Rukka is important for us to keep shoes minds upon.

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I love my school because teachers show us pictures and teach us games. They also teach us to bathe, wash our hands — all of which I teach my parents!

61 My story My difference

Challenging child marriage in an interview with The Girls’ U16 team in July where Hindustan Times (“Bend it like she was not selected, she paid Sita kumari from the tiny tribal Bekhambhai”, Sunday 6 attention to what was evaluated village of Hutup in Ranchi December 2009), her mother and a month later had mastered District, attends 9th class at a and father made it clear that the moves. She has made it back local government school. She is unless something big happened into the final selection for the the second of five daughters – for Sita, she would be next. But team after a few more months’ Gita, Sita, Reeta, Neeta and things are changing. According practice and a week at India’s Babita! – of Muni Devi, an to her mother, football has premier football academy, Tata illiterate housewife who earns delayed the prospect of Football Academy (TFA) in some income by brewing rice marriage. Her father says he December. beer, and Charku Mahto, a daily would be delighted if she made wage mason commuting to “I feel happy and I have been the state team and even happier nearby Ranchi city. Her family’s attending evening class [at Yuwa if she moved out of their house income is roughly Rs 2,500 ($50) Club],” she says. “Study is into a sports or school hostel – per month. important for me, but maths is more titles mean less dowry and very hard. My mother’s behavior They have two cows (but no better marriage prospects, and is changing. She used to milk), two goats and one hen. leaving the house means one always think of me doing Unlike her two younger sisters less mouth to feed. housework.” who play on her team and are This is looking more and more all smiles, for Sita football is a probable. After participating in serious affair. Last spring, Sita’s a selection for the Sports parents arranged the marriage Sita Kumari Authority of India (SAI) State Village Hutup of her fifteen year old sister, and

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“Study is important for me, but maths is very hard. My mother’s behavior is changing. She used to always think of me doing housework.”

63 Healthcare Finger on the rural pulse

64 65 My story My difference

Right after matriculation I was came to my rescue and my women on rural health schemes married off to Ram Kishore daughter Khushboo was born. such as the Janani Suraksha Mahto, a young farmer of my But by then, I had realised that Yojana. I drive a scooter for my caste in the neighbouring village many rural women like me may house calls and my husband and of Piprabanda at Ormanjhi Block. not be as lucky. I vowed to do I have also purchased a second- But I wanted to study further. something relating to antenatal hand van which we converted Luckily, my husband helped me care. In 2004, I embarked on into an ambulance for my study till Plus 2. KGVK’s multi-purpose health husband to rent out. My When my school friend told me worker training course at Shalini daughter goes to an English that KGVK was conducting a Hospital and became a skilled medium school. My earnings Community Health Programme birth attendant in a year. often exceed Rs. 10,000 a at Shalini Hospital, Rukka, in After five years, I facilitate in month! 2002, I went for it. When I delivering around 10-12 became pregnant, I was worried newborns a month, providing where I’d go for institutional basic healthcare and over-the- Shiban Mahto Village Piprabanda delivery. Shalini Hospital again counter medicines, consult

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I drive a scooter and my husband and I have also purchased a second-hand van which we converted into an ambulance. My daughter goes to an English medium school.

67 Wheels of health dental and ophthalmologic area to monitor holistic services) to 50% wellness through initiatives In the year under report, KGVK (pathological and radiological such as hand pump repair, collaborated with Smile on investigations) on health kitchen garden, computer Wheels, an NGO with a services/facilities. education, Sas-Bahu-Pati pioneering mobile dispensary Sammelan, Nav-Dampati concept for the underprivileged. l To make a real difference, Sammelan, chlorination of KGVK relied upon two l It treated around 50 people wells, drive against alcohol complementary forces — the a day, travelling 25 km and and substance abuse, spread innovative Health Card and stopping at 4-5 locations in of hygiene, family planning, its equally innovative brand remote rural and peri-urban health camps at schools, ambassador — the trusted areas. eye/dental and general health Sahiyyas. l It provided OPD, ante- camps, among others l Families could chose from a natal/post-natal services, Insuring healthy citizenship wide range of available identification of difficult quality healthcare services l Shalini Hospital Network was pregnancy and referral from Shalini Hospital Network covered under Rashtriya for institutional care, at Rukka and Narayan Soso. Swasth Bima Yojana, a immunization of mother and Ministry of Labour scheme, child, minor surgery, BP Community as first aid which gives an umbrella examination, referral for l Village Health Committee insurance coverage of up to radiological services, (VHC) — the grassroots social Rs. 30,000 to a below- pathological services, ECG, mobilisation for ownership poverty-line family. first aid, distribution of iron- of primary rural healthcare — folic tablets, Vit-A prophylaxis, l Girl children were been strengthened in the treatment of malnourished encouraged to study for reporting year. cases, etc. longer tenures and avoid l There are 1177 VHCs early marriage under the l Each patient had to pay a facilitated by KGVK with each VISTAAR and National subsidised fee of Rs 10. VHC having an untied fund Programme for Education for Health on cards of Rs. 10,000 every year Girls at Elementary Level, sanctioned under National l Over 8000 rural families till Government of India Rural Health Mission to March 31, 2010 purchased schemes. support community the Shalini Swasthya/Health KGVK health team partnered healthcare initiatives in its Card, launched in 2008-09. Central and state schemes to area. l Priced at Rs. 100 and valid counter the HIV/AIDS menace l Around 2510 Sahiyyas were for a year, it gave a whole through a targeted intervention selected and appointed by family up to five free health programme in Ranchi. VHCs. checkups from any Shalini Hospital and discounts l Each VHC introduced a ranging from 25% (surgery, Quality Circle in its command

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69 My story My difference

I have not studied beyond Class jumped at the chance. We blocks — Angara, Silli, Ormanjhi V and was married off at fifteen, started working on the low birth and Kanke — and altogether we but today I regularly give talks weight project, which did very sold 8,000 cards. To recognize on radio on healthcare! I also well. In 2008-end, KGVK asked our achievement, Radio Dhoom, had four children in quick our group if we would popularize an FM channel, started inviting succession. But I was always the Shalini Health Card in villages us to share our experiences. You restless to do something outside — after all, we had earned their can say I’m a celebrity now! the home and the hearth. Five trust in five years. We heard the years ago, when KGVK came to benefits of the card in detail and my village looking for volunteers decided why not? It was a good who would be Sahiyyas or rural thing. So we started the social Premawati barefoot healthcare workers, I marketing of the card in four Village Karma

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To recognize our achievement, Radio Dhoom, an FM channel, started inviting us to share our experiences. You can say I’m a celebrity now!

71 My story My difference

I also started organising health camps, which was a great learning experience. Their success boosted my confidence.

I was a simple housewife who Under my leadership, I led a well Their success boosted my was suddenly elected as a chlorination drive and made five confidence. Now, my husband volunteer health worker by the wells in my village germ-free. and children feel proud of me. Village Health Committee of my This has reduced the incidence hamlet. Although my husband of cholera. I regularly monitor was skeptical about my abilities, their status. I also started for the first time in my life, I felt organising health camps, which Chanda Devi capable of doing something. was a great learning experience. Village Tatisilwai

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My story My difference

Now, we know the meaning of Smile on Wheels — it’s just another word to describe our son.

My five-year-old son Etwa used village Sahiyya. I was intrigued and I know the meaning of Smile to howl all night, clutching his by the name — chakke mein on Wheels — it’s just another stomach in pain. We didn’t know hasi? I took my son and thank word to describe our son. whether to take him to the quack god I did, because the doctor and risk a dhabna treatment that took my son’s stool samples and comprises branding his stomach gave him de-worming 11 times with a hot iron rod. medicines. Within a week he Then we came to know about had wheels on his feet and a Babu Munda KGVK-Smile on Wheels from our smile on his face. Now, my wife Village Hutup

73 Rural BPO Digital career at rural doorstep

My story My difference

To reach KGVK Gurukul, I cycle A friend told me about UMRS stipend of Rs 3,000. 16 km from my village Kuchu to — KGVK’s new rural BPO centre. I feel great that I am a Rukka everyday. That’s 32 km At first, I didn’t understand professional who goes to office and about four hours a day. Yes, anything, only that I will be able everyday from home. My father roads will become muddy to learn more computers, is a farmer and yes, when I am streams during monsoon, and spoken and written English and free, I help him. I am able to cycling will take longer, but don’t other useful things. So I went. enjoy both the worlds — and am worry, I will come to work. After my yearlong training stint, equally at home with the pen Why did I join UMRS? Well, I did I’ve learnt to operate the entire drive and the plough. Thanks to a computer course in 2008 run MS Office Suite, key in data with KGVK, I did not have to by KGVK in a mobile van, and speed and accuracy, learn substitute one way of life for the around 30 of us learnt DOS, MS thousands of English words. Yes, other. Word, MS Excel, a little bit of I can speak in English, and for a Internet surfing, enough to make village youth it is an achievement a start as a data entry operator. — my friends can’t believe it. My But I had the hunger to do more. proudest moment was getting But I did not want to migrate to placed in URMS as a non-voice Rupesh, a city leaving my family behind. BPO executive with a monthly Village Kuchu

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I feel great that I am a professional. My father is a farmer and yes, when I am free, I help him. Thanks to KGVK, I did not have to substitute one way of life for the other.

75 For KGVK, the rural BPO, has emerged as the answer. countries. Also, 70 percent of been the realisation of a dream. the training in the second batch (UMRS), a social enterprise to was undertaken by two students Educated rural youths are in employ underprivileged women from the first batch! something of a quandary — and youth from rural areas, was state-run schools and local formed in July 2009 as a In the next three years, we have colleges make them literate but collaborative effort between plans to employ 5,000 in multiple do not equip them with Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK) rural centres in eastern India on professional skills. So ultimately and Bonsai Wireless, the the spoke-hub model — a central their degrees, in most cases, do technology-arm of the Usha hub connected to multiple not help them land a job, Martin Group. spokes. Requests from resulting in deep individual and The Rural BPO is a unique skills- government, business houses collective frustration, deepening based career platform for and global institutions such as the urban-rural achievement educated rural youth and women IFC to setup Rural BPO centers divide. Besides, the jobs that within their rural ambit, while in different locations in the may be available are away in acting as a source of income to country have been received. cities, which result in large-scale support their families by migration and brain drain, Highlights providing dignified and depriving the rural economy of respectable employment l Won tender to build and young, educated blood. operate online shopping In its first year of operation, it KGVK experienced this complex portal for department of has trained over 80 people, situation firsthand, when it industry, Jharkhand. including girls and young married discovered that 600 youths in its women, totalling close to 200 l Undertook survey command area were graduates. man days. From the three management and back-office It launched a mobile computer batches trained, 60 of them, work for a leading Hindi daily education project with partners including 24 girls, are employed in Jharkhand, with Som Dutt Foundation in 2007. in different projects, including discussions to extend the Batches of village youths, outsourced data work for large same to all districts of including girls, were part trained businesses, computerized Jharkhand and Bihar in basic computer operations, assistance for raw material with the result that in two years, l Signed a service partner handling in weavers’ clusters, around 375 youths were agreement with a US-based survey data consolidation and computer-trained. company to source projects analysis, e-commerce and other from blue-chip companies — With a captive talent pool, smaller projects.Employment its CEO visited the KGVK forward integration was an has been provided to clients Rural BPO in February 2010 option, but in which way? This including a US-based business to on-board the first batch of might have seemed obvious — partner, the State’s department employees a rural BPO. But the logistics of industry, a premier media were daunting. Would there be house, among other smaller l Introduced shift system adequate technical infrastructure companies. (day/evening) to optimize for a start-up such as this? Would center capacity and costs. Moments of glory? The training trainers be equipped to manual developed in-house by l Created an atmosphere of transform village youths into trainees from the first batch was professionalism, high ethics, skilled technical professionals? appreciated by its US-based quality circle and team After about yearlong planning, client and recommended to 23 camaraderie among all Usha Martin Rural Services of its service partners in nine employees.

76 77 My story My difference

After schooling, I started Internet. I started enjoying what enjoyable that it didn’t feel like searching for a job. That’s when I was doing — in fact, there are work! And it’s made me I met Rakeshji, KGVK’s IT no proper roads connecting my something of a role model in my manager. He told me about the village to Rukka’s Rural BPO on village — I am a self-reliant KGVK Rural BPO, where I could the TVM Gurukul campus. So, I professional at 22 and have my learn and earn at the same time. attended class everyday by own salary bank account. I have I came here without great taking the riverine route. I been trying to get other youth expectations. Besides, like most performed well in my tests and from my village to join the rural village youths I was mortally that’s why was inducted as an BPO. After all, it’s a crucial scared of computers. employee after the course was stepping stone to better things. over. The one-year training really changed my life. From I love my projects and want to somebody who was afraid that excel. There was a project from something would go wrong if I a US company that involved touched a computer, I became “matching” products of a similar comfortable in typing, DOS, the description and I was proud of Sakesh Village Sahal basic MS Office suite and the my accuracy — and it was so

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I am a self-reliant professional at 22 and have my own salary bank account. I have been trying to get other youth from my village to join the rural BPO.

79 Partnerships that made a difference...

Some of KGVK’s Recent / Longstanding Projects

Amount Project No. Name of Project Sanctioning Authority Sanctioned Area Duration (in Rs. lakhs)

1 Integrated Wasteland Department of Land Resources, 306.90 5 years Gamharia Block, Development Project (IWDP) Ministry of Rural Dev., Govt. of (2001-06) Seraikela-Kharsawan at Gamharia Block, Seraikela- India, New Delhi (2006-09) District Kharsawan District 2 Drought-prone Area (DPAP), Dept. of Land Resources, 59.96 Batch IX 5 years 4 villages of Patratu Block, Patratu Block, Ramgarh Ministry of Rural Dev., Govt. of (May Ramgarh district District (Jharkhand) India, New Delhi 2007-2011)

3 NREGA-Patratu DRDA (Hazaribagh) 31.34 1 year Patratu Block, Ramgarh (May 2007- District Mar 2008) 4 IFAD Assisted Jharkhand Jharkhand Tribal Development 14.45 2 years 13 villages of Rajnagar Tribal Development Project, Society (JTDS), Ranchi (Apr2007- Block, Seraikela- Lorgara, Rajnagar-Seraikela Mar 2009) Kharsawan District 4.1 IFAD Assisted Jharkhand Jharkhand Tribal Development 5.23 2 years 7 villages of Rajnagar Tribal Development Project, Society (JTDS), Ranchi (Apr 2007- Block, Seraikela- Garanala, Rajnagar-Seraikela Mar 2009) Kharsawan District 5 Intervention in Decentralised SRTT KGVK SRTT: 169.04 3 years 16 villages of Namkom, Water Resource for KGVK: 138.89 (Jan 2008- Bundu and Kanke Blocks Development in Ranchi Govt: 43.99 Dec 2010) of Ranchi district District Bank: 24.07 Beneficiary: 19.04 Total: 395.03 6 Integrated Wasteland Dept. of Land Resources, 340.18 5 years Rajnagar Block of Development Project (IWDP) Ministry of Rural Development, (Sep 2006- Seraikela-Kharsawan Rajnagar Project Govt. of India, New Delhi Aug 2011) District 7 Drought Prone Area Project Dept. of Land Resources, 30.00 5 years Sadar Block, Palamau (DPAP), Sadar Block, Ministry of Rural Development, (Apr 2006- district Palamau District Govt. of India, New Delhi (IX 2011) Batch)

8 To enhance livelihood of BPL Austrian Development Agency ADA: 110.00 3 years 6 villages in Ranchi families in particular and (175000 Euro) (Apr 2008- district others in general in 6 villages Pengg-UML: Mar 2011) 52.00 KGVK: 58.00 (92500 Euro) Total: 220.00

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Amount Project No. Name of Project Sanctioning Authority Sanctioned Area Duration (in Rs. lakhs)

9 Farmer’s Club Programme NABARD 3.51 3 years 9 clubs in Rukka, Hutup, (Jun 2009- Karma, Ormanjhi, Ranchi May 2012) 9.1 5.85 3 years 15 clubs in Bundu-SRTT (Jun 2009- Ranchi 2012) 9.2 8.97 3 years 23 clubs in Patratu, (Jun 2009- Ramgarh 2012) 9.3 4.68 3 years 12 clubs in Seraikela- (Jun 2009- Kharsawan May 2012) 10 Reduction of Low Birth ICICI Centre for Child Health - 6.8 years 197 villages of Weight Incidence using a Life and Nutrition (Oct 2002- Angara & Silli Blocks Cycle Based Block Level Jun 2009) Intervention Strategy at Angara Block, Ranchi District 11 Revised CARE Project, CARE India, Ranchi 2.53 5 months Silli, Angara, Chanho, Ranchi District (Feb 2009- Namkom, Ratu, Bundu, Jun 2009) Sonahatu, Kanke, Ormanjhi & Ranchi Sadar Blocks 12 Sahiyya Programme (VHC Jharkhand Health Society, Dept. 52.66 6 months Patan, Gamharia, Patratu, formation, Sahiyya selection, of Health, Govt of Jharkhand (Jan 2008- 7 blocks in Ranchi district Training) Jun 2008) 13 Target Intervention JSACS 11.37 1 year Ranchi (Mar 2008- Feb 2009) 14 Delaying age of marriage & Intra Health (Vistaar Project) 36.23 2 years Ramgarh reducing anemia status of USAID (Mar 2009- adolescents in Ramgarh Feb 2011) district 15 RISHTA TSRDS 12.90 2 years Rajnagar (Apr 2008- Mar 2010) 16 Total Sanitation Campaign District Water & Sanitation 35.20 1 year Rajnagar (TSC)District Water & Mission (DWSM) (Apr 2009- Sanitation Mission (DWSM) Mar 2010)

17 Population Foundation of Population Foundation of India 62.93 5 years 30 villages in Noamundi India (May 2007- & 4 in Manoharpukur Mar 2012) 18 Social Initiative at Saranda Usha Martin Ltd 68.92 1 year Saranda (Apr 2009- Mar 2010)

81 Amount Project No. Name of Project Sanctioning Authority Sanctioned Area Duration (in Rs. lakhs)

19 Social Initiative at Palamau Usha Martin Ltd 74.81 1 year Palamau (Apr 2009- Mar 2010) 20 Promotion and Nurturing National Bank for Agriculture 1.30 2 years Chanho Block Women SHG in Chanho and Rural Development, Ranchi (Dec 2005- Block, Ranchi District Development, Ranchi (NABARD) 2007) 21 Promotion and Nurturing National Bank for Agriculture 2.60 3 years Patan Block of Ranchi Women SHG in Patan Block, and Rural Development, Ranchi (Dec 2005- District, Jharkhand Ranchi District Development, Ranchi (NABARD) 2008) 22 Centre for Business Initiative International Finance 2.00 (USD) 5 years KGVK command area of for Grassroots (C-BIG) Corporation (IFC), Washington (Apr 2005- ICEF, SRTT & Seraikela Phase 1 Mar 2010) -Kharsawan 23 Livelihood promotion through OXFAM 25.10 1 year 10 villages in watershed management (Jul 2008- Burmu Block programme in 10 villages of Jun 2009) Burmu Block, Ranchi

24 CAPART Dairy Patratu CAPART CAPART: 3 years Patratu Block, 18.14 (Apr 2007- Ramgarh district KGVK: 15.00 Mar 2010) Bank: 32.40 Total: 65.54 25.1 National Horticulture Mission Department of Agri. & Animal 160.80 3 years Seraikela-Kharsawan (2005-06) Husbandry, Govt. of Jharkhand (2005-2008)

25.2 National Horticulture Mission Dept. of Agriculture & Animal 256.22 3 years Seraikela-Kharsawan (2006-07) Husbandry, Govt of Jharkhand (2006-2009)

25.3 National Horticulture Mission Dept. of Agriculture & Animal 178.30 3 years Seraikela-Kharsawan (2008-09) Husbandry, Govt of Jharkhand (2008-2011)

26 IL&FS-KGVK IL&FS & KGVK 35.10 1 year Sonahatu (2008-2009)

27 Empowering tribal TPW Energy Collaborative 33.28 community in Ranchi

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Visitors at KGVK

Mr. Lars H Thunell, Vice President & CEO, IFC alongwith his wife and Mr. B.K. Jhawar, President KGVK

Mr. Stephen Plunkett at KGVK, Rukka

Mr. & Mrs Reynold with Spokey Wheeler at KGVK Gurukul School

83 Accreditation from Credibility Alliance

KGVK got the Desirable Norms accreditation from Credibility Alliance, India’s only rating agency for the social services sector.

Inviting partners to share KGVK’s tax cheer! Two of KGVK’s projects were approved under Section 35AC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare New Delhi. The same was notified under notification number SO121 (E) dated January 12, 2009. Contributions to these will be 100% exempted from tax.

The Projects are: l The three-year-programme (2008-2011) “Rural healthcare for safe motherhood and child health support and awareness generation on HIV/AIDS issue”, worth Rs. 2.83 cr. l The three-year-programme (2008-2011) “Natural Resource Management—Model watershed management and afforestation programme and allied agricultural support for rural development”, worth Rs. 7.87 cr.

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Auditor’s Report

Audit Report under section 12A(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, in case of Charitable or religious trusts or institutions.

We have examined the balance sheet of KRISHI GRAM VIKAS KENDRA, Neori - Rukka, Ranchi as at 31st March, 2010 and the Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended on that date which are in agreement with the books of accounts maintained by the said Society.

We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of the audit. In our opinion, proper books of accounts have been kept by the Society as far as appears from our examination of the books subject to the comments given below:

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to explanation given to us, the said accounts give a true and fair view read with notes on accounts given herewith: i) In the case of the Balance Sheet of the state of affairs the above named Society as at 31.03.2010 and, ii) In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account of the excess of Income over Expenditure of its accounting year ending on 31.03.2010.

The prescribed particulars are annexed hereto.

For U. NARAIN & CO. Chartered Accountants

(AJOY CHHABRA) Place : Ranchi Partner Date: 21/05/2010 Membership Number-71431

85 Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2010 Amount (Rs.) Particulars Schedules March 31, 2010 March 31, 2009 I . Sources of Funds (1) Capital Funds: (a) Capital Fund A 38,100,716 35,648,635 (b) Life Membership Fund 8,800 8,800 (2) Loan Funds: (a) Unsecured loan B 21,150,773 - TOTAL 59,260,289 35,657,435

II. Application of Funds (1) Fixed Assets : C (a) Gross Block 57,001,554 29,936,302 (b) Less: Depreciation 16,938,657 14,334,818 (c ) Net Block 40,062,897 15,601,484

(2) Current Assets , Loan and Advances: (a) Inventories 1,481,338 740,310 (b) Sundry Debtors D 10,168,564 4,550,486 (c) Cash and Bank Balance E 31,571,904 30,437,999 (d) Loans and Advances F 4,548,841 4,508,363 47,770,647 40,237,158 (3) Current Liabilities and Provisions : (a) Liabilities - Project’s Fund Account Balances G 14,111,702 15,140,982 - Sundry Creditors 11,444,037 2,902,995 - Other Liabilities H 3,017,516 2,137,230 28,573,255 20,181,207 Net Current Assets (2-3) 19,197,392 20,055,951 TOTAL 59,260,289 35,657,435

Significant Accounting Policies & Notes on Accounts K Schedules A to H & K referred above form an integral part of the Balance Sheet This is the Balance Sheet referred to in our report of even date For U. NARAIN & CO. For Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra Chartered Accountants

(Ajoy Chhabra)(Jayanta Mitra)(Ranjit Bajaj) Partner Secretary Manager Accounts Membership No. 71431 Member of Governing Board Place: Ranchi Date : 21.05.2010

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Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 2010 Amount (Rs.) Particulars Schedules Year Ended Year Ended March 31, 2010 March 31, 2009 Income from Social Welfare Activities

Sale of Dairy, Agriculture, Horticulture and Other Products 43,905,130 27,245,486

Extension and Training Programme & Education Activity 14,502,747 5,260,008

Community and Health Centre Programme 6,345,575 5,437,952

Contribution From Donors 36,778,000 38,126,634

Other Income I 1,773,712 1,753,446

103,305,164 77,823,526 Expenditure on Social Welfare Activities

Dairy Development Expenses 2,950,762 1,779,604

Village Agriculture and Horticulture 4,911,288 5,183,960

Extension and Training Programme & Education Activity 8,972,424 3,541,642

Community and Health Care Programme 13,192,527 13,084,374

Trade Facilitation Centre Purchases 35,525,510 24,864,619

Administrative and other expenses J 19,928,689 14,572,605

Village development & other activity expenses 12,768,044 9,774,945

Depreciation C 2,603,839 2,200,069

100,853,083 75,001,818

Surplus of Income over Expenditure 2,452,081 2,821,708

Surplus of Income over Expenditure Transferred 2,452,081 2,821,708 to Capital Fund

Significant Accounting Policies & Notes on Accounts K

Schedules C and I to K referred above form an integral part of the Income & Expenditure Account

This is the Balance Sheet referred to in our report of even date

For U. NARAIN & CO. For Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra Chartered Accountants

(Ajoy Chhabra)(Jayanta Mitra)(Ranjit Bajaj) Partner Secretary Manager Accounts Membership No. 71431 Member of Governing Board Place: Ranchi Date : 21.05.2010

87 As at 31.03.2009 Up to As at 31.03.2010 31.03.2010 Up to For the 31.03.2009 year As at 31.03.2010 During the year year G R O S B L C K T I O NA R E C I D E P N E T B L O C K Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 01.04.2009 during the off Writen forming part of the Accounts

Schedules SCHEDULE C ASSETS & DEPRECIATION FIXED Amount in Rs PARTICULARS RateLand Buildings As at Machinery and Plant Additions -General Adjustments -Computers 10% - -Vehicles Furniture and Fittings 9,505,466 15% 7,750,730 689,091 Live Stock 60% 17,021,612 10% 11,162,197 Assets Fixed Total 2,187,285 15% 2,322,167 829,390 Previous year balance - 369,956 17,256,196 909,064 - 3,261,946 17,710,703 5,629,005 - 37,000 - 11,991,587 29,936,302 - 26,529,055 27,097,752 - 2,557,241 782,310 3,407,247 4,604,063 3,231,231 808,150 - - 32,500 1,965,004 57,001,554 180,000 6,411,315 3,298,946 1,057,761 710,094 10,844,881 14,334,818 - 1,426,651 283,099 29,936,302 32,500 5,661,825 3,876,462 - 221,641 2,603,839 955,650 12,134,748 6,329,762 2,248,103 259,028 16,938,657 6,558,133 2,200,069 931,735 309,138 40,062,897 1,685,679 - 2,299,496 14,334,818 15,601,484 - 222,281 1,613,267 17,710,703 15,601,484 1,612,072 14,394,307 1,835,295 689,091 - - 955,650 808,150

88 Schedules forming part of the Accounts

SCHEDULE G PROJECTS' FUNDS ACCOUNTS BALANCES (NET) Amount in Rs S.No. Particulars As at Contributions Interest Total Payments 01.04.2009 from donors & received during made during other receipts the year from the Year Balances during the year banks on as at 31.3.10 unspent balances (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)

1 T.I - HIV - AIDS PROJECT 45,210 522,941 4,534 572,685 570,809 1,875 2 MOST 4,381 - 108 4,489 0 4,489 3 IFC - AIDS 81,334 - 1,355 82,689 80,000 2,689 4 SHARE AND CARE PROJECT 2,405 - 59 2,464 0 2,464 5 I.N.H.P-II,CARE PROJECT 1,241 - 30 1,271 - 1,272

6 89 I.N.H.P-III, CARE Project 45,292 266,267 847 312,406 300,200 12,206 7 IFC - PHASE 2 5,746 - 109 5,855 - 5,855 8 IPAS 70,129 - 1,722 71,851 (0) 71,851 9 I.C.E.F PROJECT 29,097 - 1,027 30,124 - 30,124 10 CAMP SCHOOL TATISILWAI 151,652 - 4,354 156,006 - 156,006 11 I.C.I.C.I -LBW Project (33,002) 400,000 4,330 371,328 360,386 10,942 12 NAMKUM SARVSHIKSHA ABHIYAN 28,164 - 985 29,149 0 29,149 13 CAPART MEDICINAL PLANT 717,397 - 22,397 739,794 412,551 327,243 14 SRTT 680,817 4,660,000 38,424 5,379,241 2,763,186 2,616,055 15 MOTHER N.G.O PROJECT 667 667 21 646 16 IWDP RANCHI 3,395 233 3,628 (0) 3,628 17 SAHIYYA 706,749 - 15,251 722,000 397,571 324,429 KGVK AnnualReport 2009-2010 18 D.P.A.P-PROJECT 72,324 2,553 74,876 44 74,832 Schedules forming part of the Accounts

SCHEDULE H (Contd.) PROJECTS' FUNDS ACCOUNTS BALANCES (NET) Amount in Rs S.No. Particulars As at Contributions Interest Total Payments 01.04.2009 from donors & received during made during other receipts the year from the Year Balances during the year banks on as at 31.3.10 unspent balances (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)

19 PFI 83,601 625,000 6,163 714,764 577,944 136,820 20 CAPART DAIRY- PATRATU 1,009,769 - 34,854 1,044,623 472,095 572,528 21 NAREGA - PATRATU 54,517 - 2,537 57,054 1,438 55,616 22 Lemberger Ranchi ( Scholarship ) 51,192 - 951 52,143 18,111 34,032

90 23 ADA- KGVK - 4,100,780 6,940 4,107,720 3,365,988 741,732 24 Oxfam 688,376 1,219,635 7,866 1,915,877 1,915,877 - 25 D.P.A.P ( Batch 9 ) , Ramgarh 96,517 - 8,382 104,899 94,852 10,047 26 ILFS 6,454 1,025,000 1,780 1,033,234 1,027,266 5,968 27 IWDP Gamharia Project. 1,082,658 7,030,699 - 8,113,357 1,621,899 6,491,458 28 IWDP Rajnagar Project. 4,308,538 - 57,683 4,366,221 3,923,350 442,871 29 JTDS Garanala Project. 1,476 65,154 52 66,682 66,682 - 30 JTDS Lorgara Project. 5,226 485,220 - 490,446 482,561 7,885 31 National Horticulture Mission. 5,065,360 - 43,557 5,108,917 4,912,416 196,501 32 Total Sanitation Campaign. - 237,244 237,244 237,244 - 33 RISHTA Project 74,300 760,600 2,633 837,533 760,600 76,933 34 VISTAAR - 1,151,876 3,352 1,155,228 985,044 170,184 35 CBO - 139,395 - 139,395 1,337 138,058 36 Tides Foundation - 1,356,893 - 1,356,893 1,581 1,355,312 Total 15,140,982 24,046,704 275,068 39,462,754 25,351,052 14,111,702 KGVK Annual Report 2009-2010

Additional Schedule of Declaration

Schedule of domestic air travel availed by KGVK team members

S.No. Name No. of domestic air trips 1 Dr.Jayanta Mitra 4 2 Mr. Arvind Sahay 2 3 Col. S Rath 2 4 Mr. Hemant Kumar 3 5 Ms. S Rahaa 2 6 Mr. Shibaji Mandal 8 7 Mr. Shishir Bhagat 1

Gross Pay Levels (INR/month) Male staff Female staff Total staff < 5,000 33 25 58 5,001-10,000 39 11 50 10,001-25,000 36 9 45 25,001-50,000 9 3 12 50,001-100,000 2 - 2 Total 119 48 167

91 P4 Resource Partners

l A and D Steels

l Balbir Singh and Sons

l Bluemoon Commercial Pvt Ltd

l Deepak Wires

l Eco Industries

l Esoofali Esmailji Karachiwalla & Co

l Hasmukhlal Saubhagyachand Vasa Tatha Smt Vasantprabha Hasmukhlal Vasa Charitable Trust-Rajkot

l I S S Hardware Pvt Ltd

l Indian Stores Supplying Co (P) Ltd

l Jayesh Industrial Suppliers (P) Ltd

l Kidarsons Industries Pvt Ltd

l Kross Manufacturers (I) Pvt Ltd

l Liftvel Industries

l Manisha Wires Pvt Ltd

l Mittal Brothers (Kolkata)

l Mod Forge Pvt Ltd

l Mohsin Brothers

l Mr D Bhowmik

l Ramkrishna Forgings Limited

l Roshanlal Jain & Co

l Sumanth Agencies

l Super Marine

l Unimech Lifting Equipment Pvt Ltd

l Usha Martin Group

l Usha Trading Company

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