Rural Communes

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018

RURAL COMMUNES 70, 2nd Floor, LIC Building, Anandilal Poddar Marg, Mumbai – 400 002 Tel: 022-22050426 / 22085601 Fax: 022-22015357 Email: [email protected]; website: http://ruralcommunes.org

TRUSTEES

Dr. Murlidhar Ms. Salma Alavi Gode Secretary Chairman

S. S. Bagul M. S. Mathpati Trustee & Dr. R. D. Trustee & Member Hanbar- Member Deshmukh Trustee & Member

Dr. Himanshu Dr. Sudha Dr. Bhanu Kulkarni Kothari Pratap Singh Trustee & Trustee & Trustee & Member Member Member

D. K. Ved (IFS), Vaishali Kadulkar Retd. Trustee & Member Trustee & Member

TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER

C O N T E N T S

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE RC’S MISSION

Rural Communes (RC) came into existence through a The stated Mission of RC is very innovative programme of the University of  To work for the development of the Bombay. Under the Graduate Volunteer Scheme marginalised and deprived sections of (GVS) initiated in 1974, the University developed a society - landless, marginal, small farmers, one-year programme in which graduates from all women and adivasis. faculties had to live and work in rural Maharashtra.  To provide a platform for youth to Through this new type of education and learning organise and bring about change – a youth process, which brought the students out of the movement for rural development classroom to learn the realities of the world,  RC believes that the roots of the problem understand the problems of the rural peoples and lie in the unequal social structures, which initiate programmes for the development of rural promote the process of marginalisation poor. Through this programme, the students and deprivation of the weaker sections of developed the collective efforts of people towards society. the solution of problems. They became good  RC believes that youth have a capacity to organisers and local organisations sprang up. bring about change in society through

GVS won the “Commonwealth Youth Award” for organised collective effort and such 1976 for the involvement of youth in Community change has to come from the grass root Development, on the strong recommendation of the level involving people. Government of India.

After completing their period of learning with GVS, some opted to continue to stay on in the villages and RC’S APPROACH working with the people. The people in turn indicated willingness to support the students in kind. The Approach of RC is based on the principle Since GVS was working under the set-up of the that: University of Bombay was unable to provide support  People should be involved in the to the students for more than a year, it was development process from the beginning subsequently decided by the staff and students of and structural changes can only be GVS to register an independent organization - RURAL brought about by informed collective COMMUNES (RC). Rural Communes was registered action. in 1976, both under the Societies Registration Act  Women as a group are one of the most and the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. deprived and marginalised sections of society and the hopes and aspirations of Rural Communes since 1976 has actively trained and women need to be addressed in an supported rural groups in a decentralized manner. integral fashion. Therefore, after a period of 4/5 years these groups  A Comprehensive Sustainable became self-reliant and were registered Development Approach towards independently. Such 31 EX-RC Groups are now Conservation & Management of Natural functioning as active agents of change in the field of Resources, Water, Land and Agriculture rural development. has to be for collective approach for the benefit of the community.

Training and Capacity Building RC believes that capacity building at the grass root level for collective empowerment of weaker sections is the primary requirement of sustainable community development. Consequently one of RC’s core concerns is in capacity building of young people through a process of experiential learning to create and avenue for involving them in the rural development. RC believes that the development is a process of creating critical awareness and organised collective efforts leading to structural change in society.

Following RC’s main believes of Experiential Learning i.e. Learning by Doing, RC during 2017-2018 trained various target groups under various project and programmes. The main target groups trained during this year are small & marginal farmers, women, landless, Government Field Officials, PRI members and Watershed Committee Members.

The training modules covered mainly included Sustainable Agriculture, Watershed Development & Management (RC Programme and under Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan), Women Enterprise Development, Inland Fisheries, Livestock Management and others. The highest numbers of participants trained on Sustainable Agriculture.

The following graph and table depict the number of stakeholders trained as per Training modules and category of participants:

No Category of Training Beneficiaries Participants 52 1 Farmers 1528 448 2 Women SHG Members 60 46 3 Farmers under Inland 46 Fisheries 60 4 VWC Memebrs & Local 400 1528 Communities

5 PRI members and Agriculture 48 Officer 0 500 1000 1500 2000

5 Women & Small & Marginal 52 Sustainable Agriculture Enteprise Development farmers under Livestock Inland Fisheries Watershed Management Livestock Management

Sustainable Agriculture Rural Communes for last 10 years laying main emphasis on Sustainable Agriculture following the System of Intensification for Crops and Trees as well as Package of Practices for each crop. The improved technology has been communicated to small & marginal farmers, progressive farmers and landless families through Training and Capacity Building and organizing live demonstration at farmers own field.

During 2017-2018 following training and capacity building programme have been conducted.

No Training on No of Participants

1 Nursery Technologies 226 2 System of Crop Intensification 1072 3 Field Water Management 113 4 KSS and Farmers Producer Organisation 117

The main topics covered were

Nursery Technologies:  Soil selection  Preparation of Raised Bed Nursery & Mat Nursery  Seed Treatment  Cutting Treatment using Root Care  Sowing Period  Pest, Water & Weed Management

System of Crop Intensification  Seed Treatment & Germination  Sowing  Land Preparation  Transplantation  Distance Maintenance Training on system of crop intensification  Pest, Water & Weed Management

Field Water Management  Importance of Water Management  Various systems of management – Drip & Sprinkler

KSS & Farmers Producer Organisation  What is KSS  Importance of KSS  How to register Farmers Producers Company  Structure of FPC  Members Selection and Management Body selection

 Role & Responsibilities Seed Processing Training  Documents for FPC registration 7

Enterprise Development

Rural Communes actively involved in empowering women through skill training and building their capacity to initiate small enterprise development activities to enhance their livelihood and income.

During this financial year 2017-2018 we have trained Women SHG Members in small scale enterprise development activities. The trainings covered the following topics –

Product Making  Various types of Papad  Various types of Pickles  Operating of Cashew nut Processing Unit

Account & Record Keeping  Importance of Record Keeping  Name the different record kept by SHGs  Importance of Account Keeping  How to write Account  How to maintain sale & purchase record

Marketing  How to develop market linkages  Storage, Packaging, Labeling & Pricing  Marketing of various products

With a special request of Rural Communes, Vigyan Ashram Pabal has organized the pickle making training for our SHGs. The training includes – theory and practical demonstration. The group has been trained how to make various pickles such as mango, lemon, green chilli, lemon & Chilli; how to apply & get license; label preparation, pricing, etc. Training on Papad making, pickle making and how to use solar dryers

Inland Fisheries The farmers from our Bhivpuri and Thokerwadi Cluster areas have been encouraged for inland fisheries in their farm ponds which they are practicing. To further strengthen their skills & capacity and to enhance their knowledge in inland fisheries series of trainings have been conducted by RC and by the external expert like Dr. Vivek Vartak from Khar Land Research Station, Panvel.

The topics covered are  Importance of Inland Fisheries  Inland Fisheries Management – Pond, Water, Seed, Feed  Making of Low Cost Fish Feeds  Quality Fish  Use of Crates / Boxes for Fish handling  Personal hygiene  Details on Proper Waste Disposal

Training on inland fisheries

Other than the theoretical topics actual field visit to natural pond has been organized for practical learning.

Field Visit to Natural Pond

Watershed RC has been actively involved in conducting the training under IWMP and Jalyukta Abhiyan Shivar. Following are the details

Training under IWMP - YASHADA

No Date of Training Training details Participants Target Group 1 13th to 15th December Strengthening of SHGs 42 Community Organiser 2017 Livelihood Experts 2 20th to 22nd December Strengthening of SHGs 42 SHG Leader 2017 Livelihood Experts 3 10th to 11th January 2018 Livelihood Revision 43 Livelihood Experts 4 18th to 19th January 2018 Livelihood Revision 43 Agriculture Supervisor 5 24th to 25th January 2018 Climate Change 43 Agriculture Experts Adaptation and Mitigation 6 1st to 2nd February 2018 Climate Change 43 Agriculture Supervisor Adaptation and Agriculture Assistant Mitigation 7 6th to 8th February 2018 Farmers Producers 40 Agriculture Experts and Organisation/Company Community Organiser 8 13th to 15th February 2018 Farmers Producers 40 Agriculture Assistant, Organisation/Company Agriculture Experts and Community Organiser 9 21st to 23rd February 2018 Farmers Producers 40 Agriculture Assistant, Organisation/Company Agriculture Experts and Community Organiser 10 6th to 8th March 2018 Special Skill 43 LRA Experts Development Training

Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyaan Training

Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan is a flagship program of Government to mitigate the current situation of drought, agricultural productivity, rural employment, etc. which are badly affecting the rural areas. To reach this flagship programme of Watershed Conservation to ground level, various trainings have been organized under Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan which is conducting by various organisations for the Government and Non-Government Participants.

During this year Rural Communes also the part of this training and following trainings are conducted –

No Training Date Participants Target Taluka Target Groups Government Non- Government

1 14th to 16th September 15 7  Panvel  Agriculture 2017 Assistant  Khalapur 2 21st to 23rd September 4 22  Gram Sevak  Karjat 2017  SHG  Pali Representati ve  Sarpanch  Progressive Farmers

Following are the topics covered under Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan Training  Objective of Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyaan Training  Selection of villages for WSD  Various Community Based / Local organisations  Watershed Concept  Drainage Line Treatments  Water Budgeting and use efficiency  Participation of Local Communities & Shramdaan  Various activities under MNREGA

 Maps for DPR  Utilisation Statement & Reporting of WSD activities  Monitoring  Maintenance

Livestock Management Rural Communes with the support of Tata Power Community Development Trust promoting the Backyard Poultry and Goat Farming with landless, small & marginal Farmers and Women SHG members. For the better management of backyard poultry and goat farming, Rural Communes has conducted the series of trainings and following are the details –

Topics covered under Backyard Poultry  Introduction to backyard poultry farming  Low cost feed Making  Feed & Water Management  Vaccination  Ayurved Medicine Making & Disease Control  Health and disease management

 Marketing

Topics covered under Goat Farming  Introduction to Goat Farming  Hydroponic Feed Making  Feed Management  Vaccination  Goat Calf Management  Goat Disease Management  Marketing

Sustainable Development Activities Since its inception Rural Communes other than the Training and Capacity Building of various target groups also actively involved in implementing Sustainable Community Development Activities for the direct benefit of local communities. The activity involves Sustainable Agriculture, Water & Rainwater Harvesting, Small Scale Enterprise Development, Livelihood and demonstration of appropriate low cost rural technologies.

Sustainable Agriculture Currently the main core thrust area of RC is Sustainable Agriculture and main emphasis is on increase agriculture productivities by promotion of Intensification Systems of Crops and Trees i.e. STEP Process from seed treatment to crop harvesting. With the support of Tata Power Community Development Trust, we are implementing agriculture activities in 42 villages of four clusters – Thokerwadi, Shirwata and Kundli Clusters of Maval, Pune and Bhivpuri cluster of Karjat, Raigad and with support of ICRISAT Hyderabad implementing the activities in 6 tribal villages of Jawhar, Palghar.

Following are the agriculture activities –

Crop wise Beneficiaries – Kharif & Rabbi Thokerwadi, Shirote, Kundli and Bhivpuri Clusters Jawhar Cluster

No Seeds Total No Crops Beneficiaries beneficiaries 1 Paddy 53 1 Paddy 344 2 Nachni 25 2 Groundnut 61 3 Tur 23 3 Lentil 248 4 Soyabean 32 4 Blackpeas 186 5 Maka (Corn) 45 5 Potato 110 6 Bajri 13 6 Gram 204 7 Jawri 14 7 Wheat 296 8 Groundnut 62 8 Onion 151 9 Coriander 18 10 Fenugreek 18 11 Cowpea 31 12 Wal 6 13 Vegetables – Tomato, 48 Chilli, Brijal

Vegetable Plants Distribution Onion Gaddi Distribution

CROP INTENSIFICATION SYSTEMS Following the Crop Intensification Systems, Principles and Models – farmers are encouraged for SRI cultivation and total 266 farmers from Thokerwadi, Shirwata, Kundli and Bhivpuri Cluster had adopted SRI cultivation practices.

This year special efforts have been made to convince the farmers for adopting technology of Direct Seed Sowing commonly known as “PER BHAT” i.e. without mud ploughing. Direct seeded crops require less labor and tend to mature faster than transplanted crops. In this method, plants are not subjected to stresses such as being pulled from the soil and re-establishing fine rootlets. However, they have more competition from weeds.

We have adopted the Crop Intensification Systems, Principles and Models – SWI (for wheat) cultivation Weed Management was carried out with farmers from Thokarwadi, Shirwata, and Kundli and from Bhivpuri Cluster villages.

SEED PLOT During the year 2017-2018 the special effort has been made to initiate & promote seed plot activities with famers from Thokerwadi Cluster. The main objective of this is to promote quality seed production of foundation and certified seed classes.

Before initiating this activity a detail survey and study has been taken place to identify the farmers and selection of area with proper facilities like – irrigation, climatic condition to raise the crop, knowledge of farmer, etc. After studying 16 farmers were shortlisted for Seed Plot which are divided in two separate category i.e. 8 farmers will cultivate “Phule Samruddhi” a new high yielding variety of rice (a variety developed by crossing Indrayani, a long slender, scented variety with Sonsali, a long

slender and high yielding variety of Rice) and other 8 farmers will cultivating Paddy Indrayani variety. RC has distributed the foundation seeds to these farmers.

Seed Plot Seed Processed and Stored

From each selected farmers collection of 1000 KG of seed have been done through proper training during the harvesting. The collected seeds have processed and treated and stored in Dry place In CEL campus for using next year.

COMMUNITY SEED BANK:

At each cluster, RC along with the local communities and with the help of Agriculture Department has set up the community seed banks. These community seed banks will be providing quality seeds for all crops.

The initial training was given by RC Jawhar Field Team (team involved in Seed Bank activities since last two years) and a special technical training was conducted by the Agriculture Officer. In this training the SHG members and the farmers were trained on – collection of seeds, seed shortlisting, weighing, packing, storing and maintaining inventory and record. Seed Collection Following are the details of seed collection during 2017-2018

Crop Seed Collection in Kg

Wheat 7460

Gram 2975

Paddy 2880

POWER TILLER INTERVENTION: In 6 revenue villages of Jawhar, SHGs have been provided the Power Tiller. The SHG members and the two local youths from each village have been trained how to operate, maintain and prepare regular inventory. The following are the operational methodology of Power Tiller-

 The Power Tiller will be handled by the SHG groups from each village. Each SHG has been provided one Power Tiller with 60% repayment basis. The loan has been given by Pragati VWC  Per hours operation charge is Rs.350  The driver will be paid Rs.300 / day  The repayment will be done on installment basis out of their net income  Once the repayment done it will be the asset of SHG group and RC Members and the VWC members will only do regular follow-up and guidance.

Following are the details of Power Tiller-

Gram Hours Acre Amt Expen- Net Panchyat diture Profit Ghivanda 43 21.5 15108 6600 8508 Kogda 65 82.5 22779 5120 17659 Jamsar 84 42 29638 12188 17450 Sakhar- 61 30.5 21610 5050 16560 shet Chambha- 45 22.5 15800 4500 11300 rshet Dabheri 11 5.5 4000 1500 2500 Total 309 204.5 108935 34958 73977

SHADE NET Shade net activities has initiated in 5 revenue villages of Jawhar Block. In year 2017-2018 under shade net farmers have cultivated cucumber and capsicum. RC team has helped the farmers in marketing of cucumber & capsicum in Nashik wholesale market.

Following are the details

Village Total Farmers Length Width Area Sq.m (m) (m) Kogda 2 28 28 784 Jamsar 2 22 34 748

Chambarshet 10 (SHG Members) 64 16 1024 Ghivanda 2 34 28 952 Sakharshet 2 22 16

Shade net yields - Crop 1 (Cucumber) -2017

NO Gram panchayat Amount Transport Net profit 1 Ghivanda 34670 6650 28020 2 Kogada 42295 3580 38715 3 Jamsar 14409 3090 11319 4 Sakharshet 6200 900 5300 5 Chambharshet 21394 3814 17580

VERTICAL BAG AGRICULTURE Since 2012 RC has been encouraging Women and Landless Families for the Vertical bag agriculture for cultivation of the vegetables in their Back yard so as to provide with the fresh vegetables in their Daily diet. In 2017-2018 we have promoted Vertical Bag Agriculture with 138 families from Thokerwadi, Shirote, Kundli and Bhivpuri Cluster villages and 171 families in Jawhar.

We have also introduced the 3 Nutritional Garden for the 2 Schools and 1 Ashram Shala in the target area for the addition of the fresh vegetables in the Midday meals in the schools.

VBA beneficiaries are getting the regular vegetables which they use in their daily diet as well as the surplus vegetables sold in the nearby market an alternative income source.

DRIP IRRIGATION

Special project has been sanctioned by Tata Power Community Development Trust to set up the Drip Irrigation at farmer’s field. As an initial phase total 10 farmers are shortlisted from Thokerwadi and Bhivpuri cluster villages. TPCDT has sanctioned 50% and 50% farmers are contributing for setting up the drip irrigation.

This year we have helped 5 farmers to successfully install the drip irrigation in their farm land.

FARMERS AND WOMEN MELAVA

Organised the Farmer and women Melava at Bhivpuri and Thokerwadi Clusters. Outside Expert are invited to share their experience and knowledge with farmers and women. Following experts are participated - 1. Dr. Mohan Dalavi - Agriculture Department Various Schemes Information 2. Mr. Aappasaheb Kadam – Paddy Crop & Seed Treatment / Disease & Pest Management Guidance. 3. Dr. Vivek Vartak - Information about fisheries enhancement 4. Dr. Bhalachandra Naik - Ornamental Fish Business

Farmer visiting group farming done by SHG in Similarly at our Jawhar cluster Farmers day chambharshet in farmers day. was conducted on 23rd February in Tasupada hamlet of Chambharshet village. In this event total 260 female and 190 male farmers participated in this event. In farmers day a field visit was also conducted in which the farmers saw the collective vegetable cultivation done by the Swami Samarth Mahila Bacchat Gat in village Tasupada and sweet corn cultivation

OTHER EFFORTS

Keeping in mind the problems faced by the farmers during rabbi season for the water management our team contributed for linkage between govt. and farmers. During the Kharif season for SRI farmers face problems of labour for transplantation of paddy we have linked with government for Transplanter.

Recently our team has helped 6 farmers to get benefit of Government Scheme (Agriculture Department) for Drip irrigation and Rice Transplanter.

Water and Rainwater Harvesting Rural Communes since its inception laid a main emphasis on increasing water availability so the small & marginal farmers can take a second crop as well as they can get drinking water throughout the year. Following this with support and in joint collaboration with ICRISAT Hyderabad we are implementing Rainwater Harvesting activities in 6 tribal villages of Jawhar. The main objective of this project is to enhance water availability and its (green and blue water) use efficiency for diversifying the livelihood systems in the target villages by adopting integrated water resource management approach.

The project is totally implementing with active participation of local communities. A village watershed committee has been formed and registered under “The Societies Registration Act 1860” in name of “Pragati Bahuudesheya Sevabhavi Sanstha".

Following are the rainwater harvesting treatment details for year 2017-2018

No Treatment Nos

1 Repairing of Check Dams 2

2 Repairing and renovations of wells 27

3 Construction of New Check Dams 6

4 Continuous / Staggered Contour Trenches 3235

5 Gully Plugs 225

6 Desilting of Check Dam 15

7 Desilting of Pond 3

8 Gabion Structure 2

Our field team along with Watershed Committee will be regularly monitoring the status and water availability and following are the details –

Number of Wells repaired and status as on Feb 2018 in terms of water availability ( month and date of repair along with monthly water level status )

Total depth of Gram SN Hamlet Activity Year well (in panchayat meters)

1 Kogda Patilpada Desilting of well 2015 8 2 Kogda Wakichamal Desilting of well 2015 8.66 3 Kogda Kumbhmal Desilting of well 2015 5.6 4 Chambharshet Boripada Desilting of well 2015 9 5 Chambharshet Vangadpada Desilting of well 2015 9 6 Chambharshet Chambharshet Desilting of well 2015 8.4 7 Chambharshet Bhusarpada Desilting of well 2015 7.1 8 Chambharshet Vangadpada Repairing of well 2015 9 9 Chambharshet Vangadpada Repairing of well 2015 5.2 10 Jamsar Velichapada Desilting and reparing of well 2015 6 11 Jamsar Bahupada Desilting and reparing of well 2015 9 12 Sakharshet Gavtepada Desilting of well 2015 3.50 13 Sakharshet Kelichapada Desilting of well 2015 4.09 14 Sakharshet Jambhulpada Desilting of well 2015 4.50 15 Sakharshet Bhoyepada Desilting of well 2015 4.10 16 Ghivanda Karbharipada Desilting of well 2015 6.45 17 Ghivanda Pimpalpada Desilting of well 2015 6.80 18 Ghivanda Ghivanda Desilting of well 2015 6.60 19 Ghivanda Karbharipada Desilting of well 2015 5.33 20 Dabheri Dabheri Desilting and repairing of well 2015 5.33 21 Dabheri Kusambipada Desilting of well 2015 3.25 22 Dabheri Chokhisawar Desilting of well 2015 7.5 23 Jamsar Velichapada Desilting and repairing of well 2016 6 24 Jamsar Kharwand Desilting and repairing of well 2016 10 25 Kogda Bhoyepada Desilting and repairing of well 2016 6.55 26 Ghivanda Ghivanda Desilting and repairing of well 2016 6.60 27 Ghivanda Ghivanda Desilting of well 2016 5.75 28 Ghivanda Pagipada Desilting of well 2016 6.9 29 Dabheri Kusambipada Desilting of well. 2016 4.5 30 Dabheri Holichapada Desilting of well. 2016 7.4

Number of Check dams/Lakes/Ponds desilted and current status as on Feb 2018 in terms of water availability (month and date of repair along with monthly water level status)

Total Current water Water level ( Gram SN Hamlet Activity Year storage in M3) panchayat capacity(in M3)

1 Kogda Bhoyepada 1 Desilting of check dam 2015 1705.5 350.6 2 Kogda Bhoyepada 1 Pitching in check dam 2015 527.5 110 3 Kogda Bhoyepada 2 Desilting of check dam 2560 2015 4 Kogda Udadmal Desilting of check dam 2015 881.95 Dry 5 Kogda Patilpada Desilting of check dam 2015 282.1 Dry 6 Sakharshet Bhoyepada Desilting of check dam 2015 1013 50 7 Sakharshet Jambhulpada Desilting of check dam 2015 545.6 320 8 Ghivanda Ghivanda 1 Desilting of check dam 2015 354.1 70 9 Ghivanda Ghivanda 2 Desilting of check dam 2015 271.5 30.5 10 Ghivanda Bondarpada Desilting of check dam 2015 375.4 170.8 11 Ghivanda Shivchapada Desilting of check dam 2015 354.5 Dry 12 Jamsar Kharwand Desilting of lake 2015 4500 1500 13 Ghivanda Khorichapada Desilting of farm pond 2015 3600 200 14 Kogda Bhoyepada Desilting of check dam 2016 527.31 Dry 15 Sakharshet Bhoyepada Desilting of check dam 2016 1939.6 660 16 Sakharshet Sakharshet Desilting of check dam 2016 1410.9 700 17 Sakharshet Sakharshet Desilting of check dam 2016 1373.3 600 New Check Dam 50 18 Sakharshet Bhoyepada 410 constructed 2016 New Check Dam Full 19 Sakharshet Sakharshet constructed 2016 New Check Dam Dry 20 Kogda Udhalmal constructed 2016

Continuous and Staggered Contour trenches

Area No of Gram No of Running Total SN Hamlet Year covered benefited Panchayat trenches. meters labour (Acres) farmers

1 Kogda Udalmal 112 2016 2 590.31 1 22 2 Kogda Bhoyepada 343 2016 8.5 2440.27 2 108 3 Kogda Bhoyepada 235 2016 2.5 3193.3 4 131 4 Kogda Pimpalpada 201 2016 2.5 1461.65 1 86 5 Kogda Takechapada 473 2016 3 1795.35 3 123 6 Jamsar Vadpada 156 2016 2.5 656.75 2 89 7 Jamsar Telichapada 191 2016 4 1255.83 2 87 8 Jamsar Telichapada 110 2016 2 552.79 1 28 9 Sakharshet Kelichapada 138 2016 3 922.47 5 67 10 Sakharshet Bhoyepada 257 2016 4 2928.77 3 72 11 Sakharshet Gavtepada 192 2016 3 1527.25 3 38 12 Sakharshet Jambhulpada 425 2016 6 3888.4 3 80 13 Ghivanda Karbharipada 530 2016 3 1835.4 3 51 14 Ghivanda Pagipada 525 2016 4 3756.99 4 86 15 Dabheri Dabheri 468 2016 4.5 2514.39 1 117 16 Dabheri Kusambipada 234 2016 3 1271.3 3 49 17 Dabheri Chokisawar 83 2016 2 491 2 12 18 Dabheri Phanaspada 19 2016 1 122 2 4 19 Jamsar Telichapada 173 2016 3 1009 2 21 Total 4846 63.5 32204.22 45 1271

Desilting of Check Dam Continuous Contour Trench 22

Inland Fisheries Rural Communes since 2012 at Bhivpuri cluster villages promoted and encouraged the farmers for the inland fisheries in their farm pond and total 17 farmers are started inland fisheries. During this year a special efforts has been made to promote inland fisheries in Thokerwadi Clusters. RC had helped total 9 farmers from Thokerwadi Cluster to get a benefit of Government Scheme i.e. Agriculture Department for digging farm pond which is locally known as shet tale.

Agriculture Department has released the sanctioned amount in two installments i.e. initial 50% to start the work and the balance 50% after completion of the whole work (digging farm ponds & laying plastic sheets).

Enterprise Development: DST RC Core Team along with our livelihood experts and local field staff revived the SHG groups of Bhivpuri area. Total 4 groups have been revived and supported for initiating micro enterprise activities and groups are Vikas Mahila Bachat Ghat; Ambika Mahila Bachat Gat; Sumangaladevi Mahila Bachat Gat and Ganesh Mahila Bachat Gat.

These groups are provided with basic equipment like Solar Dryer, Sealing Machine, Weighing Machine and other small equipment and material to initiate small scale micro enterprise activities like Papad Making, Agarbatti and value addition & processing of NTFP, Agriculture produce and vegetables.

These SHG groups have successfully made Udid Papad, Kurdai, Various types of Pickles. They had developed the market linkages at village level and other nearby City places and selling their produce. RC team has been helping them to apply and get small equipment under various Government Schemes on subsidy. 23

Livelihood Intervention: With the support of Tata Power Community Development Trust, RC has been initiated the livelihood activities i.e. goat farming and Backyard poultry with small & marginal farmers, landless and women SHG members of four cluster villages.

Rural Communes has helped the beneficiaries to set up the units and distributed 30 Hen + 5 cock of PD Breed Bird to Backyard Poultry beneficiaries and 4 Does and 1 Usmanabadi male buck to Goat Farming beneficiaries.

Goat farming beneficiaries are encouraged to get a goat insurance policy. RC team has been visiting the goat and backyard beneficiaries regularly to monitoring, guidance and suggestions.

Building New Partnership: This year Galaxy Surfactants Ltd had approached Rural Communes for implementing Sustainable Development activities for the direct benefit of rural communities under Galaxy’s CSR Project: “Samajeek Uthaan”. Galaxy team had made series of visit to Jawhar Field and had a detail discussion with RC Jawhar Field and RC Mumbai Team to build a partnership i.e. season wise implementing the activities such as horticulture and water & rainwater harvesting.

The first project was sanctioned for the construction of one check dam at Kharonda Village of Jawhar Block. In initial stage 2-3 visits by Galaxy team along with RC Jawhar field team has been made to propose Kharonda village for site selection and to finalise the site to build cement check dam. A civil

engineer has been approached for design and drawing of cement check dam to figure out the estimated cost of check dam.

Two village meetings were organised with the villagers to make them aware about the construction of cement check dam, its benefit, active involvement and contribution by villagers and future maintenance. RC Team has discussed with Group Grampanchayat Pimpalshet Kharonda and pass a resolution for construction of check dam along with the No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the farmers to construct check dam on their private land.

On 22nd February 2018 an inauguration and bhoomi poojan was conducted on the site at the hands of Galaxy Officials, Group Grampanchayat members and local villagers who had contributed their land for construction of check dam. Local communities were ready to make shramdhan and the check dam was successfully built and water of this dam can be used for irrigation and drinking water purpose.

DST RC Core Team:

SEED Division, Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi has supported 3 Scientists to strengthen RC’s ongoing interventions in Science & Technologies with Long Term Core Support under Technological Advancement for Rural Areas (TARA). Main key thrust areas supported under this is Farm Based Activities – Nursery Technologies, demonstration of crop & tree intensification, horticulture; Water Management – Spring development, Small Scale pumping and micro irrigation and Income Augmentation – Cashew nut processing unit and low cost value addition technologies for minor millets, vegetables, agri produce and NTFP.

The team is frequently visiting all RC project areas and guiding the field team for better implementation of on-going activities as well as sharing their opinion, suggestions and new concept to strengthen the activities technically and scientifically.

Financial Summary of Major Project Activities for 2017-2018

Summarised Details of Project wise expenses Programmes, Personnel, Travel & General Office Expenses - from RC Financial Statement – 2017-2018

Expenses Head Sr. Project General Office Total Amt No. Programme Personnel Travel Expenses 1 UNDP Document Supply & 280700 337423 116756 147376 882255 Value Chains of Medicinal Plants 2 Innovative Technological 2299825 2484599 926852 5711276 Devp for strengthening water, agri and livelihood - Tata Power 3 DST RC Long Term Core 236977 594000 68523 62053 961553 Support 4 DPR Under IWMP, Palghar, 61102 26732 87834 Social Forestry 5 Climate Resilience of Farmers 233489 1264000 191027 568 1689084 in Jawhar, Thane - ICRISAT

TOTAL AMOUNT 3112093 4706754 376306 1136849 9332002

IN % 33.35 50.44 4.03 12.18 100%

SUMMARY General Office Programme Personnel Travel Expenses 3112093 4706754 376306 1136849

OUR SUPPORTERS

Acknowledge to Funding Agencies

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our supporting agencies – Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Seed Division, Department of Science and Technology, Tata Power Community Development Trust, ICRISAT Hyderabad, UNDP, New Delhi for trusting on us and continuing their support in initiating the key activities for the direct benefit of local communities.