Kahatul Gram Panchayat
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1 SAGY Development Programme Kahatul Gram Panchayat A Brief Profile of the GP adopted under SAGY by Dr. Heena Gavit, Honorable MP, Nandurbar 2 Kahatul Gram Panchayat Name of GP: Kahatul Name of Block: Shahada (Nandurbar district) Kahatul (Census Code: 525613) is one of the 149 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Shahada block of Nandurbar district (Maharashtra). The GP is located at a distance of approximately 20 kms from Sarangkheda, which hosts the famous horse and cattle fair every year. The approach to the village is through the road constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak YoJana. Kahatul has more than 1100 households and 55 percent of the population belongs to the OBC category. Farming is the primary source of income for 719 households with Cotton, Papaya and Banana being the maJor crops cultivated in the GP. The papaya grown here is very famous for its sweetness and pulp and is sold in markets in Delhi and Mumbai. The Gram Panchayat is located approximately 50 kilometers from the district HQ of Nandurbar, 15 kms from the block HQ of Shahada and about 200 kms from the nearest economic centre of Surat in Gujarat. Kahatul is part of a primarily tribal belt and 40% of the population belongs to ST and SC category. Panchayat Profile Total of 1106 Households (HHs) in the GP according to the Village Summary Report (SAGY) There are 963 Male Headed Households and 143 Female Headed Households. Population is 4,567 (January 2016) according to the Village Summary Report; Sex Ratio: 1011 i.e. 1011 females per 1000 males, which is much higher than the district average of 972 and state average of 925 (Source: Census 2011) Population in the age group 0-6 years is 377, which is 8.2 percent of the total population Kahatul GP has a Literacy Rate of 84%, (Village Summary Report), which is significantly higher than the district average of 64% but slightly lower than the block average of 86%. The enrolment of girls is higher than that of boys in Primary School as well as in High School Agriculture is the primary occupation for 719 households in the village out of which 70% are small and marginal farmers owning less than 2 Hectares of land. 60% of the workers in the village are unskilled wage labourers. 3 Vital Statistics of Kahatul Panchayat as of Jan’16 (as per Village Summary Report and Baseline Survey) Village Name Total HHs Population Literacy Rate SC/ST HHs BPL HHs Kahatul 1106 4567 84% 40% 408 Locating Kahatul on the Map (colored region marked Kahatul GP depicts the revenue village Kahatul) 4 Demographic Profile – Social Group-wise and Age Group-wise distribution of Households & Population OBCs are the largest social group comprising 55% of the households in the GP, followed by ST (21%), SC (19%) and others (5%). All the households in the GP follow Hinduism, except two which follow Islam. About 29% of the population is below 18 years. 56 327 57 213 OBC 935 Above 18 Social Groups ST Age Groups 6-18 (HHs) 2-6 608 SC (Pop.) 0-2 Others 229 3248 Social Group-wise and Age-wise distribution of Households in Kahatul Village As per the data provided by the Block Development Office, 408 Households in the GP belong to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, thereby implying that almost 37 percent of the households are entitled to benefits under various central and state government schemes. However, interactions with the community members indicated that quite a few households fulfilling the BPL criteria have not been considered. Panchayati Raj Institution The local Village Council comprises of 11 Panchayat Bhawan was built in 1954 and elected officials representing 4 wards of has been renovated 6 months ago. Village Kahatul. The 11 elected officials include Council functions out of the Panchayat Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch and 9 members. Bhawan. It has a meeting room with Gram Sabha is held 4 times in a year. computer; no Internet or toilet facilities. The GP has only 1 revenue village i.e. Kahatul. There are 4 wards in the GP and the Village Council comprises of 11 elected officials. The last panchayat elections have been held in 2016. Out of the 11 elected officials, Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 4 elect 3 members each whereas, there are 2 elected representatives from Ward 2. 6 members belong to the ST category, 3 to the General category and one each to the OBC and SC categories. There are 8 committees present in the village, listed as under: 1. PWD Committee (5 members) – Panchayat Committee 5 2. Health Committee (5 members) – Panchayat Committee 3. Alcohol Prohibition Committee (5 members) – Panchayat Committee 4. Revision Committee (5 members) – Panchayat Committee 5. Village Water and Sanitation Committee (13 members) – Gram Sabha Committee 6. Social Audit Committee (11 members) – Gram Sabha Committee 7. Women Welfare Committee (11 members) – Gram Sabha Committee 8. Child Nutrition and Health Committee (11 members) – Gram Sabha Committee Name of Sarpanch: Sakkutai Motisinh Bhil Name of Up-Sarpanch: Sangita Vijay Patil The GP has a Village Development Officer, who is responsible for maintaining the GP Data, revenue records and preparing action plans under the provisions of the 14th Finance Commission and other government schemes. The Gram Sabha is held 4 times every year on 26th January, 1st May, 15th August and 2nd October. Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities As per the SBM dashboard, 440 of the 768 Tap water is supplied to 665 Households HHs identified during BLS-2013 now own through 2 borewells. 2 overhead water a toilet. However, a significant 40% of the storage tanks are non-functional due to families do not have Individual Household lack of repair or maintenance; Standposts Latrines in the GP. have been setup in 3 locations in the GP As per the Village Council members, over 400 households have to be provided with toilets in the next few months. There is no community toilet in the village as well. The situation of drinking water is grim in the village. Though tap water is available to 665 households in the village, the remaining 441 households have to collect water from only 3 standposts installed at prominent locations in the village such as the Ram Mandir. The two overhead storage tanks in the GP are not being used for lack of repair and maintenance. A village entrepreneur has also installed a RO filter plant named Mayur Jaldhara in the GP and provides a Jar of water at a nominal cost of Rs. 20 per jar and currently about 150 HHs avail the services of this filter plant. Education Infrastructure 2 Schools; 1 Primary Total 798 students across 24 teachers in the 2 schools School (1st to 4th) and the 2 schools; 158 (Primary School HM not 1 High School (5th to students in Primary School involved in teaching role); 12th) in the GP and 640 in High School PTR for the GP is 33:1 There are a total of 2 schools in the Gram Panchayat and both are co-educational. The Primary School caters to classes from 1st Std. to 4th Std., while the High School caters to classes from 5th Std. to 12th Std. 6 The Primary School – Z.P. School No.1, Kahatul (U-DISE Code: 27010311501) – is a co-educational school, founded in 1903 and shifted to a new building constructed within the same compound in 2012- 13. The school has a total of 158 students and 4 teachers, thereby implying a Pupil-Teacher Ratio of approximately 40:1, as against the recommended 30:1 in the RTE Act. Mr. Subhash Suka Jhalte is the Headmaster of the school. In terms of infrastructure, there are 8 classrooms in the school and currently only 4 classrooms are being utilized and a big challenge is the complete lack of maintenance of the school premises. Additionally, there is a lack of utilization plan for the four vacant classrooms. They could conveniently be converted into a library and/or a computer lab. Separate toilets for boys and girls have been constructed but they are not in a usable condition. There is no source of drinking water in the school compound and the teachers fill water from the standpost at Ram Mandir in a tank placed inside a vacant room besides the kitchen shed. Mid-Day Meal is served to the students and the menu comprises of Moong Dal Khichdi (Monday and Thursday), Subzi (White Beans) and Rice (Tuesday and Friday) and Wattane Subzi and Rice (on Wednesday and Saturday). Two women belonging to a local Self-Help Group cook the Mid-Day Meal in the kitchen shed. Though utensils have been provided for cooking the meals, the women continue to use a wooden challah as there is no gas connection for preparing the food served under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme. The school had submitted an application to the gas agency, which is pending for the last seven years. The school authorities have been requested to submit a fresh application for the same. The school has a permanent boundary wall but it is in a dilapidated condition and is broken at certain points. There is a ramp for the disabled and a separate room for teachers and head master. The school also serves as the Polling Station in the GP. A School Management Committee comprising of 15 members (11 males and 4 females) from the GP has been set up and includes 2 members from the school including the Head Master. The K.Y.R Patil Vidya Mandir and Anand Junior College, Kahatul is a co-educational Marathi-medium school founded in 1965.