[BHARAT CALLING –

GHAZIABAD U.P CHAPTER] Bharat Calling

About the Fellow:

Mohd Zakir Riyaz I, Mohd Zakir Riyaz is a resident of district. I have completed my graduation BA (H) Sociology from Jamia Millia Islamia, . Currently I am enrolled in Master of Social Work (Final Year) in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. I come from a middle class family of Town, Ghaziabad. I am determined to work for the underprivileged sections of the society and this is the reason I am here with Bharat Calling project. I have been associated with National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights, All Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch, Prayas Juvenile Aid Society (Prayas Children Home – Jahangirpuri, New Delhi) and Association for Democratic Reforms as Intern or Volunteer in past.

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In preliminary phase of Bharat Calling – Ghaziabad (UP Chapter) we are focusing on Six Schools of Muradnagar Block, Ghaziabad.

Mohd Zakir Riyaz, +91-8802519419, [email protected]

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BHARAT CALLING – GHAZIABAD (UP CHAPTER)

This project is aimed at linking the students to the prestigious university by providing them a platform under the banner of Bharat Calling – an initiative of the Shri Ramesh Prakash Samajik Sansthan. The key objective of the project is to disseminate the information about the courses offered by the prestigious institutions/universities and their admission process. Generally it is observed in our target geographical location that most of the students do not have information about these prestigious institutions and even if they have the information about these institutions then they don’t know what is the procedure of the admission in to these institutions. So we at Bharat Calling provide them information about courses, admission procedure and also help them to access these universities/colleges.

Geographical and Demographic details of the location where the project is to be implemented:

Ghaziabad district is a largely suburban district of state in northern India of National Capital Region (India). The town of Ghaziabad is the administrative headquarters of the district. This district is part of Division. It has become a major bedroom community for Delhi. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Uttar Pradesh (out of 71), after Allahabad and Moradabad. Ghaziabad district is bounded on the northwest by District, on the north by , on the east by District, on the southeast by , on the southwest by Gautam Buddha Nagar District, and on the west by Delhi state across the River. Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 by the emperor, Ghazi-ud-din, who called it Ghaziuddinnagar after himself and built a spacious structure consisting of 120 rooms of masonry with pointed arches. After the opening the railway line the name of the place was shortened to Ghaziabad. As it's boundary is adjacent to Delhi, it acts as the main entrance of Uttar Pradesh and that is why it is also called the GATEWAY OF UP. Ghaziabad district, carved out of Meerut district in 14/11/1976. Ghaziabad become Municipal Corporation on 31 August 1994 . It is roughly rectangular, its length is 75 kms and its breadth is 37 kms.

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Table 1: Demographics of Ghaziabad District:

S. No. Description Unit Value 1. Total Population Number 33,14,070 2. Male Polulation Number 17,81,674 3. Female Population Number 15,32,396 4. Rural Population Number 14,97,655 5. Urban Population Number 18,16,415 6. SC Population Number 5,99,539 7. ST Population Number 207 8. Male Literates Number 11,76,067 9. Female Literates Number 7,35,036 10. Density of Population Sq. Km. 2887 11. % of Urban Population 54.8 12. % of SC Population 18.1 13. % of Male Literates 79.8 14. % of Female Literates 57.9 15. % of Total Literates 69.7 16. Females per 1000 Male 860 *as per the District Statistical Handbook – 2006

Table 2: Demographics of the Block areas of Ghaziabad districts

S.No. Block Total Male Female SC ST Total Population Literate 1. Bhojpur 1,67,715 90,179 77,536 39,025 -- 55,747 2. Murad nagar 1,30,187 70,232 59,955 25,725 -- 46,539 3. Razapur 1,20,739 65,715 55,024 23,527 02 36,190 4. Loni 2,71,466 1,47,557 1,23,909 40,056 12 98,706 5. 1,72,675 92,766 79,909 26,679 -- 52,552 6. Hapur 2,76,904 1,48,522 1,28,382 68,019 -- 92,647 7. Simbhawali 1,80,461 96,715 83,746 31,381 -- 60,222

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8. Garh 1,77,508 94,132 83,376 36,296 -- 53,694 *as per the District Statistical Handbook – 2006

If we compare the district literacy rate with the average literacy rate of the block areas of Ghaziabad district we will find a huge difference in it, as the percentage of total literates in Ghaziabad district is 69.7% while the literacy rate of all the eight blocks of Ghaziabad district is just 33.14% i.e.; less than the half of the district literacy rate.

Table 3: Educational Institution in the District

S. No. NAME No. of Schools 1 JR. BASIC SCHOOL 2463 2 SR. BASIC SCHOOL 736 3 HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL 193 4 DEGREE COLLEGE 11 5 UNIVERSITY -- 6 I.T.I 4 7 POLYTECHNIC 1 8 KENDRIYA VIDHYALAY 4 9 NAVODAYA SCHOOL 1 10 ENGINEERING COLLEGE - *as per the District Statistical Handbook – 2006 **this information is about government institutions only.

Need for the project:

Table 4: Enrollment of the students in the recognized schools and colleges

S. No. Institution Numbers of Students Enrolled 1 PRIMARY SCHOOL (2005-2006) 4,46,237 2 JR HIGH SCHOOL (2005-2006) 1,09,567 3 HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL (2005-2006) 1,19,230

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4 DEGREE COLLEGE (2005-2006) 31,621 *as per the District Statistical Handbook – 2006 **this information is about government institutions only.

In table 4, the huge difference between number of students in higher secondary schools and degree colleges is clearly visible and this is the main reason why our project is needed in the Ghaziabad district. During my discussion with the students enrolled in the higher secondary schools in the rural areas of Ghaziabad district I came to know that despite of its presence in the National Capital Territory Region the condition of the Rural Ghaziabad district is not much different than those rural areas which are in far remote locations of central areas. Though these villages are better in financial conditions with respect to the conditions of the villages of central India but the situation of educational status and awareness is almost same. Hence, We at Bharat Calling are aimed to make improvement in the situation of the higher education in these villages by promoting and creating awareness activities in the higher secondary schools of the villages. Our thrust area in this project will be to reduce this gap between the number of students in higher secondary and degree colleges/universities (higher education) by promoting maximum awareness about the institutions which are providing higher education at minimum cost.

Motivation behind the project:

I have been planning to organize such activity since 2009 when I enrolled myself into Jamia Millia Islamia in a graduation course. I was able to enroll in Jamia because my elder siblings and cousins have been to this university for education before. But there are many students who are not aware of the universities like Jamia where they can also get admission and complete their higher education at a minimal cost. I was not able to initiate this activity earlier because of various reasons like guidance, human resource and finance support. But I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Sandeep Mehto in June, 2013 during my visit to Itarsi, MP who gave us a brief orientation to the Project Bharat Calling. Within that half an hour I had taken a decision to start the same activity in my district i.e.; Ghaziabad and I shared it with Sandeep. We planned to meet again and then finally in first week of October, 2013 I came to Bharat Calling and participated in its activity. So to summarize, Bharat Calling project in MP is main motivation behind this initiative in Ghaziabad.

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Activities

S. No. Activity Activity Month 1 Selecting Minimum of 6 govt. schools November 2 Gathering information about low cost high grade November - December institutions like central universities w. r. t. to area 3 Preparation of Information Set November – December 4 Awareness session of 45 minutes in each school January 5 Follow Up February – March 6 Three day motivation session April

Expected Outcome:

We at Bharat Calling – Ghaziabad (UP Chapter) are focusing at six schools i.e.; 300 X 6 = 1800 students enrolled in higher secondary level in our preliminary phase. We are expecting a participation of minimum of 33% of these 1800 student i.e.; 600 students. We are expecting that these students will apply for admission in the institutions about which we are providing information through the channel of Bharat Calling and these students will also participate in our three day motivation camp where we will invite the educational counseling experts to provide their expert advice and suggestion to these students.

About Muradnagar:

Muradnagar is a town and a municipal board in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded about four hundred years ago by Mirza Muhammad Murad Mughal, son of Mughal Emperor, Alamgir II, whose mausoleum still stands near the town. Muradnagar town lies in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh and is located 15 km east of Ghaziabad city. Towards the west lies , the major industrial town of at a distance of 7 km. The origins of Muradnagar dates back to the 17th century. Historical records show that the town was founded around 400 years ago by Mirza Muhammad Murad Mughal, and the mausoleum built in his memory stands to this day and is a building of historical importance. The site of the original town lies around 1.5 km from the National Highway (NH) 58.

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As per 2006 India Census the total population of the Muradnagar Block was 1,30,187 people including male population of 70,232 male and 59,955 female. This population also includes 25,725 Schedule caste populations. Literacy in Muradnagar Block is 35.75% only.

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