Survey Report of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

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Kirori

Mal College SURVEY REPORT OF UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN

PREPARED BY, UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN TEAM  Dr. Pushpender Kumar  Krishna Kumar  Rajhans Singh  Abhijeet Gupta  Vivek Yadav

AKNOWLEDGEMENT

The team would like to thank IIT Delhi for showing faith in us by giving us this project. The team would also like to thank principal of Kirori Mal College, Dr. Vibha Singh Chauhan for permitting us to visit the assigned district Bulandshahr.

The team is very grateful to Dr. Pushpender Kumar, Program Co- ordinator at Kirori Mal College for giving us this notable opportunity. The team also like to thank representative of all five villages (Rudri, Muni, Narayanpur,Bhogapur & Shahpur Pahasu) and fellow villagers for their assistance in village survey.

INDEX

AKNOWLEDGEMENT

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER 3 - SHAHPUR PAHASU

CHAPTER 4 - RUDRI

CHAPTER 5 - BHOGAPUR

CHAPTER 6 – NARAYANPUR

SHAHPUR PAHASU VILLAGE AT DAWN

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

A survey was conducted between 15-19 June 2019 under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (under MHRD) by students of Kirori Mal College, Delhi University.

The major objectives were

1. To find number of beneficiaries of various government schemes and to find whether these schemes are reaching common people. 2. To identify major problems of the villagers and to find solutions for the same. The villagers were asked questions based on household survey form provided by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

SHAHPUR PAHASU

TEMPORARY COW SHELTER BUILT TO CONTROL THE RAMPAGE BEING DONE BY STRAY COWS.

Shahpur Pahasu village is located in Khurja Tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated 20km away from sub-district headquarter Khurja and 40km away from district headquarter Bulandshahr. As per 2009 stats, Shahpur Pahasu village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 240.24 hectares. Shahpur Pahasu has a total population of 1,178 peoples. There are about 183 houses in Shahpur Pahasu village .Khurja is nearest town to Shahpur Pahasu which is approximately 20km away.

Map of shahpur pahasu and nearby villages

It is located 39 KM towards South from District head quarters Bulandshahr. 7 KM from Araniya. 382 KM from State capital Lucknow.Shahpur Pahasu Pin code is 203131 and postal head office is Khurja. Kamalpur Pahasu ( 2 KM ) , Muni ( 2 KM ) , Sarsal ( 2 KM ) , Raniyavali ( 2 KM ) , Bhogapur ( 3 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Shahpur Pahasu. Shahpur Pahasu is surrounded by Chandaus Block towards west, Pahasu Block towards East , Jawan Sikanderpur Block towards East , Khurja Block towards west. Shikarpur, Bulandshahr , Aligarh , Bulandshahr , Naraura are the near by Cities to Shahpur Pahasu. This Place is in the border of the Bulandshahr District and Aligarh District. Aligarh District Chandaus is west towards this place.

A total of 138 households were surveyed in Shahpur Pahasu.

KEY FINDINGS

1. Average Income of household turned out to be Rs 35,720 per year. 2. Out of 138 Household surveyed 81 belonged to general category, 37 belonged to Schedule Caste, 19 belonged to OBC and only 1 belonged to Schedule Tribe. 3. Major health problems include Respiratory problems, Blood Pressure, Arthritis, Piles and Tuberculosis.

MILK ANALYSER (FAT MEASURING MACHINE) IN SHAHPUR PAHASU. VILLAGERS COME HERE TO BUY AND SELL MILK ON THE BASIS OF FAT CONTENT IN MILK. 7.9% FAT CAN FETCH AROUND RS 43 PER LITRE.

ST Category Type of house 1% Homele ss 3% SC Kutcha 27% 23%

Pucca Genera 44% OBC Semi l 14% Pucca 58% 30%

4. Major occupation include Farming and Unskilled manual labour. Only 14 people migrate to cities (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad) in search of jobs. They stayed outside for an average of 10 Months per Year. 5. Out of 136 households 60 lived in Pucca houses, 41 in Semi Pucca houses, 31 in kutcha houses and 4 were Homeless. 6. Out of 138 households 90 had private toilet, 45 defecated in open and 3 went to their neighbour’s toilet. Toilet 100 90 80 90 70 60 50 40 45 Toilet 30 20 10 3 0 Private Open Neighbour Defecation

NUMBER HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITTED FROM GOVERNMENT SCHEMES.

80 71 70 58 60 50 46 40 30 18 20 7 7 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

No. of households benefitted out of 138

RUDRI

Rudri is a medium size village located in Khurja Tehsil of Bulandshahar district, Uttar Pradesh with total 127 families residing. The Rudri village has population of 760 of which 411 are males while 349 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Rudri village population of children with age 0-6 is 102 which makes up 13.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rudri village is 849 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Rudri as per census is 821, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Rudri village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Rudri village was 78.88 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Rudri Male literacy stands at 92.11 % while female literacy rate was 63.37 %. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Rudri village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

VILLAGERS OFFERED TEA AFTER A HECTIC DAY OF SURVEY IN RUDRI.

A total of 68 households were surveyed in Rudri.

KEY FINDINGS

1. Average Income of household turned out to be Rs 38,313 per year. 2. Major health problems include Respiratory problems, Blood Pressure, Arthritis, Piles and Tuberculosis. 3. Major occupation include Farming and Unskilled manual labour. Only 9 people migrate to cities (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad) in search of jobs. They stayed outside for an average of 10 Months per Year. 4. Out of 67 households 42 lived in Pucca houses, 13 in Semi Pucca houses, 11 in kutcha houses and 1 were Homeless. Type of house

Kutcha Semi Pucca Pucca Homeless

16%

18% 60%

5. Out of 67 households 50 had private toilet, 14 defecated in open and 3 went to their neighbour’s toilet. Toilet 60

50 50 40

30 Toilet

10 14 3 0 Private Open Defecation Neighbour

OVERFLOWING DRAINAGE IN RUDRI . ALL FIVE VILLAGES HAVE SIMILAR CONDITION OF DRAINAGE. THIS CONDITION WORSENS IN RAINY SEASON AND CAUSES LOTS OF DIFFICULTY.

NO VILLAGE HAD CLOSED DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

STATUS OF LAND

SIZE OF LAND

< 1 ACRE LANDLES 29% S 42% >1 ACRE 29%

NUMBER HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITTED FROM GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

35 32 30 28

20 15 15

10 8

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

No. of households benefitted out of 68

ELECTRICITY AND WATER

HOUSEHOLD 70

30 HOUSEHOLD 20

0 ELECTRICITY NO ELECTRICITY OWN COMMUNITY CONNECTION CONNECTION HANDPUMP HANDPUMP

BHOGAPUR

Bhogapur village is located in Khurja Tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated 22km away from sub-district headquarter Khurja and 42km away from district headquarter Bulandshahr. As per 2009 stats, Bhogapur village is also a gram panchayat.

The total geographical area of village is 641.68 hectares. Bhogapur has a total population of 1,482 peoples. There are about 245 houses in Bhogapur village. Khurja is nearest town to Bhogapur which is approximately 22km away.

Map Of Bhogapur And Nearby Villages

KEY FINDINGS

1. Average Income of household turned out to be Rs 33,125 per year. 2. Major health problems include Respiratory problems, Blood Pressure, Arthritis, Piles and Tuberculosis. 3. Major occupation include Farming and Unskilled manual labour. Only 12 people migrate to cities (Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad) in search of jobs. They stayed outside for an average of 10 Months per Year. 4. Out of 88 households 42 lived in Pucca houses, 20 in Semi Pucca houses, 25 in Kutcha houses and 1 were Homeless. No. of Households

Homeless 1%

Kutcha 28% Pucca 48% Semi Pucca 23%

5. Out of 88 houses 53 have electricity connection. 6. Out of 88 houses 73 have either private or public handpumps. 7. Out of 88 houses 51 posses livestocks. 8. Major problems of the village include a. Crops being destroyed by stray animals like cow, wild pigs, nilgai etc b. No oldage pension c. No work under MGNREGA d. Drainage issue and water logging issue

GUARDING LIVELIHOOD VILLAGERS IN BHOGAPUR STAY AWAKE WHOLE NIGHT IN FIELDS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR CROPS FROM STRAY CATTLES, WILD PIGS,NILGAI ETC. THEY ALSO HAD TO FENCE THEIR FIELDS WITH WHATEVER THEY CAN AFFORD( SOMETIMES WIRES SOMETIMES EVEN OLD SAREES). THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED IN LAST FIVE YEARS. BECAUSE OF THIS MENACE THEIR AGRICULTURE INPUT COST HAS INCREASED FURTHER AGGRAVATING THEIR CRITICAL SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH SOME VILLAGERS HAVE DONE INSURANCE OF THEIR CROPS BUT THEY HARDLY GET ANY BENEFIT.

NUMBER HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITTED FROM GOVERNMENT SCHEMES.

50 46 45 43 40 35 30 25 22 20 12 15 10 10 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

No. of households benefitted out of 88

Narayanpur

Narayanpur village is located in Khurja Tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated 22 km away from sub-district headquarter Khurja and 42km away from district headquarter Bulandshahr. As per 2009 stats, Kamalpur Pahasu is the gram panchayat of Narayanpur village.

The total geographical area of village is 110.23 hectares. Narayanpur has a total population of 808 peoples. There are about 121 houses in Narayanpur village. Khurja is nearest town to Narayanpur which is approximately 22km away.

A TYPICAL HOUSE IN NARAYANPUR VILLAGE DEPICTING ABYSMAL CONDITION OF ROADS AND EXTREME POVERTY.

Narayanpur - Village Overview

Gram Panchayat : Kamalpur Pahasu

Block / Tehsil : Khurja

District : Bulandshahr

State : Uttar Pradesh Map Of Narayanpur

A PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE IN NARAYANPUR VILLAGE. VILLAGERS COMPLAINED THAT THIS CENTRE IS LOCKED SINCE MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL 7-8 KM TO ACCESS SIMPLE MEDICATIONS. Statistics of the Surveyed Village

Income of Hopusehold(%) 100 80 <1 60 1 to 2 40 2 to 3 20 3 0 <1 1 to 2 2 to 3 3

Percentage of Household having toilet Average Landholdings per Household(%) 13%

13%0% <1 17% 38% 1 to2 2 to 3 87% 32% 3& above

Yes no

Percentage

OBC General 27% 24%

SC 49%

LISTENING TO GRIEVANCES OF VILLAGERS IN NARAYANPUR. VILLAGERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN WHOLE PROCESS.

Major Problems of The Surveyed Village (Narayanpur)

 Open Drainage: -During Survey the team observed that most of the drainage is open and it might be causing water born disease. Water logging is also a major issue of this village.  Kuccha house: - so many houses in this village found Kuccha which is prone to so many living problems.  No Ration Card: Many household did not have any ration card thus leaving them deprived of many benefits.  Lack of Old age pension is still a major problem in narayanpur village for senior citizens.

A GROUP PHOTO OF UNNAT BHARAT TEAM, AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PRADHAN OF BHOGAPUR AND RESIDENTS OF BHOGAPUR.