Situation Analysis Union Council Bandhi, District Nawabshah
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NRSP Situation Analysis of U n i o n C o u n c i l B a n d h i Taluka Daur District Nawabshah October 2009 Monitoring Evaluation & Research Section National Rural Support Programme Situation Analysis of U n i o n C o u n c i l B a n d h i Taluka Daurr, District Nawabshah October 2009 Monitoring Evaluation & Research Section National Rural Support Programme ii Table of Contents Background ..............................................................................................................2 Objectives ................................................................................................................2 Methodology .............................................................................................................2 Summary of Socio-Economic Findings ..............................................................3 Introduction to the Area ............................................................................................3 Demography .............................................................................................................4 Agriculture ................................................................................................................4 Farming and Landholding Pattern ............................................................................4 Livestock ..................................................................................................................5 Education & Health ..................................................................................................5 Physical Infrastructure ..............................................................................................6 Economic Situation ..................................................................................................6 Important Institutions in UC Bandhi ..........................................................................7 NGOs and other organizations working in UC Bandhi ............................................. 7 Women’s Socio-economic Status ............................................................................7 Local Dispute Resolution Mechanism ......................................................................7 Vulnerable and Destitute Groups ......................................................................8 Social Protection Safety Nets ...................................................................................9 Poverty Scorecard Results .......................................................................................9 Proposed Interventions ................................................................................... 13 Annex 1 Poverty Scorecard ...................................................................... 15 Annex 2 Households in score range (0-11) .............................................. 17 Annex 3 Households in score range (12-18) ............................................ 27 Annex 4 Households in score range (19-23) ............................................ 48 Annex 5 Households in score range (24-100) .......................................... 55 i Introduction Background The Situation Analysis of Union Council Bandhi is part of an ongoing initiative by NRSP to identify the poorest of the poor; using Pakistan Poverty Scorecard. Under this initiative NRSP is using the Government of Pakistan’s definition of Poverty (in which whole population of the country is divided into four bands (called poverty bands) and trying to focus on the bottom three segments i.e. extremely poor, chronically poor and transitory poor groups. Objectives Main objectives of the study are following. 1) Information collection about the general socio-economic condition in the villages 2) Identification of the poorest households Methodology For the study purpose seven among ten revenue villages of the Union Council Bandhi were selected. Information was collected at two levels, i.e., village and household. For identification of poor households, the Pakistan Poverty Scorecard1 was used as it has proven to be most appropriate available tool. As this exercise required collection of information from each household of the Union Council, so a team comprising of 13 persons was given the task to do the household census using the Pakistan Poverty Scorecard. One team member was NRSP employee and remaining 12 youth were hired on daily wages specifically for this activity. Before starting the data collection exercise, a brief training session was conducted by Mr. Sharafat Hussain (Team Leader, Nawabshah) in NRSP Field Unit Nawabshah on 5th October, 2009. After the training each individual was given the scorecard formats for data collection. Every evening, completed formats were collected from the data collection team and randomly picked formats were re-checked every following day to ensure that information is collected properly. For village level information collection standard NRSP Situation Analysis guidelines were followed which includes Focused Group Discussions, transect walk and other PRA tools/techniques. A standard checklist was used to ensure all aspects of the socio-economic conditions are covered. In addition, secondary source data was also collected which mainly comprises of basic profile of the Union Council from the UC office and Census Report 1998. According to the Secondary source data total population of the Union Council is 13,226 in 1,945 households. Details are given in the following table. Name of Revenue Population # Households Village/ Mouza/ Deh Both Sexes Male Female 1. Deh 60-Nusrat 1,311 693 618 193 2. Deh 61-Nusrat 1,199 634 565 176 3. Deh 62-Nusrat 1,143 604 539 168 4. Deh 63-Nusrat 652 345 307 96 5. Deh 64-Nusrat 1,544 816 728 227 1 Developed by Mark Schreiner, Senior Scholar, Washington University. The scorecard is based on the Pakistan Integrated Household Survey 2001 and it helps in the identification of the household living below poverty line. 2 Name of Revenue Population # Households Village/ Mouza/ Deh Both Sexes Male Female 6. Deh 65-Nusrat 4,854 2,567 2,287 714 7. Deh 66-Nusrat 2,523 1,334 1,189 371 Total 13,226 6,994 6,232 1,945 Summary of Socio-Economic Findings Nawabshah is situated along the left bank of Indus River near Sakrand Tehsil. District Nawabshah comprises of five Talukas namely Nawabshah, Sakrand, Daurr, Daulat Pur, and Qazi Ahmad. Nawabshah was declared a District on 1st November, 1912. Introduction to the Area Union Council Bandhi comprises of seven Deh (revenue villages) with 83 small and large settlements. The UC Bandhi situated 5 and 23 kilometers away from the Taluka & District headquarter respectively. The area of this UC covers one side of the Nawabshah Sukkar road. The whole UC covered with plain area with fertile land. It has one of the best cultivated lands which are suitable for cotton, wheat and other agricultural crops. Its land is irrigated with the fertile water of River Indus. It has a big canal system associated with Rohri canal. But majority of lands are barren due to water salinity, logging and in some areas unavailability of water. On the opposite side of the road Amerji Union Council is located. Communication network of roads linking all villages of Union Council is very good. But many roads are not black top. The climate of the area is hot and dry. The summer season starts from April and continues till October. May, June and July are the hottest months. Dry, hot and dusty winds are common during summer. The winter season lasts from November to March. December, January and February are the coldest months. Rain fall is mostly during monsoon from July to September. During winter season there is very little rain. Only 46.9 percent of the total land of all 7 villages is being cultivated. Village wise Area (in acres) Sr. Name of Mouza/ Village Cultivated Area in Acres % 1 Deh 60-Nusrat 475 950 5.0% 2 Deh 61-Nusrat 900 1,600 9.4% 3 Deh 62-Nusrat 1200 2,000 12.6% 4 Deh 63-Nusrat 400 1,300 4.2% 5 Deh 64-Nusrat 400 900 4.2% 6 Deh 65-Nusrat 200 1,300 2.1% 7 Deh 66-Nusrat 900 1,500 9.4% Total 4675 9,550 46.9% 3 Demography According to Population Census Union Council Bandhiin 1998, total number of households in the Union Council was 1,945 with a population of 13,226 persons including 6,994 male and 6,232 female. Average household size was 6.8 according to census report of 1998. However, during this Situation Analysis information for the Poverty Assessment was collected from each household and according to this information the present number of household in this Union Council is 2, from selected seven revenue villages, whereas the projected number of household were 2,565. Using the average household size of each village (given in Population Census of 1998) the present population of the Union Council is estimated at 16,671. Village wise present status is given in the following table. Rev. Village Households Total Population Male Female Deh 60-Nusrat 254 1,652 874 779 Deh 61-Nusrat 233 1,511 799 712 Deh 62-Nusrat 222 1,441 762 679 Deh 63-Nusrat 126 822 435 387 Deh 64-Nusrat 299 1,946 1,029 917 Deh 65-Nusrat 941 6,118 3,235 2,883 Deh 66-Nusrat 489 3,180 1,682 1,499 Total 2,565 16,671 8,816 7,855 Agriculture The union council has an excellent record in the field of agriculture. It is the backbone of economy of the area. Every community member is directly or indirectly related to agriculture activities. The land is very fertile. Unfortunately 46.9 percent of the total land is under cultivation and the remaining area is not being cultivated due to water logging, salinity