Convergence Drive in Village Development Programme

A majority of the villages in the country still face constraints such as access to education, health facilities, drinking water, power, roads, Credit, Information and Market. Against this background, adoption of especially villages in backward regions through preparation of Village Development Plans (VDPs) would go a long way in ensuring holistic and integrated development of the villages concerned. 

Objective of Village Development Plan is to develop the selected village in an integrated manner. This would include economic development, infrastructure development and other aspects of human development i.e., education, health, drinking water supply, etc., besides access to credit. The programme is Assisted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-NABARD.

( see http://www.nabard.org/farm_sector/vdp.asp for more information of VDP Scheme) 

JanMitram is running Village Development programe at Four Villages of Gharghoda Block of Raigarh Distirct in Chhattisgarh. This programme is to make people in a These villages are Dangninanra,Baspipali Tenda and BarounaKunda. Our Reponsibility is To create awareness in the village and play effective leadership role in building People’s Organisation/ Groups for various developmental activities. Main Element of The programme is to facilitate convergence/integration of various programmes of NABARD, State/Central Government and other agencies in the village.

In this connection on 27th Dec,2011, A Farmers Meet was organized. Objective of programme was to galvanized development activities and peoples associations. Hon Parliamentary Secretary to CG Govt. and local MLA Mr. Ompraksh Rathia attended the programme. 

He declared sanctioning of many infrastructural and livelihood development schemes in project villages form his MLA-LAD fund and other govt. schemes. Some Promment Works Are High School Building at VDP Village Bastipali – 10 Lakhs, Pulia At Danginara Village – 10 Lakhs, Pulia At mithilapur ( Dangninara ) – 6 Lakhs, PDS Shops in Baronakunda And Tenda Village – 6 Lkahs, Boundary Wall of Anganwadis at Tenda and Baronakunda- 4 Lakhs

 

Above said Works come into-fore during PRA done by orgnisation at starting of VDP in these villages. Distribution of Seedkits, Vermicompost kits and other farm implements from Agriculture and horticulture departments. These were distributed agriculture inputs to 150 farmers. The programme was attended by over 800 People from SHGs, Farmers, youth, PRIs from Nearby Panchyats and Block, all enthusiastic with galvanizing development activities in the area. 

Further, Our team is Striving hard to Improve food production in the area through intensification of rice, increase in net cropped area in selected villages.  

Click http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.200134023413420.47293.100002504705724&type=1VDP For More Pics of programme 

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Contributed By Ashwini Chouhan, Programme officer -JanMitram +91-98265-82806