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GRAMIN PROFILE………………………… (2-3)
From the Chairman’s Desk…………………...(4)
Organisational Activities………………………(5-13)
Self-Help Groups………………………………5
Capacity Building Training……………………5-6
Sustainable Livelihood………………………..6
Skill Development in Income Generating Activity..7
GRAMIN Microfin……………………………7
Ujjawala…………………………………………….7-10
Community Based Rehabilitation of PWD……….10-12
Socio-cultural Activities……………………….12-13
Health and Hygiene…………………………….13
GRAMIN Charitable Activities…………………(13
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Staff Development……………………………….. 14
Meetings……………………………………….. 14
Financial Overview……………………………..16-17
GRAMIN’s Board Members…………………..17
OOUURR VVIISSIIOONN
Our vision is to make the people of Assam socially conscious economically strong
and physically sound by eradicating illiteracy poverty and poor health. We also envisage
making Assam a model state for rural entrepreneurship.
OOUURR MMIISSSSIIOONN
GRAMIN to ensure socio-economic development of Assam by 2020 AD would like to
ensure complete mobilization of its resources – natural as well as human resources by
providing cost effective, sustainable economic empowerment and health and educational
services to the weaker section in general and women, children and unemployed youth in
particular.
AA BBRRIIEEFF OOVVEERRVVIIEEWW OOFF TTHHEE OORRGGAANNIISSAATTIIOONN
GRAMIN is one of the foremost NGOs of Assam. TO KNOW HOW GRAMIN
has come to exist, we shall have to go a few years back. All the core members of this
organization were active members of Assam Science Society, Biswanath Chariali
Branch, and as such all of them were devoted to the work of popularization and
proliferation of science among common people. In 1986, we took part in the Gyan
Vigyan Jatha, the biggest saga of popularization of Science in the country. During the
Jatha we realized that if we want to popularize and spread science among people, first
and foremost duty is to impart literacy to them. Then came the literary campaign in our
district under the guidance of Gyan Vigyan Samittee, Assam. The Sonitpur district was
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taken for „total literacy campaign‟ (TLC) which later on came to be known as Zila
Saksharata Samittee (ZSS). Our founder Chairman, Sri Nabajyoti Sarma Boruah
became the General Secretary and had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout
the district.
From the firsthand experience gathered we have seen that where there is poverty
there is illiteracy. Poverty and illiteracy are the two sides of the same coin. We have felt
that to fight this social menace we must adopt a method where poverty elevation
programme and literacy will go parallel. At that time Sjt. B.R. Samal, IAS was the
SDO(Civil) of Biswanath Sub-Division. He was a visionary as well a pro-poor officer
with a tremendous lust for knowledge. He had brought forward the concept of self-help
group (SHG) already tested successfully by Dr. Md. Yunus in Bangladesh and within
our country, as for example, in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala etc. So we have
decided to organize the rural people into SHGs in Biswanath Sub-Division which will
serve as fundamental unit where economic activities and literacy will go
simultaneously. The idea behind this was that the literacy zeal must come from within
than an imposition and accordingly in his leadership hundreds of SHGs were formed in
the Sub-Division with the combined effort of government officer and ZSS. The idea of
formation of an NGO to look after the endeavor and work for rural development and
the upliftment of the poor was mooted in this backdrop. Then the name of the
organization was GRAMIN VIKASH and latter on it had taken the shape of GRAMIN
which is acronym of Agency for Rural Income Generation and Management.
After his departure almost all the SHGs had met a natural death due mainly to
lack of government patronage. But from 1996 onward we were able to shrug off the
fatigue and lethargy and constitute a small body to rejuvenate and strengthen GRAMIN
for the elevation of economic condition of rural women by the formation of SHGs
among them. Since then we are not looking back. A sense of confidence was grooming
in the rural people in their potential and capacity to grow of their own with SELF
HELP principle. From economic activities they are entering the arena of social
upliftment, cultural refinement and who knows what is in future.
From only six women groups in 1995 we have made a great leap forward. In 1996
we formed ten groups, in 1997 seventeen groups and in 1998 twenty nine groups, and it
started gradually growing and male counterparts were also encouraged to come under
SHGs. 2nd
July 1998 is a land mark in the developing history of GRAMIN. On this day
CGM, NABARD, Guwahati Regional Office. Dr. S.C. Pathak, visited our SHGs and
being satisfied with the activities of the SHGs formed advised us to expand our activities
to a larger geographical area. He also advised us to submit a project proposal to
NABARD for financial assistance. We were overwhelmed at the recognition and
accordingly submitted our first project, titled “Awakening Ahalaya” which was approved
by NABARD on 21stOctober, 2000. Since 1999 NABARD organized different seminars
and workshops in collaboration with GRAMIN. This gave us a state level exposure. All
these together helped us to broad-base our activities and expand our area of operation
from four villages to two districts snowballing the number of SHGs formed. After the
success of women groups we also formed male groups along with female groups. Today
groups are formed by themselves and come to our office for registration, and at present
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FFFRRROOOMMM TTTHHHEEE CCCHHHAAAIIIRRRMMMAAANNN’’’SSS DDDEEESSSKKK
we can boast of having 2594 SHGs (up to December, 2005) covering 33013 families, of
which 2180 SHGs are formed by female members. And the flow goes on giving a wider
dimension to our growing GRAMIN family.
A remarkable incident in the year is the change of guard of GRAMIN. In the last
AGM held on 30th
January,2009, the founder Chairman of GRAMIN, Mr. N.J.Sarmah
Boruah, expressed his willingness to handover the governance of GRAMIN to a second
line activist and himself to play the role of guide and think-tank. The AGM, accordingly,
by a unanimous resolution, entrusted the responsibility upon me. I also gladly accepted
the responsibility since management of GRAMIN is not vested on one person but is a
collective responsibility with all powers of decision taking vesting on the EC. I was
associated with its management for the last ten years; first as an EC member and then as
its Secretary. Moreover the founder Chairman will be there for his valued advice and
guidance.
GRAMIN has its own mission and vision, prioritization of the activities is the
only change that can be adopted. For the last three years GRAMIN prioritized on
livelihood. But in the last year we prioritized working for the weaker section of the rural
people in health and social development. We gathered, in the last few years, experience
of the deplorable condition of the women and children living in vulnerable area having no
or very weak social protection. Trraaffffiicckkiinngg ooff wwoommeenn aanndd cchhiillddrreenn ffoorr ccoommmmeerrcciiaall sseexxuuaall
eexxppllooiittaattiioonn bbyy mmeerrcchhaanntt ooff hhuummaann ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg wweerree aaccttiivvee iinn oouurr aarreeaass aallssoo.. WWee,,
tthheerreeffoorree,, ddeecciiddeedd ttoo pprreevveenntt tthhiiss iinnhhuummaann aaccttiivviittyy bbyy ccrreeaattiinngg aa ppeeooppllee bbaasseedd pprrootteeccttiivvee
eennvviirroonnmmeenntt aaggaaiinnsstt ppoovveerrttyy ddrriivveenn wwoommeenn aanndd ggiirrllss ffaalllliinngg pprreeyy ttoo tthhee aanndd eennssuurriinngg aa
rreessppeeccttaabbllee ppoossiittiioonn iinn tthhee ssoocciieettyy ffoorr tthhoossee wwhhoo hhaavvee aallrreeaaddyy bbeeeenn aa vviiccttiimm ooff ccrriimmee bbyy
aarrrraannggiinngg aa ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee lliivveelliihhoooodd aafftteerr rreessccuuiinngg tthheemm ffrroomm tthhee mmeerrcchhaanntt ooff eevviillss..
TThhee MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd CChhiilldd DDeevveellooppmmeenntt,, GGoovvtt.. ooff IInnddiiaa,, hhaadd ffoorrmmuullaatteedd aa
ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee sscchheemmee ttiittlleedd UUjjjjaawwaallaa ffoorr tthhee ppuurrppoossee aanndd wwee aallssoo ssuubbmmiitttteedd aa pprroojjeecctt
pprrooppoossaall ffoorr pprreevveennttiioonn ooff ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg ffoorr tthhee ffoouurr DDeevveellooppmmeenntt BBlloocckkss ooff BBiisswwaannaatthh
SSuubb--DDiivviissiioonn.. WWee aarree ggllaadd tthhaatt llooookkiinngg aatt oouurr pprreevviioouuss aaccttiivviittiieess MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd
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CChhiilldd DDeevveellooppmmeenntt,, GGoovvtt.. ooff IInnddiiaa,, ssaannccttiioonneedd oouurr pprroojjeecctt aanndd ggaavvee uuss tthhee ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo
wwoorrkk ffoorr tthhee ppuurrppoossee..
AA sseeccoonndd aarreeaa ooff oouurr aaccttiivviittyy iinn tthhee llaasstt yyeeaarr wwaass ttoo wwoorrkk ffoorr tthhee ppeerrssoonnss wwiitthh
ddiissaabbiilliittyy ((PPWWDD)).. TThhaatt oouurr ssuubb--ddiivviissiioonn hhaadd ssuucchh aann aallaarrmmiinnggllyy hhiigghh nnuummbbeerr ooff PPWWDDss
wwaass nnoott eevveenn iinn oouurr iimmaaggiinnaattiioonn.. OOnnccee wwee ccoonndduucctteedd aa bbaassee--lliinnee ssuurrvveeyy ffoorr pprreeppaarraattiioonn
ooff aa pprroojjeecctt iinn tthhee aarreeaa wwee rreeaalliizzeedd tthhaatt tthhiiss iiss oonnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt iimmppoorrttaanntt aaccttiivviittiieess tthhaatt
GGRRAAMMIINN mmuusstt ttaakkee--uupp.. 223377 numbers of PWDs with one or multiple disability and
languishing under social and even parental negligence as a burden to the families were
waiting for GRAMIN. And that too only in 35 villages of 6 GPs under Sakomatha
Development Block.
Prioritizing these activities thus not, however, mean that we are neglecting our
previous activities. We are just gradually withdrawing from those activities which the
people with our previous guidance can carry on themselves. Formations of SHGs,
livelihood, literary and cultural activities were continued as usual.
There are a lot to do. And we are committed. All we want is your inspiration and
cooperation. And this we consider to be our most valued asset.
OORRGGAANNIISSAATTIIOONNAALL AACCTTIIVVIITTIIEESS
FORMATION OF SHG
GRAMIN made its beginning by organization of the targeted people into SHGs.
Hence formation of SHGs is our flagship activity. GRAMIN is the pioneer in SHG
formation in Assam. Our first SHG was formed on 23rd
. July, 1995. Recent endeavor of
the Dept. of P&RD, Govt. of Assam for rural development is through SHGs. DRDA
through PRIs have emphasized in forming SHGs. We have gradually withdrawing from
this and are concentrating in elevation of the people from microfinance to micro
enterprises and are working in this line. Still we formed 189 SHGs in Dhemaji under our
NABARD sponsored project, „Sangh Samriddhi‟, 20 SHGs under project UJJAWALA
and 5 under CBR of PWD and another 11 in different parts of Sonitpur district. Thus a
total of 225 SHGs were formed in the year.
It will not be any exaggeration of facts to proclaim that the SHG movement that
GRAMIN started in 1995 as the pioneer of the endeavour in ASSAM has, in the long 15
years time, grown to an institution where the rural people have learned to project
themselves as capable partner in rural development activities. The rural women through
this institution has learned to talk in public meetings, discuss matter of their concern,
explore their immediate environment, the skill to decide right or wrong, select target
specific income generating activities for themselves and look for skill development
training on the selected activities and above all to manage and maintain microfinance
required for the purpose. In one word the SHG movement has started a silent revolution
towards micro enterprise development in the locality. The Govt. is also benefited in
implementing socio developmental activities down to the real beneficiaries.
GRAMIN‟s income-generating activities through SHGs have been carried on with
the same vigor and enthusiasm. At the same time, it must be considered noteworthy that
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it is a very important phase of the organization where it has gathered the courage to
transfer the responsibility to the people. Through its 15 years of extensive income-
generating activities, GRAMIN has been able to contribute substantially in improving the
living standards of the rural poor. GRAMIN considers it significant for the self-
dependency of the people to let them continue their own groups as its prime motive
behind the SHGs. With this view in mind, GRAMIN plans to withdraw from the Self-
Help Group Activities it had started.
CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING
SHGs were taken by GRAMIN as the primary platform for working towards
socio-economic development of the people. It binds the people into group help increase
their confidence and realization of potential. It also increases the work culture. As such
the concept and need of SHG must be realized and adored by all the members of the
group. GRAMIN has, therefore, given top priority towards organization of capacity
building training for the new SHG functionaries.
The SHG members must also be regularly given refreshers training in group
management, microfinance management in order to keep the SHG spirit in them.
In the last year we organized the following capacity building trainings:
Sl.No Date Phase Venue SHG Participants
1 05-05-09 1st Ghuguha M.V.School 15 33
2 22-05-09 1st Dhobabari L.P.School 12 27
3 01-06-09 1st Gohai Chapari Siva Mandir 10 22
4 10-06-09 1st. Hatigarh L.P.School 13 25
5 15-06-09 2nd Bihpuria Natya Mandir 11 26
6 17-06-09 2nd Pathalipahar M.E. School 12 26
7 03-08-09 2nd Sankardev,E.School, Lakhimpur 17 32
8 19-08-09 3rd BelaguriL.P.School,Narayanpur 12 30
9 15-09-09 2nd Community Hall , Mainashree 35 71
10 17-10-09 2nd Tinisuti high School, Tinisuti 28 60
11 09-11-09 3rd Bapuji Mandir, Jamuguri 23 47
12 13-11-08 1st Biswanath High Madrasa 5 15
13 15-11-09 1st Lamisane L.P. School, Galia 5 17
14 19-11-08 1st Dhuli L.P. School 5 13
15 12-12-08 1st Mukhor Garh L.P. School 5 12
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD
Based on our mission statement of ensuring sustainable economic development of
the people of the area of operation GRAMIN took the initiative of sustainable livelihood
approaches. In the last three years of initiating sustainable livelihood activity GRAMIN
has experienced both sweet and bitter aspects of the endeavor. In the traditional activities
where GRAMIN had no direct involvement the experience is very sweet. The same is the
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case with agriculture. But in case of broiler raring we had to face the music. We therefore
included a new trade in the last year. Jute is quite available in the local area and jute
diversified products have a very good markets. We, therefore, approached NABARD for
training-up our coordinators in the sector. NABARD accordingly arranged for a trainer‟s
training for two of our coordinators in fiber training in Fiber Design cum Development
Center, Khadi & Village Indutries Commission, Ministry of MS&ME (Govt. of India) in
Sreekariyam, Thiruvananthapur, Kerela. It was a 15 days residential training workshop
from 14th
March to 28th
March 2009. Both were expert in jute diversification product
manufacture and design development but lack of fund debarred us from organization of
the training. We have, however, applied for fund from DRDA, Sonitpur and once we
receive the fund a good number of rural women will be trained up in this activity.
In this year we continued design up-gradation in ready made garments and
computer training into livelihood aspects. These two trades can be very fruitful in
sustainable livelihood. But because of lack of capital for enterprises we could not succeed
as was expected.
Skill Development in Income Generating Activities
Graduation of the rural, mostly illiterate women from microfinance management to micro
enterprise development needs building capacity of the members of the SHGs in the
selected activity they prefer. GRAMIN after withdrawing from SHG formation has
concentrated in this activity. The activity selected for the SHG members must be
traditional, economically viable and having availability of raw materials and easy market.
For skill development in the selected activities GRAMIN of its own or through other
similar GO and NGO institutions organize skill up-gradation training for the people. We
organized only two training in design up-gradation in ready made garments. We
submitted proposal for few more trainings in other activities including jute diversification
products manufacture to DRDA, Sonitpur but did not get any response. We have also
failed to arrange loan to the trained entrepreneur for establishing their enterprises.
GRAMIN MICROFIN
There was no development in GRAMIN Microfin operation in 2009-10. Recovery rate
even slipped to 19% in the year. The main two factors responsible for the low recovery
was poor harvesting, low income, flood in the area of our operation and a negative habit
of the borrower to repay the loan installment after the debt-waiver scheme announced by
Govt. of India even though the scheme did not cover our clients. We have not, however,
stopped trying to make the recover and to renew our activity. We still believe that without
hassle-free loan at the doorstep the poor rural artisans and farmers can not prosper. We
have at the end of the year a colossus overdue. The situation is, seemed to be bettered and
regular repayment is expected.
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UJJAWALA
In the last year GRAMIN concentrated more in social works than income
generating programme, focusing on women and children. One such activity is working
for the women and children living in vulnerable area having no or very weak social
protection.
TThhee MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd CChhiilldd DDeevveellooppmmeenntt hhaass ffoorrmmuullaatteedd ssuucchh aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee
sscchheemmee ttiittlleedd UUjjjjaawwaallaa ffoorr ppoovveerrttyy ddrriivveenn,, llooww--ssttaattuuss,, ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy iilllliitteerraattee wwoommeenn aanndd
cchhiillddrreenn ffrroomm tthhee rreemmoottee aanndd rruurraall aarreeaass ffrroomm bbeeiinngg ttrraaffffiicckkeedd ffoorr ccoommmmeerrcciiaall sseexxuuaall
eexxppllooiittaattiioonn ttoo bbee iimmpplleemmeenntteedd tthhrroouugghh eelliiggiibbllee oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss iinncclluuddiinngg NNGGOOss.. TThhee mmaaiinn
oobbjjeeccttiivvee ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt iiss ttoo pprreevveenntt ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg ooff wwoommeenn aanndd cchhiillddrreenn ffoorr ccoommmmeerrcciiaall
sseexxuuaall eexxppllooiittaattiioonn bbyy ccrreeaattiinngg aa pprrootteeccttiivvee eennvviirroonnmmeenntt aaggaaiinnsstt ppoovveerrttyy ddrriivveenn wwoommeenn
aanndd ggiirrllss ffaalllliinngg pprreeyy ttoo tthhee mmeerrcchhaanntt ooff hhuummaann ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg aanndd eennssuurriinngg aa rreessppeeccttaabbllee
ppoossiittiioonn iinn tthhee ssoocciieettyy ffoorr tthhoossee wwhhoo hhaavvee aallrreeaaddyy bbeeeenn aa vviiccttiimm ooff ccrriimmee bbyy aarrrraannggiinngg aa
ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee lliivveelliihhoooodd aafftteerr rreessccuuiinngg tthheemm ffrroomm tthhee mmeerrcchhaanntt ooff eevviillss.. TThhuuss tthheerree aarree
tthhrreeee ccoommppoonneennttss ooff tthhee oobbjjeeccttiivvee nnaammeellyy,,
11.. PPrreevveennttiioonn
22.. RReessccuuee aanndd
33.. RReehhaabbiilliittaattiioonn ooff tthhee vviiccttiimm aanndd tthheeiirr rreeiinntteeggrraattiioonn aanndd rreeuunniioonn iinnttoo tthhee ffaammiillyy
aanndd ssoocciieettyy
GGRRAAMMIINN hhaadd aallssoo ssuubbmmiitttteedd aa pprroojjeecctt ttoo tthhee MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd CChhiilldd
DDeevveellooppmmeenntt ffoorr aallll tthhee ccoommppoonneennttss.. GGRRAAMMIINN iiss ffoorrttuunnaattee eennoouugghh ttoo bbee aawwaarrddeedd
„„pprreevveennttiioonn ooff ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg‟‟ ccoommppoonneenntt ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt.. TThhiiss iiss tthhee ffiirrsstt CCeennttrraall GGoovvtt..
SScchheemmee ttoo bbee iimmpplleemmeenntteedd bbyy GGRRAAMMIINN..
FFoorr pprreevveennttiioonn tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg ssuubb--oobbjjeeccttiivveess wweerree sseelleecctteedd--
TToo ggeenneerraattee aawwaarreenneessss aammoonngg ppeeooppllee ffrroomm aallll wwaallkkss ooff lliiffee aaggaaiinnsstt
iinnhhuummaannee pprraaccttiiccee..
TToo iinnvvoollvvee tthhee eennttiirree ccoommmmuunniittyy iinn tthhee ddrriivvee aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee mmaalliiccee..
TToo oorrggaanniissee tthhee vvuullnneerraabbllee sseeccttiioonn ooff tthhee ssoocciieettyy iinnttoo SSeellff HHeellpp GGrroouupp ttoo
ddeeffeenndd tthheemmsseellvveess aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee aatttteemmpptt ooff bbeeiinngg ffaallll pprreeyy ttoo tthhee ttrraaffffiicckkeerr..
TToo wwoorrkk ffoorr eennssuurriinngg ssuussttaaiinnaabbllee lliivveelliihhoooodd aaccttiivviittyy ffoorr tthhee ggrroouupp aanndd
tthheerreebbyy eemmppoowweerriinngg tthheemmsseellvveess aaggaaiinnsstt aannyy aatttteemmpptt ooff bbeeiinngg ttrraaffffiicckkeedd..
WWee tthheerreeffoorree ttrriieedd ttoo mmaakkee iitt aa ccoommmmuunniittyy bbaasseedd pprrooggrraammmmee aanndd ttrriieedd ttoo iinnvvoollvvee
ccoommmmuunniittyy aatt
BBeeffoorree ssttaarrttiinngg tthhee pprroojjeecctt wwee ccoouulldd nnoott iimmaaggiinnee tthhaatt tthhee pprroobblleemm iiss ssoo aaccuuttee iinn oouurr
ffiirrsstt sspphheerree ooff aarreeaa ooff ooppeerraattiioonn,, tthhaatt iiss,, tthhee BBiisswwaannaatthh SSuubb--DDiivviissiioonn.. OOnn tthhee pprreelliimmiinnaarryy
bbaassee--lliinnee ssuurrvveeyy ccoonndduucctteedd iinn tthhee ssuubb--ddiivviissiioonn wwee oobbsseerrvveedd wwiitthh ggrreeaatt ssuurrpprriissee tthhaatt tthhee
uuggllyy eeyyeess ooff ttrraaffffiicckkeerrss hhaavvee ssccaannnneedd oouurr aarreeaa aallssoo aanndd ddeetteecctteedd tthhee mmoosstt ffrraaggiillee aarreeaass ffoorr
tthheeiirr ooppeerraattiioonn.. TThheessee aarreeaass aarree tthhoossee wwiitthh lliittttllee oorr nnoo ssoocciiaall pprrootteeccttiivvee eennvviirroonnmmeenntt.. TThhee
ssoocciieettyy iiss aallssoo iinnddiiffffeerreenntt ttoo tthhee pprroobblleemm ppaarrttllyy bbeeccaauussee ooff tthhee iiggnnoorraannccee ttoowwaarrddss tthhee
pprroobblleemm aanndd ppaarrttllyy bbeeccaauussee ooff tthhee mmuullttiiddiimmeennssiioonnaall ccoommpplleexxiittyy ooff tthhee pprroobblleemm wwhhiicchh iiss
mmoorree oorr lleessss bbeeyyoonndd tthheeiirr rreeaacchh.. SSiinnccee tthhee pprroojjeecctt wwaass aa ccoommmmuunniittyy bbaasseedd iittss ssoolluuttiioonn
mmuusstt aallssoo bbee tthhrroouugghh ccoommmmuunniittyy iinnvvoollvveemmeenntt.. WWee,, tthheerreeffoorree,, ddeecciiddeedd ttoo mmaakkee iitt aa
ccoommmmuunniittyy bbaasseedd pprrooggrraammmmee wwhheerree ppeeooppllee tthhaatt mmaatttteerrss iinn ssoocciieettyy wwiillll bbee iinnvvoollvveedd aatt
ddiiffffeerreenntt lleevveell ffoorr ddiiffffeerreenntt aaccttiivviittiieess ttoo ccrreeaattee aann eennvviirroonnmmeenntt iinn tthhee ssoocciieettyy wwhheerree tthhee
vviiccttiimmss wwoouulldd bbee aacccceepptteedd aass mmeemmbbeerrss ooff tthhee ssoocciieettyy aanndd hheellpp tthheemm rreessttaarrtt tthheeiirr lliiffee wwiitthh
rreessppeecctt aanndd ddiiggnniittyy.. IInn tthhee pprroojjeecctt iittsseellff,, tthheerree wwaass tthhee pprroovviissiioonn ooff ppeeooppllee‟‟ss ccoommmmiitttteeee iinn
tthhee ffoorrmm ooff ccoommmmuunniittyy vviiggiillaannccee ggrroouupp ((CCVVGG)).. AAss wwee wweerree rreelleeaasseedd tthhee ffiirrsstt iinnssttaallllmmeenntt
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ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt iinn OOccttoobbeerr,, 22000099 wwee ddeecciiddeedd ttoo ccoonnffiinnee tthhee ffiirrsstt pphhaassee iinn ttwwoo DDeevveellooppmmeenntt
BBlloocckkss ooff tthhee ssuubb ddiivviissiioonn nnaammeellyy BBiisswwaannaatthh aanndd SSaakkoommaatthhaa.. TThhee aaccttiivviittyy ccoonndduucctteedd
wweerree aass ffoolllloowwss--
11.. FFoorrmmaattiioonn ooff PPIIMMCC -- AA pprroojjeecctt iimmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn aanndd mmoonniittoorriinngg
ccoommmmiitttteeee ((PPIIMMCC)) wwaass ffoorrmmeedd wwiitthh tthhee ffoolllloowwiinngg mmeemmbbeerrss--
11.. SS..DD..OO..((CCiivviill)),, BBiisswwaannaatthh SSuubb--DDiivviissiioonn aass tthhee CChhaaiirrmmaann
22.. CChhaaiirrmmaann,, GGRRAAMMIINN aass tthhee MMeemmbbeerr SSeeccrreettaarryy
33.. SS..DD..PP..OO..,, BBiisswwaannaatthh SSuubb--DDiivviissiioonn aass mmeemmbbeerr
44.. SS..DD..MM..OO..,, BBiisswwaannaatthh SSuubb--DDiivviissiioonn aass mmeemmbbeerr
55.. DDiissttrriicctt SSoocciiaall WWeellffaarree OOffffiicceerr aass mmeemmbbeerr
66.. SSeeccrreettaarryy,, GGRRAAMMIINN aass mmeemmbbeerr
TThhee ffiirrsstt mmeeeettiinngg ooff tthhee PPIIMMCC wwaass hheelldd oonn 3300--1111--22000099.. TThhee sseeccoonndd mmeeeettiinngg wwaass hheelldd oonn
1122--0033--22001100..
22.. SSHHGG FFoorrmmaattiioonn aanndd PPrroommoottiioonn:: SSHHGGss wwiitthh wwoommeenn ffrroomm tthhee ttaarrggeetteedd aarreeaa
wweerree ffoorrmmeedd.. TThhee ffiirrsstt SSHHGG wwaass ffoorrmmeedd oonn 2266tthh
AAuugguusstt,, 22000099.. TThhee pprroocceessss ccoonnttiinnuueedd ttiillll
DDeecceemmbbeerr aanndd aa ttoottaall ooff 2200 SSHHGGss wweerree ffoorrmmeedd iinn tthhee tthhrreeee DDeevveellooppmmeenntt BBlloocckkss ooff
BBiisswwaannaatthh,, SSaakkoommaatthhaa aanndd BBaagghhmmaarraa.. TThhee SSHHGG mmeemmbbeerrss aarree ttrraaiinneedd mmoonntthhllyy bbyy oouurr
ccoooorrddiinnaattoorrss iinn ggrroouupp mmaannaaggeemmeenntt.. TThhee aaiimm ooff ffoorrmmiinngg tthhee SSHHGGss iiss ttoo oorrggaanniizzee tthhee
wwoommeenn aanndd ttoo mmoottiivvaattee tthheemm ttoowwaarrddss eennggaaggiinngg tthheemmsseellvveess iinn iinnccoommee ggeenneerraattiinngg
aaccttiivviittiieess ssoo tthhaatt tthheeyy ccaann bbee lluurreedd bbyy tthhee ttrraaffffiicckkeerrss.. WWee aarree ppllaannnniinngg ttoo ffoorrmm mmoorree
ggrroouuppss iinn tthhee nneexxtt yyeeaarrss..
33.. AAwwaarreenneessss ggeenneerraattiioonn:: PPuubblliicc mmeeeettiinnggss wweerree oorrggaanniizzeedd iinn 99 ddiiffffeerreenntt
llooccaattiioonnss ooff ttwwoo ooff tthhee ffoouurr DDeevveellooppmmeenntt BBlloocckkss.. LLeeaaddiinngg cciittiizzeennss ooff tthhee llooccaalliittyy,,
tteeaacchheerrss,, wwoommeenn ggrroouuppss,, aanndd oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss,, yyoouutthh oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss,, ssoocciiaall aaccttiivviissttss aanndd
ootthheerr cciivviill ssoocciieettyy oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss wweerree iinnvviitteedd ttoo tthhee mmeeeettiinngg.. TThhee oobbjjeeccttiivvee ooff tthhee mmeeeettiinngg
wweerree ttoo mmoottiivvaattee tthhee eennlliigghhtteenn aanndd eelliittee ppeeooppllee ooff tthhee ssoocciieettyy ttoo pprreevveenntt tthhee wwoommeenn ffrroomm
bbeeiinngg ttrraaffffiicckkeedd aanndd aallssoo ttoo hheellpp tthhee vvuullnneerraabbllee wwoommeenn ffrroomm bbeeiinngg ttrraaffffiicckkeedd.. WWee hheevvee
rreecceeiivveedd ttrreemmeennddoouuss rreessppoonnssee ffrroomm tthhee ssoocciieettyy..
44.. FFoorrmmaattiioonn ooff CCoommmmuunniittyy VViiggiillaannccee GGrroouupp:: WWiitthh aa vviieeww ttoo oorrggaanniizzee tthhee
ccoommmmuunniittyy ttoowwaarrddss sshhoouullddeerriinngg tthhee rreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyy ooff tthhee ttaarrggeetteedd wwoommeenn aanndd cchhiillddrreenn
eevveenn aafftteerr oouurr wwiitthhddrraawwaall ffrroomm tthhee aarreeaa ccoommmmuunniittyy vviiggiillaannccee ggrroouuppss wweerree ffoorrmmeedd wwiitthh
tthhee PPRRII,, bblloocckk ooffffiicciiaallss,, llooccaall ppoolliiccee ooffffiicceerrss,, ddooccttoorrss,, tteeaacchheerrss aanndd ssoocciiaall aaccttiivviisstt aanndd
rreepprreesseennttaattiivveess ffrroomm cciivviill ssoocciieettyy oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss wweerree ffoorrmmeedd.. TTwwoo ssuucchh CCVVGGss iinn ttwwoo ooff
tthhee ffoouurr DDeevveellooppmmeenntt BBlloocckkss wweerree ffoorrmmeedd.. TThhee CCVVGGss aarree oorrggaanniizziinngg mmeeeettiinnggss rreegguullaarrllyy
wwhhiicchh aarree aatttteennddeedd bbyy oouurr ccoooorrddiinnaattoorrss..
55.. NNoonn--KKaallaajjaatthhaa PPuubblliicciittyy:: AA lleeaafflleett wwaass pprriinntteedd aanndd cciirrccuullaatteedd aammoonngg
ddiiffffeerreenntt ssttaakkeehhoollddeerrss ttoo aawwaarree tthheemm ooff tthhee pprroobblleemm ooff ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg ooff wwoommeenn aanndd cchhiillddrreenn
ffrroomm tthheeiirr llooccaalliittyy aanndd tthhee rroollee aanndd rreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyy ooff tthhee ccoommmmuunniittyy iinn pprreevveennttiinngg iitt bbyy
wwoorrkkiinngg hhaanndd--iinn--hhaanndd.. WWaallll wwrriittiinnggss iinn ppuubblliicc ppllaacceess ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy iinn tthhee aarreeaass wwhheerree
tthheerree iiss ppoossssiibbiilliittyy ooff ppuubblliicc ggaatthheerriinnggss wweerree ccaarrrriieedd oouutt..
66.. KKaallaa--JJaatthhaa PPuubblliicciittyy:: LLooookkiinngg aatt tthhee iimmppaacctt ooff kkaallaajjaatthhaa ((CCuullttuurraall
pprrooggrraammmmeess)) iinn mmoottiivvaattiioonn ooff tthhee rruurraall ppeeooppllee ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy tthhee ttaarrggeetteedd ggrroouupp iinn
ppaarrttiiccuullaarr aanndd tthhee rruurraall ppeeooppllee iinn ggeenneerraall,, aa kkaallaajjaatthhaa tteeaamm wwaass ffoorrmmeedd wwiitthh llooccaall yyoouutthhss..
SSoonnggss aanndd ssttrreeeett ppllaayyss hhiigghhlliigghhttiinngg tthhee pprroobblleemm wwaass ccaarreeffuullllyy ccoommppoosseedd ttoo rreefflleecctt tthhee
llooccaall ssiittuuaattiioonn wweerree ccoommppoosseedd.. AA rreehheeaarrssaall ccaammpp ooff tthhee kkaallaajjaatthhaa wwaass oorrggaanniizzeedd aanndd tthhee
ccuullttuurraall pprrooggrraammmmeess wweerree eexxhhiibbiitteedd iinn 1122 ddiiffffeerreenntt ppllaacceess ooff mmaassss ppeeooppllee‟‟ss ggaatthheerraattiioonn..
WWee hhaavvee tthhee pplleeaassuurree ttoo iinnffoorrmm tthhaatt oouurr iinniittiiaattiivveess hhaavvee ccrreeaatteedd aa ppoossiittiivvee aassppeecctt
iinn tthhee ssoocciieettyy aanndd aallssoo aammoonngg tthhee ttaarrggeetteedd wwoommeenn.. TThhee SSHHGGss tthhaatt wwee hhaavvee ffoorrmmeedd oonnccee
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lliinnkkeedd wwiitthh SSGGSSYY wwiillll ssuurree ttoo eennssuurree iinnccoommee ggeenneerraattiioonn ffoorr tthhee wwoommeenn wwhhiicchh wwiillll
ssttrreennggtthheenn tthheemm ttoo ffiigghhtt aaggaaiinnsstt ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg..
WWee hhaavvee aallrreeaaddyy aapppplliieedd ffoorr tthhee sseeccoonndd iinnssttaallllmmeenntt ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt.. OOnnccee
ccoommpplleetteedd tthhee ffiirrsstt pprroojjeecctt wwee wwiillll aappppllyy ffoorr tthhee ootthheerr ccoommppoonneenntt ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt..
`̀ TThhee MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd CChhiilldd DDeevveellooppmmeenntt hhaass ffoorrmmuullaatteedd aa ccoommpprreehheennssiivvee
sscchheemmee ttiittlleedd UUjjjjaawwaallaa ffoorr ppoovveerrttyy ddrriivveenn,, llooww--ssttaattuuss,, ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy iilllliitteerraattee wwoommeenn aanndd
cchhiillddrreenn ffrroomm tthhee rreemmoottee aanndd rruurraall aarreeaass ffrroomm bbeeiinngg ttrraaffffiicckkeedd ffoorr ccoommmmeerrcciiaall sseexxuuaall
eexxppllooiittaattiioonn iiss aa cclleeaarr vviioollaattiioonn ooff bbaassiicc hhuummaann rriigghhtt ttoo bbee iimmpplleemmeenntteedd tthhrroouugghh eelliiggiibbllee
oorrggaanniizzaattiioonnss iinncclluuddiinngg NNGGOOss..
GGRRAAMMIINN hhaadd aallssoo ssuubbmmiitttteedd aa pprroojjeecctt ttoo tthhee MMiinniissttrryy ooff WWoommeenn aanndd CChhiilldd
DDeevveellooppmmeenntt ffoorr aallll tthhee ccoommppoonneennttss AAnndd GGRRAAMMIINN iiss ffoorrttuunnaattee eennoouugghh ttoo bbee aawwaarrddeedd
„„pprreevveennttiioonn ooff ttrraaffffiicckkiinngg‟‟ ccoommppoonneenntt ooff tthhee pprroojjeecctt.. TThhiiss iiss tthhee ffiirrsstt CCeennttrraall GGoovvtt..
SScchheemmee ttoo bbee iimmpplleemmeenntteedd bbyy GGRRAAMMIINN.. IItt iiss aa pplleeaassuurree ffoorr uuss tthhaatt GGoovvtt.. ooff IInnddiiaa hhaass
rreeccooggnniizzeedd oouurr ssoocciiaall iinntteerrvveennttiioonn bbyy ssaannccttiioonniinngg tthhiiss pprroojjeecctt.. WWee,, tthheerreeffoorree,, ttrriieedd oouurr
lleevveell bbeesstt ttoo iimmpplleemmeenntt tthhee pprroojjeecctt wwiitthh aallll tthhee ssiinncceerriittyy aanndd ddeeddiiccaattiioonn aass iinn ootthheerr
pprroojjeeccttss..
COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION OF PWD
Another programme that we implemented sincerely was for the persons with
disability (PWD). It was also a community based programme. The idea behind this
programme was our relation with CBR Forum, Banglore, through our NGO friend, Mrs.
Sunity Sangkakaty. When we heard about CBR Forum, Banglore who, with the help of
local partners, work for community based rehabilitation of PWD. We made preliminary
survey in few GPs under Sakomatha Development Block and to our surprise we detected
a good number of PWDs with one or multiple disability and living as a burden to the
families that are languishing under social and even parental negligence. GRAMIN stands
for these people and, therefore, we offered our willingness to with CBR Forum and
submitted a project for working for the PWDs in 35 villages under 6 GPs of Sakomatha
Development Block.
We are glad that after proper scrutiny of our project, our papers and our works in
the last 12 years and after a field level appraisal of the data submitted by us CBR Forum
approved our POA to Caritus India for financial help. Caritus India accordingly
sanctioned a sum of Rs. 463,650.00for the programme.
Under the project we detected and registered the following PWDs –
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Sl. No Type of Disability 0 – 5 6 – 14 15 – 18 19 -59 60 + Total
M F M F M F M F M F
1 Blindness 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 8
2 Low Vision 4 1 5 3 0 2 4 2 0 0 21
3 Leprosy cured 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Speech& HI 3 3 14 6 2 3 10 9 3 0 53
5 Locomotor 3 6 13 5 5 3 28 20 7 1 91
6 Mental Illness 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 9
7 Mental Retardation 0 1 8 9 1 4 4 4 0 0 31
8 Autism 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 Cerebral palsy 0 3 2 4 2 1 4 1 1 0 18
10 Multiple Disabilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
11 Others
Total 237
We made the following interventions during this period in five broad aspect of
rehabilitation namely-
1. Need assessment
2. Health
3. Education
4. Livelihood
5. Advocacy, Empowerment and self governance
Interventions in need assessment
Base line data collection through household survey.
Village-wise resource mapping for natural resource, schools, hospital, drinking
water, post office and other govt. offices, market, religious and cultural public
places, road communication, rural income generating training center etc were
prepared.
Awareness campaigns for socially motivated village people were organized.
Target persons were village head, school teacher, community leaders, youth and
women organizations, PRI representatives.
Need assessment of each PWD for IRP were conducted with the help of PWDs,
their parents, guardians, community leaders and identified socially motivated
persons of the village were conducted.
Interventions in health
Assessment Camps for identification of the complicated PWDs were arranged in
selected GPs.
18 nos. Health Awareness camps in the 6 GPs (3 per GP) were conducted. These
meetings are organized on every first Wednesday of the month. Meetings are
arranged for the women in general and pregnant women in particular. Topics like
reproduction and child health, nutrition and how to arrange locally available
nutrias foods, immunization, health and hygiene, causes of disability in child, role
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of expectant mother in prevention of disability, need of institutional delivery,
govt. aid for safe delivery etc are discussed. The director, the coordinator, the
CBR workers, ASHA worker, ANM, Anganawadi Workers and the doctor of the
Health Sub-center, if available, take part in these meetings.
Based on the need assessment meeting the doctors of the Health Sub-centers were
informed about the regular supply of medicines for the epilepsy patients. The
doctors informed that the demand for such medicines were stopped based on
report from the GP- level PRIs.
Correspondence with Tezpur Mental Hospital for the MI patients is being made.
A block level meeting was organized on 23th July to discuss the issue of
certificate to the PWDs as the Certification Camp could not be organized in the
field due to inability of the DDRC, Tezpur to organize such camps in the field
level. The Director, the coordinator, CBR Workers, ICDS officer, the BDO, the
AP President and community leaders attended the meeting. It was decided to
escort the PWDs in batches to Tezpur for medical check-up and issue certificate.
Interventions in Education
Motivated the PWDs and/or their parents/guardians to enroll in formal
educational institutions or arrange for basic education to the PWD at home if
going to school is not possible. Public meeting was organized in the block level
and house-to-house campaign to the selected PWDs was carried out.
The coordinator with respective CBR Worker visited the nearby schools and
discussed the matter with the HM and Anganwadi Centers. The facilities under
SSA for the PWDs were discussed and request was made for arrangement of
appropriate facilities for the PWDs.
Arrangement for home-based education for the school drop-out PWDs and those
who can‟t enroll for one or the other reasons.
The parents/guardians or the family members and community leaders were
requested and trained-up provide basic education to the PWDs as per CBR
Workers.
The scholarship provision and other facility for the PWDs was discussed with the
school/education authority.
Expertise in ADL has been provided to the needy PWDs and their
parents/guardians.
Interventions in livelihood
Awareness meetings for special reservation facility for PWD in Central Govt.,
State Govt. schemes have been conducted.
Awareness campaigns have been conducted to imbibe the concept of self
employment.
The GP President is apprised of the facilities like IAY, MGNERG, old-age
pensions, Disability Pensions etc to the PWDs.
The ACMS have been requested to absorb the PWDs in different Tea Estates, the
Employment Exchange has been consulted for registration of the deserving
PWDs..
The GP has been requested to consider the DPOs as SHGs for inclusion in SGSY
schemes for self employment.
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Interventions in Advocacy, Empowerment and self governance
The PWDs and the community have been awared of their role in the society,
rights and privileges enjoyed by the PWDs, PWD acts, equal rights of the PWDs
in the process of development, the need of organization among the PWDs to
lobby for their rights and other reform agenda etc.
Block level advocacy meeting for the PWDs have been arranged. The BDO, the
AP President, the GP Presidents, Eos, BEEO, ICDS Project Officer, BRC of SSA,
community leaders and DPO functionaries had participated in this meeting.
Imbibed the concept of taking part in local self govt. like Gram Sabha, PRI etc.
Linked the PWDs with appropriate authority for availing different beneficial
schemes meant for the PWDs.
SOCIO-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Organising social and cultural activities is in our aims and objectives. GRAMIN,
therefore, gives equal importance in socio-cultural activities of the rural poor. Literary,
literacy, cultural, social, health and hygiene all aspects of a civil society are included in
our programme. A brief description of the activities carried out in the year is given
below-
Literary Programme:- In the last year instead of organizing literary activities ourselves
we requested the SHGs registered under our organization to organized workshop on
different aspect of literary activities for the women members of the SHGs. This we did to
shift the responsibility to the SHGs so that we can devote more on other activities. It will,
we thought, enable the women build leadership. We have information of few such
activities carried out in some parts of the district. But the programme was not as
successful as was expected.
Literacy Programme:-Eradication of illiteracy among our targeted people is one of our
declared objectives. We have, therefore, included it in our constitution for SHG as a
mandatory activity. We help the SHG to impart literacy to its illiterate members by
supply of slates, books and other materials. If in the SHG there are no members capable
of imparting literacy we assign the responsibility to the federation. In this way we have
made great success in this endeavor. In this case since the problem is felt-need one by the
illiterate their involvement is total making the learning more fruitful, time bound and
result oriented. In the last year we shifted the burden to the SHGs but no progress in this
activity could be achieved.
Other Activities
HEALTH & HYGENE
Being a member of the Sub-Division Level Watson Committee under Sonitpur
District Water & Sanitation Mission GRAMIN isto be involved in all the programmes
organized and/or participate by the health department in the sub-division. GRAMIN is
also a member of the Sub-Division Civil Hospital Management Committee In addition to
this we also organize general awareness programme on different topic of importance
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ourselves and in the last year requested our SHGs to organize such programmes of their
own where resource persons from GRAMIN, if necessary, would be participated. In the
last year we organized 15 nos. of general awareness programme on environment,
compulsory primary education, small family norms and PRI.
GRAMIN through its Rural Sanitary Mart construct components of low-cost
sanitary latrines in the district and is assigned the responsibility of motivating the rural
people for use of sanitary latrines and installation of low-cost sanitary latrines. But in the
last year we could not install IHHL as was the demand.
GRAMIN CHERITABLE ACTIVITIES
Although as a Civil Society Organization we ought to bear an obligation to help the
poor by sharing a part of the surplus from different activities we could not organize any
charitable activity as in the previous years. But in our CBR activity we did a lot of
charitable activity by contributing about 15% of the project cost from our surplus..
(a) STAFF DEVELOPMENT
GRAMIN puts maximum emphasis on the capacity development of its staff.
Because, effective functioning of an organization depends entirely upon a well equipped
staff. The staff must be aware and acquainted with recent developments in different
relevant fields by attending workshops and seminars and meetings organized by different
institutions. Exposure of the staff to the world of NGOs broadens their outlook as well as
creates innovation in them. This enables the functionaries, coordinators and animators
contribute effectively to the organization. Keeping this in mind GRAMIN with its
limited resources try to equip the coordinators with tools to accept the challenge.
Organization of monthly coordinators training programmes is a regular feature of
gRAMIN. In these meeting all aspects gathered from field and that acquired from
outside is discussed and feed-back from training is distributed. In addition to this
GRAMIN sends its staff members to various institutions for the latest exposure. In last
year we in addition to 12 monthly COT trainings we arranged for participation of the
following persons in seminars, workshops and exposure visits:
Date Name of the Staff Institution Topic
30th Nov.,09 to
4th
Dec‟10
Arup Saikia NIPCCD, New
Delhi
Project
Management,
UJJAWALA
29th Nov.-
1st.Dec,2009
Mrs. Rinti Das Guwahati Fund raising for
NGOs
19th to 21
st
September,2009
N.J.Sarma Boruah
Azijur Rahman
Pranodipta
Rajkhowa
Shillong Project
Management,
Book Keeping
and accounting
04th Feb.,10 to
19 Feb,10
Mohendra Bhuyan
Parag Borah
SANCHAR,
Kolkatta
Identification of
PWD
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Montu Borah
Ajoy Munde
Chandan Oriya
1st March,2010
to 12th March
2010
Mohendra Bhuyan SANCHAR,
Kolkatta
MIS and Book
Keeping
14th March to
28th March
2009
Miss Mamina
Begum
Miss Babita Saikia
Fiber Design cum
Development
Center, Khadi &
Village Indutries
Commission,
Ministry of
MS&ME (Govt.
of India) in
Sreekariyam,
Thiruvananthapur,
Kerela.
Fiber Design
cum
Development
MEETINGS . .
EXECUTIVE MEETINGS OF GRAMIN.
A total of 7 Nos. meetings of the executive committee were convened during the
year 2008-09. Adoption of policy decision and implementation strategies, taking stocks
of the on-goings activities, workings of the field staffs and block offices, budgeting and
approval of the expenditures etc are the main agenda item of these meetings. Dates of the
meeting and members present is given below-
SL.
No.
Date Resolution passed Venue & Time
1 02-04-2009
i) Approval to CBR Project under
CBR Forum, Bangalore
ii) Endorsement of Elementary
Education Project that was
submitted to Govt. Of India.
iii) Approval in the project to be
submitted to DC, Dhemaji for
construction of a Training
Complex and organization of
skill development training
Project Office,
GALIA
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workshop in Dhemaji.
2 05-09-2009
To discuss progress of projects CBR of
PWD, Ujjawalla, implementation and
new project preparation and submission.
Regular meeting , discussion of
Microfin Cell of GRAMIN.
Project Office,
GALIA
3 10-10-2009 1. Implementation of Ujjawalla project,
Organization of AGM, approval of trip
of the Chairman to N. Delhi,
Project Office,
GALIA
4 19-01-2010 To discuss about AGM, approval of
accounts of GRAMIN, Secretarial
Report, agenda for AGM, progress of
project implementation and new project
preparation and submission. Regular
meeting.
Project Office,
GALIA
5 27-02-2010 Meeting postpond due to inability of
the members to attend the meeting
due to Assam Bandh
Project Office,
GALIA
6 23-03-2010 1. Charge hand over to new EC.
2. Planning for the year 2010-2011
Project Office,
GALIA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF GRAMIN.
The Annual General Meeting of GRAMIN, for the year 2008-09 was held on 30th
January, 2010. The day-long programme started with hoisting of flag by the Chairman,
GRAMIN. Almost all members of GRAMIN attended the meeting. A number of
dignitaries attended the AGM as guest. Approvals of the income- expenditure statement,
and audited accounts etc. for the year 2007-08, Secretarial Reports, Annual Reports etc
were in the agenda. The AGM elaborately discussed the on-going activities and future
plans. A strong EC was also formed in the AGM.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The Working Committee of GRAMIN causes true accounts to be kept of all sums
of money received and the sources thereof and sums of money expended by the Samittee,
also of objects and purposes for which such receipts and expenditure are made and of the
assets and liabilities of the Samittee. The financial year of GRAMIN is from 1st April to
31st March. The WC further causes the accounts of the Society to be audited by an
Auditor appointed by the AGM. The Audits of the account is generally completed by
June and report submitted to the WC latest by 20th
July and along with Balance Sheet and
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receipt and expenditure accounts prepared by him. The present audit is done by M/S A.
Joshi & Associates, Guwahati. Due to some problem the current audit for the FY 2009-10
was completed by 30th
. November, 2010. The Balance sheet and Income & Expenditure
Statement as audited by The CA Farm is given below-
A. Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2010
LIABILITIES AMOUNT ASSETS AMOUNT
CAPITAL FUND FIXED ASSETS
Opening Balance 16,34,977.05 Fixed Assets 23,01,759.00
Add: Excess of Income SECURITY DEPOSITS over expenditure 9,846.00 16,44,823.05 LPG Security 550.00
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LOANS FUND LOANS & ADVANCES Loan from Gramin M/F 41,78,428.00 Agriculture Loan 1,03,094.00
Temporary Loan 3,54,264.00 Broiler Loan 24,65,700.00
Loan for Vehicle 2,22,120.00 Staff Loan 18,945.00
Add Interest 27,765.00 ADVANCES & RECEIVABLES ------------- Receivable from SDWSM 14,98,215.00 2,49,885.00
Less : Repayment 1,33,632.00 1,16,253.00
MEMBERS LIABILITY CASH & BANK BALANCE
Members Liability 76,769.95 Cash at Bank
DEPOSITS SBI Chariali Branch 2,44,633.00
Security Deposit 52,400.00 SBI Chariali Branch 3,114.00 UNSPENT GRANT SBI, Biswanath Ghat 3,804.00
Caritus India 2,43,682.00 Cash in Hand 26,806.00
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66,66,620.00 66,66,620.00
B. INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST
MARCH,2010
EXPENSES AMOUNT INCOME AMOUNT
To Administrative expenses By Receipts from Sales Administrative Expenses 1,79,008.00 Store Sales 3,894.00
To Project & Programme Expenses By Grant in Aid UJJAWALA Project Expenses 86,350.00 Grant in aid received during
CBR Activity Expenses (FC) 2,19,968.00 the year 8,19,576.00
CBR Activity Expenses (LC) 29,335.00 BY Service & Other Charges GRAMIN Sanitation 81,348.00 Service Charge Received 450.00
Project Expenses 1,13,874.00 By Interest Recovered on Loans Sangh Samriddhi 4,860.00 On Agriculture Loan 19,570.00
Charity Work 4,487.00 By Bank Interest 820.00
To Interest on Vehicle 27,765.00 By Registration Fee (SHG) 100.00
To Depreciation on Fixed Assets 1,31,289.00 By Truck Fare Received 43,720.00
To Excess of Income over Expenditure 9,846.00
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8,88,130.00 8,88,130.00
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GRAMIN EC Members
1. Mr. Arun Upadhyaya -- Chairman
2. Md. Nur Islam -- Vice Chairman
3. Ms Rinti Das -- Vice Chair Person
4. Mr. Mohendra Bhuyan --Secretary
5. Mr. Debajit Borah -- Asstt. Secretary
6. Md. Azizur Rahman -- Asstt. Secretary
7. Mr. N.J.Sarmah Boruah -- Member
8. Dr. Bipul Borah -- Member
9. Dr. Mukut Sharmah -- Member
10. Mr. Diganta Bharali -- Member
11. Mr. Lila Upadhyaya -- Member
12. Ms Lakhi Saha -- Member
13. Mr Diganta Bharali -- Member
14. Mr Chitta Borthakur -- Member
15. Ms Sahara Khatun -- Member
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Friends, GRAMIN is gradually changing its area of activity based upon the need
of the hour; still soldering greater and greater responsibilities and entering into arena of
more complicated situation. We have after taking over charges worked hard and tried our
level best to maintain the old reputation of GRAMIN. We are however lucky that the
infrastructure was built strongly by the predecessors above which we to build the temple
of social work. Work begets work. Started with the goal of popularization of science we
have entered into rural income generation and management programme and now towards
working for the down-trodden. We are taking sustainable livelihood which is the most
challenging and priority task. Good health and an environment conducive of income
generation are there for adopting health, hygiene and environmental programmes. For
social upliftment of the rural people, particularly the old aged persons, women in distress
and street children, there are still a lot to do. It is not an easy job but the confidence the
people have in us and their good will, helping and cooperating attitude encourage us take
this daunting task.
With this we conclude this report. Thank you, thank you all.
Long live GRAMIN. Long live its spirit of social change.
Arun Upadhyaya Biswanath Chariali Mohendra Bhuyan
Chairman, GRAMIN. 30th
. December, 2010 Secretary, GRAMIN
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ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE LENCE
1. Best Performance Award for 1999-2000[20th
July 2001]
CHAIRMAN, GRAMIN BEING FECILITATED BY CHIEF MINISTER, ASSAM
IN THE YEAR 2001 & 2002
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Celebration of international Woman’s Day
Public Awareness campaign under UJJAWALA
A Kalajatha Exhibition under UJJAWALA
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Sri Suryanil Sengupta from Sanchar ,Kolkata, visiting the PWD & demonstrating to GRAMIN
Coordinators procedure of handling the PWD :