LAB-to-LAND INITIATIVEAMR-APARD

AMR-APARD

LAB –TO –LAND INITIATIVE

KEYCAP – Knowledgeable and Empowered community is the KEY to Community Development in Andhra Pradesh

Aims at the wellbeing of rural community Catalyses convergence of a host of programmes Enhances effectiveness of any programme by

building leadership, disseminating knowledge, community monitoring etc.,

Builds a cadre of Bharat Nirman Volunteers to be the “last mile human connectivity” for the Government with the Rural Community.

CHEEDED VILLAGE ON GOOGLE MAP

LAB 2 LAND INITIATIVE PROJECTVILLAGE : CHEEDEDMANDAL : MANCHALDISTRICT : RANGA REDDY

CHEEDED VILLAGE BOUNDARY

IN TOPOSHEET NO.56K/12/SE

CGARD

Towards Rangapur

Towards Chintapatla

Cheeded Village

Towards Loyapalli

Towards Datpalli

CGARD

Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

RANGA REDDY DISTRICT

MANDAL

PR RD PLANNINGMEDICAL &

HEALTHIRRIGATION AH

REVENUE

ENERGY

R&B

FOREST

POSTALBANKING

EDUCATION

COOPERATIVE

HORTICULTURE

WOMEN & CHILD

WELFARE

POLICE

HOUSING

AGRICULTUREHOUSING RWS

YOUTH AFFAIRS

SC WELFARE

TRIBAL WELFARE

BC WELFARE

SOCIAL WELFARE

GROUND WATER

TELECOM

DISABLED WELFARE

INDUSTRIES

MARKETING

COMMERCIAL TAX

EXCISE

SERICULTURE

FISHERIES

MINES & GEOLOGY

FUNCTIONARIES IN CHEEDED GP

1.PS 2.RS3.ANGANW

ADI TEACHER

4.ASHA WORKER

5.FIELD ASSISTANT

6.ADARSHA RYTHU

7.COMMUNITY COORDINATOR

17.Teacher

21.Teacher

28.Teacher

12.Sweeper

13.Head Master

16.Sweeper

20.Sweeper

8.Sakshara Bharathi

Coordinator

22.PTF

14.Vidya Volunteer

27.Teacher

18.Vidya Volunteer

26.Waterman

39.Karobar

9.Sakshara Bharathi

Coordinator

10.Community

Service Provider

11.ANM

23.Midday Meal Cook

29.FP Shop

Dealer

15.Work Inspector Housing

19.Village Book Keeper

25.Helper

38.Gopala Mitra

24.NPM Coordinator

37.Ward members-8

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

1 MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNRGEA)

2 INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME ( IWMP)

3 SWARNAJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA (SGSY)

4 PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY)

5 NATIONAL RURAL DRINKING WATER PROGRAMME(NRDWP)

6 TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN (TSC)

7 NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)

8 INDIRA AWAS YOJANA (IAY)

9 PROVISION OF URBAN AMENITIES IN RURAL AREAS (PURA)

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

246 PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(PDS)

247 ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA (AAY)

NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (NABARD)248 RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND(RIDF)

MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY249 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSSION (JNNSM)

250 NATIONAL PROJECT FOR BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT (NPBD)

251 REMOTE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME (RVEP)

252 INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IREDA)

DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS253 VILLAGE PUBLIC TELEPHONE

254 UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND

255 SWABHIMAN

CASE STUDY - I

Name : Devarakonda . LaxmammaCaste :BCMarital Status : WidowHouse No: 1-88/1Village :CheededMandal :ManchalDistrict:Ranga ReddyState : Andhra PradeshChildren : 2 Sons and 1 daughterAge : 50/42/39/37 years

VOTER INDENTITY CARD :

50 YEARS

RATION CARD : 42 YEARS

MGNREGA JOB CARD : 39 YEARS

MGNREGA SMARTCARD :37 YEARS

GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES

D.LAXMAMMA

IAY

MGNREGS

AAM ADMI BHIMA

YOJANA

WIDOW PENSION

INDIRA KRANTHI PATHAM

(IKP)

RAJIV GANDHI GRAMEEN

VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA(RGVY)

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM

NRDWP

CASE STUDY -2

1. CHEEDED GRAM PANCHAYAT

2. MANCHAL MANDAL

3. RANGA REDDY DISTRICT

4. DRY LAND FARMERS : 15

5. EXTENT : 50 ACRES

6. PRESENT POSITION OF LAND : FALLOW

7. REASONS FOR KEEPING THE LAND FALLOW: Scanty and erratic rainfall Hike in labour charges Shortage of labour Labour are more intrested in MGNREGS works

• Work shop with DRPs • Identified 75 Gram Panchayats in 22

Districts

I, …………………….. a Bharat Nirman

Volunteer/Panchayat

Member/Villager/Officer , having solemnly

resolved to participate voluntarily in

APARD’s KEYCAP (LAB TO LAND) Initiative

and strive my level best to bring a holistic

and sustainable development of ---------

Cheeded Gram Panchayat. I shall try my

level best to acquire knowledge on various

state and central government programmes

meant for rural development and see that

quality services and benefits are properly

delivered to the citizens to the fullest

extent. I will also act as a catalyst to

enlighten the people to act against various

forms of evils existing in the society and

shall endeavor to build a Knowledgeable

and Empowered Community in my

village/Place where I am working. I shall

make every effort to make Cheeded Village

globally known for the transformation it is

going to bring in near future

OATH

District Officials interaction in Gramsabha

Triggering Exercise-PMES

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Haemoglobin Levelamong women

Improvement of Village Cleaniless

Health and Nutrition Committee Discussions

Liquor Prohibition CommitteeLiquor Vendors

Wall News Paper

All Political party leaders have come together

ASP(NGO) installed computer system in the GP office

Committees have started working on their own

On 25-03-2011 & 26-03-2011, Cheeded GP and other villagers engaged 75 other GP Sarpanches,75 educated unemployed youth at AMR-APARD for a day in orienting them

TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON LAB TO LAND INITIATIVE WITH Sarpanches,Youth Volunteers and Ward members of 75 Gram Panchayats on 25-03-2011 to 26-03-2011

CHEEDED GRAM PANCHAYAT PRESENTING THEIR EXPERIENCES UNDER LAB-TO-LAND INITIATIVE TO 75 GRAM PANCHAYATS

WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK

FINDINGS FROM SAMPLE SURVEY ON WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK

IT OFFERS MANY NEW PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS

IT PROVIDES A PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEL GOOD SENSATION

IT REDUCES ISOLATION , LONELINESS, FRUSTRATION & DEPRESSION

IT FETCHES RECOGNITION

IT STRENGTHENS INTRA & INTER FAMILY/IES RELATIONS

IT HELPS GAINING INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZATIONAL , MANAGERIAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS

IT HELPS JOB SEARCH

Highlighting the activities of BNVs

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP FOR GAINING CONFIDENCE OF COMMUNITY

Voluntary activities by BNVs Initiatives Plantation programmes Kitchen garden activities Special classes were conducted for 10th

class students Started open library in the village Collected rice and distributed to the poorest

of poor families Banned sale of liquor, Panparag and Gutkha Taken up shramadan works on every 1st and

3rd Sundays in a month

Facilitated in constitution of a team with

15 elderly persons and conducting awareness campaign about harmful consequences of intoxication

During cyclonic storms, damaged street lights were replaced by BNVs

Jungle clearance Clean and Green programmes

Taken over community hall which was under unauthorized occupation by local leader for the last 23 years

Banned use of plastic items Closed liquor vending shops Organized health camps Enrolled school dropouts Distributed note books and slates to

school children Restored RTC bus services Established R.O-based water treatment

plants

Supplied dust bins Cleared debris with the help of JCB

machines Through health camps identified children

suffering from heart problems and facilitated surgery under “Arogya Sree” programme with 100% free of cost

Avenue plantation Construction of Individual Sanitary Toilets Ensured Mid-day meal as per menu to

school children

Facilitated 100% family planning Cleaned Over Head Water Supply

tanks every 15 days Wall writings on social responsibilities Monitored local institutions like

Anganwadi centres, schools, Nutrition centres, Gopal mitra centres , Health sub-centres, etc

Formation of approach roads to local grave yards

Conducted quiz programmes among pregnant women to create awareness about mother and child health

Distributed Smokeless chulhas Facilitated distribution of pattas to

landless poor Promoted enrollment in government

schools discouraging admission in private schools

Facilitated bank loans to landless tenant farmers

Reading daily news papers for the non-literates in the village

Prohibited washing of clothes at public water bodies and drinking water taps

Established bio-gas plants with the help of NEDCAP

Facilitated loan waiver to weaversConducted physiotherapy classes to

weavers

Closed cesspools and prevented water logging

Campaigned against open defecationSome BNVs opened e-mail addresses

like : rvpdbns@gmail.comRegulated garbage dumping in drains

Horticulture plantation Ensured no police /court cases in the

villages Identified child labor and enrolled them

into schools Facilitated financial assistance from

NGOs/ CBOs for completion of incomplete houses under IAY/INDIRAMMA housing

Identified eligible youth and referred them to Job Cell ,DRDA for Vocational training

Trained farmers on Organic farming with the help of local “Adarsh Rythulu” for preparation of vermi compost, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides

Suggested to be called as “Nava Bharat Nirman Volunteers”

Campaign on banning of plastic Engaging elderly through conversation

and documenting their experiences

Promoted the concept of making family members literate by one’s own family

Engaged in HIV/AIDS care Campaigned with school children on water,

sanitation and ethics. Slogans like “KOTI RUPAYALU ICHINA VOTUNU AMMUKOMU” used

Ensured “Challa Yanadi”- a nomadic tribe to lead settled life

Conducted games, elocution and essay writing competitions to school children

Conducted trainings for skill up gradation in association with banks

Promoted community contributions to upgrade the existing institutional facilities

Started BNV reading rooms Programmed reunion of all those once

lived in the village and are now away under the banner “JANMASTHALA SAMYOJANAM”

SOME PROUD MOMENTS TO AMR-APARD

REQUEST FROM OTHER THAN 79 VILLAGES FOR REGISTRATION UNDER L-2-L INITIATIVE

REQUESTS FROM NGOs to CONSIDER THEM FOR TAKING UP THIS INITIATIVE

REQUEST FROM RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF BNVs FOR SOCIAL AUDIT , IWMP

DISTRICT COLLECTORS OF RANGA REDDY & CHITTOOR RECOMMENDED TO TAKE ONE VILLAGE IN EACH MANDAL

SOME OF THE EX-SARPANCHES HAVE ENROLLED THEM AS BNVs

ENGINEERING GRADUATES FROM BITS, PILANI HAVE UNDERGONE BNV TRAINING

INTEL DONATED 100 LAPTOPS TO APARD IMPRESSED BY THE CONCEPT THROUGH APARD WEB SITE

Demand for training

Sarpanches who were completely convinced about the concept and the role of BNVs in Lab to Land have enrolled themselves as BNVs after completion of their 5 years tenure on August 21st 2011

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www.apard.gov.in

www.apardkeycap.nic.in