3. Backward and drought prone area
Chronic water shortage in spite of 850-900 mm rainfall
High rate of soil erosion due to massive deforestation
Rainfed agriculture, short duration crops
Low rate of literacy
Poor health and hygiene practices
Substantial forced migration in search of livelihood
Initial Situations of the Area
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5. Initiative I: Community/ Cadre Development
1300 CBOs formed and nurtured, 150 village leaders have
emerged as skill leaders for their village.
1416 village volunteers are trained in health and education
awareness
•Community Based Organizations (CBO) approach
•Capacity building of youth, women, farmers, cattle owners and adolescent
girls, children, teachers
•Established trained human resources (village level) to address their need
based issues.
•Active role of Women in economic and socio-political developments
•Women led cooperative society formed in the area
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6. Impact of CBOs - Linkages
Sr. Details Total Beneficiaries
Linked (HH)
1 Agriculture 3495
2 Education 722
3 Health 1831
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Housing and
Household need
9826
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Humanitarian (Social
Protection)
3524
6 Income generation 9538
7 Village infrastructure 623
8 Water harvesting 595
COVERAGE 30518
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7. • Prepared Micro Plans with watershed
management approach for 70 villages,
with active participation of communities.
Impacts :
• 1,150 hectors land added for farming
• Recharged 660 wells; water table up by
2-3 feet
• Soil moisture holding capacity improved,
opportunity for long duration crops
• Drought proofing.
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Initiative II: Watershed Area Development
8. • Technology transfer of Best Practices for different crops
• Cold Storage and Value Addition (Ripening)
• 41250 farmers benefitted
• Seasonal income increase by Rs.190 Million
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Initiative III: Agriculture & Horticulture
Development
9. Farm Schools
Knowledge Center at Farm Gate
•Equipped with different
training materials
•Conducted 20000
training days for 7300+
women
72 Farm Schools as Knowledge
and Resource Hub at village
level
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10. Soil Health Management (SHM)
and Seed Security
• 3000 women farmers trained on
concept of SHM
• Provided training on Seed
Security and Seed Preservation
in 30 Villages through seed
production plots
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11. Focused Drudgery Reduction in Agriculture
1) Agri Tool Bank for community with
having improved farm tools
2) 25 youths as Entrepreneurs (serving
100 villages)
3) 12 Tribal Farmers’ Organizations
covering 1635 farmers
4) Saved annual drudgeries of 42217
days in Agricultural operations.
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Initiative IV: Agri-Mechanization
The way of Drudgery Reduction
12. • 12 Dairies formed, Started with only 12
lit/day milk; now collecting avg. 12119
lit/day milk.
• Curative services in 45 villages with
increased Vaccination up to 85%
• Scientific approach adopted for animal
husbandry
• 39 individual Gobar gas units are
established
Animal husbandry
promoted as continuous
source of Alternative
Livelihood
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Initiative V: Animal Husbandry and
Dairy Development
13. • Mobilized & organized 8820+ women in self help groups
• Sharda Gromodhyog Society has achieved business of Rs. 18
Million till date benefitting 750 women artisans.
• Food processing & Production of Bio Agri Products initiated
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Initiative VI: Livelihood Enhancement
14. • Established well equipped Sharda Medical Center (18 bedded hospital)
• Initiated Mobile Medical services for remote area outreach
• Initiated blood storage services to facilitate sickle-cell anemia treatment,
Thalassemia and critical operative patients served
• Extended annually curative services to 6000+ patients
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Initiative VII: Community Health programs
15. Manufacturing
Technologies
Information
Technology
Welder Agronomy
Horticulture
Electrician
House wiring
Data Entry
OperatorTally
Scaffold
Mason
Plumber
Two Wheeler
Mechanic
Tractor
Mechanic
Welder
Structural
Fabrication
Turning
&
Milling
CNC Milling
&
CNC
Turning
Mechanical
Maintenanc
e
Dairy Forming
Rewinding of
AC/DC motors
Front Office
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Trained : 2500; Employed : 2000
Earning Rs. 5000-12000 per month, Girls’ ratio 50%
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Initiative VIII: Education
and Skill development
