The document summarizes a presentation given by Amitava Banerjee, Executive Director of Bhoruka Charitable Trust (BCT), at the 10th IDCA International Conference in Gurgaon on January 10-11, 2014. It provides information about BCT's founder and mission, geographical outreach across multiple states in India, key program areas of health, education, livelihoods, and more. Specific health projects described include initiatives focused on urban slum dwellers, maternal and child health, eye care services including cataract surgeries, mobile medical services, and wheat flour fortification. Ongoing projects in South India concentrate on HIV/AIDS awareness and treatment programs targeting high-risk groups.

1. 10th IDCA International Conference, Gurgaon. 10-11 Jan, 2014 . Presentation by Amitava Banerjee, Executive Director-BCT.
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Bhoruka Charitable Trust (BCT)
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since 1962
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Contents
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About Organization
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BCT’s Founder and Mission
Background
Geographical outreach
Working sectors
Transition of BCT
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Key projects under programmatic domains:
(Health | Education | Water & Sanitation | SHG & Livelihoods | Promotion of Visual Arts)
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North India
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South India
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Questions/ discussions
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i. About Organization (a. BCT’s Founder and Mission)
Late Shri. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal (1920 – 1982)
(A Visionary, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist)
Founder Chairman of TCI – Bhoruka Group of Companies
MISSION
“Bhoruka Charitable Trust is dedicated to socio-economic transformation
of rural & remote areas of India, especially the weaker and socially
underprivileged groups, through physical, social, cultural and economic
development of rural people, group and institutions.”
i. About Organization (b. Background)
Early 60s
 PD Ji donated for refurbishment of Village Well and several other initiatives and thought
to formalize the pace of development. Formation of BCT on May 23, 1962.
During 70s
 PD Ji & family visited Bhorugram and committed towards development of Bhorugram
Since early 80s
 BCT is deeply committed towards holistic rural development in targeted areas.
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i. About Organization (c. Geographical outreach)
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KARNATAKA
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Churu
Hanumangarh
Sri Ganganagar
Dungarpur
Nagaur
Barmer
Jalore
Chittorgarh
Bhilwara
Banswara
Udaipur
Rajsamand
Jhunjhunu
Sawaimadhopur
Kaurauli
Sikar
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Jaipur
Kota
Baran
Ajmer
Jaisalmer
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Bangalore Urban
Dharwad
Davangere
Haveri
Bellary
Chikkaballapur
ANDHRA PRADESH
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Hyderabad
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East Godavari
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TAMIL NADU
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Hosur (Shoolagiri)
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i. About Organization (d. Working sectors)
 BCT has grown from a charity based organization to a developmental
institution, working around the following core areas.
Organizational turnover for last six years
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Percentage fund allocation for the FY 2012-13
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i. About Organization (e. Transition of BCT)
1962 – 1983
Charity/ Philanthropy
Approach
1984 – 2008
Development Institution
(Grant based)
2009 – current
Project Implementation Agency
(PIA)
[Professional fees for services]
FUTURE
Social Entrepreneurship and/or
Business Development Approach
(GP Project is first step towards learning)
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH
 Health
Awareness cum Increased Utilization of Government’s
Health Services for Urban Slum Dwellers through
Health of the Urban Poor Program for Jaipur
 Aims at creating suggestive model for NUHM,
 Since 2009 initiative is covering 6 wards (46 urban slums)
of Jaipur,
 Annually the initiative reaches out 1.3 lac individuals
in the targeted slums,
 Project being supported by US AID and guided by PFI.
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Maternal Newborn Child Health Nutrition (MNCHN)
initiative for 101 villages of Rajgarh and Sujangarh, Churu
 Around one lac individuals reached , focus on mother
& child health and nutrition,
 Across all the 101 target villages ANMs were trained
and facilities provided to 64 Anganwadi Centres,
 30 new toilets constructed for beneficiaries having
no such facilities,
 43 Godbharaai programs held for target mothers,
 105 SHG members identified,
 600 School children trained on hygiene issues,
 Project being supported by Save the Children.
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Modern and Specialty Medical Services through 30 bed
Chogmal Bhoruka Hospital at Bhorugram, Churu
 Annually around 2500 cases get successfully treated
through CB hospital, figures of treated cases for the
year 2012-13 is 2358.
 The hospital caters to entire Rajgarh block as well as
closely located villages of other blocks of Churu District.
 Is one of the best health service linked premises of
district Churu where regular Cataract surgeries under
Blindness Control Program takes place (being organized
by BCT through regular held Cataract Camps).
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10. 10th IDCA International Conference, Gurgaon. 10-11 Jan, 2014 . Presentation by Amitava Banerjee, Executive Director-BCT.
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Eye care initiatives primarily includes regular Cataract
Surgeries being supported by State Blindness Control
Program.
 Under State’s Blindness Control Program BCT
conducts around 6000 cataract surgeries annually,
 We are present across 5 districts of Rajasthan for
conducting cataract surgeries through Eye Camps,
 During 2012-13 around 100 camps held and the OPD
figures are 13783 , 5295 patients operated.
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Eye care program also includes initiatives focusing
children/ students through School Eye Screening
Program and Low Vision Program supported by
agencies like Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan.
 Under School Eye Screening Program 18673 children
screened, 1320 free spectacles distributed during
2012-13 (Churu & Dungarpur).
 Under Low Vision Program 510 children screened, 210
spectacles and 50 low vision devices distributed, and
18 surgeries performed during 2012-13.
(Hanumangarh, Churu, Ganganagar, Bikaner & Jhunjhunu) .
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Being supported by NRHM, BCT operates 4 each of
Mobile Medical Units and Mobile Medical Vans in
3 districts of Rajasthan, annually reaching out to around
1 lac rural lots.
 1675 camps held during the year 2012-13 through
8 vehicles, and the figures for OPD are 96941.
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ii. Key projects (a. North India)
Ongoing NORTH continued
 Health
Being funded by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
- GAIN and in support with IIHMR, BCT is implementing
Wheat Flour Fortification project for the tribal
communities of Salumber and Sarada blocks of Udaipur.
 Fortificants being Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin A & B12,
 Targeted to reaching our 5 lac individuals in total, and
 to fortify 30,000 MTs of wheat flour annually (3 year
onwards), engaging 400 small rural millers.
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ii. Key projects (b. South India)
Ongoing SOUTH
 Health: HIV/ AIDS awareness programs (key programmatic description & figures)
 Targeted Intervention (TI) for Female Sex Workers (FSWs): 2996 FSWs
covered, 216 women with STI treated.
 TI for migrants: 100215 cases reached out, 31230 identified at high risk,
6498 diagnosed/ treated for STI, HIV +ve patients linked to ART (8 per 1000).
 TI for Truckers (Warangal): 123675 truckers reached out, 18569 checkedup, 1729 provided proper treatment.
 TI Truckers (Nelamangla): With Khushi clinic 116000 truckers benefitted.
 Foster care program for OVCs: Covering 25 villages with an objective to
provide foster care support to 60 OVCs through 30 Foster care mothers.
 Humsafar (workplace intervention): Reached out 17396 truckers, 42 STI
infected treated, 6 found HIV positive linked to ART centers.
 Suraksha (workplace intervention): 11392 truckers reached out, 255 STI
cases treated, 357 tested for HIV , 2 found positive linked to ART centers.
 Sankalp: 125000 individuals reached, aimed to develop a response system
so that AIDS/ HIV related information collected and patients get treated.
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ii. Key projects (b. South India)
Ongoing SOUTH continued
 Health: HIV/ AIDS awareness programs (key programmatic description & figures)
 Chinnara Loka: For the children of migrants in construction sector. During
the year more than 250 children (2-12 years) attended the center. Pulse
polio drops administered to below 5 age group.
 Safe Life Program funded by JSW (Jindal Group) for improving Child
Nutrition Status in Bellary District. Eliminates malnutrition among children
of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers of Bellary District in a
span of 10 years (89 villages to be tapped in year one). Project aims at:
-Community sensitization, -Awareness creation, -Capacity building for pregnant and
lactating mothers on health & nutrition, -Educating Anganwadi workers & betterment of
AWCs, -Periodical physical examination of malnourished children, -Capacitating different
stakeholders, -Working on Community Ownership &Responsible Environment issues etc.
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 AIDS Rehabilitation Center at Bangalore
 Improving the survival and quality of life of people living with HIV/ AIDS
through required diagnostic services.
 BDA has allotted a land to BCT at HAL II Stage, off old Airport.
 To be functional in next one year.
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iii. Questions/ discussions …..
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