Transcript Lab to Land Programme

PRESENTATION
BY
Smt.G.KRISHNAVENI
EX-SARPANCH –CUM-BNV
Edulamaddali G.P,PEDAPARUPUDI (M) ,KRISHNA (Dt)
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Started NGO “THERISSA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY” in the year 2004
Became sarpanch in August, 2006
In the beginning , Gram Panchayat Secretary disregarded as I
belong to SC community and also due to lack of knowledge
about roles and responsibilitities of Gram Panchayat Sarpanch
AMR-APARD had given training to sarpanches in the month of
Dec,2006
As a woman sarpanch, I was very much concerned about
liquor consumption in the village
Banned liquor sale points in the village in the month of
Jan,2007
Actively involved in getting sanction of pensions under
NSAP/INDIRAMMA, houses under Indira Awas Yojana
(IAY)/INDIRAMMA,individual household toilets under Total
sanitation Campaign(TSC) , Drinking water projects under
National
Rural
Drinking
water
Programme
(NRDWP),MGNREGS
Per annum Investment for welfare and development activities
in the village was enhanced from Rs 1,50,000 in 2006 to Rs
70,00,000 in 2011.
Acted as resource person in sarpanch training programmes
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Attended 3-day orientation workshop at APARD
under Lab – to - Land Initiative
 Selected 10 volunteers for training at APARD
 Trained BNVs have shared their training experiences
 10 Trained BNVs have proposed to me to take up
voluntary activities like ban on plastic use, avenue
plantation and immediately taken up in the village
 These activities were covered in the local daily news
papers.
 Having known through the daily news papers, the
neighboring Gram Panchayats’ Sarpanches have
enquired about the concept and voluntary work done
by youth in our village.
 After seeing the activities done by 10 volunteers, 15
volunteers have come forward to enroll as BNVs
including myself
 Now , there are 25 BNVs in village
WARDS AND FAMILIES
Ward
number
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
Total
Number of households Number of
BNVs
40
3
39
2
50
4
28
4
40
3
35
3
25
2
70
4
327
25
CATEGORIES AMONG BNVS
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AGRICULTURE -02
STUDENTS - 20
UNEMPLOYED YOUTH -02
Ex-SARPANCH - 01
WHY BNVs WANT TO DO
VOLUNTARY WORK
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Gaining knowledge
Opportunity to interact with the Officials
Widen scope for job search
Recognition from community
Respect from community
Helps in unity among volunteers
Gain self-confidence due to team work
Parents feel proud of their sons’/daugthers’ voluntary work in their
own village
Scope for growth in the ladder of elected
representative posts
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BNVs are interacting with the attached families
Identified local needs
Formation of committees like education committee ,
sanitaion committee, liquor prohibition committee,
water supply committee , electricity committee
Campaign against corruption
Ensuring qualitative and timely service delivery to
the target people by the government departments
BNVs are attending to resolving disputes locally
Facilitated in conducting health camps
BNVs are attending to activities like arranging
chairs,tables and other requirements whenever any
meeting held by different departments/NGOs