Annual Report 2011-12

Annual Report 2011-12

Rural Development Society (RDS) H. No. 14-42-509 Vengal Rao Colony Wanaparthy Email :- rdsruralindia@gmail.com rds_ruralindia@rediffmail.com
Website :- rdsindia.weebly.com

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Contents
Sl.No I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. Introduction, Vision, Mission, Approach, Legal Status Collaborating Institutions Interventions Programmes Future Plans Auditors Report Balance Sheet Income & Expenditure Statement Receipts & Payments Page No 4 5 9 10 12 38 39 40 41 42

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Introduction:
Rural Development Society (RDS) began its journey in the year 1999, to establish a just society, wherein all men, women and children experience a life of fullness and they are empowered to discover their potentialities, and enable to live with dignity. The founders of the organization had been engaged in participatory facilitation of development interventions in various parts of Andhra Pradesh, especially the most backward and drought ridden districts of the state, the Telangana Region, for the last 25 years. While in different parts of Mahabubnagar District, in connection with community organization and capacity

strengthening of Self Help Groups (SHGs), in collaboration with the District Administration and UNDP, the founders had exposure into the dire situation of the district, especially with regard to the mounting number of migration, degraded greenery, denuded hillocks depleting ground water and desperate debt ridden small and marginal farmers. Having interacted with some development concerned people of the district and its surrounding districts, the idea of facilitation of development programs, in active and conscious participation of the stake holders, from a legalized structure, emerged. As a result, in 1999, Rural Development Society RDS) was founded with like minded people from different walks of life. (

Vision
Socially, Politically, Economically Harmonious and just Society & Environmentally Healthy,

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Mission
RDS mission is to empower the powerless to build up Socially, Politically, Economically & Environmentally Healthy, Harmonious and just Society Capacitating the powerless to unleash their fettered but inherent dynamism and strength to place themselves in the broad way of growth, amply fueled and fired to move ahead and build up pro-progress environs, ensuring a harmonious society where social, political, economic, educational, cultural, infamily & inter-family and gender justice, equity, equality and play of good conscience, rule the roost.

Approach
Integrated, Participatory and Sustainable

Legal Status
Rural Development Society (RDS) is registered under Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli (Act 1 of 1350 F.)
Registration No: FCRA No: 12A Registration No: 80G Registration No: Pan Number: Tan Number: 795 of 1999 dated 17th February, 1999 010280055 date- 12-09-2005 F. No.DIT (E) HYD/39(02)/12A/05-06 dated 28-07-2006 F. No.DIT ((E)/HYD/80G/60(12)/07-08 04-04- 2008 AAAAR3275R dated 16-12-1999 HYDR06396F dated 24-11-2009

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Governing Body Of The Organization

Sl. No Name Designat ion Age & Sex Educational Qualification Occupa tion Experience Permanent Address H.No.14-42509, Vengal Rao colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. H.No.42-183, RTC colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. H.No.14-42225/B,RTC colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. H.No.14-42563, , Vengal Rao colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. Variety Tailors, Opposite RDOs office, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. H.No1442/435, Sainagar colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist. C/o Vimochana Hospital, NTR colony, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar dist.

Ms.Chinnamma Thomas w/o Thomas

Presiden t

47-F

MA

Social Work

20 years

Ms. M. Jayalakshmi w/o Late Chinna Reddy

Vice Presiden t

39-F

MA

House Wife

8 years

Ms. R. Nirmala w/o Lakshma Reddy

Secretar y

37-F

SSC

Social Work

5 years

Ms. K. Sharadha w/o Niranjan

Treasur er

33-F

Intermediate

House Wife

7 years

Mr. B. Chandra Shekar Reddy s/o Nagi Reddy

Member

44

Intermediate

Busines s

9 years

Mr. Tommy Joseph s/o Joseph

Member

39

BA

Social Work

11years

Ms. G.S. Martha Rani w/o Raghavalu

Member

43

B.Sc (Nursing)

Staff Nurse

14years

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RDS Advisory Committee

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dr. B. Suresh Reddy M. Sc, PhD (Soil Fertility) Mr. A. Bal Reddy ,Joint Director of Agriculture (retired) Dr. K. Rajendher Reddy, (Agronomy) Mr. K.A. Ephrem (Social Scientist) Dr. T. Mohan Rao MBBS Dr. R. Sudhakar, (Agronomy)

Manpower of RDS
Sl. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Name of the staff P.J.Thomas P. Ranjith P.Kondalaiah B.Ramulu K.Venkat Goud B. Srinivasulu B. Sravanthy A. Sammaiah C. Karunakar Reddy Designation Executive Director Program coordinator Project Officer Area coordinator NSO Team leader Agrl. coordinator Project Coordinator Community organizer Community organizer Social Mobilizer Engineer Qualification B.Com, MA MBA MSW BA BA Diploma in Agriculture MBA Intermediate BA BA Diploma in CE Experience 22 years 3 years 2 years 4 years 12 years 5 years 2 Years 14 years 3 years 12 years 5 years Experience in RDS 11 years 5 years 3 years 6 years 5 years 7 years 2 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 5 years

10 K. Vijayalakshmi 11 G. Ranjith Kumar

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Manpower of RDS

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Name of the staff

Designation Community organizer Community organizer Community organizer Community organizer Community organizer Computer operator Accountant RBC Instructor Community organizer Community organizer Community organizer Community organizer Driver Engineer

Qualification BA B.Sc BA Intermediate Intermediate MCA MCA Intermediate M.Sc, MA BA Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Diploma in civil engineering

Experience 5years 3years 2years 2 years 2 years 4 years 2years 2years 2 years 1 year 1 year 1 year 4 years 1 year

Experience in RDS 6 years 5 years 6 years 6 years 6 years 6 years 5 years 2 year 2 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year

12. K.Divya Bharathi 13. 14. 15. E. Shailaja S.Nalini M. Jyothi

16. M. Sri Lakshmi 17. Meena Mathew 18. T. Jagadheeswar 19. V. Bhavani

20. S.Chandra Shekar 21. 22. 23. N. Suvarna D. Bharathi B. Jayabharathy

24. R.Bharathkumar Reddy 25. A. Ashok

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Collaborating Institutions
Name of Collaborating Institutions.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Area of Collaboration Trainings, Exposure Biotechnology Programme Organic Farming Trainings, Exposure, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Value addition to Sorghum products Trainings (RSVY trainings for RMGs & Farmers) Repair Renovation and Rehabilitation of Irrigation tanks Popularization and marketing of Sorghum through value addition. School Nutrition Programme with Sorghum food School Nutrition Programme with Sorghum food Food technology Trainings Water shed programs Child Labour Eradication Organizing of Disabled in Municipal Area Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (REDP). NPM Programme. Girl Child Education Program Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) Mega Watershed

Agriculture University - Hyderabad APNL Biotechnology Unit - Hyderabad Action for Food Production (AFPRO) New Delhi KVK-Madanapuram, Kothakota College of Home Science-Hyderabad Agriculture Department -Mahabubnagar District Catchments Area Development Agency (CADA) Hyderabad Directorate of Sorghum Research Centre (DSR), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad National Research Centre for Sorghum (NRCS), Hyderabad

10. National Institute for Nutrition (NIN) 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Central Food Technology Research Institute (CFTRI) Hyderabad National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) District Primary Education Program/Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (DPEP/SSA) Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas(MEPMA), Hyderabad National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Hyderabad Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP),Hyderabad Department of Rural Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Govt. of India

17. Room to Read (RtR), New York 18.

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Interventions

RDSs main thrust of intervention is in the field of Community organization, Empowerment of Women, Youth & Farmers and Environment development with the main aim of organizing the unorganized in the rural areas; Enable the unorganized rural population for active participation in conservation and preservation of eco system with co-operative efforts. Education, particularly, Girl child education in collaboration with parents, community and teachers is also a priority area of RDS. Mobilizing and motivating the rural mass for conscious and active involvement in eco-development,

RDS has taken all effort to mobilize external resources, monetary, man power and moral supports for the economic, political and social empowerment. The effort of motivating and mobilizing rural strength and external resources is an ongoing process. .

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Organogram
General Body

Managing Committee

Executive Director

Programme Co-ordinator Field Co-ordinators

Administrative Department

Accountants Animators Community leaders Support Staff

Stake Holders

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Programmes
1. Integrated Watershed Development

Programme(IWMP)
2. Girl Child Education Programme of

Room to Read
3. Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank

Management Project
4. NABARD Watershed Programmes

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Integrated Watershed Development Project (IWMP)

Integreted Watershed Development Project (IWMP) or Megha Watershed is sponsored by Central and State government in a 90:10 basis. The state government alloted Chegur Project, a IIIrd batch IWMP watershed, to RDS with a watershed coverge of 4411 hectors(110275 acres) covering 3 gramapanchayaths of Kothur mandal in Mahabubnagar district. The total project has an estimated cost of Rs.529.23 lakhs and has to be completed with in 6 years. From among the 100s of voluntry organizations, after consulting with NABARD, the Department of Rural Development has selected only 4 organizations including RDS, in Mahabubnagar district for supporting the government as Project Implementing Agency (PIA). After the initial consultation with watershed village community including farmers, artisans, women SHGs members, youth, village elders, peoples representatives and village & mandal level officials etc. gramasaba was called for creating awareness on watershed . In the grama saba, IWMP watershed activities were explained to the villagers in detail and explained them the implementation of various components and its payments. In IWMP watershed, Soil & moisture conservation and greenery raising is the major component. The main Soil & moisture conservation and greenery raising in IWMP is Contour bunds Stone bunds Contour ploughing Staggered pits for rain water harvesting Terracing and sauce ring, etc. Mini Percolation tanks Farm Ponds Check dams Other watershed structures
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Bund plantations Boundary plantations Afforestation Avenue plantation Horticulture plantations

Apart from the above activities, Livelihood support activities like Dairy program, Fodder development, Floriculture, Entry Point Activities, Petty trading, Support to Artisans etc. were envisaged in IWMP.

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The IWMP project allotted to RDS (Chegur Project) is divided in to 3 Micro watersheds based on the Grama Panchayats (GP). For each Micro watershed, there is a watershed committee under the chairmanship of the Sarpanch of the Grama Panchayat. This committee has members from Farmers, Labourers Women SHGs, Youth, SC&ST communities etc. The Gramasaba will select the watershed committee members as per the guidelines of SLNA. A Watershed Computer Centre (WCC) was opened at the mandal headquarters of Kothur mandal and a separate bank account is opened in the name of WCC. The State Level Nodal Agency(SLNA) of watershed for Department of Rural Development, will transfer the project finance to this WCC account and from this account, all the payments related to the watershed works will go to the beneficiaries account by online transfer. No cash payment will be done for the watershed works. As is the case, no check power is given to anybody to draw the watershed funds.

Every month, mandal level government department heads and peoples representatives meetings will be held at the WCC to assess the progress of the watershed implementation and the convergence services of various government departments. All the bottle necks, if any, will be resolved in this monthly meetings.

User groups were organized for farmers with a maximum number of 20 members in each group and having a total possession of about100 acres. Like that, Women SHGs were formed with women who were outside the SHG set up. Number of trainings and awareness programmes were conducted to build up the capacity of stake holders and proper and meaning full implementation of the watershed. Transparency is the key word in IWMP watershed programme.

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Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) were conducted in all the Micro watersheds to understand the socio, economic and geographical situations of the village. Wider publicity were given by conducting damdam in the village and by passing person to person information on the PRA programme. After the PRA, a well trained and experienced group of resource persons engaged by RDS, conducted socio economic survey in the village by visiting house to house.

The outcome of the socio economic survey helped to plan for the livelihood activities for the Small & Marginal farmers and the landless poor. Net Planning survey conducted by visiting individual farmers field and discussing with the farmers on various possibilities of grounding different watershed activities. This survey helped to plan for the implementation of various watershed works in the farmers field.

Now, we are in the process of preparing Detailed Project Report (DPR), to submit to SLNA for approval and release of budget for the implementation of various watershed activities.

Details of 1st Instalment release of IWMP funds to RDS.

Area proposed for Treatme nt 4,411 4,411 Total Project Cost (In lakhs) 529.32 529.32 I&CB Quarter 3R 4T D H 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 Administrati on Quarter 3RD 1.63 1.63 4TH 1.63 1.63

District

Project Name

DPR Prepara tion

Total

IWMP Mahabubnagar XLVIII /1112 Grand Total

1.32 1.32

6.01 6.01

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Details of 2nd Instalment release of IWMP funds to RDS.

Area proposed for Treatme nt 4,411 Total Project Cost (lakhs) 529.32 I&CB Quarter 1st 0.71 2nd 0.71 3rd 0.71 4th 0.71 Total 2.85 1st 1.63 Administration Quarter 2nd 3rd 4th Total

DPR Preparation

Total (lakhs)

1.63 1.63 1.63 6.51

1.32

10.69

Girl Education Program of Room to Read

With the support of Room to Read, we started supporting the education of adolescent girls from the age group of 12 to 18 or from class 6 to class 12. In 2009-2010, we started this program with 40 girls and next year it was 170 and this year we are supporting 330 girls who are studying in 6 government schools in Wanaparthy, Gopalpeta and Ghanapur mandals of Wanaparthy and Nagarkurnool divisions of Mahabubnagar district. For the smooth implementation of this programme, we appointed 1Project coordinator, 8 Social Mobilizers and 20 tutors. Tuition classes are running regularly after the school hours and holidays. In addition to this, for conducting remedial classes/ special classes, life skill classes we used to hire resource persons and experts from outside. Medical checkup camps and exposure trips were arranged in consultation with the school authorities. For major health issues, medical follow up is also provided but emergences of such cases are very few only. Important national and international events like Independence/Republic day, International Womens day, Childrens day, Girl child education day etc. were celebrated in the schools and as part of celebrations, we conducted arts and sports competitions for students and gave prizes to the winners.

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Some of the important activities which helped in successful implementation of Girl Education Programme are-

the

a) Parents Committee.

Due to the visible and very positive academic performance of their daughters, parents are very happy and highly supportive of this program. It is very difficult to get parents for a meeting to discuss the development of school or other issues related to schools due to political/caste or other local issues and divides in the village. But, when we called for a meeting, without a second intimation, the gathering will be ready for the meeting. Due to this, the mandal and district level Education department officials and school authorities are requesting our help and support to mobilize the parents and other village community people for school development planning meeting or any such other meetings.

Parents Committee Meeting Once in three months parents committees will take place and the academic performance of their daughters will be taken place. In the meeting, the concerned school teachers, tutors and RDS staff will participate and discuss to achieve further progress in the academic performance of the children.

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b) Girl Child Protection Committee

The girl child protection committee formed in the village for ensuring the safety of girls in the village and promoting the school enrollment especially girls enrollment are working very well. The committee constituted with Parents, Community leaders, Youth, Women & SHG leaders, Village Elders, Grama Panchayat members, Local officials, Police & Labour departments, School authorities and representatives of RDS.

Protection Committee Meeting All the constituents of the committee worked together and able to convince the parents and village community at large to enroll the girls in schools at the maximum. A mile stone in the working of the committee is that, apart from achieving the maximum school enrollment, they were able to convince the parents of some of the girls to cancel the marriages of their minor daughters already fixed, by discontinuing their schooling.

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c) Child Club.
In all the schools where Girl Education programme is implementing with the support of Room to Read, Child Club is organized with 2 to 3 representatives from each class. The representatives are either girls or boys.

Child Club Meeting The role of the child club is that, they should try to convince their fellow students from abstaining classes and discontinuing the studies. If it is not under their control, they should report the matter to the Girl child protection committee and teachers and with their involvement, the child club should try to convince the student and his/her parents who are abstaining from the schooling.

d) Academic support
Daily tuition support for poor Academic performers after school hours and holidays by appointing tutors were arranged. Remedial classes for students who dont have the basics in subjects like Mathematics, Science, English etc. were arranged by hiring experts and resource persons. In addition, school stationery was given to the needy students, who were selected by the selection committee by parents.

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Committee comprising Parents and Teachers selecting the students for school stationery support

Examination to determine the academic progress.

Tuition class in progress

Cycles for girls to solve their transportation problem The girl students who are from remote areas and were having no transport facilities to reach school in time were given bicycles.

Material Distribution

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Regular Tuitions

e) Life Skill training

Interaction with the children

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Life skill trainings were an important activity in the Girl Education program supported by Room to Read, was arranged for the girls.

Life Skill Workshop for Girls The main objective of the Life skill training is to face the challenges in life with courage and to lead a life of dignity. For that, awareness creation on various subjects like importance of education, health, nutrition, laws

Training to teachers on Gender responsive Teaching

Life Skill Workshop for teachers

related to education, women, ill effect of child marriage, personal hygiene, self respect and decision making, healthy relations with family etc. were the core subjects in Life skill training.

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f) Exposure Programmes
Exposure programmes of girls were arranged to various places and institutions for creating more awareness on various subjects. By seeing and interacting with people in various walks of life will give them an insight of the reality of life and how to face the challenges and face the competitions of life successfully. With and aim to equip the girls to overcome the challenges, Exposure programmes were arranged.

Exposure Visit.. Girls being acquainted the outside world

Police department in support of education and protection

g) Medical Support
As part of Girl Education program, medical checkup programmes were conducted in all the 6 Girl Education program schools. The medical camp was conducted for the entire school children but the medical follow up activities were extended for only girls who were in the project target. But there were only a few follow-up cases were emerged after the medical checkup camps. Trainings and awareness programmes to Teachers, Parents, community leaders and youth.

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Trainings were arranged for teachers and parents for increase their understanding and awareness on various subjects. Trainings on Gender responsive studies and Life skill are the two important subjects on which trainings and awareness programmes were conducted for teachers.

Medical Camp Likewise, trainings were conducted on life skill and awareness programmes were conducted on laws related to education and child marriage for parents, community leaders and youth.

h) Life Skill Exposure

We are involved in educating adolescent girls from the age group of 12 to 18 or from class 6 to class 12. Its a programme supported by Room to Read, an international organization, whose objective is to promote girl education all over the world. This programme involves providing tuitions for weak students and life skill trainings so as to ensure overall development of the girl child to make her self-confident, self-reliable and above all help her grow into a woman who can make her own decisions and stand up on her own in society.

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New Horizons Of Exposure And Knowledge

A New Platform For Bringing Out The Hidden talents and knowledge

Young Talents in Science and Maths Fair

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Photo Exhibition

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In support & encouragement of Teachers, Parents, Peoples representatives.. Science and Maths Fair

Yoga session

A performance during the Development Camp

Karate training during Development Camp

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Life Skill training during Development Camp

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Andhra Pradesh Community Based Tank Management Project Nodal Support Organization (NSO)
Since 2008, RDS was involved in various projects like RRR and APCBTMP for irrigation tank management. RDS was the pilot NGO for implementation of the above projects in Mahabubnagar district. All together, 30 irrigation tanks spread over 4 mandals were entrusted to organize, mobilize, motivate and facilitate community participation in tank renovation, restoration and repair leading to owning up the total task of all tank development and management activities. Constant interaction and motivation generated rejuvenated vigour among the marginal and small farmers and other stake holders of the tank to take up the task of preservation and development of water sources and effective and diligent management of water.

Due to renovation, water filled in the tank

Participatory Ground Water Management Training

Apart from owning up the tank development and management activities, Agriculture productivity enhancement for ayacut farmers, marketing of

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agriculture produces, fishery development activities and marketing, Livelihood creation for landless poor etc. are the integral part of APCBTMP activities. Agriculture productivity enhancement through demonstration plots, and trainings are envisaged in this project. New technologies like cultivation of SRI paddy, organic agriculture practices, introduction of high yielding variety seeds, crop pattern change techniques, adoption of short duration crops etc. were introduced in this project. Facilitating convergence services of various government departments is one of the important aspects of this project. All the activities envisaged in the project were achieved as per the plan and the 30 tanks allotted became model projects for the district and nearby districts.

Training of Para Workers on book keeping

Training on Water management to WUA

As an admiration for the successful implementation of RRR and APCBTMP projects, RDS was appointed as Nodal Support Organization (NSO) to the 3rd phase of APCBTMP and allotted with 40 tanks spread over in 5 mandals of Mahabubnagar. Under this assignment also the activities are more or less same as RRR and APCBTMP project. But an addition is that, due to various local issues and other reasons, in some of the tanks no tank development activity has taken place. In such tanks, after convincing the divided groups, RDS has to bring them in a common platform to take forward the tank development activities.
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Even though budget of Rs.20,00,000/- is sanctioned for working as Nodal Support Organization (NSO), we are expecting release of sanctioned budget very soon. Without waiting for the release, we started to implement the activities under the project by appointing 5 experienced and well qualified personnel to execute the project activities.

Training of WUAs on tank management

Training on ground water monitoring by experts

Data collection of water level in the bore well Measuring the Rain Fall

This time, lot of support for agribusiness through Common Interest Groups (CIGs) were planned and distributed. Like that, a number of training programmes were envisaged and conducted for Water Users Association members at various levels. A detailed, farmers survey was conducted to study the present agriculture situations and practices and for planning the Agriculture Livelihood Support Service (ALSS) to increase agriculture productivity.

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Interaction with WUA members and various department officials during Kissan Mela To increase the soil fertility, and promoting the green environment, trainings were imparted to farmers on natural pest management methods, preparation of pest repellents from naturally and locally available raw materials, preparation of fertilizers like Vermicompost etc. In addition those, new paddy cultivation method like System of Rice Intensification (SRI) were promoted under the irrigation tank cultivation. The specialty of SRI is that it needs irrigation only once in a week or once in 10 days and an increase of 20 to 25% production both in paddy yield and fodder yield. Short duration corpse and high yielding variety seeds were introduced for agriculture productivity enhancement.

SRI Paddy cultivation

Awareness on APCBTMP to WUA leaders

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Trainings were conducted on ground water management and ground water sharing. Ground water sharing was done by convincing the farmers and making them to enter in to an agreement saying that the person who is sharing his water should be paid a mutually agreed amount every year. The maintenance of pump sets is the collective responsibility of all the parties concerned. The farmers who are receiving water not dig any bore well in their land for the next 15 years. In this effect, the concerned parties should enter in to agreement with each other in the presence of the Tahasildar (local revenue officer) and the Tahasildar will be one of the witnesses for this agreement.

NABARD Watershed Development Programme

Immediately after getting sanction for FIP and releasing the 1st instalment of FIP (25% of the total FIP) of all the three watersheds- Lakshmidevipally, Polkepahad and Edutla- the watershed programmes started with moisture and soil conservation works & eco development, Agriculture productivity enhancement activities along with livelihood programmes for landless.

A Farm Pond filled with water

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Construction of Farm Bunds An amount of Rs.83,56,900.00 sanctioned and released as 25% of total FIP. The details are shown in the table below. We targeted to complete the FIP-1 phase by coming March, 2012. But due to the scanty and late monsoon, the soil & moisture conservation activities, which are the major component in NABARD watershed program, contributed a slow progress. Even then also, we could achieve FIP -2 phase for 2 watersheds- Polkepahad and Lakshmidevipally. The 3rd watershed, Edutla will also achieve the FIP-2 phase very soon because the Village Watershed Committee and RDS together chalked out a plan to accelerate the progress of watershed development activities and now that plan is working very well.

Construction of Farm Bunds

Water filled in the farm Bund

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Construction of a Mini Percolation Tank

Water began to reach in the Mini Percolation Tank

An amount of Rs.54,90,500.00 sanctioned and released as total FIP-2. The details are shown in the table below.

Name of watershed

the

Activity Project Measures Livelihood Maintenance Fund Project Measures Livelihood Maintenance Fund

Amount Released 17,97,900-00 9,60,300-00 1,30,200-00 15,50,100-00 9,33,000-00 1,19,000-00 54,90,500-00

Lakshmidevipally

Polkepahad Total

As in the case of FIP 1, the livelihood activities and agriculture enhancement supports are loans which has to be repaid as per the loan schedule and this amount will be kept as a revolving fund in the village in a separate bank account.

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In FIP 2 also, shramadan is an integral part of watershed activities. Except material cost, all the labour cost need to pay 16% either by cash or kind by the beneficiaries and 84% by the project. A total of Rs. 33,48,000/- is envisaged for project measures, Rs. 18,93,300/- for livelihood activities & agriculture enhancement measures and Rs. 2,29,200/- for watershed maintenance fund released to the above 2 watersheds of FIP-2.

Various Livelihood activities

Various Livelihood activities

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Various Livelihood activities

Various Livelihood activities

Community Organization and Capacity Building

In order to counter socio, economic, political and environmental adversaries, RDS found it most necessary to organize the unorganized, especially the deprived, the women and farmers, in the rural areas. By mobilizing the people and leaving them astray will not serve the very purpose of community organization. They need to be imparted with adequate awareness on the prevailing social, economic, political and environmental situations which are lagging them from development and sustainability.
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They have to be enabled to actively and consciously participate in integrated development of themselves and the community they live in. Their capacity to manage their own affairs needs to be enhanced. Having understood these important aspects, RDS facilitated many a number of Capacity Strengthening trainings to women, leaders, opinion makers, youth, farmers, etc. and the most under privileged of the society. In broad the capacity strengthening efforts concentrated on the following subjects: General, social, political, economic and environmental situations in the immediate vicinity they live in; Strength of unity and united action; Situation analysis and crisis management; Leadership quality development; Self Help & Mutual help groups need, functioning methodology, etc.; Networking and federations; Management skills; Local government bodies & system of functioning; Role of the deprived, especially the women & farmers, in the society and development; Rights, duties and laws pertaining to reservations and women; Micro enterprises and skill development for livelihood; Environment protection and conservation; Organic agriculture and NPM; Rural health, preventive and curative measures.

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In addition to strengthening the capacity of the scattered groups in various locations and levels, it is vital to create linkages and network at all levels to achieve the goal of sustainable development by enabling the unorganized poor to utilize the resources in an equitable and just manner, without any caste, creed and gender disparities. Only through united and planned actions, the poor are able to extract their share of resources to have a dignified livelihood. RDS is continuously engaged in capacity strengthening of women and the deprived in a step by step process and in accordance with the need of the hour.

FUTURE PLANS:
Community organization and Capacity building of stake holders; Wider and advanced awareness building for environment protection; Afforestation in a massive scale; Education, particularly Girls Education; Awareness building in organic farming bio technology in agriculture; Awareness building in Integrated Pest Management; Capacity building trainings for SHGs/VOs; More skill development for the women; Value addition to local agro products; Wider expansion of organic agriculture; Wider expansion and resource mobilization;

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Rural Development Society (RDS)

H. No. 14-42-509 Vengal Rao Colony Wanaparthy Post - 509103 Mahabubnagar District Andhra Pradesh India Email :- rdsruralindia@gmail.com rds_ruralindia@rediffmail.com Website :- rdsindia.weebly.com Phone :- (91)08545-231468 91-9849235698 91-9849974141
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