Recasting Citizenship for Development - File UPI

Table 14.1
Sangha Details
Sangha, Village, District Date of Inception Age Profile/Number of Members Caste Profile
Multi-caste sangha: 8 Scheduled
Tribes (STs), 4 Jungamaru and 3
Gollaru.
Unicaste sangha: Holeya members.
Other SC groups have not been
represented.
Multi-caste sangha with the Lingayats,
Kurubararu, Malagaru, Muslims,
Hoogararu, Agasararu and Kamararu
almost equally represented. The SCs
have not joined this sangha.
Unicaste sangha: SCs (Holeyaru).
28 to 40 years (average: 34 years).15 members.
December
1998.
30 to 60 years (average: 45 years). There were
30 members in 1990, but in 2002 the membership
was 15.
21 to 45 years (average: 32 years). 17 members.
1990.
1990.
Durgambika Mahila Sangha,
Tuppanakhanahalli Bellary
district
Ramabai Ambedkar Mahila
Sangha, Marakunda, Bidar
district
Rukamabai Mahila Sangha,
Agasanahalli, Bijapur
district
30 to 60 years (average: 45 years). 17 members.
March 1995.
Lakshmibai Mahila Sangha,
Kudli, Gulbarga district
Durgadevi Mahila Sangha
Kurukunda, Raichur district
Multi-caste sangha, but all belong to
the socio-economically depressed
category (SCs: 15, STs: 1, Others: 13).
Multi-caste sangha, but the
membership is dominated by the SCs
and STs (14).
Unicaste sangha Madigaru (SCs).
28 to 50 years (average: 40 years). 29 members.
25 to 50 years (average: 37 years). 15 members.
October 1999,
registered in
March 2001.
October 1992,
registered in
June 1994.
Chaitanya Mahila Sangha,
Dotihalla, Koppal district
25 to 65 years (average: 45 years). 40 women became
members, which made it unwieldy for running the savings
programme. Hence, the group broke into two: Channamma
Mahila Sangha: 18 members; and Bannamma Mahila
Sangha: 19 members. Total membership now amounts to 37.
1990.
Channamma Mahila Sangha,
Bannamma Mahila Sangha,
Banikuppe, Mysore district
Source: Based on primary data collected by sahyoginis.