Our Organization Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan (LGSS)

2008-2009 

LGSS 

LOHARDAGA 

It gives me immense pleasure to present the annual report 

for the year 2008-2009 that was remain full of events and 

vibrant. The journey of social development started in the year 

of 1985, when a group of likeminded people inspired by 

the philosophy of Gandhiji, Vinobaji and Jayprakashji came 

together for the cause of social development and established 

Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan. Since beginning, we 

SECRETARY 

have been focusing to the most downtrodden and disadvantaged 

section of the people to bring positive changes in their socioeconomic 

conditions. 

The seed that had been sowed twenty-two years back, now it 

became a large tree. LGSS is now a dedicated group of more 

than two hundred staff members working for the sake of 

social development in Lohardaga, Gumla and Ranchi districts 

in Jharkhand. 

Now I would like to present our Annual Report for the fi nancial 

THE 

year 2008-09. For us, the year had remained much eventful. In this 

year, we implemented different relevant developmental projects 

to address the major issues with innovative, participative and 

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sustainable approach. Our endeavour was especially focused 

on women empowerment through promotion of SHGs; social 

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mobilization for natural resource management to improve the 

status of livelihood; health awareness and services for women 

and children; education for children at risk; skill development 

training for rural and marginal farmers; support to the senior 

citizens; and support to physically and mentally challenged 

THE 

persons. 

I express my heartiest thanks and best regards to the district 

administrations, Government agencies, donors and partner 

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agencies, our team of social workers, and all villagers and wellwishers 

who have been supporting LGSS. 

C. P. Yadav 

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CONTENTS 


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S. N. Topics Page No 

1. From the Desk of the Secretary 1 

2. Contents 3 

3. Our Organization 5 

4. Organizational Profi le 6 

4.1 The Genesis 

4.2 Our Vision 

4.3 Our Mission 

4.4 Our Objectives 

4.5 Our Operational Area 

4.6 The Benefi ciaries 

4.7 Our Resources 

5. A Glimpse of our Major Activities 9 

5.1 Community Health 

5.2 Education 

5.3 Natural Resource Management 

5.4 Agriculture 

5.5 Livelihoods 

5.6 Women Empowerment 

5.7 Empowerment & Self-Governance 

5.8 Human Resource Development 

5.9 Village Resource Centre 

5.10 Research & Publication 

6. Our Associations 19 

7. Our Partners Agencies 20 

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2008-2009

Our Organization 

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LOHARDAGA 

Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan (LGSS) 

Near Block Offi ce, Main Road, Lohardaga, Jharkhand – 835302, India 

TeleFax: +91 6526 224895 / 222386, Cell No.: +91 9431118156 

E-mail : lgss@rediff mail.com, lgsslohardaga@gmail.com, Website : www.lgssngo.org 

Registered under Indian Trust Act, 1882 (No.IV15/1031) 

Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 1976 (No. 337770004) 

Registered under Income Tax Act 12A/VIII 15/98-99 

Registered under Income Tax Act. 80G 6/80(G)/2005-06/2770-72 

Executive Committee 

President 

Mr. Nemchand Bhagat 

Secretary 

Mr. C.P. Yadav 

Treasurer 

Mr. Sheikh Yasin 

Members 

Mr. Wazir Ahmad 

Mr. Sachchidanand 

Mr. Dasai Oraon 

Prof. Malti Verma 

Chief Functionary 

Mr. C. P. Yadav, Secretary 

Bankers 

United Bank of India, Lohardaga, Jharkhand 

Auditors 

Tibrewal Naresh & Associates 

Devrani Complex, Room No. 406, 3rd fl oor 

Circular Road, Lalpur, Ranchi – 1 

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THE GENESIS 



LOHARDAGA 

2008-2009 

Organizational Profi le 

In the year 1985, few people from different section of the society inspired by the Gandhian 

philosophy and the noble idea of self-rule founded Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan as a 

Trust. The English interpretation of the name Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan is Lohardaga 

Village Self-rule Institution. LGSS commits to this philosophy by transferring the ownership 

of all its efforts to the community who are the ultimate benefi ciaries. The founders were also 

infl uenced by the philosophy of Gandhi ji, Vinoba ji and Jayprakash ji. They had a deep concern 

about the contemporary condition of Lohardaga, which had a long history of negligence from 

all sectors of the society and witnessed abject poverty in spite of having abundance of resources. 

Later this organization became registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976. 

With a commitment to bring in socio-economic changes among the most downtrodden 

people of the area, especially among the women and children of the tribal population and 

establish a responsive environment for their needs and to improve their quality of life LGSS 

has walked a long way of twenty-one years. But people in LGSS are still striving to achieve the 

ultimate goal of self-rule and are ready to continue the journey. 

OUR VISION 

Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan has a vision to have a Rural Self-reliant Society i.e. 

Sampoorna Gram Swaraj. 

OUR MISSION 

To empower rural poor and disadvantaged community in such a way, so that they can identify, 

utilize their Potential and resources for their overall development in a sustainable manner. 

OUR OBJECTIVES 

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To improve the present condition of rural people by reducing poverty, unemployment, 

illiteracy and problems regarding health. 

To organize rural women for socio-economic development through income generation 

activities and skill development training. 

To create equal opportunity of education for the children of disadvantaged section of 

the society.

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To promote livelihood opportunities through proper management of natural resources 

and agriculture practices. 

To organize rural people and women for leadership development and development of 

people’s pressure and vigilance committee. 

To develop appropriate rural technology and promote non-conventional energy sources. 

To collaborate with the government departments and other development agencies to 

make convergence of all development programmes in an integrated manner for all-out 

development. 

OUR OPERATIONAL AREA 

LGSS is presently working in three districts of Jharkhand that lies in the heart of the state 

and based in the small town of Lohardaga. The operational area covers all fi ve blocks of 

Lohardaga, all twenty blocks of Ranchi and nine blocks of Gumla. Topographically this area 

is undulated and of hilly terrain. It is a part of Chotanagpur plateau. The people of primitive 

tribes – Oraon and Munda, mostly dominate the area. 

THE BENEFICIARIES 

The vulnerable tribal population forms the core of LGSS’s target and its major benefi ciaries. 

In its all endeavour, special emphasis has been given on the women and children of the rural 

tribal population. 

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Women & Child at Risk 

Adolescents 

Marginalized Farmers 

Senior Citizens 

Physically & Psychologically Challenged Persons 

OUR RESOURCES 

Human Resource 

A very resourceful team of more than two hundred dedicated workers is active in the fi eld. 

Among them fi fteen are professionally qualifi ed in the fi eld of social and rural development. 

They are working at the project management level. In the fi eld we have forty supervisory 

staffs along with two hundred fi eld staffs approximately. This team is supported by effi cient 

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offi ce/administrative staff and the Secretary. Other than these team members, a host of 

doctors, engineers, social scientists, management experts and legal advisors are also most 

enthusiastically extending their technical support to our programmes. 

To develop the profi ciency of our staff, different in-house training programmes were 

organized during the year. Selected staff had also been sent to attend issue based training 

courses, organized by other development agencies. In LGSS we always try to enhance the 

skills of our staff to deliver our services in better ways. 

Programme 

Programme Manager 

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Programme Coordinators 

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Supervisors 

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Basic Infrastructure / Facilities 

LGSS has a full-fl edged Coordination Offi ce of two thousand fi ve hundred square feet at 

Lohardaga. It is totally being made automated with computers and other electronic offi ce 

equipments. For the sake of uninterrupted power supply, the offi ce is equipped with power 

generators. For human resource development through training, LGSS has two training 

centres at Lohardaga and Bhandra. In Bhandra, we have a Demonstration-cum-Production 

and Training Centre on Poultry Farming. For proper movement in the fi eld, we are having a 

fl eet of two wheelers and a jeep. At Lohardaga, we have a well-stocked library and a meeting 

cum seminar hall that mainly facilitates the in-house training and orientation programmes. 

All these infrastructure and facilities at LGSS, add an edge to the effi cient implementation of 

strategic activities. 

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Executive Committee 

Secretary cum Executive Director 

Administration 

Offi ce Assistants, 

MIS Assistants, 

& Sub-Staffs 

Finance 

Accountants, 

Cashier

COMMUNITY HEALTH 

A Glimpse of Our Major Activities 

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Promoting health facilities to the underprivileged communities in both rural and urban 

areas of Lohardaga and Gumla Districts was one of our major thrust areas. To provide basic 

health services, LGSS has been collaborating with the Government of Jharkhand and other 

community service agencies, working in the health sector. We also endeavoured to create 

health awareness in the community, especially among the women. 

Reproductive and Child Health & Nutrition 

With the support of CARE, this program is going on in all the 5 blocks of Lohardaga district 

and 7 blocks in Gumla district. Our focus in this program is to improve the prevailing Health 

and nutritional condition within the rural community and that services are availed by the 

target groups. The target group is pregnant women, lactating women and children below 

3 years of age. Primary objective is to reduce Malnutrition and Infant Mortality Rate. We 

are presently working on three technical interventions, namely Essential nutrition action, 

Community based ANC and New born care, and Primary immunization. For achieving our 

goal, various activities have been initiated during the project period. One such activity is the 

Nutrition and Health day (NH Day), in which health and nutrition services are provided to 

the benefi ciaries in the AWCs. ANMs deliver the health services and the AWWs distribute THR 

(Take home ration) to the benefi ciaries during NH Days. To empower the community so that 

they can demand services from the service providers, activities like Saas-Bahu-Pati Sammelans 

are being organized regularly in the AWCs. In these Sammelan’s, messages relating to Health 

and Nutrition are given to community and also regarding the services of ICDS and Health. 

For the promotion of ideal practices within the community, video shows on New born care 

and Immunization were also organized in AWCs. For effective service delivery, convergence 

meetings of Health and ICDS at village, Block and District level are being organized and used 

for better implementation of the program. Apart from these, trainings and capacity building 

of ANMs, AWWs and Clusters leaders being carried out from time to time for improving the 

quality of services. 

Another programme had been implemented by LGSS in Sadar block of Gumla district of 

Jharkhand is the LCA (Life Cycle Approach) project with support from CINI and SDTT. A 

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population of thirty thousand of twenty-seven villages had been covered with the aim of 

improving the overall maternal and child health status. It had been targeted its interventions 

at three critical stages of pregnancy, childhood and adolescent health. In this context the 

community participation had been ensured through Village Health Committees and 109 

Sahiyya who worked as change agents. During this reporting year, health camps had been 

organized to identify the high risk mothers in six sub-centers. Pathological tests had also 

been done for them. Training on RTI / STI, HIV / AIDS and on adolescent health had been 

done. Under this project adolescent groups had been formed. Awareness had been spread 

to reduce the high rate of Anemia among the women in the project target area. Other 

than these, regular convergence had been ensured with different state endeavour towards 

achieving the same objectives. 

During the year, another RCH programme has also been implemented with the support 

from CCF India. The main thrust area of this project was on nutrition, adolescent health and 

reproductive hygiene, safe abortion, family planning, RTI / STI, infertility, menopause, and 

community participation in this health initiative. As this project started in this year only, the 

project team members had given training for addressing these issues effi ciently and on P D 

Hearth, and detailed survey of ten villages had been done. Meetings of DLAC, BLAC, ANMs 

and AWWs had also been organized to streamline the community health services. During 

this year four hundred ninety-fi ve children had been given deworming medication. 

A major reason for anemia, ill health and mortality in women is due to unsafe means of abortion 

practices, which are still prevalent in rural areas. This project Kalyani had been implemented 

with the support from IPAS. Its objective is to promote awareness on safe abortion services 

with special focus on early and legal aspects of seeking abortion services through behavior 

change communication. This project is in the starting phase of implementation. Till date 

sensitization at block level, ANMs, AWWs and Sahhiyas were conducted. In the district level 

sensitization meeting, participation of civil surgeon and medical offi cers of all the 5 blocks 

participated. The block level sensitization meetings are also getting good support from the 

medical offi cers and CDPOs. Home visits and group meetings are regularly carried out in the 

villages for awareness generation regarding safe abortion practices. To advocate district and 

block level health functionaries to provide comprehensive abortion care services and involve 

community health worker on the issue. We are getting support of district administration for 

carrying out the message. 

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Sahhiya Programme 

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Joining hands with the state Government, LGSS has been given the responsibility of Selection 

of Sahhiya’s in Lohardaga. Total 452 Sahhiyas has been selected under this programme. 

Training, upto third module is already given to them. The objective behind selection of 

Sahhiya’s is to make them an additional force for the already working AWWs and ANMs, in 

delivering Health services to the community. Sahhiya’s are already applauded for their role in 

increase in institutional deliveries in the district. Also, they are showing good results in ensuring 

for the maximum coverage of immunization services and tracking of Left outs & drop outs 

of immunization. 381 VHCs have so far opened their accounts in banks. Regular home visits 

by Sahhiya’s is going on for making the rural community aware regarding various Health 

issues and services. For promoting good work and capacity building of Sahhiyas, Sahhiya 

Sammelans had been organized in all the blocks with the initiative of district administration. 

It was supported by Department of Health & Family Welfare, GoJ. 

Training of Sahhiyas on Pregnancy checkups and use of Nischay Kit was conducted by LGSS 

during September 2008. This Nischay programme had been implemented with the support 

from Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Tust (HLFPPT)/Department of Health 

& Family Welfare, GoJ. 

Pulse Polio Immunization 

Like the previous years, the State Government for eradication of polio disease among the 

children of below fi ve years of age, organized Pulse Polio Campaign. Our project team had 

actively participated in this programme throughout the districts to eradicate the menace of 

polio. 

Cataract Operation Camp 

With the support of District Blindness Society, during this year at Lohardaga Sadar Hospital 

we had organized one cataract operation camp on 30th January & 1st February 2009. In this 

camp forty three patients were examined by Dr. N. K. Sinha. 

Social Audit on Health 

In this fi nancial year, fi ve Social Audits had been conducted in Sisai and Sadar blocks of 

Gumla district with the support of CARE. The main objective of this programme was to 

identify the cases of IMR and MMR, reasons behind those and to verify the information with 

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ICDS and PHC. Through these social audits, sensitization of the common villagers had also 

been done regarding their rights and entitlement of state welfare services. 

Mental Health Programme 

Since the year 2002, LGSS has been working among the mentally ill people in fi fty-six villages 

of Bhandra block of Lohardaga district with the objective of identifying, curing, normalizing 

and rehabilitating them in their own home / village. This project is supported by NBJK/Basics 

Need. Sensitization had been done under this programme among the family members and 

the community members of the patients towards psychological treatment; taking care and 

they had been linked with medical institutes like RINPAS at Ranchi. At present 185 mentally ill 

people are registered under the project, of which 117 mentally ill people are getting regular 

monthly check ups at RINPAS, Ranchi. Under the rehabilitation programme, 53 cured people 

had been provided with revolving fund for setting up their own small business units. 

Elimination of Female Foeticide & Promotion of Birth Registration 

Programme (KOPAL) 

LGSS had been working for generating awareness regarding female foeticide aiming at the 

complete elimination of it in the society as well as for awareness building for compulsory birth 

registration. Quarterly PNDT meetings had been organized with the District Commissioners 

and CSs of Gumla and Lohardaga. Meetings of youth groups had been organized to sensitize 

the people both in Lohardaga and Gumla. District Level Sensitization Workshops had also 

been organized in Gumla to sensitize the government offi cials as well as the common mass. DC 

Gumla inaugurated the workshop at Gumla. In these two districts, capacity building trainings 

for Panchayat Sevak and ICDS Supervisors had been also conducted. This programme was 

supported by Plan International (India) and NBJK, Hazaribagh. 

Community Based Rehabilitation 

With the support of CBR Forum, Bangalore, LGSS has been working in 56 villages of Bhandra 

block of Lohardaga for community based rehabilitation of persons with disability. The 

program covers persons who are visually impaired, hearing and speech impaired, mentally 

ill, Autism and cerebral palsy. Our primary focus is for the main streaming of these disabled 

persons through medication, education and social rehabilitation. Also sensitization of 

targeted communities and prevention through awareness generation are also being carried 

out. In the block, 849 Persons have been identifi ed with disabilities. 22 PWDs linked with 

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income generation programmes after vocational trainings on different trades. 56 village 

level committees and 11 Panchayat level committees of disabled formed. Orientation 

and sensitization of School teachers, Gram Pradhans and AWWs of the block, on different 

aspects of PWDs and rehabilitation conducted. International day of Disabled Persons was 

celebrated with the initiative of district administration. In the month of September’08, Mr. 

Chandrasekhar Mahesh from CBR Forum, Bangalore visited Lohardaga for Taluka Disability 

Advocacy Programme. 

Care for Senior Citizens 

LGSS had been working with old aged people in Lohardaga since the year 1997, to provide 

proper care to the poor and elder persons. During the reporting year, 43 old aged persons 

are covered under the project from Bhujania and Ambera. This programme is supported 

by HelpAge India. This project has emphasis on three component i.e. nutrition, health 

and hygiene and advocacy with other government and other agencies. Besides monthly 

health check-ups and medical assistance, regular clothes, blankets, umbrellas, food and 

other provision of basic need had been provided to these benefi ciaries. LGSS had provided 

assistance to these elder people for earning their livelihood from small business like vending 

of vegetables etc. All of them save ten rupees each in every month in their savings account. 

At the end of this reporting year they altogether had Rs.32,340/- in their accounts. 

Campaign for Cleanliness 

In order to make a clean and healthy society, LGSS joined hands with the district administrations 

of Lohardaga and Gumla under Total Sanitation Campaign. Under this campaign, we are 

working in Sadar & Bhandra blocks in Lohardaga district and Dumri & Chainpur blocks in 

Gumla district. 225 villages were covered under this campaign out of which 98 are from 

Lohardaga and the rest from Gumla. A total of 41516 households were covered (22689 in 

Lohardaga and 18827 in Gumla). Our main focus is on construction of toilets, promoting the 

practice of washing hands before and after meal, use of safe and clean drinking water, use of 

Tisni for getting water from pot. Under the campaign we have constructed 14375 Toilets in 

Lohardaga and 4294 Toilets in Gumla. To promote and to aware the people on Cleanliness, 

Wall writings, School rallies, Nukkad Nataks, and workshops have been organized from time 

to time apart from Sanitation week celebrations. For the better implementation of the project 

and to ensure quality services, trainings of Village and Panchayat level staffs, Motivators, and 

fi eld staffs were also conducted several times during the period. Our good work receives 

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recognition when 7 Panchayats from Lohardaga and 1 Panchayat from Gumla got the 

Nirmal Gram Puraskar for Cleanliness. 

EDUCATION 

In LGSS we believe that this backward community should be provided with proper and 

quality education to ensure the overall sustainable development. With the main objective 

to mainstream the dropout children previously we had implemented educational project 

in Lohardaga district. There were 2058 children in these centres and during the year, 1139 

children had been mainstreamed in different schools. To ensure the participation of the 

community, Village Education Committees were formed. It was supported by NBJK and 

Reach India. Presently 1 Bapu Bal Niketan is running by the community itself, at village 

Chandu Ban Dahar in Kuru block. 43 students are enrolled here including drop outs 

children. 

NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

Natural resource management is one of the major thrust areas of LGSS. We believe that 

sustainable development is not possible without proper management of the available 

natural resources, because majority of the population in our operational area are dependent 

on the available natural resources to a great extent. Towards achieving this developmental 

goal, we had been implementing different projects during this reporting year. 

Watershed Development 

Three watershed projects named Hariyali had been implemented during the reporting year, 

with the support from DRDA, Lohardaga under IWDP in Bhasko, Khakparta and Bagha 

village of Lohardaga district. The main objectives of these projects are to improve the 

existing condition of village land and water resources, and to improve their livelihood status 

through proper land treatment, agricultural development and formation of SHGs. These 

projects cover 1500 hectares, 500 hectares of each village for the development work. During 

the year, 1 farm pond and 1 rainwater harvesting tank had been constructed; 5 hectares 

of land brought under social forestry; crop demonstration had been done in 4.5 hectares. 

In these three watershed areas, 15 SHGs had also been remained functioning. Community 

development and trainings on Book Keeping and Account Management, and Soil Testing 

were organized for the members of these SHGs. An Exposure Visit had also been organized 

to Ramkrishna Mission and Demotand, Hazaribagh. 

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AGRICULTURE 

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Agriculture is the primary occupation of rural Lohardaga. Agriculture here is dependent 

on monsoon for yield. In absence of adequate rain, agriculture production suffers and the 

cultivators do not get return of their investment and hard work. Migration of rural mass also 

occurs due to lack of adequate food production through out the year. Keeping in view the 

ground realities, LGSS with the support of SPWD is promoting the technique of SRI (System 

of Rice Intensifi cation). In this method the production increases 2 to 3 times for the same 

amount of land and investment. It was implemented in 14 Villages of Lohardaga out of 

which 10 are from Bhandra block and 4 from Sadar block. Awareness building was carried 

out through wall writings, video shows, and Pamphlet/Booklet distribution. After meetings 

with the villagers in the targeted villages, 10 numbers of Lead farmers and 154 numbers of 

farmers selected for SRI cultivation. Trainings of farmers on SRI conducted and input like 

fertilizers, and pesticides supplied for the purpose. Apart from these a weeder each in the 

14 target villages was given. Good response and support provided from District agriculture 

offi cer of Lohardaga district as well as BAO of Bhandra. For the purpose of bank linkage & 

formation of Kisan clubs, support provided from LDM and Manager, BoI Lohardaga. Results 

were fascinating as benefi t of Rs.3340/- per acre earned, as compared to traditional method 

of farming. Kisan Mela was also organized in Bhanda Block campus. 

LIVELIHOOD 

During this reporting year, different development projects had been implemented for 

promoting livelihood among the target population in Lohardaga and Gumla districts. 

Promotion of Micro Enterprises 

To ensure sustainable livelihood for the poorest of the poor, promotion of micro enterprises 

through SHG formation was undertaken under Trickle-Up Programme. During the period, 

this project was implemented in 7 villages of 3 Gram Panchayats of three blocks viz. 

Lohardaga Sadar, Senha and Bhandra in Lohardaga district. In these villages, small businesses 

like poultries, piggery, goat rearing, small trading etc. were promoted. Apart from these, to 

ensure food security to the poor, SRI method of paddy cultivation was undertaken. SHGs 

were formed in these villages and are provided with technical and operational support. 

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Formation of Women’s SHGs and IGP 

To enhance the livelihood opportunities and empower the rural women, 215 WSHGs had been 

formed so far, with the support of NABARD, in Lohardaga district. These SHGs had mobilized 

total savings of Rs.4,55,325/-. A total of 135 SHGs have opened their accounts in banks. Out 

of these, 50 SHG groups availed loans from banks, amounting to Rs. 11,70,275/-. Two Micro 

Entrepreneurship Development Program (MEDP) trainings have been conducted for SHG 

members. One is for mushroom cultivation and another is for food processing. 

Entrepreneurship Development Training 

In four phases, Entrepreneurship Development Training under PMRY had been organized 

at LGSS, Lohardaga on the area of manufacturing industry, business and service industry to 

85 prospective and interested candidates took part in these trainings. This programme was 

supported by District Industry Centre, Lohardaga. 

With the support from District Rural Development Authority, Ranchi, trainings on Nursery 

Raising for WSHG members (60) at Ratu and Ormajhi, training on Mushroom Production for 

30 WSHG members (60) at Chipra of Ratu block and Sirkadih of Bundu block, and training on 

Poultry Farming for WSHG members (30) at Ratu Bazar Tanr of Ratu block had been organized. 

The trainee groups had been linked with SGSY. 

A residential training programme on Food Processing had been organized for 14 girls with 

disability at Bhujania. Training had been imparted to 25 girls with disability at Lohardaga on 

Jute Craft. These programme had been supported by District Administration, Lohardaga. 

Entrepreneurship Development Programme 

EDP had been implemented with the support from District Administration, Gumla. Under this 

programme, trainings on mushroom, vermi-compost, vegetable cultivation, poultry and goat 

rearing had been organized in Sisai, Bishunpur, Ghagra, Bharno and Gumla Sadar blocks. 240 

SHG members were participated in the training. 

Livelihood Prototype Scheme 

During the year with the support from MESO, Lohardaga this programme had been 

initiated in 10 villages of Bhandra block. The three major components of this scheme are 

water harvesting, irrigation and land development. Under this programme, fi ve village level 

committees of the benefi ciaries had remained functional. Various orientation programmes, 

trainings and exposure visits had been conducted for the benefi ciaries in this year, in which 

one hundred seventy people took part. 

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT 

To bring a positive change in the society, women must be empowered as they form the core 

of the rural, especially the tribal society. During this reporting year LGSS had given a major 

thrust on this issue. 

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Empowerment of Rural Women through Participatory Process 

Project related to empowerment of rural women is going on in Sadar block of Lohardaga 

district, with the support of SPAR. The major thrust in this project is to bring out visible changes 

in the social, Political, Economical status of women through their capacity building and issue 

based trainings. Various programs of Women SHGs on PRI/Self governance, Gender issues, 

Food security, and income generation activities have been conducted during the period. 

Also Nukkad Nataks and issue based trainings for the sensitization of women regarding 

their rights are carried out. Celebrations of Women’s day organized in which participation of 

women folk from the rural community was enthusiastic. Due to continued efforts, women’s 

inclination towards income generation activities has increased. Their participation in decision 

making processes is now becoming visible. 

Training of Swayamsiddha 

During this reporting period, several trainings had been imparted to the rural women of 

Ghagra block under Swayamsiddha Programme, which where supported by District 

Administration, Gumla. Refreshers’ Training, Book Keeping, Marketing, Packaging and Quality 

Control, and Women’s Legal Rights were in the focus of these trainings. A workshop on Creation 

of Social Assets had been organized on 8th May 2008 at Ghagra block headquarters. 

EMPOWERMENT & SELF-GOVERNANCE 

Empowerments as well as self governance are very important components of any development 

process. To make the developmental process sustainable in Jharkhand, especially in Lohardaga 

and Gumla districts, LGSS had been implementing programmes during the reporting year. 

The major objectives of this endeavour are to generate the awareness among the common 

mass and to prepare them for the self-governance system. 

Empowering the People towards PRI 

In fi fteen villages of Lohardaga Sadar and Kuru Blocks, with the support from XISS Ranchi, 

LGSS had been implementing the project for facilitating the establishment of effective Gram 

Sabha. During the year fi fteen Gram Sabha remained functional and several trainings on 

Gram Sabha were organized for the members on PRI. 

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

In LGSS we believe, human resource development is one of the most important components 

of any kind of development endeavour. Thus we had endeavoured to impart various trainings 

to the deserving aspirants. 

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Personality Development Training 

During this year we implemented NIKHAR a personality development training programme with 

the aim to develop the invaluable human resources through proper training and orientations. 

With the support from GNK Plan, Adithi Plan, PANI Plan and SRF Plan, we had given training 

on the aforesaid subject to 203 youths in the months from December 2008. 

Computer Training 

We had also given training on computers to the interested students in collaboration with 

Asian Pacifi c ILearn Training Center previously known as Indian School of Advanced 

Studies [ISAS]. 100 Students are getting free job oriented computer courses under Social 

Policing, supported by district Police, Lohardaga. This endeavor had been made to provide 

quality computer education to the students in Lohardaga and prepare them for future job 

market. During this year 140 students had completed the course and got certifi cates. 

Capacity Building Workshop of VOs 

With the support of CAPPART, LGSS has organized two days Capacity Building Workshop 

of VOs on CAPPART’s programme at HRDC, Ranchi on 27th and 28th February 2009. Chief 

Guest of the event was Mr. K.C. Shashidhar, CGM NABARD, Jharkhand. Representatives 

from 50 Voluntary ogranizations from different districts of Jharkhand participated in this 

workshop. The programme was very useful & informative for the representatives of the VOs. 

The offi cials of CAPPART were also participated in the event. 

VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRE 

During the year in collaboration with ISRO, a Village Resource Centre had been established 

at LGSS offi ce at Lohardaga. The main objectives of this centre are to provide updated 

information to the farming community and provide support and information regarding 

health and education to the rural people. 

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS 

In this reporting period several publications of booklets have been made on issues like 

NREGA, Food Security, SRI (Agriculture) etc. in vernacular for the common people. The main 

objective behind this endeavour was to generate awareness among the rural mass regarding 

their rights, entitlements and new techniques for enhancing agriculture production. 

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District Literacy Committee, Lohardaga 

District Hospital Management Society, Lohardaga 

District RCH Committee, Lohardaga 

District Blindness Control Society, Lohardaga 

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Monitoring Committee at District Level for National Programme of Nutritional Support 

to Primary Education, Lohardaga 

District Task Force for Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Coordination for Irrigation 

Facility, Lohardaga 

District Bonded Labour Eradication Committee, Lohardaga 

District Level Committee for Natural Calamity Management, Lohardaga 

District PNDT Committee, Lohardaga 

District Malaria Control Society, Lohardaga 

District Level Council For Child Welfare, Lohardaga 

North India NGO Consortium Trust 

Jharkhand Pradesh Lok Samiti 

Voluntary Health Association of Jharkhand 

National Trust 

DLCC, Bankers Committee, Lohardaga 

LLC for welfare of people effected from cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation & 

multiple disabilities for the districts of Lohardaga, Latehar & Palamau. 

District NGO Committee constituted under NRHM 

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AFPRO, Ranchi 

BBC Trust 

CAPART 

CARE India 

CASA, Kolkata 



LOHARDAGA 

CBR Forum, Bangalore 

CCF India, Bangalore 

CINI, Kolkata 

CORDAID, The Netherlands 

DFID / Development Alternative 

DRDA, Lohardaga, Jharkhand 

DRDA, Ranchi 

DRDA, Gumla 

FORRAD 

FVTF, Bangalore 

GTZ, Germany 

GVK, Jamshedpur 

HelpAge India 

HIMOS, The Netherlands 

IGSSS, New Delhi 

IPAS, New Delhi 

Jharkhand Education Project Council 

Jharkhand State AIDS Control Society 

KGVK, Ranchi 

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Our Partner Agencies 

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. 

of India 

Ministry of Human Resource Development, 

Govt. of India 

Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of 

India 

NABARD 

Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra, Hazaribagh 

NEG, New Delhi 

Plan International (India) 

Dept. of Dringiking water and Sanitation, 

Gumla and Lohardaga, Jharkhand 

Reach India, New Delhi 

SAP India 

SAP India Trust 

SGVK, Daltonganj 

SPAR, Kolkata 

SPWD, New Delhi 

SRI, Ranchi, Jharkhand 

Trickle Up, USA 

UNDP 

UNICEF 

Welfare Department, Ranchi & 

Lohardaga 

XISS, Ranchi

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LOHARDAGA 

Note : Salary to Executive Committee Members 

Mr. C. P. Yadav, Secretary cum Executive Director (Full time worker) : Rs. 9,000/= per month 

Mr. Sheikh Yasin, Treasurar cum Programme Co-ordinator (Full time worker) : Rs. 6,540/= per 

month 

All other Executive Committee members are honorary workers 

2008-2009

Our Organization Lohardaga Gram Swarajya Sansthan (LGSS)

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