Recent Programme Update Of GVP (August, 2014)

A scheme in association with Govt. of India has been formulated by NABARD to bring out a viable and self sustainable model for promotion and financing of women self help group by involving an anchor NGO in each of the selected 113 backward district of the country.

Gandhi Vichar Parisad had since been selected an anchor NGO for formation, nurturing and bank linkage of women SHG in LWE affected Bankura district vide letter no. NB (WB) MCID/686/B-2(197)

Saving Linkage of Women Self Help Group (WSHG) -1000
Credit Linkage of Women Self Help Group (WSHG) -    330

WSHG Livelihood
Women self help group has involved with the several type of income generating programme (IGP) with the help of bank loan such as – Goatery, Fishery, Bel mala. Bamboo Work, Tailoring, Sal leaf Plate Making, Agriculture (Vegetable garden), Readymade Garments, Perched Rice, Duckery, Fishing Hook, Stone Curving, Cow Rearing etc.

Industrial Gloves Training & Production Unit
Total Skilled Workers -15; all are women. -Durgapur, Local market. Monthly production 8-10 thousands pairs. Type of gloves- Leather and cotton both.
NABARD - Capacity Building of WSHGs, Field Workers

NABARD capacity building of WSHG field workers etc.-21 Nos. NABARD had initiated 21 nos. of capacity building training proramme for the Field workers on WSHG management and livelihood program

Vocational Training Support of German Consulted : Micro- Project with Gandhi Vichar Parisad, Bankura

The German Consulate and Gandhi Vichar Parisad are pleased to announce that a Micro Project contract with Gandhi Vichar Parisad of Bankura has been signed n the 7th August at the German Consulate office in Kolkata. The financial support will be given for developing their Industrial Hand Gloves Training unit at Schooldanga, Bankura.

Training and Capacity Enhancement  Programmes held at Gandhi Vichar Parisad funded by: NABARD
Gandhi Vichar Parisad has two well furnished Training Centre with trainers and accommodation facility of trainees. Various types of training will be organized here.  Following trainings were already completed in the year 2011-2012.
Training Programmes on WSHG

Sl.No.	Name of the training Programme	No. of Programme	Venue	Duration	No. of Participants
1.	SHG Leaders	57	Gandhi Vichar Parisad/Block Wise	4 days	30
2.	NGO Leaders	6	Do	2 days	180
3.	Bankers	13	DO	1day	500
4.	Farmers’ Club	5	Do	3 days	156
5.	Exposure Visit	8

Capacity Building Programme for Field Facilitators and Supervisors under Scheme for
Promotion of WSHG in Backward/LWE Affected District- Bankura

Sl. No.	Name of the Training Programme	No. of days	No. of Programme
1.	WSHG Management	4	6
2.	Livelihood and Cash management	3	10
3.	Income Enhancement Plan	3	7

Training and Capacity enhancement  Programmes held at Gandhi Vichar Parisad funded by: NABARD

Gandhi Vichar Parisad has two well furnished Training Centre with trainers and accommodation facility of trainees. Various types of training will be organized here.  Following trainings were already completed in the year 2011-2012.

Training Programmes on SHG

Sl.No.	Name of the training programme	No. of Programme	Venue	Duration	No. of Participants
1.	SHG Leaders	3	Gandhi Vichar Parisad	3 days	30
2.	NGO Leaders	1	Do	2 days	25
3.	Bankers	1	DO	1day	25
4.	Farmers’ Club	3	Do	3 days	25
5.	Exposure Visit	8

Capacity Building Programme for Field Facilitators and Supervisors under Scheme for
Promotion of WSHG in Backward/LWE Affected District- Bankura

Sl. No.	Name of the Training Programme	No. of days	No. of Programme
1.	SHG Management	4	3
2.	Livelihood and Cash management	3	3
3.	Income Enhancement Plan	3	3

 

Village Development Programme at Nandigram and Nityanandapur village

Sister Organisation -GRAM Swaraj Sangha affiliated by KVIB & KVIC

Objectives:

• Establishment of Sarvodaya best on Gandhian Ideology.
• Establishment of manufacturing cum sale centre through restoration of Cottage & Village Industries.
• Development of social cultural and human resource for healthy society.
• Development of Environment through restoration of ecological balance.
• Economical and social development through proper utilization of local resources.

Activities of Gram Swaraj Sangha

Production Center :

Main center in Gandhi Vichar Parisad campus, Schooldanga , Bankura.

Number of Artisan :-  36 families.

Outlet / Retail sale Bhander :-

(  I ) Gandhi Vichar Parisad campus, Schooldanga, Bankura.
( II) 355 ,Jessore Road, Nagerbazar, Kolkata- 700074.

Variety of available Khadi & V.I goods :-

Cotton Khadi – Lungi ,dhuti , towel, bed-sheet, bedcover, carpet, scurf, shirting than etc.
Cotton Readymade-Kurti, top, salwar suit ,paijama-panjabi,shirt etc.
Muslin Khadi- Dhuti and shirting than.
Muslin Readymade- Kurti, top, paijama-panjabi,shirt etc
Reeld Silk-Garad Saree and different types of silk saree,dress materials than.
Spun silk – Different types of Saree and dress materials than.
Spun Readymade – Jahar Coat etc.
Poly Bastra       - Shirting than
Poly  Readymade – Panjabi and Paijama.
Woolen Khadi
Woolen Readymade 

V.I goods-Honey,Ghee, Muster Oil of wooden Ghani ,Agarbati, Handicraft items of Self
Help Group etc.

Project Name-Training  of Industrial Hand Gloves for SHG Members , funded by West Bengal Swarojgar corporation Ltd. 
A Special Training Programme of Industrial hand gloves for the woman of S.H.G members of Bankura District had been launched by Gandhi Vichar Parisad with financial support from Swarojgar Corporation Ltd. Govt. of West Bengal under the Ministry of S.H.G and S.E on 21st January, 2013. 

Following Dignitaries were present at the inaugural ceremony:
Mrs. Shampa Daripa (Chairperson, Bankura Municipality) and

• Dr. Subrato Bandyopadhyay (D.D.M Bankura)
• Mr. Dibyanarayan Chatterjee ( District- S.H.G Officer)
• Mr. Mrinal Kanti Mondal (DPD ,DRDC, Bankura)
• Mr. Aswaini Kundu (DDA, Agriculture )
• Mr. Saradindu Banerjee (Secretary, Gandhi Vichar Parisad )
• Mr. Susil Kr. Adhya (Chairman, Gandhi Vichar Parisad)

The members of the staff, Governing Body members, Representatives from NGOs, Media, Government officials and Trainee participants were present in the opening event.
The meeting was presided over by Shri Susil Kumar Adhya, the Chairman of Gandhi Vichar Parisad.
Shri Saradindu Banerjee, Secretary, Gandhi Vichar Parisad delivered welcome address. At the outset of his speech he conveyed his thanks and best wishes to the members attended the meeting and expressed gratefulness to West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation Limited  department of SHG, SE for giving the opportunity to Gandhi Vichar Parisad for working with women development programme.
He highlighted regarding aim and objectives of Gandhi Vichar Parisad and also the objectives of this Training Camp. He expected that this Training Programme must enhance the income of the women as well as the income of the family. It will ensure the economic and social upliftment of the woman and requested the Municipality chairperson and others attending in the meeting to help the trainees by giving any type of marketing opportunity of the product. He informed that before going to undertake the training the Gandhi Vichar Parisad has conducted marketing survey of Industrial hands gloves. There is some opportunity in ISSCO Burnpur, DSP (Durgapur Steel Plant). He also requested the Chairperson of Bankura Municipality to help with marketing opportunity of the product.
The member in charge for SHG & SE Mr. Shanti Ram Mahato and the officio of West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation were to present at the inaugural festival, but due to unavoidable circumstances they could not come to opening ceremony.  The Bankura Municipality Chairperson Mrs. Shampa Daripa inaugurated this programme by lighting the Lamp. In her inaugural address praised the activities of Gandhi Vichar Parisad and also thanked West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation and Gandhi Vichar Parisad for initiating this type of livelihood training Programme for the woman. She wished all the achievement of the programme and assured to help in proving marketing opportunity of the product.  

District Development manager (DDM) NABARD, Bankura, Mr. Subrata Bandyopadhyay focused specially on legal status for being an entrepreneur, like registration under District Industrial Centre, No Objection Certificate (NOC), and Pollution Certificate. He also added that it is very important to search for market viability and business opportunities prior to start any entrepreneur. It is also request to enhance the capacity of members and stuffs on costings, accounts management and maintaining quality of the product.

District SHG Officer, Mr. Dibya Narayan Chatterjee conveyed thanks to Gandhi Vichar Parisad for undertaking various development programme especially for the women development. He also informed regarding multipurpose Govt. training programme for employment generation. But we should not be satisfied by organizing training programme, it should be implemented in real sincerity. He assured to give all type of training opportunity to Gandhi Vichar Parisad by which the most downtrodden people can find out their way of development.

Mr. Mrinal Mondal DPD, DRDC, Bankura encouraged the participants of the training to achieve their goal successfully. He pointed out that as market viability is very much important so it should be the challenge to ensure the market. He assured to extend their helping hand and kind co-operation in this regard. He requested, in future this programme should be disseminated in a larger scale in every blocks in the district.

Susil Kumar Adhya, the Chairman of Gandhi Vichar Parisad conveyed his thanks and best wishes to the dignitaries, media, civil society personalities and the trainees and other members attended the meeting. He encouraged the trainee and declared the end of the meeting expecting successful achievement of the programme.    

Other activities

1. Running two galleries (a) Gandhi Museum (b) Bankura Freedom Fighter’s Gallery at GVP campus.
2. One library is running at GVP campus.

List of campus activities conducted and used by external agencies

Sl.No.	Name of the organizations	Subjects	Date	Contact person/ Facilitator	No. of Participants	Remarks
1	Udayani Social Action Forum	Seminar on excluded people of Bankura Block I & II	18.11.2011	Saradindu Biswas	35
2	Do -	Workshop on excluded people of  Purulia District	21.11.2011to 23.11.2011	Dr. Manab Sen	40
3	SHG Forum	Workshop on excluded people of Bankura District	24.11.2011 to 26.11.2011	Dr. Manab Sen	55
4	SPADE, Kolkata	Seminar on Organisation Development & SHG	30.11.2011	Tarun Debnath, Dipak Baraponda & Dr. B.N. Paul	25
5	SPAN, Kolkata	District Consultation on Right to all children for free and compulsory education	22.02.12	Prabir Basu & Kallol Chatterjee	70
6	Keliapathar Sabuj Sangha & Library	150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore		Bhutnath Layek	100
7	Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan	Bhasa Diwas	26.02.2012	Samir Das	75
8	Jatiya Krira O Shakti Sangha & NYK	150th Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda	11.03.2012	Dipak Ghosh	150
9	Bankura Sahitya Academy	Seminar on poetry and interaction	26.02.2012	Mohan Singh	125	Famous poet  Joy Goswami was the Chief Guest.