Visit of dfid team on kusp roll programmes at BASIRHAT MUNICIPALITY North 24 Parganas

1. CHAIRMAN SRI NARAYAN MUKHERJEE Visit of dfid teamonkusp roll programmesatBASIRHAT MUNICIPALITYNorth 24 Parganas

2. Draft development plan 2008-09 to 2012-13 Basirhat municipality

3. INITIATING THE DDP DPG & DTGs were formed and they have provided policy guidance and technical support for the preparation of the DDP on regular basis. Board of Councillors, Municipal Employees and Ward Committees were sensitized on the importance of DDP. The following stakeholders were consulted: Citizens of Basirhat Municipality Municipal Employees CDS Members Honorary Health Workers Local Trade Associations Formal and Informal sector workers

4. Photographs of ward level consultation workshops

5. SURVEYS DONE Baseline Survey and Digital Base Map preparation Socio-Economic Survey Survey of Health Facilities Survey of Educational Facilities Survey of Trade & Commerce Survey of Cultural Facilities Survey of Industrial Units

6. PROCESS FLOW OF DDP PREPARATION

7. THE PROCESS

8. OBSTACLES • Basirhat is an old Sub-division town that has grown unplanned • Basirhat is attracting people from surrounding areas hence resulting in a population pressure • Traffic management is a big challenge of the Municipality • Supply of safe drinking water to the citizens is another major problem of the town.

9. SOLUTIONS • Proper planning is required. • Construction of a By-pass road will solve the problem of traffic congestion to a great extent. • Construction of a surface water treatment plant will provide safe drinking water to the citizens.

10. CONCLUSION Implementation of DDP will: Improve the standard of living of the citizens of Basirhat. Provide better infrastructure facilities to the citizens of Basirhat. Help in poverty alleviation. Help in delivering better health care services and primary education. DDP will also enhance the cultural values

11. ACCOUNTING Reforms

12. STATUS OF OPENING BALANCE SHEET • Provisional Opening Balance Sheet as on 01.04.2007 has been completed • Provisional Opening Balance Sheet submitted to CMU, KUSP on 15.09.2008 • Authentication process completed and submitted for approval to CMU on 09.04.2009 for final approval • ACCRUAL BASED DOUBLE ENTRY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM • Computerized Double Entry Accounting System introduced from March, 2008 • Fully Migrated to Double Entry Accounting System

13. Citizens’ charter Basirhat municipality

14. CITIZENS’ CHARTER- PREPARATION PROCESS • Formation of a Core Committee • Preparation of Informal Citizens’ Charter in consultation with departmental heads • Ward Level consultation workshops to record the citizens’ expectation about the services • Preparation of the Draft Citizens’ Charter based on the norms and standards of services provided by each department • Workshops were conducted in every ward where the Draft Citizens’ Charter was approved by the citizens • Approval of final Citizens’ Charter by the Board of Councillors on 25th January, 2008 • Approval of Citizens’ Charter by CMU on 21.02.2008 • Approved Citizens’ Charter was displayed in all the major public places • A Grievance Redressal Cell was formed at Municipal Level for recording and managing complaints or grievances of the citizens.

15. CITIZENS’ CHARTER

17. Display of Citizens’ Charter at major public locations

18. INNOVATIVE/ CHALLENGE FUND KOLKATA URBAN SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY NO. 1 & 2 BASIRHAT

19. Basirhat Community Development Society No. 1 Project Title: Geriatrics Programme at Basirhat Municipality Aim: This project mainly aims at improving the old age care and services through equipping 22 CDS women members through para-nurse technical training on old age medical care and support and setting up of a call center on old age care at the Municipality level. Objectives: Socio-economic empowerment of 22 CDS women; Better old age care and service delivery within the specified wards ; Setting up of a call center on old age care at the Municipality level to cater to the 60+ old age people.

20. CDS Members are receiving training from Dr. AlokMukherjee, Founder-Director, Believers’ of God Mission Training sessions:

21. Training module: The CDS Members received training on the following

22. Valediction programme A valediction programme was organized on completion of training on 22nd May 2009. Certificate Distribution

23. A short play A short play was organized by the CDS members on the training received by them

24. Basirhat Community Development Society No. 2 Project Title: Functional Literacy Programme of the T&CG Members Aim: Primary level literacy program for illiterate TCG members from 1-22 wards under Basirhat Municipality. The project also seeks to educate them till the primary level through bridge camps and further mainstream the TCG women members to the RabindraMuktoVidyalaya to pursue further education. Objectives: Identification of the number of illiterate TCG women, majority belonging to the minorities, from wards no. 1-22 wards of Basirhat Municipality. Education of the identified women up to the primary levels, through bridge camps, upon completion of which the women would be mainstreamed into the Rabindra/NetajiMuktoVidyalaya in the local vicinity. Training of the 22 CDS members on ‘Bridge Education’ Methodology to act as Master Trainers in the Project.

25. Training of the trainers A 7 days ‘training of the trainers’ program was conducted. Smt. Manjushree Mukherjee of TRCC trained the CDS members on adult education techniques using TLMs.

26. Classrooms

28. Thank you