LAB to Land…… Punjab

1. LAB to Land…… Punjab INITIATIVES……….

2. Bring out a strategy for effective implementation of development programs in a convergent & coordinated approach Transfer the knowledge from lab to land and demonstrate the achievements of the entire poverty alleviation programs and get hold of feedback for improvements in training, communication and overall implementation strategy, with the maturing of the intervention in the selected one block in a district.

4. Total Population India: 1,027,015,247 Punjab: 2,43,58,999 Rural Population India: 741,660,293 Punjab: 16096488 India & Punjab Urban Population India: 285,354,954 Punjab: 8262511 Percentage of Rural Population India: 72 Punjab: 66.08 No. Of districts India: 593 Punjab: 20

5. District-wise percentage of scheduled castes population in total rural population of Punjab

6. District wise number of blocks, villages, geographical area and population in Punjab (Rural Areas) 2005-06(p)

7. Poverty Ratio in Punjab and India

8. Selected States: Indices of Social Development

9. Status of current and targated health indicators

10. Status of current and targated education indicators

11. Punjab: PRI at a Glance • Constitutional mandate – PRIs to work for Economic Development & Social Justice • 12278 Villages, 12309 GPs, 141 PSs, 20 ZPs • 13 subjects of 7 departments transferred to PRIs as per 73th Amendment • Next Election due on May 2013.

18. WHAT IS BEING PLANNED • Provide safe drinking water • Providing Housing with sanitation and Electricity. • Developing and marketing human skills, surplus farm produce distribute earnings. • Translating the objectives of the all flagship programmes. • Awareness generation and orientation of Gram Sabhas for affirmative • Developing planning, organizing, audit and leadership ability among members of Gram Sabha. • Developing an action plan on land, water etc.

19. Immediate Future Actions. • A meeting with all would be held to explain them the initiative in the month of November. • Information would be given at all important places to make the people know about it. • Meeting with all P.S members, G.P members and Block & G.P officials would be held to explain the Lab to Land programme. • Workshop would be arranged with youth club members of NYKs, Self Help Groups, officials of Line department etc. • Resource Persons would be selected by inviting applications fixing some criteria like educational qualification, experience and training etc. • The Resource Persons which are already on Panel have been trained. • Representatives from SIRD & State Govt. would meet the Gram Sabha members to get an idea what happens in the field and how much aware and empowered the people are at this movement. • Basic training of computer, MIS, PRIYASOFT to the officials of 131 Blocks including Khera Block in the month of Dec 2010 to March 2011

24. Action Plan …….by Different Departments Rural Development & Panchayats Department(Block Administration) • Conduct of Gram Sabha

25. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Rural Development & Panchayats Department (Block Administration) • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

26. Action Plan …….by Different Departments Rural Development & Panchayats Department (Block Administration) • IAY • SGSY

27. Action Plan …….by Different Departments Rural Development & Panchayats Department (SIRD)

28. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Rural Development & PanchayatsDepartment • Rural Works (PMGSY) • Rural Water Supply & Sanitation

29. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Women and Child Development Department (CDPO) • Mission Shakti • Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) • Social Security Schemes

30. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Food & Civil Supplies Department

31. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Health and Family Welfare Department (Medical Officer, Khera) • Janani Surkhya Yojana / Gaon Kalyan Samiti / Rogi Kalyan Samiti

32. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Welfare Department • Pre-Matric Scholarship • Sustainable income to SC & STs • Upliftment of Poor SC Women

33. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Education Department • Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

34. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Horticulture Department • National Horticulture Mission • National Mission on Medicinal Plants

35. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Forest Department (Range Officer) • Nursery Establishment • Distribution of Saplings to community for plantation in private lands.

36. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Animal Husbandary Department • Genetic Upgradation of Cattle / Buffalo • Control of Animal Diseases • Fodder Development • Poultry Development

37. CHALLENGES • BDPO & officials are badly engaged in various others works and over burdened, shortage of staff in Blocks. • Hence they would not be able to take part fully in the exercise till June,2011 • The dates of meetings , selection of RP , trainings etc are to spaced very carefully ; it would take long time to proceed from one step to the next . • Huge fund is needed for not only IEC & Training but also for vehicle , video graphing etc . • 5. Khera Block have 84 Panchayats and it will take time to complete Lab to Land Programme.

38. 1. Hon’ble Minister of Rural Development & Panchyats Punjab, Secretary RD & Ps, DC. Fatehgarh Sahib has been informed about Lab to Land Programme. 2.Formal letter has been written to them . 3.BDPO has been asked to fill up the data of real value of the key areas in the prescribed format .

39. Selection Criteria : • 3. Nearer to SIRD for regular visit . • BDPO & Chairperson have a very good relation and both of • them are young , energetic and enthusiastic regarding the initiative • 5. J.E. is also very serious and intersted in the work • BPL % is 49 ; As it is a poorer Block this intervention is more needed there for more awareness and better implementation of Govt. Programmes .

40. BLOCK PROFILE : Name Khera Block . No of PS members : ( ZP ) Population : SC : Almost ST : No of GP : No of GP Members : Distance from SIRD : Farthest GP HQ :

41. WORK STRATEGY 1. SIRD will make the selection of RPs , hold meetings with clubs , trainings would be done at GP level & Gram Sabha by Resource Persons. 2. The whole field process would be led by DD (WP)

42. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Fisheries Department (FEO) • Construction of Multi-purpose Farm Ponds • Incentive to Fish Producers

43. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Labour and Employment Department (DLO) • Registration and Extension of Welfare Measures to the Building & Other Construction Workers under the Building & Other Construction Workers (RE&CS) Act ,1996 through Orissa Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, • Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana for BPL Families (RSBY) • National Child Labour Project (NCLP)

44. Action Plan ….….by Different Departments Industries Department (DIC,Fatehgarh Sahib) Irrigation Department (Assistant Engineer)

45. IEC Strategy at a Glance • Programmes by cultural troupe • Capacity building initiatives of different stake holders of the block • Exposure to Best Practices • Creation & capacity building of Community Resource Persons • Social Audit • Reaching out common mass through- • FAQs • Leaflet • Wall Writings • Wall Hangings • Health Wall / GP Wall • Illustrated Books • Telecast of Development Magazine through Doordarshan • Interactive Sessions • Screening of IEC and Training Films • Community Radio • Quiz and Events • IEC Stalls

46. Replication of the Initiatives… • Selection of 1 Block. • Coverage of 1 Block in the State over a period of one year • Replication of the initiative in other blocks of the district\ • Process Documentation • Directory of Success Stories