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Tribal
Welfare Programme |
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Bharat Vikas Parishad took
up Vanvasi Sahayata Yojana in 1992 for the welfare and uplift of
the Vanvasis (tribal people) of the country in general and North Eastern states
in particular.
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Vanvasi Bandu performing their traditional dance |
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India has a population of
over 8 crores Vanvasis living in over 1.40 lakh villages. Out of
this, 27% of the Vanvasi people live in the North-East in
extremely harsh conditions. These people have to contend with
widespread insurgency, unemployment, militant activity, ethnic
clashes, illegal influx of Bangladeshis and recurring floods.
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Why
Vanvasis need help?
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Spread over
1, 43, 358
villages
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Living in dismal
conditions
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Victims of various
ailments and ignorance due to lack of education and
medical aid
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Subsist in dense
forests, hilly tracts and remote areas in tiny jhuggi
clusters.
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Surviving on produce
of forests & agriculturel Simple, hard working people
with high morals
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2 crore Vanvasis
displaced with the development work all over India
(factories, dams etc), hardly 25% resettled.
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Simple, hard working
people with high morals
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2 crore
Vanvasis displaced with the development work all over
India (factories, dams etc), hardly 25% resettled.
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Guarding our
international borders
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Victims of
exploitation over the centuries
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27% of Vanvasis live
in North-East states & over 50% in M.P., Maharashtra,
Chattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand & Gujarat and in 12 other
states
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Vanvasis have
a history which dates back to the era of Ramayana and
even earlier
TRAGIC BUT TRUE :
Illiterate:
Male - 84%
Female - 95%
No access to medical facilities
- 95%
Have not seen electric light
- 90%
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The Parishad has taken up a
number of projects and programmes for their welfare. In
addition, the Parishad is providing financial assistance through
its state units to such other voluntary organisations, which are
already running welfare projects for the Vanvasi. |
Some of the projects and
programmes funded by BVP are as under:
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Hospitals, dispensaries,
medical and health centres
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School - primary, middle
and higher secondary levels
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Hostels for boys and girls
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Single - teacher schools
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Night schools (non-formal)
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Libraries
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Sanskar Kendras
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Archery training centre
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Khel Kud centres
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Knitting and sewing
centres
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Vocational training
centres
The financial assistance
provided for the above projects/ programmes in the North Eastern
States has been of the order of Rs. 5 to 20 lakhs annually
during the years 1992 to 2000. In the following years, we
have been able to step up our contribution.
During 2011-12, financial
assistance amounting to Rs. 29.88 lakhs was provided for
projects in the tribal areas of the country. In addition,
woolens and clothing worth Rs. 10.24 lakhs were made available.
Thus the total assistance for Vanvasi Sahayata Project amounted
Rs. 40.12 lakhs.
Kanchi
Shri Sankara Medical Centre
Bharat Vikas Parishad is running
a multi-disciplinary Hospital in Bongaigaon Assam - First of its
kind in a Janajati area.
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Phase 1 - 30 bed
Hospital; cost: Rs. 110 lakhs
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Boundary wall, gates & OPD
centre constructed. Modern eye testing centre under
installation.
Kaliwas
Tribal Village Development Project
Under the integrated village
development programme, work has been taken up
in Kaliwas - a tribal village in
Rajasthan - at a cost of Rs. 1.62 crores.
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Appeal
Public-spirited citizens, philanthropists, businessmen and
industrialists are requested to donate generously by
sponsoring one or more of the projects thereby meeting
fully or partly their annual expenditure. The list of such
donors is now
displayed.
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Projects |
Adopted
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Required Annual
Amount each Rs. |
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Hostel- Boys & Girls |
6 |
2,00,000 |
Bongaigaon Hospital
construction of a
room /operation theatre/Special ward
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3,00,000 |
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Centers provided with
medical equipment |
50 |
50,000 |
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Hostel Students
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6,000 |
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Balwadis |
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15,000 |
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Ekal Vidyalayas |
24 |
12,000 |
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Primary School |
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1,25,000 |
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Secondary School |
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2,00,000 |
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Night School
(non-formal) |
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6,000 |
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Libraries |
50 |
5,500 |
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Vocational Training
Centres |
2 |
75,000 |
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Archery Training
Centres |
5 |
75,000 |
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Khel Kud Kendras |
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21,000 |
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Mandir Roof |
2 |
15,000 |
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Medical Centre -
Allopathy |
1 |
1, 50,000 |
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Medical Centre -
Homeopathy |
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25,000 |
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Arogya Rakshaks |
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18,000 |
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Sanskar Kendras |
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25,000 |
Contributions in kind
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Jeeps, medical
vans and motor cycles
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Knitting and
sewing machines, handlooms
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Computers and
allied equipment
Donations are eligible
for deduction under Section-80G of the Income-Tax Act.
Cheques or demand drafts should be drawn in favour of 'Bharat Vikas
Parishad'
payable at Delhi and sent to:
Bharat
Vikas Parishad
Bharat Vikas Bhawan
BD-Block, Behind Power House, Pitampura, Delhi-110034
Ph. : 011-27313051, 27316049 Fax : 011-27314515
E-mail : bvp@bvpindia.com |
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