Happy
start of Village development :
An activity by name Grameena Vikasa
Parishad was started in 1990. A Primary School by
name "Keshava Shishu Mandir" was
started as an initial activity. Education is provided with
nominal fees in this School. Poor, Schedule Caste (Harijan),
and Sheduled Tribe Children are benifitted from the school.
School premisis has a green belt with fruit and flavoury trees,
plants creepers etc., the children have taken the initiative.
Co-curricular activities like Games, sports, drama, art etc.,
are part of the academics along with cultural activities &
Education. The 217 Students in the school are from the poor
and economically challenged sections of the society.
A saving scheme by name "Sri Vivekananda Grameena Podupu
Sangham" has been initiated . for the self reliance of
the rural youth. A smaller amounts of Rs. 25/-, 50/-, 100/-
per month are put together by the villagers and those needy
take the required amount as loan with 1.5 % interest the repayment
rate is 89%. The programm has given alot of confidence that
the villagers themselves could save daily. There are 170 members
of the savings fund with a deposit of rupees 5 laks. A committee
has been organised to look after the affairs of the savings
fund (Organisation). Several self help groups have been formed
along with savings fund. The outcome was innovative and the
villagers decided to buy a tent house equipment with the savings
fund. The local school has been hosting the meetings run by
us in Sri Keshava Shisu Mandir.
" Aditya Village Development Committee" is an effort
for Integrated rural development with welfare of the whole
village established in 2000 . Responsibility of all aspects
of village development has been taken care by this committee.
One Community building by name "Aditya Village Service
Bhavan" was constructed in October 2002. A study centre
also runs daily in the night in this building. About 50 boys
of the village attend daily for the free tution center to
help them in their studies. A voccational training cum knitting
centre is run every Sunday for girls. About 25 Girls attend
and learn various types of knitting.
All the training and community initiatives are organised in
the building. This building has become centre of activity.
In the backward locality of the village, a centre for teaching
our culture to children, in service locality a weekly devotional
songs function, in Hanuman Temple of this locality a weekly
gathering of women are conducted.
Every month exepierences and exchange of ideas etc., discussion
held. Tempel, School and village roads are cleaned. Plants
have been grown in school premises and on main roads of the
village.
The health camp young men and women are taught health practices.
In the aggricultural camp specialists teach aggricultural
especially use of Biological Menance
In small sectar industrie camp 32 young wemen have been given
training.
Recently with the financial help of CAPART, an activity of
"environmental uplift of Kollampally village" is
being started.
Achievements
:
The Village has been
much benifited from village development programme.
1. Childrens have been given
good cultural moderesting in their families.
2. Literacy has improved by
about 75%. The number of students has also increased.
3. By self exeperience method,
the village has got social understandings.
4. Ladies gathering have been
formed. Mother forum meets every saturday.
5. Young men are engaged in
various activities.
6. The spirit of "Swadeshi"
is visible. The red powder for worship (Kumkum), Bath Powder
(Shampoo), Agarbatti etc., are prepared the village and used
by the villages themselves.
7. They have been succeeded
in developing the village Panchayat system.
8. The atmosphere appears pleasant
in the village due to plantation.
9. Due serving organisation
and self help groups good saving has taken place amoung ladies.
10.
Awareness has increase about health due to health training
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