GRAMIN VIKAS SAMITI
Empowering the Powerless for Two Decades
Achievements
The following are the major achievements of Gramin Vikas Samiti:
- Nine grain banks established with total capacity to store 23 quintals of grains
- 130 Plantations in 15 villages
- 76 Goats given to 76 women in as many families
- Leadership training to 1,000 youths
- 29 Dalit Mahila Manch (Dalit Women Forum) formed at gram panchayat level
- One tailoring centre for school dropout girls, benefitting 350 girls so far
- One coaching center for children, benefitting 150 children
- One Lok Adhikar Manch (People’s Rights Forum) formed. This is a district level organisation of 2,000 women and is engaged in advocacy at block, district, state and national levels
- 20 Women literacy centres formed, benefitting 200 women
- One library with reading room containing 4,570 books set up
- Five women farmers clubs, with combined membership of 110 women formed
- 210 insitutional deliveries facilitated