This is Public Information Campaign to educate people about the initiatives taken by Government of India for the welfare of people specially in villages. Raising Awareness about its plans and programmes so that more people are benefited.
Balarampur, 17 December 2009.Water harvesting need to be resorted to if irrigation facilities have to be ensured on long term basis. Speaking at a seminar on Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Balarampur Abhoy Ashram Naitalim Vidyapith under Kharagpur-II Block of Paschim Medinipur, Shri Shibaprasad Mallik, Pradhan, Changwal Gram Panchayat said that our dependence on rains and underground water has to be reduced otherwise a falling underground water level would post serious threat towards agricultural activities and lead to scarcity of drinking water. In view of this the central government has taken initiatives to dig tanks or to renovate them so that the rain water can be conserved, he said.Shri Mallik also stressed the need for afforestationto ensure rain fall.
Hailing PMGSY Shri Mallik said that this project would provide the villagers with pucca roads and bringthe rural health centres to them. About rural electrification he said that the central government has taken initiative to provide electricity to each BPL family. Such a family will not have to pay any money for electricity connection. Initiative has also been taken to supply drinking water to each rural household under Rajiv Gandhi Rural Water Mission. The project is being implemented exp closer expeditiously in places where electricity is available. He also appreciated the Indira Awas Yojana for its role in providing shelters to BPL families.
Two seminars were also held at the PIC one one Mid-day Meal Scheme and the other on Right To Information Act. Shri Ajay Pramanik, Headmaster, Balarampur Naitalim Vidyapith welcomed the Mid-day Meal Scheme as a novel initiative of the government. He said that the scheme has been successful in bringing about a decline in the number of school drop outs. However, he is of the view that some thought should be given to the idea of introducing the scheme for the students of class IX to XII in schools particularly those which are situated in rural areas.
Speaking at the seminar on RTI Act Shri Rajesh Banerjee, lecturer, MedinipurLawCollege hailed the act as an important instrument to ensure transparency and to fight corruption and malpractice.He expressed unhappiness over the implementation of the act in West Bengal. But the situation would improve and the act would help in ensuring transparency even in this state, he observed.
Balarampur, 17 December 2009. Social worker and the Chairman of the Balarampur Abhoy Ashram Shri Sasadhar Sinha was felicitated at the valedictory function of the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Balarampur Abhoy Ashram Naitalim Vidyapith under Kharagpur-II Block Paschim Medinipur. A shawl was presented to him on behalf of the media units under Information & Broadcasting Ministry as a mark of respect to Shri Sinha. Shri Sinha said that he is overwhelmed with such honour. Shri Santanu Palodhi, Addl. DG, PIB, Kolkata, Shri Debanjan Chakrabarti, Addl. DG, DFP, Kolkata and others in their speech paid rich tribute to Shri Sinha for his dedication and constructive activities.
It may be mentioned that Shri Sinha a veteran Gandhiite and a freedom fighter is associated with Balarampur Abhoy Ashram since his young age and has led the Ashram in undertaking several welfare and social activities.
In the valedictory function with which the five day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign concluded yesterday, prizes were also given away to those who were successful in different competitions organised as part of the PIC. The valedictory function was attended among others by Dr. Nihar Mukherjee, former Professor IIT, Kharagpur and Shri Mrityunjay Jana, Secretary Balarampur Abhoy Ashram.
Balarampur, 17 December, 2009.The PM's New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities has taken a holistic view about the educational, social and economic backwardness of the people belonging to the minority communities. But these people have to be made properly aware about this programme so that they can be benefited. Speaking at a function at the minority dominated village Kuchlachati under Kharagpur Block-I all the speakers made such unanimous observation. The function was organised as part of the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Balarampur, under Kharagpur-II Block of Paschim Medinipur. Shri Sandip Kumar Das District Coordinator Childline, Vidyasagar School of Social Work said that the touts and unscrupulous elements are taking advantage of the educational, social and economic backwardness of the minority people and have started indulging in human trafficking and some cases of trafficking children from the minority dominated villages in the district have also been reported. In order to stop this trend the minority people must be helped in every way and enlightened and encouraged to know and reap benefit from the PM's 15-Point Programme. Shri Sibes Kuila, Principal, Anganwadi Training Centre, Balrampur said that the panchayat functionaries, local opinion leaders and others concerned must take a proactive role to make the minority people aware of the 15-Point Programme and help them in getting the benefits.
Shri Santanu Palodhi, Addl. DG, PIB, Kolkata presided over the meeting and called for a concerted effort to create awareness about the 15-Point Programme.
Rural sports events, magic shows and cultural programmes were also organised on this occastion.
Balarampur, 17 December 2009.About 18 crore mandays are lost every year due to various water borne diseases. This information was given at a seminaron Total Sanitation Campaign at the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign held in Balarampur Abhoy Ashram Nai Talim Vidyapith under Kharagpur-II Block of Paschim Medinipur district. Shri Bishnupada Bhunia Project Coordinator, Ramkrishna Mission Lok Shiksha Parishad said that in monetary terms this loss amounts to Rs.1200 crores per annum. He also said that a person infected with contaminated water or water borne diseases has to spend Rs.611/- per year. In order to contain such infection proper sanitation standards have to be maintained and health codes to be followed, he said. If such awareness can be generated, in 80% cases disease can be prevented, he observed. Terming water as the primary source of infection he called upon the people to quit the practice of passing urine and stool in open places and tohave a proper toilet at their house, wash hands before and after having food and after going to toilets.
Shri Swapan Ghorui, Sr. Project Asstt. Ramkrishna Lok Shiksha Parishad said that by not abiding by the health code we are witnessing death of one child in every eight seconds. The one third of the people affected with diarrhoea belongs to our state West Bengal, he said. He also informed that in order to look after each source of the village a committee has been constituted and this system is already in place in Paschim Medinipur district.
Speaking at a seminar on National Rural Health Mission Dr. Balaram Sahoo, Asstt. Chief Medical Officer of Health said that a number of activities have been undertaken for the people below poverty line under NRHM. A health sub-center has been constructed at each village with a population of 5 thousand. Due to lack of awareness people are not reaping the benefit of the Janani Suraksha Yojna introduced for the mother and the child, he lamented.
Balarampur, 16 December 2009.Some misconceptions about the ICDS have to be removed if this initiative has to make a dent on the problem of under nutrition in the country. Participating in a seminar on ICDS at the ongoing Bharat Nirman PIC at Balarampur Abhay Ashram Naitalim Vidyapith, Kharagpur, Block-2, Paschim Medinipur, the speakers also highlighted the importance of ICDS in bringing down mortality rates among mothers and children.
Shri Sourjendra Nath Sarkar, Science Journalist, said that once misconception about ICDS is that it is for the poor people only but the food prepared and served at the ICDS centres contains pulses and soybeans which are reach in proteins instead of going in for costly fruits the people should take more vegetables and fruits which are locally available, Shri Sarkar said. Smt. Soma Das, Instructor of the local Anganwadi training centre said that a powder called vitashakti is mixed with the food served by the ICDS and this powder play an important role in preventing various diseases, she observed.
Dr. Balaram Sahoo, Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Khargpur, underscored the linkage between the health of the mother and the child. Mother’s good health ensures a healthy life of her children, he said. He observed, ICDS address the health concerns of the mother and the children simultaneously.
Shri Sibesh Kuila, Principal of the local Anganwadi training centre said that ICDS centres provide facilities ranging from health check up, hospitalization, vaccination to nutrition and pre-primary education.
Shri C. R. Bhowmick, District Programme Officer, ICDS, called for generating awareness about the scheme and active participation by the people to make ICDS a success.
Balarampur, 15 December 2009.The villages which are outside the radius of 8km from the telephone exchange are being connected through wireless service in Paschim Medinipur district as in other areas of the state. This was disclosed by Shri Srikanta Pal, General Manager, Kharagpur BSNL Telecom District at the Bharat Nirman PIC being held at the Vidyapith ground by the media units of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry. He said that at the same time mobile telephone service is being provided to the villages through towers also. The banks and educational institutions in the villages have been connected through optical fibre network, Shri Pal said. Giving details about the broadband service in the villages of the district, he said that after the introduction of the BSNL broadband service connectivity through internet has improved. Out of the 184 telephone exchanges in the district 148 are under the rural service, he said. About the plans to improve rural telephone service a number of activities have been undertaken. These include creating facilities keeping in mind the economic condition of the rural people and bringing the gram pachayats under telephone network. The BSNL being an organization providing public service would continue to pay more attention to create an improved rural telephone network and service, Shri Pal asserted.
Balarampur, 15 December 2009.Proper infrastructure facilities need to be created to make Sarva Siksha Abhiyan a true success. This was the view expressed by Shri Durga Charan Bhattacharjee, former Headmaster, Balarampur Abhay Ashram Nai Talim Vidyapith and one of the pioneers of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in the district. Taking part at a seminar on SSA at the Bharat Nirman PIC being held at the Vidyapith ground by the media units of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry Shri Bhattacharjee said without creating necessary infrastructure fight against illiteracy under SSA cannot attain its desired results. He said the teaching lessons by any means should be our goal we have to see to it that proper sitting arrangements and drinking water and toilet facilities are provided to the students. At the same time in order to raise the level of awareness among the students proper cultural activities need to be undertaken, Shri Bhattacharjee observed.
Voicing concern over the huge number of illiterate women totalling around 23 crores in our country Shri Bhattacharjee said that actions need to be taken to bring down the number within a very short period. Citing data from the UNESCO report he also said that in our country the number of children between six and fourteen years is 20 crores. Out of them 6.5 crores including 4 crores girls do not go to school, he said. This is definitely an area of concern, he pointed out.
Shri Bhattacharjee called upon the teachers to play a proactive role so that the number of school dropouts comes down. He said bringing down the number of dropouts should be the mission of the teachers. The teachers should seriously think over the method of teaching and create interest among the students about extracurricular activities, he observed. He said teachers by merely performing a very routine role cannot bring about success to a mission like programme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Balarampur, 15 December 2009.The rights of the tribal people and forest dwellers on the forest land can only be ensured by involving the gram panchayats and the members of the village level local self government. Enactment of legislation although necessary is not a sufficient condition for vesting such rights on the concerned section of the population.
This unanimous view was expressed at a seminar on Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act at the tribal dominated Nachna village under Kharagpur – 1. The seminar was organized by the media units of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a part of the ongoing Bharat Nirman PIC at Balarampur Abhay Ashram Nai Talim Vidyapith under Kharagpur – 2 block in Paschim Medinipur. The speakers said that awareness strict vigil to prevent encroachment of forest land by the persons who are not entitled are the two determining factors so far as the success of the act is concerned. They also stressed the need for distribution of pattas in a time bound manner. Shri S. Palodhi, Addl. DG PIB, Kolkata, Shri Manoranjan Rout and Shri Sanatan Pnait incumbent members and Shri Pritam Mandi, former member of the gram panchayat participated in the seminar.
The seminar was attended by a large number of tribal people. Rural sports and magic shows were organized and Chhou Naach was also performed on this occasion.
Balarampur, 14 December 2009.Delay in receiving funds and lack of enthusiasm among the members of the social audit team have been identified by the speakers at a seminar on NREGS, as some of the major obstacles in implementing the scheme. The seminar was organised as part of the ongoing Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign organized by the media units of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at Balarampur Abhay Ashram Nai Talim Vidyapith under Kharagpur Block-2 in Paschim Medinipur. The Pradhan of the Changual Gram Panchayat Shri Shibaprasad Mallick said that though there is no dearth of money under the scheme, the Gram Panchayats often receive the money late sometimes due to late submission of requirement and sometimes due to various administrative formalities. This creates problem in executing the plans drawn up under NREGS. He stressed the importance of finishing the work under the scheme expeditiously. The NREGS can play a crucial role in overall development of villages and the country’s economy as a whole, he observed.
Underscoring the importance of the NREGS in mitigating the problem of seasonal unemployment Shri Sandip Kumar Das, District Coordinator, Social Welfare, VidyasagarUniversity said that for proper implementation of the scheme, transparency is as important as adequacy of funds. Awareness at the grass-root level can ensure serious implementation of the scheme, he observed. Shri Das cited the lack of enthusiasm among the members of the social audit team as one of the main reasons for delay in execution of the work under the scheme.
Shri Aloke Bhattacharya, Coordinator, SRD said that implementation of NREGS has to be ensured through coordinated gram panchayat planning. The Presidents of the Village Development Committees draw up the plan of action which is implemented through gram panchayats. He said that new areas of activity were being undertaken under the scheme. There is a proposal to set up two horticultural gardens under the scheme in the district. He urged all the people to take advantage of the toll-free help lines at the district and state level to get correct and more information regarding NREGS.
Balarampur, 13 December 2009. The Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Sisir Adhikari has stressed on more participation of rural women in social reforms, annihilating family bindings. According to him they should come forward and participate in social reforms. He was speaking at the 15th Public Information Campaign (PIC) – Bharat Nirman at Abhay Asram Nai Talim Vidyapith, Balarampur, West Midnapur. Shri Adhikari formally inaugurated the PIC today.
The Minister even visited the pavilions of Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP) and formally opened them.
Shri Adhikari said, the Union Government has sanctioned Rs.1139 crore for the development of the tribal areas of the country. The districts of West Midnapur, Bankura and Purulia of West Bengal are among them.
Shri Adhikari today even informed that a new BPL list is on the making. He said the Union Government has taken several measures for helping the common people get the benefits of government policies and programmes.
Shri Adhikari put importance on providing technological education to the youngsters and who can in turn participate in nation building process.
He said, in many countries, students were utilized in developmental process. Such a policy, he said, should be adopted in India also. A proposal has been submitted to the Planning Commission for implementing such a policy which is under consideration, he informed.
The minister too hinted that his ministry has a proposal of opening Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Information and Technology in rural parts of the country.
The dignitaries present today were the Chairman of Abhay Asram, Shri Sashadhar Sinha, Vice Chairman, Shri Sridhar Bandyopadhyay, the Headmaster of the Balarampur Abhay Asram, Nai Talim Vidyapith, Shri Ajay Pramanik, the Pradhan of Chandangwal Gram Panchayat, Shri Sibaprasad Mallick, the Additional Director General of PIB, Shri Santanu Palodhi, Additional Director General of DFP, Shri Debanjan Chakraborty, and others.
Balarampur, 13 December 2009. Bank credit to the tune of more than Rs.54 lakhs were disbursed among the beneficiaries in the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Balarampur under Kharagpur-II Block under Paschim Medinipur District. The loan has been sanctioned by the United Bank of India, Kharagpur Branch, at a function on the second day of the PIC currently being held at Balarampur Abhay Ashram Nai Talim Vidyapith.
Out of the total loan sanctioned a sum of Rs.16 lakh 31 thousand was given to the persons belonging to SC/ST and a sum of Rs.6 lakh 84 thousand was disbursed among three persons belonging to the minority community. Six self help groups were provided credit to the tune of Rs.5 lakh 25 thousand for running rice mills.
Eight persons were given a loan of Rs.15 lakh 70 thousand under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme. These persons are engaged in occupations like tailoring, jewellery, furniture making, etc. Another person engaged in ornamental fishery was also given loan to the tune of Rs.4 lakh 90 thousand. Moreover, Kishan Credit Cards amounting to Rs.3 lakh 8 thousand were also handed over to 15 persons. Some of the Kishan Credit Cards were given for the purpose of boro paddy cultivation. Nine persons were also given bank loan to the tune of Rs.25 lakh 9 thousand under Bangla Swanirbhar Karmasangsthan Prakalpa (BSKP). The beneficiaries of the bank loan under this scheme are engaged in professions like Mobile and TV repairing and running electronic shops. Shri Lalit Kr. Das lead district Manager & Shri Niranjan Sethi Manage, UBI, Kharagpur branch conducted the loan disbursement.
पत्र सूचना कार्यालय भारत सरकार ***** श्री अधिकारी ने सामाजिक विकास में महिलाओं की भागीदारी पर बल दिया
बलरामपुर : १३ दिसंबर, २००९
केंद्रीय ग्रामीण विकास राज्यमंत्री श्री शिशिर अधिकारी ने सामाजिक सुधार के क्षेत्र में महिलाओं की भागीदारी पर बल दिया. उनके अनुसार महिलाओं को आगे आकर सामाजिक सुधार में भागीदारी करनी चाहिए. वह पश्चिम मिदनापुर के बलरामपुर में आयोजित १५वे जन सूचना अभियान (पी.आई.सी.) भारत निर्माण के उदघाटन के पश्चात लोगों को संबोधित कर रहे थे. यह आयोजन स्थानीय अभय आश्रम नई तालीम विद्यापीठ, बलरामपुर में चल रहा है. मंत्री महोदय ने विज्ञापन और दृश्य प्रचार निदेशालय (डी. ए.वी. पी.) एवं क्षेत्र प्रचार निदेशालय (डी. ऍफ़. पी.) द्वारा लगाए गए स्टालों का आज औपचारिक रूप से उदघाटन किया.
श्री अधिकारी ने कहा की केंद्र सरकार ने देश के आदिवासी क्षेत्रों के विकास के लिए ११३९ करोड़ रुपयों की मंजूरी दी है. पश्चिम बंगाल के मिदनापुर, बाँकुड़ा एवं पुरुलिया जिले इसमें शामिल हैं. श्री अधिकारी ने आज बताया की नयी बी. पी. एल. तालिका बन रही है. उन्होंने कहा की केंद्र सरकार कई उपाय कर रही है जिससे सरकार की विभिन्न नीतियों और कार्यक्रमों का लाभ उठाने में आम जनता की सहायता की जा सके.
श्री अधिकारी ने युवाओं को तकनीकी शिक्षा देने के महत्व पर बल दिया जिससे कि बदले में ये युवा देश गठन की प्रक्रिया में भागीदार बन सकें. उन्होंने कहा की बहुत से देशों में छात्रों को विकास की प्रक्रिया में शामिल किया जाता है. वैसी ही नीति भारत में भी अपनानी चाहिए. इसी प्रकार का एक प्रस्ताव योजना आयोग के पास भेजा गया है, जो विचाराधीन है, उन्होंने सूचित किया.
मंत्री महोदय ने संकेत दिया कि उनके मंत्रालय के पास देश के ग्रामीण इलाकों में राजीव गाँधी सूचना एवं तकनीकी केंद्र खोलने का एक प्रस्ताव है.
आज के दिन इस अवसर पर अभय आश्रम के चैरमैन श्री शशधर सिन्हा, उपाध्यक्ष श्री श्रीधर बंद्योपाध्याय, बलरामपुर अभय आश्रम, नई तालीम विद्यापीठ के प्रधानाध्यापक श्री अजय प्रमाणिक, चन्दनग्वाल ग्राम पंचायत के प्रधान श्री शिवप्रसाद मल्लिक, पत्र सूचना कार्यालय के अपर महानिदेशक श्री शांतनु पालोधी, क्षेत्र प्रचार निदेशालय के अपर महानिदेशक श्री देबांजन चक्रबर्ती एवं अन्य गणमान्य लोग उपस्थित थे.
Balarampur, 12 December 2009. A huge cycle rally of about four hundred students and local residents marked the beginning of the 15th Bharat Nirman Navoday Utsav (Public Information Campaign) at Balarampur Abhay Asram Nai Talim Vidyapith Kharagpur, Paschim Medinipur. Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Shri Sisir Adhikary, will formally inaugurate the campaign tomorrow. He will also inaugurate the DAVP and DFP exhibition stall and the seminars/interactive sessions on different issues. The five day awareness campaign which started today will mainly focus on the flagship programmes adopted by the UPA government. It will also act as a showcase of the product prepared by the various Self Help Groups. More than 20 government and non government organizations have put up their stalls to promote their products which also give a brief idea about the success of central government’s various policies and programmes implemented by various other government agencies.
Speaking on the occasion an eminent freedom fighter and chairman of Balarampur Abhay Asram, Shri Sasadhar Sinha hailed such campaign to generate mass awareness.
In the next four days there will be seminars on rural water supply, rural housing, rural electrification, recognition of forest rights act, SC/ST development, PM’s 15 point programmes for the welfare of the minorities, mid-day meal, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, NREGA, RTI and other social issues. A health camp will also be organized as a part of this campaign.
Apart from Press Information Bureau, Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP), Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Song and Drama Division of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry are participating in the campaign. DFP and DAVP have put up the stalls showcasing the progress of the country through still photographs. DFP will also organize various sports and other cultural activities during this campaign.
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खड़गपुरकेबलरामपुरमें१५वेजनसूचनाअभियानकाशुभारम्भ
बलरामपुर : १२ दिसंबर, २००९. करीब ४०० छात्रों तथा स्थानीय लोगों द्वारा एक साइकिल रैली के साथ आज पश्चिम मिदनापुर (पश्चिम बंगाल) जिला अंतर्गत खड़गपुर के बलरामपुर अभय आश्रम नयी तालीम विद्यापीठ प्रांगण में १५वा जन सूचना अभियान आरम्भ हुआ. केंद्रीय ग्रामीण विकास राज्यमंत्री श्री शिशिर अधिकारी कल औपचारिक रूप से इस अभियान का उदघाटन करेंगे. मंत्री महोदय डी. ए.वी. पी. एवं डी.एफ.पी. द्वारा लगाए गए प्रदर्शनी स्टाल तथा सेमिनार/संवाद विनिमय के अधिवेशन का भी उदघाटन करेंगे. आज शुरू हुए इस पांच दिवसीय जागरूकता अभियान के दौरान यू.पी.ए. सरकार द्वारा संकल्पित फ्लाग्शिप कार्यक्रमों पर विशेष रूप से ध्यान केन्द्रित होगा. विभिन्न स्व-सहायता ग्रुप द्वारा तैयार किये गए विभिन्न उत्पादों को भी इस मेले में रखा जाएगा. यहाँ २० से भी ज्यादा सरकारी एवं गैर सरकारी संगठनों द्वारा अपने उत्पादों को बढ़ावा देने के उद्द्येश्य से स्टाल लगाए गए हैं, जिक्से द्वारा केंद्र सरकार की विभिन्न नीतियों एवं कार्यक्रमों को कई दूसरी सरकारी एजेंसिओं द्वारा कार्यान्वित किये जाने की झलक भी मिलती है.
इस अवसर पर अपने भाषण में प्रसिद्ध स्वतंत्रता सेनानी एवं बलरामपुर अभय आश्रम की चेयरमैन श्री शशधर सिन्हा ने जन जागरण के ऐसे अभियान की प्रशंशा की.
अगले चार दिनों के दौरान ग्रामीण जलापूर्ति, ग्रामीण आवासन, ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण, वन अधिकार अधिनियम को मान्यता, अनुसूचित जाति/अनु० जन जाति के विकास, अल्पसंख्यकों के कल्याणार्थ प्रधानमन्त्री के १५-पॉइंट कार्यक्रमों, मध्यान्ह भोजन, सर्व शिक्षा अभियान, राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम, सूचना के अधिकार एवं अन्य सामजिक विषयों पर सेमीनार आयोजित किये जायेंगे. इस अभियान के अंग के रूप में स्वास्थय कैंप भी लगाया जाएगा.
इस अभियान में पत्र सूचना कार्यालय के अलावा क्षेत्र प्रचार निदेशालय, गीत एवं नाट्य प्रभाग जैसी सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय की अन्य इकाइयां भी हिस्सा ले रही हैं. डी.एफ.पी. एवं डी.ए.वी.पी. ने इसमें देश की प्रगति को दर्शाने वाले चित्रों के स्टाल लगाए हैं. अभियान के दिनों डी.एफ.पी. विभिन्न क्रीडा एवं सांस्कृतिक गतिविधियों का भी आयोजन करेगा.
