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This is the twenty sixth Annual Report of UNNATI presented before the Executive Council.

UNNATI is a strategic issue-based social development institution strives to developappropriate forums, methods and tools to articulate the voices from below and work incollaboration with diverse duty bearers. It is committed to fight social exclusion anddiscrimination by empowering the poor and the marginalized to articulate and raise theirissues for demanding justice. Social accountability and decentralized governance arepromoted by enhancing the participation of civil society leaders and enabling the electedrepresentatives of local governing institutions for effective performance. The principles ofsocial inclusion and people’s participation guide all our interventions. The core activitiesare developing innovative strategies for poverty reduction through field level interventions,knowledge building, training and advocacy.

VisionCreate an inclusive society where all stakeholders, particularly the vulnerable,

participate with full empowerment and gain equal access to and control over services,resources and institutions.

MissionPromotion of social inclusion and democratic governance so that the vulnerablesections of our society, particularly the dalits, adivasis, women and persons with

disabilities are empowered to effectively and decisively participate in mainstreamdevelopment and the decision-making process.

StrategyWe work in partnership with local civil society and people’s organizations, local

decentralized governing institutions like Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and NagarPalikas (Municiplities), government organizations, academic organizations and

developmental initiatives of Corporate houses. The experience and learning gained fromthe grass root initiatives is systematically translated into knowledge building, trainingand articulation of agenda for advocacy. All initiatives are executed in a framework ofcollaboration and partnership to empower people for demanding their entitlements

and enable the service providers, including the government, to deliver in atransparent and accountable manner.

All our activities are guided by three thematic issues:

1. Social Inclusion and Empowerment2. Civic Leadership, Social Accountability and Governance

3. Social Determinants of Disaster Risk Reduction

From this year, we have taken a decision to present the Annual Report focusing on projects.

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Strengthening Inclusive Civic Leadership forSocial Accountability and Effective ServiceDelivery of Public Programs in Gujarat and

Rajasthan, India (2014-2018).(Project supported by EU)

The project aimed to improve access to information and services onpublic programs to reach out to 18000 households of 60 panchayats in

4 blocks of 2 BRGF districts (Sabarkantha in Gujarat and Badmer inRajasthan) by mobilisation, information dissemination and capacitybuilding at the community level, particularly among dalit, tribal and

persons with disability and with a gender focus.


hamlet level meetings.

878 poor households from 9 grampanchayats of Kalyanpur, Patodi andSindhri blocks of Barmer district couldverify their information and 815households filed objections. 70 percentof the households reported that theirhousehold information is wronglyrepresented (For example while they donot own a two/three/four wheelerthat is listed in their forms.) A report wasshared with the District Collector, Barmeron February 23, 2015, who forwardedit to the concerned department. Itrecommended extending the date of filingclaims and re-organising gram sabhas withat least a week’s prior information.

Campaigns on Civic Engagement forImproving Public ServicesFive rounds of campaigns on civicengagement for improving public serviceshave been planned in the project periodat regular intervals so that thecommunities can analyze and track thestatus of implementation and theimprovements resulting from theirengagement. First round of campaign wasconducted in 70 villages in 2014 andsecond round of the campaign wasconducted in 117 villages in November2015. In each village, the communitymembers accompanied by citizen leadersand facilitators from Unnati visiteddifferent service locations – anganwadicenter, health sub-center, primary school,and the PDS shop and then converged fordiscussion on what they saw at theservice locations. Visits to the servicelocations provided opportunity forconstructive interface with serviceproviders and local governmentfunctionaries. Lists of pensionbeneficiaries, list of children enrolled inanganwadis, Janani Suraksha Yojana

This is the second year of implementationof the five year long project. It aims tomake 25 different public schemes andprograms under Social Protection andSecurity, Health and Nutrition andPrimary Education to effectively reach thelast mile in 60 Gram Panchayats of twoblocks each in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Inthe first year of the project, informationon provisions of the entitlements wasdisseminated to 7,932 households in 30panchayats. In year 2, information wasdisseminated to 11,635 householdscovering 64 panchayats in the 4 blocks of2 districts. In the first year, 179 CitizenLeaders (CLs) from SC, ST and minoritycommunity undertook 357 informationdisclosure and accountability actions. Inthe second year, 214 CLs initiated 676information disclosure and accountabilityactions. It has been experienced thatinformation campaigns on public schemesand programs alone were not enough tomake delivery of public programseffective. It must be supported byenabling people to make demand, takeaction like making applications, identifybottlenecks in delivery. The activitiesundertaken under the project arementioned below.

Campaign for Information on SECC2011 and BPL CriteriaThe Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC)2011 report/ information was publishedin January 2015. As this is an importantofficial information that decides thedeprivation of families and subsequentlythe eligibility of Below Poverty Line (BPL)a campaign was initiated to provideinformation to people and help them tofile objections. A poster was developed todescribe the automatic inclusion,automatic exclusion and the 7 deprivationcategories. It was pasted on commonlocations in the villages and discussed in

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beneficiaries, sanctioned and on-goingworks in MGNREGA, names of membersof committees formed under variouspublic programs were displayed andread out.

In Rajasthan, citizen leaders and PRIrepresentatives helped the communitiesto register grievances on RajasthanSampark portal, raise issues in panchayatand gramsabha, present demand to blockfunctionaries, and the block level JanSunvai (provision of public hearing inRight to Hearing Act). In Gujarat, 14people complained about irregularity inPDS shop on IT enabled grievanceredressal mechanism called SWAGAT.People got together and confronted someof the service providers for coming lateand providing poor services.

Training of citizen leadersCitizenship building through mobilization,education, awareness and leadershipdevelopment is a critical area of theproject so that demand is generated foreffective service delivery and programimplementation. 214 citizen leaders (166men and 48 women) from SC, ST andother vulnerable groups participated in 2days residential training programs on thetheme ‘Importance of Public Schemes andPrograms for Vulnerable People’. Thistraining was the second in the series of sixthematic trainings proposed for thecapacity building of citizen leaders.Participants were able to identify thevulnerable people in their villages andthink about them. They understood theimportance of public services for suchfamilies and why they are not able toaccess. They practiced the use ofgrievance redressal mechanisms andgained clarity about the role expectedfrom them. The third training was givento citizen leaders during the campaign on

civic engagement for improving publicservices wherein they learnt to monitorthe quality of service provision and theskill of effective interaction with serviceproviders and local governmentfunctionaries. They also understood howto mobilize community action aroundidentified issues. Monthly peer learningmeetings are organized at the block levelfor the citizen leaders to document theirexperiences and guide them on citizencentric actions.

Support for citizen centric action foraccess to information and use of RTISupport for citizen centric action not onlyhelps to strengthen organized demand forquality services, it creates a social capitalfor the poor and excluded communities.Active engagement of people’scommittees provisioned under thedifferent social sector programs like theSchool Management Committee (SMC),Village Health Sanitation and NutritionCommittee (VHSNC), Village Vigilance andMonitoring Committee (VVMC), etc.strengthens program delivery as theyprovide legitimate spaces for communityparticipation and demand foraccountability. 357 citizen actions werefacilitated during the first year. 676actions were facilitated during year 2.These are on issues of: i. communitymeetings for information on schemes,ii. support to access scheme, iii. supportto open bank account, aadhar seedingetc. for facilitating entitlements, iv.registering grievances regarding non-access of schemes and services,v. pro-active disclosure, vi. support ingovernment camps and programs,vii. gramsabha mobilization, villageplanning, viii. other social accountabilityactions like verification of beneficiary list,monitoring visits to service locations.


Facilitating access to public schemesand programsSupport and guidance was extended topeople who were not able to access theirentitlements because they did not knowabout their eligibility and applicationprocess or faced problems. This is alsodone with a view to understand anddocument the hurdles faced by poor andvulnerable people in accessing the publicprograms that were meant for them sothat informed interface and advocacy canhappen with relevant levels of thegovernment for reform in programdelivery. In Rajasthan, IT enabledmechanism and telephone helplinenumber has also been used for grievanceregistration and redressal. 130 of the175 grievances registered were redressedsatisfactorily and the experience has beendocumented in the form of an article anddisseminated for wider use throughquarterly bulletin ‘Vichar’.

In Gujarat, interventions have been madeat different level of the governmentprogram implementing administration toredress the bottlenecks faced by people.Some of the actions are as follows:i. Irregularity in supply of ration to PDS

of Vijaynagar taluka was redressedthrough coordination betweenMamlatdar Office, NIC and DirectorFood and Civil Supply, GoG afteridentifying the issue of mistake inon-line entry of stock. It took one and

a half years of follow-up to resolvethe issue.

ii. An update on the infrastructure andstaffing of Anganwadis in Vijaynagarand Poshina talukas was provided tothe District Collector for repair andup-gradation.

iii. Recommendation was made forconstruction of six culverts in Poshinataluka after a study of the magnitudeof water flow in the rainy seasonimpeding connectivity.

iv. Feedback was provided for the DraftNational Health policy from theperspective of persons withdisabilities including girls andwomen.

v. Suggestions for increasing the scopeof Palakmata pita scheme (for orphanchildren), old age and widow pensionwas given to the Director SocialDefense, GoG by presenting a tableof comparative benefits beingprovided in other states.

vi. Discussions were held with theSecretary, Department of RuralDevelopment, GoG for consideringPoshina and Vijaynagar talukas forIntensive Participatory PlanningExercise in Gujarat. This wasaccepted.

vii. Feedback was provided to modify theforms related to 16 schemesimplemented by the Cottage andRural Industries Department withscheme wise specific suggestions.

Total Kalyanpur Sindhri Poshina Vijaynagar & Patodi

2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015Applications made 1988 6527 125 1381 712 2505 751 1282 1041 1359People benefited 1446 5951 49 1314 611 2292 59 1059 727 1286Grievance registered 691 1091 377 147 304 414 0 287 10 243Grievances redressed 349 297 116 155 229 64 0 19 4 59

Number of cases supported by IRCs for access to public schemes

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This initiative was taken at the behestof the Commissioner Cottage andRural industries, GoG.

viii. Gujarat issued a new GR on DisabilityCertification based on protocol notedeveloped by Unnati.

Support to government programs/campMobilization and facilitation support wasprovided to immunization drive, grievanceredressal camps, lokadalat (revenuerelated dispute resolution and servicescamps), aids and appliances andcertification camps for children withdisabilities by SSA, school enrollmentdrive, training of block planning teammembers on Integrated ParticipatoryPlanning Exercise (IPPE), Swachh BharatAbhiyan, hitadhikari enrollment camps forunorganized sector workers, krishimahotsav (for distribution of farmbenefits), jansewa camps (for services likeaadhar card, job card, name correction inration card etc), training of TalukaResource Group (citizen group for socialaudit of MGNREGA), Aadhar card camps,and employment fair. In all blocks, effortswere made for certification and otherservices camps for persons withdisabilities by providing information topeople identified during communitymeetings. Information was also given

through a series of leaflets on schemes forpersons with disabilities. Inter-departmental coordination that usuallydoes not happen was enabled to makethe camps effectively serve the people.The experiences were used for developinga protocol note for issuing disabilitycertificate and disability identity cardsand enabling access to schemes forpersons with disabilities. PrincipalSecretary H&FW, (Gujarat) issued a GR.Support was provided for DisabilityCertification, ID card and Aadhar Cardregistration at the CHC, Poshina duringMarch 14 – 18, 2016. It covered 59villages of all 17 GPs of the taluka. On theday of camp 249 persons with disabilityparticipated and 120 got the certificates.7 persons with hearing and speechimpairment were referred to the districthospital as the instruments were notavailable at the CHC level. 20 persons withdisability, especially persons who areblind and without fingers got their Aadharcard registration.

Capacity building of PRIsIn Rajasthan the panchayat election washeld in January 2015. The newly electedrepresentatives are trained on how toconduct participatory planning. Pro-activeinformation disclosure was practiced by28 gram panchayats displaying 14 types ofinformation at 131 locations. DuringMarch 2016, information disclosurecampaign was conducted to mobilizecommunity for engaging with andactivating services at the anganwadis - 19Anganwadi centers were covered in Patodiand Sindhri blocks of Barmer, Rajasthan.In Gujarat, (Poshina and Vijaynagar) 21toll-free helpline numbers were displayedat 42 locations in 15 gram panchayats andlists of SMC, Matru Mandal (committeefor anganwadi) and PDS committee wereread aloud at 29 locations in 13 gram

Location No. of programs/camps

supported2014 2015

Kalyanpur and Patodi 5 7Sindhri 10 46Poshina 4 9Vijaynagar 11 14Total 30 76

Number of government campssupported


panchayats. 159 PRI representatives,government functionaries and citizenleaders were trained on VillageDevelopment Plans (VDP) in Poshina andVijaynagar taluka.

For proactive disclosure templates havebeen developed and piloted in schools,anganwadis, health centers and the grampanchayat after several rounds ofdiscussions with the community, serviceproviders, government functionaries andPRI representatives. These will be sharedwith the district and state administration.

In both Gujarat and Rajasthan, UNNATIserved as a resource agency supportingthe process of IPPE in the state throughthe development of training design andmaterials as well as facilitating thetraining of district nodal officers and BlockPlanning Teams. In Rajasthan UNNATI

provided the template to the stategovernment for display of information onbeneficiary list of social security pension,IAY, MGNREGA work on individual landand other details of MGNREGAimplementation for wall painting in grampanchayats across the state. In Gujarat,UNNATI continued interaction with theState Information Commission onimprovement of pro-active disclosurepractices.

Preparation of information packagesin accessible formats anddisseminationFollowing types of information packageshave been developed in the project duringyear 2015:i. Four volumes of quarterly bulletin

‘VICHAR’ featuring write-ups on socialaccountability actions and access ofgovernment schemes are publishedin Gujarati and Hindi languages anddisseminated. These are also put upon our website and converted toaccessible formats.

ii. Series of leaflets on governmentschemes for persons with disabilitiesis developed and disseminated inGujarat while another informationbooklet was developed fordissemination in Rajasthan as asupplement to the one developedlast year.

iii. In Rajasthan information kiosks havebeen developed for use by citizenleaders. An interactive game has beendeveloped on ‘transparency andaccountability of gram panchayats’ inHindi for use in training.

iv. Scheme access process flow chartshave been developed showing de-jure and de-facto situations for accessof social security and protectionschemes.

v. An audio material has been

Pro-active information disclosureabout public programs encouragesdemand for accountabilityThe pension beneficiary list wasdisplayed and read out in the villagemeeting in Chhachharlai of Patodiblock. When the name of Sawantjat, aperson with disability, was read out,her father stood up and declared thather pension had not been received foran year now. He was surprised tolearn that the pension amount wasregularly being sent through the postoffice. He immediately took aphotograph of the disclosed list andconfronted the post master who paidthe amount within a day. Display oflist of workers in current muster inBaniyawas GP helped the communityto identify 7 ghost workers. In mostvillages people were not aware of thenames of members in the programcommittees.

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developed (draft stage) for givinginformation about governmentschemes to an illiterate audience.

vi. Voice messages for camps weredisseminated in Gujarat through thegovernment helpline.

vii. An article titled ‘Striving forGovernance Reform: The need forRe-aligning Social Protection andSecurity Interventions in India’ waspublished in the journal of theNational Human Rights Commission,India, Vol 14, 2015.

viii. Brief of 10 schemes under theNational Trust Act has been preparedin collaboration with BPA in Gujaratiand have been circulated by the Deptof Social Defence at the district levelin Gujarat.

Collaborative ActionsIn year 1, partnership was establishedwith 7 state and national levelorganisations/networks, educationalinstitutions and government authorities.In year 2, in Rajasthan, UNNATI served asa resource agency for the stategovernment on IPPE for convergentplanning of Rural Development Programs.Also, support was provided to 2 majorcampaigns by network of CSOs andactivists in collaboration with media fordemanding social accountability inprimary education and other basicservices. Eight EU partners participated inorientation on mainstreaming disability.

In Rajasthan, a daily newspaper RajasthanPatrika and network of CSOs calledSuchna evam Rozgar Adhikar Abhiyanjoined hands to highlight the issuesconcerning primary schools includingavailability of adequate teachers,classrooms, infrastructure and facilitiesthrough a yearlong state wide campaign‘Neev - Siksha ka Sawal’ starting from

April 2015 and ending in March 2016. Theobjective of the campaign was to makethe primary education systemaccountable through the use of Right toEducation (RTE), Right to Information (RTI)and Right to Hearing (RTH) Acts. Planningmeetings for the campaign was held inJaipur on February 13 and March 26,2015. College students from Rajasthan aswell as other states volunteeredinternship during the initial phase of thecampaign. Orientation of volunteers wasdone on May 3-4, May 21-22 and June 1-2, 2015. An important outcome of thecampaign is an Order dated August 18,2015 by the Rajasthan ElementaryEducation Council to hold SMC meetingsin all schools on the new moon day.

UNNATI supported the campaign inBarmer district together with the districtrepresentative of Rajasthan Patrika. 8CSOs joined the campaign in the district.UNNATI hosted three students andprovided them the opportunity forinternship in Sindhri, Kalyanpur andPatodi blocks of the district. Internsvisited 74 schools, provided informationon RTE, RTI and RTH Acts to thecommunity and supported them to fileRTI applications demanding informationon student enrollment and retention,adequacy of teachers, infrastructure,facilities and SMC. Stories were publishedabout a school in Kalyanpur functioningunder a thatch roof and four poles whilethe school building is not beingconstructed owing to local politics. As perthe design of the campaign, citizenleaders of UNNATI mobilized schoolchildren to participate in a prarthnasabhaat the block level attended by block levelfunctionaries and elected representativesand submit a memorandum of demandsespecially for appointment of teachers asper sanctioned posts within a week. As


per DISE data, 14,388 schools in Rajasthanare one-teacher schools where most ofthe time of the teacher is spent inadministrative formalities.

Jawabdehiyatra or 100 days accountabilitycampaign started on December 1, 2015from Jaipur and ended on March 10, 2015covering all 33 districts of Rajasthan andspending around 3 days in each districtholding rallies, nukkadsabhas at blockheadquarters, helping people to registergrievances of Rajasthan Sampark, visitinglocations of services and meeting withdistrict level functionaries.

In July, 5 CSOs in Barmer district weresupported to undertake campaign toidentify and enroll out-of-school childrenwith the active engagement of thecommunity, school administration andSMC during July – August 2015. 91 villagesof 25 GPs were covered. Focus was onchildren of excluded communities and

children with disabilities with stress onenrollment in age appropriate class asmandated in RTE. The schooladministration was initially very skepticalbut citizen leaders and other members ofcommunity took responsibility forensuring the regular attendance of thechildren. Special educators weremobilized to visit the identified childrenwith disabilities.

Another CSO campaign supported theschools to pro-actively discloseinformation about class wise attendanceand enrollment of students, details ofSMC meetings, information aboutteachers, mid day meal stocks and theschool funds. Besides the abovementioned activities, a workshop wasorganized on the theme of participation ofPersons with Disability in accessing publicprograms for EU project partners. Thisworkshop was organized in collaborationwith GLRA India.

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CIVIC LEADERSHIP, SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE

Making implementation of MGNREGA effective inBalesar Block of Rajasthan

(a partnership based initiative with Govt. of Rajasthan)

The Rural Development Department and Rajasthan Gramin Aajivika VikasParishad (RGAVP), Government of Rajasthan identified 15 blocks in 15

districts to strengthen the implementation of MGNREGA in convergencewith livelihood program. It entailed facilitation for participatory planning,

capacity building of grass-root level organizations including PRIs,mobilization of SHGs, community based institutions and gram panchyats.


UNNATI was nominated by the Ministry ofRural Development (MoRD) to take up thework for Balesar block of Jodhpur district.The project is expected to support theprocess of livelihood development of therural poor through creation of sustainableassets created under MGNREGA, facilitatework demand from SC and ST householdsand provide help to ensure timelypayment for work done. Unnati coveredBalesar block of Jodhpur district whichhas 26 gram panchayats and 111 revenue

villages. The key achievements are asfollows.

Awareness on Labour Entitlementsand Demand MobilizationDuring the year 752 community andworksite level meetings were held forproviding information on the labourentitlements, permissible works, processof sanction of works etc. 132 ‘Rozardiwas’for registering the demand for work andawareness generation on labour

S. no Indicators December 2014 December 2015 Increase/(baseline) (year 1) decrease

1 Person Days Generated 3,77,309 4,08,219 67,985

2 Utilization of labor budget (%) 35.72 71.06 35.34

3 Payment within 15 Days (%) 6.41 39.44 33.03

4 Total Delayed Payments

(in terms of no. of labor) 34,562 21,762 - 12,800

4.1 Payment in 15-30 days 17,323 19,939 2,616

4.2 Payment in 30 – 60 days 14,202 865 - 13,337

4.3 Payment in 60 – 90 days 2,552 606 - 1,946

4.4 More than 90 Days 485 352 - 133

5 On-going works (March 2015 baseline) 415 559 144

5.1 Individual Assets 138 216 78

5.2 Public Works and Rural Infrastructure 277 343 66

6 SC/ST HHs Completed 100 Days work 285 214

(baseline of March 2015)

6.1 Person days of SC/ ST HHs 2,474 2,454

(baseline of March 2015)

7 Female Mates Deployed No info. 86

8 Average Person Days of work for SC HHs 51.25 53.22 1.97

9 Average Person Days of work for ST HHs 48.25 53.62 5.37

10 Number of active workers 13,898 16,414 2,516(baseline of March 2015)

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entitlements were organized. Demandwas registered from 14,608 labourers,process for work on the land of SC, ST andBPL etc was explained to 4,864participants and 258 Labour Groups areformed.

Participatory PlanningPRA exercises including social, resourceand seasonal mapping, group discussionsand transect walk have been done in all26 gram panchayats during June – July2015 for supplementary plan of 2015-16and the labour budget of 2016-17. Beforediscussion on works, plans of 2015-16were shared with the community. Peoplefound the information very useful andwere able to contribute further in aninformed manner. As per informationcompiled from the PRA exercises, 956 SCand 295 ST households do not have jobcards. 903 works were identified forsupplementary plan of 2015-16 – 102works under category A ‘Public worksrelated to Natural ResourceManagement’, 688 works under categoryB ‘Community assets or individual assetsfor vulnerable sections’, 11 works undercategory C ‘Common Infrastructureincluding for NRLM compliant SHGs’ and102 works under category D ‘Ruralinfrastructure’.

Intensive Participatory Planning Exercise(IPPE-2) was being promoted by MoRD forconvergent planning of MGNREGA,Kausalya Vikas Yojana, Indira Awas Yojanaand National social Assistance Program(NSAP) and use of SECC data foridentification and household survey of allhouseholds with deprivation indicators of1 or more. Swapni Shah from UNNATIparticipated in the five day training onIPPE-2 in Chattisgarh as part of theNational Resource Team in July 2015 andorientation for relevant functionaries of

the districts and blocks andrepresentatives of selected CSOs wasorganised on August 28, 2015 in Jaipur.84 blocks of 22 districts of the state areincluded in IPPE.

UNNATI supported the state governmentin developing the design and educationalmaterial for the trainings of BlockResource Teams (BRT) consisting of 4representatives from each block and theBlock Planning Teams (BPT) consisting of 5members from each gram panchayat ofeach block. IPPE blocks were divided intothree zones for the BRT trainings withCSOs UNNATI, Pradan and Srijan takingthe responsibility to impart the trainingswith the support of state and districtfunctionaries of MGNREGA and NRLM.Training for Jodhpur division was done byUNNATI on September 9-11, 2015.UNNATI also supported in the BPTtrainings of 19 blocks of 7 districts ofJodhpur division apart from the training inBalesar from September 21-24, 2015. Wealso developed a model planning calendarthat could be followed in all blocks of thestate.

With respect to Balesar block, twoconvergence meetings with variousdepartments were held under thechairmanship of the District Collector onAugust 19 and September 7 respectivelyin which relevant functionaries of thedistrict and the block participated. As perthe planning calendar developed in theblock, gramsabhas for introducing IPPEwere held between October 2 and 4,2015. A campaign vehicle ‘SahbhagiNiyojan Vahak’ was developed to facilitatecommunity mobilisation and engagementin the planning process. As an innovativeintervention, satellite maps developed byIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)were used for resource mapping and


planning by the community. The compiledplans were presented in gramsabhasorganised between November 20 and 28,2015. The labour days estimated forBalesar block is 8,49,619 and 7,668 workswere identified by the people forinclusion in plan (Category A – 327 works,Category B – 6,734 works and Category D– 607 works).

Support in Work Implementation andPayment of Wages – Owing to thevarious efforts being made for facilitatingthe implementation of works, 216 workson individual land are in process tillDecember 2015 as against the baseline of138 works for 2014-15.

Application and sanction process forworks on individual land – 538households were supported to completethe application process for works on theirland. 245 files were submitted to the zilapanchayat for administrative and financialsanction (82 files received the desiredsanctions) while the rest are at thepanchayat samiti pending attestation ofnominal land with the beneficiary by thePatwari.

Model works for enhancement oflivelihood – In Bawarli and Khariberigram panchayats, hortipasture is beingdeveloped on the land on 4 SChouseholds. An innovation for makingmud bricks is being demonstrated inHanuwantnagar gram panchayat that willhelp to reduce material costs in goat orcattle shelters. Some model estimates andIEC material is developed for informingpeople about permissible works onindividual land.

Smoothening work implementation –Support was provided to the blockmachinery in identification of 56 bare foot

technicians (30 women, 26 men). 244mates (women – 151, men – 93) wereprovided training in the course of 5training programs. Two women matesfrom Balesar made their presentations tomore than 200 government and non-government representatives during oneday workshop at the state level on groupmeasurements (December 15, 2015).Group measurements are now initiated in4 gram panchayats – Bawarli, Devnagar,Dugar and Khudiyala)

Support for timely payments –Percentage of on-time payments haveincreased from 6.41 (baseline) to 39.44(December 2015). Initial assessment fromthe baseline indicates that on an averagea delay of around four months is beingexperienced at the level of the post officeor the village cooperative. Thus a majorcontribution for ensuring timely paymentwas to link the online bank accounts oflabourers with MGNREGS. List was madeof the existing bank accounts of 1,959labourers for MGNREGA wage payments.Aadhar card information was also updatedfor 2,200 labourers for aadhar seeding oftheir accounts. With the support of thedistrict lead bank, the District Collectorand BDO Balear special 2-day camps wereorganised coinciding with the RozgarDiwas during April-May 2015 at the grampanchayat level for opening bankaccounts and making aadhar cards. 458bank accounts were opened and 329aadhar cards were made. This work wasundertaken in 11 gram panchayats duringthe Rozgardiwas camps to which aadharmachines and lead bank representativeswere brought with the support of BDOBalesar. The data entry of bank accountand aadhar card details for transfer ofpayments were entered in thegovernment MIS.

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Capacity building efforts andcoordination with stakeholdersGram Sewaks and the Gram RozgarSahayaks are oriented on 6 separateoccasions. Some of the topics covered areobserving rozgardiwas, selection of thebare foot engineers, process for womenMates, IPPE and household survey. Threemeetings have been facilitated at theblock level between the panchayat samiti,MGNREGA functionaries and NRLM team.These meetings have helped to levelexpectations and the review and planningof the project. 335 awareness generationmeetings have been held with MGNREGAlabourers and 13 Voluntary Organisationsthat are federations of 54 Self HelpGroups.

Pilot social audit processBhimaram Mudia participated in the statelevel workshop for social audit campaign

in Rajasthan on April 6-8, 2015. Tworepresentatives from Unnati were presentin the selection of the gram panchayatsfor pilot social audit through lottery at thedistrict level on April 10. Bhimaram waspart of the trainer team for orientation ofthe block and village resource persons indistrict level workshop on April 22-24 andApril 27. The Advisory team from MoRDwas supported during its visit of Jodhpurand Barmer districts on April 25 and 26.BDO and other relevant functionaries ofBalesar, Shergadh, Balotra, Sindhri andBarmer blocks were oriented on theprocess to be followed for wall writing ofMGNREGA implementation information.Follow-up for the progress of wall writingwas done for all 20 gram panchayatsselected for social audit in Jodhpurdistrict. Representatives from UNNATIparticipated in the state level meeting todiscuss on the experiences of the socialaudit campaign on July 13, 2015.


Improving Quality of Primary Education(Project supported by AIF)

In twenty five villages in Bhachau Talukain Kutch district, interventions were madefor enhancing learning levels of childrenin primary school and improving schoolgovernance. Several factors adverselyimpact the learning levels of children:irregular attendance, limited use ofinteractive and multi-level pedagogy,teacher inadequacy and absenteeism andlack of a supportive environment athome. In ten primary schools, para-teachers were equipped to engage with482 students in grades III-V and use child-centered pedagogy to help them coverbasic learning deficits of grades I and IIand achieve grade appropriate levels oflearning. Community led learning auditswere done in 10 schools and Gram Sabhaswere organized that were attended byparents, SMC members, panchayatrepresentatives and citizen leaders. Themethodologies used in the classes,suggestions received from parents andthe improvement in learning levels ofchildren was shared. Children’s groups(Balsamuhs) were formed in 10 villagesand activities were conducted with 150children to promote children’sparticipation and support students todiscuss issues related to their school andenvironment. Students presented plays attheir school function on themes such ascleanliness in school, substance abuse,

education of girls etc. Members of thesamuhs gathered information on variousthemes, developed skills in presentation,decision making and leadership.

To enhance accountability and improvegovernance in 25 primary schools,engagement of community especially ofmembers of the School ManagementCommittee (SMC) was facilitated andstrengthened. Consultations were held toidentify issues related to education inthese villages. Trainings were organisedfor SMC members, Panchayatrepresentatives and citizen educators foran improved understanding of factors thataffect the quality of learning, their roles inschool governance and how they canidentify gaps in infrastructure, servicesand quality of learning to support schools.The SMCs in ten schools included theissues in the School Development Plans(SDP) that were shared at the block level.Initiatives taken by SMCs include initiationof Special Training Programmes for dropout children, opening of Seasonal hostels,construction of additional rooms andarrangement for transport facilities forchildren to improve access. SMC membersparticipated in a state consultation andshared their experiences of engaging withschools, challenges faced and also got anopportunity to learn about other’s efforts.

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Improving Disaster Risk Reduction Practices(Project Supported by Cordaid)

UNNATI has initiated community resilience building againstdrought in selected villages as model building. It includes horti-pasture,promotion of safe housing construction and technology demonstration,

community capacity building on disaster response and developing schoolsafety mechanisms. UNNATI continue to work closely with GIDM

on capacity building on DRR.


Building Community Resilienceagainst DroughtHorticulture is more resilient to droughtconditions. Farmers in the Thar desertarea were not believing that fruit bearingtrees can survive in the extreme climaticcondition. Under a pilot intervention 64marginal land holding farmers weremotivated to develop horti-pasture andtechnical inputs are provided. During thereporting period, the plot owners aresupported to plant new varieties of fruittrees like pomegranate, gooseberry andlemon. Apart from this regular visits weremade by our team for the periodicsupervision of the plots. Form 64 plots in5 clusters, a ten member team of localresource persons (jankar) are trained toprovide support for maintenance. Localgovernment authorities visited few plotsto understand the specifications of plotdevelopment to incorporate the same inthe ongoing MGNREGA program. (aflagship program for employmentgeneration in rural areas.)

Horti-pasture is developed in jointownership in Lohavat gram panchayat ofPhalodi cluster of Rajasthan program areain year 20013-14. 50 new plants wereprovided to compensate for plantdamaged during the year. The plantationwas done by the collective labour supportfrom the community. The villages haveproposed the development of thecommon property resources underMGNAREGA work plan for the year2016-17.

Dalits and other marginalised in theregion are facing discrimination in accessof services during the drought, because ofpoverty Dalits are not able to purchaseand store the fodder at household level.Community managed fodder banks havebeen developed at 10 locations in Balotra,

Kalyanpur, Lohawat and Sindhari clusters.During the year more than 120 familieshave benefitted from it using fodderworth of Rs. 3 lakh.

Veterinary care support to smallruminants is one of the regular activitiesof the DRR project. Initially all theexpenses for providing timely vaccinationand medical care to goats, ships and cattlewere incurred from the project. Aftercoordination and collaborations with thelocal veterinary department and thecommunity groups, the vaccination andanimal care camps are organised by thegovernment with communityparticipation. During the reporting in themonth of July cattle vaccination wascarried out covering around 2000 goats,ships and cattle in Sindhari and Phalodiclusters.

During the year, community level trainingand workshops were conducted toconsolidate the village level disaster riskreduction initiatives. A workshop wasorganized in Jodhpur on September 9-10,2015 in which 50 community leaders andmembers of Village DevelopmentCommittees, task force members, fodderbanks managing committees and parahealth workers local CSO representativesparticipated. The members reiterated theneed of developing the VillageDevelopment and DRR Plans and havingthem included in the panchayat plansthrough the gramsabha. Tillaram ofSindhri block and Ghewarram of Phalodiblock shared that the capacity building onmaintenance of horti-pasture plots hasenabled them to act as local resourcepersons. People also remembered therelevance of mason training and use ofcommunity assets that were developed aspart of model demonstration of disastersafe and low cost construction. The hall in

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village Ekadli is used for running theanganwadi and the children now have aplace to sit and laugh together. A twodays orientation of 48 newly elected PRIrepresentatives and Shamlat Vikas Samiti(commons Development Committee)members was organized in Jodhpur onthe issues related to disaster riskreduction and reducing risks throughdevelopment of commons.

Promotion of safe HousingConstructionTo strengthen the preparedness of localvillagers on safe housing construction inBhachau (Kutchch District of Gujarat) atechnology demonstration park has beenconstructed (demonstration of varioussafety features in different housingtypology). Organising regular trainingprogramme on safe housing constructionon a fixed site is often expensive andimpractical. In this context a technologydemonstration park was conceiveddisplaying safe housing technology onareas of foundation, walls and roofstructure with use of diverse materialsuch as compress stabilised cement soilblocks, rammed earth, wattle and daub,burnt bricks, stone, etc. with use oftechnology like, confined masonry,random stone masonry, rat-trap-bond forwalling and for roofing plank and joist,tiled slope roof, bamboo based roofingunder-structure.

Community Capacity Building onDisaster ResponseThe local people are the first respondersin any natural or man-made calamity.During the emergency, rescue and first aidis very crucial in the initial few hours forsaving lives of the affected community.Local task forces play important role inthe early warning dissemination,evacuation, search and rescue and first-

aid. During the reporting period 30members from different villages ofBhachau project area were identifiedbased on their skill, interest andavailability in the area as task forcemembers. They were trained to take leadin emergencies in the their own andnearby villages if needed. In the month ofAugust 2015 first module of four days onFirst Aid was conducted with technicalinputs from Indian Red Cross Society. Thetask force members were trained on keylive saving concepts and skills as first aidresponders. It was followed by the fivedays training module on search,evacuation and rescue in November 2015.This training was conducted with supportfrom Gujarat Institute of DisasterManagement (GIDM), National DisasterResponse Force (NDRF) and Civil DefenceDepartment of Gujarat state. All theparticipants were oriented on theequipment, technics and approach for theeffective evacuation, search and rescueduring the emergency. After thecertification of task force members by theRed cross and State authorities, aemergency response kit was provided toall the task forces of nine villages. The kitincludes, ropes, public address systems,tool sets for the emergency search andrescue. The kit will be kept at the villagelevel schools so the task force and use thekit for the regular practice of the learning.It will also use by local schools teachersand students to get oriented on theemergency response aspects.

School Disaster Management PlanThe school safety programme inBhahchau was initiated in year 2012-13.At present 20 schools are covered underthe initiatives. After the school levelawareness programme school level planswere developed and provided technicalsupport for the capacity building support


of the school. To mainstream our effortsin school safety we have conductedcluster level meeting of the schoolteachers and school authorities to sharethe vision and activities of ourprogramme, Four such meetings wereorganised covering all the BRCs (BlockResource Centres) of BhachauTaluka.During the reporting period Unnati hasprovided technical support to GujaratState Disaster Management Authorities(GSDMA) for developing capacity buildingplan under the National School safetyprogramme we had facilitated 6 trainingprogrammes covering 200 schools of thestate. During the year we had alsoextended our support to Rotary ClubMumbai for promoting two schools in theslum area of Mumbai, as part of thissupport two workshops with schoolchildren, management and teachers wasconducted.

Partnership with GovernmentAuthorities and InstitutionsUnnati continue to work closely withGIDM in developing training strategies,training curriculum and facilitate trainingcourses. During the year Unnati hasconducted six training programmes atGIDM. The courses are on designingschool safety program, post disaster needassessment, post disaster recovery, floodrisk management, community baseddisaster management, preparation of DMplans. In the November 2015, NDMAinvited Unnati to provide technicalsupport in development of NationalDisaster Management Plan (NDMP).Unnati has supported NDMA to preparefirst draft of the plan in consultation withJoint Secretory, NDMA and otherstakeholders. The plan was released byHonourablePrime Minster of India onJune 1, 2016 which was welcomed andpraised by UN agencies. The plan takes

into account the global trends in disastermanagement. It incorporates theapproach enunciated in the SendaiFramework for Disaster Risk Reduction2015 -2030, which is an agreement underthe auspices of the United Nations towhich India is a signatory.

Coordination with State IAGsOn February 19, 2015, a meeting was heldwith state IAG members to develop bettercoordination for emergency response. Asprocess of Inter agency coordinationUNNATI with the support of Sphere IndiaProject, revised the common assessmenttool in consultation with memberagencies and other state level InterAgency Group members. As a result, JointRapid Need Assessment (JRNA) tool wasdeveloped to assess the immediate needof community for first 25 days afteremergency. As part of DisasterPreparedness exercise for the 2015monsoons, 5 states have been prioritizedas per their vulnerability to monsoonseason in 2015 for various preparednessactivities. Continuous engagements weremade with the 5 identifies IAG throughcommunications and capacitydevelopment engagements. Training onJRNA tool has been conducted in 4 statesin collaboration with State IAGs i.e. UP,Assam, Orissa and Bihar in the month ofJune. In West Bengal, the trainingconducted in July. As per the way forwardof this training program, database oftrained volunteers has been prepared,commitments have been taken from themembers for further providing training totheir local staff, group for report writing atstate level has been identified.

ToT on Sphere Minimum StandardsTraining of Trainers (ToT) in Quality andAccountability and Needs Assessment inEmergencies has been organized at United

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Service Institutions, New Delhi duringApril 5-10, 2015. The TOT was attendedby 22 training participants (5 Females and17 Males) out of which 16 were Cordaidpartners including PGVS, Unnati, Orosa,ATI, Helpage, NCDHR and 7 were fromSphere India Secretariat and oneparticipant was from Care India.

Coordination to respond to the HeatWave conditionsHeat wave to severe heat wave conditionsprevailed at places over Andhra Pradesh,Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha, WestMadhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Vidarbhaand at isolated places over East MadhyaPradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh,Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Rajasthanand Punjab causing deaths of about 2000people across these states. In collabora-tions with Sphere India, situation reportshave been released in June 2015 involvingmember agencies after receivinginformation from State IAGs and StateAuthorities so that appropriate action isinitiated.

Gujarat FloodsIncessant rainfall in the month of July inGujarat devastated many villages inBanaskantha and Amreli district. Situationreport was made after initial assessmentfor effective relief response.The local IAGmember organisations have come outwith the filed based study on families leftout in government supported reliefservices. Total 3015 applications of leftout households generated from 45villages of the affected areas of Amerliand Banaskantha. The applications wereshared with the state and district levelauthorities to reassess the locations andprovide the entitlements to the affectedDalit families. Unnati provided support intraining 25 volunteers for tracking of reliefseries in the village, developed framework

for the assessment and oriented them onthe entitlements related to the disasteraffected communities.

In December 2015 two days training ofdalit volunteers were organised to orientthem on inclusive DRR framework andentitlements of affected persons in anydisasters. In this training 30 volunteersfrom all the dalit populated districts ofGujarat were trained in collaboration withNCDHR and Unnati. These trained volun-teers will be available for the communitylevel PDNA assessment and will supportDalit community to avail services andrelief support in disaster situations.

Development of Coordinators atVarious Places for EmergencyCoordination SupportIn view of strengthening the disastermanagement process in J&K, support wasprovided for preparation of DistrictDisaster Management Plan of Shopianand Kulgam District. It included mappingof interventions to Flood response bydifferent agencies, compilation ofinformation of flood affected areas, listingof agencies working on disastermanagement, Workshop on lesson learntand collaborative advocacy andawareness among stakeholders regardinggovernment entitlements and food safety.A similar process was initiated for DistrictBongaigaon in Assam for Emergencyresponse. It includes preparation of JRNAExercise, mapping of interventions afterthe Conflict to avoid duplicacy, State levelconsultation in Assam, meetings withaffected communities, revival for efficientfunctioning of IAG Assam Secretariat. Forthe conflict affected areas in Kokrajhardistrict of Assam a coordinationmechanism has been set up for effectiverelief response.


Emergency Support for flood affected VulnerableHouseholds in Barmer district in Rajasthan

(Project supported by Malteser International)

Barmer district in Rajasthan is located inthe Thar desert and is a drought pronearea. However, extensive damages tocrops, small ruminants and mud houses(jhompas) in the villages were caused in aburst of heavy rainfalls during August2015 and there was a situation of low-intensity floods. Unnati has been workingin Barmer district and responded to thesituation with a rapid assessment ofstatus in five of the most affected villages.After common meetings in all the villages,visits were made to 84 vulnerablehouseholds (old age people living alone,single women, persons with disabilities)that were left without shelter. Their listwas shared with the concernedgovernment functionaries for damagecompensation and support.

With the support of MalteserInternational, household kits wereprovided to 25 families comprising of 146persons and residing in four villages –Kharantiya, Mahadevnagar, Arniyali andBilasar of Sindhri during December 2015so that they have relief and can build backbetter. The kit comprised of box, utensils,stove, food grains and other items,fodder, quilts, charging torch, tin sheets,poles and tarpaulin sheet. Since the unitcost of the kit worked out to be less thanprojected, we were able to include threemore needy families from villagesMahadevnagar, Paylakala and Galanadiand provided the household kits to themin February 2016. The final beneficiary listis 157 persons.

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Development of a Framework for Industrial HazardManagement Plan in Chemical Industrial Zone/Estate

(An Action Research Project supported by GIDM, Govt. of Gujarat)

A project for a preparation of Industrial Hazards Management Plan (IHMP)has been initiated by UNNATI through action research methodology in

close association with Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM),Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.


The project focused to develop aframework and template by directlyworking in one of the industrial estates.Vatva industrial estate was taken up asthe pilot site with multi stakeholdersparticipation for the implementation ofcommon response strategy for anticipatedchemical industrial disasters. VatvaChemical Industrial estate was taken upunder the study to develop a frameworkcovering both on-site and off-sitelocations and issues. Gujarat IndustrialDevelopment Corporation (GIDC), Vatva isone of the oldest industrial clusters inGujarat state. It was established in theyear of 1967 with the creation of GIDC. Inthe initial time, these industrial clusterswere established at remote locationsaway from the cities. But with theincrease in migration to cities likeAhmedabad, residential colonies, mostlyof the migrant working class populationare established in the vicinity of GIDC.Over the passing time Vatva GIDC hasgrown in chemical production units,especially in dyes and their intermediates.Vatva is prone to various chemical andindustrial hazards including fire, gasleakage and onsite accidents.

This initiative aims to develop appropriatestrategy and contents for awarenessgeneration in both on-site and off-siterisks of chemical disasters. Themethodology adopted for the preparationof the template for industrial hazardmanagement plan was based onassessment of hazard, vulnerability, riskand capacity of the Vatva industrialestate. Capacity building, awarenessgeneration and preparation of trainingmodule, air monitoring followed theprimary HVRC assessment. Final plantemplate was shared followed by ameeting for developing industry specificplan for emergency arising out of storage

and processing of hazardous chemicals.

Following were the major steps whichwere included in the methodology of theproject:• Mapping of the influence zone• Identifying the key stakeholders to be

involved in the template preparationand execution

• Identifying the potential affectedcommunities to be affected by anyunfortunate incident involving majorleaks/spill/fire/explosion of thehazardous chemical

• Collection of primary information fromon-site and off-site pertaining to hazardsand risks imposed by Vatva industrialestate for storing and processing largequantities of chemicals which arehazardous in nature

• Identifying major accident hazardindustries and classifying all theinformation collected according to theircapacity to store and process numbersof hazardous chemicals

• Preparation of the hazard, vulnerability,risk and capacity assessment reportincluding analyzed criteria of on-site andoff-site components of Vatva industrialcluster

• Monitoring of air for producingquantifiable reference to the HVRCassessment findings

• Preparation of capacity buildingmodules and assessment report throughinteractions, focused group discussions,expert interviews and meetings,trainings, IEC material preparation andemergency mock exercise

• Producing a Vatva industrial clusterspecific plan for dissemination ofinformation to different industrial unitssituated in the industrial cluster

• Disseminating information related tooff-site risks to the focused communityareas.

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The scope of this project was envisionedto have a cluster specific institutional andphysical planning focusing on the risksimposed by the chemical industries onsurrounding population and environmentin the form of pilot template which couldhave been applied to the differentchemical industrial cluster of the Gujaratstate.

The project was implemented inconsultation with variousstakeholders like:• Gujarat State Disaster Management

Authority (GSDMA), Gandhinagar• Gujarat Industrial Development

Corporation (GIDC) Ahmedabad• Director Industrial Safety and Health• Gujarat Pollution Control Board,

Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad• Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation,

Ahmedabad• Ahmedabad Fire Department,

Ahmedabad• Employees' State Insurance Corporation

(ESIC), Ahmedabad• Vatva Industries Association, Vatva,

Ahmedabad• Gujarat Environment Services Co-op

Society Limited, Vatva, Ahmedabad• Indian Institute of Public Health – Public

Health Foundation of India,Gandhinagar

• GVK-Emergency Management andResearch Institute, Ahmedabad

• Go Green Mechanisms Pvt Ltd,Ahmedabad

• Indian Red Cross Society, Ahmedabad• Community Areas Representatives –

Machchu Nagar, Induchacha Nagar, SLMNagar, KushabhauThakrey Nagar –Vatva, Ahmedabad

• Sahyog Charitable Trust, Ahmedabad

Some of the key steps and the outcomeare described below:

Mapping of Influence ZoneAlmost 500 chemical industries that havebeen located in GIDC Vatva are mobilisedto collect information regarding theirproduction system (hazardous chemicals,processes and equipment) and capacitiesto curb any small to major incident whichhas potential to damage human and otherresources. As a part to addressing the off-site hazards and to develop anunderstanding related to them, mostvulnerable off-site community clusterswere identified. Five community clustersnamely SLM, Navapura, Railway colony,Machchu Nagar and Trikampura came outto be most significant for the studybecause of their physical, social andoccupational attributes checked againstthe objective of mapping off-site risks.With the same objective, two ESIC andone AMC health clinics in the nearbyregions were contacted and a randomsample of the patients coming to thesefacilities was studied.

Hazard, risk, vulnerability and capacity(HRVC) analysis:Hazard, Vulnerability, Risk and Capacityanalysis was done following analysing thecollected information throughtriangulation method. The HVRC analysisincludes information collected fromvarious secondary as well as primarysources. The main objective of thisanalysis was to monitor the prevailingrisks (onsite and offsite) due to the largeamount of storage and processing ofhazardous chemicals. Phase 1 and Phase 2out of 4 Phases are the worst affected(highest ranked according to NFPA rankingmethodology) due to their location,chemical storage and processes. Most ofthe Toxic + Corrosive + Flammable aretransported (from and to), stored andprocessed in these phases. On the offsitethe three community clusters which are at


higher risk is a)Machchu NagarCommunity cluster b) SLM Communitycluster and c) Trikampura Communitycluster.

Methodology applied for HVRC wasmix of survey, focus group discussion,technical mapping and review ofsecondary source information. HVRCassessment comprise of three stages(i) Consultation with experts on

objectives and relevance on project,literature review, secondary datacollection related to Vatva GIDC,transect walk of industrial premise,consultation with VIA on finalizingdata collection format, finalization ofthe format keeping into accountinformation on types of chemicalsstorage, usage, transport, key safetyequipment to response to anyemergency, capacity of humanresource etc. was also included in theformat.

(ii) Primary data collection of 500Industrial Units of Vatva done, out of500 units 350 units were visited outteam to get the idea about basic risk,vulnerability, capacity of the units.Apart from chemical units,information of three local healthcentres (LG hospital, Governmentclinic for industrial labour (ESIC clinic)and Kashiba Hospital were collected.Consultations with communitiesresiding at vulnerable sites were done.

(iii) Based on the first two steps, analysisof data, triangulation to define therisk, vulnerability and capacity of theVatva industrial estate was completed.

Formation of Inter AgencyCoordination GroupAn inter-agency coordination group hadbeen formed to seek advise and feedbackon the action research process. A

consultation with diverse stakeholders asmentioned above was held on February26, 2015 at GIDM. This consultation hasproved to be very significant as it hasverified the process of research whereinevery participant had given their inputs.27 representatives participated fromGSDMA, GPCB, DISH, Bharuch Collector,Bharuch; DPMC Ankleshwar shared theirexperiences on action initiated on similarissues.

Preparation of comprehensiveIndustrial Hazard Management Plan(IHMP)Apart from risk mapping and HVRCanalysis, the IHMP covers IncidentResponse System, Task Forces and theirfunctions, list of tools and equipment, keymitigation measures which can reduce therisk. The internal audit of chemicalprocessing plants in Vatva GIDC is put intothe plan. it will help the Vatva IndustrialAssociation (VIA), apex body of all theindustry owners to regularly monitor therisk pertaining to chemical industries. Theplan will be implements by VIA.

Regular Monitoring of Air and GroundWaterSupporting the secondary informationcollected from Gujarat Pollution ControlBoard (GPCB) Gandhinagar, a primaryactivity for air and water monitoring wasinitiated at four offsite locations. The dataanalysis suggests that there are no majorcontaminations in air and water duet thegood preventive measures by Vatva GIDC.

Information and CommunicationPackage preparationA set of information, education andcommunication material (booklet and setof posters) were produced for the trainingand awareness on industrial risk. Thematerial was focused more on specific

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most hazardous 16 types of chemicalsbeing used in Vatva GIDC (assessed by thevulnerability NFPA matrix in HVRC report)and their effects on human system. Themost advantageous point of this materialwas that it was indicating the readilyavailable antidotes of these 16 chemicalsand where these antidotes can beobtained by a layman. Adding to theantidotes information on the mosthazardous chemicals, there was clearinstructions on identification of symptoms(acute and chronic) and basic ‘Do’s andDon’ts of emergency planning in the caseof chemical disaster involving thesespecific chemicals.

Training and Capacity building of stakeholdersTraining and capacity building was theintegral part of the project cycle, in eachstages, consultations, trainings andworkshops were orgsnised for communitygroups, labours, technical staff andowners of the chemical units.For onsitepreparedness in the industries 165chemist, site supervisors and owners wereoriented on the Industrial risk andpreparedness. At 8 community locationsfocused groups discussions (FGD) onpertaining industrial risk and communityresponse were done. 6 training programscovering 164 community members were

conducted for orientation on industrialrisk and response.

Mock drill and outreach checkingFour major events are conducted whereinall major stakeholders from GIDC Vatvahad been oriented of the projectobjectives. Two major trainings/workshops (May 22, 2015 and September3, 2015) for the industrial unit managersalong with one core group meeting withVIA and Gujarat Environment Services Co-op Society Limited who are responsiblefor running the effluent plant in GIDC,Vatva and assist the industrial units inassuring compliances related to pollutioncontrol and environment (July 7, 2015).

The plan was put into test by conducting atable top simulation exercise onemergency management organized onApril 23, 2016 at VIA. Key officials fromAMC, Fire safety, Civil defence, LGhospital, Police, DISH along with ownersand officials from key industriesparticipated in the exercise. The exercisehelps to review the IHMP and suggestedcorrection. The departments ensure toprovide necessary support to VIA andoffsite locations for quick and effectiveresponse in industrial accidents. The finalreport under this project is submitted toGIDM for approval.


Making public programs designed for thepoor reach the last mile has been aconcern of the civil society organizationsand the government. In the union budgetof 2015, responding to therecommendation of the 14th FinanceCommission, a financial devolution wasannounced by which from the CentralPool the share to the States has beenincreased from 32% to 42%. While this is apositive step, many State governmentsincluding Gujarat and Rajasthan has notmade any revised budget to effectivelyutilize the additional resource for socialsector programs. During the year, in ourproject area in Gujarat a large number ofapplications submitted for widowpension, old age pensions has not beensanctioned. Similarly, no new AnganwadiCenters have been opened in Poshinablock of Gujarat. For social security ofUn-organized Sector Workers a newprogram was launched with a smart cardnamely U-WIN. However, neither the old

Looking Forward

program of Swabalamban and RashtriyaSwasthya Bima Yojana was revived/renewed nor the new program waslaunched in Gujarat. In Rajasthan, thesocial security programs are beingimplemented more effectively. This is the10th year of the RTI Act. But theseriousness of implementation has notbeen noticed. This is also the year of UNdeclaration of SDG – 17 goals. Post SDGdeclaration, not much momentum hasbeen noticed. In India there has been anemphasis on use of IT enabled technologyfor grievance redressal. In our experience,it is more effective in Rajashan. During theyear, the government has made manyadverse remarks towards the CSOs/NGOswhich has considerably eroded the publicimage. 17 international NGOs/Foundations including Ford Foundationhave been put under watch. Unnati hasnot received any road block during theyear. The year ended with a mixedexperience.

Dr. Johann Hesse, Cooperation Headand Mr. Subramanian Pattabiraman,

Senior Programme Manager - Development Cooperation

Delegation of the European Union to India

Prominent Visitor

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(Rs.in thousands) (CONSOLIDATED)

Source of Funds 31.03.16 % 31.03.15 % Application of Funds 31.3.16 % 31.3.15 %

Capital Fund Fixed Assets 15380 30 16863 31

Corpus 5000 10 5000 9

Capital Account 41850 81 39235 73 Balance in hand and in bank

46850 91 44235 82 Saving Bank Account 3154 6 4440 8

Fixed Deposits 30536 59 28200 53

Current Liabilities 33690 65 32640 58

Project Liabilities

Unutilised Fund 2128 7241 Advances

Duties and Taxes 0 40 Tax Deducted at Source 1706 1407

Deposits 229 228

2128 4 7281 14 Others 878 2513

2813 5 4148 8

Funds

Inst. Dev. Fund 1370 1278

Staff Welfare Fund 269 297

1639 3 1575 3

Others (Provision Exp.) 1266 2 560 1

Total 51883 100 53651 100 Total 51883 100 53651 100

Balance Sheet as on 31.03.2016FINANCES

Capital FundIn the current year the capital account is Rs 4,18,50,605/- which is an increase of Rs. 26,15,943/- to theprevious year. This is on account of transfer of balance of closed projects,revenue generated from consultingservices provided and interest earned in the current year.

Current LiabilitiesUnutilised FundsUnutilised fund is 21,28,066/-. There is a considerable reduction on account of utilisation of opening balanceof unutilised fund and less receipts of grant during the year.

Fixed AssetsThere is an addition of fixed assets amounting to Rs. 2,03,320/-. The Net fixed assets before depreciation isRs.1,70,66,429/-.

Bank BalancesThe current year bank balance is Rs.3,36,01,526/- which is an increase of Rs. 10,51,115/- to the last year.

AdvancesTotal advances are Rs.28,13,743/- which is mainly consist of receivable from income tax towards tax deductedat source of Rs.17,06,474/- .


(Rs.in thousands) (CONSOLIDATED)

Expenditure 31.3.16 % 31.3.15 % Income 31.3.16 % 31.3.15 %

Direct Project Exp. Grant Received (Net) 23450 77 32637 79

Rural Development 11314 37 12790 31

Research & Training 953 3 878 2 Contribution

Tribal School English

Learning Programme 0 0 342 1 Use of Infrastructure and

Education Material 11 0 9 0 Assets 1623 5 2068 5

Disaster Preparedness 8217 27 11027 27 Honorarium 2800 9 3535 8

Disability 0 0 378 1 Profit on sale of fixed assets 0 0 154 0

Human & Insti. Dev. 0 0 8 0 4423 14 5757 13

Contribution 0 0 5 0

Grant returned 0 0 219 0

20495 67 25656 62

Salary and Honorarium 3084 10 6571 16 Interest

Administrative Expenses 3200 11 5030 12 On saving bank account 236 1 319 1

6284 21 11601 28 On fixed deposit account 2551 8 2798 7

Total Expenditure 26779 88 37257 90 On income tax refund 29 0 0 0

Depreciation 1686 5 2071 5 2816 9 3117 8

Excess of Income

over Expenditure 2224 7 2183 5

Total 30689 100 41511 100 Total 30689 100 41511 100

Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31.03.2016

GrantDuring the year, the main donors have been:Cordaid -Community Resilience for disaster risk reduction - Rs.43,66,082/-American India Foundation Trust for Learning & Migration Programe Rs.16,15.068/-European Union - Improving access to information of public schemes in backward districts in India -Rs.1,02,34,231/-Maltesar International for Badmer flood relief - Rs.5,61,167/-Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority for preparation of model industrial disaster management plan inchemical estates - Rs.10,00,000/-Unicef for Developing training module and resource material on child rights and child protection for capacitybuilding of PRI’s in Gujarat Rs.7,53,000/-Government of India thorugh Government of Rajasthan for Cluster Facilitation for effective implementation ofMGNREGA in Balesar block of Jodhpur district - Rs.21,76,935/-Total grant for the current year is Rs.2,34,50,475/- compared to the last year’s grant of Rs. 1,63,49,234/-

ContributionContribution consist of honorarium for services offered, use of the training resource centre assetsand dissemination of publications. For the current year, the total income is Rs. 44,23,362/- against Rs. 56,03,437-for the previous year.

InterestDuring the year, interest earned is Rs.28,16,084/- against Rs.31,16,705/- for the previous year.

ExpensesThe total expenses for the year are Rs.2,67,79,983/- compared to Rs.3,72,57,733/- (excluding depreciation) ofthe previous year. The administrative expenses are less by 7% compared to last year.

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Distribution of Staff according to Salary (C to C)Salary plus benefits paid to staff Male Female Total5001-10000 1 1 210001-25000 15 9 2425001-50000 7 1 850001-> 2 3 5

Total 25 14 39

OTHER TRANSPARENCY COMPLIANCESGOVERNANCE

Members of Governing CouncilName Gender Position Meetings Held and

in the Board AttendedProf. Debi Prasad Mishra M Chairperson 2/2Mr. Binoy Acharya M Member Secretary 2/2Ms. Sharmistha Jagawat F Treasurer 2/2Ms. Sophia Khan F Member 1/2Ms. Lata Kachwaha F Member 1/2Ms. Mona C. Anand F Member 1/2Dr. Rajesh Tandon M President (Emeritus) 1/2

Gender Disaggregate Data of Staff Members including FellowGender Paid Full Time On Fellowship Paid ConsultantsMale 24 7 1Female 14 4 -Total 38 11 1

Remuneration of three highest paid staff members per month - Rs. 69,320/-, Rs. 60,863/- and Rs. 56.802/-.Remuneration of lowest paid staff member per month - Rs. 7,950/-.* This does not include personnel under stipend/fellowhip.

Accountability and Transparency

Legal Identity AuditorsRegisterd under the Societies Charnalia Bhatia & GandhiRegistration Act 1860, Delhi 93, Pocket-2,Jasola(Registered on 31.05.1990 vide New Delhi -110025no.S/21030). Email: [email protected] Registration (13.07.1992, Phone:011-47366600No.041910161)

BankersFCRA Registered Office Bank of Baroda, Ambawadi branchG1/200, Azad Society, Ambawadi Ahmedabad-380006Ahmedabad-380015 Bank of India, Paldi branch

Ahmedabad-380006

International Travel by Staff during the Year

*

Mr. Binoy Acharya, Director travelled to Bangkok on November 18-21, 2015 to facilitate a training programmeon Social Accountability on Disaster Management for member organisations of ADRRN/SEEDS-India.


FCRA ACCOUNTSReceipts and Payments for the year ended 31.3.2016

Receipts Schedule No.* Amount (Rs.)Opening Balance as on 1-4-2014 7 1,72,18,991Grant Received 8 1,67,76,548Interest Received 10 16,39,945Total 3,56,35,484Payments Schedule No.* Amount (Rs.)Purchase of Assets 1,08,750Project Expenses:Rural Development 91,32,258Research 2,330Training and Workshop 76,796Relief and Rehabilitation 77,47,925Salaray and Honorarium 11 25,23,876Administrative Expenses 12 13,77,472Closing Balance as on 31-3-2015 13 1,46,66,077Total 3,56,35,484

Forming part of FC-6As per our report of even date

For, Charnalia Bhatia & Gandhi For, UNNATI - Organisation for Development EducationChartered Accountants

s/d s/d

(Arun Bhatia) (Binoy Acharya)Partner Director

Place : Ahmedabad,Date : 29.09.2016

* Can be available on demand

Resource Providers for the year ended 31.3.2016Resource Providers Purpose Foreign Contri. Indian A/c Total as on

A/c (Rs.) Local Fund (Rs.) 31.03.2016 (Rs.)The American India Foundation Rural Development 16,15,068 - 16,15,068

Cordaid Disaster Risk Reduction 43,66,082 - 43,66,082

European Union Rural Development 1,02,34,231 - 1,02,34,231

Govt. of Gujarat Rural Development - 18,88,056 18,88,056

Govt. of Rajasthan Rural Development - 23,95,507 23,95,507

Maltesar International Relief and Rehab. 5,61,167 - 5,61,167

UNICEF, Gujarat Child Rights & Governance - 7,53,000 7,53,000

Total 1,67,76,548 50,36,563 2,18,13,111

Rule 13 of FCRA Act provides that if the contributions received during the year exceed Rs.1 crore, theorganistion has to keep all data of receipts and utilisation during the year in the public domain .

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