GLIMPSES OF WARDHA, SIKAR AND LALITPUR PROGRAMME AREA
Villages Reached-1208 Families Benefitted-3,53,817 Population Covered– 15, 86,005
(Figures shown below in parentheses indicate the achievements during the year, 2020-21; rest of the figures reflect the cumulative achievements over the years)
A) VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS
- 6610 Village Institutions established (40)
B) WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND SOIL CONSERVATION STRUCTURES
- 245 Rivers/streams of 668.5 km length rejuvenated
- 107 Check dams constructed
- 3258 Farm Ponds/Recharge Pits constructed (9)
- 2854 Wells and Bore wells recharged (457)
- 1351 Roof rain Water harvesting structures constructed (163)
- 272 group wells constructed
- 1515 lift irrigation devices installed (42)
- 50 percolation tanks constructed
- 6487drip and sprinkler irrigation system installed systems (326)
- 2991 Boribundhs installed (615)
- 1267 acres of farm bunds formed
- 2225 Gabion structures formed
- 2193 Acres of land levelled and brought under cultivation
- 70,067 families and 2,73,875 acres of land are covered under Water Resource Development and Soil Conservation Program in 919 villages
C) Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture
- 11276 families covered under Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra (CAIM) project
- 11,000 families adopted Better Cotton Initiative programme (BCI)
- 17,379 families benefitted under WADI project (2221)
- 15590 farmers adopted under Natural farming (3000)
- 6082 acre under Vegetables/Mini Drip with Overhead Tank/cash crops/floriculture (137)
- 73407 Farmers covered under 1865 trainings arranged for the promotion of Natural Farming
- 2046 families benefitted under climate proofing project
- 18 Farmers Producers’ Companies established (3)
- 139 Grameen Fridge constructed
- 896 Cattle drinking systems/ chaff cutter
- 83,714 farming families and 1,29,595 acres of land are benefitted under a programme of Sustainable Agriculture Practices in 960 villages
D) Biogas: A boon for the Rural Community
- 5378 biogas plants installed (82)
- 635 Domestic Solar Light/solar street light Unit Installed (60)
E) Promotion of Indigenous Cows
- 8369 families adopted Indigenous Cows
F) WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
- 4421 Self Help Groups formed (28)
- 56654 families benefitted (336)
- 14290 families covered under Kitchen garden
- 6302 families benefitted under Rural Enterprise 7
- 425 Special initiative for needy family
- 1194 Sock Pit Constructed
- 72,548 women are benefitted under the programmes of Self-Help Groups, Income Generation Activities, dissemination of Indigenous Cows and installation of Biogas Plants in 950 villages
G) Skill and entrepreneurship development
- 3353 youths benefitted under skill development programme (424)
H) Rural Infrastructure Development
- 51 KM Road constructed for village connectivity
- 24 Need based community assets constructed
- 1 Village water supply scheme
- 6 Constructed cow rehabilitation centre at village level
I) Design for Change
- 372 Design for change initiative (12)
List CSR Awards to Bajaj Foundation/Bajaj Group for their outstanding contribution:
- ET CSR award,2020 in the category of ‘Water Conservation’
- Best Practices in CSR, 2020 for Yashoda River Basin project recognised by Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad
- CSR Times award,2019 best NGO in Green and Environment Stewardship category for its project on “Rejuvenation of Yashoda River Basin” at National CSR Summit
- NGO box 6th CSR Impact Awards in the category of Environment, 2019
- Mahatma Award, 2019 for the ‘Yashoda River Basin’ project.
- Zee business National Award, 2019 for excellence in CSR and sustainability in the category of Best Environment Sustainability award for our efforts in Water Conservation
- CSR TIMES Award for Best NGO in Environment, Climate and Forest category for promoting need based Integrated Development Through Water Resources and Agriculture Development Rural Development and Infrastructure, 2019
- I CAN International Award for Design for Change Programme in 2019 and 2018.
- National Water Mission Award, 2019 for Increasing Water Use Efficiency.
- NGO box 5th CSR Impact Awards in the category of Rural development, 2018
- National Award for excellence in Water Management, 2018 in beyond fence category, by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
- Polestar Award, 2018 in the category of Livelihood by Polaris Foundation
- Golden Peacock Award, 2018 from Institute of Directors for Environment Management.
- Diamond Award, 2017 for Excellence in Water Conservation/Watershed Development
- River and stream rejuvenation project were identified as “Note-worthy project in Water Management” in ‘Beyond the Fence’ category by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), 2016
- International Humanitarian “Water, Air and Food Award “(WAF), 2016 in the Water category.
- ICSI CSR Excellence Award 2016 by the Institute of Companies Secretaries of India
- Lion CSR Precious Award 2016 by Lions Club International
- NABARD Award for outstanding contribution in improving agriculture productivity through transfer of new technologies in Sikar area in 2015
- Bajaj Foundation awarded for best work in Sikar District by District Administration in 201
- Agriculture Times honoured “Dharti Putra” Award for initiatives in agriculture innovations and crop diversification in 2014.
- FICCI Water Award, 2012 for excellence in Water management, 2012
- National award for excellence in Water Management 2010, for “Excellent Water Management Initiatives” beyond the fence category by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the year 2010.
OUR PARTNERS:
- Rural Community of Wardha,Sikar and Lalitpur District
- Government of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- TATA Trusts
- National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
- International Fund for Agriculture Development
- State Government
- Unnati
- Bio-fuel Department
- Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT)
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fatehpur
- Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Ministry of Youths Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India
- International Horticulture Innovation and Training Centre, Jaipur
- State Institute of Agriculture Management (SIAM, Durgapur, Jaipur)
- Aravali
- Riverside School, Ahmedabad