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