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Greetings !

With the eighth issue releasing this quarter I am pleased to inform you a

the unique initiatives taken by the government for its citizens which are

inclusive and pro- development in nature .

The cover story of this issue focuses on 'Tribal Development' and I would

to tell you that our vision of Collective Efforts, Inclusive Growth has b

instrumental in shaping the lives of our tribal citizens. It gives me imme

pleasure to share with you how good and transparent governance can reach e

sphere of the society and ensure their growth and secured future. Our susta

efforts in education, health, power supply, agriculture and many other secto

the tribal areas have brought them into the mainstream culture and have set a

example of social inclusion. We have also included a special section on revis

'Mission Mangalam', a program which empowers women by providing t

financial independence. This issue covers the success of this novel initiative

the positive change it has brought in the lives of the women of Gujarat.

Inclusive growth demands participation from even the marginalised sec

of society and good governance binds them together with leaders, governm

machinery and civil society.

I also need to tell you about the launch of innovative healthcare service

the people of Gujarat. With the Mukhyamantri Amrutam Yojana BPL famili

the state will be provided with medical care for critical diseases free of cost.

I have always believed that pro active measures help in anticipating ev

that can affect the interests of people in the long . Hence the challenge lie

creating a sustainable future with advanced planning and preventive action

recent visit to Japan has enforced this vision of having a consistent policy w

ensures confidence, growth and pride to the citizens of Gujarat.

I hope you will find this edition an informative and enjoyable read and

experience a flavor of developments taking place in the state

Message from the CM

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Narendra Modi

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Model schools in every districtIn a programme held in Gandhinaga part of Teacher's Day celebrationSeptember 5, 22 teachers of the were felicitated and prizes wdistributed. The Chief Minister interacted with around 1.5 cstudents and teachers of the schacross the state via satellite broadOn the occasion, the setting up of'smart schools', one eco-friendly 'gschool' and one 'sports school' in edistrict as models was annouKeeping in view the 125th

Fodder Cultivation Encouraged Ben efi ts for Guj ara ti Cot tonA state cabinet meet held recently Farmersrevi ewed the pla ns for fodd er The Government announced a slew ofdistribution and management in the initiatives under the policy that wouldSaurashtra, Kutch and north Gujarat largely benefit the textile industry withregions. Various schemes offering special focus on the cotton farmers. Theincentives for farmers and NGOs with a new policy ensures that the Gujarati

view to encourage fodder cultivation cotton farmers get better valuation atwere approved. It was decided to give the national and international markets.It has also made provisions for`25 per animal per day to everydevelopment through financialGaushala and cattle feeding housesassistance, tax concessions andmanaged by NGOs/trusts. According toinfrastructural support.spokespersons, at present fodder isThe new Textile Policy is expected tobeing distributed through 91 fodder

depots at the concessional rate of rupees attract investment of over `20,000two per kilogram. So far, about 11 lakh crore , creat ing new emplo ymentkilograms fodder has already been opportunities for over 25 lakh people,dis trib ute d to cat tle -bre eder s. 50 per cent of them being rural women,Considering the need for more number over a period of the next five years. This

anniversary of Dr . Sarvapof fodder depots the government willRadhakrishanan next year the Cform village clusters at the radius of 15Minister called upon the teacherkms. and will start new fodder depotsdeliberate upon the ways to bring athere.all-round qualitative changes inprimary education. He asked teacEmphasis on Readingto take the 125th birth anniversar

The Chief Minister announced a 30-day Dr. Radhakrishnan as an opportunicelebration of 'Vivekanand Readingstrengthen the education systemFestival' in the primary schools of thestarting from this September 5state from September 11. According toSeptember 5, 2013.him, the weak link among the children

of primary schools is the lack of readingEncouragement to Gujarhabit. The Vivekananda ReadingHomeguardswill also increase the state's revenueFestival was held on September 11thThe allowance of 50,000 Men and growth rate along with growth of2012 to encourage reading amongWomen homeguards contributinthe textile industry.children.

Gujarat this quarter

October, 2012

Table of Contents

Success Story

Book Review

On a lighter note

Special Feature

In Focus

26 Mission Mangalam

Tracing success

30 Dholavira

31 Gujarat Luminaries

Jhaverchand Meghani

32 Fulfilling Ambitions

On Eklavyas Path

34 Nari Adalats

36 Independence Day

37 Strengthening Relations

38 Photo Feature

Redefining Social Justice

CM visits Japan

Environment

In Conversation with

Travel

Arts & Culture

At a Glance

40 Blackbuck National Park

Model for Wildlife

Conservation

42 Sunita Avani Amin

On Dhrupads Depths

44 Patan-The Lost Capital

Rediscovering Anhilpur

46 The Stage of Bhavai

The elegant art of theatre

48 Upcoming Events

3 Quick Bi tes

Gujarat this Quarter

6 The Canopy Plantation

Livelihood Enhancement with

Forest Conservation

10 Security for the Urban Poor

Housing Initiatives

14 Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA)

Making healthcare affordable

16 Business this Quarter

A snapshot of business news from

across Gujarat

18 Education

The key to Gujarats Development

20 Tribal Development

Paving the way for Social Inclusion

Government Initiatives

Business

Sector Analysis

Cover Story

Tribal Development (Page 20 - 25)

Call of the Wild(Page 40 - 41)

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Govind Guru, the martyrdom of the students of biotech nology actively greens along the river Ambika attraheroes of the movement would be participated and benefited from the quite a number of visitors. Some oremembered by the generations. event. events that were the part of the fes

were: Water sports, adventuUK review lauds Gujarat's PPP Call of the monsoons Satpura activities, laser show, photogrprojects Festival exhibition, heritage walk, culA two-year review of th e Indian The Satpura Monsoon Festival was evenings, food festival, contests, etinfrastructure sector conducted by held to celebrate the beauty of Satpura,London's financial district lauds the called the Hill Station of Gujarat,

state's performance in implementing during the monsoon season. The lushpub lic -pri vat e part ner ship (PPP)projects. It also gave credit to thethriving investment environment andemphasised that the state is 'fiscallycredible'. "In terms of financing,Gujarat is in a strong position, havingemerged as a top investment destinationin India; the government is also fiscallycredible, meaning that payment risk isconsidered very low," it said.

National Biotechnology SymposiumNational Biotechnology Symposiumwas organised at AMA's J.B.Auditorium Hall in Ahmedabad on 1stof September 2012. A galaxy ofeminent speakers from industry,

academia & regulatory bodies dwelt onthe theme of the Seminar - Innovationsin Biotechnology: From Education toIndustry. Over 500 delegates mainly

Mukhyamantri Amratum (MA) reduce Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and promote institutional deliveries.launched to provide poor patients with Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) andhealth protection cover of upto `2 lakhfor the treatment of critical diseases.Khilkhilat is an unique initiative topromote institutional deliveries in thestate. The Khilkhilat van would beproviding free of cost transport to themother and the new born fromGovernment Hospital to home after 48hours of delivery. Also, the transportwould be provided for sick babies for30 days after the birth. Along with this,proper counseling will be given to themother for proper care of herself andthe baby. This is seen in the light to

Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary, Van Mahotsav of Environment,the Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) Culture and Peopleo r g a n i s e d a W o m e n C h e s s This year Gujarats Van Mahotsavchampionship in which women players celebrations were unique with the Chieffrom across the state participated. Minister Narendra Modi announcingNearly 3,500 women chess players that the state would celebrate theincluding 1,250 differently-abled Centenary of the tribal reformistplayers gathered at Mahatma Mandir in Govind Guru's freedom movementGandhinagar for a day-long Swami against the British Rule in 1913 AD.

Vivekanand Mahila Chess Mahotsav This time, the Van Mahotsav celebratedon Monday. not just the environment and forests,

but also the cultural heritage associatedSaurashtra Narmada Avataran with these. With the celebration ofYojanaThe Gujarat government has launched amajor Rs 10,000 crore scheme to divertsurplus Narmada river water intoSaurashtra's 115 dams. Known as theSauni Scheme (Saurashtra Narmadamaintenance of law & order in the stateAvataran Yojana), it will be used tohas been increased by upto 400%.supply more than 1 million acre feet ofPreviously the daily allowance wassurplus Narmada water to fill up the

`80, has now been increased to `200.dams located in Saurashtra's sevenAdditionally, the homeguards are nowdistricts. This initiative was taken witheligible for a training allowance of `200the intention of dynamically changing

per day and a mess allowance of `100the status of irrigation led projects in the

per day.Saurashtra area. The Chief Minister

also used the opportunity to encourageVivekanandMahila Chess Mahotsavthe use of drip irrigation and desilting of

Organisedirrigation dams which at present are not

O n t h e o c c a s i o n o f S w a m iin use.

government decided to completely ban requested support from all sections ofthe s ubsta nce. T he go vernme nt the society to support it in creating

awareness about the ill effects ofGutkha.

Healthcare Schemes LaunchedGutkhaMuktiAbhiyaan GujaratThe government launched importantfights cancerhealthcare schemes this quarter Gujarat imposed a comprehensive banGujarat Medical Services Corporationon Gutkha consumption across the statewas inaugurated and would now befrom September 11th 2012 in a bid toproviding quality life-saving drugs, atfight oral cancer. It was on the same dayaffordable rates 569 life saving drugsin 1893 when Swami Vivekanandaare being provided free of cost. Thegave a soul stirring speech at the Worldcorporation would also provide goodParliament of Religions in Chicago.quality medical equipement in a timelyGutkha consumption has led to manyand effective manner.deaths due to oral cancer and the state

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he existence of forestd e p e n d e n t t r i b a lcommunities is of tenT

inseparable from their surroundingsand their relationship with the forest isone of nurturing and being nurtured.The forest where they have historicallydwelled fulfills their everydayrequirements-fuel wood, food, fibre aswell as a means of livelihood.

by Sohnee Harshey &

Siddharth Gadvi

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cooperative and entrepreneurial spirit impl ement ed in two new foThe nation awoke to the gifts of theand bring them to the sustainable level divisions- Narmada and Valsad Nhitherto unknown and unexploredof holistic human development. in 2011-12. This year (2012-13)forests around the beginning of the last

First implemented in the Dangs in programme has been taken up in Vcentury. With this discovery also came2010-11, the scheme was envisaged to South, Dahod, Vadodara an d the exploitation of forest resources atbe expa nded in phas es. It was Panchmahals.the hands of different agencies. The

tribals, the original children of theforest, could not cope up with this rapidchange.

In order to combat these conditionsand to revive the model of self-reliancewhich was the essence of the tribalexistence, the State Forest Departmentlaunched the Canopy PlantationProgramme.

Conceptualised in 2009, theprogramme seeks to promote biodiversity, ensure climate proofing,promote disease resistance in plantspecies and restore forest cover. At thesame time, it is also expected to act as asocio economic umbrella over theforest dependent tribals who can thenutilise the produce from the plantationsfor income generation. The canopy thusacts as a source of economic securityfor the dependent population. It is

expected to provide multiplier benefitsespecially to the Below Poverty Line(BPL) tribal population in the state ofGujarat.

The programme in its entiretynourishes basic tenets of democracy,wherein citizens are instrumental inushering positive change in their ownlives. The idea is to catalyse their latent

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The Canopy Plantation ProgrammeThe Canopy Plantation Programme

Integrating Livelihood Enhancement with Forest Conservation

Canopy plantat ions are essentiall y plantat ions under

which al l plant forms such as trees, shrubs, herbs and

climbers are grown together t o give a forest wit h more

species and product diversit y. It represents a symbioti cally

integrat ed multi-canopy forest capable of providin g socio-

economic security t o local people along wit h achieving the

objectives of bio-diversity augmentat ion and ecological

conservation.

Steps of the process

Since the expected results include reduced drop-out ratechildren from schools and reduced migration, the Can

Plantation Programme will definitely prove advantageous to

community in the long run. Evoking ownership for the Program

among the tribal community was thus a prerequisite in the nasc

stage.

To achieve this, interaction between the Presidents of few Jo

Forest Management Committees (legally constituted village l

bodies functioning in sync with the forest department

protection and regeneration of forests) and the local tr

leaders was encouraged, which helped in acquainting the tr

population with the idea of Canopy Plantation.

In preparation for smooth execution, meetings of officials of

forest department were held and suggestions from varistakeholders were incorporated. The scheme was implemen

in few pockets of the Dangs District in 2010.

In 2011, a third party review of the scheme was und ertaken, a

which it was gradually expanded to Valsad, Narmada and ot

districts with predominantly forests dependent populations.

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Within the first 6 months of its been generated so far. The table below the programme is highly replicable andimplementation the project proved to show s the divi sion -wis e inc ome yields good results irrespective of thebe a winner, largely due to its ingenious generated through Canopy Plantation area. The tailor-made programmedesign. Approximately 1500 hectare of in four divisions-Dangs North and which promotes indigenous speciesland under canopy plantation in 91 South, Narmada and Valsad North. also ensures that the local population isvillages in the state has become a source Since the nature of the plantation is not alienated from the gains of theof income for the local population. uniform in implementation and yet plantation. Moreover, the plantation

localized in terms of choice of 'canopy', has alr ead y bee n suc ces sfu llyIncome to the tune of over `3 crore hasimplemented both on forest land as wellas on private lands. Since 2010-11, theprogramme's outreach has expandedfrom 3 to 10 Forest Divisions and 426 to1337 hectares this year (2012-13).

Forward market linkages are being

established for the products too.Marketing of the products is donethrough existing local channels with the

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Forest Department giving leverage to growth and environmental protethe local people to sell their products at have to go hand in hand. Increasicom pet iti ve pri ces. Onc e the we shall understand that, with splantations attain maturity, it is planned public policies, governments can gthat these plantation will be tied up to their economies, alleviate povlarger firms willing to purchase fruits, create decent jobs and accelerate svegetables and other products in bulk progress in a way that respectswherein, the local population will be conserves the earth's finite nainteracting directly with the market and resources.pricing their products suitably. Inaddition to this, certain processes arealready underway to brand these forestproducts with the help of specialists.

The Canopy Plantation Programmealso marks a paradigm shift from theusual afforestation works taken up by Can opy Pla nta tio n Pr ogr ammethe Forest Department in the way of recogni ses the plural nature ofintegrating normal territorial forestry deprivation, and therefore attempts towith social forestry. The success of the provide a solution that is integrated andprogramme is based on convergence plural in nature.with vari ous other gove rnmen t Another remarkable aspect of thissc hem es an d pro gr amm es for programme is that it addresses both theemployment guarantee, afforestation, ecol ogic al as well as econ omicwatershed etc. concerns of society. As Ban Ki Moon,

The Programme stimulates the the Secretary-General of the Unitedfeeling of community participation and Nations has said, we must begin tocommunity develo pment. Through create a model for a 21st centurycanopy plantations, people are helped economy that rejects the myth that thereto acquire capabilities for living their must be a zero-sum trade-off betweenlife with minimum deprivation. The growth and the environment, meaning

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F or est D iv is ion N umb er of A re a (ha. ) N umb er o f b en ef ici ar y To ta l In co me g en era te d o ve r fi ve

villages covered families month period in 2011-12 ( )

Dangs North 13 470 223 9,22,260

Dangs South 12 355 186 6,63,969

Narmada 55 (200+289.80*) 341 12,85,33,302

489.80

Valsad North 11 190 459 2,47,200

TOTAL 91 1504.8 4279 3,03,66,731

Division-wise data of income generated from Canopy Plantation Scheme

* 289.80 ha. of non forest private lands covered by the programme in Narmada district.

A p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 5 0 0

hectare of land under canopy

plantation in 91 villages in the

state has become a source of

income for the local population

generating income of over `3

crores

Planting Hope : Tribal women taking part in Canopy plantation

We must begin to create a

model for a 21st century

economy that rejects the myth

that there must be a zero-sum

trade-off between growth and

the environment

- Ban Ki MoonSecretary-General of

the United Nations

Canopy Plantation a holistic approach to blend conservation and economic development

Change in mindsetalongwith reduceddependence on forests

Forest Regeneration

Increased productionof Medicinal plants

and fruit tress

Development ofCommunities

Increased Income

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benefits, especially improvement of theHuman Development Index (HDI).

As per 2001 census, Gujarat is theseventh largest state in area and thetenth largest in population. It haswitnessed a growth rate of 33% inurbanization as compared to 21% in theentire country during 1991-2001.

ffordable Housing is a Nearly 77 % of the fast growing SGDPbasic human need, and thus (State Gross Domestic Product) isAan important responsibility contributed by urban areas where there

of a welfare State. Several Governmentis a growing demand for housing,initiatives have focused on integrating housing finance, and supporting

affordable housing into the growth infrastructure. On account of rapid paceprocess. The housing sector is vital of urbanization, Gujarat is facing asince it is one of the major boosters of challenge of checking haphazardthe overall economy leading to multiple growth of slums and ensuring that the

rising population in cities has access toaffordable housing. The rapidurbanization has also brought asignificant shift in the occupational andlifestyle profiles of the people residingan urban area. In order to tackle thesechallenges, effective steps have beentaken.

To begin with, 2.5 lakh houses havebeen approved during 11th five yearplan for the urban poor in Gujarat. Also,Town Planning (TP) schemes have

reserved up to 10 percent for sociallyand economically weaker section(SEWS) housing. Further, theGovernment of Gujarat framed theRegulations for Rehabilitation andRedevelopment of Slums 2010 policyin order to provide slum dwellers cleanand pucca houses and to rehabilitateslums by incentivising privatedevelopers. Seven slum sites in

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Ahmedabad have been approved forconstruction of 2,650 dwelling unitslocated at Ambawadi, Khokhara , Vasnaand Amriwadi. According to theprovisions of the Regulations forResidential Townships 2009.

5% land is to be reserved for theeconomically weaker section housingand additional 5% of the consumed FSI

(Floor Space Index)is to be reserved forthe service provider class such asdrivers , domestic helps etc. Additionalsupport is provided for the constructionof dwelling units for slum dwellersunder centrally sponsored schemes. Atotal of 79,750 dwelling units and 3,800units have been constructed out of theapproved 1,13,488 under BSUP (BasicServices to the Urban Poor) in missioncities and 27,859 under IHSDP(Integrated Housing and SlumDevelopment Programme) in small andmedium town respectively

In addition to providing housing toslum dwellers the State Government from the economically weaker section stock which is also cost effective dhas also felt the need for creating an to HIG (Higher Income Group) in the ease of cons truc tio n, and affordable housing stock (a number of 12th five year plan (2012 to 2017). maintenance cost resulting from

residential units). Therefore, the UD (Urban Development) & Gujarat housing board has been given Technical Innovation (Urban Housing) Departmethe mandate of providing two lakh Innovative technologies are being decision to issue technology nehousing units in all categories ranging adopted in construction of housing tenders for the economically we

section housing projects. Monolconstruction (construction wconcrete with everything cast insame time) technique in prefabrictechnology with framed structurebeen used widely for constructioaffordable housing stock. For ex: A(Ahmedabad municipal corporahas used the low maintenance and to use Aluminium foam based matechnology while precast units usethe waffle technology is utilisedAnand Municipality.

Initiatives for Urban poorGujarat has witnessed st

economic growth during the 10thyear plan (2002 to 2007) in almossectors of the economy. overwhelming response seen inVibrant Gujarat Global investorsreaffirmed the growing confidencprivate sector investors. Various toand cities have attracted nearly 70

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Security for the Urban PoorHousing and other initiatives taken by the state

by Mona Kandhar I.A.S

SecretaryDepartment of Urban Developmentand Urban Housing

Challenges

Land in urban areas are

expensive and not easily

available

A lot of slum is located on

private land

There are serious issues of

cost overrun which ULBs

(Urban Local Body) find

difficult to tackle.

There is not enough

interest among developers

contractors.

Land available for 216.

development

Preliminary 72.10 26.05TPS)

Final TPS 82.42 36.06

Total 154.52 62.11

Land in TPS which 464.47 103.33 567.

are under approval

Grand Total 618.99 165.44 784.

Municipal Development Tota

Corporat ion Authori ty (in H

1

2

3

TownPlanning Schemes (

LAND RESERVED FOR URBAN POOR

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the investment in and around them. integrated manner from 2007 Highlights of the schemes for theUrbanization in Gujarat is well The scheme envisages a holistic Urban Poor

above the national average at 42.6% approach for providing better standardand is estimated that it would reach of living at par with urban populace, by UMEED (Motivation, Employment,50% by the end of the year 2021. This coordinating and integrating various Entrepreneurship, and Developmentwould create a higher demand on programmes undertaken by different for Urban Poor)existing available basic infrastructure Departments. The scheme is aimed at UMEED is an innovative idea of skillfacilities, and basic services which even the overall development of urban poor, development through training of urbanpresently requires further augmentation by pro vi di ng op por tun it ie s for poor youth keeping in mind the need ofand integration permanent employment, by upgrading the market in a part icular area, so that

It is in this context the Government employment generation skills, ensuring employment of youth can be ensured. Itmandated a 20% reservation in all funds better health and proper nutrition, aims at providing a platform whereand grants to the urban local bodies for providing shelters and adequate basic employable youth can be trained.the purpose of enhancing urban basic infrastructure facilities for up gradation Young men and women aged between

infrastructure in the slum areas. The of shelter like roads and electricity and eighteen and thirty five, from poor andGovernment of Gujarat has decided to other essential amenities with a strong vulnerable families can become part ofimplement Garib Samrudhi Yojana focus on empower ing women UMEED Programme. UMEEDacross concerned departments in an training is completely based on market

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needs. The market scan is a detailedunderstanding of the requirements atthe local level through interactions withleaders and heads of industry. The StateGovernment has planned to establishUMEED centers in each Municipality.

SJSSRY (Swarna Jayanti ShahariRozgar Yojna)

This scheme aims at alleviating urbanpoverty by providing employment tothe urban unemployed by encouragingthem to set up self-employmentventures. Also, it plans to empowercommunity in tackling the issue ofurban poverty by promoting self-managed community structures likeNei ghb ourh ood Grou ps (NHG s),Neighbourhood Committees (NHCs),Community Development Society(CDS), etc.The main components of this scheme are :

Urban Self Employment Program

(USEP)Nirmal Gujrat 11th year plan (2007-2012) `16

Urban Women Self Employment Fully funded by the State Government, crore were allocated towardsProgram (UWSP) this scheme aims at constructi ng construction of 3,79,887 units. Wh

community and individual toilets for the 12th five year plan allocatioUrban Women Self Help Program poor families. A subsidy of `4,500 is `191.25 crore has been proposed.(UWSP)provided to the beneficiary for the

Ur ban wage E m ploym ent construction of such toilets. During theProgramme (UWE)

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people think explained a young man, Payal and Pari, who flashed a huge relationshi ps. Just few days who works as a welder, whose balcony smile, the moment they spotted us. Nileshbahi's boss visited his hohas over half a dozen tulsi plant pots. Right next to the school is a small, such an event might have embarraThe atmosphere is very different when but a busy clinic run by Manishbhai, a him earlier, but now as he gave hisyou stay in a shanty, here people health worker from the Ahmedabad a cup of chai, he felt a sense of grounderstand that they can become better Municipal Corporation. The clinic is dignity he admitted.and have a good life he added with a also visited by a doctor thrice a week. On our way back we again bumsmile. Along with providing health care, I into Payal and Pari who were pla

Any resi den tia l com ple x is also supervise the hygiene and living Hopscotchunder the watchful eyincomplete without an educational conditions in the complex he added. many elders sitting outside byinstitution. Right in the heart of the He recently had sent a sample of pavement, as the sun set behind thcomplex is a kindergarten school. drinking water, which was severely Earlier it was difficult to sendPramilaben, a cheerful lady with a contaminated to AMC, resulting in daughters out to play till late, but Iready smile is the teacher, who looks prompt action from the corporation. know that they are safe, he said wafter the facility and the students. I Many of the resident youths have smile.teach them to read and write and our been able to secure good jobs and bankfacil ity also doubl es up as an loans based on the residence proof thatAnganwadi she said. Two of the they now possess. Many talk aboutstudents were Nileshbhai's daughters, increased self esteem and better social

buildings, neatly divided by lanes.Nileshbhai's house is on the top

floor. On entering his house, one sees aclean and smartly furnished house. Acolour T.V adorns the wall next to thedoor and a midsized couch has beenpositioned right in front of it. PrettyMy daughters can play freely herelittle wall hangings and drawing madesaid Nileshbhai, a mild manneredby Nileshbhai's younger daughter Paridriver, who works for a private firm.hang on the walls. This family of four

Previously a resident of a shanty by the seems quite comfortable in their newSabarmati River now is a proud owner1BHK home. His wife walked in to theof a house. Many like Nileshbhai, whohall and gave us a bottle of cool waterused to reside in slums, have been givenfrom a fridge hidden from our sight.a new lease of life, thanks to ShaheriThe sight is more or less the same inGareeb Awaas Yojana.most of the other houses. It becomesOne of the housing complexeshard to believe that these families at oneunder the Shaheri Gareeb Awaastime lived in Slums.Yojana is located in Ahmedabad. The

Environment changes the waycomplex has 32, four storeyed

BuildingDreams

A Home Full of Happiness : Taking care of the poor

State Initiatives

Land reservation in T P schemes & Residential Township 2009 for EWS

Slum Networking Project is implemented in Ahmedabad & Baroda fro infrastructure up gradation

Encouraging PPP by granting array of incentives in regulation for the slum rehabilitation &

redevelopment 2010 and regulation for Residential Township 2009

Raised state assistance from 10,000 to 45,000 for IHSDP project

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members of the family. Further, the coverage of `2,00,000 per family.scheme also includes a provision for The Department of Health andtransport allowance that will amount to Family Welfare, Government of

Gujarat will select private hospitals`300 per visit subjected to an annualwhich will offer services as part of thisceiling of `3,000. The transportscheme and they will be referred to asallowance is also part of the total

ealthcare services are oneof the most fundamentalrequirements of a society,H

but they remain largely beyond thereach of the masses due to sheeraffordability factors. A large number ofhouseholds are pushed into poverty as aresult of the expenditure incurred onhealth care. The situation is worsenedin case of BPL (Below Poverty Line)families. To address this vulnerabilityfaced by the BPL population in thestate, the Government of Gujaratlaunched a medical care schemeMu khy ama ntr i Amr utu m (MA)which will provide free treatment andcover medical care targeted at the BPLpopulation.

The Scheme will improve access tohealthcare for BPL families. BPLfamilies will now be able to availquality medical and surgical care fortreatment of identified diseasesinvolving hospitalisation, surgeries andtherapies through an empanelednetwork of health care providers. Thes c h e m e m e e t s e x p e n s e s o fhospitalisation and surgical proceduresof the beneficiary members up to

`2 lakh per family of five members peryear. The benefit on family will be onf l o a t e r b a s i s i . e . t h e t o t a lreimbursement of `2 lakh can beavailed individually or collectively by

P.K. Taneja I.A.S

Principal Secretary and CommissionerHealth and Medical Services and Education

Government InitiativeOctober, 2012

the Network Hospitals. The stategovernment has tied up with 47 privatehospitals till now and the network is yetto expand.

The beneficiaries of the scheme areBPL Families of the 26 districts ofGujarat. According to a recentenumeration made by the Rural andUrban Development Department, there

are approximately 39 lakh BPL familiesin all the districts of the State.According to the guidelines of the

scheme a BPL family consists of thehead of the family, spouse, and up tothree dependents. The dependents willinclude such members as listed as partof the family in the beneficiary databaseprovided by the Rural and UrbanD e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t ,Gandhinagar.

An enrolled BPL beneficiary will

have to go to any Network Hospital A State Nodal Cell has also with a Bar Coded Plastic Card and can set up by the Government of Gujavail free services for the procedures for the implementation of this covered under the Scheme which Gujar at scheme. This cell include cardiovascular surgeries, impl ement , estab lish, prov

neurosurgeries, cancer, n eo-natal administer, modify and supervisediseases etc. In addition, any illnesses Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA), existing prior to the inception of the ensuring effective delivery to scheme will also be covered. beneficiaries.

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The Scheme will improve

access to healthcare for BPL

families. BPL families will now

be able to avail quality medicaland surgical care

MUKHYAMANTRI AMRUTAM (MA)

Making healthcare affordable

20 Khilkhilahat vans were flagged on the occasion. LikeHealth care services launched in the state108 ambulances these new service-vans too have bOn the fourth oflaunched in collaboration with GVK EMRI (a non-pSeptember, theorganisation). It has been planned that 124 of them wistate governmentlaunched in a phased manner to cover the state.launched three

Also, GMSC will start four depots at Gandhinagar, Pah e a l t h c a r eAmreli, Surat and Jamnagar, now under the jurisdictioschemes at an

the Central Medical Store Organisation (CMSO), event held at thedecentralizing the system of drug-delivery. The sMahatma Mandirgovernment plans to set up one depot between two distin Gandhinagar. Mukhyamantri Amrutam Yojana,

and add 7 more depots under the corporation. These deKhilkhilahat Yojana and the Gujarat Medical Services

will supply allopathic as well as ayurvedic medicines.Corporation (GMSC), mentioned in the 2012 State Budgetwere officially announced by the Chief Minister. Speaking on the occasion the Health Minister said,

present State government has allocated three times mMukhya Mantri Amrutam Yojana is a `200 crore projectbudget for expanding the reach of health services. Eveaimed at providing free medical treatment upto `2 lakh tothe lifesaving drugs are easily available in governmBPL families. Khilkhilahat Yojana is to ensure safe transport

dispensaries, the setting up of Gujarat Medical Sefor new-borns and their mothers post-delivery and theCorporation will add impetus in providing wider availabGMSC is to ensure distribution and availability of life-saving

of medicinesdrugs throughout the state.

Inclusive healthcare : Medical cover of `2 lakh for poor families

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during the next five years period. will also increase the state's reveand growth rate along with growtthe textile industry.

Dahej features again among topSEZs

Contributing around `900 croreexports and employing around 27

people Gujarat's Dahej is the 26thglobal free zone according to a suconducted by fDi magazine (FinaTimes). Last year Dahej was 25th onlist. The other free zones included inlist are located in 24 different counwith Dahej being the only one in InThe 1732 hectare multi-project SEDahej has been set up by the Gujgovernment arm of GIDC (GuIndustrial Development Corporain collaboration with ONGC (OilNatural Gas Corporation, Governmof India). As many as 68 units have allotted plots in Dahej.

26 MoUs signed between indusand ITIs

At the Industry Responsive SConvention held at Mahatma MandGandhinagar recently; 26 new Mover the existing 119 were sigbetween the ITIs and industries. among others is a major step tatowards employment generation instate. It was stressed that impartingdevelopment training through a pu

tap the investment potential and forge during this visit.private-partnership (PPP) model is

business partnerships with prospectiveof the highest priorities of the sta

firms even as setting up a permanent Gujarat Launches new Textilethe quest of eliminating unemploym

trade office at Ahmedabad is emerging Policy, 2012from Gujarat. The state governmen

as a strong possibility. The Government announced a slew ofalready taken major initiatives suc

Scottish Development International initiatives under the new policy thatup gradation of ITIs, setting up o

(SDI), a government organisation met would l argely be nefit th e texti lesuperior technology training cen

120 repr esen tat ive s of lea din g industry with special focus on theintroducing about 1074 s

companies based out of Gujarat like cotton farmers. The new policy ensuresdevelopment and training courses a

Torrent Group, L&T, Equilibrium, that the Gujarati cotton farmers get

new skill generation training cePan di t De en da ya l Pe tr ol eu m better valuation at the national and network under the PPP model. University etc to check whether there international markets. It has also made

convention, meant to be a precursare business opportunities around provisions for development through

the Global Investors' Summit 2multiple sectors for Scottish companies financial assistance, tax concessions

was jointly organised by the stin Gujarat. and infrastructural support.

Industries Department, iNDEXTbA high level business delegation visit of The new Textile Policy is expected to

the Industries Association.20 members from Scotland to Gujarat is attract investment of over `20,000expected towards the end of the crore, creating new employmentyear Substantial investments and opportunities for over 25 lakh people,partnerships are expected to take shape 50 per cent of them being rural women,

Gujarat allocates `400 crore for

tourism promotion

Gujarat has allocated `400 crore forpromotion of tourism in the state for thecurrent fiscal year. The amount includes

`120 crore as grant which has beenapproved by the Planning Commissionfor the year 2012-13.According to Mr Sanjay Kaul, IAS,Commissioner and Managing Director,Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd,the funds will be utilised to develop andimprove infrastructure in several keytourist locations.The Planning Commission hasapproved `1,200 crore for Gujarattourism to promote coastal tourism inthe current Plan period till 2017. Wehave drawn up major plans to promotetourism in the state and the grant willhelp us achieve our goals, he told

newspersons at a road show organisedto promote tourism.

Gujarat Gas gets nod for pipeline

projectGujarat Gas Company Ltd had receivedauthor isation for i ts Hazira-Ankleshwar natural gas pipeline fromthe Petroleum and Natural Gas

Of the 227 PPP projects worth over site and developers are constructing oneRegulatory Board.floor every week. 25 floors have been`68,000 crore under operation in IndiaThe provisional system capacity andcompleted already and it is hoped thatas of December 2011, Gujaratextra capacity for this pipeline shall bethe opening would happen soon.accounted for about 31 completed PPPequal to 5.06 mmscmd (million metricThe two towers are located in the non-projects worth over `24,000 crore. Thestandard cubic metre per day) and 1.265SEZ area or domestic service area ofstudy was titled 'Inclusive Growthmmscmd, respectively, the companyGIFT City. However, the governmentthrough PPP Policy Imperatives' andsaid in a filing with the stockenvisages setting up an Internationalwas released by ASSOCHAM Gujaratexchanges.Financial Services Centre (IFSC)State Council.within the GIFT SEZ.

Gujarat tops in Public Private The SEZ Board of Approval (BoA) hadTwo towers of GIFT City to bePartnership (PPP) projects underapproved the proposal of GIFT SEZ Ltdlaunchedoperation- in November 2011, for setting up of anThe construction of first two towersGujarat has garnered the maximumIFSC in the notified SEZ near(each having 30 storeys) at Gujaratshare of about 36% in the total numberGandhinagar.International Financial Tech-Cityof completed projects put to service

(GIFT City) is likely to get completeddelivery under the public-privateScottish firms plan to invest insoon and the government is planning topartnership (PPP) model, according to aGujaratoffer spaces to occupants in the towersstudy undertaken by The AssociatedA large number of Scottish companiesas soon as it is completed.Chambers of Commerce and Industrywill be making a beeline for Gujarat toThe construction is in full swing at theof India (ASSOCHAM).

&U SIN SS

N WS

( Source : iNDEXTb, September 2012)

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education has been introduced to The increase in the number ofstandard six and seven students and students also leads to the need forover 22,000 primary schools have been qualified teachers. By adopting aprovided with computers. The state transparent, merit-based, on-line

recruitment procedure, 86,823 newgovernment has invested `1,000 croreprimary teachers were employed in thein computer infrastructure and

ne has to concede to the last decade. Also a new cadre ofprovided one 42 inch LCD screen in allpoint that education has primar y schoo l headm asters wassecondary schools and 21,000 upperpla yed a key rol e in created and 5,000 such headmastersprimary schools.O

Gujarat's success in every field in the were appointed. Fifty per cent of themThe infrastructure upgradation haspast decade. The education sector in we re ap po i nt ed t hr ou gh t hebeen supported by massive enrollmentGujarat has seen a sea change with the gov ernm ent app rov ed tea che r'sdrives through programmes like theliteracy rate increasing from 69.14 % in aptitude test and the remaining 50 perKanya Kelavani Rathyatra and Shaala2001 to 79.31% in 2011. The female cent through promotions. The statePraveshotsav (for the support of girlliteracy rate in the last decade has gone government has also created the Indianchild enrollment). These programmesup by 12.93%, a figure of achievement Institute of Teacher Education (IITE)have reduced primary school drop-out

which is one and a half times more than with the aim of preparing high qualityrates from 38.92 per cent in 2001 tothe achieve ment of the previou s teachers. IITE has started with initial7.56 per cent in 2011. Also to encouragedecade. The schemes initiated by the intake capacity of 100 students per yeargirl child enrollment into schools theeducation department have truly led to a and offers a 4 year B.Ed program to theVidhyalakshmi Bonds were introducedcomplete turnaround in the way the teachers of tomorrow.in 2003, according to which, bondsimportance of education is perceived in The state Government has started aworth `2000 are given for every BPLthe state. new initiative called 'Gunotsav to

evaluate the quality of primary schools.Focus on Primary Education In this annual exercise, the entireGujarat has over 32,700 panchayat bureaucracy, i.e. officers of all the

and grant-aid primary schools. Around Government departments are involved.80,750 new classrooms have been A group of 3,000 class 2 (and above)constructed over the past ten years with officers and all ministers visit schoolsthe aim of ensuring one classroom each and spend one full day in a school tofor every teacher. The state can now examine teaching conditions, creatingboast of 100 per cent drinking water enormous accountability.facilities in primary schools. Nearly62,000 new toilet blocks have also been Secondary Education Reforms

construct ed and 18,513 primary In Gujarat most of the schools usedschools now have compound walls to (Below Poverty Line) girl chi ld to be in the grant-in-aid sector,ensure safety. enrolled i nto school. On completion of Governments run schools were few.

Another major step taken by the standard seven, the bond money along But in the last decade, the number ofgovernment is the electrification of with interest is handed over as an government secondary schools from aprimary schools. Gujarat now has 100 in ce nt iv e to pu rsu e se co nd ary mere 140 in 2001 has increased to 744pe r ce nt el ec tr if ic at io n in al l in 2011. Some of the major initiativeseducation. Funds amounting to `115.48gov ern ment sch ool s wit h the for quality enhancement in secondarycrore have already been distributedexpenditure on power being borne by level are: introduction of semesterunder this scheme to 11,84,655 girlthe state government. Computer system from class 9, introduction ofbeneficiaries.

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com pre hen siv e and con tin uou s engineering has also significantly risen. and vocational training courses. Cevaluation, change in pattern of Board Staying ahead of the demand, the to 1,86,0 00 youth ha ve receexamination etc. Incidentally Gujarat Government has also increased seats vocatio nal traini ng through thas chosen not to abolish Board exams for degree and diploma engineering in init iati ves. Also to incre ase in Std 10, but has made this exam rote- Government Engineering Colleges. knowledge of the English langfree, to test students' understanding of Total seats in professional colleges among G ujarat i yout h, the sthe subject. have increased from 22,475 to government has started SCOPE

Another key initiative for students, 1,38,740, while the seats available in Society for Creation of Opportuwho have taken the unconventional Government and Grant-in-aid colleges thr ough Pro fici ency in Englroute to higher secondary school, is the have also gone up from 13,470 to programs. Over two lakh students state government's decision to allow 33,955 in the last decade. In the acquired proficiency in English sdiplo ma student s from Industria l Government and grant-in-aid colleges through this initiative.Training Institutes (I.T.I) to seek students can study by paying just To sum up, these initiatives byadmissions in any of the graduate nominal fees. Students belonging to state government in the education sdegree courses. The Government has Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) clearly i ndicate that stu dents announced a major policy of declaring avai l 5 p er cent reser vat ion in provided support at every step in equivalence of ITI with SSC and HSC. engineering and pharmacy courses. academic endeavours. From sc

While students whose family annual enrollment incentives to proviHigher and Technical Education training to teachers on the lincome is less than `2.5 lakh or who areThe number of Universi ties in the pedagogical practices, discussionhandicapped and have secured

state has increased from 11 in 2001 to curriculum to enhance the qualitadmission in a technical course througharound 45 in 2011.Over 9 lakh student s education to job fairs and Enmerit the tuition fee is waived. Overare pursuing college education now as speaking courses- the state takes ca24,700 students have been providedopposed to nearly half that number a every requirement of a Gujarati studfree education under this scheme.decade ago. Number of students To address matters of employmentapplying for technical courses like the state government organises job fairs

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EducationThe key to Gujarat's development story

By Dr Hasmukh Adhia I.A.S

Principal Secretary

Department of Education

The education sector in

Gujarat has seen a sea change

with literacy rate increasing

from 69.14 % in 2001 to 79.31 %

in 2011; female literacy rate in

the last decade has gone up by

12.93%

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Tribal evelopmentTribal DevelopmenPaving the way for Social Inclusio

the massive machinery of development.

`15,000 crores is the amount that theGujarat government had allocatedunder the Tribal Sub plan during the

evelopment has always Eleventh Five year plan, against this anbeen a sterile term when aggregate of over `17,000 crores has

Dlooked from the point of

already been spent. To keep theview of mere numbers and statistics. momentum on, the government hasReal development can only be seen sanctioned a plan to allocate a furtherwhen it reflects in people's lives.

`40,000 crores for the next five years.Gujarat's, tribal population reflects

The highest amount ever allocated priorsuch a change. A conversation with any

to this was `4997 crores in the Tenthtribal clearly highlights the progress

Five year plan. Implemented on athey are undergoing. Talk to an old

mission mode, the task that theschool principal and he will introduce

government has taken up is in itsyou to teachers who were formerly

fundamental nature a task to radicallystudents from the same school, meet a

uplift the standard of living of the tribalbike rider and he will start chatting

community.about his new found knowledge aboutbike engines. Wherever one travels

The Special Purpose Vehicle- D-through the tribal belt, one can meet

SAGpeople talking about a change. Change

Innovation has been a constant buzzthat is just not random boon of

word in this programme. In order todevelopment, but a change that is the

reduce decision making time, theresult of state's focused action.

government setup an autonomous body,It is seen in the life of a qualifiedarchery coach, who did all hisschooling in an ashramshala; in the lifeof a father, whose son is a doctor; in thelife of a woman, who has become themedium of change in her village. Suchare the many stories.

Behind all these stories is the majorsteptaken by the government. Everytarmac road, bridge, school is a sign of

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pl an s an d im pl em en te d th emsuccessfully. At present around1,47,000 hand pumps have beeninstalled in the 12 tribal dominateddistricts, with the highest number beingin Dahod, followed by Valsad. Thegovernment has seen to it that there isone pump for every 50 tribal citizens.At spots where the habitation had lowand scattered population thegovernment introduced a moreadvanced UNICEF approved IndiaMark I I level handpump hasrevolutionised water supply andstorage in the tribal belt. With thecapacity to discharge water upto 6meters above the ground level it hasfacilitated water storage in tanks. Ahandpump has the ability to fill up an800 litre tank in around 1 hr.

Earlier handpumps were plaguedwith the problem of sick bore wells.They were borewells which went dryand hence had to be recharged. In order

which was given the responsibility of about 50% of rural tribal households to resolve this issue, the governmentidentifying projects for the programme, relied on hand pumps and as per a has invested heavily in bore welltimely disbursal of funds and selection surv ey con duc ted by the wat er recharging techniques. As of now 5,500of implementing partners. Equipped department in the year 2002 only 4% of sick borewells have been recharged.with qualified and efficient personnels, households had tap connections within This technique has made sustenance ofD-SAG (Development Support Agency their house. Drudgery was a nagging the available water supply systemof Gujarat) has spearheaded many of problem; the 2001 census states that extremely easy.Vanbhandhu Kalyan Yojana's core 70% households had the nearest water The approach towards the idea ofactivities: modernisation of agriculture, source at around a distance of 500 m, providing sustainable water supply hasskill development and education. while 25% of the households had to been groun ded on down rightD-SAG is the reason for speedy labour for miles before they reached pragma tism and innov atio n. Theimp leme nta tio n and i nfo rmed their source of water. The concept of govern ment invo lved its mai nimprovisation of the projects as per the providing piped water becomes more stakeholders, i.e the tribal communitiesneed on the field. chall enging when one comes face to in the decision maki ng process. The

face with the unique manner in which a celebrated Pani Samitis were formedWater supply tribal settlement is structured. Rarely as bodies of the Gram Panchayat to lookReliable Water supply throughout does one find a cluster of houses; after the planning and implementation

the year has been a problem in the Tribal instead we have sparsely populated of the village water supply system. Outbelt due to its hilly topography. Even hamlets where houses are generally of the 5,164 tribal villages, Pani Samitisthough it receives the highest amount of 500-700 meters apart have been formed in 5,012 and haverainfall in the state, the terrain does not In order to tackle this situation the efficiently shouldered responsibilitiesserve to the purpose of saving water government came up with an array of of the water system.either by increasing the ground water An important quality of goodlevel or creating perennial rivers. During governance is its ability to acceptthe monsoon, large swollen rivers with unique conditions and respond to it. Instrong currents are a norm, only to sync with the states progressive powerdisappear by summer. The Situation was policy, the government has install edrather grave, with cases of severe about 290 solar pumps. These pumpsdrudgery and lack of good quality are effective at remote tribal habitationsdrinking water. where the task of electrification is

The 2001 census indicates that challenging. Besides being environment

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operation in the state including the Connectivity brought jobs, wealthtribal belt, the declining trend of ground education. You might not noticewater level has been considerably bike rider who passed by becausearrested. are from the city, but for us it

All these effective steps have led to testimony of progress he said.a sea change in the water supply Such changes can be brought ascenario in the tribal belt. At present the only due to govern ment's hestate can boast of providing direct to investment in this sector. An amouhome water supply service to over `710 crores has been allocated by41% tribal families, as compared to 4%, Gujarat government for roads a decade ago. bridges under the tribal sub pla

improve the tribal infrastructure.Roads and Transport total tribal area is over 32,000 sq A seemingly ordinary trip from and the overall length of roads infriendly, these pumps are also low on

Godhra to Dahod turned out to be tribal area as of January 2012 maintenance and are reliable.pleasant surprise, when my vehicle around 17,000 kms, making it tThe award winning WASMOsmoothly accelerated to 70 km per hour about 53 km for every 100 sq km (Water and Sanitation Managementon the newly built concrete road. The 70 compared to the non-tribal area wOrganisation) was brought in the yearkm stretch from the two cities is the average is around 35 km. In 2002 to fast track the implementation ofpicturesque and forms a very important 99% villages have been connedrinking water facilities withinstretch in the tribal belt. I travelled from through roads. One gets a very posvillages. This innovative model hasVadodra to Godhra, then from Godhra perspective, when one realises thabrought governance to a new levelto Chiloda and the sight remained tribal area constitutes of only 18%altogether by creating community ledconsistent. Either we found roads being the state area, but has 23% of ovwater management programmes. Byupgraded and bridges being built or I roads in the state.2011, over 17,000 village water andwas cruising. To ease the burden of transportasanitation committees were formed to

Raghusingh, principal of an 6 new bus stations have been construactively decentralise water resourcesAshramshala has seen his village and about 882 new vehicles have

and delivery systems. change. Gharbada which is more than added to the existing fleet.The enormity of the states action10 kms from Dahod, recently got itscan be seen in its efforts. With overtarmac roads. Since then the economy1.5 lakh check dams, 2.5 lakh farmof his village has changed he says.ponds and 1.25 lakh Boribunds in

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An amount of `710 crores

has been allocated by the

Gujarat government for roads

and bridges under the tribal sub

plan to improve the Tribal

infrastructure - 99% villages

have been connected through

roads

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Education uniforms for a cost of `20 crores and The government has come up withEducation is a major foundation on also increased uniform assistance from an interesting Scheme which provides

which sustained development resides. interest assistance of 6% on loans of`200 to `300.Had it not been for my school, I All taluka's in Gujarat have a single upto `50 lakhs to M.B.B.S. Doctorscouldn't have possibly become what I ITI (Industrial Training Institutes) belonging to the Scheduled Tribalam now said an experienced archery based in it. The year 2012 saw the section . This will certainly promotecoach, who at present is the third archer formation of 33 new ITI in the state. establishment of dispensaries in thein the state to have graduated from The state has also gone ahead and tribal area.Kolkata's prestigious Sports Authority proposed to start 30 new KVKs At present the government has alsoof India school ( SAI). (Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra) in tribal provided assistance to 88 students, who

I owe my confidence and my talukas. These Kendras impart skills desired to pursue higher educationindependent nature to my Ashramshala, based on the WISH concept (Woman abroad. Over `8 crore were provided inhe said with a beaming smile. At present oriented, Industry related, Soft skills, loan. One area where tribal studentsthe state looks after 452 Ashram Shalas Hardcore traditional courses) pu rsu in g hi ghe r ed uca ti on ha dand 97 Secondary Ashram Shalas. The government has also taken repeatedly opted for is in the Aviation

Such testimonies are not exactly extremely encouraging steps in terms sector. As of now over `1.3 crores hasrare and unjustified either. The of fueling the ambition of tribal bee n pro vi ded as lo ans to 15education system focussed on the tribal students seeking to excel in their commercial pilotsbelt has gone on a major overhaul careers.recently, with the state machineryactively investing in replenishing andupgrading the system.

All in all 28 technical institutes havebeen started for higher education, whilethe successful Eklavya ModelRes iden t i a l S choo l ha s beenimplemented at 55 different places. Aremarkable 93% result of 10th (SSC)Exams was achieved by the EkalavyaModel Residential Schools which is farabove the state average of 61% in theyear 2009-10. At present thegovernment spends `42,000 perstudent per annum.

An ambitious project has beeninitiated to cater to the higheraspirations of tribal students. Under thisvision, five agriculture polytechniccolleges, three engineering collegesand a Physiotherapy college have beenset up in tribal districts.

With a desire to strengthen the bodyas much as the mind, Doodh SanjivaniYojana has been implemented in 252primary schools belonging to 7 t ribaltalukas. About 200 ml of fortifiedflavoured double toned pasteurizedmilk is distributed to students under theproject.

Every morning during my trip I wasgreeted with a beautiful sight ofstudents going to school early in themorning, dressed splendidly in theiruniforms. The government providedover 9,83,000 students with brand new

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Health initiatives 108- Ambulance servicesThe office of the state health This is 108 said Zafar

department is always in a flurry of Gharbodiya ( Vadodra) taluka's pract ivi ty. The dep art men t has manager for 108 emergency servundertaken massive programmes to Instead of a big ambulance, I check health problems that generally introduced to a baby, who was baraffect the tribal belt. The tribal region few months old. In answer tois our priority said Dr. Dinkar Rawal, a surprised look, 108's mother SumitSenior Health official. It would not be explained how she delivered her sAnother major initiative was theboastful, if one is to mention that the the ambulance and in gratitudewinner of the Prime Minister's Civilstate is committed in providing quality decided to name him after Services Award (2011), the sickle cellhealth services to the tribal belt. As of Ambulance services. Surprised anaemia project. Sickle Cell Anaemianow 31% of the Primary Health centres was, it also gave me an insight towhich is a hereditary disease isand over 22% of the Community Health amount of good will this servicepredominantly found among the tribalcentres are located in the tribal belt. earned.population in India. According to one ofThis is quite intere sting, if one From the day of its inception ithe hypothesis, it is a natural mutationconsiders the fact that the state's tribal drastically changed the way hin Haemoglobin molecule to protectpopulation is only around 15%. Along se rv ic es are av ai le d by trRBCs from malarial parasites.with providing the foundation for a communities. One area of meConsequently Sickle Cell gene isrobust health infrastructure, major emergencies that has seen a profmainly present amongst tribal groupsprogrammes (Sickle cell anaemia, change since the time the wonly, who originated from malariaLeptospirosis) have also been launched ambulance started patrolling the rendemic forest areas.to enhance the health services provided of the tribal districts, is in pregnThe programme was launched onto the tribal belt.

First detected in the year 1994,Leptospirosis has considerably risen tobecome a big threat said a senior healthdepartment officer. Leptospirosis, aZoonotic disease, which spreads tohumans from animals, at times has beenfatal to the infected. Rodents aregenerally blamed to be major carriers ofthis disease. Cases were largely detectedduring the Monsoons in Surat, Valsad,Navsari and Vapi, which are tribaldominated districts. To counter thisproblem, the health department took

the first week of August this year and related cases. 2007, the yearextensive steps. ASHA (Accreditedwithin the first month itself a total of commencement saw only 36 cSocial Health Activist)workers were1,46,3 15 tribal popula tion were being reported, but the growthtrained to identify early symptoms andscreened. The aim is to screen around awareness has been phenomenal slocal diagnostic centres were set up in the15 lakh tribals every year. Post the then. In all the 108 services affected districts. The governmentscreening the individuals are presented attended to 4 lakh pregnancy casmedical college in Surat was developedwith a colour coded card. Where a white the tribal area. The figures speakinto an advanced testing laboratory tocard indicates absence of sickle cell, themselves.confirm diagnosis. The department gotwhile a half yellow card suggests the The need had always been fover two and half lakh pamphletspossibility of the trait and an entirely whol esome strat egy to usherdistributed and T.V and Radioyellow card confirms the presence of development in the tribal belt. As madvertisements were aired to createthe disease. After distributing the cards, as improving human society reqawareness.adolescen ts are advised to avoid will and economy, it also reqAll these efforts proved fruitful, formarriages between two yellow card comp ass ion and pa tie nce . it considerably brought down theholders. In all 2,11,211 Sickle Cell government in this case has been abviciousness of the disease. In the yearTrait gene carriers were provided steadily turn the tide of backward2007, over 621 cases were reported,counselling about their s tatus. and bring in a revolutionary changwhile in the year 2012 the number came

every tribal household.down to 89.

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Dubai. The shipping charges are borne for every woman she employs.by the customer. In UK packs of 200 most important part of the exegms are sold for 70 -80 pennies which is which is kneading the dough almost double the price at which we sell adding appropriate quantity of flait to them said an executive from a and salt is done by her too.Khakr a compan y of Rajko t that The women on their part procures the Khakras from these welcomed the change. Since I hawomen. small child, I can't go to any o

Shraddha Sakhi Mandal, under the factory. Here he sits with me all umbrella of which these women came said Bhavana Ben with a four-yean Paardi, a village in thetogether five and a half year ago took up Vivek by her side. Women workiLodhika taluk of Rajkot district,the Khakra making enterprise five the unit also claimed that the wa small house is abuzz withI months back. I used to work in a atmosphere here was better than inconversations. Amidst the chaos,factory where we made Khakras, factory and they felt a sensaround 12-15 women are seen makingalmost all these women worked there. I belonging and camaraderie withKhakras at a frantic pace. While somemanaged everything from buying the other women.are seen stooped over a line of stovesflour to making the dough and getting it The women claim that the flattening the dough for any moisturepacked. It was then that I realized that, thing cutting down their profits iwith wooden bases, others are seenwe were getting paid very less for our lack of a machine to pack the Khamaking round chappatis out of thework and could make more money if we in an air-tight manner.We still dough and supplying it to the womenstarted out on our own, said Maya Ben have a vacuum machine to packsitting by the stove.the head of the Sakhi Mandal and the produce and hence have to sell it A little boy is seen sitting next to hismanager of the whole uni t. lower pri ce . We are try ing to obtmother, playing with the dough, as his

Maya Ben along with a close friend loa n for it thr oug h the Smother flattens the dough and cuts itDamayanti Ben started this enterprise Gover nment' s Missio n Mangainto shape and tosses it into a plate. Theby utilising the revolving fund of programme, said Maya Ben.plate when full is passed on to the

Trupti Raval, Lodhika Ta`5,000 available to them through thewomen by the stove, who fries them in aLivelihood Manager when asked aSakhi Mandal enlisted in the Missionlow simmer until all the moisture isthe status of the loan, said, AlMangalam program of the Stateremoved from them and stacks them inprocedural formalities have been Government. All the work is done ata neat pile next to her. For every 1.5 kiloand the bank has also come Maya Ben's place and she provides allof dough, a woman gets `8 forinspected the site. Bank authorthe necessary infrastructure like gasflattening the dough into circularhave assured us that the loan amoustove, pans, dough, oil and woodenchappatis or `16, if she is frying them.

flatteners to the women. Maya Behan `1 lakh will be sanctioned soon.Blue plastic chips stuck on every 1.5also gets `50 per month as commissionkilo of dough, kept safely with the

woman flattening the dough are ameasure of her day's work. The chips atthe end of the day decide her wage forthe day. Each Woman makes up to

`3,000 per month. From morning 8 to5:30 in the evening, except an hourlunch break in between, the women inthis small house in Paardi are either infront of a stove or bent over a bailan.

These women are part of the small

household industry that suppliesKhakras to a local industrialist inRajkot, who vacuum packs them andexports them all over the world.

The Khakras made in six flavoursare sold to the industrialist for `85 perKg, who in turn vacuum packs themand sells them at `200 per Kg. Ourmain clientele is in UK, USA and

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KhakrasGoInternational

he Masala store is at the

end of a line of Stores. Toreach Pavitraben's shop,Tone has to walk all the way to the end ofthe line. One thing that stands out is thatalmost all the other shops are eitherhousing a Garage or are spare partsvendors. I approached a rugged lookingmechanic and inquired about themasala shop and immediately his hardface melted into a big grin, Oh, you arelooking for Parvatiben? just keepwalking straight and you will find hershop. Behind him stood five others, The veteran Mahila mandal's gave them a much needed exposure.who joined him in wildly gesturing us venture recently plateaued, when they In order to incre ase theirin the right direction. A board were unable to find more oppurtunities. efficiency, Mission Mangalam alsowelcomed us to the shop. Seated behind That is when Mission Mangalam's came handy in providing marketthe counter was a confident Parvatiben Taluka level Manager Yogesh Parmar linkages. They identified on the unit'sand behind her were the all women met the mandal. He came up with an behalf possible vendors who would be

crew of the Masala Making unit. elaborate branding and packaging interested by procuring their finishedThe Jai Bajranbali Mahila strategy. It started with a simple, but product. At present the masala unit's

Mandal started the Unit eight years very vital task of printing the unit's products are also sold in Surat city.back. Today they have earned the name on the package and methods of Expansion in their market coverage hasrespect of all their neighbours. As soon quality standardisation. Thereafter he encouraged them to move into newas the neighbours realised that introduced them to new market option, products, at present they have alsoParvatiben got visitors, couple of chairs when he helped them gain a stall at a started selling freshly packed teacame hurrying from a garage and firmly local Valvada Haat (Sunday market) packets.lodged themselves outside the masala and to put up a stall during theshop. successful Gareeb kalian mela, which

t has been nearly two years since the Gujarat Government launched the Mission Mangalam Programme. This povertyalleviation programme aims at empowering Gujarat's women by creating Sakhi Mandals and integrating them into theIcorporate value chain has come a long way since then. In this issue, we look at four cases in different regions of Gujarat,

where the Mission Mangalam Programme has truly made a difference in the lives of rural women. We begin our journey with aMasala Making unit in Mahua Taluka (Surat District) where one woman's initiative to transform traditional cooking knowledge to abusiness enterprise has proven to be a source of income for others in the community. Then we move on to Paardi, a village inLodhika Taluka (Rajkot District), where one woman's entrepreneurial vision has led to the inception of a Khakra making unit. From

Paardi, we go to Indrapastha village of the Anjar Taluka (Kutch District), where a stitching unit is providing a steady source ofincome to the women of this region. Our last story is set in Asai in Himmatnagar taluka (Sabarkantha District) where avermicompost unit has proved to be an economical as well as eco-friendly initiative.

Mission Mangalam - Tracing success

by Lenin Samuel

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Project Manag er, Marketing Rural DAP in the last quarter were a Cottage Services, Mission Mangalam, boon. A demand for 15 lakh kilos expl ains Wit h funds thro ugh this unit alone is what folloconvergence of various schemes like, Gujarati farmers have now realizedSGSY, NREGA, TSC these units were not only is this product more efficset up around two years ago. Under the but also way cheaper. first phase of Mission Mangalam, we Conversations over hot tea intalked the members of erstwhile SHGs po rt ico of Jas si Be n' s n einto being a part of this project. Though constructed pink yellow house (a rinitially reluctant, once these women of the convergence of Indira Anarrow path snakes its waysaw organic fertilizer's efficiency and Yojana and Mission Mangalam) redown in to a va l l eythe high returns, they agreed. Their that this constant source of livelihcheckered with lush greenA farmer husbands also encouraged them. has unleashed a new wave of fields where a single storehouseConsequently, we now have 42 such confidence in these women. So mstructure stands out. Gram Lakshmifunctional units in Sabarkantha alone. so, that they smartly handleSammohik Vermicompost Unit reads

Talking on the marketing aspect, Mr. troublesome bank official creaa bright green board outside theJoseph Fernandes, District Level proble ms for years over mstructure. Inside are 40 rectangular bedslivelihood manager, Mission Mangalam transactions related to their Sin rows of 20 on each side separated byelaborates , The main roles of Mission Mandal account. We told himan aisle in between. Each bed isMangalam are to stimulate community would have to take legal action. numbered and allotted to the women ofinvolvement and to create market enough the man mended his wathe Jai Maldari Mahila Mandal of thelinkages. For the Vermicompost units, chuckles Jassi Ben with a senspic tur esqu e Asai vil lag e in thean internal market was already present achievement.Sabarkantha District.within the network of Sakhi Mandals Discussing what the future h10 Rabbari (a dairy-farmingworking in the Agriculture sector. To the women dreamily say, We wancommunity) women, members of thefurther expand the markets, the Mission market to expand and we plan to gMahila Mandal demonstrate theMangalam team planned to publish an into an autonomous producer comprocedure involved in the production ofadvertisement in a popular regional shortly.Vermicompost, an organic fertilizer,daily. The inflated prices of Urea andproven to have given far better results

as compared to i ts chemicalcounterparts. All kinds of organic solidwastes are brought and dumped into therespective beds allotted to them, eachwith a capacity of around 2500 kgs. Abed is t hen fed with 20 kgs of wormswhich turn the waste into organiccompost. Each vermicomposting cycletakes 45 days for completion. Afterwhich the product is packed in 25 kgbags sold at the rate of `5/kg. Theworms reared in the compost beds arealso sold at `125 per kg. Therefore, theMahila Mandal earns around `12, 500from one bed every two months.

We have already got orders for 15

lakh kilos of organic compost fromcontractors in Rajkot, Petlad etc. Wehave even tried the product in our castorcrops and have witnessed a remarkable40% increase in the produce, not tomention the better quality saysLeelaben Desai, a proud-owner of 4buffaloes, a farm and a member of theSHG. Standing next to her, a smartlydressed Tushar Rathore, Assistant

by Madhurima Mallik

HarnessingOrganic Wealth

ramila Mewada's day beginsat nine-thirty every morning,where she heads out of homePtowards the 'Sri Sakhi Swarnim Talim

Kendra', a stitching unit in IndraprasthaNavi Dudhai village of Anjar taluk inKutchchh district. Pramila's day ends atfive thirty in the evening and shemanages to earn close to `5,000 amonth, far higher than her incomepreviously when she ran a beautyparlour in the village. Her husband, acarpenter, who works on a contractbasis earns `200 per day. The work atthe stitching unit is a steady source ofincome for women like Pramila, whovouch for the change this enterprise hasbrought in their lives.

these enterprises for the local populace finishing work. Each woman on anThe stitching unit in Indraprasthaapproached both parties and offered to average works for 2-3 hours and earnsvillage is one of two in Anjar taluk and

be ar th e ex pe nd it ur e of th e on an average `3,000-`5,000 perwas conceptualised in 2010 under theinfrastructure needed to set up a month.Mission Mangalam project. The firststitching unit. Initially when I worked asproject was started in Varsamedi in July

Under the technical guidance of construction labourer I had to leave2010 and the next one in IndraprasthaWellspun 25 sewing machines were home at seven in the morning.followed a year later in Septemberbought by the Department of Rural Sometimes I was forced to take my five2011. It is one of the few projects whereDevelopment at a cost `22,500 per year old son because there was no onecollaboration between government,machine. Ten out of the 25 machines are to look after him. Now I just leave atindustry and the NGO sector hasin Varsamedi while the remaining 15 nine in the morning. I earn close toresulted in providing livelihoodare at Indraprastha. At Indraprastha, the `3,000 per month by doing thread workopportunities to women.sewing machines are housed in a and finishing, said Paru BenAt Indraprastha, Jan Shikshacommunity hall provided by JSS, while Maheshwari, from the IndraprasthaSanstha, an NGO was already activelyin Varsamedi the machines are housed unit.involved in vocational trainingin a building provided by the gram According to the women, theprogrammes and was looking for a waypanchayat. A month long training is stitching unit provides a homelyto ensure a secure source of income forprovided by Welspun and a trainer is atmosphere as compared to the stiflingthe women they worked with. Welspunappointed by them at each unit. The atmosphere in a factory floor. Because

on the other hand had corporate social women who show promise are then of the cultural background of theseresponsibility initiatives near a villagetrained and taken into production where women they cannot work in a factoryin Varsamedi where they had trainedthey stitch Welspun products with the like atmosphere. It was conceivedwomen to stitch and were providingraw material made available to them by keeping that in mind and the womenraw material to them to stitchthe company. now feel it is their second home, addedbedhseets, pillow covers and other

Around 35 women work at the Sharada Chhangani, the Welspun, CSRWelspun products. The finished goodsIndraprastha unit, while 25 of them take co-coordinator for Anjar Taluk.were bought by Welspun on a piecewiseturn in the machines, the remaining 10basis. The Government of Gujaratwomen are involved in ironing andsensing a secure livelihood option in

by Kruthika Rao

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Mahatma Gandhi called him the Rashtreeya

Shayar (national poet). Journalist , singer,

freedom fighter, a man who donned multiplehats, Jhaverchand Meghani, till date remains one

of the most celebrated names in Gujarati

literature. Born (August 1896) in the quaint

religious town of Chotila, Gujarat, Jhaverchand

was among the noted few who were instrumental

in shaping the linguistic identity of Gujarati

language. The beautifully chronicled intriguing

oral traditions of Saurashtra, which were named

A Ruby Shattered, can be accredited to him. He

even lent his unique voice to some of these

renditions. He authored around 100 works of

literature in a short span of 25 years ranging from

plays to poetry and from biographies to folk-

songs. He even served two years in prison for

writing Sindhudo, which allegedly containedseditious material that inflamed the youth against

the British rule. This great man breathed his lastth

at the age of 50, on 9 March, 1947 in Botad

Gujarat. His sudden death came as a shock to

everyone including Sardar Vallabhai Patel, who

aptly said, It is the greatest loss to Gujarati

literature.

Jhaverchand Meghani

by Nirmish Thaker

intelligent and mysterious impact on the lifestyle of thiscivilisations. Dholavira a civilization. His detailed analysis of the

harappan metropolis by Varun water storage, distribution and drainageMaira int roduces u s to the facilities present at Dholavira would beancient city of Dholavira in extremely helpful to first time visitors

present day Gujarat and tries to of the site. Discoveries like the world'sexplain the impact Dholavira's olde st signboa rd and seals withdi sc ov er y h ad o n ou r inscriptions and figurines of unicorns atunderstanding of this ancient this site, have further intensified thecivilisation. mystery of this age and to those curious

Dholavi ra, locate d in the about learning more about Dholavira,Kachch di strict of Gujarat i s this book would be the right place toamong the largest and most start.significant sites of this civilisation. This book also lays down various

The first major excava tion of theories explaining the rise and fall ofDholavira began in the 90s and this this great civilisation, the different

book summarises the discoveries made phases of its development and alsoby archaeologists at this site, and also outlines the kind of trading that used toproposes some theories that could take place between this civilisation andexplain their way of life and the others. Dholavira's strategic location

administration structure followed by between Lothal and the other majorhe civilisation known as thethis civilisation. towns of this civilisation meant that itIndus Valley Civilisation or

Apart from explain ing the enjoyed an important sphere ofthe Harappan Civilisation isT discoveries at this site, Varun Maira influence in that age which is reflectedone of the most ancient and mosthelps us visualise the same through on its size and its level of planning.mysterious civilisations in the world.sketches and pictures of this site. Dholavira a harappan metropolis isAlmost 5,000 years old, archaeologistsBeginning with an introduction to the an easy-to-read, clear and curiosity have found sites of this civilisation justcivilisation, the book transports the inducing piece of literature and is aabout 100 years back along the Indusreader to Dholavira, explaining the city must-read for all amateur historyRiver. Harappa and Mohenjodaro, thedesign, its people, its relics and other enthusiasts who have a special interestmost popular sites of this civilisationdiscoveries unique to this site. The in this ancient civilisation.and probably the largest, have

A lot of questions about thisanswered a lot of questions about thiscivilisation are still unanswered. Wecivilisation, but there are still hundredsstill do not know what language wasof questions that are left to be answeredspoken and have not yet deciphered Who were these people? Are we theirtheir ancient script, nor do we know ifdescendants? What happened to them?the civilization had a king or aHow did they manage to build such welldemocratic system and what exactlyplanned towns and cities? Who did they

happened to it. But this is exactly thetrade with? What language did theykind of challenge archaeologists anduse?historians around the world relish. So, ifWith more sites being discovered sketches of relics found in the site areyou want to join this journey ofover the last 100 years, from Iran in the truly useful to understand the ingenuitydiscovery which promises to be full ofwest to Meerut in the east, and from of this race and also, induces curiositysurprises, Dholavira would be a veryAfghanistan in the north to Maharashtra to learn more about the civilisation.interesting place to start indeed.in the south, archaeologists from around The best feature about this book is

the world are slowly finding answers to Varun Maira's detailed explanat ion ofall these questions about this large, every discovery made at this site and its

Sahit Chirutapudi

a harappan metropolis

A stadium, an excellent

drainage system and the worlds

oldest signboard: Dholaviras

unique story is captured in this

truly fascinating book

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Special Feature October, 2012

along with prominent archers likeLimbaram, Shyamal and MangalShingh.

Bhil, who dropped his dream ofparticipating in international competitions

Bows and arrows are the for the sake of coaching young buddingthings we understand. Archery talent said, "Traditionally it is not difficultis a skill we took up for our to provide training to the adivasi youth but

security and livelihood. Now we are we require latest equipments to competehoning it to gain recognition. Our internationally. Luckily, compared toimmediate goal is the 2016 Olympics. other states, Gujarat is blessed with better

It's high time we make our community, talent. After recent successes at thestate and country proud, said a 20- national level, we are now workingyear-old national level archer from a overtime with an ambition to participate intiny town called Naswadi in Gujarat the 2016 Olympics.with confidence