UJANI VILLAGE

SOLAPUR, MAHARASHTRA

WELCOME

SOLAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

Ujani Village

“NIRMAL GAON”

“RESETTLED VILLAGE”

RAINSHADOW ZONE

INTRODUCTION

Draught prone… draught free

Ujani Dam

Sugarcane

INTRODUCTION

SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

Ujani Village

383

317 Male

Female

588

172

APL

BPL

253

13

22

472

SC

ST

OBC

OTHERS

TRANSECT WALK NORTH » BHAVANI MAIDAN » SETTLEMENTS » VILLAGE ROAD » AGRI FIELDS » SOUTH

Soil Laterite soil Cemented floorings Tarred, Concrete & Mud surfaces

Black cotton soil

Slope Flat Flat Flat Flat

Land-use School, Anganwadi, Panchayath office,

Sahkari Society, Shops, Childrens

park, Hand pumps, Dharmasala, Water

tank, Open stage

Habitations, Concrete roofs

(limited), Asbestose roofs,

Cattle sheds, Domestic animals

Transportation Agriculture crops, Grazing,

Irrigation

Vegetation

Avenue planting Nil Road side planting

Sugar cane, Banana, Jowar, ley crops,

vegetables

Issues No High Schools, Crowded with tents of migrant labourers

Over crowding, Drainage

problems, Load shedding

Bad condition of tarred roads,

No public transportation

Contract harvest & Low returns, Labour problems,

Migrant labourers, Low wages, Pesticide use

Opportunities Sports activities Widening &

Effective utilization

Public distribution

system, Effective IAY Scheme

Fund for road maintanence,

Public transport

Direct harvesting & fair return,

An Agrl. Co-op society, Better accomodation for

migrant labourers, fair wage

SOCIAL MAP PREPARED BY THE VILLAGERS

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Shops

Pond

Water

Childrens park

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FALLOW LAND

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Ujan

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SUGAR CANE CULTIVATION

RESOURCE MAP

Concrete

Road

Tarred Road

Shop

VENN DIAGRAM 1

VENN DIAGRAM 1

Shops

Panchayath

office

Primary School

Ujani villagers

Hospital

College

PDS

High School

Dam

Post office

Police Station

Cinema

Highway

Public transpor

t

VENN DIAGRAM 2

VENN DIAGRAM 2

Education

Public transp

ort

Veterinary

Health Revenue

Krishi

Electricity

Irrigation

PWD

Soil conservatio

n

Forest

Panchayath

Samithi

Ujani Panchayath

X axis: Months Y axis: Amount of rainfall

Seasonal data

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Su

garcan

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Re

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arcane

Man

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Irrig

ation

Primary education for all

Mid day meals provided

High dropout rates amongst

female students

No library facility in the

village

Higher education ???

Education

Started in 2001-02

One teacher and one assistant

Two age groups: 0-3 and 3-6

Books provided by government

Low pay

Anganwadi

NREGA ??

Agriculture labourers

Teaching

Self help groups

Employment

District central co-operative bank was the main serving bank

Direct cash transfers were operational

Students had their accounts with Bank of India

Small “path sanstha”

Rate of interest: 15-18%

Financial inclusion

“Epidemic and disease free”

Government provision of free medicines

Problems…

o Trust deficit…

o No quality public/private hospital

o No veterinary doctor

o Need for AIDS awareness

Health

Largely assimilated village

“Tanta mukt Award”

“Ek Gaon Ek Ganapati”

Social life

Adarsh anganwadi

Gram svachata abhiyaan (3 years)

Nirmal gaon

Bima gram award

Vikas ratna award

Tanta mukt award

Awards

Major suggestions

Immediate need for AIDS awareness

Library facility to be provided

Provision of public transport

Need to control excessive load shedding

Improved access to public distribution system

Thank you

ASHISH SHINDE JISS K VARKEY

SAKET SINGH ASHOK BISHNOI