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KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM

When you look at that unchanging existence from outside, you call it God; and when you look at it from inside, you call it yourself. It is one, there is no God seperate from you and no God higher than you.

Clean Water & Sanitation

Bringing together communities (Shramdaan or voluntary contribution), important partners and stakeholders actualizing one goal for water resilience.

Food Security

The KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Nutrition Garden is a model that bridges the nutrition gap in low-income communities, especially for women and children, while helping them take up vegetable farming.

Strengthening Governance

By creating platforms for collective action and with support from stakeholders, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation is helping to strengthen rural institutions and leaders to solve challenges and find solutions.

Facilitating Market Linkages

Supporting market linkages for farmers through a variety of ways, one intensive and significant approach of KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation has been to nurture and strengthen over 100 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

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"KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM"- a comprehensive and accountability framework which aims to bring transparency and targeted convergence of resources towards development of rural areas. With Gram Panchayat as the locus of development, the mission converges all schemes of rural development for uplifiting soci economic development of Gram Panchayat. In India, 8,88 crore households are found to be deprived as per socio Economic caste census (SECC) of 2011. The key parameters of SECC highlights multi-dimensional deprivations such as landlessness, households headed by single women, SC/ST household or disabled member in the family. These households require targeted interventions under various governments schemes and programmes in rural areas such as wage employment, skills Development, social security, education, health, nutrition and livelihood creation. Approximately,rupees four lakh crore is allocated annually to impact the lives of rural poor by various government/ministries/departments. Ministry of Rural Development implement various schemes in areas to enhance rural wages, rural roads, skill development, health, education, sanitation, drinking water,electricity, environment etc.

The state-led initiative aims for rural transformation by impacting lives of 1,00,00,000 households in 5,00 rural clusters including 50,000 Gram Panchayats in 1,000 days

Being the nodal Department for most of the development and welfare activities in the rural areas, the Department of Rural Development plays a vital role in the overall development strategy of the State. The vision and mission of the Department is sustainable and inclusive growth of rural Tripura through a multipronged strategy for eradication of poverty by increasing livelihoods opportunities, providing social safety net and developing infrastructure for growth.

India has seen tremendous urban progress. It is estimated that by 2030, more than 400 million people will be living in cities in India. Cities occupy 3 percent of land but the contribution to India’s gross domestic product is a huge 60 per cent. Growth of cities has been beneficial for overall poverty reduction in India, with urban growth accounting for about 80 percent of the total fall in poverty.

• More integrated, people-centred planning and implementation of programmes at state and local levels
• Increased access for vulnerable and marginalised communities to information about legal rights and opportunities
• More integrated social protection system, including for health, to address risks and vulnerabilities across different stages of the life cycle
• Improved access for vulnerable and marginalised communities to quality basic services and infra-structure, including affordable and accessible housing
• Increased access to social and health services including sexual and reproductive health and family planning services, especially for poor and marginalised communities
• Increased provision of innovative, digital service delivery solutions, and on-line services, including single point of access to services and entitlements
• Increased access to and ownership of economic assets such as land and housing for vulnerable and marginalised communities, especially women

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Helping the Physically Challenged


Helping the physically challenged  persons to fully participate in social and national life of the country is one of the important programmes of the KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM. Beginning with the establishment of its first Divyang Centre in Delhi in 1990, there are now 13 Viklang Sahayata Kendras in various states, which provide artificial limbs free of cost to needy persons through their centres as well as by organising camps.

These centres provide artificial limbs, calipers, hearing aids, medicines, special shoes, and tri- cycles. In addition, there are mobile workshops which manufacture artificial limbs and service Divyang Camps organised by various Branches. Some of the centres have taken up special programme to help polio victims by organising their operations.

It may mentioned that our centres are equipped with the most modern equipment to manufacture artificial limbs and    other attachments. The trained technicians at these establishments, through R&D, have developed improved limbs  that are not only very  light but also highly efficient. The limbs  manufactured by the centres are rapid fit, cosmetically and functionally close to human walking, running, climbing, swimming driving etc. The disabled persons, after the fitment, can even lift heavy weights and work in workshop and farms. 

KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM is the only non-governmental organisation that renders service to the largest number of physically persons in the country year after year.  

Apart from providing artificial limbs and other aids to the disabled persons, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM is now actively working for their rehabilitation so as to enable them to live an independent life. A number of such centres are functioning in various parts of the country.


KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation Information Services: technology at the heart of our interventions


Initiated in January 2013 to provide tailor-made value-added information at the right time from the right source to the right target group towards improving lives and livelihoods, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation’s Information Services (RFIS) have reached over 11.9 million people across 19 states and two Union Territories.

Bringing technology solutions and helping to address information gaps or asymmetry for livelihood practitioners including agricultural farmers, marine and inland fishers, livestock & dairy farmers. KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation reaches communities by adopting a phygital model, leveraging digital pathways like mobile phone services, digital media platforms, audio-video conferences and YouTube, besides television, radio toll-free helpline and various other physical interventions.

RFIS has been providing virtual advisories reaching diverse groups of beneficiaries’ year on year with inputs on weather, better farming practices, disease and pest management and better livestock management.

Advisories for fishing communities: KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation endeavours to make fishing safer, sustainable and more profitable for marine fisher folks along India’s expansive coastline with information support from the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) and Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). The advisories through digital platforms- reach out to nearly 250,000 people annually.

A fishing-community specific mobile application, the Machli app provides real time updates on weather and oceanographic parameters for all major landing centres. It also helps the fishers with information on potential fishing zones ensuring optimum results


Future focus


Over the next five years, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation’s Rural Transformation programme aims to build resilient and self-reliant rural communities by improving lives and livelihoods of 10 million individuals across 45 districts, over five years through following interventions:

1) Climate Resilience for Sustainable Development (CR4SD) - KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation aspires to build climate smart & resilient communities through various interventions such as adopting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), adoption of efficient irrigation & management of water resources. Some of the other interventions are:

2) Integrated Value Chain Development (IVCD) – KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation will seek to unlock value for farmers in identified crop value chains through interventions from sowing to end consumer markets.

3) Diversifying Rural Incomes via Women Entrepreneurship (DRIWE) - De-risking Household incomes by diversifying into agri-allied and non-farm sources and also capacitate women SHGs who then branch out as micro-entrepreneurs.


Effect on women


Economic development in India has had a varying effect on women depending on their age, education, and location. Traditionally in India women's role is in the household. As girls they are raised to work for and better their family. Their work, therefore, mostly consists of household duties and is not a part of the formal economy. Because of this India consistently compares poorly to other countries as far as female employment rates. Currently India ranks 11th from the bottom in female labor participation out of the 131 countries with data available.[46] In addition, women who do work experience discrimination; on average they make 62% of what their male counterparts make for the same position.

Since the 1990s there has been significant economic growth and expansion in India,[47] this has had an effect on how women operate in the workforce there. Women's labor force participation has fallen from 37% in 2004–2005 to 27% in 2009–2019.[46] So with the recent economic growth and development in India, the country has not seen an equal overall growth in jobs for women. This can be broken down further, however, because certain demographics of women in India have seen job rates decline while some have seen them rise. Informal work, which is not included in job rate percentages, has risen for poor, rural, uneducated women while their formal job rate has declined; Microcredit and social help groups have helped poor women connect and work together in the informal job sector.[48] Women with higher education who mostly live in urban areas have seen a rise in job rates.


An example of a booming industry for educated women in India is call centers.[49] Many Western countries outsource their call center jobs to India, and these call centers have found that women often have more success at these positions than their male counterparts. These positions give young women in India a chance at independence from their family and the traditional role which women play.[50] There are organizations in India that were created to support women's education and women in the workforce. In 1985 the Ministry of Human Resource Development was founded to improve female literacy rates, and to support women looking to join the work force. Similarly, in 1972 SEWA, the Self Employed Women's Association, was formed by self-employed and low wage women workers to support each other and organize to advocate for their rights.


Awards and recognition for work in Rural Transformation


• KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation bagged the CII National Awards for Excellence in Water Management in the “Beyond the Fence” category for two consecutive years (2019 and 2020)
• KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation was conferred IAA Olive Crown Award 2022 under ‘Green NGO of year- Silver’ category for its green initiatives aimed at conserving natural resources and promoting ecological sustainability across India
• KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation received the CII DX Award 2021 under ‘Innovation in CSR through Digital Transformation” category for improving rural livelihoods.

• KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation received several awards for its Machli App, an AI-based Mobile Application for marine fisherfolk, including:
o Winner of World Summit Awards 2021 for providing digital solutions contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
o mBillionth South Asia Award 2017 and 2021 under Agriculture & Environment Category for its information services to farmers, fisher folk and livestock owners
o The 10th AEGIS Graham Bell Award 2019 under the category of “Application for Social Good”.


OUR INITIATIVES


Over the years, the Indian government has introduced many initiatives to strengthen the nation's economy. The Indian government has been effective in developing policies and programmes that are not only beneficial for citizens to improve their financial stability but also for the overall growth of the economy. Over recent decades, India's rapid economic growth has led to a substantial increase in its demand for exports. Besides this, a number of the government's flagship programmes, including Make in India, Start-up India, Digital India, the Smart City Mission, and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, are aimed at creating immense opportunities in India. In this regard, some of the initiatives taken by the government to improve the economic condition of the country are mentioned below:


• Home & Cooperation Minister Mr. Amit Shah, laid the foundation stone and performed Bhoomi Pujan of Shri Tanot Mandir Complex Project under Border Tourism Development Programme in Jaisalmer in September 2022.
• In August 2022, Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare inaugurated four new facilities at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), which has been rendering excellent services for more than 60 years under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• In August 2022, a Special Food Processing Fund of Rs. 2,000 crore (US$ 242.72 million) was set up with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide affordable credit for investments in setting up Mega Food Parks (MFP) as well as processing units in the MFPs.
• In July 2022, Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) announced plans to develop two Mega Cargo Handling Terminals on a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Mode at an estimated cost of Rs. 5,963 crore (US$ 747.64 million).
• In July 2022, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India & Maldives. This MoU will provide a platform to tap the benefits of information technology for court digitization and can be a potential growth area for the IT companies and start-ups in both the countries.
• India and Namibia entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on wildlife conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization on July 20, 2022, for establishing the cheetah into the historical range in India.
• In July 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved international trade settlements in Indian rupees (INR) in order to promote the growth of global trade with emphasis on exports from India and to support the increasing interest of the global trading community.
• In June 2022, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs. 21,000 crore (US$ 2.63 billion) at Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan at Vadodara.
• Mr. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence, launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) products/technologies during the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition organized by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on 11 July 2022.
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