About Us
Gram Janakalyan Sanstha was conceived decades back in late 60s by Mr N C Jana, a Power Plant
professional, during his start of career in Chandrapura Thermal Power Station ,
DVC. During a hunting trip to Gomia & Dania Jungle he came across the difficult
way of life, the jungle people are leading. Tiger hunting was not banned in
those years. During this trip with
friend Mr J B Kapoor(hunter) and Mr S C Deosharma he came to know that the
jungle people are living two months on
agriculture produce , two months on Mouha and other flowers and rest
time on roots and leafs of different plants in the jungle. Occasionally they
could hunt and any meat is protein to
them whether it is of tiger , snake, mouse, frog etc. About 200 people gathered for free beat (making
sound by beating the bush in semicircle to drive the animal to a corridor where
the hunter is sitting) . When he enquired about their interest in this free
service it came to light that their
interest is to get the left meat when
something gets hunted. He saw a man with
deep pierced skin in chest and on
enquiry came to know that the man fought with a bear and survived. But he
could not get any medicine and used the
juice of different medicinal leaves which left the scare on his chest as stitching
only could have healed the deep wound. That experience moved him to a resolution that
one day he will try to help these deprived people.
Tribal people of
west medinipur – Purulia belt
During his long service in different power
plants he visited the nearby villages for angling ( he is a angler and later
became scuba diver during his overseas service). In all the trips he talked
with the village flocks as he could mix with the rural people easily en cashing
on his rural background. On every trip on
a Bullet motorcycle to his home in
Khejuri, Medinipur he crossed the villages of Mohua , Bokaro, Raghunathpur, Bankura, Bisnupur,
Salboni, Godapiasal etc he saw the
difficult life of people devoid of basic
need of life. His own village in Khejuri
where he is grown up was devoid of clean water, sanitation, electricity,
medical facility etc. There was some untrained self developed medical men who
are the only help in case any medical need. (off course they are a blessing to
the rural people as without them there was nothing)
He has seen the miserable condition of colliery
labor in colliery Jharia belt and that
of rag pickers in Chembur, Navimumbai & Dhapa Kolkata. Municipal Dumpyard
Picture of Dhapa Dumpyard on Maha
Saptami(Durga Puja) day 2007
After 40 years of his service in
Seeing all this he took a resolution to try to
help the deprived in whatever way he could
for the rest of his life through an establishment which will continue
even after his death . This resulted
establishment of GRAM JANAKALYAN SANSTHA
to develop Rural Empowerment ( www.repower.co.in) with the following objective
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To Take up different educational program to build up educational
standards of the target groups also to eradicate illiteracy and
promote educational qualities To secure and provide infrastructural facilities to the poor and
backward communities to attain self-reliance. To form women groups and equip them with necessary knowledge
skills and resources to achieve economic viability. To evolve a new low cost healthy – strategy for the good of
rural communities and take measures to improve their health status. To encourage horticulture, plantation and waste land development
ecological balance and enrich the environment for the food of the living
beings. To identify and develop traditional skills and local talents and
encourage cottage industries self-help groups and thrift associations. To take up rescue, relief and rehabilitation activities at the
time of natural calamities and mishaps. To Form youth association and provide opportunities to take
better citizenship training and induce spirit of scientific understanding of the resources
and realities. To extend psychological and economic support to the disabled and
destitute Service to Humanity, Voluntary organization. This Society intend uplifting of poor and weaker section by their Economic betterment. Try to Promote Micro
Finance assistance with some establish organizations To promote Small Scale industries like manufacturing of kendu
leaves, Co-count yearn, Nets, Country thread etc., for the improvement of
Economic Status. To help the mentally and physically retarted people. To help the old age people and construct old age homes for the
neglected old people. To give various professional training to the poor village
people. To eradicate child labor and admit them to schools for proper placement in life To conduct blood donation camps and other medical services. To promote cremation of un identified, neglected dead bodies. To promote chlorinated water, cleaning of drainages and to give
top priority to village health and hygiene. To aim at the rural reconstruction by building a net-work of
autonomous village communities through local initiative, active people’s
participation and mobilization of resources. To preserve the rich heritage of community and To Promote and participate in the Government organizations and
program meant for betterment rural
people in all the above mentioned
activities To do all such other lawful things as may be incidental to or
conduce to the attainment of the above. |
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