Village study

VIllage study--------Hosawal 24 to 26 feb 2009

I did the Hoswal village study.The villagers are facing no water supply problem,this is due to the Transformer burning.Since one month the villagers are not getting drinking water.The reason for the Transformer burning is the framers those who are using borewell around that Transformer.

Details of the Transformer

25 kw transformer can be used for three bore wells.
Farmers are using four bore wells and one mini water pump.
One bore well will take 4 – 5 kw (approx) depend on capacity of submersible pump.
63 kw transformer can used for 10 bore wells.
Each farmers has to pay 2000 Rs for transformer.
Pocket money to line man.

Pocket money to line man means,whenever the line man comes to check the Transformer the villafers has to give pocket to line man otherwise he will not repair .

Why delay in replacing transformer

I. Negligence of
1.Villagers
2.Gram panchayat

II. Carelessness of
1.KEB Line man

ØFour bore well within 1 km from transformer.
ØThree transformer are burnt in last 3 years.
ØFour people are responsible for transformer burning.

Name of farmer Capacity of Transformer Type

Yallappa Lakkapanavar 5 hp Submersible
Madivallappa Lakkapanavar 3hp “
Kariyappa 7hp “
Lingangouda patil 7hp “

Date of replacing the transformers

05/06
07/08
02/09

Cost of 25 kw transformer is 65000 to 70000 Rs (approx)
Cost of 63 kw transformer is 120000 Rs (approx)

KEB has spent 1,95,000 on transformers

Farmers contributed amount is 9000 Rs.

Total amount KEB spent is 1,86,000 Rs

Main reason for transformer burning
Farmers are Converting single phase into three phase

Now KEB people replaced 25 kw transformer into 63 kw transformer

For more details log on to our web site
www.deshpandefoundation.org

International women day

International women’s day
We the fellows of Deshpande foundation have planned to do the activities which helps the society. As we see there is lot of partiality between men and women. Keeping these in mind we have decided to aware the men in the twin cities of HUBLI and DHARWARD. We have prepared a skit which consists of three different situations where women are facing the problems. First situation is in the family where father is treating his son very nicely giving him money, sending him to play cricket in outstations, where as He is not allowing his daughter to go for higher studies.
In second situation, we took a market where all the young boys teasing the girls who were going for shopping. And third situation is in the office where her boss will treat in different manner, seeing he in a different sight ,he will be always trying to touch her and making her to stay in the office for a long time.
Our main focus is to tell to the people how women are treating in the Home, Market and in offices. On 08/03/09 morning at 9:00 am we have started the skit in HUBLI CBT from their we divided into two groups and each group did 11 street plays, the final one we did together in DHARWARD.
We the Cohort II fellows created a history in DESHPANDE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM by doing 21 street plays.
www.deshpandefellowship.org

Guest speaker----Miss Usha Rani

Guest speaker-----Miss Usha Rani

Miss Usha Rani did MA M Phil in rural development.Morning at 9:40 madam came to our class to take the session on Advocacy,
Madam explained the three definition about the Advocacy,1) Advovacy is the process of the people partictpating in decision making process which affects their lives. 2) Advocacy is putting a problem on the agenda providing for the acting on both the problems and solutions.3) Ad.startigies can include social marketing,lobbying,information,education and community organizing or many other tatics.
The basic elements what madam explained are .
1.Coalition
2.Objectives.
3.Data.
4.Audience.
5.Messages.
6.Presentations.
7.Fund raising.
8.Evaluations.

After these explanation we learnt Different steps in Advocacy.
1) Selecting Advocacy objective
2) Identifying Advocacy audience
3) Developing and delivering advocacy messages
4) Making persuasive presentation
5) Fund raising
6) Evaluating advocacy efforts
7) These process may be viewed as fluid as they occur simultaneously.

After these session we had case studies where we devided into three groups,each group choose diffferent topic and applying the Advocacy steps we prepared the case study and presented.

Vani the project manager of "SPAD" ,she faced many tuff challanges in her work field and now she is successful in her field.Through her experiences I encouraged and Miss Usha Rani explained Advocacy in simple way.

Right to information

Right to Information Act

“Right to Information Act”
The Act provides for setting out particular regime of right to information Act for a citizen to access the information from the government offices every citizen of india have a authority to get information under Right to information Act 2005

In first day I learnt section 4(1)(b), Definitions, Information, Records and how to right the format taking Suo-motu. We can get the information from the constitution state legislature and government bodies and government aided bodies and the organization which is funded by the government. The information which we can get from the above mentioned government .

The records contain the advices, opinion, memos, circular, document, micro-films etc….the Suo-motu is a publication published by the government offices every year about the organization. The Suo-motu contain 17 point by which all information related to the organization will be in the 17 points. If any organization wants to add any information they can add to this 17points. This Suo-motu is not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir state, because this state is having terrorist attack frequently so the government official will not provides any information

Afternoon I and hanumanth went to central office to apply Suo-motu. When the officer heard this name they did not understood any thing, they asking question back to us what does this Suo-motu mean. Later we explained about 17 points which Suo-motu contain. Then we submit our application and got the attested copy from the office.

Second day Aushutosh and Thippanna thought about section 6(1)act of RTI . According to this Act we can get the particular information about any issue. To get this information we should write an application in our own words mentioning the specifying the exact point what we need. While submitting the application we should attach Rs 10/- post order or DD. The government has 30 days to give the information to our issue, if the application has to send to the higher authority they have a right to take 5days extra

For each page government charges Rs 2/- and for Cd’s Rs 10/-and for central government charges differ they even send information through e-mail if the office fails to send information within 30days, the should provide documents free of cost and we also have right to file a case on them.

After this class I went to labor department and submitted the application of section6(1) in final day what are the powers of CIC , SIC , How to file a complaint to CIC /SIC
The government need not give the information which effects the public and confidential matters.

These three days I enjoyed the RTI module

e, Aushutosh and Tippanna teaching was excellent.