REPORT ON VILLAGE ADOPTION
Introduction:
Village Adoption & Development Programme by National Institute of Rural Development &
Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR).
Saligrampura
Block / Tehsil → Sanganer
District → Jaipur
State → Rajasthan
Population of Saligrampura
Total Population
721
Male Population
386
Female Population 335
Connectivity of Saligrampura
Public Bus Service: Available within 10+ km distance
Private Bus Service: Available within village
Railway Station:
Available within 10+ km distance
About Saligrampura
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Saligrampura village
is 080163. Saligrampura village is located in Sanganer Tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan,
India. It is situated 15km away from sub-district headquarter Sanganer and 25km away from
district headquarter Jaipur. As per 2009 stats, Vidhani is the gram panchayat of Saligrampura
village.
The total geographical area of village is 218.03 hectares. Saligrampura has a total population of
721 peoples. There are about 116 houses in Saligrampura village. Jaipur is nearest town to
Saligrampura which is approximately 25km away.
Particulars
Total
Male
Female
Total No. of Houses
116
-
-
Population
721
386
335
Child (0-6)
112
66
46
Schedule Caste
187
96
91
Particulars
Total
Male
Female
Schedule Tribe
6
4
2
Literacy
71.92 %
84.06 %
58.48 %
Total Workers
357
197
160
Main Worker
323
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-
Marginal Worker
34
10
24
Objective:
Village Adoption Scheme is to equip and familiarize the people, with the socio- economic
dimensions of the rural communities, status of sustainable use of natural resources, changing
perceptions & aspirations, priorities and innovative effort of the rural communities for
sustainable development and; enable/inspire the community for self-help to roll out strategies,
methodologies, processes to develop sustainably and create cohesive communities where every
individual gets equal opportunity to realize his/her potential. Through this process the people
learn, document the ups and downs of the process which can help them in revising strategies for
better training and come up with new models of rural development for replication elsewhere by
all stakeholders.
Our Agenda:
 To inspire the rural communities to dream, plan, mobilize forces and resources for
sustainable development of each member who can realize his/her full potential and create
such ecosystem for positive behavioral transformation.
 To seek positive transformation and to engender progressive changes in the communities
through alternative development models that is participatory, sustainable and inclusive.
 To render service to the larger community by creating and sustaining a culture of
cooperative living for inclusive and sustainable development.
 To empower marginalized and vulnerable groups in the village particularly the elderly,
the women, the youth and the children of the community.
 To establish convergence models of resources, manpower to achieve comprehensive
development in tune with people’s aspirations and potential.
 To build partnerships and networking/tie ups with various agencies (NSS units, NGOs,
industries, Public and Private sector, NRI) and industries working in and around the
village/district for development of the selected village.
 To document new models of development of rural communities/villages/cluster of
villages and use in trainings & research.
 Identify new researchable areas for solving problems.
Expected Outcome:
 Availability and accessibility of basic amenities and services and achieving Sustainable
Development Goals.
 To generate awareness on gender issues and social issues like literacy, health & hygiene,
sanitation, safe drinking water, livelihood options etc.
 Creation of sustainable livelihood opportunities
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Access to rights and entitlements
Make the adopted village a “knowledge hub” that can attract resources for the
development of other villages in its vicinity.
Important Interventions
The important interventions may be detailed as given below:
Individual Development
 Including hygienic behavior & Practices (toilets, bathrooms and designated spaces for
washing and drying clothes)
 Fostering daily habits including physical exercises and games
 Reducing Substance Abuse (alcoholism, smoking etc.)
 Gender sensitization
 Introduce the women to new technology and financial services including micro finance
Human Development
 Universal & equal access to basic health facilities (presence of a health card, location of
health providers (public and private)
 Immunization
 Population groups by age & sex
 100 % Institutional deliveries
 Antenatal, Postnatal, and Delivery care
 Food habits & Nutrition aspects (with a focus on children, adolescent girls, pregnant
women and lactating mothers)
 Universal and equal access to education facilities
 Innovative smart schools, Libraries can be developed as resource centres with good
children’s books
 Adult literacy
Community Development
 Community resource Mapping
 Awareness generation
 Environment
 Social mobilization
 Skill development in agricultural practices
 IEC about reproductive and health care services and vaccines
 Early childhood care and education (ECCE)
 Vocational and technical training for youth
 Encourage participation of community in water and sanitation management
Economic Development
 Promoting diversified agricultural and allied livelihoods
 Enhancing the knowledge and skills on different livelihood avenues among men and
women
 Sensitizing the key community leaders on sustainable rural livelihoods
 Upgrading knowledge on technology infrastructure and equipment’s
 Orienting them on Value-chain based business partnerships and market linkages
Area Development
 Watershed development along with water literacy
 Road connectivity
 Housing & habitat development by promoting cost effective appropriate technologies.
IT enablement
Based on the VDP, the areas that are amenable for IT enablement should be identified and help
in such enablement by training and hand holding. For example, e-panchayat, digital transaction
can be ensured.
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