Panchayat Resource Center, Varanasi

Supported by Digital Empowerment Foundation,  New Delhi

Progress Report (Up to 31^st March, 2013)

Panchayat Resource Center is playing a vital role for the developmental and mobilization of various govt. schemes to the community.  It is a clear impact that a village Pradhan of Shivdasa village Mr. Harishankar Ram has participated several time events organize by the organization under e-Panchayat, e-NGO supported by DEF, New Delhi, has shown their work through the website and selected for Samagra Lohia Gram Yojana by the State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and under this scheme, the village is getting nearly rupees 2 crores for village development program. Mr. Harishankar Ram has also participated in Manthan Award 2012 at New Delhi and also certified by Google for Intel Computer Learner. He is mobilizing a number of other village pradhans and representatives for their village development through e-Panchayat initiative.

67 village PRI representatives and community volunteers including teachers, facilitators, motivators and field supervisors has enhanced their capacity through PRC and mobilizing huge number of SHG members, school children and youth for their related activities.

A number of Self Help Group women members has visited PRC to know about various income generation activities and other certified program from various institutions

10 person including 2 PRI representative has participated in Manthan Award 2012 and benefited through various events are closely associated with PRC at Varanasi(photograph enclosed)

6 information center spread in 3 blocks of Varanasi district is mobilizing nearly 2764 persons are benefited through various govt. schemes like old age pension, house scheme, widow pension, health related benefits, education schemes, scholarship program, scholarship for minority, agriculture and related livelihood schemes, skill training schemes and they are directly associated with the PRC.

 32 person from various educational institutions from India and abroad has interacted with the organization and interested to know the activities of PRC and linkage with community.

After participation in the national event at New Delhi (Manthan Award) in the month of December, 2011, the 5 village Pradhans has shared their experiences for operating their village website under e-Panchayat program, after coming back to Varanasi, they shared their experiences with the  relate Govt. officials and Pradhans of the Varanasi district. To see their Panchayat website now a number of other Pradhan has interacted with HWA Community Volunteers, and visited at Panchayat Resource Center (PRC) at Sarnath and showing their interest to develop their Panchayat websites for the development and show casing of their village.

27 village pradhans and 11 BDC members has shows the interest to develop their Panchayat websites and they are collecting the related documents.

18 village Panchayat members visited PRC to know about the process and importance of Panchayat website

6 information center are spreading the information related to the various govt. schemes within the  24 villages surrounding and they are also aware the community about the PRC.

12 students from Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE has visited under international learning exchange program at HWA from 23^rd to 30^th March with their associate Dean – Dr.Scott Kennedy and they was very much impressed to see the PRC and its role for the Panchayat development. They visited all the website related to the Panchayat and after that they selected 2 villages for their field visit.

A number of Self Help Group women members has visited PRC to know about the functioning of PRC and related to the future plan for their village development.