Aum Sri Sai Ram

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Aum Sri Sai Ram

• Pranams at the Lotus Feet of
• Our Beloved Bhagavan

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Grama Seva is Rama Seva
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GRAMA SEVA

• Villages have been the life line of our Country
  protecting our Ancient and Noble Culture,
  Heritage, Traditions and Values.
• More than 75 of our population lives in
  Villages.
• Even after 60 years of Independence our villages
  are still crippled with several problems like
  Illiteracy, Illness, Ignorance, Social Evils,
  Poverty, Unemployment, Scarce Drinking Water,
  Shelter, Roads and other amenities.
• Its our collective responsibility to address
  these problems and work for betterment of our
  villages.
• Bhagavan has been continuously guiding and
  directing us to focus our service activities
  towards this objective of Improving life in
  Villages.

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Bhagavans Upadesh on Grama Seva

• Bhagavan in all His mercy has given us Divine
  Guidelines on the how of Grama Seva.
• Over the years He has indicated many aspects to
  be carefully followed while doing Grama Seva.

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Swamis Focus

• In His Ugadi message of 2007, Swami highlighted
  the importance of the FAMILY as the Basic Unit of
  Society, whether in the Village, Town or City.
• He instructed us to concentrate on the FAMILY in
  our Grama Seva Activity.

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Goals of Grama Seva

• Villages during Grama Seva should be viewed from
  both the Micro level and the Macro level.
• The activities undertaken should be on a
  Sustained Basis.
• Service Activities should be planned for
  Comprehensive Integrated Development.

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Villages in India

• The number of Villages in India
• Total Inhabited Villages 5,94,589
• Total Un-inhabited Villages 44,856
• Total
  6,39,445
• (Government of India Census 2001)
• (Uninhabited Villages are Revenue Villages with
  Agriculture Lands, mines and such other revenue
  yielding geographical segments, once inhabited
  and later deserted)

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Population Distribution in Villages

• Population Range Villages
• 0001 0150 69,036
• 0151 0300 68,132
• 0301 0500 82,463
• 0501 0700 68,972
• 0701 1000 76,507
• 1001 1500 82,363
• 1501 Above 1,47,116
• TOTAL 5,94,589
• (More than 75 of our population i.e. 77.72
  Crores lives in Villages)
• (Government of India Census 2001)

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Age wise Population (as per census 2001)

• Age Group Male Female Total
• 00 04 6,26,23,000 5,87,72,000 12,13,95,000
• 05 09 6,42,37,000 5,90,74,000 12,33,10,000
• 10 14 6,31,63,000 5,67,13,000 11,98,76,000
• 15 19 5,51,14,000 4,89,24,000 10,40,38,000
• 20 24 4,71,68,000 4,38,66,000 9,10,34,000
• 25 29 4,18,17,000 4,11,24,000 8,29,41,000
• 30 49 12,83,04,000 11,99,34,000
  24,82,38,000
• 50 59 3,47,88,000 3,23,04,000 6,70,92,000
• 60 69 2,26,35,000 2,35,70,000
  4,62,05,000
• 70 79 1,07,82,000 1,05,22,000
  2,13,04,000
• 80 Above 15,25,000 16,51,000
  31,76,000
• TOTAL 53,21,57,000 49,64,54,000
  102,86,10,000

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Education Facilities

• Number of Villages NOT HAVING FACILITIES for
• Primary Education 1,20,973 out of 5,94,589
• Upper Primary Education 3,97,011 out of 594589
• (Government of India Census 2001)

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Literacy

• Literacy Percentage in our Villages

Literacy Percentage No. of Villages
ZERO 4,053
0 10 8,664
10 25 31,494
25 50 1,62,727
50 75 2,94,596
75 Above 93,055
Total 5,94,589
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Public Health Manpower in Villages

• Nurse Midwives 28,930
• Auxiliary Nurse Midwives 1,33,194
• Male Multi Purpose Workers 61,907
• Health Assistants Female 17,371
• Health Assistants Male 20,181
• Pharmacists 17,708
• Paramedical staff 58,752
• Total 3,38,043
• (Hypothetically, considering the deployment of
  Man power at the rate of 1 per village, nearly
  2,56,546 villages in India do not have any kind
  of Medical Help).

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Public Health Infrastructure in Villages

• Sub Health Centres 1,46,026
• Public Health Centres 23,236
• Community Health Centres 3,346
• Shortage declared by the Ministry Of Health is
• SHCs 19,209
• PHCs 4,337
• CHCs 3206
• Per every 4500 -5000 population there should be
  One SHC, per 30,000 population One PHC and One
  CHC in a centrally located and easily accessible
  Town per population of 1,20,000.

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Poverty Line

• Government of India has declared Poverty Line for
  the Urban areas as Rs. 559 per month and for
  Rural areas, Rs. 368 per month, i.e. people in
  India who earn less than Rs. 12 per day. As per
  Government of India, this amount will buy food
  equivalent to 2400 calories per day, medically
  enough, to prevent death.
• Estimates of People Below Poverty Line for the
  years 1973-74, 1987-88 and 1993-94 in Villages
• 1973-74 2613 lacs 56.4
• 1987-88 2319 lacs 39.1
• 1993-94 2440 lacs 37.3
• 1999-00 1930 lacs 27.1
• Source National Institute of Rural Development
  (2004) Rural Development Statistics, 2002-03.
  and Planning Commission report of Dr.D.T.
  Lakadawala

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Drinking Water

• About 44 million are estimated to be affected by
  problems related to water quality with excess of
  Fluoride, Iron, Nitrate, Arsenic, Heavy Metals
  and Salinity.
• (Shiva et al, 2002 3)
• 32 of Villages do not have Drinking Water at all

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Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998 Percentage of Households with the Principal Source of Drinking Water and the Sanitation Facility in Major States in India 1998
Sl.No State Drinking water source Drinking water source Drinking water source Drinking water source No Latrine Used No Latrine Used
Sl.No State Rural Rural Urban Urban Rural Urban
    Tap Tubewell/Handpump Tap Tubewell/Handpump    
1 Andhra Pradesh 26.2 46.9 75.1 12.8 88.5 30.8
2 Assam 7.3 49.5 42.2 38.4 24.7 2
3 Bihar 0.7 70.3 35.3 43.1 89.4 45.3
4 Gujarat 46.6 31.7 91.1 7.3 79.9 21.1
5 Haryana 31.1 49.9 80.5 19.4 84.5 32.9
6 Karnataka 26.6 53.9 80.9 11.2 88.9 30
7 Kerala 10.6 1.4 40.2 3.5 23.1 5.1
8 Madhya Pradesh 5 52.2 76.1 13.1 94.5 45.2
9 Maharashtra 41.1 24.4 92 5.3 85.8 15.8
10 Orissa 2.9 53.2 38.7 32.3 96.1 35.8
11 Punjab 14.8 82.7 64.4 35.5 67.9 14.8
12 Rajasthan 19.2 36.2 85.4 10.4 87 25.5
13 Tamil Nadu 50 31.1 74 18.7 88.5 32.5
14 Uttar Pradesh 8.8 63.5 43.2 53.2 90.6 28.2
15 West Bengal 4.1 75.6 56 38.2 76.1 15.2
  India 18.7 50.1 70.1 21.3 82.5 25.5
Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39) Note These 15 major states account for about 90 of the population of India as per 2001 census. For the interstate analyses, these 15 major states are considered by most of the scholars. There are a total of 35 states and Union Territories in India. Source NSSO (1999 40, A-27 to A-39)
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Village Infrastructure

• Census showed that there was a shortage of 137
  lacs Houses and there were 103 lacs unserviceable
  kutcha houses, It means nearly 12 crores of
  population in villages have Shelter problem.
• Fifty-three per cent of Indian villages are still
  without any Roads.
• 82 of rural population do not use Latrines.
• Nearly 50 of rural house holds do not have
  Electricity.
• Source Government of India, Press Information
  Bureau release no. 37

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Problem Complex

• Illiteracy Illness
• Malnutrition Poverty
• Unemployment Migration to Towns
• Poor Sanitation Poor Hygiene
• Safe Drinking Water Conventional Farming
  Methods
• Lack of Medical Facilities Poor Infrastructure
• Poor Living Standards Natural Calamities
• Social Evils Poor Roads
• Lack of Communication Facilities
• Loss of Ancient Culture, Heritage and Values
• Lack of Alternative Earning / Additional Source
  of Income
• and Such other

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Bhagawan Baba has inspired the Sai Organisation
and Sai Youth to mitigate these problems
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SRI SATHYA SAIVILLAGE INTEGRATED PROGRAMME
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Bhagavan Baba said that Our Grama Seva activity
should be focused on the Holistic Development of
the Family and thereby of the Village, District
and the State. This will be called the Village
Integrated Programme
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GRAMA SEVA AT PRESENT
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Grama Seva at Present

• A Village is selected for rendering Seva after
  conducting a survey and interacting with the
  Panchayat President and other elders. The
  activities consist of Medical Camps, Veterinary
  Camps, Temple cleaning, Bhajan Centres, Balvikas
  etc.
• We also provide some village specific utility
  services like Bore Well, Overhead Tank, Roads,
  Sanitation etc.

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Points of Emphasis in Grama Sevaat Present

• Focus is on the total Village - Medical Camps,
  Veterinary Camps, Bhajan Mandali, Balvikas etc.
  are done on this basis.
• Focus is not on the Family, its problems, needs
  (material and psychological) etc.
• No records of the family members are kept on a
  continuous basis.
• In many cases the activity is a one-shot affair
  and not on a sustained basis.

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Grama Seva under SSS VIP
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Grama Seva under SSS VIP

• Bhagavan wants us to start from the Individual
  Family, each of its members and from there spread
  to the Village.
• Bhagavan wants us to carefully think how we can
  serve every Family in a Holistic manner.
• Our Seva should be primarily based on selfless
  Love and Shramadan to give them self-confidence
  and hope.
• Our main focus is not on material support
  involving financial outlays.

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Core issues to be tackled by SSS VIP

• Re-Structuring our Grama Seva Model.
• Shift of Focus to Family.
• Comprehensive Orientation on Village.
• Need Identification and Prioritisation.
• Integration of Services.
• Resources Planning.
• Manpower Sourcing and Training.
• Activity Plan.
• PERT (Progress Evaluation Review Technique) where
  ever it is possible.

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Approach

• Comprehensive Professional Survey.
• Data Compilation and Computerisation.
• Need Identification at Family and Village levels.
  
• Priority Categorisation of Families.
• Need Classification.
• Planning Tailor-made Service Activities.
• Resource Planning of 4 Ms (Man, Money Material
  and Machines Tools).
• Scheduling, Phasing and Fixing Time Frame for
  Activities.
• Monitoring.
• Progress Evaluation Review Technique (PERT).

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Management Perspective of Action Plan
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Focus

• Educational Care Medical Care Social
  Care
• At Family Level Providing relief from
  illiteracy, illness and hunger by both proactive
  and reactive measures, inculcating Values and
  bring about family transformation through Love.
• At Village Level Providing community
  development activities, generation of employment,
  better income, better living conditions, better
  infrastructure and village transformation by
  inculcating values through Love and Service.

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ACTION PLAN

• Selection of the village
• Primary Survey of village
• Individual Data collection
• Need Identification
• Need Classification
• Need Categorisation
• Need Prioritisation
• Activity Planning
• 4 Ms Planning
• Scheduling
• Implementation
• Monitoring
• PERT

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Selection of the Village

• Houses 100 to 150 Nos
• Population 500 to 1000
• Majority of the Families Below Poverty Line
• Poor Hygiene and Sanitation
• Children with lower Education, Education
  Dropouts
• and Child Labour
• Presence of Social Evils Alcohol, Smoking etc.
• Poor Drinking Water Facility
• Poor Medical Facility
• Poor Transportation
• Lack of Communication Facilities
• Untrained and Unemployed Youth
• Should be easily accessible from the main
  Samithi or Unit
• Non- adoption of the village by any other
  Organisations
• Village not covered by any Government Schemes

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PRIMARY SURVEY

• Collect the Village information from competent
  government
• office to Identify Suitable Village.
• Data may be collected on number of Houses,
  Population,
• Gender Census, Academic, Health, Economy,
  Revenue,
• Agriculture, Other Sources of Revenue,
  Socio-Economic
• conditions, Religions, Faiths, Communities and
  Infrastructure
• Facilities.
• Visit the village and confirm the data
  collected.
• A Village Group may be constituted including
  women and
• youth to support and ensure participation of
  entire village in
• service activities.
• Data may be collected on the Government Welfare
  Schemes
• and the Beneficiaries.
• Data may be Computerised.

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INDIVIDUAL DATA COLLECTION

• Data may be collected about each member in the
• Family and about family as a whole.
• Familys Income, Education, Health, Wealth,
  Vocation,
• Skills and other relevant information like the
  Benefits
• from the Government Schemes may be collected,
  
• verified and computerised.
• Once the SSS V.I.P commenced, stay with them
  for 2-3
• days to build confidence about our work and
  know about
• their lifestyles, living standards, social
  responsibilities etc
• very closely

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Needs

• Needs will be Identified, Classified,
• Categorised and Prioritised.
• Needs may be enlisted based on individual
  focus areas of Educational
• Care, Medical Care and Social Care.
• Needs may be assessed on their worthiness with
  cost benefit ratio on both short term and long
  term basis.

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Needs Assessment

• Family Survey

Immediate one-time Needs
Continuous Support Needs
Awareness Needs
Expert Counseling Needs

• Health
• Shelter
• Food
• Clothing
• Utensils etc.

• Sanitation
• Health
• Hygiene
• Safe Drinking
• Water
• First Aid
• Literacy
• Programme
• Indian Culture
• Spirituality etc.

• Vocational
• Training
• Employability
• Guidance
• Expert Working
• Methods
• Agriculture
• Veterinary Care
• etc.

• Education of
• needy students
• Chronic Patients
• Pregnant
• Lactating Mothers
• Orphans / Single
• Old aged ones
• Value
• Orientation etc.

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Need Categorisation

• Category-1 Individual Care
• Category-2 Employment Care
• Category-3 Educational Care
• Category-4 Medical Care
• Category-5 Spiritual Care
• Category-6 Agri Care
• Category-7 Social Care

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Family - Child Care

• Age Group 0-10 years
• Ensure Immunisation
• Check for Malnutrition
• Hygiene
• Periodical Dental and Ophthalmic check-up
• Induction into Balvikas
• Conducting Competitions
• Inculcating Values and Exposure to Indianness,
  Tradition, Culture and Heritage
• Academic Supplementation
• Needs like Note books, crayons, bags etc

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Malnutrition and Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS)

• Of the 16 Crore Children below 6 years age
  living in Villages, only 6 crore are covered by
  ICDS. More than 2 of the children are Severely
  Mal-Nourished and more than 50 are Moderately
  Mal-Nourished.

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Family - Child Care

• Between 10 years and 15 years
• Periodical Health Check-up
• Identification of Malnutrition and
  Supplementation
• Balvikas Motivation
• Promoting against Child-Labour
• Motivating for Schooling, Eco Protection
  Cleanliness
• Academic Support
• Conducting Competitions in Essay, Elocution etc..
• Skills, Talents Identification and encouragement
• Encouraging Sports, Games and Arts
• Promoting Values of Unity, Togetherness

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Family Youth Care

• Academic Support
• Counseling for Bad Habits and Social Evils
• Motivating for Service
• Training for Self Empowerment
• Self Help Groups for Career Guidance and
  Development
• Training in Skills and Trades, Tailoring,
  Embroidery, Handicrafts etc..
• Vocational Training / Higher Studies
• Support to Meritorious Students
• Training in First Aid and Disaster Management
• Values Inculcation and retaining Culture and
  Heritage
• Encouraging to learn Village Folk Art Forms like
  Chekka Bhajan, Kolatam etc.
• Conducting Competitions in Village Sports

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Family Women Care

• Hygiene, Sanitation
• Training in Child care
• Literacy
• Values Inculcation Family Concepts
• Alternative Revenue Creation and training
• Training in Tailoring, Embroidery etc
• Economic Empowerment - growing Cattle, Poultry,
  Vegetables etc..
• Creating Positive Diversion into Traditional
  Arts, Heritage Games, Folk and Fine Arts
• Inducting into Bhajans and SSS Spirituality

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Bhagavans Compassion for needy Mahilas
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Family Men Care

• Educating on Modern Techniques of Agriculture for
  Better Income
• Alternative Supplementary Supportive Revenue
  generation
• Literacy
• Exposure to Various Skills
• Supplementing and Supporting activity for Self
  -Employment
• Training in First Aid and Disaster Management
• Values Inculcation
• Motivation for Service
• Encouraging to learn Village Folk Art Forms like
  Chekka Bhajan, Kolatam etc.
• Conducting Competitions in Village Sports

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Family - Critical Care

• Focused Survey may be conducted on
• Neonates
• Pregnant Women
• Physically Challenged
• Old Citizen
• Minimum needs for healthy and better living may
  be planned on continuous and sustainable basis

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Bhagavans compassion for Physically Challenged
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Bhagavan in Neonatal care
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Annapurna Amrutha Kalasam
Special Care

• Special care may be taken for Sick, Handicapped
  and very Old.
• Cooked Food Distribution (daily)
• and other necessary items.
• Food Material Distribution
• Annapurna Amrutha Kalasam
• Rice -10 kgs Dall -1 kg Oil - 1kg other
  provisions like bathing and detergent soaps 1
  each (every month) Fuel (firewood or coal) for
  cooking.
• Providing Attendant facility if necessary and if
  possible.

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Village Educational Care

• Literacy Activity
• Knowledge Transfer
• Skills Training, Computers and IT training
• Alternative Revenue Generation
• Bringing Village back into Spiritual Path
• Exposure to Indian Culture, Heritage, Tradition
  and Values by Audio - Visual gadgets, Role-Plays,
  Mono Actions, Drama, Street Plays and such other
  innovative methods
• Technical Interaction Sessions with Agriculture,
  Horticulture, Veterinary Specialists
• Training in First-Aid, Nursing and Midwifery
• Educating on Community and Preventive Medicine
• Educating on the ill effects of Social Evils of
  Alcoholism etc
• Yuva Vikas

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Village Medical Care

• Medical Census and Computerised Records
• Focus on Malnutrition
• Contagious Diseases
• Terminal Illnesses like Cancer, AIDS, HIV etc
• Skin, Teeth, Eyes Periodical Check-ups
• Pregnant Women, Neonates, Geriatrics, Physically
  Challenged Special Focus
• Periodical need based Multi-Specialty Screening
  and Medical camps
• Creating Awareness on Hygiene, Sanitation,
  Preventive Medicine and Community Health through
  audio-visuals and other means.
• Mobile Hospital

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Bhagavan in Medical Care
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Bhagavan in Care of HygieneandSanitation
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Village Social Care

• Creating Awareness on their village needs and
  Community Development and participation through
  Seva.
• Schemes for Inadequacy of food, Illness,
  Illiteracy and Infrastructure and motivating the
  villagers participation.
• Additional / Supportive / Supplementary Revenue
  generation.
• Technical Support to Self Employment Trades.
• Encouraging Gramothsavas, Traditional Fairs,
  Community Festivals, Sports, Games and Art Forms.
• Promoting National Spirit, Cooperation, Unity of
  Castes, Faiths and Religions.
• Training in Disaster Management and Natural
  Calamities.
• Starting Sri Sathya Sai Bhajana Mandali.

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Village Agri Care

• Training farmers in latest Cultivation
  Techniques
• Preparation of Vermi Compost and Organic Manures
• from Agri, Veterinary and Domestic Waste.
• Providing Agricultural Tools
• Milk production (providing cattle)
• Veterinary Medical Camps
• Awareness about the duplicate Seeds, Fertilizers
  
• and Government Schemes
• Review camps and continuous monitoring
• Motivating for a Co-operative Farming and
  Marketing

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Bhagavan in Veterinary Care
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Village Spiritual Care

• Village Rituals
• Culture and Heritage
• Performing Pooja
• Veda Chanting
• Balvikas classes
• Study Circles
• Providing Spiritual Literature, audio and video
  
• Spiritual Discourses
• Pallaki Seva, Samoohika Vrathams etc.
• Conducting Upanayanams
• Free Marriages for deserving poor girls
• Practicing Ceiling on Desires

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Bhagavan in Spiritual Care
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Village - Infrastructure

• Gober gas, Solar Energy and Renewable energy
  Systems.
• Water Harvesting and Drip Irrigation.
• Cooperative Poultry farming, Cattle farming etc.
• Safe Drinking Water De-Mineralisation,
  De-Flouridisation, De-Salination (DM,DF, DS
  plants).
• Environment Protection Tree Plantation of
  Flowering and Fruit Bearing Plants.
• Sanitation, Community Latrines, Healthier
  Surroundings, Drainage etc.
• Internal Roads and Approach Roads.
• Rural Industries Cottage Industries etc.

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4 Ms Planning

• Manpower Integrate the services of expertise and
  experience of SSSSO members of all age groups,
  multiple skills and varied interests. Skill and
  expertise may be outsourced if need be. The
  selected personnel may be briefed and trained
  appropriately.
• Group-III Balvikas students may be inducted into
  SSSVIP as project work during vacation guided by
  Balvikas Coordinator.
• Money, Material and Machine Mobilise, pool up
  and procure through internal sources as per the
  needs.

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Timeframe

• SSSVIP for the selected village may be planned
  for minimum of 2 years and maximum of 3 years.
• Plan the Activities with a Timeframe to
  accomplish the set objectives.
• Activities may be phased out on priority.
• Schedule, Implement and Monitor the planned
  activities periodically.
• PERT Progress may be Evaluated by Review
  Technique and suitable measures may be taken with
  Contingency plans to complete the task.

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Our Target

• Build a Better Tomorrow with our Constant,
  Consistent and Continuous Efforts Today with
  Love.

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Let us Work Together with
UNITY
PURITY
DIVINITY
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• JAI SAI RAM