The major developmental activities carried out by MECON in the financial year 2011-12 are as follows : 1. Under the Community education scheme, free education is being provided to the under privileged poor children at 13 (thirteen) nos. primary education centers, running which are the slum in areas/backward rural areas areas/ in Community Education Center, Vil.-Oberia, Hatia, Ranchi and around Ranchi and nearby villages. No. of students in these centers is around 400. As per the requirement, these educational centers have been provided with study materials such as pencils, black boards/white boards, charts, chalks, books, exercise copies etc. In addition, the children have been provided with school dress as well as sweater during winter season. 2. Under, the Resource Generation Scheme/ Economic empowerment to women, 7 (seven) nos. stitching training centers are running in slum/backward areas in and around Ranchi. No. of students in the above Annual Examination of Resource Generation Page 1 Of 10
mentioned Resource generation centers were 107. For training purpose, each center/student was provided with new clothes for stitching of shirt, short pant & skirt alongwith necessary stitching materials. 3. MECON is running a Vocational Training Institute (VTI), for providing technical/ professional education to the poor & rural youths, who are not able to continue their higher studies. The institute is affiliated to National Institute of Practical classes of Electrical Technicians Open Schooling (NIOS), New Delhi. Presently, the institute offers five types of course viz. Radio & TV technician, Electrical technician, Welding technology, Computer Applications and Yoga. In the previous session (2011), a total of twenty one (21) students in different trades were admitted. Students appeared for their final examination in the month of Nov-Dec 2011. In the current session (2012), there are a total of forty three (43) students in different trades. Page 2 Of 10
4. Under the Community health program, the followings areas were covered, General health/medicine camps (In and around Ranchi & nearby villages and in Khunti district) : Around 2,770 patients were covered & free medicines were distributed. Health camp at Vil.-Pansakam, Panchyat-Churgi, Dist.-Ranchi HIV/AIDS awareness program HIV/AIDS awareness program at Asha Kiran Shelter Home, Fudi, Dist.-Khunti Health camp at Vil.-Pokhar Toli, Hinoo, Ranchi HIV/AIDS awareness program at Vil.-Pokhar Toli, Hinoo, Ranchi Mass inoculation of children under Pulse Polio program Page 3 Of 10
5. Under the scheme for Aiding the Handicapped/Disabled, the following areas were covered, i) Cheshire Home (a home for disabled persons), Bariatu, Ranchi in the following areas, Providing financial & technical assistance for construction of 40-bedded Hostel building. Financial assistance for procurement of Ambulance (TATA Winger) Foundation laying of 40-bedded Hostel building at Cheshire Home, Ranchi Financial assistance for procurement of Offset printing machine ii) St. Michael s School for the Blind, Old H.B. Road, Ranchi Providing financial & technical assistance for construction of 26-bedded Hostel building (1 st floor). Financial assistance for procurement of Vehicle (TATA Winger) Page 4 Of 10
iii) Brajkishore Netraheen Balika Vidyalaya, Bargain, Bariatu, Ranchi Providing financial & technical assistance construction Girls for of Hostel building. Financial assistance for Donation of ambulance to Cheshire Home, Ranchi & vehicle to Brajkishore Netraheen Balika Vidyalaya, Ranchi procurement of Vehicle (TATA Winger) 6. Under the Village/rural based programme (LWE areas), the followings areas were covered, i) 45 villagers of Vil.-Belagara, Maranghada, Dist.-Khunti, Vil.Sungi, Block- Karra, Dist.- Khunti & Vil.- Pancha, Block- Bundu, Dist.- Ranchi were trained in Lac Lac cultivation trainees (villagers) at Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gum, Namkum, Ranchi Cultivation at Indian Institute of Natural Resin and Gum (Formerly : Indian Lac Research Institute), Namkum, Ranchi. Page 5 Of 10
ii) Providing Solar street lights (107 nos.) in villages, At Vil.-Belagara, Maraghada, Dist.-Khunti : 17 nos. At Vil.-Sungi, Karra, Dist.- Khunti : 40 nos. At Vil.-Pancha, Taimara, Dist.-Ranchi : 35 nos. At Vil.-Pandu Toli, Nagri, Dist.-Ranchi : 15 nos. Inauguration of Solar street lights at Vil.-Pancha, Taimara, Dist.-Ranchi iii) Extension of Hockey ground at Vil.-Belagara, Maranghada, Dist.- Khunti. iv) Providing complete Hockey kit/set to Village hockey teams of Vil.- Belagara & Vil.-Sungi, Dist.-Khunti. v) Rural football tournament at Vil.-Pancha, Block- Bundu, Dist.-Ranchi from 13.10.11 to 15.10.11. (No. of participating teams 16). vi) Rural football tournament at Birsa College Ground, Rural football tournament at Vil.-Pancha, Taimara, Dist.-Ranchi Khunti from 19.11.11 to 23.11.11. (No. of participating teams 28). Page 6 Of 10
vii) Rural hockey tournament at Vil.- Sungi, Block-Karra, Dist.-Khunti from 28.11.11 to 01.12.11. (No. of participating teams 24 : men s & 8 : women s). viii) Rural football Rural hockey tournament at Vil.-Sungi, Block-Karra, Dist.-Khunti tournament at Vil.-Rupru, Block-Angara, Dist.-Ranchi from 15.12.11 to 17.12.11. (No. of participating teams 18). 7. Under the afforestation programme, about 575 saplings of mango, litchi, guava, lemon etc. were procured from Horticulture & Agro Forestry Research Programme (HARP), Palandu, Ranchi and distributed to the villagers of tribal village Vil.-Pancha, Taimara, Dist.-Ranchi. Plantation programme at Vil.-Pancha, Taimara, Dist.-Ranchi Page 7 Of 10
8. Other welfare activities i) Financial & technical assistance to Yuva Samaj Kalyan Samiti, Koynar Toli, Debadih, Ranchi, for construction of akhra (platform) & tubewell. ii) Financial & technical assistance to Pramatha Nath Madhya Vidyalaya, Hinoo, Ranchi for construction of class rooms. iii) Financial & part technical assistance to Vaykti Vikas Inauguaration of Class rooms at Pramatha Nath Madhya Vidyalaya, Hinoo, Ranchi Kendra, Vil.-Kudri, Dist.-Khunti for construction of Tribal School. iv) Financial support to Jharkhand Social Revolution & Development Society (JSRDS) AADYA for setting up soap manufacturing unit at Vil.-Patra Toli, Balalong, Dist.-Ranchi. v) Adoption of animals (4 nos.) (Tiger named Sugriv 1 No. & Leopards named Raja, Seeta & Geeta 3 Nos.) of Bhagwan Birsa Jaiwik Udhyan, Ormanjhi, vi) Ranchi (For five years). MECON adopts Sugriv, the tiger of Bhagwan Birsa Jaiwik Udhyan, Ormanjhi, Ranchi Financial assistance to Ramakrishna Mission T.B. Sanotarium, Tupudana, Ranchi for procurement of Ambulance (TATA Winger). Page 8 Of 10
vii) Providing financial & technical assistance to Kissan Uchh Vidyalaya, Ormanjhi, Dist.-Ranchi for construction of class rooms. viii) Providing financial & part technical assistance to St. Barnabas Hospital, Ranchi for modification/ renovation for making of ICUs. Foundation laying of 4-class rooms at Kissan Ucch Vidyalaya, Kuchu, Ormanjhi, Ranchi ix) Financial assistance to St. Barnabas Hospital, Ranchi for procurement of Ambulance (TATA Winger). x) Two (2) nos. water tankers provided to Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Ranchi for supply of drinking water. Page 9 Of 10