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1, 55, 707 Sq KM 2. Total Population (2001 Census) 3, 68, 04, 660 (a) Male 1, 86, 60, 570 (b) Female 1, 81, 44, 090 3. Decadal Growth Rate (1991-2001 in %) + 16.25 4. Density of Population per Sq Km 236 5. Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Male) 972 6. Total Urban Population (2001) 55, 17, 238 7. Total Rural Population (2001) 3, 12, 87, 422 8. Total Literate and rate of Literacy 1, 98, 37, 055 (Excluding 0-6 age group) 63.08 % (a) Total Male Literate and Literacy Rate 1, 19, 92, 333 75.35 % (b) Total Female Literate and Literacy Rate 78, 44, 722 50.51 % 9. Total SC Population and their percent (2001) 60, 82, 063 16. 53 % 10. Total ST Population and their percent (2001) 81, 45, 081 22.13% 11. Total number of Districts 30 12. Total number of Sub-Divisions 58 13. Total number of Tehsils 316 14. Total number of Gram Panchayats 6, 234 15. Total number of Blocks 314 16. Total number of Villages 51,551 17. Total number of Towns 134 18. Total number of Municipal Corporations 3 19. Total numbers of Municipalities 37 20. Total number of Notified Area Councils (NACs) 63 21. Total number of Industrial Towns 2 22. Total number of Police Stations 585 (a) General PS 532 (b) Women PS 6 (c) Energy (Electricity) PS 34 (d) Vigilance PS 6 (e) Marine PS 5 (f) Cyber Crime PS 1 (g) CID PS 1 23. Total Number of Fire Stations 215 24 Total number of Assembly Constituencies 147 25 Total Number of Lok Sabha Constituencies 21 26. Total Number of Rajya Sabha Seats 10 Source - General Administration (GA) Department, Government of Odisha.

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16th February 2011

SHG Group Sets Feet towards Financial Independence

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The Aloka Jyoti women self help group (SHG) of Kaliabeda in Keonjhar district set example for financial independence through agriculture. They hold regular meetings how to achieve all-round development through 'BISWA' that provides all sorts of guidance including financial support. Availing a loan from 'BISWA' they first cultivated Saga (green leaf) and made a quick buck beyond their expectations. Being encouraged form the first experience, they started cultivating, Bringal, Cauliflower, Tomato, Onion and different other green vegetables. The Saga (green leaf) produced by them created a good market demand because of its good

taste as they used only bio-manure. "All the SGH members have now standing crops-mainly vegetables in their fields and they got no time to waste since all of them are busy in their own works," said Mrs Bilasha Mahanta the president of the SHG. "We feel satisfied as we are able to earn and add to the income of the family," says Mrs Basanti Manjari Nayak the secretary. "Income apart, we also give priority on loan repayment to make our group a model in the state," Mrs Nayak said further. The staff of ' BISWA'are also always in regular touch with the SHG members for guidance and providing all other technical inputs for developed farming.

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Empowering Women, Empowering India
In this issue we have given the story of a SHG group
of Keonjhar district. The poor ladies are now making all out efforts towards financial self- sufficiency without the help of the male members and there by adding to the income of the family. This is no doubt a good gesture for the rural women of a backward district of the state. We at 'BISWA' always make the same endeavour to make our women members self reliant through our five pillars of activities. Women bear almost all responsibilities for meeting basic needs of the family, yet they are systematically denied the resources, information and freedom of action that they need to fulfill these responsibilities. The real picture of the world and of our nation is like this; that vast majority of the world's poor are women. Twothirds of the world's illiterates are this gender. Of the millions of school age children not in school, the majority are girls. HIV/AIDS is rapidly becoming a woman's disease. In several South African countries, more than three-quarters of all young people living with HIV are women. The current world food price crisis is also having a severe impact on women. Around the world, millions of people eat two or three times a day, but a significant percentage of women eat only once as they skip their meal to feed their children. And, now, many women are denying themselves even that one meal to ensure that their children are fed. These women are already suffering the effects of even more severe malnutrition, which one day will be their children's fate as well. The impact of this crisis will be with us for many years if continues unabated. Studies show that when women are supported and empowered, it goes to the benefit of the entire society. These women make their families healthier; more children go to school, agricultural productivity increase and incomes move upward. To put an end to hunger and poverty it needs to empower the women only. And wherever 'BISWA' works, our programmes aim to support women and build their capacity. Alok Jyoti women self help group of Kalibeda in Keonjhar is just tip of the iceberg. We at our level really want to make all our SHGs to achieve remarkably for self sustainability and carve out examples; thereby making nation stronger.

'BISWA' Plays Vital Role in Mega Health Camp

the recently concluded mega health camp at Jamankira under Kuchinda sub-division 'BISWA' played a vital role for the success of the camp. The Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) of Sambalpur Mr Amarnath Pradhan and the collector Mr Hemanta Kumar Dash inaugurated the camp. 6399 patients in all from the Jamankira Block and the neighbouring area took the benefit of the camp where Allopathy doctors of all the departments including Homoeopathy and Ayurvedic were present. All the patients were provided free treatment and medicines as per their requirements. In this mega health camp held for three days 'BISWA' also played important role with active participation of its staff from the health department and two physicians Dr Rajaram Sarangi and Dr Susanta Kumar Parida. Mr Asish Kumar Panda, Mr Surya Narayan Mahapatra, Staff Nurse of 'BISWA' Miss Pramila Matari and many other also worked hard for the camp in their respective fields. Mr Sobharam Padhan the chairman of DRDA, Mr Rajendra Chhartria MLA of Kuchinda, Mr Chandra Sekhar Dhada the DSWO of Sambalpur, Mrs A Lakra the ICDS officer, Dr Jadumani Patel, Dr Sarat Chandra Dehury, Mr P Narayan Rao from NRHM, Dr Binod Nayak the ADMO were present throughout the camp. All the senior officials present praised the role of the 'BISWA' staff during the camp.
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Maternity Waiting Home for Tribal Women

F or the larger benefit of the
expecting mothers of Bonda community, 'BISWA' in collaboration with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) established a Maternity Waiting Home at Khairput in Malkangiri district last month. The ADMO of Malkangiri Dr C H Pravakar and the chairperson of Khairput Block Mrs Kumudini Kirsani inaugurated the Maternity Home in presence of hundreds of people of Bonda Community and the staff of 'BISWA' where the health Kirsani said. It will also encourage for the practice of institutional delivery among the tribal women who always prefer the traditional ones at home and thus put their valuable lives to risk, she added. In this inaugural function the district malaria officer Dr Sarat Chandra Majhi, Dr Debabrata Barik, Mr B Balaram Patel, the South Zone Manager of 'BISWA' Mr Bishnu Charan Sethi, district manager Mr Debashis Dhal, Law officer Mr Ram Prasad Patnaik, former district coordinator Mr Santosh Kumar Dash, the assistant manager of health department Mr Basudev Pruseth assistant manager of NRM department, the vice chairperson of the Khairput block Mrs Mohini Sagria and all other important personalities of the locality were present. All of them narrated the maternity waiting home to be a necessity for the Bonda women and hoped that it would be helpful in

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manager Mr Siba Prasad Dash presided. "This home will be helpful for those ladies who are coming for institutional deliveries to the hospital," the lady chairperson Mrs

steady clientele and a reputation for reliability. The travel agency employs Six full time staff. 'BISWA' continues to support him by routing all their ticketing requirements through his travel agency. He also caters to travel requirements of various training programmes at "BISWA' and other organizations. In 2009-10 Konark Travel Agency had a turnover of Rs 4.5 lakh with a lucrative profit of Rs 1.9 lakh. In a bid to increase his clientele, Manoranjan has increased the gamut of services offered to customers. Apart from ticketing, Konark Travel Agency also provides assistance with gas and utility services. Manoranjan aims for a whole host of services requirements in the area. He expresses his gratefulness for the helping hands that 'BISWA' extended to him during the time of his need.

Mr Manoranjan Mishra, a poor

Manoranjan Bags Prestigious Entrepreneurship Award

reducing the IMR and MMR in the area. They also appealed the people to take the benefit of the waiting home and motivate the Bonda women for institutional delivery. Dr Rajaram Sarangi of 'BISWA' proposed vote of thanks to the participants. After end of the inaugural function, the guests planted a Banana plant each in the waiting home premises. For the management of the maternity waiting home, one ANM and three health assistants have been appointed. The role of 'BISWA' for the cause of the health of the tribal women particularly the neglected Bonda community is highly appreciated by the common people of the region.

young man of few years back is a well to do person now. He has been able to bag the prestigious CITI Micro Entrepreneur Awards 2010 in a grand function at Mumbai. And the contribution of 'BISWA' behind the success story of this young man goes a long way. Mr. Mishra hails from Sambalpur in Orissa. From an early age he took tuitions to fund his education and support the family income. After completing his graduation, he continued to take up various odd jobs to earn money, often holding two to

(Manoranjan Mishra - National Runner Up East and North East)

three part times jobs simultaneously. One of these jobs was with a local travel agency. The work enthused him and he quickly realized the business potential in
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it. After gaining some experience in the job, he decided to set up his own travel agency. Needless to say that lack of capital was his first major problem. To make matters worse he started receiving threats from an established local travel agency. Not one to give up, Manoranjan preserved and managed to acquire a loan of Rs. 50, 000 from 'BISWA'. It also assisted him with technical and managerial inputs to set up and run the business. Thus in 2000, Manoranjan set up his Konark Travel Agency. Today, Konark Travel Agency has a
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