1. LAB-to-LAND INITIATIVE
AMR-APARD
AMR-APARD

2. LAB –TO –LAND INITIATIVE
KEYCAP – Knowledgeable and Empowered community is the KEY to Community Development in Andhra Pradesh
Aims at the wellbeing of rural community
Catalyses convergence of a host of programmes
Enhances effectiveness of any programme by building leadership, disseminating knowledge, community monitoring etc.,
Builds a cadre of Bharat Nirman Volunteers to be the “last mile human connectivity” for the Government with the Rural Community.

3. CHEEDED VILLAGE ON GOOGLE MAP

4. CHEEDED VILLAGE BOUNDARY
IN TOPOSHEET NO.56K/12/SE
LAB 2 LAND INITIATIVE PROJECT
VILLAGE : CHEEDED
MANDAL : MANCHAL
DISTRICT : RANGA REDDY
CGARD

5. Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Towards Chintapatla
Towards Loyapalli
Cheeded Village
Towards Datpalli
Towards Rangapur
CGARD

6. RANGA REDDY DISTRICT

7. WOMEN & CHILD WELFARE PR RD
PLANNING
MEDICAL & HEALTH
IRRIGATION AH
HOUSING
RWS
YOUTH AFFAIRS
REVENUE
AGRICULTURE
POLICE
EXCISE
TRIBAL WELFARE
SC WELFARE
MINES & GEOLOGY
FOREST
SERICULTURE
MANDAL
INDUSTRIES
DISABLED WELFARE
ENERGY
FISHERIES
SOCIAL WELFARE
TELECOM
GROUND WATER
HOUSING
R&B
BC WELFARE
BANKING
EDUCATION
COOPERATIVE
COMMERCIAL TAX
HORTICULTURE
MARKETING
POSTAL

8. FUNCTIONARIES IN CHEEDED GP
1.PS
2.RS
3.ANGANWADI TEACHER
4.ASHA WORKER
5.FIELD ASSISTANT
6.ADARSHA RYTHU
8.Sakshara Bharathi Coordinator
9.Sakshara Bharathi Coordinator
10.Community Service Provider
12.Sweeper
7.COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
11.ANM
16.Sweeper
13.Head Master
14.Vidya Volunteer
FUNCTIONARIES IN CHEEDED GP
15.Work Inspector Housing
20.Sweeper
19.Village Book Keeper
17.Teacher
18.Vidya Volunteer
25.Helper
26.Waterman
21.Teacher
22.PTF
23.Midday Meal Cook
24.NPM Coordinator
38.Gopala Mitra
39.Karobar
27.Teacher
28.Teacher
29.FP Shop Dealer
37.Ward members-8

9. RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES1
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT (MGNRGEA) 2
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME ( IWMP) 3
SWARNAJAYANTI GRAM SWAROZGAR YOJANA (SGSY) 4
PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA (PMGSY) 5
NATIONAL RURAL DRINKING WATER PROGRAMME(NRDWP) 6
TOTAL SANITATION CAMPAIGN (TSC) 7
NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP) 8
INDIRA AWAS YOJANA (IAY) 9
PROVISION OF URBAN AMENITIES IN RURAL AREAS (PURA)

10. MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
246
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(PDS)
247
ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA (AAY)
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (NABARD)
248
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND(RIDF)
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
249
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSSION (JNNSM)
250
NATIONAL PROJECT FOR BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT (NPBD)
251
REMOTE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME (RVEP)
252
INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IREDA)
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
253
VILLAGE PUBLIC TELEPHONE
254
UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND
255
SWABHIMAN

11. CASE STUDY - I
Name : Devarakonda . Laxmamma
Caste :BC
Marital Status : Widow
House No: 1-88/1
Village :Cheeded
Mandal :Manchal
District:Ranga Reddy
State : Andhra Pradesh
Children : 2 Sons and 1 daughter
Age : 50/42/39/37 years

12. VOTER INDENTITY CARD :
50 YEARS
RATION CARD :
42 YEARS

13. MGNREGA JOB CARD :
39 YEARS
MGNREGA SMARTCARD :
37 YEARS

14. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES
RAJIV GANDHI GRAMEEN VIDYUTIKARAN YOJANA(RGVY)
INDIRA KRANTHI PATHAM
(IKP)
IAY
MGNREGS
WIDOW PENSION
D.LAXMAMMA
AAM ADMI BHIMA YOJANA
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
NRDWP

15. CASE STUDY -2 CHEEDED GRAM PANCHAYAT MANCHAL MANDAL
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT
DRY LAND FARMERS :
EXTENT : ACRES
PRESENT POSITION OF LAND : FALLOW
REASONS FOR KEEPING THE LAND FALLOW:
Scanty and erratic rainfall
Hike in labour charges
Shortage of labour
Labour are more intrested in MGNREGS works

17. Work shop with DRPs
Identified 75 Gram Panchayats in 22 Districts

18. I, …………………….. a Bharat Nirman Volunteer/Panchayat Member/Villager/Officer , having solemnly resolved to participate voluntarily in APARD’s KEYCAP (LAB TO LAND) Initiative and strive my level best to bring a holistic and sustainable development of Cheeded Gram Panchayat. I shall try my level best to acquire knowledge on various state and central government programmes meant for rural development and see that quality services and benefits are properly delivered to the citizens to the fullest extent. I will also act as a catalyst to enlighten the people to act against various forms of evils existing in the society and shall endeavor to build a Knowledgeable and Empowered Community in my village/Place where I am working. I shall make every effort to make Cheeded Village globally known for the transformation it is going to bring in near future
OATH

19. District Officials interaction in Gramsabha

20. Triggering Exercise-PMES

24. Improvement of Village Cleaniless

25. Health and Nutrition Committee Discussions

26. Liquor Prohibition Committee
Liquor Vendors

27. Wall News Paper

28. All Political party leaders have come together
ASP(NGO) installed computer system in the GP office
Committees have started working on their own
On & , Cheeded GP and other villagers engaged 75 other GP Sarpanches,75 educated unemployed youth at AMR-APARD for a day in orienting them

29. TWO DAY WORKSHOP ON LAB TO LAND INITIATIVE WITH Sarpanches,Youth Volunteers and Ward members of 75 Gram Panchayats on to

30. CHEEDED GRAM PANCHAYAT PRESENTING THEIR EXPERIENCES
UNDER LAB-TO-LAND INITIATIVE TO 75 GRAM PANCHAYATS

32. WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK

33. FINDINGS FROM SAMPLE SURVEY ON WHY BNVs DO VOLUNTARY WORK
IT OFFERS MANY NEW PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS
IT PROVIDES A PHYSICAL
& PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEL GOOD SENSATION
IT REDUCES ISOLATION , LONELINESS,
FRUSTRATION & DEPRESSION
IT FETCHES RECOGNITION
IT STRENGTHENS INTRA & INTER FAMILY/IES RELATIONS
IT HELPS GAINING INTERPERSONAL, COMMUNICATION,
ORGANIZATIONAL , MANAGERIAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS
IT HELPS JOB SEARCH

35. Highlighting the activities of BNVs

36. VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP FOR GAINING CONFIDENCE OF COMMUNITY

37. Voluntary activities by BNVs Initiatives
Plantation programmes
Kitchen garden activities
Special classes were conducted for 10th
class students
Started open library in the village
Collected rice and distributed to the poorest
of poor families
Banned sale of liquor, Panparag and Gutkha
Taken up shramadan works on every 1st and 3rd Sundays in a month

38. Facilitated in constitution of a team with 15 elderly persons and conducting awareness campaign about harmful consequences of intoxication
During cyclonic storms, damaged street lights were replaced by BNVs
Jungle clearance
Clean and Green programmes

39. Taken over community hall which was under unauthorized occupation by local leader for the last 23 years
Banned use of plastic items
Closed liquor vending shops
Organized health camps
Enrolled school dropouts
Distributed note books and slates to school children
Restored RTC bus services
Established R.O-based water treatment plants

40. Supplied dust bins Cleared debris with the help of JCB machines
Through health camps identified children suffering from heart problems and facilitated surgery under “Arogya Sree” programme with 100% free of cost
Avenue plantation
Construction of Individual Sanitary Toilets
Ensured Mid-day meal as per menu to school children

41. Facilitated 100% family planning
Cleaned Over Head Water Supply tanks every 15 days
Wall writings on social responsibilities
Monitored local institutions like Anganwadi centres, schools, Nutrition centres, Gopal mitra centres , Health sub-centres, etc
Formation of approach roads to local grave yards

42. Conducted quiz programmes among pregnant women to create awareness about mother and child health
Distributed Smokeless chulhas
Facilitated distribution of pattas to landless poor
Promoted enrollment in government schools discouraging admission in private schools
Facilitated bank loans to landless tenant farmers

43. Reading daily news papers for the non-literates in the village
Prohibited washing of clothes at public water bodies and drinking water taps
Established bio-gas plants with the help of NEDCAP
Facilitated loan waiver to weavers
Conducted physiotherapy classes to weavers

44. Closed cesspools and prevented water logging
Campaigned against open defecation
Some BNVs opened addresses like :
Regulated garbage dumping in drains

45. Horticulture plantation
Ensured no police /court cases in the villages
Identified child labor and enrolled them into schools
Facilitated financial assistance from NGOs/ CBOs for completion of incomplete houses under IAY/INDIRAMMA housing
Identified eligible youth and referred them to Job Cell ,DRDA for Vocational training

46. Trained farmers on Organic farming with the help of local “Adarsh Rythulu” for preparation of vermi compost, bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides
Suggested to be called as “Nava Bharat Nirman Volunteers”
Campaign on banning of plastic
Engaging elderly through conversation and documenting their experiences

47. Promoted the concept of making family members literate by one’s own family
Engaged in HIV/AIDS care
Campaigned with school children on water, sanitation and ethics. Slogans like “KOTI RUPAYALU ICHINA VOTUNU AMMUKOMU” used
Ensured “Challa Yanadi”- a nomadic tribe to lead settled life
Conducted games, elocution and essay writing competitions to school children

48. Conducted trainings for skill up gradation in association with banks
Promoted community contributions to upgrade the existing institutional facilities
Started BNV reading rooms
Programmed reunion of all those once lived in the village and are now away under the banner “JANMASTHALA SAMYOJANAM”

49. SOME PROUD MOMENTS TO AMR-APARD

50. REQUEST FROM OTHER THAN 79 VILLAGES FOR REGISTRATION UNDER L-2-L INITIATIVE
REQUESTS FROM NGOs to CONSIDER THEM FOR TAKING UP THIS INITIATIVE
REQUEST FROM RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF BNVs FOR SOCIAL AUDIT , IWMP
DISTRICT COLLECTORS OF RANGA REDDY & CHITTOOR RECOMMENDED TO TAKE ONE VILLAGE IN EACH MANDAL
SOME OF THE EX-SARPANCHES HAVE ENROLLED THEM AS BNVs
ENGINEERING GRADUATES FROM BITS, PILANI HAVE UNDERGONE BNV TRAINING
INTEL DONATED 100 LAPTOPS TO APARD IMPRESSED BY THE CONCEPT THROUGH APARD WEB SITE

51. Demand for training
Sarpanches who were completely convinced about the concept and the role of BNVs in Lab to Land have enrolled themselves as BNVs after completion of their 5 years tenure on August 21st 2011

52. Visit websites