1. National Service Scheme IIT Kharagpur National Service Scheme IIT Kharagpur Unnat Bharat Abhiyan: Possible Initiatives Annual Camp Brainstorming, 2014 Dec 3, 2014

2. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan at IIT Kharagpur All-round development of villages education sanitation Income generation Key participants NSS: have been working at more than 20 villages around IIT Kharagpur; experienced in working closely with government agencies responsible for development and NGOs RuTAG RDC AGFE and other departments and centers

3. Inputs for this brainstorming session Experience of NSS, RuTAG, RDC and AGFE Survey of more than 1200 households at 20 villages and slums around IIT Kharagpur simultaneously done on Nov 1-2

4. Key findings of survey Meager income level

5. Key findings… Predominance of non-engineered houses

6. Key findings… Lack of access to an engineered toilet

7. Key findings… Excessive use of firewood

8. Key findings… Literacy rate comparable to national average but lack of college / technical education

9. Possible initiatives? Short term Intermediate term Long term