Bharat Vikas Parishad

National Secretary General Report2009-10

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CONTENTS

A. VISION, MISSION & SUTRAS1. Our Vision, Mission and Sutras 3

B. ORGANISATION & FINANCE2. Meetings at National Level: 2009-10 33. Election of National Office Bearers: 2010-12 44. Zones, Prants & Branches 45. National Workshops 46. Zonal Conferences 56. Central Share 5 7. Vikas Ratna and Vikas Mitra 58. Accounts for 2009-10 6

C. PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES9. Progress of Projects / Programmes 6

I. SANSKAR (EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME)(i) Children & Youth Development

1. National Group Song Competition 62. National Sanskrit Group-Song and Folk-Song Competition 73. Bharat Ko Jano 84. Guru Vandan - Chhatra Abhinandan 95. Bal and Yuva Shivir 96. Guru Tegh Bahadur Balidan Diwas 9

(ii) Women & Family DevelopmentParivar Sanskar 9

(iii) Senior Citizens' DevelopmentPraud Sanskar Yojana 10

II. SEWA (SERVICE PROGRAMMES)1. Viklang Sahayata Project (Handicapped Welfare & Rehabilitation) 112. Villages / Urban Slums Development 113. Integrated Development of Village through NRIs Assistance124. Vanvasi Sahayata Project (Tribal Development) 125. Environment 136. Health (other than assistance to Handicapped) 137. Samuhik Saral Vivah 158. Legal Aid to Needy Women and Children 159. Relief Work 15

10.Permanent Projects 15

III. SAMPARK (PUBLIC RELATIONS)1. Sanskriti Saptah 162. Seminars 163. Sthapana Diwas 16

4. Mahila Sahabhagita 16 5. Prakashan - Publications and Website 16 6. Utkrishtata Samman Award 17

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BHARAT VIKAS PARISHAD

NATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL REPORT: 2009-10

A. OUR VISION, MISSION & SUTRAS

Our VisionOur vision is Swasth Samarth - Sanskarit Bharat i.e. physically, economically and morally strong India. With this vision, Bharat Vikas Parishad was establi-shed in the birth centenary year of Swami Vivekanand in 1963 to work for development and growth of Bharat, in all fields of human endeavour - cultural, social, academic, moral, national and spiritual.

2. Our Mission2.1 To achieve its vision, Parishad's mission is to organise the elite, intellectuals and the well-to-do citizens and to motivate them to serve our poor, disabled, illiterate and ignorant brethren not as an act of charity but in the true spirit of our cultural tradition of service as duty. 3. Our Sutras3.1 Parishad's policies and programmes are executed through the five sutras (maxims) : Sampark (Fellowship), Sahyog (Cooperation), Sanskar (Moral Orientation), Seva (Service) and Samarpan (Commitment). Parishad believes that all these maxims are indispensable for proper grooming of our citizens and their family members towards the service of our motherland.

B. ORGANISATION & FINANCE

4. Meetings at National Level4.1 Following National level meetings were held during the year 2009-10:

i. National Governing Board met on the 20-21 February, 2010 at Gwalior

ii. Zonal Conferences were held during December 2009 and January, 2010

iii. National Office Bearers' meeting was held at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on the 29 - 30 August, 2009

iv. National Executive held its meeting at Delhi on the 20-21 June, 2009

v. Apex Body met on 3 May 2009, 20 June 2009, and 17 January 2010

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5. Election of National Office Bearers: 2010-125.1 The National Governing Board of Bharat Vikas Parishad, in its meeting held on 20-21 February, 2010 at Gwalior, unanimously elected following National Office Bearers for the years 2010-12 for the four posts for which elections were held:

1. National President - Shri Ravindra Pal Sharma, Mumbai2. National Working President - Shri Ishwar Datt Ojha, New Delhi3. National Secretary General - Shri Surinder Kumar Wadhwa, Delhi4. National Finance Secretary - Dr. Kanhya Lal Gupta, Aligarh

6. Zones, Prants & Branches6.1 As on March 2010, there were 17 Zones and 52 Prants in the Parishad's organizational structure. The growth in number of branches and membership during the year 2006-07 onwards is shown below:

Year Branches Membership (excluding (family units)

Village Samitis)

2006-07 897 35,8132007-08 920 37,0792008-09 965 40,310 2009-10 1,026 42,865

6.2 It will be seen from above table that over the years there has been steady increase in the number of branches and membership. During 2009-10, 61 new branches were added while the membership increased by 6.6 per cent over theprevious year. A statement showing number of branches and membership invarious Prants as on 31.03.2009 and 31.03.2010 is at Annexure 1.

7. National Workshops7.1 Two National Workshops were held during the year- one at Chandigarh for North India and another at Pune for South India.

(a) The first National Workshop was held at Pune on 23th and 24th May, 2009 for the Zonal and Prantiya office bearers of Zone XII to XVII. 57 office bearers of M.P. West, M.P. East, Gujarat, Maharashtra Coastal-I, Maharashtra-II, Goa, Karnataka South, Tamil Nadu, Kerala (9 states) and all the Zones (XII to XVII) participated in this Workshop.

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(b) The second National Workshop for the office bearers of Zones I to XI was held at Chandigarh on 6th and 7th June, 2009 hosted by Punjab East. 119 delegates attended this workshop. Most of the faculty members used power point presentation for their subjects.

8. Zonal Conferences8.1 During 2009-10, Zonal Conferences were organized for all the zones, except Zones II and XV, at following nine places:

Zone VenueZone- I Phagwara (Punjab)Zone- III DelhiZone - IV , V & VI Rudrapur (Uttarakhand)Zones- VII, VIII & IX Gaya (Bihar)Zone- X & XI Bhilwara (Rajasthan)Zone- XII Guna (M.P.)Zone- XIII Ahmedabad (Gujarat)Zone- XIV Mumbai (Maharashtra)Zone- XVI & XVII Gangavati (Karnataka)

9. Central Share 9.1 The Central Office of the Parishad manages its activities from the contribution received from the Prants based on their membership. Following table shows the growth in the Central Share received from the Prants during the period 2006-07 onwards:

Year Central Share Percentagereceived increase over

the previous year

2006-07 48,81,661 2007-08 54,71,771 12.1%2008-09 59,75,950 9.2%2009-10 63,27,840 5.9%

10. Vikas Ratna and Vikas Mitra10.1 In order to provide funds for urgent relief works as well as for various service projects / programmes, Parishad has launched two schemes - “Vikas Ratna” and “ Vikas Mitra." While for Vikas Mitra the minimum contribution has been fixed at Rs. 5,100, a person can have the honour of being called Vikas Ratna if he pays a sum of Rs. one lakh by Cheque / Draft or Rupees one lakh fifty

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thousand in the shape of an advertisement to the Parishad. The investment of funds in FDRs, Bonds or Govt. Securities provides the much needed resources.

10.2 It heartening to note that there has been encouraging response to the schemes. As on 31.03.2010, 52 Vikas Ratnas and 2,371 Vikas Mitras were enrolled. A statement showing geographical spread of the Vikas Mitras across various Prants is indicated in Annexure 1. List of Vikas Ratnas enrolled during 2009-10 is at Annexure 2.

11. Accounts for 2009-1011.1 Parishad's accounts are regularly audited. An audited Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Account of Bharat Vikas Parishad (Central Office) for the year 2009-10 are at Annexures 3 & 4 respectively.

C. PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES

I. SANSKAR (EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME)

12.1 The programmes of the Parishad aimed at providing sanskar or educational development can be categorized as under:

(i) Children & Youth Development (ii) Women & Family Development (iii) Senior Citizens' Development

(i) Children & Youth Development

13. National Group Song Competition (N.G.S.C.)13.1 National Group Song Competition is one of our oldest projects. Ever since the first National Group Song Competition of patriotic songs was held in 1967, such competitions have become an annual feature generating patriotic fervor. The competition has come to provide a measure of Bharat Vikas Parishad's popularity and identity among the student community, their family members and the teachers.

13.2 Students of class VIth to XIIth throughout the country are encouraged to participate in this programme at Branch level. Teams selected at Branch level compete at Prant level and those selected at Prant level finally compete at All India level. In the competition at the national level, a team from each Prant sings

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one patriotic song each in Hindi and a regional language and the best teams are awarded prizes.

13.3 At branch level, the participation of students during 2009-10 has been asunder:lNo. of branches organising the programme 609l No. of schools who participated 4,238 l No. total of participants 37,793

13.4 During the year 2009-10, 35th All India National Group Song Competition was held on the 28th-29th November 2009 at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). The number of teams that participated in Hindi and Regional songs category was 42 and 33 respectively.

13.5 The two day function was inaugurated by Shri Ajeya Kallam, I.A.S., Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust. On the concluding day, Vice-Admiral Anup Singh, A.V.S.M.,N.M., Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, was the Chief Guest at the function.

13.6 Following teams won the first place in Hindi and Regional songs:

14. National Sanskrit Group Song Competition (NSGSC)14.1 Initially Parishad had started a competition for singing full text of Vandemataram to instill patriotic feelings among the children. Later it was converted into National Sanskrit Group Song Competition so that children's interest is also encouraged in Sanskrit language. Accordingly in this competition, the first song is to be a patriotic song in Sanskrit, from among the songs prescribed by the Parishad, and the second is a folk song of any state. The competition is conducted at Branch, Prant and National levels.

14.2 At branch level, the participation of students during 2009-10 has been as under:l No. of branches organising the programme 406l No. of schools who participated 1,919 l No. of total participants 16,657

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Language No. of Winner Prant Institution Prant Teams

Hindi 42 Tamilnadu & Sri Vishwa Vidyalaya Pondicherry Matriculation Hr. Sec.

School Regional 33 Delhi South Laxman Public

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14.3 Fifth All India National Sanskrit Group Song CompetitionFifth All India National Sanskrit Group Song Competition was held on the 12th and 13th December, 2009 at Kanpur (Brahmavart Prant). Teams from record number of 38 Prants participated. Shri Sri Prakash Jaiswal, Minister for Coal, Government of India was the Chief Guest.

Following teams won the first place in Sanskrit and Regional songs:

15. Bharat Ko Jano15.1 This competition is a quiz programme for the school children to increase their awareness about the distinctive features of our country and culture. From the year 2001-02, this competition is being held at branch, prant and national levels. This programme has generated great interest among the students.

15.2 For this competition, children are grouped in two categories - junior (class 6 to 8) and senior (class 9 to 12). In the first stage written test in General Knowledge is organised in each participating school. Over one lakh Bharat Ko Jano books are distributed every year among the school students for this competition. Each Branch then conducts Quiz Competition among the students standing first, second and third in written test.

15.3 During 2009-10, the participation of children in Bhart Ko Jano Competition was as under:

No. of branches organising the programme 608l No. of schools who participated 5,763l No. of students participated in written test 5.73 lakhs l

15.4 The teams which stand first in both the groups are selected for the competition at the Prant level. Similarly, the teams selected at Prant level compete at National level. 15.5 The Ninth All India Bharat Ko Jano Competition was held at Udaipur (Rajasthan) on the 2nd-3rd January, 2010. A record number of 42 Prants sent their teams for participation in this Competition. In all 79 teams participated in the competition - Senior: 41 teams and Junior: 38 teams.

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16. Guru Vandan - Chhatra Abhinandan

16.1 The primary purpose of this programme is to strengthen in the minds of

children their respect for their parents and teachers, whose blessings will

enable them to be successful in life. Under this programme, the

representatives of Bharat Vikas Parishad visit a number of schools in their

areas to express thanks and gratitude to the teachers and congratulate the

meritorious students.

st th16.2 Such functions are organised during the period from 1 April to 15

October every year. Ever since the programme was adopted at the national

level in 2001-02, there has been a good response to this programme in which

lakhs of students and teachers participate every year. During 2009-10, 563

branches organised functions in 3,736 schools in which 24,965 students and

12,314 teachers were honoured all over the country.

17. Bal and Yuva Shivir

17.1 During the year 2009-10, 167 branches organised Sanskar Shivirs in

which a total of 27,898 children and youth participated.

18. Guru Tegh Bahadur Balidan Diwas

17.1 Bharat Vikas Parishad has been observing the martyrdom day of Guru

Teg Bahadur for many years. Public meetings, seminars and exhibitions are

held to highlight the sacrifices of Sikh Gurus and pay respectful homage to the

great patriot.

18.2 During 2009-10, 133 functions were held in various parts of the country

to pay homage to Guru Teg Bahadur.

(ii) Women & Family Development

19. Parivar Sanskar

19.1 During the year 2009-10, 146 branches organised parivar sanskar

shivirs wherein 3,607 women participated.

19.2 During the year, Seventh National Parivar Sanskar Shivir was held at

Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) on 5-7 February, 2010. Shri Raman Bhalla

(Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, J&K) inaugurated the shivir.

Shri Zafar Iqbal Manhas (Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and

Languages) was the Chief Guest at the shivir.

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(iii) Senior Citizens' Development

20. Praud Sanskar Yojana20.1 Praud Sanskar Yojana project is for the senior citizens and aims to prepare them for leading an active, purposeful and dedicated social life.

20.2 Sixteenth National Praud Sanskar Shivir was held at Prem Nagar Ashram, Haridwar from 5th to 7th March, 2010. The host Prant was Uttrakhand West. Two hundred and sixty delegates from various Prants attended the Shivir. Besides the delegates, about ten central, state and zonal level office bearers also attended.

20.3 So far 16 All India Shivirs have been organised to motivate senior citizens to engage in social work where 2,848 Prauds have been trained so far. The participation in All India Praud Sanskar Shivirs over the years has been as under:

Place Date No. of Participants

1. Haridwar May, 1995 35

2. Kanyakumari February, 1996 55

3. Haridwar October, 1996 60

4. Ujjain February, 1997 75

5. Kurukshetra October, 1997 100

6. Dharamshala March, 1998 100

7. Ayodhya November, 1998 180

8. Nashik March, 2000 225

9. Chitrakoot April, 2001 300

10. Puri March, 2002 275

11. Pushpgiri February, 2003 160

12. Tirupati March, 2005 324

13. Bodh Gaya March, 2006 301

14. Mysore March, 2007 147

15. Jammu Feb-March, 2008 251

16. Haridwar March, 2010 260

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II. SEWA (SERVICE PROGRAMMES)

21. Viklang Sahayata Project (Handicapped Welfare & Rehabilitation) 21.1 Helping the handicapped persons and their rehabilitation is one of the important programmes of the Bharat Vikas Parishad for which two of our centres have won President of India Award and one FICCI Award. The programme aims to enable the handicapped persons to fully participate in social and national life of the country overcoming their disability. Beginning with the establishment of its first Viklang Centre in Delhi at 1990, there are now following 13 Viklang Sahayata Kendras in various states, which provide artificial limbs free of cost to needy persons through their centres as well as by organising camps.

21.2 These centres provide free of cost artificial limbs, calipers, hearing aids, medicines, special shoes, and tri cycles. In addition, there are mobile workshops, which manufacture artificial limbs and provide service to the Viklang Camps organised by various Branches. Some of the centres have also taken up special programme for conducting operations for the polio victims.

21.3 During the year 2009-10, number of artificial limbs provided by the Viklang Kendras and branches is indicated below:

(a) By BVP branches at Viklang camps 9,146 (b) By Viklang Kendras at their own centres 6,314(c) By Viklang Kendras at camps organized by 2,439 organisations other than BVP

Total 17,899

21.4 In addition, our branches rehabilitated 6,194 handicapped persons by providing them training in various vocations, securing employment or in obtaining railway passes etc. during the year.

22. Villages / Urban Slums Development 22.1 Under the Gram / Basti Yojana, each branch is encouraged to adopt either a village or a slum area for its over-all development. During 2009-10, our branches took up 117 service projects in 78 villages. The projects included health check-up camps, visit of mobile medical vans, vocational training centres, sanskar kendras and education of illiterate and neglected children. The centres also help in getting benefits of different schemes launched by the Government.

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23. Integrated Development of Village through NRIs Assistance

23.1 Realising the need for integrated development of the villages, Bharat Vikas Parishad, with financial assistance from Jindal Foundation of Canada, has taken up Samagra Gram Vikas Project for all round development of villages in various parts of the country. So far 14 villages, in as many states, are being funded by Jindal Foundation.

23.2 Till the year 2008-09, work was being carried out in the following villages: (1) Khajjiar (H.P.), (2) Dunera (Punjab), (3) Sunder Nagar (U.P.), (4) Eklaspur (A.P.), (5) Mohabbatpur (Haryana), (6) Lohat Baddi (Punjab), (7) Ilsoba (West Bengal), (8) Kaliwas (Rajasthan) (9) Dunge (Maharashtra) and (10) Kumbarakoppalu (Karnataka).

23.3 During 2009-10, work continued in four of the above villages viz Lohat Baddi (Punjab), Kumbarkoppallu, (Karnataka), Kaliwas (Rajasthan) and Ilsoba (West Bengal). As a result, the envisaged village development targets in all the ten villages have now been substantially achieved. During the year, work was also taken up in the following three additional villages:

1. Barnarikala (Assam)2. Rampur Gadwal (J&K)3. Banger (M.P.)

The work in the above villages is in initial stages of implementation.

23.4 As in the past, Dr. Shiv Jindal and Smt. Sarita Jindal made their annual visit to India during October-November, 2009 to apprise themselves of the progress of work in all the villages funded by Jindal Foundation.

24. Vanvasi Sahayata Project (Tribal Development)24.1 Since 1992, Bharat Vikas Parishad has been taking up programmes for the welfare and uplift of the Vanvasis of the country in general and North Eastern states in particular. Presently, Parishad has adopted following projects in the North Eastern states:

lBongaigaon Hospital : construction of aroom /operation theatre/Special ward

lCenters provided with medical equipment 50lHostel- Boys & Girls 6 lEkal Vidyalayas 24 lPrimary School 1 lNight School (non-formal) 1 lLibraries 50

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lVocational Training Centres 2 lArchery Training Centres 5 lKhel Kud Kendras 5 lMedical Centre: Allopathy 1

l? Arogya Rakshaks 12

24.2 During the year 2009-10, funds provided for financing projects in tribal areas of the country amounted to Rs. 33.05 lakhs.

25. Environment25.1 Environment is one of the important projects of Bharat Vikas Parishad. Under the “Green India Project”, branches take up tree plantation, distribution of sacred plant e.g. Tulsi, and organise seminars on environment. During the year, our branches planted 1.14 lakhs plants and distributed 29,699 Tulsi plants.

26. Health (other than assistance to Handicapped)26.1 Parishad's branches hold general health check-ups, blood donation camps and specialized medical camps e.g. dental care, eye care, T.B. camps, Hepatitis camps and camps for deaf etc. Facilities for registration of eye donation and surgery are also provided. Branches also regularly organise seminars on various aspects of health and conduct yoga camps. A number of hospitals and dispensaries set up the Parishad are also serving the society.

26.2 The number of beneficiaries in the health camps organised by the branches during the year were as under:

lNo. of camps organised by branches 1,630

l? No. of beneficiaries 1,76,661

In addition, Parishad's members also donated 12,490 units of blood during the year.

26.3 BVP Hospital & Research Centre, Kota (Rajasthan): The Parishad has a Super Specialty Hospital at Kota spread over 40,000 square feet. Starting as a Viklang Kendra in December 1995, it is now a 200 bedded hospital with an ICU, Private Wards and a number of specialties. The hospital now provides service to Cardiac and Neuro patients. The facilities for bypass surgery commenced in September, 2006. During the year 2009-10, work was taken up on 20 beded fully equipped ICU which is now nearly completion. Additional facilities such as Flat Panel and Cath Lab have also been added.

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26.4 During the year, the hospital provided treatment to a total of 1.30 lakhs patients, including to 14,967 indoor patients. Over 1.18 lakhs diagnostic examinations such as Pathology tests, X-Rays and Sonography as well as surgeries were conducted.

26.5 BVP Charitable Diagnostic Centre, Chandigarh: The Diagnostic Centre provides services to the society on 'no profit no loss basis' through its Pathological Laboratory, X-ray Centre, Ultra Sound Centre, Cardiac Centre, Eye Care Centre and OPD.

26.6 Pathological Laboratory is now fully equipped with state-of-the-art automated and semi automated equipments. The OPD is presently providing consultation for Gynecology, General Medicine, Orthopedic, Skin, Paediatric, Gastrointestinal, Ayurvedic and Homeopathic consultation and prescription. Physio therapy facilities including Ceregam have been set up as part of the OPD services.

26.7 Starting with 4,087 patients served during 1987-88 with limited facilities, patients' strength grew to 1.54 lakhs during 2009-10 as shown below:.

26.8 BVP Charitable Trust Hospital, Ludhiana (Punjab), apart from helping the physically handicapped persons with artificial limbs and rehabilitating them, also provides diagnostic services such as X-ray, ECG and other medical tests to the patients. During the year, 4324 persons were provided such facilities. The Centre also organised 68 camps and conducted 1,189 surgeries incurring an expenditure of Rs. 20.94 lakhs.

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26.9 BVP Charitable Trust, Delhi (Centre): The Trust is funding Kanchi Sri Sankara Medical Centre at Bongaigaon (Assam). It is a first of its kind 30-bedded multi-disciplinary facility in tribal area of North-East. Funds have also been provided for renovation of a Medical Centre at Bongaigaon.

26.10 BVP Hospital at Chhabra (Rajasthan): Bharat Vikas Parishad is setting up a new hospital at Chhabra at a piece of land measuring 7,500 sq.m. Its building is under construction.

27. Samuhik Saral Vivah27.1 Parishad helps the poor young girls and boys by organising simple mass marriages. Samuhik Saral Vivah is thus an important programme conducted every year. 27.2 During the year 2009-10, Parishad helped in organising marriages of 662 couples belonging to weaker sections of the society.

28. Legal Aid to Needy Women and Children28.1 Recognising that poor, neglected and exploited women segment of the society need legal assistance, Parishad has been providing them free counseling services. To begin with one family-counselling centre is being set up in each zone of the country.

29. Relief Work29.1 During 2009, states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra were badly affected by floods. Our branches extended their best possible help to the flood affected brethren by providing food, clothes and medicines etc. Funds were also released by the Central Office to supplement the efforts of the Prants for providing relief and rehabilitation to the affected brethren.

30. Permanent Projects30.1 To provide continuity to our efforts to serve the society, our branches undertake some activities on daily or weekly basis which are categorised as Permanent Projects. There are now 1,266 permanent projects run by various branches of Bharat Vikas Parishad. These projects include Hospitals, Clinics, Physiotherapy Centres, Mobile Vans, Pathology Labs, Ultrasound Centres, Blood Banks, Educational Institutions, Training Centres, Libraries, Reading Rooms, Yoga Training Centres, Sanskar Kendra, Senior Citizens Welfare Centres, Mukti Dhams & Legal Aid Cells etc.

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30.2 The permanent projects can be broadly categorized in following areas: a) Educational 201 b) Medical Care 387 c) Aid to Needy 226 d) Other Activities of Social Need 452 Total 1,266

III. SAMPARK (PUBLIC RELATIONS)

31. Sanskriti Saptah31.1 Every year Parishad's branches organise Sanskriti Saptah during the months of July to September. The aim of this week long celebrations is to create awareness about the work of the Parishad among the citizens. During the year 2009-10, 475 branches organised 3,810 programmes during the Sanskriti Saptah.

32. Sthapana Diwas 32.1 On Parishad's Foundation Day branches organise functions to celebrate the event in order to spread its message among the citizens. During 2009-10, 322 branches organised such functions.

33. Mahila Sahbhagita 33.1 During the year, 218 branches organised 348 programmes especially for women which were attended by 22,179 participants.

34. Seminars34.1 Bharat Vikas Parishad holds seminars on contemporary subjects of national interest and welfare of humanity in institutions of higher education to reinforce Bhartiya Sanskriti and Sanskars among the youth. Reports from the branches indicate that during the year, 146 branches organised 168 seminars in which 29,292 persons participated.

34.2 Subjects discussed in the seminars included India's space programme, citizens in democratic nation, divorce: reasons and solutions, Bhartiya sanskariti and dharma, Indian philosophy, vedic culture and rituals, electoral system of India, Vision India: 2020.

35. Publications and Website35.1 Literature on Bharat Vikas Parishad, its projects and activities is being continuously revised and updated. A number of new publications were also brought out during the year. A complete list of publications is at -5.

35.2 Bharat Vikas Parishad is regularly bringing out its bilingual monthly journal “NITI” in Hindi and English (circulation: 44,000 copies) on Parishad's activities

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and half-yearly magazine “Gyan Prabha” containing thought provoking articles.

35.3 Parishad's website (www.bvpindia.com) now occupies an important role in spreading the Parishad's message and disseminating information about its activities. During the year it continued to add newer features and content. It is now a source of all the information that one needs to know about Bharat Vikas Parishad. Parishad is also now on the Facebook.

36. Utkrishtata Samman Award in the memory of Parishad's Founder Secretary General Dr. Suraj Prakash36.1 Utkrishtata Samman (Excellency Award) has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of Parishad's Founder Secretary General Dr. Suraj Prakash and to propagate the ideals put forth by him. It is awarded to a person or institution for doing outstanding work in any field. Nominations received from all over the country are considered by a Selection Committee.

36.2 So far three awards have been presented. In the first two years awards have gone in the fields of Sanskar and Sewa. During the third year of the Award, nominations were invited for award in the field of “Environment”. A total of 40 nominations were received. The Committee, under the chairmanship of Shri Jagmohan, selected Dr. Vallabhbhai R. Kathiria, Rajkot, Gujarat for this honour.

37. I take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues at the grass root, state, zonal and central levels for their cooperation in strengthening the Bharat Vikas Parishad in service of the Nation. In all humility, I present this report to the worthy members of the National Council for approval.

“JAI BHARAT JAI MA”

25th December, 2010 Surinder Kumar WadhwaAgra (U.P.) National Secretary General

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“BVP in the News”

“BVP in the News” is the latest addition to Bharat Vikas Parishad's website. It is an attempt to capture latest news about the activities

of our branches appearing in the newspapers. For regular updates, visit www.bvpindia.com

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Bharat Vikas ParishadBranches and Membership in various Prants

During 2008-09 and 2009-10

March March March March March March 2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010

Zone - I1 Jammu & Kashmir 11 12 564 605 10 92 Himachal Pradesh 13 10 447 311 1 03 Punjab North 50 62 2182 2666 153 1334 Punjab South 35 35 1602 1639 80 605 Punjab East 50 56 2154 2504 280 65

Total - I 159 175 6949 7725 524 267

Zone - II 6 Haryana North 31 25 1000 800 47 607 Haryana South 20 22 738 824 126 508 Haryana West 24 24 800 833 25 36

Total - II 75 71 2538 2457 198 146

Zone - III9 Delhi North 23 25 1850 1500 34 4110 Delhi South 19 16 1124 1092 27 011 Delhi East 23 21 814 869 46 21

Total - III 65 62 3788 3461 107 62

Zone - IV 12 Uttranchal West 16 16 658 681 64 313 Uttranchal East 6 7 226 200 18 014 U.P. West 56 58 2311 2505 225 10715 Rohilkhand 20 23 650 650 56 22

Total - IV 98 104 3845 4036 363 132

Zone - V16 Braj Pradesh 32 28 1194 1101 54 4217 Bundelkhand 13 17 443 538 24 318 Brahmavart 19 22 743 892 45 21

Total - V 64 67 2380 2531 123 66

Zone - VI19 Avadh Pradesh 16 17 829 952 116 2820 Kashi Pradesh 17 17 777 735 35 1721 Prayag 6 4 203 157 8 67

Total - VI 39 38 1809 1844 159 112Total - Area I 500 517 21309 22054 1474 785

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Membership (Family Unit)

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S. ZONES / PRANTS No.

March March March March March March 2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010

Zone - VII 22 North Bihar 19 22 532 695 10 1823 Magadh Bihar 6 9 157 230 9 0 24 South Bihar 13 15 522 542 5 025 Jharkhand 14 21 521 772 18 17

Total - VII 52 67 1732 2239 42 35

Zone - VIII26 Orissa 14 12 472 442 14 2527 West Bengal, Silkkim, 14 13 490 499 28 17

Andaman & Nicobar Total - VIII 28 25 962 941 42 42

Zone - IX 28 Assam West, 15 15 417 521 7 18 Meghalaya,& Mizoram 29 Assam East, 4 4 117 117 Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland & Manipur30 Tripura 4 3 91 62 1 0 Total - IX 23 22 625 700 8 18 Total - Area II 103 114 3319 3880 92 95

Zone - X 31 Rajasthan North 15 25 500 720 12 2132 Rajasthan North East 13 21 661 945 59 1833 Rajasthan East 16 15 745 736 49 1234 Rajasthan South East 31 20 1394 1015 35 90

Total - X 75 81 3300 3416 155 141

Zone - XI 35 Rajasthan West 22 25 967 1092 108 3336 Rajasthan Central 34 33 1434 1464 127 8037 Rajasthan South 33 39 1257 1353 100 51

Total - XI 89 97 3658 3909 335 164

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Zone - XII38 Madhya Bharat West 16 13 628 584 15 1339 Madhya Bharat East 18 30 784 1214 65 1440 Makhakaushal 7 10 254 350 5 041 Chattisgarh 2 4 55 109 0 0

Total - XII 43 57 1721 2257 85 27

Zone - XIII42 Gujarat North 13 15 1804 979 5 043 Gujarat Central 29 32 823 2092 7 13

Total - XIII 42 47 2627 3071 12 13Total - Area III 249 282 11306 12653 587 345

Zone - XIV44 Maharashtra 15 15 810 883 76 7

Coastal- I45 Maharashtra - II 11 14 353 427 17 246 Goa 7 6 243 244 0

Total - XIV 33 35 1406 1554 93 9

Zone - XV47 Andhra Pradesh West 9 8 363 350 19 048 Andhra Pradesh 11 11 376 395 13 10

North & EastTotal - XV 20 19 739 745 32 10

Zone - XVI49 Karnataka North 14 8 422 263 27 050 Karnataka South 30 32 1281 1231 49 8

Total - XVI 44 40 1703 1494 76 8

Zone - XVII 51 Kerala & 9 9 228 235 4 9

Lakshadweep52 Tamil Nadu & 7 10 180 250 13 5

PondicherryTotal- XVII 16 19 408 485 17 14Total- Area IV 113 113 4256 4278 218 41

Grand Total 965 1026 40190 42865 2371 1266

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(Contributions during 2009-10)

S. Name Place PrantNo.

1. Shri Santosh Kumar Gupta Agra Braj Pradesh

2. Shri Gopal Das Ladha Gwalior Madhya Bharat North

3. Shri Akhilesh Pandey Gwalior Madhya BharatNorth

4. Shri Virendra Kumar Goyal Gwalior Madhya BharatNorth

5. Shri D.P. Sarin Janakpuri Delhi South

6. Shri Mahim Mittal Noida Western U.P.

7. Shri S.K. Chaudhory Janakpuri Delhi South

8. Shri Vedpal Madan Bhinmal Rajasthan West

9. Shri K.C. Jain Sumerpur Rajasthan West

10. Shri Abhay Singh Shaktawat Asind Rajasthan Central

11. Smt. Urmila Bhim Sen Kher Mumbai Maharashtra-I

12. Shri Ramesh Chandra Garg Morena Madhya BharatNorth

13. Shri R.D. Jain Gwalior Madhya Bharat North

14. Shri Anil Godha Udaipur Rajasthan South

15. BVP Tagore Branch Ludhiana Punjab North

16. Shri Gurnam Singh Sangarur Punjab East

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