VILLAGE VISIT Group 6

VILLAGE: THIMMARAOPETA

MANDAL: ENKOOR DISTT: KHAMMAM

TELANGANA Presented By:

Maqsood Ahmed C083 Rajkumar M C099

Mohan Lal Meena C007

Kaustubh C100 Pankaj Kumar Kamal C084

Welcome @ Village

Geography

• Thimmaraopetta village is located in Khammam

district in the state of Telangana.

• It is located 45 km from Khammam.

Village Map

Timeline Time Progress

1959 First PRI Election

1961 Primary School Established

1965 Upper Primary School Established

1965 Opening of Village Library

1968 Nehru Youth Center Started

1975 Connected to Nagarjuna Sagar Canal

1975 Hostel for SC Students

1976 Untouchability Abolished

1977 Electricity reached the village

1977 Veterinary Hospital Opened

1980 Hostel for ST Students

1983 APSRTC Bus Service Started

1985 Adult Education Program

1987 Nagajuna Grameen Bank (later renamed as APGVB)

1988 Village Temple

1992 Village Mosque

1995 Irrigation Tank

2003 Telephone Line to Village

2005 Opening of PHC Sub-Centre

Till 2018 Full Electrification, CC Roads, Piped Water Supply, New Panchayat Ghar, Toilets in 90% Households

Demography • As per 2011 Census:

• Child Population (0-6 yrs):

Total 1985

Male 1012

Female 973

Sex Ratio 961

Total 278

Male 146

Female 132

Sex Ratio 904

Demography

Education

• Education is one of the major pillars for growth and

prosperity of any country.

• During our visit to the Timmaraopeta village, we had

a great chance to see the reality of status of

education on the field. We made visits to the

following educational institutions during our village

stay: -

1. Government Primary School

2. Government High School

3. SC hostel

4. ST hostel

Literacy level

PARAMETERS

STATE DISTRICT MANDAL TIMMARAOPETA

TOTAL 20696778 832320 18726 1043

MALES 11701729 462275 11081 674

FEMALES 8995049 370045 7645 369

65%

35%

Literates

Males

Females

Literacy rate

PARAMETERS

STATE DISTRICT MANDAL TIMMARAOPETA

TOTAL 66.54 65.95 58.52 52.54

MALES 75.04 73.69 67.93 66.60

FEMALES 57.99 58.31 48.73 37.92

District and Mandal

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

TOTAL

MALES

FEMALES

Literacy rate in comparison with State,

District and Mandal

TIMMARAOPETA MANDAL DISTRICT STATE

• Key findings from bar chart: -

• Female literacy rate of the village is way too lower

than the female literacy rate of the

State/District/Mandal

• Overall literacy rate of the village is lower than the

literacy rate of the State/District/Mandal

Schools • Number of Government Primary Schools in the

village : 1

• Number of Government high schools in the village

: 1

• There is one Private Primary school named ‘Om Gayathri’ and one private high school named ‘St.Marys’ in the village where students from other villages also come and study

Enrolment

• In Primary school : 52

• In High School : 286

Medium wise enrolment in high school

Telugu Medium English Medium

Boys 60 93

Girls 25 58

Total 85 151

Caste wise enrolment in Primary school

ST SC OBC

Enrolled * (Based on attendance that day)

1 6 39

Observations in Primary school

• Only 1 out of 3 teachers was present during our visit. It should be noted that our visit to the school was a planned one. Based on our interaction with the villagers, we found that such absenteeism among the teachers seems to be a regular one.

• We tried to find the level of education among the children. Many could not solve even simple mathematical calculations.

• Not enough plates were available for children during Mid-day meals.

• 5 children were absent on the day we visited.

• Recommendations: Surprise visits and strict actions needed on

regular absentees.

Observations in High school

• The condition of high school was good.

• 18 out of 21 teachers were present and we found

teachers to be qualified and enthusiastic.

Few issues to be highlighted are: -

• They have computer lab but no computer teacher. So it

remains unused. Many computers are not working now.

• No fans in classrooms. It is to be noted that Khammam is

very hot and humid. Even though, old students are

ready to donate fans, Fund constraints in paying

electricity bill was cited as the reason for absence of

fans in classrooms.

• Computer lab

Observations in SC hostel

Major issues • 100 in 4 rooms

• Attendance mismanagement

• Poor management of Kitchen

• Recommendation: Auditing and strict action.

Observations in ST hostel

Takeaways from ST hostel • Cycles are provided for children to go to school.

• Food quality and variety is very good. Students come from school in cycle during their lunch break to have food in hostel only

• There is good space for students to play

• There are enough rooms unlike SC hostel in the village

• They have mess committee, library committee, etc; among students which is commendable.

• Recommendation: We were able to find stagnant water near washroom area which can act as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. With Dengue and Chikunguniya cases on the rise, the issue of stagnant water has to be taken care immediately.

The Difference

Poverty

Out of 1985 population of the village 430

belonged to BPL households

These BPL households mainly consist of

SC/ST population and a few from

backward caste

Many of them belongs to Ultra poor

category

Landlessness if one of prime reason of

poverty as village has agriculture

dominating economy

Out of total 481 households, 89

don’t

Poverty Alleviation Programes

MGNREGA

SC/ST sub-plans

Rayatbandhu scheme

SHGs

Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP)

SthreeNidhi credit cooperative Federation Ltd

Abhaya Hastham Pension and Insurance scheme for SHG members

Beneficiaries of NSAP Programme Beneficiaries Amount

(Rs/month)

National Old Age Pension scheme 123 1000

Widow pension scheme 118 1000

Physically handicapped pension scheme

52 1500

Single woman pension scheme 20 1000

Inequality • Acute inequality exist in the village which is evident

that none of OC category student goes to govt

primary school and only few attend govt secondary

school

• Banzaras or lambadas is major tribe which has been

nomdadic tribe and mostly doesn’t own lands • Land holding pattern also suggest the same

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Name of Gram Panchayat: Thimmaraopeta

• Name of Mandal: Enkoor

• Name of Distt: Khammam

• Constituted: 1959

• Percentage of voting in last election: 90-92% (approx.)

• Is the Sarpanch post reserved? o Yes. Entire mandal is reserved for ST and Thimmaraopeta sarpanch post has been

reserved for ST Woman.

• Details of Last Sarpanch: o Name: Mrs. Bukya Saroja (2013-18)

o Education Level: Class III Pass

o Husband’s Name: Mr. Mangi Lal (Ex-Sarpanch, 2008-13); X Pass

o She was a sarpanch in name only and all the dealings were conducted by her

husband who was an ex-sarpanch only.

o This is in line with the general trend being observed in large area of country and this

concept is known as ‘Sarpanch-Pati’

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Last elections held: 2013 o Panchayat term got expired in 2018 on August 2 but elections have not been conducted for

the same by the state govt in the entire state as part of the policy.

o In lieu of Sarpanch, a Special Officer has been appointed for each Panchayat.

o In Thimmaraopeta, Mandal Education Officer Mr. Jairaj serve as special officer.

o In 2004, the term was also extended for 15 months in a similar manner by the then state govt.

• How frequently Gram Panchayat meetings held? o Quarterly; sometimes special meetings for special issues

• How many Gram Sabha meetings are held in a year? o 4; Quarterly

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Composition of Participants in Gram Sabha Meetings:

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Composition of Participants in Gram Sabha Meetings:

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Composition of Participants in Gram Sabha Meetings:

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

• Skill & Education Levels of Gram Panchayat Members: o Total Members: 10; 3 are educated up to X & above

o Female Members: 5; 1 is X pass & 1 is V pass

o Undergone 3 days training at the time of being elected. After that none whatsoever.

• Planning: o District Panchayat Office (DPO) sends plan based on the govt. agenda which is

then followed by the Gram Panchayat

• Issues discussed during the last Gram Sabha meeting: 1. Sanitation;

2. Drinking Water;

3. House Tax;

4. Shopping Complex Rent

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

Role of Women:

• Women participation in the Gram Sabha meetings: 25% of

participants are women.

• Are elected women members actually discharging their

responsibilities?

• Mostly no; they are working through their husbands as the

concept goes by the name of ‘Panch-Pati’.

• Constraints faced by women Panchayat members:

Education levels are less and patriarchal society.

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

Resource Mobilisation by the Panchayat: • Internal and External Resource Mobilisation during last one year (if any):

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

Internal Sources Income (In Rs.)

House Tax 1,00,000

Water Tax 30,000

Shop Rent 80,000

Misc 90,000

Total 3,00,000

External Sources Income (In Rs.)

14th FC Grant 11,50,000

State FC Grant 3,00,000

Total 14,50,000

Resource Mobilisation by the Panchayat:

• Expenditure of the Panchayat during last one year:

PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS

Head of Expenditure Expenditure (In Rs.)

Street Light & Electricity Charges 3,94,000

Harithaharan & Sanitation 2,06,000

Drinking Water (Works & Repair) 2,00,000

Gravel Roads 1,82,000

Pipeline Works 1,80,000

Miscellaneous Works 5,00,000

Total 16,62,000

Health

Disease burden

ANC

NCD

CD

Individual diseases at subcentre

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

ANC DM HTN TB DENGUE CG asthma

Seasonal variation

• August and Sepetember

• Dengue 3

• CG 5

• No other vector borne disease in the area

• Every month nearly 60 samples were tested

Health delivery to MCH

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

tt anc tracking JSY Immunised 104

beneficiaries

MCH • 102 helpline

• 104 monthly visit

• 108 emergency services

• TT and ANC tracking(supplements and weight/BP )

• Institutional delivery 100%

• Total immunised-277/278

Resource • Subcentre catering to 5 villages with 2 MPHW and 5 ASHA

workers.PHC enkoor.

• 1 private practioner

• Availability of medicine- satisfactory

• Infrastructure- deficient. Lack of water and electricity connection. Fridge not working leading to problem in storage of Vaccines

• Availability of equipments -satisfactory

• Fortnightly chlorination of water

• Awareness level high in villagers