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Bharat Vikas Parishad
National Secretary General Report
2009-10
Bharat Vikas Parishad Prakashan

CONTENTS
A. VISION, MISSION & SUTRAS
1. Our Vision, Mission and Sutras 3
B. ORGANISATION & FINANCE
2. Meetings at National Level: 2009-10 3
3. Election of National Office Bearers: 2010-12 4
4. Zones, Prants & Branches 4
5. National Workshops 4
6. Zonal Conferences 5
6. Central Share 5
7. Vikas Ratna and Vikas Mitra 5
8. Accounts for 2009-10 6
C. PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES
9. Progress of Projects / Programmes 6
I. SANSKAR (EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME)
(i) Children & Youth Development
1. National Group Song Competition 6
2. National Sanskrit Group-Song and Folk-Song Competition 7
3. Bharat Ko Jano 8
4. Guru Vandan - Chhatra Abhinandan 9
5. Bal and Yuva Shivir 9
6. Guru Tegh Bahadur Balidan Diwas 9
(ii) Women & Family Development
Parivar Sanskar 9
(iii) Senior Citizens' Development
Praud Sanskar Yojana 10
II. SEWA (SERVICE PROGRAMMES)
1. Viklang Sahayata Project (Handicapped Welfare & Rehabilitation) 11
2. Villages / Urban Slums Development 11
3. Integrated Development of Village through NRIs Assistance12
4. Vanvasi Sahayata Project (Tribal Development) 12
5. Environment 13
6. Health (other than assistance to Handicapped) 13
7. Samuhik Saral Vivah 15
8. Legal Aid to Needy Women and Children 15
9. Relief Work 15
10.Permanent Projects 15
III. SAMPARK (PUBLIC RELATIONS)
1. Sanskriti Saptah 16
2. Seminars 16
3. 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 Vision
Our vision is Swasth - Samarth - Sanskarit Bharat i.e. physically, economically
and morally strong India. With this vision, Bharat Vikas Parishad was established
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 Mission
2.1 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 Sutras
3.1 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 Level
4.1 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.
iii.
Zonal Conferences were held during December 2009 and
January, 2010
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: 2010-12
5.1 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, Mumbai
2. National Working President - Shri Ishwar Datt Ojha, New Delhi
3. National Secretary General - Shri Surinder Kumar Wadhwa, Delhi
4. National Finance Secretary - Dr. Kanhya Lal Gupta, Aligarh
6. Zones, Prants & Branches
6.1 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 35,813
2007-08 920 37,079
2008-09 965 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 the
previous year. A statement showing number of branches and membership in
various Prants as on 31.03.2009 and 31.03.2010 is at Annexure 1.
7. National Workshops
7.1 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 Conferences
8.1 During 2009-10, Zonal Conferences were organized for all the zones,
except Zones II and XV, at following nine places:
Zone
Zone- I
Zone- III
Zone - IV , V & VI
Zones- VII, VIII & IX
Zone- X & XI
Zone- XII
Zone- XIII
Zone- XIV
Zone- XVI & XVII
Venue
Phagwara (Punjab)
Delhi
Rudrapur (Uttarakhand)
Gaya (Bihar)
Bhilwara (Rajasthan)
Guna (M.P.)
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
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 Percentage
received
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 Mitra
10.1 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 2009-10
11.1 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)
(ii)
(iii)
Children & Youth Development
Women & Family Development
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 as
under:
No. of branches organising the programme 609
No. of schools who participated 4,238
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:
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
Hauzkhas New Delhi
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:
No. of branches organising the programme 406
No. of schools who participated 1,919
No. of total participants 16,657
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14.3 Fifth All India National Sanskrit Group Song Competition
Fifth 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:
Sri Viswa Vidyalaya Higher Secondary
School, Chennai
SDKL D.A.V. Centenary Senior Secondary
Public School, Mansa
15. Bharat Ko Jano
15.1 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 608
No. of schools who participated 5,763
No. of students participated in written test
5.73 lakhs
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.
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16.2 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 Yojana
20.1 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:
Bongaigaon Hospital : construction of a
room /operation theatre/Special ward
Centers provided with medical equipment 50
Hostel- Boys & Girls 6
Ekal Vidyalayas 24
Primary School 1
Night School (non-formal) 1
Libraries 50
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Vocational Training Centres 2
Archery Training Centres 5
Khel Kud Kendras 5
Medical Centre: Allopathy 1
? 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. Environment
25.1 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:
No. of camps organised by branches 1,630
? 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 Vivah
27.1 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 Children
28.1 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 Work
29.1 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 Projects
30.1 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 Saptah
31.1 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. Seminars
34.1 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 Website
35.1 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 Annexure-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 Prakash
36.1 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
Agra (U.P.)
Surinder Kumar Wadhwa
National Secretary General
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Bharat Vikas Parishad
Branches and Membership in various Prants
During 2008-09 and 2009-10
Annexure-1
S. ZONES / PRANTS
No.
Branches Membership Vikas Permanent
as on (Family Unit) Mitra Projects
as on as on as on
March March March March March March
2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010
AREA I
Zone - I
1 Jammu & Kashmir 11 12 564 605 10 9
2 Himachal Pradesh 13 10 447 311 1 0
3 Punjab North 50 62 2182 2666 153 133
4 Punjab South 35 35 1602 1639 80 60
5 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 60
7 Haryana South 20 22 738 824 126 50
8 Haryana West 24 24 800 833 25 36
Total - II 75 71 2538 2457 198 146
Zone - III
9 Delhi North 23 25 1850 1500 34 41
10 Delhi South 19 16 1124 1092 27 0
11 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 3
13 Uttranchal East 6 7 226 200 18 0
14 U.P. West 56 58 2311 2505 225 107
15 Rohilkhand 20 23 650 650 56 22
Total - IV 98 104 3845 4036 363 132
Zone - V
16 Braj Pradesh 32 28 1194 1101 54 42
17 Bundelkhand 13 17 443 538 24 3
18 Brahmavart 19 22 743 892 45 21
Total - V 64 67 2380 2531 123 66
Zone - VI
19 Avadh Pradesh 16 17 829 952 116 28
20 Kashi Pradesh 17 17 777 735 35 17
21 Prayag 6 4 203 157 8 67
Total - VI 39 38 1809 1844 159 112
Total - Area I 500 517 21309 22054 1474 785
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S. ZONES / PRANTS
No.
Branches Membership Vikas Permanent
as on (Family Unit) Mitra Projects
as on as on as on
March March March March March March
2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010
AREA II
Zone - VII
22 North Bihar 19 22 532 695 10 18
23 Magadh Bihar 6 9 157 230 9 0
24 South Bihar 13 15 522 542 5 0
25 Jharkhand 14 21 521 772 18 17
Total - VII 52 67 1732 2239 42 35
Zone - VIII
26 Orissa 14 12 472 442 14 25
27 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 &
Manipur
30 Tripura 4 3 91 62 1 0
Total - IX 23 22 625 700 8 18
Total - Area II 103 114 3319 3880 92 95
AREA III
Zone - X
31 Rajasthan North 15 25 500 720 12 21
32 Rajasthan North East 13 21 661 945 59 18
33 Rajasthan East 16 15 745 736 49 12
34 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 33
36 Rajasthan Central 34 33 1434 1464 127 80
37 Rajasthan South 33 39 1257 1353 100 51
Total - XI 89 97 3658 3909 335 164
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S. ZONES / PRANTS
No.
Branches
as on
March March March March March March
2009 2010 2009 2010 2010 2010
Zone - XII
38 Madhya Bharat West 16 13 628 584 15 13
39 Madhya Bharat East 18 30 784 1214 65 14
40 Makhakaushal 7 10 254 350 5 0
41 Chattisgarh 2 4 55 109 0 0
Total - XII 43 57 1721 2257 85 27
Zone - XIII
42 Gujarat North 13 15 1804 979 5 0
43 Gujarat Central 29 32 823 2092 7 13
Total - XIII 42 47 2627 3071 12 13
Total - Area III 249 282 11306 12653 587 345
AREA IV
Zone - XIV
44 Maharashtra 15 15 810 883 76 7
Coastal- I
45 Maharashtra - II 11 14 353 427 17 2
46 Goa 7 6 243 244 0
Total - XIV 33 35 1406 1554 93 9
Zone - XV
47 Andhra Pradesh West 9 8 363 350 19 0
48 Andhra Pradesh 11 11 376 395 13 10
North & East
Total - XV 20 19 739 745 32 10
Zone - XVI
49 Karnataka North 14 8 422 263 27 0
50 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
Lakshadweep
52 Tamil Nadu & 7 10 180 250 13 5
Pondicherry
Total- XVII 16 19 408 485 17 14
Total- Area IV 113 113 4256 4278 218 41
Grand Total 965 1026 40190 42865 2371 1266
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Membership
(Family Unit)
as on
Vikas
Mitra
as on
Permanent
Projects
as on

Bharat Vikas Parishad
VIKAS RATNA
(Contributions during 2009-10)
Annexure-2
S. Name Place Prant
No.
1. Shri Santosh Kumar Gupta Agra Braj Pradesh
2. Shri Gopal Das Ladha Gwalior Madhya Bharat
North
3. Shri Akhilesh Pandey Gwalior Madhya Bharat
North
4. Shri Virendra Kumar Goyal Gwalior Madhya Bharat
North
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 Bharat
North
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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