National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP

vulnerable groups.
estimates.
Table 4 summarizes these provisions, including cost
Table 4. Special Activities for Vulnerable Communities, Responsibility,
Time-frame and Estimated Costs
Action Responsibility By When Cost (INR)
Salaries for staff dedicated to
supporting preparation and
implementation of VCP (National and
State SD Professionals)
Development of training modules for
preparation and management of VCP,
and of booklets to sensitize existing
community institutions (e.g., VHSCs)
Sensitization workshops for VHSCs,
PRIs, RKSs and State and District
Health Societies
Conducting/facilitating and preparing
summaries of periodic consultations,
including annual district, state and
national summaries
Engaging NGOs in tribal and other
difficult areas for social mobilization
and special activities focused on
vulnerable communities
Workshops and consultations to design
pilots to assess operational feasibility
and impacts of innovative approaches
to improve services for vulnerable
people
Implementation of pilots and assessing
their impacts (at least 2 each for
Malaria and Kala-azar)
NVBDCP and
State
Directorates
NVBDCP with
consultant
agency
District VBD
Officers and
SPOs
NVBDCP and
consultant
agency/ies
National with
State
NVBDCP
working with
NIMR and IDA
NVBDCP and
consultant
agency/ies
From start of
project and
sustained
throughout
Within three
months of
project start
Once every
two years
(Year 1, 3, 5)
As shown in
Table 2
According to
need
Early in Years
1and 3
Years 1 to 4
Note: (a) Estimated on the basis of Rs. 10,000 per Block plus Rs. 25,000 per District
20,000,000
2,000,000
40,000,000
(a)
5,500,000
Upto
70,000,000
Upto
50,000,000
15.9 Grievance Redressal Procedures
In India, rural and tribal areas are disadvantaged in terms of access to quality
health care on account of their remoteness, difficult terrain, weak infrastructure
including health facilities, inadequate service providers, and so on.
Furthermore, the social, cultural and economic characteristics of tribal and
other vulnerable communities, coupled with social exclusion even of their
leaders, and deficient health promotion and outreach activities, contribute to
gross under-utilization even of available services.
In view of the specific needs of such areas, the Project will establish systems to
bring out and redress grievances related to the lack of access to or availability
of curative and preventive VBD services and information. Within the health
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