This is the report of the Baseline Survey (BLS) of Village- Mubarakpur Nibarua, Block-Sakit, Dist.-Etah, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). It is one of the 107452 identified villages of the Uttar Pradesh. The Survey has been sponsored by a solar energy solutions company Urja Unlimited for exploring development deficit in the availability of electricity for development of basic amenities such as housing, drinking water, sanitary toilets etc. and critical linkages like lightings on roads, schools, banks, markets etc. It also intends to identify artisanal income generating activities for villagers.
3. Total household in the village is 218.
Hindu and Muslim both families live in the village.
OBC-211 (Yadav-202, Muslim-9)
SC-7 ( Jatav )
Distribution of families in to APL & BPL.
a) APL – 162 b) BPL - 56
There is high internal politics.
OBJECTIVES
The main purpose of this fieldwork was to get practical experience
of rural life and understand village dynamics through close interaction
with its people and institutions. The objectives of the study are:
To understand the livelihood systems of the village.
To blend classroom learning with field experience.
To understand the village life and realities, particularly village poor.
Source: Baseline survey
4. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION
Transect Walk
House Hold survey
Personal interview
PRA Activity
1. Social mapping
2. Resource mapping
3. Mobility mapping
4. Venn Diagram
5. Pair wise ranking
SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION
Gram Panchyat
Block Office
Primary School
METHODS ADOPTED
5. Transects are observatory walks or tricks to study and learn:
• The natural resources,
• Basic facilities availability
• Living pattern
• Farming practices,
• Problems and opportunities founded with the help of villagers
and coordinators through communication.
6. Total Households in the Village (N): 218
We conduct n=32 Household survey out of which 25 households
belong to OBC category, 7 HHs belong to SC category.
7. 50%
6%
10%
22%
6%
6%
PRIMARY OCCUPATION
FARMER
BUSINESS
NON-AGRI
LABOR
SALARIED JOB
UNEMPLOYED
AGRI LABOR
FINDINGS FROM HOUSEHOLDS SURVEY
LAND PART. (ACRE) AREA IN ACRE
Total owned land 193
Own Fallow land 8
Leased-in land 11.25
Irrigated land 91.8
Leased-out land 5.25
Un-irrigated land 76.7
ASSETS LAND PARTICULARS
CATEGORY NUMBER PRE. MKT.VALUE (AVG.)
COW 5 16000
BULLOCK 6 30000
BUFFALO 136 32720
CALF 110 10000
GOAT 88 3200
LIVESTOCK
AND
POULTRY ASSETS
Source: Household survey
Avg. owned land is 6 acre per HH.
8. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
Source of
Income
Income (Rs.)
In Average
Expenditure(Pr
oductive)
Exp. (Rs.) Avg.
Agriculture 171250 Education 9062.5
Wages labor 8437.5 Irrigation 15187.5
Salaried Job 131250 Fertilizers 13125
Livestock 63750 Pesticides 2187.5
Business 17500 HY Seeds 6250
Findings:
1- Maximum income of the village is from agriculture.
2- less income of the village is from wage labor.
3- Maximum productive expenditure of the village is on Irrigation.
4- Minimum productive expenditure of the village is in Pesticides.
Total Non-Productive expenditure of the village is Rs. 258537.5
Source: Household survey
9. Through social mapping We got lot of information about the
village like:
Temple: 2
Well: 2
Water Tank: 1
Hand pump: 186
Schools: 1
Pucca House:204
Semi-pucca:8
Kuccha:6
Livestock: 1150
Road of village
House from
Indra Awas Yojna: 40
10. Through resource mapping, we got to know :
Pond (1)
Rain fall
Well (1)
Hand pump (1)
Play Ground (1)
Cropping pattern
Cultivated land
450 Acre
Tube well (20)
Temple (1)
Road
Drainage (1)
11. A mobility map is drawn by the people
to explore the movement pattern of an
individual, a group or a community.
Findings:
1- 30-40 people go to Sakit every day by foot,
bicycle, motorcycle for their daily requirement.
2-Approx 10-15 people go to Etah every day
for hospital, purchase of goods, Tehsil work
and service.
3- 5-10 people go to Agra, Manipuri, Hathras
weekly for different work.
Findings:
1- Primary school, Gram Panchayat & private
doctor has highest influence in village.
2- Post office, Police station, Local market,
Block are far from the village.
3- Govt.Hospital, Railway station, Bus station
are also far from the village.
A Venn diagram or chapatti diagram is a visual
depiction of key institutions, organizations and
individuals and their relationship with the local
community or other groups.
12. • Identification of different problems in village.
• Priority of frequency.
MAIN PROBLEM:
Main problem in the village is
water supply.
Source: group discussion & HHs)
22%
25%37%
16%
Quality of drinking
water GOOD
AVERAGE
POOR
UNHYGIE
NIC
78%
8%
14%
Ownership of drinking
water assets
Private
Public
No
13. MICRO PLANNING ON SHORTAGE OF WATER SUPPLY IN VILLAGE
CAUSES: SHORTAGE OF
WATER
No proper & timely rain.
Cutting trees.
No water storage facilities.
No repair of drinking water
supply sources.
Low water label & more
agriculture land.
More water utilization
than required.
Pollution.
Increase population.
Ground water is use for
agriculture.
EFFECTS
Migration.
Financial damage to farmers.
Decrease in living standard.
Child labor increase.
Growing trees is difficult.
Children education is
difficult.
No labor.
Debts.
No crops.
More investment.
Illness.
Problem to livestock.
14. To grow trees.
Should control pollution
To conserve water.
Should repair drinking
water supply sources.
Deepening of tanks.
Proper utilization of
water.
Population control.
Repairing feeder
channels.
No migration.
Living standard increase.
No financial damage to
farmers.
No child labor.
Will grow tree.
Children can be educated.
Labor availability in
village.
No debts.
Sufficient food.
More income.
Good health.
More livestock.
ACTION PLAN ON AVAILABILITY
OF WATER
EFFECTS
15. 15
Agriculture and Joint Families: Traditional Notions of Wealth and
Well-being
Got to know village Structure, Rituals, Values and Knowledge of
their livelihood.
Identity and History of village.
Festivals.
Caste and Work in Traditional Societies.
The Impact of Development on Traditional
Structures, Knowledge, and Values.
Breaking Joint Family Structures.
Looking towards the Future.
The belief is that schooling provides good jobs, but the experience
is that unemployment has increased.
17. URJA Unlimited aims at providing solutions in the area of no
availability of energy to rural consumers. At URJA Unlimited, we are
committed to the use and promotion of renewable energy for creating
a sustainable future. As a way to solution they introduced many
products like:-
Solar Lantern Solar torch
Urja Unnati Solar table lamp
Urja Ujjawal Kissan torch
Urja light Urja awaas
18. As the organization do there project in many areas of the country
like Maharashtra, Chennai, U.P, Hyderabad, etc. but we were sent to
the place where organization is willing to set up there new project of
micro grid station in the village.
The organization targeted this village in Etah dist. as they came to
know that there is no supply of electricity from more than a decade.
We have been assign with the task to find out the potential of setting
up micro grid station in the village and also we have to make them
aware of solar products and sell them.
19. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION:-
Survey
Group discussion
Introduction of the product
Personal interview
Product tested by villagers.
Demonstration of the products.
21. With the help of all methods we adopted we found that:
There is no electricity in the village since a decade.
Earlier they had supply of electricity but due to less number of people
who took connection the supply has been stopped.
The villagers go to the market to charge their phone.
All the villagers are highly willing to have electricity supply to make use
of electric appliances they have.
They are ready to pay enough amount to have electric connection.
As there is a gap in PDS of kerosene the purchase of other source of
energy to light the home is high.
They refuse to buy solar product of our organization as for them it is
costing higher than the product they buy.
They are ready for micro grid station.
The project will only be successful there if any authorize body take
initiative as a investor.
No villager is ready to invest these many high cost on the project.
22. Kerosene engulfed more than 2-3 people every year.
They want more electricity supply in summer season for irrigation
purpose.
There is no SHGs in the village.
No NGO works in that village.
The panchayat is also inactive.
23. We got to have a clear understanding of the problems faced
by the villagers.
Conducting PRA activities was an “ice-breaker” to get to know
about the villagers.
We learnt how they manage their issues independently
without any interference of panchayat and SHGs.
We got to know their culture, tradition, living style, livelihood.
24. The villagers are really facing problem due to irregularity in government
interventions.
Villagers are the one who have been exploited by the higher
authorities.(Pradhan, Sarpanch etc)
Internal politics amongst the villagers.
SUGGESTION:-
Support from an NGO.
To encourage them to take leadership roles in
personal and public life.
Organization should act as a facilitator.
To train them in the basic principles of business and
management so that they can become self-employed.