Outline: Mandate Instructions Objectives Execution Profiles of mandals Profile of activists Methods and Tools Training in progress Trainees’ experiences Case studies Results Limitations Follow and future
The Mandate Velugu program intends: • to build the capacities of the poor to secure their rights and entitlements. • nurturing barefoot professionals who are available to the poor to access services and secure rights and entitlements. • land issue is one of the major areas where poor require lot of support and knowledge base. • Hence it is proposed to pilot in one mandal in Srikakulam district, the whole approach to building the capacities of the activists on land issues. CEO, SERP
Instructions to District Poverty Iniative Project (DPIP) Srikakulam by CEO, SERP: •Identify the mandal(s) for piloting this program •Select two activists for each revenue village who can be trained as barefoot surveyors •Arrange venue for training the activists and make arrangements for the month long training
SERP SAKTI Velugu Programme Objectives : • To build a cadre of village level activists capable of understanding and collecting the land issues. • Enable participants to read the village map and identify the problems on the map. • Understanding the computerized land records and records maintained by the revenue officials. • Help them compile the information and guide them in getting institutional linkages in resolving the problems.
Profile of Activists Ranasthalam Miliaputty mandal mandal Male Trainees 23 36 Female Trainees 7 19 Total Trainees 30 55 Literate Trainees 28 55 Illiterate Trainees 2 0 Total Trainees 30 55
Methods
Tools for Land Survey Training
Tools - Village Map
Tools - Survey Stones, vital landmarks
Tools - Land records
Training in Progress
Training in Progress
Training: Locating Survey nos. on village map
Learning Land Records Training:
Training: Village elders with village map
Training:
Training: Locating physical features such as tanks, roads, wastelands, etc. on Survey numbers
Training:
Results - Ranastalam Ranastalam Mandal Having land, but no patta 303 persons 468.27 Ac. - Having Patta but no land 93 persons – Ac.161.49 - Details of Banjar and Poramboke: Total 55 village: Wet Land : 6803.79 Dry Land : 26132.13 Banjar Land : 2112.36 Poramboke Land : 10,284.43 - Land less poor : 465
Results of analysis of land records by trainees in some villages of two mandals Ranasthala Milliaputty mandal mandal Revenue villages 55 of 58 29 of 70 covered Families having Land 303 450 without patta Extent of land of 468.27 549.96 above in acres Families having patta 93 44 without land Extent of land of 161.49 64.22 above in acres Landless poor 465 77
Results of training - land identified in two mandals from land records Ranasthalam Milliaputty Land details mandal mandal No. of villages for which 55 of 58 29 of 70 revenue revenue identification done villages villages Wet 6803.79 Dry 26132.13 Banjar 2112.36 Poramboke 10,284.43
Limitations of Pilot Project • Out of 53 villages, trainees from only 15 villages were mobilised
Action plan for follow up: • Integrating the activists and the target groups with Velugu mandal unit. • Regular interaction with MRO office in following up and resolving identified problems. • Interaction with district SC & BC corporations. • Involving the Velugu members in the ‘Maitri’ sangams convened by the police department to resolve the land disputes. • Interaction with the members of land assignment committee. • Interaction with district legal aid committee and mandal legal aid committee.
Limitations of followup • Out of the followup recomended, only one item has been taken up so far: • Regular interaction with MRO office in following up and resolving identified problems.
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