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A brief presentation by: Savitri Chettri President 29 Kitam-Manpur GPU Email: 29kitammanpurgpu@gmail.com Blog: kitamgrampanchayat.wordpress.com

Functioning

 GPU is newly created with the name 29 Kitam-

Manpur Gram Panchayat under Melli Assembly Constituency and the sitting Gram Panchayats are entrusted to shoulder the responsibility of Local Self Government

 Many developmental issues are to be addressed for

the upliftment of the GP unit.

 Challenges are many, a miles to go…….  Targets are being set …… striving to achieve

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Brief profile of GP:

 There is no clear idea about the origin of Kitam and its name.  It is said that Kitam comes from Khitam which seems Bhutia word

meaning Place of wild dogs and later on it modified the name as Kitam.

 However, some people have different opinion that the word Kitam

comes from Gorkhali word Kitta which means a place inhabited by a particular race of people.

 There are two Gorkhali Traditional house of more than hundred

years old existing till today made out of stone and mud at Upper and Lower Kitam and they are also being preserved by the tourism department as historical traditional livelihood of the then Gorkhali.  The GPU experience the sub-tropical climate with an average of

230 C in summer season during daytime and 100 – 130 c in winter in night time.

 The GPU experiences moderate average rainfall in

monsoon between May-September and is identified as drought prone area.

 The vegetation pattern in and around the GPU is dry

deciduous.

 A combination of sal, chirpine and ichy tree has

established peculiarity in vegetation system.

 Red soil, mainly laterite soil which is known to be

infertile and compact having very little capacity to retain water

 Use of chemical fertilizers had destroyed the fertility

• f soil, however, concept of Organic farming and its

adoption has contributed rejuvenation of fertility of soil and gradually fertility of soil is retreating.

 The adjacent reserve forest was declared as Kitam

Bird Sanctuary in the year 2006, which houses more than 100 species of birdlife both forest-dwellers and riverine, more than 20 species of wild animals and more than 40 species of NTFPs (Non-timber forest products).

 More than 90% of population of the GPU dwells in

village and depends upon Agriculture.

 However, due to irregular rainfall and invasion of

wild animals like wild boar, peafowl, rabbit, dear, porcupine and kotera (kin of hummingbird) and lack of irrigation facility as well.

 The focus of the farmers are shifting towards wage

employment such as MGNREGA, contractual manual work, small shops for earning their livelihood.

Irrigation is instrumental for sustenance

• f plant life that the area lies in leeward

side(rain shadow) and receives scanty and irregular rainfall during monsoon.

A significant Canal built from Manpur

khola also lacks water in winter and damages caused by landslides and mudslides from debris of PMGSY road has disrupted its supply to the GPU. There are several MICs that also need maintenance

• f partial damages sustained during last

earthquake.

 Animal husbandry and livestock remained as one

• f the best supplement to support livelihood in

last decade but the nuclear family concept shattered this farming system.

 Goatery, piggery, dairy and indigenous poultry

farming were undertaken in household level.

 Due to scarcity of fodder grass, grazing land and

manpower to undertake this ancestral economic activity, animal husbandry is badly affected.

 Scarcity of water remained another hindrance.

 The GPU experiences acute shortage of

drinking water because of unavailability of significant water sources in the GPU.

 Out of its 5 wards, 2 wards do not have a single

spring.

Water supply system

Sl. Name of the Wards Name

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Sources and dependents Sources outside the GPU Distance from the ward 1 Upper Kitam Nil Mickkhola kholcha, Ghattey khola 2km /8 km 2 Middle Kitam Nil Mickkhola Kholcha 2 km 3 Lower Kitam Dhara kholcha – 12HH Kuwapani – 4 HH Lampate dhara- 40HH dharbarey source-3HH (alt.)

• 4

Belbotay Lampatey Kholcha, Devi khola

• 5

Manpur Sorak Dhara Budey source Lampatey source Mickkhola Kholcha, Singithang source

Governm

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ent Seni enior

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econdary ry School chool Kitam itam ca caters ers the the need need of

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educati tional

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institute tute up up to to Sen enio ior Sec econ

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dary ry lev evel el.

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Other er than than this, this, Lower Lower Kitam Kitam Pr

• Pry. School

School also also cate ters rs 25 25 st students ents.

Apart

Apart fro from Gove Government rnment Schools, chools, there there are are 2 private private Schools Schools viz

• viz. St
• St. Mary’s Schoo

School an and Bethany ethany Ed Educational cational Inst stitut itute.

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There ere are 3 Aganw nwad adi Cen entres es

 The unemployed youth often migrates to nearby

town and Project sites in search of employment.

 The GPU is very poor in terms of community assets

and infrastructures.

 Since the GPU is newly created and performing its

affairs in a rented building at Kitam bazaar and Village Administrative Centre is yet to come up

 Every indoor affairs like Meetings, programmes are to

be conducted in Haat ghar or in open place in bazaar premises.

 Construction of 11 sided public Playground is a

remarkable gift of Government for the people of the GPU, however, it is also awaiting maintenance and follow up activities are to be carried for its fullest utilization.

 Land of PHSC is also awaiting Registration for its up

gradation and process is underway.

Sl Ward Infrastructures Unit Present status as on 30th

• Sept. 2013

1 U. Kitam Kitam PHSC with Quarter Aaganwadi Centre Haat Ghar 1+2 1 1 Awaiting Registration of land Functional Functional 2 M. Kitam Horticulture Farm+ Office 11sided playground (transferred to RM&DD) Water Harvesting Tank at School Rural Product Marketing Centre (RPMC) Kitam Sec. School Building 3.5 acre 4.28 acre 1 3-storied building

3+1(RMSA)

Functional Awaiting maintenance Ready to function Being used by MPCS, not functioning as RPMC Needs to be added 3

• L. Kitam Aaganwadi Centre

Lower Kitam Pry. School MIC 1 2 2 Functional Functional, 1 building is newly constructed. Functional, but needs maintenance 4 Belbotay 5 Manpur Irrigation Canal

 The people and the patients of the GPU primarily rely on

Primary Health Sub-Centre located at Upper Kitam ward.

 The PHSC not only renders its service to the villages under GPU

but also extends to 13 villages which falls Sorak-Shyampani GPU too.

 At present, the PHSC is served by 2 ANMs and one Health

worker along with a Compounder being supported 6 ASHAs.

 The PHSC is delivering its service in case of emergency, first

aid, ANC, Immunisation, JSY, JSSK, MMSSY, VHNP, School health, Pulse Polio, Sugar test, Haemoglobin test, along with

• ther services like OPD, Delivery of Child, IUD insertion, free

counselling on STIs and STDs and family planning.

 Regarding household sanitation, Out of 268 households 25

households are reported to have been practising open defecation as on 31st March 2013.

 An additional room is added through BRGF 2013-14 under Gram

Panchayat while beautification is done through BRGF plan under Zilla Panchayat.

 Area: Pani Khet 20.597 Hec., Dry Land- 139.737

Hec., Barren/fallow land: 20.784 Hec., Khasmal: 108.012 Hec. As per land Revenue Record.

 Registered

under Organic Mission for Certification: 190.712 Hec.

 The

GPU is inhabited by various ethnic communities having different faiths, customs and traditions.

 There

is unity in diversity that all the communities have a common lingua franca i.e. Nepali/Gorkhali. Ethnic communities such as Pradhan/Newar, Subba/Limboo, Tamang, Sharma/Bahun, Chettri, Rai, Gurung, Sherpa, Bhutia, Bhujel, Mukhia, Kami. Darjee etc prominient.

Total household and gender-wise distribution of population as on 31st March 2013:

Sl Name of Ward Total Household Male Female Total figure % figure % figure % 1

• U. Kit

Kitam am 47 47 88 88 6.7 6.7 115 115 8.7 8.7 203 203 15.4 15.4 2

• M. Kit

Kitam am 67 67 147 147 11.17 11.17 164 164 12.5 12.5 311 311 23.67 23.67 3

• L. Kitam

Kitam 60 60 144 144 10.9 10.95 159 159 12.1 12.1 303 303 23.0 23.05 4 Belbot Belbotay ay 53 53 126 126 9.58 9.58 114 114 8.7 8.7 240 240 18.28 18.28 5 Manpur Manpur 51 51 126 126 9.58 9.58 132 132 10.02 10.02 258 258 19.6 19.6 Total

• tal

278 278 631 631 47.98 47.98 684 684 52.02 52.02 1315 1315 100 100

Sex Ratio: 1084 female for 1000 male. source: Gram Panchayat Baseline Survey, April 2013

Category-wise distribution of population as on 31st March 2013: Sl Ward MBC OBC ST SC Oth ers Total 1 U. Kitam 06 62 113 05 17 203 2 M. Kitam 109 66 63 66 7 311 3 L. Kitam 02 268 33

• 303

4 Belbotay 117 77 15 31

• 240

5 Manpur 29 23 174 32

• 258

Total 263 496 398 134 24 1315 Percentage 20 37.7 30.3 10.2 1.8 100

Universal Adult Franchise: Eligibility for membership of Gram Sabha

Sl. Name

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Ward Male Female Total Figure % Figure % Figure 1

• U. Kitam

68 7.6 89 9.9 157 2

• M. Kitam

98 10.9 115 12.8 213 3

• L. Kitam

89 9.9 99 11.1 188 4 Belbotay 69 7.6 74 8.3 143 5 Manpur 95 10.6 102 11.3 197 Total 419 46.6 479 53.4 898 The citizen of the GPU eligible to cast vote in the process of decision-making and are also the default member of the Gram Sabha, as of 31st March 2013.

• The GPU is 100% electrified. However, increase in number of

household due to fragmentation and partition of family has caused insufficiency of power supply.

• The existing electric polls are insufficient and the transformers are
• verburdened of tapping and also the peoples are fetching electric

connections from a long distance due to unavailability of electric post near to household.

• The consumers of Middle Kitam have been desperately demanding

installation of new transformer and provision of additional electric post.

• All the transformers are in stage of replacement.
• Consumers of the GPU have been demanding for a provision of

separate 11kv-33kv three phase line with its control room at Kitam since the GPU often experiences power cut even during scanty rainfall and during occurrences of any problem in and around Namchi.

• Sl. Name of Ward Kutir Jyoti Free 2 point

Ex-army Free 1

• U. Kitam

2 6 1 2

• M. Kitam

3 10 2 3

• L. Kitam

5 1

• 4

Belbotay

• 5

Manpur

• 1
• Total

10 18 3

Among all the consumers, a handful of the consumers were unable to meet up the expenses of electricity consumptions due to poor financial condition, they were provided with 2 point free electricity under various schemes by the Government as follows:

 The GPU is bestowed with scenic beauty and wide array

• f Biodiversity as the area is the part of Eastern

Himalayas Biodiversity Hotspot, one among the 24 Biodiversity Hotspot. Kitam Bird Sanctuary facilitates a wide array of forest and riverine birds, animal, reptile, fish and other flora and fauna.

 Kitam Bird Sanctuary: The total area is 6 KM2 and the

total perimeter is 10 KM.

 The sanctuary houses an array of biodiversity.  More than 100 species of Birds both jungle and riverine

have been recorded by various researchers and bird watchers.

 More than 40 NTFPs and 20 species of wildlife has been

recorded and still have more to explore that the GPU and the Sanctuary is not fully explored.

Partnership Development:

Mayur

Kitam Eco Development Committee under Kitam Bird Sanctuary

Biodiversity Management Committee

Kitam under Access and Benefit Sharing, Biological Diversity Act 2002

Munal and Lakshya Registered NGOs Kitam MPCS NERLP

Wealth Ranking : U. Kitam Ward

Category

• No. of

Househ

• ld

%

• No. of

Women headed Househ

• ld

% Remarks 1 2 3 5 Rich/ Well Off

10 20 00

Landlord, Govt. employ 1* and 2*, own car, own Pucca house more than one slab, Business man, Having own Vehicles ( taxi). Manageable /Medium

12 26 01 20

Contractor, MR worker, taxi car, RCC building one slab, cottage house, Govt. employ 3* to 4*, petty business. Poor

12 26 01 20

No proper house, more than four children, land 0.1to 0.2 hac, CMRHM. Poorest of the poor

13 28 03 60

Landless Kaccha house, Daily wages earner, disable people, land less then 0.05ha, Tenants, Children more than five. TOTAL

46 10 04 10

The living standards of the villagers are not equal.

Source: NERLP, PRA 2014

Wealth ranking : Middle Kitam

Category

• No. of

House hold %

• No. of

Wome n heade d Hous ehold % Remarks 1 2 3 5 Rich/ Well Off 09 14.2

Regular Govt. Employee, A1 contractors having four vehicles, Land more than 10 acrs and 2-3 storage RCC Building.

Managea ble /Mediu m 21 33.3 03 43

Retired Government Officers, MR workers and Landlords, Vehicle owners, drivers etc. who owns their own land and manage to earn their living economically

Poor 19 30.1 01 14

BPL Farmers with small plot of land, kuccha House.

Poorest

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the poor 14 22.2 03 43

BPL Landless poor with no fixed income, with hand to mouth living, depend upon wage labour.

TOTAL 63 100 7 100

Source: NERLP, PRA 2014

Wealth Ranking: Manpur

Category

• No. of

Househ

• ld

%

• No. of

Women headed Househ

• ld

% Remarks 1 2 3 5 Rich/ Well Off

04 7 01 33

Landlord, Govt. employ 1* and 2*, own car, own Pucca house more than one slab, Business man, Having own Vehicles ( taxi).Contractor I to II grade more than 5 acr land. Manageabl e /Medium

06 11 01 33

Contractor VI grade, taxi car, RCC building one slab,RED RHM, CMRHM,

• Govt. employ 3* to 4*, petty business,

pension holder. Land uoto 3to 5 acr. Poor

41 73 01 33

No proper house, more than four children, land less then 0.5 acr, only house, kuccha house,, job less, M.R employes. Poorest of the poor

05 9 _

Landless, Mud house, Daily wages earner, disable people, Tenents, Children more than five, unemployed. TOTAL

56 100

• 100

The living standard of the villagers are not equal.

Source: NERLP, PRA 2014

Wealth ranking : Belbotay Ward

Category

• No. of

Househ

• ld

%

• No. of

Women headed Househ

• ld

% Remarks 1

2 3

5 Rich/ Well Off

8 15

Regular employees, two storied building, A grade contractor,

• wn vehicle owner. Land

more than 5 acres, Managea ble /Medium

20 38

M.R Worker, taxi loan owner,

• ne storied building ,Less than 5

acres land, B grade contractor, private job more than 5,000/salary Poor

9 17

CMRH building, wage labour, kuchha house, farmer, jobless, private job below 5000/- salary, Land less than 1 acre, Farmers. Poorest

• f the

poor

15 29 1 2

Tenants, landless, Handicaps, disable TOTAL

52 100 1

The living standards of the villagers are not totally equal, but some living standers are

• similar. Thus it is difficult to

classify.

Source: NERLP, PRA 2014

Wealth Ranking:Lower Kitam

Source: NERLP, PRA 2014

Category

• No. of

Household %

• No. of

Women headed Household % Remarks

1

2 3 5

Rich/ Well Off

05 8 01 17

Husband/ wife govt. service employee, Building/ RCC building Land more than 5 acres, Businessman,

Manageab le /Medium

17 27 02 33

M.R Worker/ work charge

• employees. Cottage/ pucca

houses but not RCC building. Land less than 5 acres, own Taxi vehicles.

Poor

27 44 01 17

Kuccha house, CMRH house , Land less than 1 acre, Farmers.

Poorest of the poor

13 21 02 33 Tenants/landless,

Handicaps, children more than five whose parents are wage earner, daily wage earner.

TOTAL

62 100 06 100

The living standard of the villagers are mostly equal, thus it is difficult to classify.

After Shouldering of Responsibilities

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Gram Panchayat from last Sikkim Panchayat Poll, various activities are being undertaken

Developmental Issues

Water Supply from Bul Khola- VWSP

by GIZ is prepared with DPR

Multi Purpose Gram Prasasan Kendra

with inbuilt Community Service Centre, Gym, Video Conferencing Facility, Parking Yard, Multi Purpose Conference & Theatre Hall, Indoor game facilities etc.

Addition of New School

Building at Kitam Sr. Secondary School

Improvement

and Development

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Kitam Public Playground and Road Connectivity

Beautification

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Kitam Bazaar

Community Centre at each

Ward

Provision of Home Stay for

promotion of Tourism

On going works

Nature Interpretation Centre at Manpur

Phatak – incomplete due to non-payment of fund

Beautification of Kitam Bazaar sanctioned

last year but work is not undertaken

2 RWSS at Manpur and Lower Kitam REDRH houses in the verge of completion

 And Mile to go……

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