Umakanta Patra

Marding, an interior village in Urladani Gram Panchayat of M. Rampur block of Kalahandi district, doesn’t have good road connectivity owing to which the villagers face acute problem in accessing government schemes and programmes. CYSD with its district partner Seba Jagat conducted Community Score Card (CSC) process to identify major issues in Anganwadi Centre (AWC) and Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND).

The AWC was hardly opening and VHND was a dream for the mothers and children in the village. The pre-school education was also another issue identified by the villagers. All the issues and common action points were discussed with the beneficiaries and service providers together. The villagers met Ms Romana Jafri, Block Development Officer (BDO) and Ms. Swarnalata Nayak, Block Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) of M. Rampur and complained on the issues. The concern BDO and CDPO visited the village and resolved the issues ensuring regular opening of the AWC with distribution of food and nutrition supplements and running of pre-school education activities.

Moreover, the villagers also met the District Coordinator, ICDS and Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) and submitted their application regarding nonfunctioning of VHND in the village. The district coordinator and supervisor of ICDS visited the village and made functional of VHND ensuring regular and timely delivery of services to the villagers. Now, we are happy that both the AWC and VHND are functioning well, says one of the villagers.