NBJK Celebrates #IndependenceDay of the Nation

15 August 2021, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribag): 75th Independence Day of India has been celebrated at NBJK Coordination Office and Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) hoisted tricolor flag in presence of the staffs & local people.

In his brief address after chorus of national anthem, Mr. Girija Satish said that India passed through many transformations in post-independence era and science has contributed a lot to the process. He considered 3rd wave of COVID-19 as a severe challenge ahead, stressed upon vaccination and appealed people to ignore superstitious notions around the pandemic. NBJK president put agriculture development as a priority issue and demanded to ban liquor in Jharkhand with entire India. He discussed about alcohol borne economic-social problems and the need of strong will power by the Government and public pressure especially from women to prohibit this evil.

NBJK Secretary Mr. Satish Girija pointed out the dream of our freedom fighters for a new India and the works still due in villages after 74 years of freedom, he said. In context of poor health facilities across rural areas, he updated about the initiatives from NBJK like Covid Care Center-outreach/eye screening camps & eye care services by LNJP eye hospitals. Mr. Satish Girija said about the need of maximum people’s access to benefits of liberty, social harmony and irrigation facility in villages for about 900 million people dependent upon agriculture.

Mr. Prabhu Nath Sharma (Treasurer) said that since India encountered various problems to get independence, we must remember the sacrifice of our freedom fighters and should strive to make India as per their vision. He differentiated between freedom & free will and there is no freedom to hurt anyone, he stated.

Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Program Director) focused upon the importance of making children acquainted with this special day and initiatives taken by NBJK to address problems in villages. Mr. Rajeev Singh (Program Manager) has briefed about the organization’s intervention to subdue COVID-19 while Mr. Abhay Kumar (Supervisor) said about the pride of being below our national flag and we must maintain its dignity, he told.

The program was anchored by Mr. Shankar Rana (Lok Samiti) and about 50 persons including children have participated in the event.

Also the branch offices, schools & eye hospitals of NBJK have celebrated Independence Day gracefully at Hazaribag, Gaya, Patna, Dumka, Deoghar, Chakai and other places.              

Quest for Job on #InternationalYouthDay

12 August 2021, Chakai (Jamui, Bihar): At Heth Chakai Middle School premises under the program of #SBIGramSeva with support of SBI Foundation @SBIFoundationIndia @SBI_FOUNDATION on the occasion of International Youth Day @Unitednations @UN a training-cum-job orientation camp for youths was organized with SIS Security Cell @sisgroup1974 @sisindia_ltd in presence of their officers like Mr. B. K. Jha (Commandant Officer), Mr. Chandan Kr. Chaudhary (Recruitment Officer).

They discussed with youths about job opportunity as SIS Security Guard and motivated them towards training to get placement in the company.

Total 45 youths have participated in the event. One young man Mr. Pankaj Kumar Das has been selected for training and more 4 youths from other operational villages will get the chance for training soon, Mr. S. K. Yajal (Program Manager, SBI Gram Seva, Chakai) has informed.

6,708 OPD in 99 #CovidCareRuralOutreachCamps @GiveIndia @SkollFoundation @LindeIndia @LindeIndia1

10 August 2021, Barkagaon (Hazaribag): After Sadar, Daroo, Katkamdag, Katkamsandi, Padma and Churchu blocks of Hazaribag district, the program of Covid Care Outreach Camp with support of GiveIndia, US GiveIndia Foundation, Skoll Foundation and Linde India, has entered in Barkagaon block now.

During the period of 03-07 August, the camps have been organized at Ango, Nayatand, Talashwar, Nimiyatand, Jarjara, Potanga, Urimari, Saandh, Ambajit,Gosaibaliya, Mahugaikala panchayats/villages of Barkagaon block with total 858 OPD by coverage of 47 villages in Barkagaon block. On behalf of Ms Amba Prasad (MLA, Barkagaon), her representative Mr. Visheshwar Nath Chaube was present in first two camps at Ango & Nayatand to support the program and 21 panchayats are to be covered within a fortnight.

Till 7th August’21, 99 Covid Care Outreach Camps have been organized in the district with coverage of almost same number of panchayats and resulted as total 6708 OPD from 292 villages. Out of total OPD, about 6% people found with high blood pressure and more or less 9% detected with high sugar also. Around 85% of total OPD availed free medicines as per prescriptions of the doctor in the camps.

Also 1 Oximeter, 1 Thermal Scan Thermometer and 1 bottle of Sanitizer have been provided to each among 102 Rural Medical Practitioners (RMPs) to ensure their safe service in the villages. The program is being supported by local PRI representatives, teachers, sahiyas, anganwadi sevikas etc.

#MurhuNariShaktiKisanProducerCompanyLimited Awarded as Best FPO under the Category of Women Empowerment

28 July 2021, Khunti: Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producer Company Limited, a Farmer Producer Organization promoted by NBJK in the year 2018 under the program of Lakhpati Kisan-Smart Village with support of CInI-Tata Trusts @cinicell @TataTrusts @tatatrusts, has received the award from The Economic Times as best FPO under the category of Women Empowerment (Mahila Sashaktikaran Award) in Eastern Region.

The Company has been nominated in 2 categories i.e. Category for Best FPO and FPO-Mahila Sashaktikaran Award. ET Edge @ET_Edge twitted, “We are delighted to announce Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producer Company Limited has won Mahila Sashaktikaran Award in East, Congratulations! Knowledge Partner: Grantthornton Bharat @GrantThorntonBharat https://twitter.com/ET_Edge/status/1420379728402214914?s=08

MNSKPCL was awarded in 2nd Edition of Samunnati – The Economic Times FPO Awards organized as digital awards ceremony in presence of eminent persons like Prof. Ramesh Chand (Member-NITI Aayog), Mr. Padmanand V., Partner members from PSUs and Grant Thornton India LLP.

Currently with total turnover of Rs. 7 Crore 17 Lakh, MNSKPCL has 2835 women shareholders and each woman invested 1,000 INR. It works on input-output supply of high value crops, fish, lac, pigs, poultry, goats and guides members in cultivation, convergence from different govt. schemes and accounts maintenance of producer groups. In 2019, the company has been co-opted by JSLPS (Dept. of Rural Dev., GoJ) under JOHAR Program. It encouraged 23 entrepreneurs with Polyhouse nursery, Piggery, Fishery and runs Solar Based Cold Storage as well as Better Life Farming Center to support farmers.

Inauguration of #VisionCentre at Barkattha CHC

27 July 2021, Barkattha (Hazaribag): Today a Vision Center started at Community Health Centre, Barkattha under Netra Vasant-Rural Eye Health Program by Sightsavers India @SightsaversIndia @SightsaversIn, NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribag) and Sadar Hospital, Hazaribag.

This was inaugurated by Mr. Shrikant Manjhi (CO, Barkattha), Mr. Basant Saw (Mukhiya, North Barkattha Panchayat), Dr. Rajnikant (MO, CHC), Mr. Gopal Saw (Mukhiya, Barkattha) and Mr. Mithilesh Bharti (Social Worker) jointly. On this occasion, Mr. Shrikant Manjhi has appreciated concerned organizations for opening of the Vision Center in this remote backward area. Dr. Rajnikant stated that very often we don’t understand about gravity of our eye problems but proper checkup at this Vision Center can ensure towards precise treatment. Mr. Basant Saw said that the facility for dealing with eye diseases is a major necessity of this area and the Vision Center will address people’s requirement from Chalkusha, a nearby block too.

Also 30 Sahiya Didis have participated in the inaugural ceremony and Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPC, REHP) provided them tips over common eye diseases with their prevention and identification. Mr. Rajeev Kumar has been appointed as Ophthalmic Assistant here and out of toatal 18 OPD today, 5 with Cataract and 1 with Pterygium have been detected. These patients will be taken to LNJP Eye Hospital or Hazaribag Sadar Hospital for treatment without any charge.

Dr. Dilip, Mr. Shrikant Pandey (CHC), Mr. Rakesh (Ayush), Mr. Ranjit Singh (BPM) and others have contributed to the event.

5000 Plus OPD in #CovidCareRuralOutreachCamps @GiveIndia @SkollFoundation @LindeIndia @LindeIndia1

26 July 2021, Hazaribag:  Right from the first COVID Care Outreach Camp on 15 June at Silawar panchayat in Sadar block, it continued to total 59 panchayats of Sadar, Daru, Katkamsandi & Katkamdag blocks till 24 July with 72 camps and ensured 5014 OPD from 216 villages. The people went through checkup of fever, blood pressure, sugar, oxygen level & cold-cough-throat infection, obtained medical consultation and about 85% have got medicines free of cost.

These camps are being organized by NBJK with support of GiveIndia, US GiveIndia Foundation, Skoll Foundation and Linde India. Mr. Anjani Kumar Sinha (Program Manager) said that among the people after checkup, about 6% are found with high blood pressure and roughly 10% with high sugar but they were unaware of such development. Those patients have availed physician’s advice & medicines, he informed.

In the program, two teams organize two outreach camps daily except on Sunday and support kit with 1 oximeter, 1 infrared thermometer & 1 bottle of sanitizer have been provided to each of 75 identified Rural Medical Practitioners (RMPs) for delivery of safe service across villages. It is noteworthy that the campaign of COVID Care Rural Outreach Camp has the target of free medical checkup & medicines to around 9000 people from 400 villages of the district.

Strengthening of CHC with #VisionCenter Now

22 July 2021, Barkagaon (Hazaribag): As an activity of Netra Vasant-Rural Eye Health (REH) program under joint auspices of Sightsavers India @SightsaversIndia @SightsaversIn, NBJK managed LNJP Eye Hospital-Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribag) and Govt. run Hazaribag Sadar Hospital, opening of a Vision Center at Community Health Center-Barkagaon was ensured today.

Mr. Nandji Dubey (District Manager, UNICEF, Hazaribag), Mr. Visheshwar Choubey (Representative, MLA-Barkagaon) and Dr. B. N. Prasad (Medical Officer, Barkagaon) have inaugurated this together. Mr. Nandji Dubey said that because of population growth, there is a need of health facilities in villages and this Vision Center will be instrumental for treatment of eye diseases. He expressed hope about handling of eye problems here usually found with people from 50 + age group.

On this occasion, Mr. Krishna Singh (Mukhiya, Sikri panchayat) insisted for screening camp at every panchayat of Barkagaon block and offered his support. Also Dr. Poonam Minj, Dr. Bhaskar and Dr. Indradev were present in the inaugural ceremony. Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPC, REH) has introduced about the program, described its main concern to provide quality eye health care services across rural pockets and said about endeavors in field.

The Vision Center will be opened from Monday to Saturday constantly and appointed Mrs. Prabha Bilung as well as Mr. Shyam Kishor as Ophthalmic Assistants. Here people can avail checkup facilities for refractive errors, cataract, pterygium, glaucoma and other vision problems. The cataract patients will be benefitted by surgery at LNJP eye hospital or Hazaribag sadar hospital without any charge.

There were 8 Sahiya didis participated in the function and they will mobilize eye patients to visit the center. Out of total 18 OPD today, 3 persons have been identified with cataract and their operations will take place soon without any charge.

Inauguration of a New #VisionCenter at Keredari

19 July 2021, Keredari (Hazaribag): Under joint auspices of Sightsavers India @SightsaversIndia @SightsaversIn, NBJK managed LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospital-Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribag) with Govt. run Sadar Hospital-Hazaribag, a Vision Center started at Community Health Center of Keredari block under Netra Vasanta-Rural Eye Health program.

Mr. Tapeshwar Saw (Mukhiya, Keredari Gram Panchayat) has inaugurated this Vision Center and welcomed the move to provide eye care services for people of this remote block of Hazaribag district. He said that we will ensure community cooperation to organize screening camps at each panchayat of the block for treatment of the persons suffering from various eye disorders.

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar (Medical Officer, CHC-Keredari) was present on the occasion; he wished every success of this initiative and appealed the villagers to take care of their eye problems without delay.

The vision center will work on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in a week with checkup facility for Refractive Errors, Cataract, Pterygium, Glucoma as well as other complications. Cataract patients will get surgery at LNJP Eye Hospital or Sadar Hospital free of cost. Mr. Shyam Kishor has been appointed as Ophthalmic Assistant here and he registered 24 OPD on very first day.

Also 13 Sahiya Didis have participated in the event and Mr. Kirti Rawat (District Program Coordinator, REH) has briefed them about basics of eye care. He said regarding program’s commitment to reach at villages with eye health care with two more vision Centers at Barkagaon and Barkattha blocks of Hazaribag district. Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Program Director, NBJK) and Dr. Jitendra Kumar (State Program Officer, Sightsavers) have played important role to expand REH program in the district. 

Observance of #WorldYouthSkillsDay2021 @Unitednations @UN

15 July 2021, Chakai & Deoghar: On the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, SBI Foundation-Mumbai  @SBIFoundationIndia @SBI_FOUNDATION supported & NBJK run SBI Gram Seva program beneficiaries have observed the day enthusiastically.

At Chhachudih village in Chakai block (dist-Jamui, Bihar), young farmers have joined orientation-cum-training towards the Govt. run Community Tube Well Scheme, Horticulture Mission & Kitchen Gardening. Mr. Rituraj (Block Technical Manager, Chakai) was the resource person who discussed about the condition, process & technique to be a part of these profit making interventions carried out by the Government in rural areas. He said that Community Tube Well Scheme needs a group of 8 to 25 farmers with 12 acres of land to ensure irrigation facility while Kitchen Gardening can draw more income for small farmers by growing different vegetables at a place. Likewise medicinal plants have good market now and growers can initiate with substantial support from the Government, he added. Also he visited some plots to guess about viability of the schemes. Total  85 farmers participated in the event.

At Ramaldih village in Deoghar Sadar block (dist-Deoghar, Jharkhand), women beneficiaries of skill development training have celebrated Youth Skills Day gracefully.

Mr. S. K. Aizal (Program Manager,SBIGS- Chakai), Mr. Jitendra Kumar (Program Manager, SBIGS-Deoghar), Mr. Dhirendra Dheeraj, Mr. Mahendra Ray, Mr. Umesh Yadav and many others have contributed to the affair.                          

3493 OPD from 169 Villages at #COVIDCareRuralOutreachCamps

14 July 2021, Hazaribag: With support of GiveIndia @GiveIndia, US GiveIndia Foundation, Skoll Foundation @SkollFoundation and Linde @LindeIndia @LindeIndia1 NBJK run Covid Care Outreach Camp program has expanded its coverage in Katkamsandi block now.

In the span of 5-14 July, the camps held at many panchayats like Kanchanpur, Romi, Kandsar, Khutra, Daandh, Lupung, Gadokhar, Shahpur, Dhothwa, Kathautiya, Datokhurd … and all 18 panchayats of the block will be covered in this week. At the outreach camp of Kanchanpur, Mr. Omprakash Kumar (Community Co-ordinator, JSLPS) and Mr. Deepak Sharma (Social security Facilitator, Sightsavers) have co-operated notably.

In these camps, many persons like Mrs. Bhuneshwari Devi from Kanchanpur, Md. Asgar Ali from Romi, Mr. Vijay Ram from Kandsar, Mrs. Anima Khatun from Khutra, Mr. Chandradev Saw from Daandh have been identified with diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, symptoms of COVID and got consultations from physicians with medicines free of cost. Mr. Rajkumar Mehta (Mukhiya, Kandsar) and Mr. Minhaz Husain (Mukhiya, Daandh) have contributed a lot to organize the camps in their panchayats. Dr. (Mrs.) Megha Sinha and Dr. R. N. Sinha are serving as physicians in these camps.

Mr. Anjani Sinha (Program Manager) said that during the period of 15 June-14 July, Covid Care Outreach Camps have registered 3,493 patients from 169 villages of 52 panchayats in Hazaribag Sadar, Daru & Katkamsandi blocks. They went under checkup of oxygen level, blood pressure, sugar, fever with other symptoms of COVID and received observation & consultation from MBBS doctors. 225 persons have been identified with high blood pressure while 450 found with high sugar. Medicines were made available to around 85% of all the patients.

Also these camps have acknowledged 55 Rural Medical Practitioners and provided sets of Oximeter-Infrared Thermometer-Sanitizer bottle to 50 RMPs for betterment of their service.