The Masters Moving their Villages Forward

03 January 2023, Chakai (Jamui, Bihar): Under SBI Foundation supported SBI Gram Seva project by NBJK in Chakai block of Jamui district in Bihar, five villages as Heth Chakai, Paatjori, Chhachudih, Mamtadih and Garahi of Ramchandradih panchayat are going through transformation silently.

At each village, Community Information Centre imparts digitalization of villages with computer education, internet connectivity, photo copy-printing of documents, news updates, instant information on Govt. schemes etc. Remedial Coaching Centres offer extra classes of Science, Math & English to students of class VIII, IX & X and the project provides SBI OJAS Rural Talent Scholarship to students.

For livelihood support, SBI’s Rural Self-Employment Training Institute (RSETI), Jamui provides vocational training to women & youths on different trades. Also some private agencies visit at villages to recruit youths.

As empowering activities for rural youths, events like cricket tournament & others used to be held at operational villages. Likewise to make people aware and to involve them with issues of wider concern, celebration of special days is a routine activity in these villages.

To enhance farmers’ income through allied activities, cows have been distributed among farmers and farmers’ groups have received electric motor pumps with accessories. SBIGS ensures construction, renovation and repair of ponds, wells-hand pumps, bathrooms, sitting platforms etc in these villages. It arranges knowledge sharing sessions with villagers over new schemes for farmers and innovative agriculture.

It’s significant that there are Village Development Committees at each target village and NBJK-SBIF handed over all created assets & infrastructures under SBIGS to the community. Here the villagers are not merely recipients rather they are masters to move their villages forward.