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CONTENTS
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State-level Conference in Bihar
Workshop on empowering panchayat members on health issues through mass media
Workshop with Media on gender issues
Workshop on Communication Strategies for RCH
Workshop with Media on HIV/AIDS in India
Press conference on the Foundation's priority areas for interventions
JRD Tata Memorial Oration
Campaign against Pre-birth elimination of females (Female Foeticide)
Participation in Social Development Fair
Project Activities
Evaluation of Projects
Strategic Repositioning of The Foundation
Publications and AudioNideo Productions
Pre-birth elimination of females
IIfID
Phone-in programme on pre-birth elimination of females
Workshop on missing women
Community radio programmes
Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS
Capacity Building
Adolescent Reproductive Health
Service Del ivery
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MISSION
The Popu lation FouQdati.Q1)of J~lJdig,(PF~~jJds~dic~tladt~ prqP1ote
effective formulation and implementatronOf genderi sen§,itive
population and development policies, strategies and programmes. PFI
seeksto accomplish this by extendingtechnicalgnd f~nalJqial support
to individuals and civil society institutions; piloffng innovative
approaches and building support at the national, sub-national and
community levels through informed advocacy.
The Foundation endeavors to address the critical issuesof population,
health and sustainable development for better quality of life by
increased access to services, promotion of advocacy programmes,
capacity building at various levels and facilitating enabling
environment for optimal utilization of resources.
The Foundation aims to promote, expand, build awareness and
strengthen commitment towards a rights-based approach,
empowerment of women, increased male responsibility, a life cycle
approach, gender equality and equity, informed and expanded choice
of contraceptives and promotion of small family norm by forging
meaningful partnerships with institutions both in public and private
sectors.
The Foundation strives to focus its activities on issues of reproductive
and sexual health and rights, HIV/AIDS, child health & rights, women's
health, adolescent health & development, unmet need for family
planning services and female foeticide. The vision encompasses serving
the economically weaker and marginalized sections living in the
socially and demographically backward districts of the country for
sustainable social change.
The Foundation acts as a think-tank and advocate at various levels in
formulating and influencing population policies and programmes. It
serves as a catalytic agent to promote programmes directed towards
the ultimate goal of population stabilization and development.
PFI Governing Board and Advisory Council
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PFI GOVERNING BOARD AND
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Governing Board
Dr. Bharat Ram, who succeeded JRD Tata as
Chairman in 1993, heads the Governing Board. The
Board, with the advice of an Advisory Council,
determines the policies and programme strategies of
the Foundation and sets priorities. The distinguished
members of the Governing Board are:
Chairman
Dr. Bharat Ram
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Hari Shankar Singhania
Members
Dr. B K Anand
Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Mr. K L Chugh
Dr. (Mrs.) Banoo J Coyaji
Mr. B G Deshmukh
Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej
Dr. Abid Hussain
Mr. R V Kanoria
Begum Bilkees Latif
Dr. V A Pai Panandiker
Mr. J C Pant
Ms. Justice Leila Seth
Mr. Saleem I Shervani
Dr. M S Swaminathan
Mr. Ratan N Tata
Mr. B G Verghese
Mrs. Avabai B Wadia
II Sr:cretary, Department ~f Fa~ily Welfare, GOI
. Mr. A R Nanda, Executive Director, PFI
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council, consisting of experts in related
fields such as Sociology, Demography,
Communications, Health Services, Environment,
Education, Management, Women's Development
contributes to the formulation of the Foundation's
policies and programmes. The distinguished members
of the Advisory Council are:-
Chairman
Dr. M S Swaminathan
Members
Mr. T V Antony
Mr.T. R. Satish Chandran
Mrs. Rami Chhabra
Ms. Meenakshi Datta Ghosh
Dr. S 0 Gupta
Dr. S H Hassan
Dr. B K Joshi
Dr. Usha R Krishna
Mr. Ajay S Mehta
Ms. Poonam Muttreja
Dr. Saroj Pachauri
Dr. Yash Pal
Dr. Ragini Prem
Mr. T L Sankar
Dr. E A S Sarma
Prof. G P Talwar
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Mr. A R Nanda, Executive Director, PFI
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CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Annual General Meeting of the Foundation.
aware, the Foundation,
its inception, has displayed a vision to
small families a socially acceptable and sustainable behaviour
norm and dedicated itself to the cause of human welfare through family planning,
reproductive and child health services and other population programmes. The vision
also encompasses serving the economically weaker and marginalized sections living
in the socially and demographically backward districts of the country for sustainable
social change.
Its present activities can broadly be categorized as advocacy programmes; capacity
building mainly through training; creating awareness among adolescents on
reproductive health; service-delivery especially through mobile
clinics serving the deprived groups - slums, tribal community ete.;
building media-relationship; developing a data-base on population
and reproductive health parameters ete. A few of the initiatives
taken during the year under report are highlighted below:-
Population Foundation of India has been organizing state-level
advocacy conferences in various states on population stabilization,
health and social development issues and providing a platform to
academicians, population experts, social scientists, bureaucrats,
politicians and government officials to share their expertise in
population, health and social development issues and
various constraints being faced from time to time. In Bihar, it was
organized at Patna on December 14-15, 2002. Honourable Minister
Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Dr Shakeel Ahmad,
inaugurated the
Experts from international
organizations, senior officials from Central and State government,
members of PFI Governing Board and representatives of dedicated institutions and
non-government organizations working on RCH and related issues participated in
the conference.
grim realities in Bihar: (i)
(iii) bureaucratic
need in relation to, family
issuesin government!
It also emphasised the
in the state.
to the Government of
workshops
to February 2004, in
Bihar has been formed
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forfof!ow.t.lp activities,with a new f?FIAdviser having been appointed for Bihar
and Jharkhand. Recently, we have organised a similar conference for jharkhand
State, which was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of jharkhand.
Popt41atjol1iF9Ur1~ationqf;tndi<.\\iEl:nd Indi~Joint[y organized state-level advocacy
workshops with Members of Legislative Assembly and Corporate sector against
female foeticide in Rajasthan and Orissa.
The objectives of the workshops were:.to re-orient and present th~ correct perception
ofife'ma[~ifoeti(fi<1teq!!t(v1emb~fosf the State Legislative
Assembly/members of the industrial associations; to bring to light the scope and
content of the PNDT Actwith an attempt to prevent and control the rampant practice
of sex determination tests and sex sele<;::tiotnhat lead to female foeticide and through
thiSipjr0ceS'$,pro~ote.~~Os.!n.~tw9rk to<1~veloP0i<g.\\er):der s~nsitiv~progr<.\\mme
implementation sffategyhase~on gender s.ensitive policy environment.
During the next two years, the Foundation, in collaboration with Plan India, has
proposed to conduct similar workshops in eleven more states, namely, Punjab,
Haryana,
Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal,
Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
The Foundation, from time to time, addresses media representatives on the scenario
of population and development. In November last year, shared with the media
about the Foundation's decision to
its activities on socio-demographically
backward districts, mostly in the states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and 122 districts where
child sex ratio is less than 900 per 1000 males.
One of important
ascertain the views of
eminent personalities on population issues and towards this purpose, we organize
annual oration in memory of the late jRD Tata, the founder Chairman. In February,
2003, Dr Manmohan Singh, leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) delivered the
Oration on Population, Poverty and Sustainable Development.
The jRD Tata Awards 2002 (third in the series) were distributed to the best performing
state and districts on RCH by Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Hon'ble Vice-President
of India on November 7,2003.
TheFbundalion[s playi!flg anfrnport'ant
in setting up RegJonal Training and
Resource Development Centres (RTRDCs)in various states with the aim of providing'
training to middle-level NGO personnel from various NGOs. These RTRDCs are
established with the
of ftodalNGOs. .~ast y~ar, the Foundation. established
threesuth<::enfr~$/
Mi~~aputi!with~entr~f()r R.t.tralEnf.reprel"'l.eurshipand
Technical Education (CREATE)o; ne atlucknow, with India Literacy Board covering
a
eight districts of Uttar Pradesh and one at Orissa with AGRAGAMEE covering
undivided>d.istricts of K9raput<.\\nd K<.\\lahandidistrict.
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Foundation has
and Haryana.
Promotion of Adolescent Reproductive Health in Uttaranchal with Himalayan
Institute Hospital Trust, Dehradun (Rural Development Institute) in three blocks of
three districts, namely Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital. The project
was launched on February 19, 2003. Hon'ble Governor of Uttaranchal, Shri
Sudarshan Aggrawal was the Chief Guest. Two similar initiatives have been taken
with social wings of corporate sector, with Parivar Kalyan Sansthan and Tata Steel
Family Initiatives Foundation in Jharkhand State. The idea is to empower adolescents
on issues of reproductive health, protection against STDs, HIV/AIDS and sensitize
them on issues of gender equality and equity through schools and kishore/kishori
groups.
The Foundation in collaboration with JANANI, a prominent social-marketing
organization at Patna, started a project this year to create easily accessible training
facilities for doctors and ANMs from the private, NGO and public sectors of Bihar;
to deliver large volumes of family planning services at affordable prices to the low
and low-middle income groups, and benchmark and promote quality of care.
The Foundation recognizes that the fight against HIV/AIDS is a complex process
and that the Foundation's added value to the national commitment and effort is to
concentrate its energy and resources into areas where it has a comparative advantage,
such as its strong network of partners, (NGOs, CBOs, CSOs, Panchayats, Corporate
NGOs) strong state presence, use of reproductive health as an entry point for HIV
prevention, and its experience in dealing with multi-sectoral issues. The purpose of
promoting HIV/AIDS programmes by the Foudnation is to develop an effective
response to the HIV/AIDSepidemic in India by improving Reproductive Health.
New Members of the Governing Board
Budget and Expenditure
March
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I. earned interest including incentive of Rs 129.13 lakhs on its investments;
II. received a rental income of Rs 281.09 lakhs;
III. disbursed project grants (including on projects funded by outside agencies)
of Rs 207.98 lakhs;
IV. incurred an expenditure of Rs 56.08 lakhs on Programme Development,
Monitoring and Evaluation, and IEC and Rs 35.32 lakhs on Management and
Administration (excluding provision for property tax and depreciation);
v. had long-term investments of Rs 1307 lakhs in public sector companies and
Rs 0.63 lakhs on short term investment with Banks as on 31.03.2003;
VI. transferred a sum of Rs 51.54 lakhs being excess of income over expenditure
to Society Fund.
The budget allocations for project activities are expected to increase in the coming
years keeping in view the objective of the Foundation and taking advantage of the
availability of additional resources from national/international agencies.
Acknowledgements
The Foundation is grateful to the members of the Governing Board, Advisory Council,
consultative panels, expert groups, social workers, health professionals, NGO
partners and scientists who have readily responded to our call for advice and
assistance in a true spirit of service for a cause of national importance.
We are grateful to the various departments of government, particularly, the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Information
and Boradcasting including Prasar Bharati and Doordarshan, Gyan Darshan, Press
Information Bureau and Planning Commission for the sustained interest and
cooperation in furthering the aims of the Foundation. We are also grateful to the
Media, both print and electronic, who in the recent times have displayed enhanced
sensitivity to population, development and environment issues, and helped build
public opinion in favour of determined action.
Finally, I take this opportunity to express the Governing Board's and my own
appreciation of the excellent work put in by Mr A R Nanda, Executive Director. I
look forward to his new initiatives and direction for the future of the Foundation. I
also appreciate the staff of the Foundation, who continue to discharge their duties
with enthusiasm and efficiency.
BHARAT RAM
CHAIRMAN
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ACT
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Advocacy
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A two-day State-level Conference on Population
Stabilization,Health and SocialDevelopmentlssues
in 13iharwas organized on December 14.15, 2002 .
at Patna. This was the sixthconference in the series
of the state-level advocacy conferences being
organised by Population Foundation of India.
The conference was organised to highlight various
population and development issues in the state. The
Foundationwas able to provide a common platform
'" to experts, academicians, bureaucrats, politicians
ahd representatives of NGOs to share their views.
Thedeliberationsofthe conferencewere able to bring
~ to light the grim realities of the state in relation to
growth of population, socio-economic condition of
the state, bureaucratic structure,,-poorhealth service.
delivery,unmet need in relation to family planning,
low-levelof literacy etc. It brought out government!
non-government/international perspectives on
population, healthand socialdevelopment issuesand
the important role of advocacy in promoting
population and related programmes in the state.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr Shakeel
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replacemelenvetl in Bihar, if the presenttrends
international, government, non-government,
continue. This can only be reversed if proactive
community based organisations and the
steps are taken.
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The current trends show that 75% population
beneficiaries themselves.
. People's movement in birth registration apart
growth in Bihar would be in the age group 15-
from population stabilisation, health and social
59. Suitable jobs should be provided locally;
programmes is needed.
otherwise out migration from Bihar would The recommendations of the conference were
reach mammoth proportions.
submitted to the Government of Bihar. The divisional-
. The state should formulate and come out with level conferences have been scheduled in Patna,
a Population Policy which may include time Saran, Bhagalpur, Munger, Tirhut, Darbhanga, Purnia,
bound programmes for population stabilisation Saharsa and Magadh during November 2003 to
and major employment and income-generating February 2004 in collaboration with local NGOs. A
schemes.
standing Task Force for Bihar has been formed for
. Divisional-level workshops may be organised follow-up activities.
at each division.
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There is a need to empower and strengthen
Panchayati Raj Institutions.
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Advocacy with politicians, religious leaders,
on
members on
through mass
legislators, government officials and other
decision influencers is needed.
The Foundation successfully completed a project on
. Media has a major role to play in population
empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions on health
stabilisation and social development of Bihar. issues through electronic media with Institute of
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Social and Economic Change OSEC)in January 2003.
Rights-based approach is needed for addressing The achievements and lessons learnt were presented
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women's and children's issues.
Unmet needs are prevalent in large areas of
at a state-level workshop organized at Bangalore on
January 24, 2003. Representatives from Population
Bihar. People should be provided with all Foundation of India, State Health Department, State
available choices for family planning. There Institute of Health and Family Welfare, ISEC, six
are 66 per cent of the chemist shops existing collaborating NGOs of the project and experts on
in remote areas of Bihar. They can be made health education and commun ication were
nodal distributors of contraceptives like participated in the workshop.
condoms and oral pills.
Some of the recommendations that emerged from the
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"Sulabh Prasavalayas" (Maternity Huts) for safe-
del ivery and health care of the mother and the
. Health workshop were:
education programmes through mass
new-born should be established.
media should continue and be extended to all
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There isan urgent need to improve the literacy
level, especially female literacy. Women's
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parts of the State.
Narrow casting of health education serials
empowerment can playa major role in
should be considered as an effective and low
improving the population situation of Bihar.
cost alternative for easy and sustained
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The adolescent health and development
programmes can be promoted through
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integrated and coordinated efforts of national,
implementation.
Steps should be taken to ensure that the cable
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operators compulsorily beam Doordarsnan
channels as per the Prasar Bharati Act.
. The State Departments of Panchayati Raj may
be persuaded to issue instructions to all
Panchayati Raj Institutions to participate in the
developmental education programmes
organized by various departments and agencies
from time to time.
. The Department of Health and Family Welfare
in the states should take an active role in such
programmes by instructing the functionaries of
Primary Health Centers and Sub-centers to
actively participate in such programmes.
. Governmental efforts alone in health education
have been found to be limited. In the
background of the experience gained through
this programme, several NGOs do have the
capability and expertise, which may be utilized
to supplement the government efforts in health
e~ucation and programme implementation.
workshop with
Population Foundation of India organized an
experience sharing workshop with Media on April
9, 2003. The main aim of the workshop was to
sensitize media on gender issues as media plays an
important role not only in disseminating information
and knowledge to masses on various issues, but also
in giving articulation to perspectives and voices of
grassroots across the country. A number of print and
electronic media representatives, independent
journalists and experts from media organizations
participated.
The deliberations of the workshop were focused on
population and developmenttrends and gender issues
with a rights-based approach. Emphasis were placed
on human well being, the core concern of
development and the discrimination against women,
rooted in a social system.
The important role that the media can play in
advocati ng issues related to popu lation and
development and quality of life with a rights-based
approach was discussed in detail. It was felt that
there is also a need to understand how these issues
are contributing directly or indirectly to population
and development programmes. The Foundation's
catalytic role in promoting and advocating various
issues on population and development was shared
in the workshop and media's support was sought in
this endeavour.
To observe the World Population Day, an experience
sharing workshop was organized by the Foundation,
on July 11,2003 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi,
on 'Communication Strategies for Reproductive and
Child Health: Lessons for Programming and
Research'. Participants included representatives from
government and non-government organizations,
UNFPA, UNICEF, UNDP, USAID, Population
Council, European Commission, MacArthur
Foundation, IPAS,Care India, media etc.
The main objective of the workshop was to provide
a forum to various organizations to share their
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experiences on various communication strategies
used for promoting Reproductive and Child Health
programmes.
The focus of discussion was on the changing scenario
of population and development, with greater
emphasis on rights-based approach and quality of
care. Dr Francois M Farah, UNFPA representative,
shared with the participants that in the present
context, population programmes should be perceived
not only from the number perspective but also from
the social development perspective. As advocacy
plays an important role in promoting population and
development programmes, while designing advocacy
and communication strategies, one should know
what kind of challenges are ahead, what kind of
mindsets people have and the type of socio-cultural
scenario prevailing in the area.
HIV / AIDS in India
A media workshop was organized by the Foundation
in collaboration'with Population Reference Bureau,
Washington D.C on August 1, 2003 at New Delhi.
The objective of the workshop was to inform the
media about the collaborative project on publication
of a chart book and six state fact sheets on HIV/AIDS
issues in India.
The main aim of the publication of the chart book on
HIV/AIDS in India is to disseminate information on
HIV/AIDS to NGOs, members of Panchayati Raj
Institutions and the grassroot level workers. It is a
comprehensive, userfriendly and in bilingual format
i.e. English and Hindi.
Dr Arvind Singhal, Presidential Research Scholar and
Professor, School of Communication Studies, Ohio
University, USA, while sharing his experiences
emphasised that communication strategies would
work better with the continued support of community
based organizations though it is a steady and slow
process. He shared with participants the findings of
the research work he had done on radio soap operas
in the villages of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Population Foundation of India shared its strategy and
methodology adopted in developing and bringing the The six state specific fact sheets on HIV/AIDSin India
community radio programme from air to the ground
with the community support in Madhya Pradesh. Dr
Roshan Benjamin Khan, Coordinator, PFI's
Community radio programme, Ujalal Indore, who
coordinated with All India Radio and production of
are focussed on the six high prevalence states, i.e.
Andhra Pradesh, Tam iI Nadu, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Manipur and Nagaland. The fact sheets
are in English and in local language of the respective
state.
the radio programmes and Mrs Usha Agrawal,
Executive Secretary, Bharatiya Grameen Mahila
the Foundation's
Sangh (BGMS), an NGO, who brought the
programme to the community, shared their Population Foundation of India organized a Press
experiences with the participants.
Conference on November 29, 2002 at India
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Dr Sarita Sharma, Poetess recited a heart-rending International Centre, New Delhi to share with media
poem on female foeticide.
the Foundation's present activities and itsfuture plans.
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Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI, while addressing the
media, said that the essential requirement for
population stabilisation programme is making
reproductive health care accessible and affordable
to all.
education, which is vital for reduction of maternal
and infant mortality and for creating an atmosphere
conducive to the voluntary and willing acceptance
of small family norm. RecOgnizing the fact that some
states are fast approaching close to the replacement
level of 2.1, the situation in northern states is still a
cause of concern.
Mr A R Nanda, Executive Director, PFI, while
explaining the reproductive health conditions
prevailing in India, shared with the media about the
Foundation's decision to focus its activities on 327
socio-demographically backward districts, mostly in
the states of Sihar, Lhattlsgarh, lharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
Uttaranchal and 122 districts in 13 stateswhere child
sex ratio is less than 900 per 1000 males in the age
group 0-6 years.
Addressing the audience, consisting of members of
Governing Board, representatives from international,
national, government and non-government
organizations, Dr Manmohan Singh suggested that
econom ic growth, employment and poverty
reduction, targets of the Tenth Five Year Plan, should
be given not only for the Union as a whole but also
for each State. Central and the State Governments
should submit to their legislature an annual progress
report on poverty reduction, policies in place and
their effectiveness, and the legislatures must discuss
these reports.
Reflecting on the national system of primary health
care, Dr Manmohan Singh said that rural India
continuesto be very poorly served by the health care
system. The current public sector expenditure on
health is less than one per cent of India's Gross
Domestic Product (GDP). The result is that the elite
groups are becoming increasingly insensitive to the
Oration
Population Foundation of India organized the eighth
iRO Tata Memorial Oration on February 31 2003 at
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Dr Manmohan
Singh, leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) delivered
the Oration on Population, Poverty and Sustainable
Development.
Dr Manmohan Singh said that population growth is
not the only or the most important factor giving rise
to the world wide concern about the degradation of
our environment and the threat to the essential life
support systems of our planet. Human population
has to be an important constituent of the sustainable
development agenda. He emphasised on the
importance of education, particu larly female
poor quality of health care provided by the fund
starved public sector health care system, on which
the great majority of the poor people invariably rely.
The nation has to recognise that there is a need for a
well functioning and publicly funded primary health
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care system and a nationwide system of health
insurance against serious illness to realize the goal
of "health for all".
Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)
Act, came into force with effect from 14th February
2003.
He concluded his speech with remarks that there is a
need to create an effective environment for the
Panchayats and the Municipalities to set their own
agenda for local level development and implement
it effectively. It is on Iythen that decentral ization can
become a major force for efficient and equitable
people-centered development.
A booklet has been published on the lecture by the
Foundation under the series as "Eighth JRD Tata
Memorial Oration" for wider dissemination.
Various campaigns have been organized by a core
group named as "CAFF",Campaign against Female
Foeticide, formed out of 19 north and south Delhi
colleges. Cultural activities, such as screening of films
on female foeticide in the colleges, road shows,
choreography shows, street plays and debates etc.
were the part ofthe campaign. CAFFis committed to
continue its advocacy against Female Foeticide by
raising funds from other sources too.
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(Female
Population Foundation of India supported advocacy
programmes with Centre for Women's Development
Studies, New Delhi, for organizing awareness
generation campaigns against female foeticide among
teachers and students of Delhi University.
The objective of these campaigns was to raise
awareness among students and teachers against sex
determination by motivating voluntarism and to
influence Government and Parliamentarians to
expedite the amendment process of the Pre-Natal
Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act. The amended
Act, named as "The Pre-conception and Pre-natal
Fair
Population Foundation of India participated in the
Social Development Fair, sixth in series, held at
PragatiMaidan, New Delhi during December 7-15,
2002 organized by India Trade Promotion
Organization (lTPO) every year. The main objective
of the fair was to focus important development issues
such as empowerment of women,! gender equality,
health concerns including maternal and child health,
adolescents, aged etc., promotion of literacy, HIV/
AIDS, drugs and narcotics, environment and other
related issuesof population and development through
government and non-government efforts. The fair
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provided a good opportunity to give wide publicity
to the activities of the Foundation.
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af SafeMotherhood Day
ed by the collaborative NGOs
Foundation
To observe National Safe Motherhood Day on April
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11, 2003, Population Foundation of India, as a part
of its advocacy programmes, encouraged its
collaborative NGOs to organize various activities
during the Safe Motherhood Week, April 7-11, with
a common theme 'No mother should die while giving
life.'
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Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh (BGMS),
Indore organized mass meetings at Aheerkhedi
and Tejapur Garbadi bastis. During the
meeting, the important issues related to ante-
natal, natal, post-natal care, breast feeding,
immunizationand growth of the child were
discussed. Health exhibitions, essay and
painting competitions among young adolescent
girls on safe motherhood were organized.
Ranbaxy Community Health Care Society in
Dewas, Madhya Pradesh organized poster
exhibitions, role plays, video shows, group
discussions and lectures etc. on safe
motherhood.
Samadhanin Madhubani district, Bihar
organized a rally of school children in Raj
Nagar block with messages, slogans and songs
on safe motherhood. Women members of self-
help groups, school teachers and social activists
joined the rally with children.
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. Social Awareness and Development
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Organization for Women (SAADOW),
organized awareness generation meetings on
safe motherhood in Natham and Sanarpatti
blocks in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.
Women members of the SHGs and social
. animators participated and discussed the issues
of safe motherhood, child survival, adolescent
health, RTI/HIV/AIDSetc.
. . Gayatri Teerth-Shantikunj, Haridwar in
Uttaranchal organized a large gathering of
around 800 men and women. Dr Anuradha
Dwivedi, Chief Speaker on the occasion
expressed her concern on the maternal
. mortality rate with particular reference to safe
delivery and shared with the audience the
importance of the ante-natal, natal and post-
natal care.
Eva1uation
o.-f .foun.- d._-~atio~ n.'.s Projects
During the year under review, the following projects
were evaluated by external experts:
Empowerment of Community on the Issues of
Population, Health and Social Development
through Community Radio in Indore"
implemented by Bharatiya Grameen Mahila
Sangh and AIR Indore from February 2002 to
January 2003. After evaluation, the re-broadcast
was started from March 2003 for one year.
Impact of RCH Training on NGO Workers in
Delhi" implemented by PFIduring 1998-2000.
Community Partnership Health Initiative to
Improve the Reproductive Health in Slums of
Nagpur" implemented by Mahatma Gandhi
Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha during
March 2000 - March 2003.
Involvement of National Service Scheme (NSS)
Volunteers in Information, Dissemination and
Awareness Generation about Population Issues
implemented by Dr B R Ambedkar University,
Agra from September 2001 to March 2003.
Pfl's AdvisQry Council Met
The meeting of Advisory Council of PFI,
consisting of experts frolll different disciplines
like
Sociology,
Demography,
Communications,
Health Services,
Environment, Education, Management,
Women's Development etc. under the
chairlllanship of Dr M S Swaminathan, was
held on February 26, 2003. Mr A R Nanda,
Executive Director, made a presentation on the
future strategies and programmes of the
Foundation.
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PFIGoverning Board Members
honoured
Mr Harishankar Singhania and Mr Jamshyd
N Godrej, countrys renowned industrialists al1d
Governing Board members of PFI, have been
conferred with Padma Bhushan, a civilian award
on January 26,2003, the Republic Day.
Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, President of the
Delhi Society for Rational User of Drugs and
Governing Board Member of the Foundation,
has been awarded the UNESCO/UNITWIN
Award for his outstanding contribution in the
field of rational use of drugs by the Director
General- UNESCO at Paris on November 13,
2002.
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Strategic Repositioning
of the Foundation
Population Foundation of India organized a three-
day interactive workshop during October 7-9, 2002.
The main aim was to optimize interventions in the
changing global scenario in matters of advocacy,
policy dialogue, research and piloting new
approaches.
Dr G Giridhar, CST Adviser, UNFPA, Kathmandu
facilitated the workshop. Dr Francois M Farah,
UNFPA Representative, India, Ms Ena Singh and Ms
B Bhamathi, UNFPA, Country Office, Delhi shared
theirexperiences on UNFPA programmes in response
to changing priorities in the country, particularly with
respect to Reproductive Health, Reproductive Rights,
mainstreaming gender concerns and decentralized
programme planning and implementation. The
professional staff of PFImade presentations on various
activities relating to advocacy programmes,
monitoring and evaluation procedures etc.
of the workshop, the Mission Statement of PFI was
drafted and finalized.
Dr Giridhar presented his observations/suggestions
during the concluding session, which was attended
by Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Member, Governing
Board.
I-Tlrticilpatory Workshop on
Project Formulation and Monitoring
& Evaluation
The Foundation organized a one-day workshop on
June 12, 2003 for its staff and the selected members
of its collaborative agencies on project formulation
and monitoring and evaluation of population
programmes. Experts from UNFPA conducted this
workshop and the staff members of the Foundation
were greatly benefited through this workshop.
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Threats) analysis was done and the comparative
advantage of PFI in the contextof national priorities
was discussed. The workshop discussed the 7-S
framework (strategy, structure, systems, staff, skills,
style and shared values) and a need was felt to
articulate PFI niche areas more clearly consolidating
the projects with respect to geographical coverage,
funding levels and steps to improve effective
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Publication and
Audio/Video Productions
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Publications
. Eighth JRD Tata Memorial Oration on
Population, Poverty and Sustainable
Development.
. Wall Chart on Bihar: Population and
Development:2002 and District Profile of
Bihar.
. Reproductive and Child Health Training
Module in Marathi
. Advocacy Kit for advovacy against pre-birth
elimination of females in English,Hindi and
. Oriya
Country/State-specific papers on Sex
Determination and Female Foeticide
. A brochure on the PNDT Act based on the
revisions made in February 2003
. Posters/Calendars on female foeticide giving
social/legal messages.
. India/state maps on child sex ratio
.
.
.
Expected role of MLAs
Expected role of Industries/Corporate sector
Focus,a quarterlybulletin of PFIin Englishand
Hindi
Production of Audio/Video
programmes
Audio
. 52 episodes under the title of Ujala on
population, development and related issues in
Hindi.
. 26 episodes of Ujala (repackaged) in Bihari
dialect on population, development and related
issues.
. 26 episodes in Albidialect especially produced
for Chattisgarh on population, development
and related issues.
Video
. Documentary film on Ujala, Community Radio
Programme in Hindi - 10 minute
. Documentary film on Capacity Building of
Panchayati Raj Institutions through Satellite
Communications in English - 10 minute
. Eight video fi.lms on "Pr~gati ka Dwar:
Panchayati Raj" earlier made for Uttar Pradesh
were re-edited for use by all Hindi - speaking
states.
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. Myths in relation to son preference for family
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. The Foundation decided to do the advocacy with
Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and the
. . corporate sector keeping in view the following:
Members of Legislative Assembly occupy an
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important position in India's development and
change process.
Their regular interaction with the people of their
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lineage and performance of last rights.
Importance of the girl child and her right to
live.
Situation in Punjab and Haryana on "missing
girls" and abduction of girls from other states.
Example of China emphasising on one-child
policy and where it had landed them.
Ethics in medical profession.
Why is there a need for law?
constituency on their socio-cultural ethos,
make them a potent force of change agents.
. They could also raise their voice for policy
framework and include the issue in their party
manifestos
. They can make the stakeholders to act as
watchdogs for effective implementation of the
PN DT Act.
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Corporate sector/I ndustrial Associations are
more than economic institutions, they consider
not only economic issues but also social
.
objectives in their decision-making processes.
A large segment of population can be reached
effectively through the corporate sector.
Key issues addressed during the workshops
Major recommendations during MlA's workshops
. District-levewl orkshopsshould be organised
to sensitize the community, NGOs and CBOs
.
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Panchayats at three levels should be given
the responsibility to act as watchdogs for
. Population and development programmes with
emphasis on life-cycle approach; gender and
arresting the sex selective abortions and
female feticide
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rights-based approach.
. Impact of two-child norm and coercive
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NGOs should work with gender-sensitive and
rights-based approach and sensitize the
policies.
community on these issues
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. Promotion of literacy and hundred per cent
registration of children in schools in the age
group of 4-8 years
. Value education is must for adolescents, within
school or out of school, as they are the change
.
agents.
Hundred per cent registration of births/deaths/
pregnancies followed by ante-natal check-ups.
A mechanism should be evolved for this with
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public/private support.
Strategies should be developed to make a
record starting from registration of pregnancy
till delivery.
.Major recommendations during Industry workshops
Special schemes on incentives to the girl child
should be introduced.
. To involve religious leaders from cross the
country to create public awareness to evolve
an effective strategy for preventing female
feticide.
. Apart from sensitisingpeople, steps should be
taken against erring doctors, booking them
under the law of the land, as well as helping
people ingeneralto change theiropinion about
the value of a girl child.
. Some machines are manufactured in India but
some are imported through traders. The list of
ultra sound machines manufactured and sold
by any company has to be provided to
Government of India.
. Ongoing work by the centre and the states on
the issue should be documented and made
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available through internet.
"Ethical guidelines to'medical practice" should
be shared with the members of the
organisations like IMA, Indian Academy of
Pediatricians & Federation of Obstetricians and
.
Gynecology Society of India.
Medical reimbursement schemes should
specify the norms for reimbursement of
.
expenses in relation to MTPs/abortions .
Special programmes should be organised
focussed on gender equality and importance
.
of the girl child.
Social organisations attached to various
industry groups should look into the legal
aspects and support effective implementation
of the PNDT Act related to female feticide.
. Provide support to the District appropriate
authorities in this regard.
. There is a need. to do the advocacy with
medical professionals on the issue.
Major outcomes:
. Itwas expressed by the participantsthat female
feticide and the related issuesshould percolate
to all strata and sections of the society and to
achieve this they would extend all support
possible.
. The issue of female foeticide could bring
members of political parties to a common
platform and get political consensus
irrespective of party affiliation.
. Soon after workshops, many independent
journalistswrote on the issueoffemalefdeticide
invoking public interest.
. The government of Orissa within two weeks of
the workshop constituted Multimember State
Appropriate Authority for the purpose of
implementing the PNDT"Act.
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Pltone-in programme on Pre-birth
eRmination of female
There has been a dramatic drop in child sex ratio
(0-6) in Haryana (820) in 2001 as compared to the
1991 Census (879). The Foundation took the initiative
for raising awareness in the state against sex
determination and about the Pre-conception and Pre-
Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex
Selection) Act, 1994, through live-radio programmes
on the issue. The programme was broadcast from AIR
Rohtak on April 27, 2003 from 6.30 P.M to 7.30 P.
workshop was organised with the part-financial
support from the PFI.
Mr A R Nanda, Executive Director, PFI, attended
the workshop. While making his presentation, he
emphasised that correcting sex imbalance in our
population is as important as population stabilization
and population stabilization achieved through the
practice of two sons per family cannot be our goal,
unless we decide and opt for demographic imbalance
and social disaster.
Radio Programmes
During the one hour live programme, the queries
were answered by the resource persons, who were
well versed with the PNDT Act and its modifications.
After real ising the desire of the people to know more
about the issue and the law related to it, the
Foundation has initiated another project with Aravali
Vikas Sangathan (ARAVIS), Gurgaon with a three-in-
one Communication Package for empowerment of
. community on the issues of Population, Health and
Social Development through Phone-in programme
for six months, every week for an hour from AIR-
Rohtak. The same programme will be repackaged as
a weekly news magazine, adding the voice of the
community, especially interactions with PRI members
on health and social issues. The audio-cassettes will
Based on the success of the earl ier radio programmes,
the Foundation has launched community radio
programmes in Bihar and Chattisgarh to empower
the community with information and knowledge on
health, population and social development issues
through a series of 52 episodes.
be distributed for listening by the community through
NGOs for creating awareness and attitudinal changes
in 20 villages of Haryana. The final repackaging of
the programmes as training materials will be used in
the community where PRI members will function as In Chattisgarh, Bastar True Light Samiti, Jagdalpur is
resource persons.
collaborating with the Foundation in promoting the
programme in three districts of Chattisgarh namely
l~'r.~~h«>(p)i~!Mi~~ing Women
Jagdalpur, Dantewada, Kanker and parts of Andhra
Pradesh
MAMATA, a non-government organisation in Orissa
organized a state-level workshop on Missing Women In Bihar, Bihar Voluntary Health Association, Patna,
on January 19, 2003 at Bhubaneswar. The is collaborating with the Foundation in promoting
phenomenon of 'missing women' symbolizes the the programme in 14 districts of Bihar through their
alarming trend of decline in female sex ratio in the member NGOs. The broadcast started on July 6,
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Indian population. This is the outcome of the
continuing gender discrimination in the society. The
2003, every Sunday, from 6.30p.m. to 7.00 p.m., for
a period of one year.
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Repeat Broadcast of Ujala through AIR Indore
Seeing the good response to the Foundation's earl ier
community radio programme, Ujala in Indore, the
AIR Indore suggested to repeat the broadcast through
their rural programme, Kheti Grihasti on MW. The
programme is being re-broadcast from March 30,
2003 from 7.30 P.M."to 8 P.M. on every Sunday on
MW covering 16 districts of M.P.- Indore, Ujjain,
Dewas, Dhar, Shahjapur, Ratalam, Khandwa, Purvi
Niwar, Pashmi Niwar, Harda, Nimach, Mantasour,
Jhabua, Hoshangabad, Sihar, Bhopal and the
neighbouring areas of Rjasthan, Gujarat and
Maharashtra. About 45 lakh listeners normally listen
to Kheti Grihasti of AIR Indore.
and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS prevention within the framework of
reproductive health is the emerging strategy of PFl's
ongoing programs and support for new programs.
Following objectives are envisaged in the ongoing
and fut~re plan of action:
. HIV prevention is being designed to be
integrated into reproductive health
programmes around selected states in the
country.
. Prevention also encompasses a range of
culturally sensitive communications, services
and interventions aimed at promoting safer
sexual behaviour among young and
adolescent population addressing the issues
of adolescents' sexual and reproductive health
and reproductive rights.
. Prevention works for making sure condoms
are readi Iy avai lable"and widely and correctly
used by promoting community based
strategies using social marketing of
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contraceptive products.
Empowerment of women for promoting rights
based approach to reproductive and sexual
health to protect themselves and their children,
against HIV/AIDS and encouraging men to
make a difference.
. Advocacy at every level of government and
messages in every medium.
Population Foundation of India and Population
Reference Bureau, Washington D.C. with assistance
from Bill Gates Foundation Global support initiative
has prepared a national chart book and fact-sheets
on six high prevalence states in India, namely Tamil
Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Manipur and Nagaland. The aim is to disseminate
information on HIV/AIDS to NGOs, members of
Panchayati Raj Institutions and the grassroot level
workers.
PFI also formed a Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
on "RH & HIV/AIDS".Theaim is to provide technical
support to Foundation's strategy in the process of
integration of 'RH & HIV/AIDS' and bringing synergy
in meeting the Foundation's commitment to
strengthen national capacity as well as priorities of
national AIDS control programmes.
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Capacity Building
and Resource
(RTRDCs)
The Foundationis playing an important role in setting
up Regional Training and Resource Development
Centres (RTRDCs) in various states with the aim of
providing training to middle-level NGO personnel
from various NGOs. These RTRDCs are established
. with a nodal NGO in the State. The Foundation has
established its eleventh RTRDC at Mirzapur in
collaboration with Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship
and Technical Education (CREATE), Lucknow, in
February 2003, to build the capacity of small non-
government organizations in eastern Uttar Pradesh
for effective implementation of reproductive and
child health programmes.
Initiative has also been taken to establish two more
RTRDCs, one in South Orissa to train the NGOs
working in un-divided Koraput and Kalahandi
districts with AGRAGAMEE and the other to train
the NGOs working in 8 districts of Uttar Pradesh in
collaboration with India Literacy Board, Lucknow.
ng of NGO personnel
Change
The Foundation in collaboration with Synodical
Board of Health Services (SBHS), Church of North
India is conducting workshops on Behavioural
Change Communication (BCC) in relation to health
and social issues related to population and
development in one year duration.
The first three-day Master Trainer's (MTs) workshop
was organized on August 5-7, 2003 at CNI Bhavan,
New Delhi. Around 52 participants from 26 dioceses,
covering 10 states and three union territories of North
India were present in the workshop. The trained
Master Trainers will in turn conduct similar workshops
in their own dioceses in collaboration with Regional
Boards.
Community
To sensitize elected representatives on population,
health and social development issues through
electronic media in Vikasnagar and Sahaspur blocks
of Dehradun District and Jaunpur block of Tehri
Garhwal District, the Foundation has started a project
on Panchayati Raj and Community Awareness
Programme in Uttaranchal with Emmanuel Hospital
Association, Dehradun. The duration of the project
ISone year.
The main objectives ofthe project are (a) to sensitize
the Panchayati Raj Institutions about the
responsibilities given to them after the 73rd
Amendment in relation to health and issues, (b) to
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build the capacity of local governance in relation to
health and social issues, (c) to empower women
members of community based organizations like self-
help groups, village management committees/village
development committees through training on health
and social issues, and (d) to provide a forum for
empowerment of community through SHGs/CBOs.
These selected master trainers would in turn conduct
the training workshops for members of Panchayati
Raj Institutions, CBO and SHGs in the target villages.
In the project, 44 pachayats are to be covered in 51
workshops (25 participants per workshop).
of
The Foundation in collaboration with Voluntary
Health Association of India, with its APARAJITA
project has started a sensitization programme for the
members of Self-Help Groups on the issues related
to reproductive and child health in cyclone affected
areas of Orissa. The project is for one year.
The objectives of the project are to empower existing
SHGs with knowledge on RCH, identify and train
one animator from each SHG (upto 200 from each
NGO), make SHGs as a platform for discussions on
health issuesof women and chi Idren, take need based
action to improve the same, and develop the
identified animator into a resource person as well as
a community based distributor for basic health and
family planning products.
120 animators from 120 SHGs (60 in each district)
have been identified for training in 6 batches and a
curriculum has been developed. Training of 3 batches
of animators (total 60) has been carried out and health
check-ups and immunization camps have been
organized.
Earlier, the Foundation had set-up five SHGs in four
states - Indore, M.P with Bal Niketan Sangh;
Bangalore, Karnataka with MYRADA; Cuttack, Orissa
with NIAHRD; Natham, Dindigul District, Tamil
Nadu with SAADOW; and Madurai Dist., Tamil Nadu
with CRED. Empowering the members of SHGs with
knowledge on reproductive and child health may go
a long way in improving the quality of life of different
sections of society.
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Adolescent Reproductive Health
Adolescence is a period of transition between
childhood and adulthood, characterised by rapid
physical, psychological and behavioural changes.
The constructive channelising of the energies of
adolescents can be a powerful force multiplier for
national development.
The Foundation took the initiative of launching a few
projects for adolescents in the country.
Uttaranchal
The Foundation started a project on Adolescent
Initiatives in Uttaranchal in collaboration with
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Dehradun (Rural
Development Institute) in three blocks of three
districts, namely Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and
Nainital. The project was launched on February 19,
2003. The Governor of Uttaranchal, Shri Sudarshan
. Aggrawal was the Chief Guest.
The major goal of the project is to prepare leaders
for today to make changes for tomorrow. To
accomplish this goal, an integrated and holistic model
of change will be implemented that focuses on
sensitizing youth through innovative interventions
that embrace gender equality and enhance self-
esteem through self-reliance.
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Interventions that utilize adolescents as peer
educators for physical, mental and emotional
health (including reproductive health) using
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career opportunities as an initial focus;
Establishment of an Adolescent Resource
Centre at HI HT; and Information and
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Counseling Centres at the NGOs;
Development of training modules for both
NGOs and adolescent peer educators.
Health with
PFI has collaborated with Parivar Kalyan Sansthan,
Jamshedpur, a non-government organization
supported by Tata Engineering Company (TELCO)
with an objective to empower adolescents on issues
of reproductive health, protection against STDs, HIV/
AIDS and sensitize them on issues of gender equality
and equ itythrough schools and kishore/kishori groups
in selected semi-urban areas around Telco Colony in
East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand.
Health with
The project comprises five major components:
With an objective to empower adolescents on issues
. Collaboration with major NCOs for resource of reproauctive neartn, protection against STDs, HIV/
.
development and implementation;
Conducting a baseline survey that measures
AIDS and sensitize them on issues of gender equality
and equity through schools and kishore/kishori groups
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the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in selected urban bastis in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand,
among a random sample of youth between 13- the Foundation collaborated with Tata Steel Family
18 years of age;
Initiatives Foundation.
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Population Foundation of India in collaboration with
JANANI, Patna, Bihar started a project in March 2003.
The main objectives of this two-year project are - (a)
create easily accessible training facilities for doctors
and ANMs from the private, NGO and public sectors
in all districts of Bihar, (b) deliver large volumes of
family planning services at affordable prices to the
low and low-middle income groups, and (c)
benchmark and promote quality of care. One of the
main outcome will be increase in the Couple Year
Protection (CYPs) through the clinics funded by the
Foundation.
The project covers three Divisions of Bihar (Motihari,
Purnia and Gaya).
The focus is on three major issues: Establishing three
new clinics one in each divisional headquarters;
training of doctors and ANMs from the private, NGO
and gov~rnment sectors in clinical family planning
services and selected dQctors would be brought under
a franchising framework to ensure quality of care and
the price for the services.
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A.F. FERGUSON & CO.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
9, SCINDIA HOUSE
KASTURBA GANDHI MARG
NEW DELHI - 110001.
AUDITORS' REPORT
I.
We have audited the attached balance sheet of Population Foundation of India as at March 31,
2003, and also the income and expenditure account of the Foundation for the year ended on that
date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Foundation's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit.
2.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in Indi~.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes examining
on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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Further we report that:
(i) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge
and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
(ii) in our opinion, proper books and account as required by law have been kept by the
Foundation so far as appears from our examination of the books;
(iii) the balance sheet and income and expenditure account dealt with by this report are in
agreement with the books of account;
(iv) we are unable to express an opinion on the recoverability in respect of unsecured fixed
deposits aggregating Rs 75,00,000 due from Cement Corporation of India Limited
included under the heads 'investments' referred to in note 5 and non receipt of audited
accounts from grantees for disbursement of grants aggregating to Rs 1,66,13,299 referred
to in note 4 and the consequential effect, if any, of these matters on the excess of income
over expenditure for the year and the credit balance in the Society Fund.
(v) Subject to the foregoing, in our opinion and to the best of our infonnation and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
.
(a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Foundation as at
March 31, 2003; and
(b) in the case of the income and expenditure account, of the excess of income over
expenditure for tbe year ended on that date.
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FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
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As at
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Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
POl'ULATION FOUNDATIONOF INDIA
INCOMEANDEXPENDITUREACCOUNTFOR THE YEARENDEDMARCH31,2003
EXPENDITURE
Year ended
Year ended
INCOME
March 31,
2003
March 31,
2002
Grants Disbursed for Pro.i~ts!PrQ~rammes
Rs
Rs
Interest
Year ended
March 31,
2003
Rs
12,69,223
18,73,806
57,87,106
1,06,095
26,800
90,63,030
Policy Research!Studies (As per Schedule 'I" annexed)
Informatiol1,Education and Communicatiol1<programfll,t::s
(As per Schedule 'G' annexed)
Demonstration!Action Research
(As per Schedule 'H' annexed)
Conferences, Seminar~,Workshop and TaskForce
(As per Schedule 'I' annexed)
Awards (As per Schedule 'J' annexed)
11,13,989
Training and Resource Development Centre
(funded by Government of India)
Grant utilised during the year
1,15,200
18,20,370
1,40,96,668
12,80,538
22.75,358
1,95,8~,134
33,296
1,29,12,857
1,50,923
1,30,63,780
gn investfll,\\tnts(Qross)'1i<,26,01,014
On savings bank
account
Others
1,59,706
-
*Tax ded\\,lPtedat sOUrceduring the
year Rs.8,15,614 (previous year 2,90,609)
1,27,60,720
6,54,050
2,02,36,200
73,05,479
2,75,41,679
91,468
11,19,882
9,709
Incentives on investments
Rent
For floor space
fixtures and
fittings
2,04,89,152
76,20,251
Government of India - Training and
Re$ource DeVeJopmentC~ntre (TRDC)
Balance brought forward 1,07,070
Grant.in-aid
Bank interest
5,955
1,52,600
2,81,09,403
3,38,739
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Instituions in
Haryana (funded bytJNICSEF)
Grant utilised during the year
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1,05,15,758
Carried over
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n
1,96,21,430
12,21,059
1,13,025
Le$s: Amoul1ttefunded to
1,07,070
_n
n
Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare
79,729
11,13,989
Grant utilized during the
year
- UNICEF Empowerment of
Panchayati Ra.j Institutions
35,70,459
73,173
(EPRI) in Haryana
Ba.lance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
Batik interest
36,43,632
33,04,893
LeSs:Amount refunded to
UNICEF
Less Unutilised grant
transferred to balance
sheet
3,38,739
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4,27,12,237
Carried over
33,296
nn
4,10,56,019
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Year ended
March 31,
1,05,15,758
8,12,119
EXPENDITURE
Brought forward
Innovative programme on population issues for NGOs working
in selected slums of Aligarh (funded by SIFPSA)
Grant utilised during the year
Year ended
. March 31,
2003
Rs
1,96,21,430
2,29,041
14,04,676
Grant utilised during the year
Grantutilised during the year
2,44,689
3,83,875
Year ended
March 31,
INCOME
Year ended
March 31,
Ks
Ks
4,27,12,237
Brought forward
4,10,56,019
State Innovations in Family Planning
Services Project Agency (SI
Innovative programme on p(
issues for NGOs wor
slums of Aligarh
82,364
6,62,000
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
2,25-,982
..
6,009 Bank interest
2,65,250 Advance from PFl
2,29,04
Received from Convergence
Project
Less Unutilised grant
transferred to balance sheet
- 2,29,041
'
2,29,041
Grant-in-aid received during
the year
2,70,000
Bank Interest
62,169
10,87,878
1,778
33.115
Services Project
Empowerment ofPanchayati Raj
Institutions and convergence approach
in Aligarh district
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
Bank interest
2,01,852
1,80,000
2,023
Advance from Population
Foundation ofIndia
-
Advance with AMU
3,83,875
Less:Unutilisedgrant
transferredto balance
sheet
-
Grant-in-aid for the year
2,44,689
3,83,875
1,27,32,553
81
Carried over
2,04,79,035
4,49,29,032
Carried over
4,19,13,624
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Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
1,27,32,553
EXPENDITURE
Grant utilised during the year
Brought forward
Year ended
March 31,
2003
Rs
2,04,79,035
3,18,680
21,96,827
Project development expenses
16,58,625
11,63,271
Monitoring and evaluation expenses
17,15,405
20,88,080
Information, education and communication expenses
22,33,816
32,36,876
Management and administration (As per Schedule 'K' annexed) 35,32,002
~
58,57,739
Property tax
15,17,718
Subletting charges
43,07,682
15,36,687
72,885
Library books and periodicals
96,373
19,69,521
Interest on deposit with Cement Corporation of India Ltd.
31,500
Audit fee
31,500
9,82,602
Depreciation
11,69,650
Excess of income over expenditure transferred to Society Fund
1,30,82,387
account in the balance sheet.
51,53,800
I
4,49,31,95Q
I
4,22,33~
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
4,49,39,032
INCOME
Brought forward
Year ended
March 31,
2003
Rs
4,19,13,624
planning and RCH Counselling
cum service delivery project in
I
~ II
Lodha block of A1igarhDistrict funded by
SIFPSA
Grant-in-aid
Bank interest
3,60,000
3.717
3,63,717
Less unutilised grant
Transferred to balance sheet
Grant-in-aid for the year
3,18,680
2,918 Miscellaneous receipts
951
4,42,31,950
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - (As per Schedule 'L' annexed)
Sd/-
( S. RAMASESHAN)
Secretary & Treasurer
Sd/-
(A R NANDA)
Executive Director
NEW DELHI 29 JUL 2003
As per our report attached to the balance sheet.
A."I'~d,.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Sd/-
(Dr BHARATRAM)
Chairman
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