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The Governing Board is headed by Dr Bharat Ram who
succeeded the late MrJRD Tata as Chairman in 1993. The
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Dr (Mrs) BanooJ Coyaji
Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Mr B G Deshmukh
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MrJ C Pant
Dr V A Pai Panandiker
Ms Justice Leila Seth
Mr Hari Shankar Singhania
Dr D P Singh
Mr Ratan N Tata
Mr B G Verghese
Mrs Avabai B Wadia
Dr K Srinivasan
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Chairman's Statement
It gives me great pleasure in welcoming you to the Annual General
Meeting of the Foundation. We are passing through a time when a number
of developments have taken place which concern all of us who are working
in the area of population stabilisation.
India crossed the one billion mark on May 11 this year. We are still
adding about 17 million every year to this already large population base
and the population problem remains a serious one.
National Population Policy and Commission on Population
Government of India has finally announced on February 15 this year the National Population Policy
2000. The Policy document is well-conceived, lucidly articulated and sets well the direction for the
future course of population programmes in the country. The objectives of the policy in terms of
immediate, medium and long-term~oals are clearly stated. The immediate objective is to address the
unmet needs of contraception, health infrastructure, health personnel, and to provide integrated service
delivery for basic reproductive and child health care. The medium objective is to bring the total
fertility rates to replacement level by 2010, through vigorous implementation of inter-sectoral operational
strategies; and the long-term objective is to achieve a stable population or zero growth by 2045, at a
level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development, and
environmental protection. The document lays down the strategic themes to achieve the goals, public
support called for, new institutional structures envisaged, additional funding required and promotional
and motivational measures needed for the adoption of the small family norm.
Foundation has played a crucial role in formulation of the National and State-level population policies,
especially in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh by organising Conferences on Population and
Development issues.
To oversee and review the implementation of the Policy, the Government has constituted a National
Commission on Population, presided over by the Prime Minister with Deputy Chairman of the Planning
Commission as its Vice-Chairman and Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of all States, Presidents of all
leading political parties, Members of Parliament, NGO representatives, health professionals, academics,
writers, doctors and media persons as members. I am happy to inform you that from the Foundation
four members of the Governing Board, Mr A R Nanda, Mr Ratan N Tata, Dr V A Pai Panandiker and
Dr K Srinivasan, and two members of Advisory Council, Dr Ragini Prem and Mrs Rami Chhabra are
included as members of the Commission.
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The Population Commission had its first meeting on July 22, 2000, presided over by the Prime
Minister. An Action Plan was prepared and a Rs 100 crore population stabilisation fund was set-up. A
number of working groups/ task forces have been formed to give focused and professional inputs for
population stabilisation. An Empowered Action Group has been set up to focus on tackling the
problem of high population growth in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and
Rajasthan.
The Government has decided to continue the freeze on the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and
state assemblies till 2026. A Constitutional Amendment Bill will be introduced in the Parliament in
this winter session for continuing the freeze. We can take some credit for this since you may recall that
I have been writing to the members of Parliament requesting them to take up the issue of extending
the freeze beyond 2000 in Lok Sabha. The measure will no doubt avoid any frustration to those states
which have done fairly well in family planning programmes and serve at the same time as a political
motivation to those states which are lagging behind in population stabilisation.
I have also been sending appeals to the Prime Minister of India during the past three years emphasising
the need for a more pro-active and well-directed role of the central government. Some of our efforts
seem to have been well-reflected in the recently announced National Population Policy. In house, the
future directions and activities of the Foundation have been framed in tune with the National Population
Policy, such as :
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions
Networking with government/non-government organisations
Implementation of the Policy at the State level
Management Aspects of the Programme
Development of Data Base at the Foundation
Advocacy on role of population on sustainable development and environment
As you know, under the provisions of the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution, elected Panchayat
members at three levels will have the power to plan and implement programmes of health, family
welfare, social and economic development in\\their respective areas. Specific responsibilities of the
Gram Panchayats, which directly or indirectly relate to health and family planning, have been outlined.
It is important that the Panchayat members have access to the necessary knowledge and skills to
discharge their responsibilities to the people who have elected them, and on whom depends the
success particularly of the health and family welfare goals.
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions
There has been an urgent need to inform, train and motivate the Panchayat members on the issues of
reproductive health, family planning, population and environment, nutrition, maternal and child health
care, and control of communicable diseases.
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The Foundation, as you are aware, had earlier completed a programme for enabling Panchayat Raj
Institutions for training the elected representatives, especially women members in these inter-related
fields in seven districts spread in six States. We have developed a strategy of training, which has been
found to be effective and cost efficient.
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Our project for Empowerment o( Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana, undertaken
with financial assistance from UNICEF, has made impressive progress. With the help of seven
Implementing Agencies, training programmes have been organised at all the three tiers in the 19
districts of Haryana. These include one-day training for 314 members of 19 Zila Parish ads; two-day
training for 2426 members of 114 Panchayat Samities and two-day training at the cluster level for
60363 members of 6017 Gram Panchayats. Each Panchayat will be visited for nine half days by a
trained local resource person for 'follow-up visits'.
A total of 80 Master trainers and 1133 local resource persons were earlier trained for the project who
in turn have helped to provide training to the various members of Panchayati Raj Institutions at the
three levels.
Two meetings of the National Level Co-ordination Committee for the project have been held with the
officials of UNICEF and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The progress of the
project activities is reviewed in monthly review meetings at PFI office which are attended by the
representatives of Implementing Agencies.
A module with nine topics has been prepared for training the Panchayat members. 10,000 copies
have been printed and distributed among the Implementing Agencies. A shorter version in Hindi has
also been prepared and distributed to each member of Panchayati Raj Institutions.
A training-cum-educational film, 'Apna Raj Panchayati Raj' based on the module has been prepared
and has been shown at different training programmes.
The State Government of Haryana has been extending its support to the programme. The Principal
Secretary, Department of Health has written to the Chief Medical Officers of all the districts directing
them to support our training programme and extend their help. In a message to all the elected members
of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana, the Chief Minister has asked them to participate and benefit
from the three tier training programme being organised by the Foundation.
PFI has taken up another project for Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Aligarh District
with financial support from State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIFPSA).
In collaboration with Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh,
the project covers the entire rural areas of Aligarh District with intensive work in Lodha block.
The project is divided into two parts. The first part aims at developing capacity ofPanchayat members
in all the three levels of Aligarh district for effective discharge of the duties and responsibilities in the
areas of population stabilisation and related social development activities in their area of operation.
The second part is aimed at mobilising a cadre of community based distributors in one selected block
of Aligarh district (namely, Lodha block) to work closely with Panchayats and government grassroots
functionaries towards population stabilisation and related social development activities.
As a logical continuation of its work in this field, the Foundation has taken up a project for Empowerment
of Panchayati Raj Institutions on the Issues of Population, Health and Social Development through
Satellite Communication with a view to cover a larger audience using distance education techniques.
The project aims to educate and sensitise Panchayat members and service providers about their roles
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and responsibilities in the areas of health, population stabilisation and social development. The
project will be implemented in Kamataka and Uttar Pradesh.
The programme is implemented in Karnataka by ISEC, Bangalore and will be telecast from ATI,
Mysore through space satellite. In Uttar Pradesh, the programme is implemented by SIFPSA, Lucknow
and will be telecast by ISRO, Ahmedabad. The fIrst programme is expeded to be on air in the second
week of December 2000. The programme will be once in a week for atleast 5 hours a day and will
continue for 14 weeks. Thereafter it will be repeated.
Empowerment of the community on the issues of Health and Social Development has also been taken
up through community radio in Kamataka and Uttar Pradesh. The project in Kamataka has been
taken up with the help of an NGO headed by Dr Sudarshan, namely Vivekananda Girijan Kalyan
Kendra in collaboration with AIR, Bangalore and will cover Mysore district. There will be 52 episodes
with half an hour duration in Kannada for 52 weeks. A three-clay script-writing workshop for identifying
a group of appropriate writers has been organised at Bangalore. The programme is being launched
on Rajyothsava Day, November 1,2000.
A similar strategy is being followed in Uttar Pradesh where the project has been taken up in collaboration
with AIR, Lucknow and Banwasi Seva Ashram (BSA) headed by Dr Ragini Prem in Sonbhadra
district. BSA has been doing pioneering work among the tribal population in Sonbhadra.
Serving the Needs of Slum Population
The Foundation has been funding several slum projects for the last few years. The objectives of these
projects are to provide safe motherhood services, identifIcation and treatment of RTIs and STDs and
. counselling and motivation of couples for accepting temporary family planning methods. The main
objective of these projects has been to improve the health status of the socially and economically
backward sections of the slum population by creating general awareness about health, population and
environment related issues and provide extension services for maternal and child health, family planning,
STDs and AIDS etc. The projects at Tughlakabad and Harinagar in New Delhi have since been
completed.
An Integrated Health and Family Planning Education project has been taken up in 18 colonies of
Dharavi slums in Bombay. The project aims to educate and promote good health and family planning
services among people with special emphasis on reproductive health, child care, adolescent health
and HIVjSTDjAIDS by networking with government and other local bodies working in the area.
Another project for Community Partnership, Health Initiatives to Improve Reproductive Health Status
has been taken up in slums and rural areas of N agpur. The project aims to improve reproductive
health and reduce maternal and neo-natal morbidity and mortality in the area. The project will cover
slum areas and eight villages of Nagpur. The Institute of Integrated Development will implement the
project with the assistance of Community Medicine Department of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
Medical Sciences, Wardha.
Another SIFPSA funded project to increase the involvement ofNGOs in family welfare and reproductive
and child health programmes among urban slums has been taken up in the slum areas of Aligarh town
in collaboration with Indian Medical Association, Aligarh Branch. Five health posts are being established
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under the project, each covering a' population of 20,000. A local office of PFI has been located at
Aligarh and a Programme Officer has been posted. A lady medical officer has also been posted.
Based on the feedback received from NGOs working in the area of reproductive and child health, the
Foundation has decided to start a mobile health clinic for delivering reproductive and child health
services including maternal and child health care, treatment of RTIjSTD, family planning services
.. including copper T insertions etc. The project, in collaboration with Society for the Promotion of
Youth and Masses (SPYM), PRAY ATN and PMR Research Centre will cover a population of 60,000
spread over six clusters in New Delhi. I had the privilege to inaugurate this mobile clinic on October
2,2000, i.e. on GandhiJayanti day.
Promoting the Role of NGOs in Population Stabilisation
A workshop on 'Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in Urban Slums: Role of Non-Government
Organisations' was organised by PFI at India International Centre on July 13-14, 2000. Mrs Krishna
Singh, Member Secretary, National Commission on Population, inaugurated the two-day workshop
where experts, government functionaries and representatives from a large number of NGOs working
on Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) presented papers.
Training for NGOs
As you are aware, a Training Resource Development Centre (TRDC) was set up at the Foundation in
1998 with the financial assistance from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to train the personnel
working in N GOs in Delhi. A total of 311 candidates representing 201 N GOs, actively engaged in
health related activities in slums of Delhi, have attended the training provided by the Foundation. The
training methodology consisted of lectures, group discussions, role play and case studies and field
visits etc. given over a week.
Encouraged by the success of Training and Resource Development Centre (TRDC), PFI has decided
to set-up three Regional Training and Resource Development Centres at Bangalore, Cuttack and
Indore. The centres would provide training to the staff of NGOs to build their capacity in management
and implementation of RCH programmes. Each of the centres would be set up in collaboration with
a local NGO having the infrastructure for training.
Enhanced Advocacy Role of the Foundation
Second JRD Tata Awards to the Best Performing State and Districts
The Governing Board, in its meeting held in 1996 instituted national awards for the best performing
State and three best performing districts with outstanding performance in population and reproductive
health and family planning programme through programme intervention.
A high level Awards Committee was constituted to go into the issue in depth and set standards and
ground rules for the awards with the Chairperson as Ms Justice Leila Seth, member of the Governing
Board of PFI and former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh. The first set of Awards was presented in
1997.
The selection of the State level Award 2000 has been made on the basis of a set of nine indicators for
which data were compiled from various published sources for the latest year for which such data are
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available. Secondly, a composit~ index was computed for the 'base-year (1992-93) and the final-year
(1997-98)by a combination on the basis of these nine index values. The final index was computed as
a combined index of level and change. The nine indicators cover a wide range of fertility, mortality,
educational levels, maternal care and government expenditure on health and education. They capture
the processes and achievements in human development and population stabilisation.
The secondJRD Tata Awards for excellence in reproductive health and population programmes for
the year 2000 were announced at a Press Conference on 28thJuly 2000. The Award for the best
performing State was won by Tamil Nadu. The State's achievements are already well recognised and
the analysis at Population Foundation of India confirms that it should be honoured with this prestigious
Award.
The district awards for 2000 have been conferred on the basis of two considerations -
(a) Best-performing districts on Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in the country: Three
districts were selected from different population size categories as was done in 1997 on the basis
of their ranking. It was decided to confer three awards to the districts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu,
Alappuzha in Kerala and Jorhat in Assam.
(b) Best-performing districts on Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in three not so good
performing states: The Foundation decided to recognise some districts which perform extremely
well in the states of Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh and these could serve as role model for
other districts. With a view to encourage better performance among the not so good performing
States in the country, best-performing districts from these States were selected to serve as
beaconlight or pace setters for these States. The three districts selected in this category were
Dehradun in Uttar Pradesh; Purbi Singhbhum in Bihar and Cuttack in Orissa.
These three districts were also recognised for the Districts Awards 2000 this year. They will be given
a momento and cash award of Rs 2 lakhs each.
The Awards will be presented in the middle of December and I have invited Honourable President of
India to give away the Awards.
JRD Tata Memorial Orations
As a part of its advocacy progTamme, the Foundation organises the JRD Tata Memorial Oration in
memory of the founder Chairman of the Foundation since 1995. It was earlier known as "Encounter
with Population Crisis", a lecture series inviting Indian and International celebrities to focus on critical
issues related to population field.
Since 1995,JRD Tata Orations were delivered by Mr Ramakrishna Hegde, Mr Chandra Shekhar, Dr
Najma Heptulla, Mr I K Gujral, Dr Nafis Sadik. The lecture, this year, was delivered by M~ K C Pant,
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission on November 3,2000.
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Seminars/ Conferences
Population Foundation of India has tried to cover a wide spectrum of activities in promotion of
population related matters under its advocacyjIEC activities.
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A Millennium Conference was organised on "Population, Development and Environment Nexus" in
collaboration with Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) and United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) from February 14-16, 2000 at New Delhi. The Conference was inaugurated by the
then Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr N T Shanmugam. Dr M S Swaminathan
delivered the George Simmons Memorial Lecture and in the valedictory session, Mr A R N anda,
Secretary to GOI and Mrs Meenakshi Datta Ghosh,Joint Secretary, presented the National Population
Policy, 2000 which was announced by the Government the previous day.
The presentations at the Conference are being published as a book which is expected to be released
in December 2000.
A Panel discussion was organised on May 11, 2000, to mark the birth of billionth baby in the country
and to review the National Population Policy 2000.
A Population Clock for India and the States has been prepared by the Foundation and given to
Doordarshan which is displayed before the starting of the News every day.
Accounts
It would be seen from the annexed accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2000 that
during the year the Foundation had:
(1) Earned interest including incentive of Rs 116.57 lakhs on its investments;
(2) Received a rental income of Rs 64.10 lakhs;
(3) Disbursed project grants (including on projects funded by outside agencies) of Rs 87.68Iakhs;
(4) Incurred an expenditure of Rs 40.30 lakhs on Programme Development, Monitoring & Evaluation
and IEC and Rs 34.441akhs on Management and Administration (excluding provision for property
tax and depreciation);
(5) Had Long-term investments of Rs 945 lakhs in public sector companies as on 31.3.2000;
(6) Transferred a sum of Rs 44.40 lakhs being excess of income over expenditure to Society Fund.
I am happy to state that after obtaining the necessary permission from the concerned authorities, the
Foundation was able to let out a part of the building to Department for International Development
(DFID) from 1st March, 2000 with an enhanced rent. The income of the Foundation during the
coming years will be substantially increased.
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The budget allocations for project activities are expected to increase substantially in the coming years
keeping in view the objectives of the Foundation and availability of additional resources from the next
year.
Acknowledgements
The Foundation is indeed grateful to the members of the Governing Board, Advisory Council,
consultative panels, expert groups and esteemed social workers, health professionals and scientists,
who have always readily responded to our call for advice and assistance in a true spirit of service for
an important cause.
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We are also grateful to the various departments of government, particularly, the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
including Akashvani and Doordarshan, for the sustained interest and co-operation in furthering the
aims of the Foundation. I am encouraged by the fact that in recent times the Press displayed enhanced
sensitivity to population and environment issues, and helped build public opinion in favour of determined
action to contain the population and thereby save the environment.
Finally, I congratulate the members of the Governing Board who have been included as members of
the National Commission on Population. I also take this opportunity to express the Governing Body's
and my own appreciation of the good work put in by Dr K Srinivasan, Executive Director and his
continued commitment and direction given to the Foundation's activities and the staff of the Foundation,
who continue to discharge their duties with enthusiasm and efficiency.
17lhNovember 2000
BHARAT RAM
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Activities During the Year
The following are some of the important activities undertaken by the Foundation during the last one
year :
Advocacy Role
JRD Tata Memorial Oration by UNFPA Executive Director
The fifth JRD Tata Memorial Oration was delivered by the Executive Director of United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Nafis Sadik in New Delhi on December 13, 1999. Dr Sadik spoke on
'A New Woman of India - ANew India for Women'. Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI presided.
Dr Sadik's message to men and boys was to respect all women. "Whether they are sisters, daughters,
cousins or strangers; wherever they are from, whatever their state in life, all women deserve your
respect", she said.
Addressing a cross section of audience, consisting of members of the PFI Governing Board and
Advisory Council, government officials, representatives of UN agencies and N GOs, Dr Sadik said
fight for reproductive rights, against gender violence and againstHIVjAIDS are essentially the same
battle and this "battle will be fought and won in the same place - in the minds of men, and to a lesser
extent, the minds of women."
The Executive Director of PFI Dr K Srinivasan earlier welcomed the gathering.
Voluntary Action in Health andPopulation - The Dynamics of Social Transition Released
A new publication, brought out byPFI, was released by the Executive Director ofUNFPA, Dr Nafis
Sadik on December 13, 1999. The publication, Voluntary Action in Health and Population - The
Dynamics of Social Transition, edited by former Joint Director, PFI, Prof Sunil Misra, is based on
fourteen case studies of action research projects undertaken by NGOs in the field of health and family
planning in 10 states. The projects were supported by the Foundation.
Millennium Conference on Population, Development and Environment ~exus
Millennium Conference on 'Population, Development and Environment Nexus' was organised by PFI
and Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) with support from United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) from February 14 to 16,2000 at Lakshmipat Singh ani a Auditorium, PHD House, New
Delhi.
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The main objectives of the Conference were to study the :
0 Demographic Trends and Prospects in the 21st Century;
0 Population policies and programmes: retrospects and prospects;
0 Population and Economic Development, political systems, gender equity, ageing and social
security;
0 Population and Social Development including education, health and housing;
0 Population and Ecology in relation to sustainable development; and
0 Migration and Urbanisation.
The Conference was inaugurated by the then Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr N T
Shanmugam on February 14, 2000 at PHD House, New Delhi. Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI chaired
the inaugural session of the Conference. In his address, Dr K Srinivasan, Executive Director, PFI and
President of IASP, spoke about the newer challenges facing the demographic community in India. Dr
Michael Vlassoff, UNFP A Representative, India, also addressed the gathering.
One of the highlights of the Conference was the George Simmons Memorial Lecture on February 14,
2000 which was delivered by Dr M S Swaminathan, Chairman, Advisory Council, PFI and Chairman
of the National Population Policy Committee set up by the Government of India which submitted its
report in 1994. He spoke on Children for Happiness: Key to Population Stabilisation.
He said, "If population policies go wrong, nothing else will go right".
Dr Bharat Ram and Dr M S Swaminathan were honoured by the Indian Association for the Study of
Population (IASP) for their contribution in promoting population programmes. Dr K Srinivasan,
President, IASP presented a scroll and a shawl to each of them. Dr Bharat Ram was honoured for "his
life-long initiatives and sustained achievements in promoting population stabilisation and family welfare
programmes through Corporate Sector and non-governmental organisations" while Dr Swaminathan
was honoured for "his life-long initiatives and contributions in population policies and sustainable
development. "
The presentations at the Conference analysed progress made in specific subject areas during the past
100 years with special reference to the period after independence, and the projections for the next
century or for at least 50 years. The main purpose of the presentations was to bring out major shocks
and crisis that could await in the future and for which preparations were necessary in terms of policies
and programme interventions at this stage. The presentations highlighted the relationship between
changes in population size and distribution and selected developmental variables including ecological
variables with a goal to achieve sustainable development. Specific recommendations for future directions
were made and presented to the Government.
The valedictory session of the Conference was addressed by the Secretary, Ministry of!Health and
Family Welfare, Government of India, Mr A R Nanda. Executive Director Dr K Srinivasan chaired
the session. As a part of his valedictory address, Mr Nanda and Mrs Meenakshi Datta Ghosh, Joint
Secretary in the Ministry presented the National Population Policy, 2000 which as a coincident was
announced by the Government on the previous day. Copies of the Policy Docmnent were also distributed
to the participants of the Conference. This was a fitting finale for the Conference.
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The Conference was well covered by the print and electronic media.
Population Clock on Doordarshan
The Foundation has developed the computer package for population clock to depict the current
population estimates. The idea is to create awareness among the people about the rate at which the
population of the country has been increasing. As a part of its advocacy role, the Foundation had
approached the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Doordarshan to show the population
clock on Doordarshan. Doordarshan has been airing the population clock several times during the
day for sometime. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has installed five such population clocks in
important cities of the country.
The Foundation has also prepared state specific population clocks for 15 major states of the couritry.
These clocks would be shown by the regional Kendras of Doordarshan in near future. The clocks
have been designed to show the messages in the local language.
Anatomy of Voluntarism Translated in Hindi
Anatomy of Voluntarism:The Caseof Madhya Pradesh, written by Ravi Gulhati, Kaval Gulhati, Shrikrishna
Ayyangar and Vinita Nagar has been translated in Hindi. The Hindi version was formally released at
Bhopal by Mr Dighvijay Singh, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The study was supported by PFI.
The publication analyses the work of voluntary organisations and focuses organisations working in the
fields of education, women's development, health and family planning in four districts of M.P i.e.
Raipur, Indore, Rajgarh and Bhopal.
PCl:nel Reviews National Population Policy
A panel discussion was organised by PFI on May 11, 2000 to mark the birth of billionth baby in the
country. The day was observed throughout the country to publicise the issue of population stabilisation,
reproductive and child health, gender equity and sustainable development.
The participantsat the paneldiscussion.Fromleft:UNFPARepresentative,India,Dr.MichaelVlassoff;ExecutiveDirector,PFI, Dr.K Srinivasan;
Member,PlanningCommission,Dr.KVenkatasubramanian;ChairmaPnF, I,Dr.ShamtRam;SecretaryM, inisbyof Healthand FamilyWeilareM, r.AR
Nanda;PresidentC, entreforPolicyResearch,Dr.VA PaiPanandikerandMemberSecretaryN, ationaCl ommissiononPopulationM, rsKrishnaSingh.
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The panel discussion held at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), discussed
the implications of the recently announced National Population Policy (NPP 2000) and population
problem at large.
Among the participants were the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mr A R Nanda;
Member, Planning Commission, Dr K Venkatasubramanian; UNFP A Representative, India, Dr Michael
Vlassoff; President, Centre for Policy Research, Dr V A Pai Panandiker; Member Secretary of the
newly created National Commission on Population, Mrs Krishna Singh and Executive Director, PFI,
Dr K Srinivasan. The Chairman of PFI, Dr Bharat Ram moderated the discussion.
PFI Participates in Social Development Fair
PFI participated in Social Development Fair 2000 held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from May 15
to 21, 2000. Organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to highlight the efforts of
government, multilateral agencies, NGOs and others in the areas of social development and community
welfare, the fair was inaugurated by the Secretary, Union Ministry of Social]ustice and Empowerment,
Ms Asha Das on May 15, 2000.
Mrs Das visited the PFI stall where she was briefed about the display and activities of the Foundation.
Among the items of display at the stall was the population clock which had a special significance this
year as the country has achieved the one billion mark.
Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Congress President visited the PFI stall on May 16, 2000. Looking at the Panchayati
Raj panel, she remarked that the late Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi had taken lot of interest in
Panchayati Raj institutions in India. She signed the visitors' book and wrote: 'Excellent work.'
Workshop on NGOs' Role in Reproductive and Child Health Programmes
A workshop on 'Reproductive and Child Health Programmes in Urban Slums: Role of Non-Government
Organisations' was organised by PFI at India International Centre on]uly 13-14, 2000. Mrs Krishna
Singh, Member Secretary, National Commission on Population, inaugurated the two-day workshop.
16 persons including experts, government functionaries and representatives from a large number of
NGOs working on Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) presented papers.
The programme of the workshop was divided into six sessions: (1) Reproductive and Child Health
Programmes - problems perceived by NGOs in implementing the programme, (2) Approach and
methodology in implementing RCH programmes, (3) New initiatives in implementing RCH services
by NGOs under new population policy, (4) Adolescent Health and Sexuality - major issues and
approaches, (5) Sexual health - Focus on RTIjSTI,HIVjAIDS, and (6) New initiatives required under
NPP 2000 - experiences of major projects in slums.
Each session focused on the problem in programme implementation, NGOs' approach to handle the
problem, its outcome and suggestions and recommendations to deal with the outcome.!
In her inaugural address, Mrs Krishna Singh said since the urban areas do not have a wide reaching
network of health services as in the rural communities, NGOs and community development societies
should be involved in identifying space for urban reproductive and child health centres with flexible
timings. She favoured the establishment of reproductive and child health centres, accessible to
community, irrespective of the legal status of the settlements.
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The discussions and exchange of actual work experience in the six sessions generated rich opportunities
for mutual self learning for improving the working of N Gas. The following are some of the important
points discussed at the workshop which were later included in the recommendations:
The workshop noted the current emphasis on medical research in the areas of contraceptives. It was
agTeed that NGOs can facilitate in transferring the new technology methods and information from the
laboratories to the field because of their established credibility and easy reach.
Misuse of ultrasound has become rampant. The technique is being used for sex determination and
elimination of female foetus which is likely to create male female imbalances in the demographic
situation of the country. It was suggested that NGOs should take up this issue and plan out advocacy
role in educating people in this regard.
The problem of improving the reach, easy access and greater utilisation of services was discussed at
length. It was noted that most of the services are provided through static clinic by referring the
beneficiaries to static government health facilities. The slums present certain problems in this model of
providing services, there being problems of space, privacy, aseptic conditions as well as opportunity
for counselling clients. Some of the NGOs shared their experience of providing mobile clinic services
in slum areas.
JRD Tata Awards Announced
Tamil Nadu has been awarded the secondJRD Tata Awards for excellence in Reproductive Health
and Population Programmes, 2000. The Awards were announced at a Press Conference on July 28,
2000 in New Delhi by MsJustice Leila Seth, Chairperson, Awards Committee and Member, Governing
Board, PFI.
Addressing the reporters, Justice Leila Seth said the selection of the State level awards has been made
on the basis of a set of nine indicators covering a wide range of subjects like fertility, mortality,
education levels, maternal care and government expenditure on health and education. On the basis of
this composite index, Tamil Nadu has stood first with a score of 97 followed by Kerala and Andhra
Pradesh.
The Awards for best performing districts on Reproductive and Child Health programmes have been
given to Chennai in Tamil Nadu in the large population category district, Alappuzha in Kerala and
Jorhat in Assam in medium and small size population districts.
With a view to encourage better performances among the poor performing states in the country, best
performing districts from each of the three poor performing states were selected for an award this time.
The State level analysis has found that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa are the three poor performing
states. The awards for best performing districts in these states have been given to Dehradun in U.P.,
Purbi Singhbhum in Bihar and Cuttack in Orissa.
The best performing state will receive a rolling trophy and a cash award of Rs 10 lakhs. Each of the
best performing districts will receive a rolling shield and a cash award of Rs 2 lakhs and each of the
best performing districts in the poor performing states will get a momento and Rs 2 lakhs. The Awards
will be fonnally presented at a function in December 2000.
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The secondJRD Tata Awards, 2000 were judged by an Awards Committee consisting of distinguished
persons from different disciplines. Ms Justice Leila Seth, former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh,
chaired the Committee which consisted of Mr B G Deshmukh, former Cabinet Secretary; Dr M S
Swaminathan, noted Agricultural Scientist and Magsaysay Award winner; Dr N K Ganguly, Director
General, Indian Council for Medical Research; Ms Nirmala Buch, former Adviser to the Gujarat
Governor; Dr Vasant R Gourikar, former Scientific Adviser to the Government of India and Dr K
Srinivasan, Executive Director, PFI who was the Member Secretary.
New Projects
The following are the new major projects which have been taken up by the Foundation during the last
one year:
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions on the Issues of Population, Health
and Social Development through Satellite Communication
The main objective of the project is to utilise the space based communication facilities in order to
reach larger audience of decision makers of the rural communities like members of Panchayati Raj,
health personnel, community leaders, spokespersons, family elders, various groups of mahilajpurush
mandals and general public. The group of people to be covered includes the service providers like
private medical practitioners of allopathic, indigenous system of medicine, members of village level
health workers, state government staff, media people, staff of mother and other NGOs, staff at PHCs
and health posts.
PFI planned to implement the project in Karnataka and in Uttar Pradesh. The project is for a period
of one year.
In Karnataka, the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) at Mysore has developed 110 nodes (receiving
ends), out of which some are based at the district level and some are based at Taluka level. India
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed a teaching studio at Mysore. PFI will use this
studio for the teaching purposes. The Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) at Bangalore
will be implementing the programme with financial and technical assistance from PFI.
Educational programmes in modular form will be prepared on the following nine topics for members
of Panchayati Raj institutions: Role and responsibilities of members of Panchayati Raj institutions,
Gender equity and empowerment of women, Literacy and education, Common communicable diseases
and their prevention, Water supply and sanitation, Food and nutrition, Reproductive and child health,
Family planning methods, and Population and development issues.
In addition, there will be three modules specifically prepared for service providers on RCH and
family planning, mostly for personnel working in health and medical departments, lo~al medical
practitioners etc. These are : Unmet needs for family planning, how to identify and meet them,
Counselling - basic principles, and Common side effects of contraception and how to cope with them.
The first programme is expected to be on air in the first week of December 2000.
A similar approach will be followed in Uttar Pradesh.
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PFI has approached SIFPSA and Distance Education Department for collaboration. 16 Direct Receiving
Sets nodes (receiving ends) where SIFPSA projects have been functioning with nodes will be used.
The programme will be once in a week for atleast 5 hours a day and will continue for 14 weeks.
SIFPSA is likely to take care of 16 nodes.
Preparation of 14 teaching based modules for UP is in progress and these are expected to be ready by
mid of November.
The first programme in Uttar Pradesh will be telecast by first week of December.
Empowerment of the Community on the Issues of Population, Health and Social
Development through Community Radio
The project has been taken up in Mysore district (Banjara tribes) in Karnataka and Sonbhadra district
in UP. Through the help of two locally active NGOs, we will communicate through radio in local
language to the target community. PFI will arrange for suitable time slots with AIR which would be
half an hour a week. The project in Karnataka will be taken up with the help of an NGO headed by
Dr Sudarshan in collaboration with AIR, Bangalore. There will.be 52 episodes with half an duration in
Kannada for 52 weeks at the rate of one episode per week. The project will be for a period of one year.
A three-day script-writing workshop for identifying a group of appropriate writers is being organised in
Bangalore. The audience research unit of AIR, Bangalore will undertake the periodic evaluation. The
programme will be launched on November 1, 2000 i.e. Rajyothsava day which marks the birth of the
State.
The strategy adopted in Karnataka will be followed in UP. The project will be taken up in collaboration
with AIR, Lucknow and Banwasi Seva Ashram (BSA) headed by Dr Ragini Premo BSA has been
doing pioneering work among the tribal population in Sonbhadra district. BSA will implement the
programme. A script-writing workshop is being planned in collaboration with AIR, Lucknow and
BSA in November, 2000.
Reproductiveand Child Health Promotion through Mobile Health Services
Based on the recommendations of the workshop on 'NGOs Role in Reproductive and Child Health
Programmes' organised by PFI in New Delhi onJuly 13-14, 2000, it has been decided that a mobile
approach for delivering reproductive and child health services including maternal and child health
care, treatment of RTIjSTD, family planning services including Copper T insertions should be taken
up. This programme is being implemented through three NGOs i.e. Society for the Promotion of
Youth and Masses (SPYM), PRAYATN and PMR Research Centre.
PFI has purchased a Swaraj Mazda mobile van with necessary modifications to make it function as a
mobile health clinic. The mobile service will cover a population of 60,000 over six clusters in six!days
a week. Of the 60,000 population, SPYM will cover a population of 30,000 in 3 pockets. PRAY ATN
will cover a population of 20,000 in 2 pockets and PMR Research Centre will cover a population of
10,000 in one pocket located in another slum area. A minimum user fee will be charged from the
community. and the same will be added to the revolving fund for medical supplies. SPYM has been
assigned the responsibility of overall maintenance of the Van with the assistance, co-ordination and
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guidance from PFI. Formation OfSelf Help Groups is also an important component other than service
delivery and this will be initiated in all areas.
The Van will provide the following services: Immunisation, Contraceptive promotion, including
insertion of Copper T, Ante-natal and Post-natal care, RTI and STD treatment, family planning
counselling and IEC activities.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has agreed to provide free referral services to the patients referred to them by
PFI doctors from the areas to be served by the van. Monthly review meetings will be conducted by the
implementing NGOs and bi-monthly review meetings will be convened by PFI to monitor the project.
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Convergence Approach
As an outcome of the Round Table Conference organised by PFI in January 1999 at Lucknow, a
project proposal for the empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions in one of the districts of Uttar
Pradesh was prepared and submitted to SIFPSA for its funding. The scope of the project proposal was
expanded further and entire project was approved for funding by SIFPSA in Aligarh district.
In collaboration with Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
The project covers the entire rural areas of Aligarh district with intensive work in Lodha block.
The project is divided into two parts. The first part aims at developing capacity of Panchayat members
in all the three tier of Aligarh district for effective discharge of the duties and responsibilities in the
areas of population stabilisation and related social development activities in their area of operation.
The second part is aimed at mobilising a cadre of community based distributors in one selected block
. of Aligarh district (namely, Lodha block) to work closelywith Panchayats and government grassroots
functionaries towards population stabilisation and related social development activities.
Innovative Programme on Population Issues for NGOs Working in Selected Slums
of Aligarh
Through this project,PFI willcover the slum areas of Aligarh town covering nearly one lakh population
in collaborationwith Indian Medical Association (IMA),Aligarh Branch and the project is funded by
State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency (SIFPSA).
The specific objectives of the projects are to increase the involvement of NGOs in family welfare and
RCH programme activities among urban slums with a view to provide sustainability to project efforts;
to create awareness with the help of local NGOs among people living in slums, especially women in
the reproductive age groups about the 'small family norm' and reproductive health issues; and to
increase the services of reproductive and child health and family welfare to public and private health
functionaries.
Through the help of a local NGO, five health 'Health Posts' are to be established under the project
covering 20,000 population by each post. For each post the service delivery would be undertaken by
one ANM, 3 Dais with a lady medical doctor visiting once in a week. In addition, a few social workers
would also be engaged to involve community for the project activities.
A local office of PFI has been located at Aligarh and a Programme Officer has been appointed. A lady
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medical officer under rural placement scheme of Wardha Medical College has also been posted. The
slum areas have been identified and the health posts have been established.
Training and Resource Development Centres at Bangalore, Cuttack and
Indore
Encouraged by the success of Training and Resource Development Centre (TRDC), set up with the
support of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to train NGO's personnel involved in RCH related
activities, the PFI has decided to set-up three Regional Training and Resource Development Centres
at Indore, Bangalore and Cuttack. The centres would provide training to the staff of NGOs to build
their capacity in management and implementation of RCH programmes.
The centres would be set up in collaboration with local NGOs having the infrastructure for training.
The project is proposed to be implemented through MYRADA at Bangalore, National Institute of
Applied Human Research and Development (NIAHRD) at Cuttack, and Bhartiya Grameen Mahila
Sangh at Indore.
Projects under Implementation
The following are the highlights of the continuing projects:
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutionsin Haryana
The project commenced from September 1, 1998 and is to be completed by the end of December
2000. The training to the members of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana is to be imparted as
under:
0' One-day training for 314 members of 19 Zila Parishads.
0 Two-day training for 2426 members of 114 Panchayat Samitis.
0 Two-day training at the cluster level for 60,363 members of 6017 Gram Panchayats.
0 Follow-up visits to each Panchayat for nine half days by one trained Local Resource Person.
Seven Implementing Agencies were identified for organising training programmes at all the 3-tiers in
19 Districts of Haryana, and MoDs signed with them.
A State Level Conference was held in Chandigarh in April 1999. A module in Hindi with nine social
indicators has been prepared for training members of Panchayati Raj Institutions. 10,000 copies have
been printed and distributed among the seven Implementing Agencies.
A shorter version in Hindi based on the above module has been prepared. 65,000 copies have been
printed, one copy for each member of Panchayati Raj Institutions carrying hisjher name written in
hand and is being distributed at the time of training programmes.
A training-cum-educational film, 'Apna Raj Panchayat Raj' based on the Hindi Module, has been
prepared and has been shown at different training programmes.
Data of various components of the training programme has been collected in fonnats which have been
specially prepared for this purpose, and fed into the computer as part of Management Infonnation
System (MIS). This process will continue till the end of the training programmes.
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80 Master Trainers and 1133 Local Resource Persons have been trained for imparting training to
Members of Panchayat Samitis and Gram Panchayats and for follow-up visits.
Two meetings of the National Level Co-ordination Committee for this project have been held with the
officials of UNICEF and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
State Government of Haryana has been extended its full support to the programme.
The Principal Secretary, Department of Health in his letter to Chief Medical Officers of all Districts,
directed them to support PFIs three tier training programmes and extend the required help to the
Implementing Agencies to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Haryana.
The Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Development and Panchayats in his letter
to all the Deputy Commissioners and the District Development and Panchayat Officers, requested
them to extend co-operation and assistance to the Implementing Agencies in facilitating the training
process mooted by PFI.
Through a message the Chief Minister of Haryana exhorted all elected members of Panchayati Raj
Institutions of Haryana to participate in and benefit from the three tier training programmes being
organised by PFI has been received and is being used.
Out of 19 districts, training programmes for members of 10 Zila Parishads have been held upto first
week of October 2000. At the Block Samiti level, out of 114 Blocks, training programmes have. been
held for 68 Blocks. Training programmes for cluster level are being held in all the 19 Districts and are
at different stages. These are being followed by nine half-day visits by one Local Resource Person to
each Panchayat. All the training programmes are expected to be completed by the end of November
2000.
The progress of the project activities is being reviewed in monthly review meetings held with all the
Implementing Agencies at PFI office.
Training and Resource Development
Related Activities
Centre for Training NGOs Working in RCH
The Department of Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India had
sanctioned a project to Population Foundation of India for training personnel of voluntary organisations
engaged in RCH related activities in slum areas in Delhi. The main objective of the training programme
was to develop a cadre of voluntary workers, who would have working knowledge and skills on issues
related to the development, implementation and monitoring of RCH programmes.
The training programme follows a modular approach. For this purpose, PFI developed 10 modules -
on Delhi Slums, Role ofNGOs in RCH, Reproductive System and Reproductive Health, Reproductive
and Child Health Services, Population and Planned Parenthood, Delivery of Services and Quality
Care, Information Education and Communication, Project Formulation, Financial Management of the
Project and Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation.
From the beginning of the project inJanuary 1999 till September 2000, PFI has completed training of
19 batches. 311 candidates representing 201 NGOs actively engaged in health related activities in
slums of Delhi attended the training. Two candidates from each NGO attended the course.
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Each of the training courses has been of five day's duration. Of these five days, four days were devoted
to classroom work and one day exclusively for field visit. The methodology followed in classroom
situation were: Lecture, Group Discussion, Role Play and Case Studies etc.
For fieldwork, workbook was worked out for the trainees, based on the questionnaires they had
collected information on reproductive health from the community. Analysis of collected data helped
candidates to understand the realities of the Delhi slums and also gave them enough exposure to think
of probable solutions to tackle the situation in their own respective areas. A post-evaluation questionnaire
was administered at the end of the each training course.
It has been decided to organise refresher training courses for those who had attended the training
programme earlier. One such course was conducted in the month of September of three days duration.
The approach of the refresher training was need based. To identify participants' needs, a questionnaire
was administered in the classroom ~d analysed. A two and half day training was conducted based on
the findings of the questionnaire. This approach was found to be very satisfactory. More such courses
would be organised in future.
Involvement of National Service Scheme (NSS) Volunteers in Information
Dissemination and Awareness Generation about Population Issues
PFI in collaboration with universities of Dr B R Ambedkar University, Agra, rvgPRohilkhand University,
Bareilly and Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut has decided to involve the youth for promoting
population stabilisation campaign. The project covers an area of 25 adopted villages by five participating
colleges under each university.
The basic aim of the project is to train the student youth to understand the meaning of family planning,
small family norm and RCH and to motivate them to propagate these ideas among people living in
rural areas with a view to bringing about a qualitative improvement in the lives of these people,
especially of women. Out of school youth and adolescent boys and girls will also be targeted by such
educational programmes. The specific objectives of the project are :
0 Promotion of basic sanitation and hygiene in the villages.
0 Creating awareness regarding family planning and motivate eligible couples to adopt modem
method of contraceptive.
0 Encourage deliveries to be conducted by the Trained Birth Attendants.
0 Help the local ANM in providing effective delivery of health services.
In the meantime, training programmes for NSS Programme Officers and Master Volunteers have
been organised at Agra and Bareilly. Student participants have attended orientation courses and have
started visiting villages in their areas to carry out the project activities.
Community Partnership Health Initiatives to Improve Reproductive
Status in Slums and Rural Areas of Nagpur
Health
The main objective of the project is to improve reproductive health and reduce maternal and neo-
natal morbidity and mortality in the area. The target population will be : women in reproductive age
group (15-49years), adolescents (13-18years), and neo-nates and infants (0-1years).
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The project will cover a total population of 20,809 comprising of slum areas of South Nagpur (three
areas) and eight villages in rural area.
The Institute of Integrated Development will be the implementing agency while Community Medicine
Department ofWardha (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) will co-ordinate the activities.
Efforts will be made to try out community partnership, health initiatives in slums and rural areas of
Nagpur. The staff of the NGO will be trained in a phased manner by the CMD on various components
of RCH, special emphasis being given on spacing methods and promotion of injectables. An initial
baseline survey will be conducted before initiating interventions.
Integrated Health and Family Planning Education in Dharavi Slums
The main objective is to educate and promote good health and family planning services among
people with special emphasis on reproductive health, child care, adolescent health and HIV ;SID/
AIDS by networking with other local bodies.
The project will cover a total population of 8 to 10 lakhs comprising of 18 colonies in Dharavi slums.
The main target groups for educational programmes are : adolescent, married couple (15-45 age
group) and unmarried adults (men between 20 to 30, women 24 to 28 years ).
In the methodology part of the project, a baseline survey will be carried out focusing on general
perceptions about health, health seeking behaviours, awareness and knowledge about SIDfHIV and
reproductive and child health. Special emphasis will be given on networking with government and
local bodies working in that area specially to include 10 local functioning NGOs mainly working in the
field of education, vocational training, rehabilitation, health, nutrition and counselling etc.
Mr S P Godrej Passes Away
Mr Sohrab Piroshja Godrej, Senior Vice-Chairman of PF1 has passed away. Mr Godrej, who was 88,
was taken ill when he was proceeding to attend an international conference in Paris and died in
London on May 20, 2000.
Mr Godrej has been a member of the Governing Board ofPF1 since April 1971. He was also Senior
Vice-Chairman of PF1.
The executive committee of PFI at a meeting on June 22, 2000 passed a resolution expressing its
profound sense of shock on the sad demise of Mr S P Godrej and praised his 'key role in extending the
Foundation's scope of work and vision from family planning to sustainable population strategies.' The
Foundation will sorely miss his as~ociation as a member of the Governing Board, said the resolution.
The Chairman and members of the executive committee conveyed their deepest condolence to Mr
Jamshyd Godrej and Adi Godrej and other family members.
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A. F. FERGUSON & CO.
Chartered Accountants
9, Scindia House
Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi-l 10001
Auditors' Report
We have audited the attached balance sheet of Population Foundation of India as at March 31, 2000
and also the income and expenditure account of the Foundation for the year ended on that date,
annexed thereto, and report that:
a) 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;
b) in our opinion, proper books and account as required by law, have been kept by the Founda-
tion so far as appears from our examination of the books;
c) the balance sheet and income and expenditure account dealt with by this report are in agree-
ment with the books of account;
d) we are unable to express an opinion on the recoverability and the consequential effect, if any, on
the excess of income over expenditure for the year and the credit balance in the Society Fund,
in respect of unsecured fixed deposits aggregating Rs 75 lakhs due from Cement Corporation of
India Limited and interest accrued thereon aggregating Rs 19,69,521 included under the heads
'investments' and 'interest accrued' respectively and referred to in note 5.
Subject to the foregoing, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the accounts give a true and fair view:
(i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Foundation as at March 31, 2000
and
(ii) in the case of the income and expenditure account, of the excess of income over expenditure for
the year ended on that date.
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ASSETS
FIXED ASSETS
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31,84,217
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SOCIETY FUND
Balance brought forward
Add: Amount transferred
from Income and
Expenditure Account
FOREIGN CQNTRIBUTION
GENERAL
5,48,71,150
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INTEREST ACCRUED ON INVESTMENTS 43,74,287
SUNDRY DEPOSITS
(As per Schedule 'c' annexed
ADVANCES
1,31,200
8,418
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5,53,283
UNUTILISED PRO TECT GRANT
TRANSFERRED FROM INCOME
AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
Training and resource development
centre project
52,10,079
71,536
21,05,383
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj
institutions in Haryana project
State innovations in family planning services
project agency - slum project
State innovations in family plaaaing service.
- project agency convergence
project
Millennium Conference on population, development
and environment nexus
81,331
1,74,365
11,57,643
2,25,000
1,14,935
84,56,321
12,87,830
7,71,675
55,66,548
1,61,97,309
CREDITORS
PROVISIONS
AND OTHER
Sundry creditors
Property tax
Gratuity
Leave salary encashment
Rent advance
3,22,520
47,42,486
15,62,282
8,07,338
74,34,626
12,37,35,543
11,84,64,504
12,37,35,543
(As per Schedule 'D' annexed)
CASH AND BANK BALANCES
(As per Schedule 'E' annexed)
23,93,896
20,39,532
11,84,64,504
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - (As per Schedule 'L' annexed)
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EXPENDInm.E
Grants Disbursed
POPULATION
FOUNDATION OF INDIA
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2000
for Proiects/Prol!'rammes
Year ended
March 31,
:.1(x)()
Rs.
Year ended
March 31,
I!J!J!I
Rs.
INCOME
Interest
Year ended
March 31,
:.1()()(J
Rs.
1,:.16,3:.17
1,:.11,019
(;I,!J8,132
:i,88,282
Policy researchfStudies (As per Schedule 'F' annexed)
Information, education and communication programmes
(As per Schedule 'G' annexed)
Demonstration/Action research projects
(As per Schedule 'H' annexed)
Conferences, seminars, workshop and task force
(As per Schedule 'I' annexed)
26,8tXJ Awards (As per Schedule T annexed)
6O,()OO Assessing the impact of World Bank funded
projects in India (funded by World Bank)
6,69274
Training and resource development centre
(funded by Government of India)
Grant utilised during the year
1,03,334
1,11,/;84
23,64,m8
4,()(;,374
1,4:.1,8:.1,158
1,:.11,713
On investments(Gross)*
On savings bank
account
Others
I, 14,3!1,779
1,23,959
17.860
* Tax deducted at source during the
year 61,875 (previous year 31,875)
:.16,&)()
8,!)(J,()(XJ Incentives on investments
63,29,762
40,77,263
60,000
Rent
For floor space
For fixtures and
fittings
42,28,862
:.11,&J,862
- World Bank for assessing the impact
of World Bank funded projects in India
10,82,687
12,11,100
II ,457
12,22,557
5,53,:.183
6,69,274
Government of India - Training and
resource development centre (TRDC)
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
5,53,283
1,84,164
Bank interest
16,776
Advance from PFI
4,00,000
11,54,:.123
Unutilised grant
transferred to balance sheet
71,536
1,15,81,598
75,000
64,09,724
10,82,687
4,65,155
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj instituions in
Haryana (funded by UNICEF)
Grant utilised during the year
&J,54.98!1
Carried over
23,!I:.1,756
64,87,7333
UNICEF - Empowerment of
Panchayati Raj institutions
(EPRI) in Haryana
Balance brought forward
25,51,505
Grant-in-aid
W,O33 Bank interest
Advance from PFI
:.15,70,538
Unutilised grant
21,05,383
transferred to balance sheet
4,65,155
21,05,383
(;8,704
3,tXJ,OOO
24,74,087
81,331
2,68,95,325
Carried over
:.13,92,75(;
:.1,15,41,765
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March 31,
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1,89,213
82,44,202
EXPENDITURE
Year ended
March 31,
;&JQ
Rs.
Year ended
March 31,
Illilli
Rs.
Brought fOlward
64,87,733 2,68,95,325
Innovative programme on population issues for NGOs working
in selected slums of Aligarh (funded by SIFPSA)
Grant utilised dUling the year
5,4!),!166
Bank interest
2,331
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj institutions
and convergence approach in Aligarh district (funded by SIFPSA)
Grant utilised during the year
34,!)36
Less Unutilised grant
Millennium conference on population, development and
environment nexus (funded by UNFPA)
Grant utilised during the year
16,52,875
World population day - WI)/) (partly funded by CARE India)
42,755
Carried over
87,68,265
1,40,000
2,70,35,325
INCOME
Ycar ended
March 31,
:.lliQQ
Rs.
Brought forward
State innovations in family planning
services project agency (SIFPSA)
Innovative programme on population
issues for NGOs working in selected
slums of Aligarh
Grant-in-aid
7,22,(XX)
2,15,41,765
~ Unutilised grant
transferred to balance sheet
7,24,331
1,74,365
Grant-in-aid for the year
State innovations in family planning
services project agency (SIFPSA)
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj
institutions and convergence approach
in Aligarh district
Grant-in-aid
Bank interest
11,88,(XX)
4,079
Slum project
500
11,92,579
5,49,%6
transferred to balance
sheet
Grant-in-aid for the year
11,57,643
34,936
UNFPA - Millennium conference on
population, development and environment
nexus - 2000
Grant-in-aid
~ Unutilised grant
transferred to balance
sheet
18,77,875
2,25,(XX)
Grant-in-aidfor the year
CARE India - for World population day
1999
16,52,875
35,00:)
Carried over
2,38,14,542
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Year ended
March 31,
1999
Rs.
82,44,202
EXPENDITURE
Brought forward
Year ended
2(X)()
Rs.
Year ended
March 31,
1!)9
Rs.
87,68,265
2,70,35,325
INCOME
March 31,
Brought forward
Year ended
March 31,
2(X)()
Rs.
2,38,14,542
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14,51,963
13,31,477
10,35,996
33,18,381
72,37,482
83,305
20,0(x)
11,55,601
31,84,217
2,70,62,624
Project development expenses
Monitoring and evaluation expenses
Information, education and communication
Management and administration
(As per Schedule 'K' annexed)
Property tax
Subletting charges
Lease restoration charges
Library books and periodicals
Audit fee
expenses
Depreciation
Excess of income over expenditure transferred to
Society Fund account in the balance sheet.
13,79,815
10,94,334
15,55,778
34,43,871
19,95,391
63,238
5,81,756
79,530
21,000
10,12,255
44,40,435
27,299
2,44,35,668
2,70,62,624
Profit on sale of equipment
Miscellaneous receipts
6,21,126
2,44,35,668
NOTES TO TIlE ACCOUNTS - (As per Schedule 'L' annexed)
(H P NAGPAL)
Secretary & Treasurer
(DR. K. SRINIVASAN)
Executive Director
NEW DELHI 28 July 2000
As per our report attached to the Balance Sheet.
(DR. BHARAT RAM)
Chairman
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SCHEDULE 'L'
Notes to the Accounts
1. Significant Accounting Policies
i) Accounting Convention
The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention on an accrual basis and in
accordance with applicable mandatory accounting standards.
ii) Fixed Assets and Depreciation
Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Cost of acquisition/construction includes freight, duties, taxes and other incidental expenses
incurred until installation/commissioning of the asset.
Fixed assets are depreciated on the written down value method at the following
rates of depreciation:
Building
Motor Vehicles
Furniture and Fixtures
Equipments
5%
20%
10%
33.33%
Leasehold land is amortised over the life of the lease.
Depreciation on additions is charged for the full year irrespective of the date of
acquisition and no depreciation is charged on deletions of assets in the year of
deletion.
iii) Investments
Investments are stated at cost.
iv) Retirement Benefits
The Foundation has various schemes of retirement benefits such as provident fund and Gratu-
ity. The Foundation's contribution to the provident fund, leave salary encashment and the
provision for gratuity in respect of all employees, determined on an arithmetical basis, are
charged to revenue.
v) Foreign Currency Transactions
Grants received in foreign currency are accounted for at the exchange rates prevailing on the
date the transaction takes place.
2. The Foundation's income is exempt under Section 1O(23C)(iv)of the Income-tax Act, 1961 vide
Order No. 10756 (F.No. 197j77j98-ITA-I dated January 5, 1999 issued by the Government of
India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), New Delhi as it has been categorised as a
charitable institution promoting Family Planning throughout India.
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Donations to the Foundation are deductible under Section 80G(2a)(vii) of the Income-tax Act,
1961 vide Order No. F.No. 176(28j84-IT(AI) dated August 21, 1985 issued by the Government
of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), New Delhi.
3. The Executive Director's remuneration for the year amounts to Rs. 5,49,068 (previous year Rs.
4,92,255). In addition: (i) he has been provided with furnished accommodation - perquisite
value Rs. 56,993 (previous year Rs 51,689); and (ii) a sum ofRs. 90,432 has been paid to him as
reimbursement of local travel expenses (previous year Rs 90,432).
4. Of the entire actual disbursements for projects/programmes till March 31, 2000, audited ac-
counts from grantees for Rs 53,33,894 (previous year Rs 80,59,175) are yet to be received.
5. Investments in unsecured fixed deposits include Rs. 75 lakhs (previous year: Rs 75 lakhs)
placed with the Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI) - a Government of India undertak-
ing, which has been declared a sick unit by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruc-
tion (BIFR) under Section 15 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act 1985.
This deposit has matured onJuly 19, 1996 but has not yet been repaid by the CCItogether with
interest accrued thereon amounting to Rs 19,69,521 for the period fromJuly 1, 1997 to March
31, 1999. The Foundation has filed an application with the Company Law Board (CLB) and
BIFR for recovery of the deposit and for treating the Foundation as a pressing creditor. While
disposing of the Foundation's appeal No. 181;99 against BIFR's order dated October 1, 1999,
the Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, New Delhi, vide its order
dated March 28, 2000 refused to give any priority to the Foundation in the matter of repayment
for its dues from out of the sale proceeds of Yerranguntla unit of the CCI and referred the matter
back to BIFR. The Foundation is in the process of making an application to the BIFR for making
provision for its dues in the scheme for rehabilitation of CCL Pending decision of the CLB and
BIFR, the Foundation has not accrued interest of Rs 11,25,000 for the year ended March 31,
2000 and interest on interest accrued but not paid for the period fromJuly 1, 1997 to March 31,
2000. Further, no provision has been made for possible loss in respect of the fixed deposit and
interest accrued thereon.
(H P NAGPAL)
Secretary & Treasurer
(K SRINIVASAN)
Executive Director
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Advisory Council consisting of eminent experts in
related fields such as Sociology, Demography,
Communications, Health Services, Environment, Education,
Management, Women's Development, Biomedical Services
etc., contributes to the formulation of the Foundation's
policies and programme and reviews its achievements from
time to time. Its present members are :
Dr M S Swaminathan - Chairman
Mr T V Antony
Mr T R Satish Chandran
Mrs Rami Chhabra
Mrs Meenakshi Dutta Ghosh
(Ex-officio asJoint Secretary
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
Dr S D Gupta
Dr S H Hassan
Dr B KJoshi
Mr Ajay S Mehta
Ms Poonam Muttreja
Dr Saroj Pachauri
Dr Yash Pal
Prof Ramlal Parikh
Dr Ragini Prem
Prof V Ramalingaswamy
Mr T L Sankar
Prof G P Talwar
Dr K Srinivasan - ExecutiveDirector