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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 Board are:
Chairman
Dr Bharat Ram
Vice- Chairman
Mr. Hari Shankar Singhania
Members
Dr B K Anand
Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Dr (Mrs.) Banoo J Coyaji
Mr. B G Deshmukh
Mr.Jamshyd N Godrej
Dr. Abid Hussain
Begum Bilkees Latif
Dr V A Pai Panandiker
Mr. J C Pant
Ms Justice Leila Seth
Mr. Saleem I Shervani
Dr D P Singh
Dr. M S Swaminathan
Mr. Ratan N Tata
Mr. B G Verghese
Mrs. Avabai B Wadia
Secretary, Department of Family Welfare, GOl
Mr. A R Nanda, Executive Director, PFl
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Chairman's Statement
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the Annual General Meeting of.
the Foundation.
The main objective of economic and social development is to improve
the quality of lives that people lead, to enhance their well-being, and to
provide them with opportunities and choices to become productive assets
in society. Immediately after independence, India was the first country
to launch a national family planning programme for reducing birth rates
and to stabilize the population at a level consistent with the requirement
of national economy. Half a century after the implementation of national
family welfare programme, India could reduce crude birth rate from 40.8
in 1951 to 25.8 in 2000 and crude death rate from 25.0 to 8.5 and the total fertility rate from 6.0 in
1951 to 3.0 in 2000. By all means not a small achievement!
The sharp decline in death rates was, however, not accompanied by a similar drop in birth rates
and with the result we are now more than 1 billion. As per the projections, if the current trends
continue, India may overtake China in 2045 and become the most populous country in the world.
India's current annual increase in population of around 15.5 million is large enough to neutralize
efforts to conserve the resource endowment and environment. So a lot more needs to be done in a
holistic manner.
Adverse sex ratio has become an important issue in many platforms due to its sharp decline in
some states like Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra etc. Decline in sex ratio is mainly
due to neglect of girl child, high maternal mortality and sex selective abortions.
Child sex ratio, that is children at 0-6 age group, plays an important role in making the balanced
overall sex ratio of the Population. Statistics shows that child sex ratio for the country as a whole
has come down from 945 to 927 and in some states like Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the decline is
very significant. This adverse sex ratio is on account of prevalence of female foeticide on a large
scale. The Foundation recently organised a press conference in Delhi to high-light this social menace
and has started intitiating advoc,acy programmes on this issue mainly in the problem states.
The Foundation's activities during the past year can broadly be categorized as under:
Capacity Building of NGOs
As you are aware, a Training and Resource Development Centre (TRDC) was set up at the
Foundation in 1998 to train personnel working in N GOs in Delhi. A total of 311 persons representing
201 NGOs were benefited from the training provided by the Foundation. The training methodology
consisted of lectures, group discussions, role play, case studies and field visits etc. over a week.
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Encouraged by the success of the above TRDC programme, so far the Foundation has set up 10
Regional Training and Resource Development Centres in 9 states to provide training to the staff of
NGOs to build their capacity in the implementation of RCH programmes. Presently we have
Regional Training and Resource Development Centres at Bangalore (Karnataka), Cuttack (Orissa),
Indore (MP), Patna (Bihar), Kanpur (UP), Udaipur (Rajasthan), Haridwar (Uttaranchal),Jamshedpur
Oharkhand), Mumbai and Pachod in Maharashtra in coordination with established local NGOs.
To enable the NGOs to achieve their goals, it was felt that in addition to RCH training, the
Foundation should provide training in management to selected managerial staffofNGOs in Rajasthan
and Delhi. While the training workshops in Rajasthan conducted by IIHMR, Jaipur have been
completed successfully, the one conducted through CMS, New Delhi will be completed by 2004.
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions
Through Mass Media
The project to empower Panchayati Raj Institutions on the Issues of Population, Health and
Social Development through Mass Media Communication (Television)in collaboration with Institute
for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) in Karnataka has been successfully completed.
The project was implemented in six districts of Karnataka - Dharwad, Mysore, Bijapur, Bangalore
Rural, Bidar and Gulbarga, covering 115 Gram Panchayats in coordination with local NGOs.
Orientation programmes for volunteers of selected NGOs on implementation procedure of the
project were held before the implementation of the programme.
Government of Karnataka, under India Population Project-IX had prepared 16 episodes on
health and social developmental issues. Out of these, the Foundation in consultation with ISEC
selected 12 episodes on RCH issues, which were telecast through Doordarshan Bangalore from
22ndJune 2002, every Thursday between 6.00 to 6.30 p.m. The selected NGOs have played a
crucial role in bringing members of local Panchayats at one place and enabled the members to see
these programmes every week followed by detailed discussions. The dissemination-cum-experience
sharing workshop is scheduled to be held in January 2003 at Bangalore.
Empowerment of Community through Radio Programmes
. Based on the success of the community radio projects in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, the
Foundation started a radio programme, Ujala in Madhya Pradesh through AIR Indore focussing on
semi-urban/rural areas of the Malwa belt. A series of 52 episodes were made and broadcasting of
the episodes started from 3rd February, 2002. It will continue till January 2003.
This community radio programme is receiving wider publicity through AIR Indore. Bharatiya
Grameen Mahila Sangh, a non-government organisation is playing a crucial role in motivating the
community to listen to these programmes through their regular project activities. There is a demand
for the repeat broadcast of the programme in a slot called Kheti Grihasti, a rural based programme
in Medium Wave Channel and about 45 lakhs people will be listening this rural programme. The
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Medium Wave Channel of AIR Indore covers 16 districts of MP and the border areas of Rajasthan,
Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The Audience Research Unit, All India Radio has conducted a mid-term evaluation of Ujala
programme in the urban areas. The report reveals that around 18% of urban population listen to
this programme.
The Foundation has proposed to start community radio programmes in three more states, namely,
Bihar, Chattisgarh and Orissa. The programmes are expected to be on air by early 2003.
State Level Advocacy Conferences
The Foundation has been organising state level advocacy conferences in different states. So far
it has organised state level conferences in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal
and Maharashtra. In Bihar it has been held on December 14-15,2002.
The Foundation organised a two-day State Level Conference on 'Health, Development and
Population Stabilisation Issues' on October .4 - 5, 2001 at Yeshwantrao Chavan Academy of
Development Administration, Pune. The main idea was to provide a forum to academicians,
bureaucrats, demographers and other experts to present their views on various constraints of
Maharashtra with regard to population stabilisation and related developmental issues. The
recommendations of the two-day Conference were submitted to the government of Maharashtra.
Later the Foundation implemented district level workshops in Uttaranchal and Maharashtra.
District Level Workshops in Uttaranchal
As a follow-up of the State Level Advocacy Conference in Uttaranchal, the Foundation conducted
district level workshops with local N GOs. One of the major issues discussed in these workshops
was "Women's Health" with specific focus to Uttaranchal.
District Level Workshops in Maharashtra
As per the recommendations of the state level conference, we have conducted workshops of
two days duration at each of eight health circle districts in Maharashtra - Ahmednagar, Thane,
Solapur, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana, Gadchiroli and Wardha, in collaboration with Community
Aid and Sponsorship Programme (CASP), Pune. The workshops were organised from March 2002
to September 2002.
The objectives of the workshops were to (~) discuss the status of the districts with respect to
population stabilisation, (b) identify factors that have contributed to the poor performance in the
districts, (c) arrive at implementable, action-oriented suggestions with a possible time frame, for
improving the situation in the districts, and (d) discuss the possibility of introducing a broad-based
monitoring mechanism to gauge the entire implementation process.
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The entire workshop was maiJ?lyfocussed on different types of constraints that had come in the
way of rapid development of the State of Maharashtra - political, bureaucratic, social, economic,
health, health infrastructure and demographic.
The. recommendations have been submitted to the government of Maharashtra.
JRD Tata Memorial Oration
The Seventh JRD Tata Memorial Oration was delivered by Mr Digvijay Singh, Honourable
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh at a function organised by PFI on December 4,2001 at Bombay
House, Mumbai.
Mr Digvijay Singh drew the attention of the audience on demographic transition in India,
especially in the states which were considered as lagging behind on this front. Madhya Pradesh
along with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Orissa accounted for 45% of the total population of
the country after the 1991 Census.
Speaking on 'Roles and Responsibilities of Panchayats in Population, Health and Development',
" Mr Singh emphasized the need to move beyond the States and focus on 'problem districts' within
the States. He also mentioned that there is a need to evolve State-specific strategies and within them
district-specific action plans.
New Initiatives: Major Ones
The Foundation has initiated action to implement six Self-Help Group empowerment projects
under the project titled, 'Empowerment of Self Help Groups on Reproductive and Child Health' at
Bangalore, (Kamataka); Madurai, (Tamil Nadu); Indore, (M.P); Cuttack, (Orissa); Chindwara, (M.P);
and Amrawati, (Maharashtra) in coordination with local N GOs.
The main aim of the project is to empower the existing SHGs with knowledge on RCH, identify
and train one animator from each SHG on RCH, make SHG as a platform for discussions on health
related issues and develop the identified animators into a resource persons as well as a Community
Based Distributor (CBD) for basic health and family planning supplies.
Publications
'A New Horizon' a documentary film on Population Foundation of India was produced.
Four issues of Focus~quarterly bulletin of Population Foundation of India were publi~hed.
Accounts .
It would be seen from the annexed accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2002 that
during the year the Foundation had:
i. Earned interest including incentive of Rs 137.18lakhs on its investments;
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ii. Received a rental income. of Rs 275.42 lakhs;
iii. Disbursed project grants (including on projects funded by outside agencies) of Rs 127.33
lakhs;
iv. Incurred an expenditure of Rs 54.48 lakhs on Programme Development, Monitoring and
Evaluation, and IEC and Rs 32.37 lakhs on Management and Administration (excluding
provision for property tax and depreciation);
v. Had long-term investments of Rs 1187 lakhs in public sector companies and Rs 0.63 lakhs
on short term investment with Banks as on 31.03.2002;
vi. Transferred a sum of Rs 130.82 lakhs being excess of income over expenditure to Society
Fund.
The budget allocations for project activities are expected to increase substantially 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 in the coming years.
Acknowledgements
The Foundation is grateful to the membe~s of the Governing Board, Advisory Council, consultative
panels, expert groups and social workers, health professionals and scientists who have always readily
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responded to our call for advice and assistance in a true spirit of service for a cause of national
importance.
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
Boradcasting including Prasar Bharati and Doordarshan, Gyan Darshan, Press Bureau, National
Commission on Population and Planning Commission for the sustained interest and cooperation in
furthering the aims of the Foundation. In recent times the media 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 Dr K Srinivasan, former Executive Director. I welcome the new Executive
Director, Mr A R Nanda who joined in August 2002. I appreciate and 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.
December 24, 2002
BHARAT RAM
! Chairman
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Activities During the Year
The following are some of the activities undertaken by the Foundation during the last one year :
Video Film on Foundation
PFI has produced a video film, A New Horizonon the Foundation. The 30-minute film traces the
origin of the Foundation as Family Planning Foundation (which was later re-christened as Population
Foundation of India).
The film shares with the viewers the details about the Foundation which was set up in 1970 as an
independent non-government initiative by the late Mr JRD Tata, Dr Bharat Ram along with some
like minded industrialists and population activists who believed in 'advancing the cause of human
welfare through family welfare.' The film highlights (a) the role of Mr Tata as a pioneer in the field
of family planning; (b) Mr Tata receiving the UN Population Award in 1992 for his services to the
cause of population stabilisation; (c) the citation read out on the occasion at UN headquarters in
New York, where in the Family Planning Foundation was described as "the country's pre-eminent
non-governmental organisation for the field research on family planning"; and (d) Mr Tata receiving
the country's highest honour - Bharat Ratna.
.The film also provides a glimpse into the life of Dr Bharat Ram, a leading industrialist and a co-
founder of the Foundation who succeeded Mr Tata as the Chairman and continues to guide the
affairs of the Foundation.
The film was telecast by Doordarshan News, Doordarshan International and by IGNOU Gyan
Darshan.
District Level Workshops on Health Development and
Population Stabilisation in Uttaranchal
The two-day State Level Conference on 'Health, Development and Population Stabilisation
Issues in Uttaranchal', organised by PFI at Dehradun on May 22 and 23,2001, had recommended
that district level workshops with the same theme be organised in collaboration with local NGOs
where local government officials should also be invited to participate. On the basis of the
recommendations, the Foundation had decided to conduct 13 district level workshops and one
planning workshop in the state of Uttaranchal.
Initially, the UP Voluntary Health Association (UPVHA) was given the responsibility of organising
the district level workshops with the help of local NGOs in Uttaranchal to: (a) identify the thrust
areas relevant to each district; (b) submit micro level recommendations to the state government;
and (c) NGOs to formulate strategies on health, development and population stabilisation issues.
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Prior to the district level workshops, a two-day planning workshop was held at Dehradun on
July 9 and 10,2001. The purpose of the planning workshop was to: (a) chalk out the modus operandi
for district level workshops; (b) define the role of UPVHA as co-ordinating agency for these
workshops; and (c) provide guidelines to the NGOs for organising these workshops.
A total of seven district level workshops were organised by UPVHA in collaboration with local
NGOs. The districts covered include Haridwar, Pithoragarh, Champawat (Banbasa), Udham Singh
Nagar, Nainital (Kathgodam), Almora (Devlikhan) and Bageshwar (Baijnath).
Another batch of six district level workshops in Garhwal region, covering the districts of
Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pauri, Tehri and Dehradun were co-ordinated by Himalayan
Jan Kalyan Evam Bal Vikas Samiti in association with local N GOs.
The workshops were attended by grassroot level workers, officials from District Health
Department, CMOs, public representatives like Block Pramukh, BDC members, Zila Panchayat
members, Village Pradhans and representatives of NGOs. The discussions during the workshops
were focussed on local/district level issues. PFI officials participated in most of the workshops.
Issues such as health, development and population stabilisation were discussed in greater detail in
the context of local conditions and these workshops created better understanding of the specific
issues and an elaborate agenda was worked out.
State Level Conference in Pune
. Population Foundation of India organised a two-day State Level Conference on 'Health,
Development and Population Stabilisation Issues' on October 4 and 5,2001 at Yeshwantrao Chavan
Academy of Development Administration, Pune. The main idea was to provide a forum to
academicians, bureaucrats, demographers and other experts to present their views on different
constraints of Maharashtra on population stabilisation and related developmental issues.
Demographers, Economists, Social scientists, administrators, political leaders and representatives
of dedicated institutions and NGOs involved with the issues deliberated for two days to work out a
concerted plan of action.
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~ Dr. KSrinivasan, the former
Executive Director, PH
addressing the audience at
the State LeveLConference
in Pune, Maharashtra. Others
are (from left) :
Begum BiLkees,Latif,
Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury,
Governing Board Members,
PH, Dr Bharat Ram,
Chairman, PFI, Mr. B. G.
Deshmukh, Dr. Banoo J
Coyaji, Governing Board
Members, PH.
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Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI inaugurated the Conference. He released a Wall Chart on
Population and Development:Maharashtra: 2001 and District Profile specially brought out by the
Foundation.
On the eve of the Conference, PFI had organised a Press Conference at Pune as a curtain raiser
of the programme in which Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI, Dr K Srinivasan, the then Executive
Director, PFI, Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Member, Governing Board addressed the media about
what was the main purpose behind this Conference. To enrich the deliberations of the Conference,
PFI had held its Governing Board meeting at Pune on the same day in the morning.
The Foundation had identified six constraints that had come out in the way of rapid development
of the State from the point of view of Reproductive and Child Health and Population Stabilisation
programmes. These are health, economic, social, bureaucratic, political and demographic that
impeded development of the State. A background paper had been prepared on each of these topics
by renowned scholars familiar with the State in their field which was presented at the beginning of
each session for stimulating the discussions and arriving at possible solutions to overcome the barriers.
Though the State is one of the most industrialised state and performing well in some of the
developmental indicators like literacy, per-capita income etc, the State is the second most populous
state in the country with a population of 96.75 million as on March 1,2001, as per the latest Census.
It continues to grow at a high rate with the decadal growth rate of 22.57 percent during 1991-2001,
higher than the national average of 21.34 percent and it is not performing well in population and
related indicators like sex ratio, prevalence of HIV /AIDS, high infant and child mortality etc. The
Conference brought in sharp focus the grim realities in Maharashtra in relation to gender issues,
growth of population, political, economic, social and bureaucratic structure of the State.
At the valedictory session, the recommendations emerged out of the two-day Conference were
presented which are as follows:
. Set-up a Focussed Implementation Group for the overall development of the less developed
regions of the State through the Specific District Action Plans in order to address the district
problems through the assistance of Non-governmental sector, Government of Maharashtra.
. Address the problem of declining sex ratio in age 0-6 years.
. Train Panchayat members on RCH to improve the efficiency of health and social development
programmes.
. Give extensive traIning to ANMS on Reproductive and Child Health Programmes.
. Highlight the system of functioning and principles of successful projects being implemented by
N GOs such as Garchiroli, Jamkhed and Pachod so that the best practices percolate into the
. State system through osmosis.
Shift health care system from hospital base to community base, shift un-utilised medical resources
to other hospitals where there are no medical facilities.
. Implement three-year courses for Public Health Programmes to have trained personnel in
. community health apart from Medical Officers.
Train indigenous Registered Medical Practitioners in RCH and deploy them along with regular
Health Staff with clearly defined responsibilities.
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. Involve Health Department -and other Departments in the programmes and inter-sectoral
. approach.
Increase investment in agriculture to reverse the rural-urban migration and promote primary
education by putting more investment. Reduce drop-outs from the high school, especially girl
. . children.
Create employment opportunities in the State and reduce expenditure on social sector and
. regional inequalities in development by appropriate reallocation of funds to different districts.
Enforce the registration of births and deaths at the Panchayats and give attractive incentives to
. village gram panchayats for delaying the age at marriage of girls.
Expand IEC activities through religious leaders, Nehru Yuva Kendras, Mahila Mandals, Self-
Help Groups, decision-makers, sub-caste leaders, political leaders etc.
. Strengthen N GOs and Government partnership.
. For an ideological shift in the paradigm of bureaucrats from collection and control of resources
. and responsibilities to that of an acting change agent and a facilitator of development.
Develop need based planning at the village level using a system at the block, district, state and
. central levels keeping the available resources in mind.
The nexus between bureaucracy and political system and the nature of relationship has to change
. from growth to development.
To organize district level conferences.
In his valedictory address, Dr S Salunke, Director General, Health Services of Maharashtra,
thanked the Population Foundation of India for organizing the workshop and mentioned that
significant points have emerged from the Conference. Mr B G Deshmukh, former Cabinet Secretary
and Member, Governing Board, PFI later submitted the recommendations to the Hon'ble Chief
Minister of Maharshtra.
District Level Workshops on Health Development and
Population Stabilisation in Maharashtra
Based on the recommendation made by the two-day State Level Conference on 'Health,
Development and Population Stabilisation Issues in Maharashtra', organised by PFI at Pune on
October 4-5, 2001, the Foundation had decided to hold workshops of two days at each of eight
health circle districts in Maharashtra - Ahmednagar, Thane, Solapur, Latur, Parbhani, Buldhana,
Gadchiroli and Wardha, in collaboration with Community Aid and Sponsorship Programme (CASP),
Pune. It was felt that this exercise would ensure that population stabilisation, health and development
issues would get widely disseminated. The workshops were organised from March 2002to September
2002.
The objectives of the workshops were to: (a) discuss the status of the districts with respect to
population stabilisation: (b) identify factors that have contributed to the poor performance in the
districts: (c) arrive at implementable,. action-oriented suggestions with a possible time frame for
improving the situation in the districts: and (d) discuss the possibility of introducing a broad-based
monitoring mechanism to gauge the entire implementation process.
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The workshops gave an opportunity to the participants to understand the state of the programme
with reference to the districts, the communication and motivational skills of Anganwadi workers of
Mahila MandaI Members, Problem of child marriage, implementation of Child Marriage Restraint
Act.
Civil Surgeon, Zilla Parishad President, Chief Executive Officer, District Collector and other
government officials, attended the inaugural sessions of the workshops in most cases. Political leaders
of the State, government officials from the concerned departments, representatives of dedicated
institutions and NGOs, media persons have participated in the workshops.
There was a panel discussion on the 'Role of Media in Population Stabilisation' to earmark the
role of press/media persons for stabilising the growth of population. It was chaired by local senior
journalist and local TV members, reporters, writers, station directors, district information officers
were on the paneL
At the valedictory session, the Chief Guest explained the gravity and multiplicity of the population
problem and emphasized the urgency of stabilising the population growth in a holistic manner by
accelerating the qualitative and quantitative aspects of family welfare programmes.
Some of the important recommendations emerged out of these workshops are:
.:. Organise family life education programmes for adolescents and newly married couples to deal
with the issues of gender equality, son preference and eradication of superstitions to bring about
attitudinal change in slums and rural areas of the district.
.:. . Encourage male involvement in family planning programmes through farmers unions, credit
cooperatives and other allied agencies and make a follow-up visits among the acceptors of
family planning methods.
.:. Set-up coordination machinery by the DistrictiTaluka level health authorities to define the role
of voluntary agencies.
.:. Organise special campaign through cooperative societies, district level cooperative bank, youth
group etc. and encourage Trade Unions to initiate/training programmes on family planning.
.:. Develop question banks for N GOs.
.:. Organise essay competitions for students of standard IX and XI on health and related issues.
.:. Prepare a list of girls in the age group between 14-18for each village.
.:. Provide information about the Child Marriage Restraint Act through group discussion and
orientation/training programmes by Sarpanch, Panchayat members, Mahila. MandaI members.
.:. Strengthen the coordination among the NGOs, Anganwadi staff and health functionaries.
.:. To organise the workshop at the blockltaluka level and the duration of the workshop to be three
days.
.:. Involve village vaidus, pujaris, female sarpanches, female social workers, Self-Help Groups,
police, hospital staff and other developmental staff in the workshop~ and give the certificates of
participation to the participants.
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Dai'Training Programme at PFI
A three-day 'Dai Training Programme' was organised with the joint cooperation of PFI and
SPYM from November 27 to 29, 2001 at PFI. The rationale behind the training was to orient the
Dais and the Social Animators in the areas of Rangpuri, located behind Vasant Kunj area, towards
proper antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care followed by basic Child Care to achieve the objectives
of Reproductive and Child Health.
12Dais/social animators attended the programme, none of whom had any sort of formal training
in this respect before but were practicing midwifery for a notable duration of time. The topics like
anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, antenatal care, intranatal care and postnatal
care with emphasis on five CLEANS and the ways to a hygienic delivery to ensure the health of the
mother and the health of the baby, RTIs/STIs/AIDS, film shows on safe delivery, choosing the
contraceptive for family planning, and a film on harrassment of women for not producing a male
child, Planned parenthood, basic child care including Universal Immunisation Schedule and
identification and home management of common childhood diseases, were included.
The purpose of t;he above training was to correct existing malpractices by exposing them to
right approach in connection with mother and child care. At the end of the training programmes,
certificates of appreciation and Dai kits were distributed to encourage safe delivery practices.
JRD Tata Memorial Oration
. The SeventhJRD Tata Memorial Oration was delivered by Mr Digvijay Singh, Honourable
Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh at a function organised by PFI on December 4,2001 at Bombay
House, Mumbai. Dr Bharat Ram, Chairman, PFI presided over the function. Dr K Srinivasan, the
then Executive Director, PFI welcomed the participants from Tata Group of Industries, members
of the PFI Governing Board and Advisory Council, representatives of government and non-
government organisations and dedicated institutions.
Mr Digvijay Singh, in his address drew the attention of the audience on 'Demographic Transition
in India', especially the states those were considered as lagging behind on this front. Madhya Pradesh
along with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Orissa accounted for ,45% of the total population of
the country after the 1991
Census.
<4111Dr. Bharat Ram, Chairman,
PH addressing the Seventh
JRD Tata Memorial Oration
held at MUll1baion
December 4,2001. Also seen
Shri Digvijay Singh, Chief
Minister, Madhya Pradesh at
left and Dr. K. Srinivasan,
the former Executive
Director, PFI at right.
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Speaking on Rolesand ResponsibilitiesofPanchayatsin Population,Health and Development,Mr Singh
emphasized the need to move beyond the States and focus on 'problem districts' within the States.
He also mentioned that there is a need to evolve State-specific Strategies and within them district-
specific action plans.
Citing the examples of promoting Panchayati Raj system, Mr Singh mentioned that Madhya
Pradesh has created a partnership with panchayats to meet the challenge of Universal Primary
Education through 'Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS).' He further mentioned that the State has
been able to establish 26,000 EGS schools through Panchayat Partnership since 1997. 'Panchayat
Raj has created a new strategic architecture to move people out the 'problem box' into the 'solution
box', he said.
Mr Singh concluded his speech by stating that 'our population challenge is a matter of people
and we must now take this matter to the people through panchayats'.
RTRDC Project: Review Meeting at PFI
A two-day RTRDC experience sharing meet was organised at PFI on January 22-23,2002 for
all the seven states to have a synergy and uniformity among all the implementing agencies, wherein
representatives from Regional Training Resource Development Centres (RTRDCs) participated.
The workshop focussed at sharing experience, reviewing N GOs achievements, finding the probable
solution for existing constraints and gaps, evolving a strategy to finalise the module in Hindi for
Hindi speaking states, exploring the possibility of programme sustainability etc. Few presentations
we're made by the PFI Faculty on communication skills, importance of evaluating training
programmes and how to conduct evaluation. A programme schedule was followed incorporating
group discussion to know whether the material that is being used during the training is adequate
and comprehensive. During the programme, it has been observed that the topics like child health,
adolescent health, family planning, HIV /AIDS, antenatal care, post natal care etc are very useful
topics for the personnel of NGOs working directly with the people at the community.
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During the meet, representatives of the RTRDCs were divided into three groups - fIrst group
was comprising RTRDCs which were established one year ago, second group was of newly formed
RTRDCs (NGOs which were yet to conduct the TOTs), and third group was of the trainers trained
by MYRADA, BGMS and NIAHRD. These groups were requested to make presentation on training
content and methodology which was followed by discussion in order to bring synergy to the
programme. This exercise was carried out to understand their experiences of conducting training
and lessons learnt during the training sessions.
Workshop on the Role and Responsibilities of Panchayat Raj Members
Population Foundation of India organised a two-day workshop on 'Role and Responsibilities of
Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions' on June 14-15, 2002 at Nautanwa block of Maharajganj
district, Uttar Pradesh in coordination with GNK Plan. A total number of 46 participants were
present in the workshop. Out of the 46 participants, 35 were elected Panchayat members fromJara,
Mahua, Khairati and Baikunthpur Naya Panchayat and the rest were from community leaders and
local government offIcials. The Block Pramukh of Nautanwa was the Chief Guest.
Discussions started with the history of Panchayati Raj system during the Vedic era, Gupta era,
and British period and after the independence. Later it was focussed on present Panchayat Raj
system with special focus on 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India.
The participants were divided into groups, comprising of 6-8 members in each group. The
group members themselves discussed their role and responsibilities in implementing development
programmes in gram panchayats, and the activities carried out from gram panchayat resources and
from other resources. Through role-play, the groups presented their exercise, covering most of the
role and responsibilities of Panchayat Raj members, defIned in the 11th Schedule of 73rd Amendment.
The major weaknesses, which came out during the discussions, were lack of self-confIdence and
proper communication skill amongst the Pradhans. The participants urged the organizers to organize
such workshops in future to improve the functioning of Panchayati Raj system and promised to
introduce activities through Gram Panchayats on health, education, agriculture development,
environment.
Folk Media for Dissemination of Health Messages
To observe the World Population Day, the Population Foundation ofIndia organized a programme
on 'Communication Strategies for RCH Programmes and Role of Non-Governmental Organisations'
on July 11, 2002 at PFI. A number of Non-governmental organisations from Delhi participated in
the programme.
In his inaugural address, Mr A R Nanda, former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare stated that population stabilisation is not merely an issue ,of numbers,
but an issue of vital interests of the people. What now required was to develop communication
strategies for a dialogue which acknowledges people in their own right, takes into account their
concerns and provides them with information and knowledge to decide what is in their best interest
and to do so within their own social, economic and cultural context.
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Two live presentations were ~ade during the programme. Mr Devendra Sharma, renowned
producer of folk programmes for rural audience emphasised that creative use of folk media could
be a subtle and effective way of introducing population, development ideas and messages. The
troop led by him performed folk dances on women's health, singing folk songs on contraceptive
use, small family norm, importance of girl child etc, all written by him.
Mr Umesh Rai of Aradhya - a non-governmental organisation, with his team performed 45
minute nukkad natak on gender equity, female foeticide, girl's education and women's empowerment.
Both the presentations were well received and appreciated by the participants.
~ Aradhyateam performing
NukkadNatakon World
Population Day.
Evaluation of Foundation's Projects
The project 'Integrated Programme for Outreach Health Services and Promotion of Small Family
Norm' implemented during September 1997 to September 2000 by NIAHRD, Cuttack has been
evaluated by Dr Haribandhu Mohapatra, Head of the Department, SCB Medical College, Cuttack.
The project 'Community Action for Social Development through Panchayat Raj in Tamil Nadu
and Maharashtra' implemented during April 1999 to October 2001 by PFI in collaboration with
Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, Satyamurthy Foundation, Chennai and KEM Hospital,
Pune was evaluated by Mr Ravichandran of G IRHFWT and Dr Anjali Radkar of Pune.
The project 'Empowerment of the Community on the Issues of Population, Health and Social
Development through Community Radio' implemented during November 2000 to November 2001
by PFI in collaboration with Vivekananda Kalyan Kendra, Mysore and AIR Bangalore was evaluated
by Dr N Usha Rani, Professor and Director, Audio Visual Research Centre, University of Mysore,
Mysore.
During the period under review, ten of the Foundation's projects have been evaluated and
reports received. The project 'Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions in Uttar Pradesh and
Convergence Approach for Promotion of Reproductive and Child Health' implemented during
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April 2000 to December 2001 by PFI in collaboration with Aligarh Muslim University was evaluated
by Mr T A Khan, CREATE, Lucknow.
The project 'Empowerment of the Community on the Issues of Population, Health and Social
Development through Community Radio' implemented during March 2001 to March 2002 by PFI
in collaboration with Banwasi Sewa Ashram, Sonbhadra and AIR Obra have been evaluated by the
evaluation cell of PFI.
The project 'Integrated Health and Family Planning Education in Dharavi Slums' implemented
during March 2000 to March 2002 by PFI in collaboration with Society for Human and
Environmental Development (SHED), Mumbai was evaluated by Mr Prakash Fulpagare, lIPS,
Mumbai.
The project 'Reproductive Child Health Services by Community Mobilisation at Remote Rural
Villages of Nasarpur, Maharashtra' currently implemented by PFI in collaboration with Pariwar
Mangal Trust (PMT), Pune was initiated through baseline survey by the evaluation cell of PFI and
PMT, Pune.
The project 'Total Integrated Programme (TIP) for RCH for Dewas Block, Dewas District, M.P.'
currently implemented by PFI and Ranbaxy Community Healthcare Society, Dewas was initiated
through baseline survey by the evaluation cell of PFI.
The project 'Intensive Family Welfare Project in Gunnour Block, Badaun District' currently
implemented by PFI and Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development (TCSRD) was initiated
through baseline survey by Mr T A Khan, CREATE, Lucknow.
The project 'Community Level Reproductive Health Rights Programme Targeting 21 Remote
Dalit Villages of Darsi MandaI Prakasam District, A.P.' currently implemented by PFI and TREE,
Darsi was initiated through baseline survey by Population Research Centre, Vishakapatanam.
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Some of the New Initiatives
1. Expansion of Regional Training and Resource Development Centres
(RTRDCs) to Newer States
Based on the successful establishment of Training and Resource Development Centre (TRD C)
to impart training to trainers of Delhi based local NGOs, the project was scaled up initially in
the states of Karnataka (Bangalore), Orissa (Cuttack) and Madhya Pradesh (Indore) with
identified local NGOs who had expertise in conducting training in Reproductive Health Issues.
The course content is a comprehensive package of ten modules which includes concept of
reproductive health, safe motherhood, child care, adolescent health, planned parenthood,
management of RTI/STI/HIV / AIDS, communication and counselling skills, project
implementation, monitoring and evaluation, quality of care etc. The rationale behind training
trainers of NGOs is to empower them with correct approaches of reproductive health to address
health needs of the community.
Of late, the Foundation has extended the programmes to the states of Rajasthan (Udaipur),
Maharashtra (Mumbai), Jharkhand Oamshedpur) and Uttaranchal (Haridwar) to reach the
NGO trainers in these regions.
2. Promoting Reproductive and Child Health Activities through Self-Help
Groups (SHGs)
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are formed mainly as a vehicle towards economic empowerment
of women in the marginalized sections of society. The women constituting these groups are
bound by common interest are often faced with multi-dimensional problems related to
Reproductive and Child Health. The Foundation felt that empowering these women with
knowledge of RCH and family planning methods can go a long way in improving their basic
health conditions, health seeking behaviour and preventing unwanted births.
The Foundation has decided to work with NGOs who has a good network of established
self-help groups which would be empowered on the issues of reproductive health so that they
can function as a social change agents. The Foundation has been coordinating self-help group
activities with six implementing agencies in five states.
The purpose behind working with these groups is to empower selected animators of SHG
who would be imparted intensive training on the issues of safe motherhood and child care
practices, concept of reproductive health in general, need of adolescent health, management of
RTI/STI/HIV /AIDS and the methods of dissemination of these messages to the SHG members
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and community at a large. It is envisaged that animators will playa key role in communicating
reproductive health messages and working as depot holders for better accessibility of RH
services, liaisoning and networking with existing health infrastructure to bring a sustainable
change at the grass root level.
3. Community Radio Programmes
With a view to empower the community on the issues of Population, Health and Social
Development, community radio projects have been taken up in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
The project in Karnataka has been taken up in collaboration with All India Radio, Bangalore
and Vivekananda Girijan Kalyan Kendra. The radio programme, "Kusumale - a series of 52
episodes of half an hour duration in Kannada for 52 weeks, was focussed on tribal community
- Soligasin Mysore district of Karnataka" was broadcast through AIR Mysore. After seeing the
overwhelming response received from the listeners, later this programme was re-broadcast
through AIR Bangalore.
The project in UP has been taken up in Sonbhadra district through AIR Obra in collaboration
with Banwasi Seva Ashram. The radio programme, 'Ujala' was focussed on the rural community
of Sonbhadra district and was broadcast through AIR Obra. Out of the 52 episodes, 26 episodes
were re-broadcast through AIR Rampur.
Based on the success of the above projects, the Foundation started another programme in
Madhya Pradesh through AIR Indore for Malwa Belt in collaboration with Bharatiya Grameen
M'ahila Sangh (BGMS), a non-governmental organisation focussed on semi-urban/rural areas
of MP. This broadcast is scheduled to be completed by February 2003.
All India Radio, Indore suggested for the repeat broadcast of the same programme in their
rural programme, Kheti Grihasti through Medium Wave Channel as about 45 lakhs of people
listen to this rural programme. The MW channel covers 16 districts of MP and in addition
covers the border areas of Rajasthan; Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Audience Research Unit, All India Radio has conducted a mid-term evaluation of Ujala
programme in the urban areas. The report reveals that about 18% of urban population listen to
this programme.
The Foundation has proposed to start three more community radio programmes in the
states of Bihar, Chattisgarh and Orissa in collaboration with local NGOs. The preparatory
work has already been started and broadcasting is scheduled to start by early 2003.
,
4. Improving quality of RCH services in Churu District, Rajasthan
The Taranagar block in Churu District, Rajasthan is one of the most backward areas in
respect of education, health and infrastructural facilities. About 97% of the deliveries are taking
place at home by untrained birth attendants (Dais). The couple protection rate is less than 30%
and the infant mortality rate is 98 per thousand live-births.
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In this context, PFI in collaooration with Bhoruka Charitable Trust, Rajasthan initiated a
project for improving the availability and quality of RCH services in Taranagar block of Churu
District, Rajasthan. 50 villages in this area with a population size of 50,000 have been taken up
for intervention for a period of 2 years.
Objectives
Improving the level of utilization and the quality of locally available RCH services, provided
by the local practitioners, by appropriate networking among the health providers, the community
groups and the government health functionaries at the grass-roots level.
Identify the key health care service providers for solving common RCH problems both
preventive and curative, assess their service quality, utilization and make necessary intervention
for upgrading their skills and service quality.
Create effective demand for services by providing client based services, ensuring quality of
care and making clients active partners from need identification state to micro-planing,
implementation, monitoring, evaluation and sustainability of the project initiatives.
Develop a community based model of networking among the local health care service
providers, the community groups and the community members by formation of a locally
dominant Village Health Committee as coordinating body cum catalyst.
To improve the health seeking behaviour of the community members through greater
information sharing, better case management, enhanced interaction with qualified health
providers and more vigil on the quality of available RCH services.
5. Reproductive Health Rights Programme in Prakasam District, Andhra
Pradesh
PFI in collaboration with Training for Rural Economic and Education (TREE) has initiated
a project 'Community Level Reproductive Health Rights Programme Targeting 21 Remote
Dalit Villages of Darsi MandaI Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh' for a period 2 years. The
project aims to cover 21 villages of Darsi MandaI with a total population of 23,000 predominantly
SC, ST. A large number of them are living in a squalid living condition and affected by disease
and hunger. Besides under development and illiteracy, the target population are engaged as
daily wage labourers in agriculture for their day to-day living.
The other features of the selected area are: low status of women, early marriages, absence
of family planning, unsafe abortions, absence of pre and post natal care, unhygienic deliveries,
infertility, absence of RTI/STI counseling and treatment etc.
Objectives
1. To create awareness in men and women to achieve optimal sexual health and exercise
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their reproductive health rights and responsibilities through gender sensitivity,
responsible sexual behavior and equitable gender relations.
2. To ensure that the target groups have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable
methods of their choice for regulation of fertility as well as access to health care for safe
pregnancy and child birth.
3. To reduce maternal mortality and morbidity through minimising unsafe abortions.
4. To educate on safe motherhood and promote maternal nutrition.
5. To provide pre and post natal care and counseling with special emphasis on high risk
pregnancies and prevention of STI/HIV.
6. To provide family planning counselling information and services and the promotion of
spacing between births.
7. To provide neo natal care including exclusive breast feeding promotion.
In addition, during the project period, the project will mainly focus on facilitation of women
development societies in all target villages and its registeration, formation of SHGs, productive
skill and resource development, formation of Reproductive Health Committees at village level,
health education and training.
6. Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions through Electronic Media
PFI in collaboration with Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore has
initiated a project on 'Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions through Electronic Media'
to' empower the Panchayati Raj Institutions in Karnataka through Electronic Media.
Objectives
. To educate and sensitize Panchayati Raj Institutions on the issues of population, health and
social development through electronic media.
. To utilize the electronic media to reach the larger audience of decision-makers of rural
communities such as Panchayati Raj Members, Health Workers, Anganwadi Workers, ANMs
and Non-Governmental Organisations.
The project has been implemented in six districts of Karnataka - Dharwad, Mysore, Bijapur,
Bangalore Rural, Bidar and Gulbarga, covering 115 Gram Panchayats in collaboration with
selected local NGOs. Orientation programmes were held for volunteers of selected NGOs on
implementation procedure of the project activities.
.
Government of Karnataka under India Population Project-IX had prepared 16 episodes on
health and social developmental issues. Out of these, the Foundation selected 12 episodes on
RCH issues which were telecast through Doordarshan, Bangalore from 6.00 to 6.30 p.m. on
every Thursday. The dissemination workshop is expected to be held in early January 2003 at
Bangalore.
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7. Training Programme on Management -cum -Behavioural
Change Communication
This project on training programme, has been initiated by Population Foundation of India
in collaboration with Centre for Media Studies (CMS), New Delhi for organising series of training
programmes towards capacity building on 'Management-cum-Behavioural
Change
Communication' for NGOs serving the communities in NCT of Delhi on Reproductive and
Child Health (RCH) issues for a period of three years.
Objectives
. To enhance conceptual understanding and develop skills of the participants for effective
communication and operational management.
. To understand the management aspects of RCH projects to increase efficiency in project
management and implementation with feedback, need assessment and area specific analysis.
Three Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) training programmes have been organised
so far by CMS for middle level managers in which around 20 NGOs have participated. The
four-day training programme includes sessions on adolescent health, various communication
skills, counseling and negotiation skills, use of print! electronic media in advocacy programmes
etc. Interactive sessions conducted by senior faculty members were followed by role-play. On
successful completion of training programme, a certificate of participation is awarded to each
participant.
The three-day management training programme, first in series, was organised during July
24-26, 2002. Fifteen senior managers of Delhi based non-government oganisations working on
RCH and related aspects, participated. The training programme includes sessions on project
management, project implementation, quality management, monitoring and evaluation, report
writing and documentation, networking for image building and fund raising, financial
management etc.
While the participants were satisfied with the training programme, they expressed their
difficulty in leaving their work and attending the training programme for three consecutive
days. Taking into consideration the views of the participants, for the future CMS has proposed
to organise one-day training programme on each topic every month on the above issues.
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A'-F. FERGUSON& CO.
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
9, SCINDIA HOUSE,
KASTURBA GANDHI MARG
NEW DELHI - 110001.
AUDITORS' REPORT
1. We have audited the attached balance sheet of Population Foundation of India as at March 31, 2002,
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 India. 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.
3. 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 of account as required by law have been kept by the Foundation
so far as appears from our examination of those 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 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,-00,000 due from Cement
Corporation of India Limited included under the heads 'investments' and also referred to in
note 5.
(v) Subject to the foregoing, in our opinion and to the best of our information 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,
2002; and
(b) in the case of the income and expenditure account, of the excess of income over e),(penditure
for the year ended on that date.
NEW DELHI
13 Aug 2002
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BALANCE SHEET AS AT MARCH 31. 21>02
As at
March 31. 2001
Rs
5,00,00,000
5,93,11,585
1.43.02.669
LIABILITIES
CORPUS FUND
Balance brought forward
SOCIETY FUND
Balance brought forward
Add: Amount transferred
from income and
expenditure account
7,36,14,254
FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION
8,418 Balancebrought forward
7,36,14,254
1.30.82.387
91,468
35,70,459
82,364
62,169
UNUTILISED PROTECT GRANTS
TRANSFERRED FROM INCOME
AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
Training and Resource Development
Centre
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj
Institutions in Haryana
State Innovations in Family Planning Services
Project Agency - slum project
State Innovations in Family Planning Services
Project Agency - convergence project
As at
March 31. 2002
Rs
5,00,00,000
As at
March 31, 2001
Rs
1,42,19,340
11,17,00,000
8,66,96,641
8,418
45,35,649
1,37,200
14,11,144
80,72,842
ASSETS
FIXED ASSETS
(As per Schedule 'N. annexed)
INVESTMENTS
(As per Schedule 'B' annexed)
As at
March212002
Rs
1,37,26,565
11,87,63,439
INTEREST ACCRUED ON
INVESTMENTS
64,62,389
Less: Provision for Interest on deposit with
Cement Corporation of India Ltd. 19 69 521
SUNDRY DEPOSITS
(As per Schedule 'c' annexed)
ADVANCES
(As per Schedule 'D' annexed)
CASH AND BANK BALANCES
(As per Schedule 'E' annexed)
44,92,868
1,37,200
18,42,160
94,19,789
1,07,070
2,25,982
2,01,852
1,98,583
47,27,710
17,24,776
9,63,181
50.32.793
1,26,47,043
14,00,76,175
CREDITORS AND OTHER
PROVISIONS
Sundry creditors
Property tax
Gratuity
Leave salary encashment
Rent advance
1,31,870
28,52,468
20,18,285
11,06,642
50.32.793
NOTES TO THE ACC"O-UNTS - (As per Schedule '11annexed)
1,11,42,058
14,83,82,021
14,00,76,175
NEW DELHI
14,83,82,021
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EXPENDITURE
Year ended
Year ended
INCOME
March 31,
2002
March 31,
2001
Grants Disbursed for Projects/Programmes
Rs
Rs
Interest
1,71,254
12,58,666
48,21,213
1,95,742
25,25,237
89,72,112
Policy Research/Studies (As per Schedule 'F' annexed)
Information, Education and Communication programmes
(As per Schedule 'G' annexed)
Demonstration/Action Research
(As per Schedule 'H' annexed)
Conferences, Seminars, Workshop and Task Force
(As per Schedule'!, annexed)
Awards (As per Schedule J' annexed)
12,69,223
18,73,806
57,87,106
1,06,095
26.800
90,63,030
1,15,89,088
2,71,922
7.102
1,18,68,112
95,000
On investments(Gross)*
On savings bank
account
Others
1,29,12,857
1,50,923
* Tax deducted at source during the
year Rs.2,90,609 (previous year NIL)
Incentives on investments
Training and Resource Development Centre
(funded by Government of India)
12,34,859, Grant utilised during the year
Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Instituions in
Haryana (funded by UNICEF)
1,40,17,756 Grant utilised during the year
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2,42,24,727
Carried over
2,02,36,200
72,91.837
2,75,27,737
11,13,989
71,536
9,48,000
6,791
3.00.000
13,26,327
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12,34,859
3,38,739
81,331
1,74,18,181
88.703
1,75,88,215
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1,05,15,758 5,47,43,464
Rent
For floor space
For fixtures and
fittings
2,02,36,200
73.05.479
Government of India - Training and
Resource Development Centre (TRDC)
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
91,468
11,19,882
Bank interest
9,709
Advance from Population
Foundation of India (PFI)
12,21,059
Less: Unutilised grant
transferred to balance sheet _J!.Q.,.92Q.
UNICEF - Empowerment of
Panchayati Raj Institutions
(EPRI) in Haryana
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
35,70,459
Bank interest
73.173
36,43,632
Less: Amount refunded to
UNICEF
33.04.893
Less Unutilised grant
transferred to balance
sheet
Carried over
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
1,30,63,780
. 6,54,050
2,75,41,679
11,13,989
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Innovative progratnrne on population issues for NGOs working
in selected slums QfAligarh (funded by SIFPSA)
Grant utilised during the year
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
1,05,15,758
8,12,119
23,05,684
Empowerment of l>anchayati Raj Institutions
and convergence <\\pproach in Aligarh district (funded by SIFPSA)
Grant utilised during the year'
14,04,676
Milennium confetence on population, development and
enVIronment neXQ.s(funded by UNFPA)
2,25,000 Grant utilised durl:ng the year
Year ended
March 31,
2001
Rs
5,47,43,464
1,74,365
6,96,000
1.710
8,72,075
82.364
7,89,711
11,57,643
11,93,644
16,566
23,67,853
62.169
23,05,684
2,25,000
INCOME
Brought forward
State Innovations in Family Planning
Services Project Agency (SIFPSA)
Innovative programme on population
issues for NGOs working in selected
slums of Aligarh
Balance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
82,364
6,62,000
Bank interest
6,009
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
4,27,12,237
Advance from PFI
2,65,250
Received from Convergence
Pfoject
22.478
10,38,101
L Unutilisedgrant
trllnsferred to balance sheet 2.25.982
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
Biliance brought forward
Grant-in-aid
62,169
10,87,878
Bank interest
1,778
Advance from Population
Foundation of India
Advance with AMU
3,60,000
94,703
16,06,528
Less: Unutilised grant
transferred to balance
sheet
2.01.852
Grant-in-aid ,for the year
{jNFPA - MillenniumConferenceon
Population, Development and Environment
Nexus - 2000
Balance brought forward
and utilised
8,12,119
14,04,676
2,75,45,122
Carried over
2,25,000 Grant-in-aid for the year
1,27,32,553 5,80,63,859
Carried oVer
4,49,29,032
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Year ended
March 31,
2001
Rs
EXPENDITURE
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
Year ended
March 31,
2001
Rs
INCOME
Year ended
March 31,
2002
Rs
2,75,45,122
Brought forward
1,27,32,553 5,80,63,859
Brought forward
4,49,29,032
21,49,131 Project development expenses
16,92,598 Monitoring and evaluation expenses
21,96,827
11,63,271
11,937 Profit on sale of equipment
27,49,227
34,66,095
Information, education and communication expenses
20,88,080
Management and administration (As per Schedule 'K' annexed) 32,36,876
2,144 Miscellaneous receipts
36,39,187 Property tax
58,57,730
>
=
15,17,715 Subletting charges
55,585 Library books and periodicals
15,17.,718
72,885
E
e..
22,000
Provision for Interest on deposit with Cement Corporation
of India Limited
Audit fee
19,69,521
31,500
~
9,38,611 Depreciation
9,82,602
~
Excess of income over expenditure transferred to Society Fund
:04
1,43,02,669
account in the balance sheet.
1,30,82,387
~
0
0iI-"
5,80,77,940
~
0
0
~
4,49,31,950 5,80,77,940
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - (As per Schedule '11annexed)
2,918
4,49,31,950
NEW DELHI 13 August, 2002
As per our report attached to the balance sheet.
Sd/-
(S. RAMASESHAN)
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Secretary & Treasurer
Sd/-
(A R NANDA)
Executive Director
Sd/-
(Dr BHARAT RAM)
Chairman
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POPULATION FOUNDATION OF INDIA
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE'L'
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
5%
Motor vehicles
20%
Furniture and fixtures
10%
Equipments
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
gratuity. The Foundation's contribution to the provident fund, leave 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 pn;vailing on
the date the transaction takes place.
2. The Trust was exempted under Section 1O(23C)(iv)of the Income Tax Act, 1961 upto March 31,
2001. Applications have been made to the Central Board of Direct Taxes for exemption under
this section from the year ended March 31,2002, which is still pending.
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No provision has been made .in the accounts for Income-tax liability for the year ended March
31, 2002 on the assumption that exemption under 1O(23C)(iv)of the Act will be granted and
benefit of Section 11 and 12 of the Act will continue to be available.
3. The Executive Director's remuneration for the year amounts to Rs. 5,95,153 (previous year Rs.
5,82,900). In addition: (i) he has been provided with furnished accommodation - perquisite
value Rs. 59,099 (previous year Rs 57,695); and (ii) a sum of Rs. 1,07,964 has been paid to him
as reimbursement oflocal travel expenses (previous year Rs 1,03,581).
4. Of the entire actual disbursements for projects/programmes till March 31, 2002, audited accounts
from grantees for Rs 84,60,815 (previous year Rs 76,87,140) are yet to be received.
5. Investments in unsecured fixed deposits include Rs. 75,00,000 (previous year: Rs 75,00,000)
placedwith the Cement Corporation ofIndia Limited(CCI) - a Government of India undertaking,
which has been declared a sick unit by the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
(BIFR) under Section 15 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act 1985. This
deposit has matured on July 19, 1996 but has not yet been repaid by the CCI together with
interest for the period fromJuly 1, 1997to March 31,2002. 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 had made
. a request to the BIFR at the hearing held on March 26, 2001 for making provision for its dues as
"pressing creditor" in any new scheme that is being worked out by the Industrial Finance
Corporation ofIndia Limited (IFCI), the Operating Agency (OA). Pending decision of the CLB
and BIFR, no provision has been made for possible loss in respect of the fixed deposit.
6. Contingent liability
Demand raised for arrears of property tax by Municipal Corporation of Delhi Rs 55,75,497
(previous year Rs 38,12,919).
7. Figures for the previous year have been regrouped/rearranged, wherever necessary.
Sd/-
(S. RAMASESHAN)
Secretary & Treasurer
Sd/-
(A R NANDA)
Executive Director
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ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Advisory Council, consisting of experts in related fields such
as Sociology, Demography, Communications, Health Services,
Environment, Education, Management, Women's Development etc.
contributes to the formulation of the Foundation's policies and
programmes. The present members 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 D Gupta
Dr S H Hassan
Dr B KJoshi
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