GKS (GAON KALYAN SAMITI)

 

 

Gaon Kalyan Samiti/ Village Health Sanitation Committee (VHSC) : Under communitisation approach, NRHM intends to form and strengthen Village Health and Sanitation Committee in all revenue villages. These Village Health and Sanitation Committees known as Gaon Kalyan Samiti (GKS) will take care of different health issues of  community.

Dhenkanal initiated a public campaign ( 11th July-2nd October 2008) to activate the process for formation of GKS in every revenue village in Dhenkanal district.All the stakeholders were sensitized on GKS and its relevance in the community.

Achievement:

  • Mass awareness about the Gaon Kalyan Samiti has increased among the people in rural areas.

  • Banks have co-operated the block in opening of the bank account of GKS.

  • The meetings have been organised in community on Gaon Kalyan Samiti.

  • Out of 1076 revenue villages, total 909 GKS have been formed

  • 636 GKS have opened their bank accounts in different banks

 

Swasthya Kalyan Rath Campaign

With the objective of strengthening the Gaon Kalyan samiti in each revenue village a special Swasthya Kalyan Rath campaign was launched on 26th January 2009 and at DHH  continued upto 25th February 2009 to form and sensitize the Gaon Kalyan samiti in all revenue villages. During Ratha capmaign the three Swasthya Kalyan Rath were used . NGOs, PRIs, SHG group members, Youth groups staffs from health deptt,. women & child development, Panchayatiraj, Rural development have actively participated in the campaign.

 

No of GPs covered

No of revenue villages covered

No of special meetings

organised 

No of Swasthya kanthas completed

No of GKS completed quarterly village health plan

178

989

16

650

650

 

During Ratha  visit  to different areas, special meetings were  organised with  GKS members, PRI etc and new GKS were formed in the revenue village, accounts opened and the fund of Rs 10,000/- were tranferred to all the GKS accounts.

    The status of GKS is given below.  

Name of the block

Target

No, of GKS formed

Bank account opened

Money Transferred

Bhuban

107

107

87

87

Gondia

168

160

148

148

Hindol

177

177

167

167

Odapada

128

115

79

79

Parjang

97

85

81

81

Sadar

146

134

116

116

Kamakhyanagar

129

118

106

106

Kankadahad

124

104

91

91

Total

1076

1000

875

875

Orientation Programme of GKS

To develop the capacity building of the GKS members, the orientation programme of GKS of Sadar block were organised by NGO named as SOVA. The ward member and Angan Wadi workers  GKS were oriented on the Village health plan, Financial guidelines, meeting resolution etc. Likewise, the orientation programme was organised in Odapada, Gandia, by CISS and CHETANA respectively. The Angan wadi workers and AWW of total 85 GKS were oriented . In all these programme, the block and district level personnel facilitated the training.