About us
The All India Peoples Science Network (AIPSN) organized a “Jan Vigyan Jatha” activity in the year 1987 and Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS) organized a Bharat Gyan Vigyan Jatha on the eve of International Literacy Year-1990. These jathas visited Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh and sensitized the local youth, intellectuals and socially committed activists. Mandi Saksharta Samitit/ Presently Mandi Saksharta Evum Jan Vikas Samiti was formed and registered under Societies Act of 1860 in Feb.1992 by these sensitized activists of BGVS belongs to District Mandi. The Samiti successfully implemented many projects and organized various activities & Campaign upto village level with community involvement and participation.
OUR TEAM
Aims and objectives
- To undertake mass awareness campaign for literacy, Education, Health, Sanitation, Environment and peoples development in Distt. Mandi of Himachal Pradesh.
- Work for creating awareness about National Unity , Social Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Democracy, Secularism and Socialism through print and electronic media in District Mandi of Himachal Pradesh.
- To organize training programmes camps and seminars for the social and economic betterment of the people.
Projects Completed
- Total Literacy Campaign (TLC)
- Post Litercy Programme (PLC)
- Continuing Education Programme (CEP)
- Reproductive &Child Health- Information Education & Communication Programme
- Census Awareness Programme
- Formation & Linkage of Self Help Groups
- Formation of 1000 SHGs
- Skill Development & MEDP through Self Help Group
- IEC Campaign for Water & Sanitation
- Health Awareness Programme
- Survey of Handicrafts
Future Plans
- Intersectoral convergence of developmental activities at panchyat level.
- People’s initiative for people planning at the ward level.
- To act as information window at panchyat level to disseminate various developmental activities.
- Resource mapping at Panchyat Level.
- To establish functional linkage with appropriate technology with the traditional technology in rural and urban areas.
- To document the traditional knowledge.