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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
GENERAL
A/AC.241/9/Add.7
18 May 1994
ENGLISH
Original: ENGLISH
INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE
FOR THE ELABORATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION IN
THOSE COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING SERIOUS
DROUGHT AND/OR DESERTIFICATION,
PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA
Fifth session
Paris, 6-17 June 1994
Agenda item 1

7. Rajasthan Pradesh Bharat Sevak Samaj
Rishi Niwas, Baba Harish Chandra Marg
Jaipur - 302 001
India
Tel: (141) 62938 or 72952
Fax: not given
Established: 1967
Membership: National
Activities relevant to the Committee: Organizes activities to counter the ecological degradation
in the Western region of India. Educates local communities on the conservation of natural
resources of the region.

http://orissagov.nic.in/eminent/eminent.htm

Eminent Personalities of Orissa
Dr. Radhanath Rath 1896-1998)
Dr. Radhanath Rath started his distinguished carrer in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor of the largest circulated Oriya daily “The Samaj” in 1919 and became its Editor in 1961. A powerful writer and speaker, journalism was closed to his heart. Responding to the call of Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, he gave up a lucrative offer of employment by the British Govt. Member of Orissa Legislative Assembly from 1946-1977, but for a brief period from 1961 to 1967. Appointed cabinet Minister in charge of Finance, Education, Forestry and Agriculture from 1952 to 1961. Endowed with a phenomenal memory he was a great social reformer and fought for the upliftment of the down trodden. President Servants of the people Society ( Lok Sevak Mandal) and Chairman of its Orissa Branch. Gave new direction to the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology as its Pro-Chancellor. Chief Commissioner Orissa State Bharat Scouts and Guides and Ex-President of Bharat Sevak Samaj. He was associated with a large number of public bodies like Redcross, Panchayats, Divine Life Society, Indo-china Cultural Association, Indo Soviet Friendship Society and President of Kalinga Nippon Buddha Sangha.

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Review author[s]: Aileen D. Ross
Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science / Revue canadienne d'Economique et de Science politique, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Feb., 1963), pp. 130-131
doi:10.2307/139386

http://www.himalmag.com/apr2001/essay2.html

In 1938, the Chiang Kai Shek government had ordered the opening of the dyke on the south bank of the river which led to a major change in the course of the river that left 890,000 people dead and affected 12.5 million over an area of 54,000 sq kms. They also omitted to mention that the Chinese government and people were sick of the Hwang Ho embankments and that a team of Russian engineers was in China since January 1954 to look into the possibility of building large dams on the Hwang Ho to contain its floods. And because the government of India had constituted a voluntary organisation called Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS) in 1952, to promote people’s participation and co-operation in national developmental activities, and which was to handle earth work in all the river valley projects, the report of the experts eulogised community work in China.
The circumstances had been contrived to provide a perfect convergence of interest among politicians who wanted something done immediately, engineers who would take an about-turn to facilitate the process, and professional contractors eager to profit from such a large public expenditure. The Bharat Sevak Samaj, which could actually be described as a congregation of unemployed politicians was nothing but a specie of contractor, though with a seemingly benevolent face.
Soon thereafter, armed police was dispatched to the construction sites and work resumed. The resistance to the project, however, became even fiercer between Chunni and Tekunatol, Bheja and Tarahi, and Tarahi and Jamalpur. Stiff resistance was put up at Karahara, Dwalakh, Tengaraha, Bariyarawa, Darah, Kharik, Bhakharain, Rahua, Sangram, Musaharia and Bag-hawa. The workers of the Bharat Sevak Samaj were chased away by the agitators. Their offices and the huts of labourers were set on fire. The situation at Agargarha Dhar was tense and an uneasy calm prevailed between Jhagarua and Nima. Hundreds of agitators were put behind bars. No amount of persuasion by officials was going to dissuade the people within the embankments from obstructing work. The contractors were forced to vacate the construction sites and the engineers could not get them to resume work.

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866-1915)
Founder of 'Bharat Sevak Samaj'. Professor in Fergusson College. Supporter of Women Freedom and Racial Discrimination.

4. People’s Action in Five-Year Plans and Evolution of CAPART:
4.1 The importance of public participation is recognized from the inception of Indian Economic Planning. The First Five Year Plan(1951-56) states that "Voluntary service can be marshaled in rural areas for the construction and repair of sources of water supply, roads, school buildings and works for better sanitation and for satisfying a variety of needs which would otherwise remain neglected for years because the State has no financial resources to spare for the purpose." It also states, “As voluntary social welfare organizations develop and can assume greater responsibilities, it should be possible to entrust to them an increasing number of functions which have at present to be undertaken by government agencies. In securing public cooperation, the association of non-official representatives in bodies such as development committees, project advisory committees etc. in district administration and in community projects, is of a great value.” The Plan duly recognized the constitution of the Bharat Sevak Samaj and the National Advisory Committee for Public Cooperation in August 1952 as important steps taken for securing public cooperation on a nationwide basis.

http://www.blonnet.com/2002/09/19/stories/2002091901711700.htm
18 agencies chosen for IT@school project
Our Bureau
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Sept 18
THE State Government has drawn up a list of 18 ompanies/institutions that have been authorised to set up computer labs at various high schools in the notified districts under the IT@school project.
Accordingly, Government agencies/institutions such as Kudumbasree, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron), Centre for Development of Information Technology (C-Dit) and private concerns such as NIIT (Bangalore), ECIL (Kochi), Bharat Sevak Samaj (Thiruvananthapuram), MIECT (Mumbai) and SSI Ltd (Chennai) have been allowed to operate in all 14 districts.
As for others, Aptech (Kochi) has been allowed to operate in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts. CMC Ltd (Chennai) will operate in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur.

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This was an interesting case of how the villagers perceived certain things and how they reacted to things from outside. It also showed how little we knew about our villages. I had similar experiences in Andhra, Tamil Nadu and other places. Between 1963-65, we undertook a study of the working of the panchayat system in Tamil Nadu. I went round several districts of Tamil Nadu talking to knowledgeable people and holding discussions with panchayat leaders. In Tanjore I met the chairman of the local Bharat Sevak Samaj. He told me about the existence of over 100 Samudayam villages in Tanjore area even around 1937. Samudayam villages are those in which while members had specific shares in the land of the village, the land which any of them cultivated was changed from time to time and the whole vested in the village community. Such a change was stated to be based on the assumption that a certain alteration occurs in the fertility of all land from time to time which creates inequality among the members of the community and hence occasional redistribution was considered necessary.

HAILAKANDI DISTRICT BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ

Chief Executive Officer		Not available

Address		SARDAR PATEL ROAD,P.O. T.O. HAILAKANDI, DISTRICT CACHAR-788151 ASSAM
		District - CACHAR
		ASSAM -

Phone/Fax		Not available / Not available

Email		Not available

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BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ (MANIPUR STATE BRANCH)

Chief Executive Officer		H. MANISANA SINGH

Address		ASSEMBLY ROAD, PIN- 795 001.
		District - IMPHAL
		MANIPUR -

Phone/Fax		222797 / NIL

Email		NIL

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