Project Objectives

  • Prepare an independent village development plan for Pimparwadi.

  • Build an ideal model village.

  • Achieve the status of a tourism village for Pimparwadi.

  • Get recognition as an independent Gram Sabha (village assembly).

  • Enhance women’s participation to increase village entrepreneurship.

Village Development Committee Meetings

  • 31 July 2025

  • 16 August 2025

  • 28 August 2025

Key discussion points:

  • Formation of Self-Help Groups (SHGs).

  • Joint home ownership campaign.

  • Social security baseline survey.

PESA Gram Sabha (19/08/2025)

Highlights:

  • First-ever Gram Sabha organized.

  • Total participants: 45 (men and women).

  • Significant women’s presence.

  • Resolutions passed:

    • Streetlight approval for the company.

    • No-objection resolution on land allocation.

    • Joint homeownership: nameplate expenses covered by Gram Kosh Samiti.

    • Discussion on PESA fund usage at the village level.

  • Decision to hold Pimparwadi Gram Sabha every two months independently.

  • Efforts to ensure at least 2 government officers are present in the village every week.

Agriculture – Nachni (Finger Millet) Cultivation

  • Demo plots: 4 locations, 17 seed varieties, planted by 11 farmers.

  • Due to unseasonal rains:

    • 8 farmers’ seedlings germinated.

    • 3 farmers’ seeds failed to sprout.

  • Direct sowing: 8 farmers, 1.5 hectares under cultivation.

Water & Health

  • Water ATM started at Pimparwadi and Ambe.

  • Each person gets 20 liters of purified water daily.

  • To be officially handed over to the Village Development Committee this month.

  • Plans to organize training sessions on proper Water ATM usage.

  • Awareness Workshop on Government Schemes:

    • Conducted at Integrated Tribal Development Project, Ghodgaon.

    • Information shared about schemes.

    • 5 women filled out forms for schemes.

  • Social Security Baseline Survey: 49 families covered.

  • Village visit by Director Reshma Tai Sabre on 16 August 2025.

Hand-Pounded Rice (Traditional Paddy Processing)

  • Meeting organized for hand-pounded rice enterprise.

  • Formation of joint producer & processing group: 8 women + 7 men.

  • Registration process started; application to be submitted to Agriculture Department.

  • Documentation work is in progress.

Leadership:

  • President – Balu Ghode

  • Secretary – Nanda Dagale

  • Exhibition Stall at Ghodgaon:

    • 50 kg of Raibhog rice sold @ ₹100/kg.

Cluster Survey – Hand-pounded Rice:

  • Expected production: 78 tons.

  • Sold so far: 23 tons.

  • Still available: 23 tons.

Discussion on Labor Budget:

  • Total available labor in the village: 220 people.

Poverty Alleviation Programs

  • Upcoming programs include:

    • Wild vegetable festival.

    • Workshop on government schemes.

    • Literacy classes on Saturdays & Sundays.

    • Training sessions on Water ATM usage.

    • Tourism guide search & training.

    • Independent Gram Sabha fund mobilization.

    • Homestay setup & awareness.

    • Legal process for land transfer to producer company.

    • Seed collection for Nachni (seed bank).

    • Proposal submission for government subsidy schemes (e.g., Rani Durgavati Tribal Women Empowerment Scheme).