Under the banner of Kopal project funded by Plan India, a two day orientation workshop dated June 5th and 6th, 2006 was organized for youths covering aspects of female foeticide, sex determination and birth registration at premises of Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra coordination office. The program emphasized on motivating youths on the grave problems associated with the issue. Various causes of female foeticide were sighted. Detailed discussions on the medical aspects associated with the issue. Legal punishments associated with the cause under M.T.P act, 1971 and

P.C.P.N.D.T act 1994 was widely discussed in the plenum. Participants also came to know that various administrative measures are being carried out by State and Central government to make birth registration compulsory. Mr. Dinanath Sharma, Civil Surgeon, Hazaribag, Dr. Ranjana Saran, Gynecologist, Hazaribag, Mr. Anil Dubey, Advocate, Mr. Suresh Kumar Chowdhury, District Statistical Officer and Mr. P.N.Sharma, Treasurer, NBJK participated in the workshop.

A two day workshop was organized covering various aspects of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was organized at NBJK coordinating office premises in Hazaribag under the banner of PACS project. Different organizations canopying the PACS project areas were imparted every minute details of the act. Participants were also acquainted with need and importance of the act in the race to development.
 

Block level T.O.T were carried out to develop block level master trainers who can capacitate Sahiyya at hamlet basis. Training was organized in two phases. From 7th to 11th June trainees from Bisnugarh and Ichak blocks were capacitated and in the second phase from 14th to 28th June trainees from Barkagaon and Sadar blocks were capacitated. The trainings were organized by NBJK at coordinating office campus were funded by Jharkhand Health Society.

Mushar community is believed to be most neglected and oppressed sections of the society. Developmental initiatives doled by government and other like minded agencies don’t percolate down to these sections. Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra has initiated school named Gopal Bal Vidyalaya in Shilaonja village of Bodh Gaya block in Gaya district, with an objective to provide educational facilities to children from these sections. The single teacher school presently has strength of 38 children.

30^th Lok Samiti Fondation Day was celebrated at premises of District Lok Samiti cum Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra's coordination office. Mr. Satish Girija, President, Jharkhand State Lok Samiti, hoisted the Lok Samiti flag. Speaking on the occasion he said Samiti can achieve better results by working in coordination with voluntary organizations. Mr. Ramswaroop Bhai, senior member of JP movement stressed that measures should taken to lessen the problems of downtrodden classes by assessing their needs. Mr. Girija Satish, General Secretary, National level Lok Samiti voiced on speeding up organizational activities. He also viewed that person should have complete knowledge of government schemes and their process of execution to benefit the beneficiaries. Representatives from 35 districts of Bihar and Jharkhand participated in the workshop.

Foundation day was celebrated by Lok Samiti units of Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribag, Ranchi, Saraikela, Chaibasa, Gumla, Palamau, Lohardaga, Garwa and Simdega districts of Jharkhand and Patna, Hazipur, Arwal, Nawada, Gaya, Jehnabad, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Nalanda and Khagaria districts of Bihar.