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Umeed
The NGO initiated and run by Arvind Khanna in Punjab. Dedicated for Rural Development, Rural BPO, Women Empowerment, Social Empowerment, Education and Awareness programmes, etc.
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In this issue...
- Umeed formed nine women’s Self-Help Groups (SHG) in July, taking the total number of SHGs to 309, apart from the four male groups. The total number of SHG members is now 3,789.
- Umeed treated 12,916 patients in July under its comprehensive Health-At-The-Doorstep programme. Such was the rush that the NGO treated nearly 615 patients every day.
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PRODUCTS TAKE JALANDHAR BY STORM |
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Umeed participated in an exhibition at Hotel Ramada... Read
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BEAUTY TIPS FOR 14 WOMEN |
| The SO of Barnala motivated 14 girls to take a beautician’s course... Read more |
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MEDICAL TEAM VISITS CHEHLAN PATTI | | Medical team at Chehlan Patti in Bhawanigarh. Villagers... Read more | | |
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96 STICHING CENTERS ON THE CARDS |
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KNOW ARVIND KHANNA
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Hello everyone,
I would like to wish everyone a happy 64th Independence Day! This year, too, we celebrated the day by paying tributes to our freedom fighters and martyrs. Let’s also make a pledge to build a prosperous India, where there will be equal opportunities for all.
Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, underwent a surgery earlier this month. I pray for her speedy recovery. May God keep her in the best of health and spirit.
Also, warm wishes on Raksha Bandan to all my Umeed Mahila Manch sisters. I hope this year each and every women in Umeed Mahila Manch is economically and socially empowered. Taking this forward, Umeed, has formed nine more self-help groups (SHGs), comprising 94 members, in Sangrur district. In addition, 33 women have started various income generation activities in July.
Umeed’s dream of providing employment to the youth of Sangrur and its adjoining district took another significant step towards realization with the inauguration of Umeed’s job placement agency in association with AR Job on July 7. A whopping 738 youth registered themselves with Umeed/AR Job placement office. We had sent 255 candidates for interviews to various organizations and of them, 84 got jobs in different fields in July.
I believe development should be three-pronged, with focus on education, employment and health. Through Umeed, I am doing everything in my means to contribute to the growth of my district, Sangrur, and the state. I am thankful to all the people who have encouraged and inspired me with their support and I look forward to many more years of welfare work for my people.
Congress has always stressed on the important role played by women and youth in the growth of the country and believes in bringing them to the forefront. This year, too, we are keen on fielding more youth and women candidates in the coming assembly elections in Punjab and the party will ensure adequate representation for them.
Lastly, I am extremely happy that 17 Punjabi youth on death row in Dubai have been pardoned by a court there. This was made possible by the relentless efforts of Captain Amarinder Singh, who after meeting the accused in Sharjah jail last year, promised to bring them back to their families in Punjab.
As always, I will be waiting for your valuable feedback and suggestions.
Happy Reading!
Arvind Khanna
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ACTIVITIES AT UMEED
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RCH PROJECT ENRICHES LIVES
The RCH project is being implemented with the support of SOSVA (N) Chandigarh by Umeed in three villages - Mehlan, Mehlan Kothe and Chathae Nanhera – which have a total population of 12,000. Under the project, pregnant women, adolescent girls and children in the age group of 0-6 years are immunized, educated about nutrition and the importance of breast feeding etc. Every month four RCHs and two adolescent camps are conducted by Umeed.
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PRODUCTS TAKE JALANDHAR BY STORMUmeed participated in an exhibition at Hotel Ramada in Jalandhar on July 30-31. The products were liked by visitors, who also appreciated the NGOs efforts in creating employment opportunities for rural women in Sangrur. Meanwhile, Umeed’s social & economic development centers (crochet centers) produced table mats, dining runners, scrubs, mobile/specs covers, doilies/coasters, stole covers; caps, dry fruit gift packets, napkins etc. this month.
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SHGs AT WORK
Nine women Self-help Groups (SHGs), comprising 94 members, were formed. While two were formed in Hareri, one each was formed in Bagguana Basti, Sant Nagar, Bharo, Rajpura, Noorpura, Harkishanpura and Gehlan Basti villages. SHGs from Majha and Kup Kalan got a loan of Rs 2,00,000 and Rs 1,00,000 respectively for income generational activities. Each of three SHG members got a loan of Rs 1,40,000 for dairy farming. Thirty-three women have started income generational activities.
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MEDICAL TEAM VISITS CHEHLAN PATTI
Medical team at Chehlan Patti in Bhawanigarh. Villagers were treated for various ailments.
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54 STITCHING CENTRES ON THE CARDS
While the existing stitching centers are running well in 42 villages and four bastis, Umeed plans to open 54 more stitching and tailoring Centers in Sangrur. Meanwhile, Umeed has opened a stitching and tailoring centre in Kakra block in Bhawanigarh.
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BEAUTY TIPS FOR 14 WOMEN
The SO of Barnala motivated 14 girls to take a beautician’s course that was organized by the Rural Self-Employment Training Institute, State Bank of Patiala. The girls’ mothers are SHG members from Barnala. The girls can now seek employment in any beauty parlour thanks to the comprehensive training.
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A BIG THANK YOU
Villagers of Retgarh thanked Arvind Khanna for providing free medical services and for opening free stitching and tailoring center in the village.
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ARVIND IN SANGRUR
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Arvind Khanna visited Sangrur on July 7, 8, 13, 14, 19, 21, 26, 27 and 28. On the first day, he met villagers of Rupaheri block (a), women of Akoi Sahib block (b) and the contact person of Bhawanigarh block at the Umeed office (c).
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On July 8, Arvind Khanna met villagers at Panwan (a) and Dialpura (b). He also interacted with a group of women at Joginder Basti in Bhawanigarh (c). He also found time to attend a public meeting at the Umeed office in Sangrur (d)
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On July 26, Arvind Khanna met villagers of Bharo (a) and Bimbri blocks (b) in Bhawanigarh. The next day, Arvind Khanna chaired a public meeting at the Umeed office.
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PAYING HIS LAST RESPECTS
Arvind Khanna paid condolence to Ravi Azad, an IBN7 reporter, on the death of his sister-in-law at Balad Kanchain, Bhawanigarh. He also visited Matran village to pay condolence to Ram Singh Matran, president of Punjab Palledar Union, on the death of his sister-in-law. He met Ratan Chand Bagri, general secretary of the district Congress Committee, Sangrur, who lost his father, senior Congress leader Om Prakash Bagri, at Grain Market. He also consoled the untimely death of Magha Singh Ghabdia’s daughter, Sukhwinder Kaur, in Bhawanigarh. The PCC general secretary paid a visit to the family of Darshan Singh Majhi, senior Congress leader and former vice-chairman of Sangrur Zila Parishad, who died recently in Bhawanigarh. Despite his busy schedule, he visited the residence of Parveen Sharma Bobby at Guru Nanak Colony and paid his last respects to his father, Jatinder Sharma, who was the secretary and former chairman of Sangrur Khadi Gram Udyog Sangh.
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BONDING OVER TEA
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Arvind Khanna had tea with Krishan Gopal at Hargobindpura Nagar near Haripura Basti; Sunny Ranbir Singh Mansahia at his office in Sunami Gate; Munish Sony, president of the Block Youth Congress and IYC leader Sanjay Kumar; Jaspal Singh Duggan at his residence in Khalifa Bagh Colony, Babu Singh in Balian village (a in pics) and Gurmit Singh at his showroom in Barnala Kanchian
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CONGRATULATIONS & CELEBRATIONS
Arvind Khanna congratulated advocate Amit Bhalla, owner of Kamal Palace, on the marriage of his sister, Sikha, at his residence Mann Colony. He also congratulated S Amarjeet Singh Teetu, president of Beopar Mandal, Sangrur, on the marriage of his niece, Rajnish Kaur Pujara.
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Arvind Khanna attended the district-level conference of Punjab State Service Federation, organised by Charanjit Singh Walia, former MP Group at Civil Hospital, Sangrur.
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ARVIND AROUND PUNJAB |
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In a major step, Arvind Khanna organized a meeting between disillusioned leaders of Akali Dal legal cell with Capt Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh.
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AROUND THE STATE WITH CAPTAIN |
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Arvind Khanna accompanied Captain Amarinder Singh to public meetings in Bholath, Kapurthala, Phagwara, Sultanpuri Lodhi, Chamkaur Sahib, Ropar, Anandpour Sahib, Dera Basi, Kharar and Mohali, Balachaur, Nawanshahar, Banga, Amangarh, Dhuri and Malerkotla.
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CONG ASKS GOVT TO SLASH VAT ON PETROL
The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee asked the Punjab government to slash VAT on petrol as it did in case of the aviation turbine fuel bringing it down from 22% to 4%. In a joint statement, PCC vice-president Laal Singh, general secretaries Arvind Khanna and Rana Gurjit reminded the government that while slashing the VAT on aviation fuel may benefit a few airline companies, reducing VAT on petrol, which is at 11% in Punjab and highest in the country, could provide relief to the common man.
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CONDOLENCE TO S SIDHU'S FAMILY
Arvind Khanna condoled the death of senior Congress leader and former minister S Harbans Singh Sidhu. In a condolence message to the bereaved family, the PCC general secretary said Sidhu’s death was untimely and had created a void in the party which would be difficult to fill.
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AKALI - BJP BANDH A DAMP SQUIB : CONG
Congratulating the people of Punjab for rejecting the bandh call given by the Akali-BJP alliance in the state, Arvind Khanna said the people of Punjab had seen through the political gimmick of the ruling alliance. Khanna said if the alliance was really sincere about doing good for the people of Punjab, it should better have withdrawn the extra taxes imposed in the state that has made essential commodities like petrol the costliest in the state.
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CONG HITS BACK AT SAD ON GAGGAR ISSUE
Punjab Congress leaders lashed out at the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal for not preventing the Haryana government from constructing a concrete wall along the Hansi-Butana canal that threatens to cause devastating floods in Patiala and Sangrur districts. In a joint statement, PCC vice-president Laal Singh and general secretary Arvind Khanna, who belong to these two districts, criticised the government for its failure to act upon PCC President Capt Amarinder Singh’s advice to move court on the issue.
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Arvind Khanna condemned the Akali-BJP led alliance in the state for controlling the sand, gravel and liquor business with their corrupt policies.
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Arvind Khanna lashed out at the Akali-BJP government, saying that it had failed on every front and disregarded the aspirations of the people of Punjab.
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