Project at a glance
Supported by
Azim Premji Foundation
Location
Simdega district
Bolba and Bansjor blocks; Meromdega, Ghutbahar and Thethaitangar panchayats
For
Scheduled Tribes, women, the elderly and marginalised families
Approach
Gram Sabha, PRIs and Social Security Camps
Why this project
From exclusion to entitlement
Simdega, a tribal-majority district in Jharkhand, continues to face significant exclusion from government welfare schemes due to lack of awareness, complex processes, digital illiteracy and systemic gaps. Scheduled Tribes, women, the elderly and marginalised families remain disproportionately affected.
Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan (CKN) launched this initiative to bridge the entitlement gap and strengthen the grassroots ecosystem of Gram Sabhas, PRI institutions and community-based leaders.
Our goal
To ensure that all eligible and vulnerable households in targeted panchayats are aware of, and successfully linked to, their rightful social security schemes and government entitlements.
Strategy
How we close the gap
Accountability in Gram Sabhas
Embed accountability within Gram Sabha and PRI systems.
Local volunteers
Train a local team of youth and women volunteers.
Line departments
Regular coordination with line departments, including the Block office, Social Welfare and Food Supply.
Social Security Camps
Organise Social Security Camps to offer on-the-spot services.
Documentation
Ensure documentation through photos, registers and case studies.
Work done
Highlights from the field
“No family should be left out of the schemes” is CKN’s resolve for this work.
Door-to-door campaign
A door-to-door scheme-linkage campaign in Bolba and the aspirational block of Bansjor, to connect deprived families to central and state government schemes.
Social security drive in Bartoli
A social security campaign in Bartoli village linked people from deprived communities to various social security schemes.
Block coordination meeting
A block-level coordination meeting in Thethaitangar discussed strengthening Gram Sabhas in Meromdega, Ghutbahar and Thethaitangar panchayats.
Training in Gutbahar panchayat
Training for women and youth on the importance of the Gram Sabha and on government schemes.
Live data
From exclusion to entitlement
Live dashboard of people linked to social welfare schemes.
Key figures
Results so far
As reported in our annual reports for this Azim Premji Foundation-supported work in Simdega.
2,663
People linked to government social security schemes
Annual Report 2025-26
492
Meetings held, March 2025 to February 2026
Annual Report 2025-26
12,013
Participants reached, most of them women
Annual Report 2025-26
610
People enrolled in government social security schemes
Annual Report 2024-25
Photo gallery
Visual highlights
Stories & updates
Stories from the field
The latest stories and updates from our work on social welfare schemes and entitlements.
“सीकेएन का संकल्प — कोई परिवार न रहे योजनाओं से वंचित”
छोटानागपुर कल्याण निकेतन द्वारा सामाजिक सुरक्षा योजनाओं से जोड़े गए वंचित लोग
ठेठईटांगर प्रखंड अंतर्गत प्रखंड समन्वयं बैठक
संस्था छोटानागपुर कल्याण निकेतन के द्वारा ठेठईटांगर प्रखंड अंतर्गत प्रखंड समन्वयं बैठक किया गया जिसमें तीन पंचायत के साथ गांव […]
छोटानागपुर कल्याण निकेतन ने गुटबहार पंचायत में महिलाओं और युवाओं को ग्राम सभा और सामाजिक योजनाओं पर प्रशिक्षण दिया
No family should be left out
Your support helps CKN train local volunteers and run Social Security Camps that connect families to the schemes they are entitled to.