HDFC Bank’s HRDP empowers 7 villages in Wardha district
HDFC Bank today announced the completion of its Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP) in 7 villages in the Wardha district of Maharashtra. This programme has reached out to 6,000 people living in these villages. HRDP is a flagship CSR initiative of Parivartan, HDFC Bank’s umbrella brand for all its social development programmes.
Five villages are from Arvi Block: Natala, Bothali, Pimpalgaon, Chaka Majara, Amaji Majara and two from Hinganghat Block: Yerangaon, and Satephal.
The initiatives undertaken in these villages are:
- Improved farming demonstrations, water management, digital education
- Clean drinking water and sanitation units
- Construction of 21 check dams, 18 gabion structures
- Soil and water conservation on over 1,000 acres
- Solar fencing on 210 acre, solar street lights
- Income generation activities such as goat rearing, poultry
Amar Kale, Member of Legislative Assembly presided over a ceremony to announce the completion of the projects undertaken in these villages. The Holistic Rural Development Programme seeks to better village life by focussing on improvements in five key areas of:
- Education
- Skills Training and Livelihood Enhancement
- Natural Resources Management
- Water and Sanitation
- Financial Literacy and Inclusion
Under this programme, a thorough assessment of the village is carried out to understand its developmental needs. To address these needs in a sustainable and effective manner, the Bank creates long-term solutions in partnership with an NGO and the local community. The beneficiaries of HRDP include small farmers, youth, landless labourers, children and women.
“Through HRDP we are creating an ecosystem to improve the overall economic and social conditions in rural India. Our NGO partners play an instrumental role in planning and executing projects. We also work closely with local communities, who participate in the projects through ‘Shramdaan’, to make the initiative sustainable,” said Nusrat Pathan, Head – Corporate Social Responsibility, HDFC Bank.
In Wardha, the partner NGO for HRDP is Sanjeevani Institute of Empowerment and Development (SIED).
