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Introduction
Tapan Project of Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD) is situated in
Tapan Block of Dakshin Dinajpur District of West Bengal. From its project
office at Balapur, Tapan, TSRD covers the entire district i.e. all the 9
Blocks. Dakshin Dinajpur is predominantly an agricultural district with
large area of land being under cultivation and a “non industry” district
having no large scale industry. In 2006 the ministry of Panchayati Raj named
Dakshin Dinajpur as one of the country’s 115 most backward districts. This
district has a population of 16,70,931 (2011) with a minority Muslim
population of 44.01%. The district is divided into six assembly
constituencies, among them one is reserved for scheduled tribes and another
two are reserved for scheduled castes. Literacy rate is male and female only
73.3% and 55.12% respectively. Work participation rate is male only 41% and
female only 25.14%. TSRD is working in this backward district since 1977.
In 1976 TSRD started working in South Dinajpur District, adjacent to
Bangladesh border areas. As the project area shares its border with
Bangladesh and acute poverty situation of the community caused various
illegal trades. Most people belong to below the poverty line and
consequently clouded with sheer illiteracy. Muslim minority community and
the aboriginals dominate the demographical status of the entire project
area. Tapan Project of Tagore Society for Rural Development very sincerely
and with utter intensity runs its developmental activities in the selected
villages of all the 8 blocks of the district.
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District |
Block |
Village |
Population covered |
Thematic area |
| West Bengal –
Tapan Project |
Dakshin Dinajpur |
- Tapan
- Harirampur
- Kushmundi
- Gangarampur
- Kumarganj
- Bansihari
- Balurghat
- Hilly
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31,250 |
- Sustainable Technology Transfer to Enhance Productivity for Ultra Poor.
- Integrated development program on Health, Education, Group Organization and IGP
- Child Labour Education
- Adult Literacy
- Crèche
- Rural Sanitation
- Greening India Programme
- Nursery raising & Herbal garden
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