The total population covered under the project is approximately 2,10,000 and total households covered is around 42,000. The project is operational in the 3 Districts, 3 Blocks and 358 Villages. The project is being implemented with the support of 4 CSOs. The details are given in the table below: –
| District | CSO | Block | No of Gram Panchayat | No of Villages | No of Hamlets / Tolas / habitations | Current – No of Gram Sabhas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Singhbhum | ASRA | Manoharpur | 15 | 107 | 415 | 186 |
| Jamtara | Lok Jagriti Kendra (LJK) | Fatehpur | 7 | 79 | 256 | 88 |
| Samvad | Fatehpur | 8 | 89 | 222 | 116 | |
| Gumla | AROUSE | Chainpur | 10 | 83 | 182 | 106 |
| 3 districts | 4 CSOs | 3 Blocks | 40 | 358 | 1075 | 496 |
All these districts fall under the 5th Scheduled Area hence provisions under the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA) are applicable presenting an opportunity in the form of greater role of Gram Sabhas in local governance systems and management of local resources. One block from each of these districts has been identified based on concentration of tribal population, exclusion and poverty.
The 3 blocks in 3 districts also have a differential composition of the important tribal communities of Jharkhand. It is providing the project with critical insights into the functioning of the PRIs and local governance in three different community contexts.
