Aims & Objectives of
the Department :
- To improve the socio
economic and health conditions of the community and
making them self-sufficient in all respects.
- To creat awareness among dalit women on issues like
environment health, education, agriculture, etc.
- To build up
local leadership and organizations like mahila mandala,
youth clubs.
- To identify and train village multipurpose workers
to carry out work in the respective villages.
- To encourage cultural activities as a means of community involvement
- To make dalit women aware of the existing
government programmes and ensure the proper utilisation of these
programmes.
Health &
Development Programme:

- Immunisation, antenatal
check-ups, mobile clinic, health education, training for
community health volunteers, regular clinic at mullur
sub-centre.
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Pre-school for 3-5 year children non-formal education
centres for child labour organisations and awareness
programmes for parents.
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Formation of self-help groups (micro credit
management) linkage to banks. UNICEF and zilla panchayat
sponsored CDD-Watson (control of diarrhoeal diseases,
water and sanitation) programme and school health
programme. Constructed drainage with community
participation in Mullur village.
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53 smokeless chulas constructed in Mullur village.
- Zilla panchayat provided a solar street light to the
village, which was installed near our sub-centre.
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The organisation has membership of voluntary health
association of Karnataka (VHAK)
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Federation of voluntary organisations for rural
development - Karnataka (FEVORD-K)
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Campaign against child labour - Karnataka (CACL-K)
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Mysore town and rural integration (MYTRI)
Mangala Rural Hospital
Situated 55 kms from Mysore is our 20
bedded Rural Hospital. This is the base for our rural outreach
program to the surrounding 28 villages. Mangala is situated in
Chamarajnagar district which is an economically backward area. The
program is active in promoting primary health care and in
socio-economic upliftment.
The hospital is equipped with 20
inpatient beds, a labour room and operation theatre and has xray,
laboratory and pharmacy facilities. There is a resident Medical
Officer and paramedical workers. Specialist camps are held on
every last Saturday of the month. A operation camp takes place
on the second Friday of every month. Under developement is the
ophthalmological unit and outreach
services.
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