Govinda Pradhan Smurti Sansada (GPSS)
(An initiative to establish wellbeing)
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
1 Name and address of the Organization : Govinda Pradhan Smruti Sansada (GPSS)
Bhismagiri, District-Ganjam, Pin-761055
2 Branch Office, Address-State Office, Address : Bank Coloney,1st Lane, Gate Bazaar, Berhampur,Ganjam-760001
Plot No.ND-12,VIP Colony,Nayapalli,Bhubaneswar,Pin-751015
3 Contact Person (1) Mr. Brundaban Panda, Secretary, Mobile: 9438251126&9776293001
E-Mail-bpanda@gpssodisha.org

4 Contact Person (2) Mr.Satyajit Tarei,Treasurer/Executive Director,Mob-9437407342
E-Mail-satyajit@gpssodisha.org

5 E-Mail- gpssodisha@gmail.com
6 Website- www.gpssodisha.org
Registration Details:

7 SR Act.1860 GJM 1589-140/1991-92, Dated-03.12.1991

8 FCRA No & Date: 104910065, 6th November 1998, under FCRA 2010
9 IT Act ( 12 AA ) No.109/2001-2002,Dated-21.10.20002
10 IT Act ( 80 G ) No.CIT (E)/Hyd/98(11) 80G/2017-18,Dated 29/05/2018
11 IT Act ( 35 AC ) SO 333 (E)/01/02/2017
12 PAN details PAN No. AAAAG1758J
13 TAN details TAN No. BBNG03009G, Dated-14.03.2023
14 GST details GST No. 21AAAAG1758J1ZY,Dt.20.08.2022
15 NGO DARPAN OR/2014/0078150, Dated-240.8.2016
16 Approval of CSR-1 CSR00010045,Dated.27.06.2021
17 Legal Entity Identifyer (LEI) No-98450072LFP46C660694,Dated.25.11.2024

GENESIS:
GPSS emerged as a registered entity in the year 1991 with the efforts of few likeminded individuals having years of experience of people’s struggle for rights and entitlement. The initial years of GPSS was seen as years of action as a supportive mentor for small groups and bodies at local level to take forward their struggle in the right direction. Slowly the organization gathered its strength and moved ahead with a good and experienced Advisors team.

Over the years GPSS has engaged itself in diverse activities encompassing both development intervention as well as disaster response and the efforts of GPSS has been well recognized at various quarters by both Govt. institutions/ agencies as well as national and international agencies. GPSS has also received recognition of its efforts at different points of time. In order to carry out different strategic intervention, GPSS has mobilized support from not only community led institutions but also from technical and financial agencies from within the state and outside the state. Till date GPPS has been able to have its presence in districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Khorda, Nabarangpur and Malkanagiri districts of Odisha. GPSS since its inception has believed in networking approach and has worked along with other local, regional and wider forums. part from these GPSS has also been part various socio economic studies and research initiatives by different agencies. GPSS focus upon agriculture, Livelihood with urban poor women through SHG, Water and Sanitation, Women and Child Development, Land Rights, Disaster Management, Digital Literacy, Rights and Entitlement of Indigenous communities, Climate Change with special focus on Coastal Zone Management, Micro Planning etc.
ORGANOGRAM OF GPSS

Geographical spread:
Ganjam, Gajapati, Khorda, Kandhamal, Nabarangpur and Malkanagiri District of Odisha
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No District Block No. of GP/s No. of Village/s Type of Communities No. of Households
1 Ganjam 06 64 343 Mix Population 46321
2 Ganjam Berhampur Municipal Corporation All 43 Wards 84 slums Urban poor and Slum Dwelleres 15741
3 Gajapati 01 01 03 TribalCommunity 52
4 Khurdha 01 05 10 Mix Population 438
5 Kandhamal 10 01 01 Mix Population 50
6 Nabarangpur 01 02 10 TribalCommunity 100
7 Malkanagiri 01 02 05 TribalCommunity 100
8 8 Districts of South Odisha All All All Mix Population 100000
(One Lakh)

Issues Handled so far:
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No District Block/ Villages covered Issue
01 Ganjam, Gajapati and Khorda 08 Land and forest Right for indigenous communities
02 08 Domestic Violence in tribal and in tribal households in but rural and urban resettlement habitations
03 142 Lack of Access to Govt. sponsored benefits under different social security schemes and development programme
04 64 Access to basic health care facilities by small and young children specially girls and young women/adolescent girls
05 17 Loss and damage due to disaster in the coastline villages and recovery
06 12 Diminishing Return from agriculture and Allied Activities and indebtedness
07 12 Loss and Damage to assets and income due to recurring phases of disasters ( Flood / Cyclone )
08 24 GPs Inequitable participation in local governance system and its long term impact
09 Two blocks & one ULB Impact of recurring phenomena of Migration on health
(HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, STI/RTI etc.)
10 04 Climate Change in coastline areas and its impact on life and livelihood
11 Two blocks Child Rights ( specially access to benefits for girl child at school and lack of interest among parents on girl’s education
12 25 Villages Universlasation of elementary education for t children out of school
13 Ganjam Dist This District declared as smoke free district after our intervention
14 Two Blocks Prepared village plan and taskforce for Disaster preparedness in 54 villages under VDMP
15 One Block village plan on health issues and available of local resources
16 One GP Ensured sustainable livelihood to 100 women through up gradation of skills and management
17 One Block 1200 unskilled local youth trained and 545 self employed
18
Berhampur Municipal Corporatin 22 Words Access to basic health and hygienic issues by the slum dwellers, facilitated for solution through formation of Mahila Arogya Samiti and word kalian Samiti in 22 words
19 10Words Addressed livelihood issues among 330 urban poor women through formation of women SHG under DAY-NULM
20 10Words Access to micro finance/micro credit to urban poor
21 Nabarang pur One Block Inequitable participation in local governance system and its long term impact
22 Malkana-giri One Block Access to basic health and hygienic issues and Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse and its long term impact on health and society.
Beneficiary / Community focus (Ganjam)
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No District Block No. of Villages covered Community / beneficiary profile
SC ST OBC GEN Total
01 Ganjam 06 343 1887 1102 12265 31067 46321
02 Gajapati 01 06 0 218 0 0 224
03 Khurda 01 04 215 53 208 38 514
04 Kandhamal 01 03 0 460 0 0 460
05 Nabarangpur 01 05 0 276 140 104 520

ST – In Ganjam And Gajapati the tribes living for ages are (Kondh, Saura, Sabar and Munda)
In Kandhamal Kandho/Kui, in Nabarangpur (Bhumia, Gond, Kandha, Paraja, Halba, and Kondh)
in Malkanagiri (Bondas, Koyas, Porajas, and Didayis)
Operational Focus / Programme Domain:
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No Thematic Focus Core Activities Supplementary / Support Activities Years of Intervention/
Action
01 Health Care
(Prevention and Promotion ) Health, HIV/AIDS: years Outreach health service through Health centre setup and mobile health service 25
02 Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Sanitation technical expertise Construction of IHHL & awareness 22
03 Livelihood
(Existing and alternative option women empowerment through livelihood initiatives Skill development training & linkage 7
04 Climate Change
(Risk Reduction and Adaptation ) Climate change action: years Preparation of village level Disaster Management Plan 7
05 Disaster Management Preparatory Action , Rescue , Relief and Rehabilitation Evacuation, Rescue Relief &Assist in Rehabilitation 6
06 Rights and Entitlement Land entitlement under FRA , Access to social security and other benefits Consultation Work shop, Advocacy and Village level meeting 12
07 Multi stakeholder Capacity building Skill up gradation training and linkage (3300 urban poor women in 330 SHGs) Formation of SHG and their federation with training on SHG management 15
08 Digital Literacy Digital Literacy Training Formation of groups and building capacity on Digitalisation 02

Support Sources and Focus Over the years
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No Agency Supported Activities Amount
INR USD EURO
01 Odisha State AIDS Control Society (OSACS/ NACO) Targeted Intervention through IEC, BCC, STI service, condom Promotion & Early HIV testing
48,75,555
57950
53521
02 CAPART (RC) East Zone, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Construction of IHHL, Women empowerment through skill training and Rehabilitation of farmers 8,66,060 10293 9507
03 Voluntary Health Association of India Awareness and Advocacy on Smoke free and against Child Marriage 471,510 5604 5160
04 Ministry of HRD, Department of education Govt. of India Free education to the children out of school through running of Non formal Education centres 962,500 11440 10531
05 Ministry of Youth affairs & sports Govt. of India, Life skill education and skill training to the youth and adolescents 4,10,400 4878 4490
06 Ministry of Forest and Environment, Govt. of India Awareness meeting, Seminar and plantation of tree
72,000 856 787
07 Joint funding of UNICEF and Dept. of Rural develot. Orissa Govt. / Construction of IHHL and village committee formation under CDD/ Wat-San Program 137,378 1633 1503
08 State Bank Of India House hold survey on financial inclusion and/Micro credit linkage 552,000 6561 6060
09 Department of Health &FW Govt. of Orissa/ CDMO/ NRHM Ganjam Running of Urban Slum health centre Mobile Health Unit, ASHA thematic training/ other public health activities 65,77,622 78180 72206
10 Jamsetji TATA Trust Mumbai Irrigation and Pipe water supply through Diversion Based Irrigation 17,06,000 23158 19181
11 State Urban Development Agency/ Govt. of Odisha Formation of women SHG & their federation, Capacity building training and revolving funds to all 330 SHGs 32,90,000 40588 33618
12 UNFPA,Odisha Through CDMO, GANJAM NSV Program (For Male sterilisation) 1,83,200. 2177 2011
13 National Archives, Ministry , Govt. 0f India, Preservation &conservation of old & rare books 1,00,000. 1189 1098
14 NUHM, Odisha Through CPMU, GANJAM Promotion of public health, hygiene & environment through community process in Berhampur Municipal 10,05,893. 11956 11042
15 BEABLE, India, New Delhi Placement Linked Training Programme 190,000 2258 2086
16 Smart Power India Foundation for Rural Development, Promotion of alternative energy/Solar energy through assessment and Installation 3,25,272 3866 3571
17 Department of Health &FW Govt. of Orissa/ through CDMO Ganjam Impregnation of Community owned bed nets 3,38,000 4017 3710
18 Odisha Sahitya Academy, Department. of Culture Odisha Govt. Grants of Library Books and storage assistance through Raja Ram mohan Ray Library Foundation, Kolkota 2,45,000 2912 2689
19 Collector, Ganjam
(OSDMA) Preparation of Village Disaster Management Plan (VDMP) in two Blocks of Ganjam District 1,48,000 1759 1625
20 Dept. of Agriculture and farmers’ empowerment, Government. of Odisha Establishments of Post harvest processing unit under CDP-MLIP 10,00,000 11886 10978
21 TATA POWER
(TPSODL) Digital Literacy Training through Formation of groups and building capacity on Digitalisation
8,00,000 6,99,80 781.52
22 TATA POWER
(TPSODL) Training and Input support to 100 women for incense manufacturing 9,86,475 11,288 9734

Achievements so far
Ongoing Efforts at GPSS

ROAD MAP till 2030

GPSS transacts with ( Banks):

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No Name of The Bank District Location Branch Code IFSC Code MICR Code
01 Union Bank/Andhra Barracks branch 0063 ANDB0000063 760011004
02 Axis Bank Berhampur Branch 0212 UTIB0000212 760211002
03 Canara Bank Ganjam Digapahandi Branch 000394 CNRB0000394 760015502
04 State Bank of India Lochapada Branch 12105 SBIN0012105 760002012
05 State Bank of India VIP Colony Branch, 12105 SBIN0012105 760002012
06 State Bank of India Hi-Tech Branch 16585 SBIN0016585 760002018
07 Syndicate Bank Berhampur Branch 08035 SYNB0008035 760025002
Appreciations and Awards
GPSS was twice awarded as PRAKRUTI MITRA by the Dept. of Environment & Forest Govt. of Odisha during the year 1997-98 and 2012, BRUKHYA PREMI award from PRERANA, Bhubaneswar, Odisha and best performing NGO award from INDIAN BY BIRTH through Honble’ Chief Minister Odisha in the month of December 2024.

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