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Bandhan-Konnagar empowers 17 lakh families in 17 years

Bandhan-Konnagar empowers 17 lakh families in 17 years

India Blooms News Service | | 18 Jun 2017, 02:58 pm
Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): Bandhan-Konnagar, a not-for-profit organization which has been working in the fields of education, health and women empowerment, on Sunday celebrated “Development Day” on completion of 17 years of its existence.

"Since 2001, the organization has transformed the lives of 1.7 million families spreading across 11 states of India -- West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand, Chhattishgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan," a statement from the organization claimed.

"So far, its various development programmes have benefited at least 8.5 million people. The organization has 735 branches spread across 10,356 villages; its 2,100 employees are actively involved in welfare of the poor as well as in the fields of education, health and women empowerment," it further said.

The Development Day event witnessed the presence of Bruce Bucknell, British Deputy High Commissioner, Kolkata and Jawhar Sircar, IAS & Ex CEO of Prasar Bharati.

In the key note address at the event, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Founder & Mentor, Bandhan-Konnagar, said: “I am proud to share with you that in past 17 years we have touched lives of around 17 lakh families, in 11 Indian states. The journey of 17 years is dotted with many milestones and a few setbacks. Setbacks motivated us, and success gave us inspiration. Serving the underprivileged is an integral part of our plans to achieve inclusive growth.”

Bandhan-Konnagar is registered under the West Bengal Societies Act, 1961. The main objective of the organization is to empower poor people and alleviate poverty. To achieve that, it offers a suite of development programmess in the fields of education, health, livelihood promotion, skills development and financial literacy.  The organization constantly strives to widen its scope of services and minimize areas of income leakage in poor families.

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