UTKARSH

Uttar Kannada District Integrated Rural Development Project (UKIRDP)

Support for Health Activities:

Sl. No.	Health Camp/ Training Activity	No. of Beneficiaries
1	EYE CATRACT OPERATION	CAMPS conducted -7 OPD- 1175 Operation – 261
2	GYNECOLOGY CAMP	CAMPS conducted -1 Beneficiaries -93
3	PEDIATRIC CAMP	CAMPS conducted -1 Beneficiaries -26
4	DENTAL CAMPs	CAMPS conducted -3 Beneficiaries : OPD - 856/ Extract-135/ Filling: 207/Cleaning-211/ Minor Surgery-2
5	BLOOD DONATION CAMPs	CAMPS conducted -3 No. of blood donors – 432
6	Blood Grouping Camp	CAMPS conducted -1 Beneficiaries – 50
7	HIV/AIDS And Awareness Programme & Jatha	500 students attended

Support for Empowerment Activities:

Sl. No.	Activity	No. of Beneficiaries
1	Soap, Phenol, Shampoo Preparing Training	269
2	Tailoring & Fashion Design Training	195
3	Doll Making Training	20
4	Computer Training Centre	27
5	Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP)	30
6	Demo & Repair of Bicycle	15
7	Greeting Card & Flower Bouquet Making Training	18
8	Sports	200

Support for Education – Scholarship Distribution Programme:

Sl. No.

Activity

No. of Beneficiaries

Pratibha Puraskar Scholarship Distribution Programme for meritorious students

No. of students benefitted:

1069

Scholarship Distribution Programme for Financially weaker session students

No. of students benefitted:

300

Promotion of Traditional Indian Sports including National Level Wrestling Competition:

Haliyal is famous for traditional Wrestling competition. In order to promote this sport, Shri V.R. Deshpande Memorial Trust is regularly conducting National & State Level Wrestling Competition in Haliyal. Under U.K.I.R.D.P., Trust Conducted Wrestling Competition from 21-2-2015 to 23-2-2015. Competition concluded with Cash Prize with Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Bronze Medal as First, Second & Third prizes respectively. In all, Trust has spent Rs. 9,75,000/- as cash prize to the 101 winner.

Support for Culture - ‘Haliyal Habba’ and ‘Kaali Utsav’ in Haliyal and Dandeli:

To support culture and tradition, Trust is regularly organizing ‘Haliyal Habba’ and ‘Kaali Utsav’ in Haliyal and Dandeli respectively. Support for culture is an attempt to unite the people and provide a platform to showcase the hidden talent of the local artists. During this academic year (2014-15), ‘Haliyal Habba’ was organized on 11th and 12th January 2015 and ‘Kaali Utsav’ was organized from 21st to 23rd February 2015 followed by Alva’s ‘Nudisiri’ programme.

There were competitions for all age groups including general public. Rangoli, Cyclothon, Mehandi Application, Kitchen Queen Competition, Drawing & coloring contest, Nursery rhyme recitation & Blood Donation etc were held on the occasion. There was Cattle show/ Dog show and exhibition were held. Rural Sports were organized for farming community.

The stage programme of ‘Haliyal Habba’ was inaugurated by visually impaired and captain of visually impaired cricket team Shri Shekhar Naik. He was also honored for his extraordinary achievement. The programme was concluded with various entertainment programmes.

The stage programme of ‘Kaali Utsav’ was inaugurated by visually impaired and State Level Awardee and Teacher Shri Maruti Moger of Bhatkal. The programme was concluded with various entertainment programmes by local artists and ‘Musical Night’ by Bollywood Singer Ms. Shruti Patak. ‘Bhargavi Dance Team’ from Udupi also delivered excellent performance.