Organaization
AS THE ABOVE ACCOUNT REVEALS, THE ORGANIZTION STRUCTURES OF BAGNAN’S WOMEN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE GROWN OVER TIME AND OUT OF THE NECESSITY TO MEET PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, AS AND WHEN THEY AROSE. IN WHAT FOLLOWS, THIS STRUCTURE IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. BASIC STRUCTURE: THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE ASSOCIATIONS OF WOMEN IS SHOWN IN FIGURE .
At the bottom there are self-help groups of women who are the principal stakeholders. As of March 2023, there were 1851 groups with 36841 members spread over 82 out of 82 villages in the Bagnan-I Development Block. On an average, each group has 15/16 members.
Each SHG holds annual general meeting every year and elects three leaders. All these leaders from all the SHGs of a gram sansad constitute Sansad Samannay Samiti. This is a cluster of SHGs within a gram sansad. Each SSS in its turn elect three leaders. All these leaders of all the SSSs constitute an association of clusters known as gram panchayat samannay samiti (GPSS). There are 10 GPSSs and each of them elects .
Members to constitute the federation of SHGs , which is known as Kendriya Samannay Samiti (KSS). It is a 30-member board and it elects from among its members the office-bearers, namely, Chairperson, Vice Chairperson(s), General Secretary, Secretaries etc. KSS is the highest policy making Board and looks after functions relating to planning, coordination and general policy direction.
