Project
	Sahayog

The North Eastern States as a whole and Assam in particular is beset with insurgency problems for the last two decades. Assam Police is fighting insurgency with commendable success, but it has still to traverse a long way to achieve its goal of a violence free society.

Critical and objective analysis of these phenomena has shown that unemployment coupled with economic backwardness is the root cause of INSURGENCY. To address this problem and to prevent further exodus of the youths to the jungles, Assam Police laid special emphasis on community orientation in policing culminating in our latest initiative "PROJECT SAHAYOG" with a mission to march together towards a new dawn, with active participation of the police and the public. The project is undertaken by the A.P.Battalions exclusively in close co-operation of the residents of the village chosen for implementation of the schemes undertaken.

Orienting the State Police Battalions towards the goal of Community Policing through active participations of the police and the citizens in their economic, educational, social and cultural development.

OBJECTIVES

• Motivating the youths to rely on self-employment by actively participating in various developmental schemes of the Govt. & NGOs.
• Formation of Self-Help Groups amongst the youths to derive benefits offered by Financial Institutions and setting up economically viable projects based on locally available resources.
• Actively associating with the citizens in their interaction with various developmental agencies to improve the overall economic, educational, social and cultural scenario.
• Participating in Awareness Programmes on health hazard and best ways to lead a healthy life.
• Bring the police and the public closer with a view to curb crime.
• Prevent the village children from dropping out from schools.
• Monitoring the performance of the "Self-Help Groups" to ensure proper utilization of funds received from financial institutions.
  

• Zonal Nodal Officers
• Villagers
• Unemployed Youths
• Financial Agencies
• Developmental Departments
• NGOs
• Village Institutions
• Self-help groups

1. Below poverty line
2. Percentage of literacy
3. Means of livelihood
4. Economic backwardness.
   

ROLE OF POLICE

The Police would act as CATALYST to infuse a sense of empowerment to the people to build a conducive environment for a quality life, by brining in desirable changes in economic, social and cultural ethos.

THE PROJECT PLAN

Step-I
a)To identify a village below poverty line within a radius of 10 kms from Bn HQrs. b)To hold meetings with the village elders, young students, unemployed youths, women and others to know their expectations from such a project and possible contribution from their end. c)Carry out detailed survey- family wise, including level of literacy, educational standard, means of livelihood, number of school going children, number of drop outs, common diseases prevalent in the villages, main produce of the village, natural and other resources available in the locality etc.

Step-II
a) Identify the most urgent need of the village. b)Draw up plan to address the most urgent need with the help of the villagers themselves. c)Organise resources and form a core-group to oversee the project comprising of willing members of the village.

Step-III
Identify self-employment opportunities and organise training to eligible members of the village and encourage the trained groups to take up self-employment schemes.

Step-IV
To keep constant relation with the adopted village for all round development through active participation.

INITIATORS

The following officials would co-ordinate and oversee the progress of the project at state level :-

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN

SALIENT POINTS