The first thing that Gram Vikas did was to organize the people into committees. Separate village General Bodies were formed for men and women. These consisted of all the male and female heads of the household in the village. These General bodies elected representatives of all sections of the village to form the Village Executive Committee with equal representation of men and women. This VEC was registered as a society, thus enabling the committee to become a legally recognized entity and facilitate its dealing with external agencies, especially government organisations. This committee consisted of a President, secretary and treasurer. Sub committees were formed for managing different activities such as health, sanitation, education, water, social forestry etc. A gaon sathi was appointed by Gram Vikas to ensure the smooth implementation of the programmes in the village. The central aim was to help the people attain a holistic village development with help form Gram Vikas.
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