1. bmvs1988@yahoo.co.in
OORRGGAANNIISSAATTIIOONN PPRROOFFIILLEE
Name of the Organization:
BBAALL--MMAAHHIILLAA VVIIKKAASS SSAAMMIITTII ((VVAAMMAA))
Legal Status: Society, NGO
Registration Status: Registered under
M.P. Society’s Registration Act 1973
Registration No.: 21087
Date of Registration: 14.12.1988
FCRA Registration Date & No.:
22 August 2000 & 063280015
Income Tax Exemption.
For 80G: 22/15/03-04 Dated 13-2-04
For 12A: 31/3/03-04 Dated 13-2-04
Planning Commission of India
Registration No.
MP/2009/0008908
PAN No. of Organisation:
AAATB5621Q
Address and Contact No.
H.O. 9-C, Maharana Pratap Nagar, Usha
Colony, Gwalior-474 009 (M.P), India
Landline No.: 0751- 2457438, 4072566
Mobile: +91 98262-99566
E-mail: bmvs1988@yahoo.co.in
vama1988@rediffmail.com
Website: www.vamaindia.org
Facebook Link:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/VAMA
-Bal-Mahila-Vikas
Samiti/198883786827629
Twitter Link:
https://twitter.com/vama1988
Contact Person (Official-in-charge):
Mr. Indra Bhushan Verma
(Executive Secretary)
Brief History of the Organization:
VAMA-Bal-Mahila Vikas Samiti is a non-profit voluntary
organization, registered under Madhya Pradesh Societies
Registration Act 1973, working for the dis-advantaged social
groups like dalits, tribes, women, working children and other
deprived classes. The Society was commenced in 1988 as a
result of unprecedented efforts and visionary thoughts of the
most concerned individuals who had the affinity with
unprivileged and backward rural & urban society. The dream
of founders’ human society devoid of caste, creed and
religion based discrimination, exploitation, atrocities etc.
It is also registered under the Foreign Contribution
Regulation Act (FCRA) and 12A & 80G of Income tax Act,
1961 & registered in planning commission of India (Neety
Aayog) (Regt. No.-MP/2009/0008908. It is working for the
empowerment of dalits, poor & marginalized communities.
Areas of Working : Chambal-Bundelkhand Area of Madhya
Pradesh.
Perspective of VAMA:
“Classes, exploitation & injustice free, peaceful &
enlightened society”
Mission Statement:
“To establish an egalitarian society based on rights so that the
poor, marginalized and dalits have equal participation in all
spheres.”
Values:
 Accountability
 Transparency
 Professionalism
 Effective Teamwork and Respect for all
 Commitment
 Gender Equality
Financial Status of VAMA (Last 3 years):
Financial
Year
Income
(In Rupees)
Expenditure
(In Rupees)
2014-15 11,756,535.71 10,075,796.56
2013-14 7,850,593.72 7,635,065.84
2012-13 15, 037, 857.87 11, 136, 229.01 1

2. Aims and objectives:
 To promote activities focused on the development of the downtrodden, backward, dalits & tribal
communities.
 To work for the communities in such a way that they develop spirit for mutual co-operation, participation
gender equality, integrity and justice. To ensure information and dissemination.
 To promote education and awareness, on health and nutrition, the use of science and technology based on
traditional pattern, ecological farming and sustainable livelihood systems.
 To promote sustainable utilization of human and natural resources: land, water, biological resources,
energy, etc. and to popularize the use of renewable/alternative energy sources for ecological restoration.
 To develop micro enterprises based on local resources and undertake capacity building activities for the
up-liftmen of the poor, marginalized and other vulnerable groups.
 To promote alternative income generation to women groups through capacity building and micro credit
activities.
 To ensure participation of last person of community in planning, implementation and monitoring of
development process.
 To work for development of rural and urban slums develop local resources for generating funds.
 To prepare a cadre of financially literate women community.
 To build the capacity of mF service provider and the stake holders of mF through appropriate training
inputs and mentor services.
 To develop Proper coordination amongst government, banks, foreign funding and financial institutions.
Areas of Operation:
VAMA has been working in the various blocks of the Gwalior, Chambal and Bundelkhand regions of
Madhya Pradesh which are the areas characterized by geographical remoteness and core
backwardness. VAMA has been working for the empowerment of dalits, poor & marginalized
communities to address their immediate needs and better access to entitlements & rights.
PROGRAMS UNDER TAKEN BY VAMA
 Gross Loan Portfolio:
24,50,61,300
 Portfolio as on 30th
November 15: 3,06,55,547
 Average Loan Size: Rs. 9,292
 No of Groups: 1238
 Active clients: 3299
 Members: 6734
 Loans given for:
Dairy, Agriculture, House
repair and Sanitation, Micro-
enterprises and services,
Education
 Women Empowerment
 Financial Literacy Training
 Natural Resource
Management
 Livelihood Promotion
 Rural Education
 Female Feticide
 Domestic Violence
 Field of water, Sanitation,
Hygiene & Health
 PLAY GROUP TO 8th
CLASS
 ANM nursing school in
Datia district for training
women to be nurses
 Approved by Indian
Nursing Council, New
Delhi and recognized by
Mahakaushal Nursing
Council, M.P
 ASHA Training Supported
by NRHM
MICROFINANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS VAMA ANM/CONVENT SCHOOL
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3. Preparing people to help themselves
 Organizing deprived & vulnerable communities.
 Capacity building through community based training programs & information dissemination.
 Facilitation of the process of formation & strengthening community organizations.
 Establishing functional linkages & networking among community organization.
 Addressing immediate community needs of livelihood & survival through community participation
.
 Networking among civil society organization & important factors for public advocacy.
 Promoting Advocacy on land rights & women right and women dalit atrocities.
Activities & Achievements:
Community based approaches have generated encouraging response during last 27 years. Some
important achievements of the intervention are as follows:
 The organization has been trying to its best to provide the need based mF services to its clients. As part of
promoting mF under the banner of VAMA has more than 21,759 members covering 226 villages and 49 urban
slums of Gwalior district. To motivate women for regular meetings and to inculcate banking habits the
organization extended credit facilities largely for self-employment and productive purposes like farming,
horticulture, animal husbandry, dairy, poultry, Goatry and small shop-keepers and small scale producers.
 VAMA gives loan to rural & urban slum people in Gwalior Chambal region to construct low-cost toilet @ very
small rate of interest, Loan from Habitat for Humanity India are interest free. We constructed more than 5000
toilets by our own fund, 101 toilets from Rang-De Fund & 820 toilets from HFH till now.
 The programme named “Aabhas” which is supported by Water-Aid successfully implemented in year 2003. Safe
drinking water, sanitation facilities arrangement has been made available for 512 families of 10 villages.
 VAMA also a part of a project Clean which is supported by Finish society (Financial Inclusion Improves
Sanitation & Health). From April 2013 we aware more than 25,000 people in rural villages & urban slums to have
toilets at their home & 8916 peoples got constructed toilets by our influence & connected to Govt. Schemes.
 Innovative pilot project on financial literacy has already launched under which more than 6000 poor and
marginalized women of rural areas and urban slums has been educated on financial management successfully as a
result of which more of SHGs and women groups are participating in financial literacy program. More than 70,000
people took the training financial literacy & got benefitted.
 Conducted many campaign on “Beti Bachao Abhiyan” with M.P. Voluntary health association at Maharaj Bada
with more than 550 peoples. The news is published in news papers like Nav-Bharat & Dainik Bhasker.
 Community based Natural Resource Management program benefiting 469 families of dalit communities.
 NRHM & RCH (Reproductive & child health activities) programs are in force in district Datia as the organization
is approved as mother NGO by the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Madhya Pradesh. VAMA is providing
its support on mother & child health issues in co-ordination with district health society, Datia.
 VAMA has experience on various trainings like the issues of women empowerment, training of ASHAs,
Panchayati Raj issues, MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and other social
& financial issues by experienced trainers.
 Special focus on sensitive issues like violence against women, female feticide & sex determination.
 Promoting ecologically sustainable farming system for ensuring agriculture development and food security.
 Approx 800 ASHAs- Accredited Social Health Activist train by us every year since 2010. We also provide training
to orientation of newly wedded couple. VAMA institution has its own ANM (Auxiliary nurse mid wife) training
centre in 5 bigha land in Datia, where 30 ANM take education in every year.
 The organization has done Targeted Intervention (TI) Project supported by Madhya Pradesh Aids Control Society
in Districts Mandsour and Neemuch
 VAMA has organized Skill Development Program (SDP) on Sanitary Napkin making in the villages of Morar
block supported by NABARD.
 Conducted a workshop on “De-addiction awareness building” in Gwalior & Bhander block of Datia district. 81
old age people, youth & females FROM SCs, STs and OBC were participated in it.
 With National Council of Science and Technology Communication vama arranged a 5 days’ workshop on
“Science behind miracle” with former collector of Gwalior & more than 375 participants.
 Conducted program on “Violence against Women” supported by PACS, DFID for two years & four months. We
worked as a lead NGO working in Vidisha and Sagar Districts of M.P., with the support of 4 other NGOs
 VAMA is also started its VAMA convent school from play group to 8th
class in district Datia from year 2014
where 350 students from 17 villages in Datia is taking education at very low cost. 3

4. Latest list of Executive Board Members:
S.
No
Name Designation Address Qualification and Experience
1.
Mrs. Divya
Soni
President 12-A,
Shubhanjali
Apartment,
Tansen Nagar,
Lashkar,
Gwalior Ph:
0751-2450192
M.B.A. (H.R.). Working for the welfare of rural poor women
struggling hard for livelihood and victim of harassment.
2.
Mr. Aditya
Saxena
Vice President Line No. – 6,
House no. – 11,
Anand Nagar,
Bahodapur
Gwalior (M.P.)
0751-4092449
M.Sc. (Math), He is a founder member of the organization.
He has been association with the organization since last two
decade as an active social worker besides he is also an active
member of Rotary Club Gwalior.
3.
Mr. Indra
Bhushan Verma
Executive
Secretary
14-Station Road,
Padav, Gwalior
(MP) Phone
2457438
9826299566
M.Com & Diploma in Journalism with Fellow of MIND
(Management in Development) Bilance Neither land. He has
conducted various studies like Panchayati Raj Institutions,
Mines worker, Child labor, Girl child infanticide, Chambal
Ravines, Participatory Irrigation Act etc. He has been
working in the voluntary sector for the last two decades.
4.
Mrs. Laxmi
Tomar
Treasurer 9-C, M.P. Nagar,
Usha Colony,
Lashkar,
Gwalior
Ph. 0751-
2457438
M.A. (Sociology, LLB) The various study of violence against
women, Child rights & Panchayati Raj Adhiniyam, She has
been associated in social sector for last 5 years.
5.
Mr. Love
Kashyap
Joint Secretary 95-A, Bharat
Nagar Block,
Sapura, Bhopal
MBA (Finance). He is a micro Finance Consultant. He is
having a vast experience in the area of microfinance sector.
He has also worked as a microfinance consultant with BASIX
and ACCESS Development Services respectively.
6.
Mr. Abhishek
Gautam
Member F-42/5 South TT
Nagar, Bhopal
9893634070
MBA Rural Management. He has been associated with the
organization since last 5 years as an active social worker.
7.
Mr. Rajeev
Kumar
Member E-8/206, Bharat
Nagar, Arera
Colony, Bhopal
Graduate. At present working in social sector. She has been
associated with various social organizations of the town for
the benefits of the rural poor. Actively participated in the
activities.
8.
Mrs. Mithlesh Member Adarsh pura,
Raura, District
Gwalior
She is been working as a social worker for past 20 years.
9.
Mr. Shanker
Kukreja
Member C/o Kukreja
Garments,
Sarafa Bazar,
Dabra, Gwalior,
0751-2457438
MBA, working in corporate sector in Delhi. He has been
associated with the organization since last five years
10.
Mr. Arun Tyagi Member Samata Colony,
Satna (MP
M.A. (Sociology) working as social activist for last 20 years.
11.
Mr. Rahul
Awade
Member M-96-C, Saket
Nagar, Bhopal
9713530604
M.S.W. (Planning) Ex. Statistical Officer in Government of
Madhya Pradesh. Presently working as Program Manager at
NGO India. He has also been associated with various social
organizations including SAMARTHAN, Bhopal. 4

5. LIST OF PROJECT FUNDING BY THE DIFFERENT AGENCY
LAST 3 YEARS
Sl No. Name of Funding Agency Project Name Project Period
Funding
Amount
Brief Description of the Project
GRANTS & DONATIONS
1
CASA
Reinforcing women for
sustainable livelihood
4 Years
3107992
Reinforcing women for sustainable livelihood in
Morar block of Gwalior district
2
NABARD
Financial Literacy
Training
Per Year
3508000
Financial Literacy Training and Opening of Bank
Accounts at Gwalior, Datia, Tikamgad, Sheopur,
Morena District
3
GGP JAPAN
Construction of ANM
institute
1 Year
5667552 Infrastructural support for ANM/GNM Institute
4
NABARD
Skill Development
Program
Per Year
135900
Skill Development Program for Sanitary Napkin
Making
5
MPVHA
Movement against
Declining Sex Ratio
1 Day
26000
Awareness project for movement against declining
sex ratio
6
NABARD
SHG Bank Linkage
Program
3 Years
210000 Formation & Credit linkage of SHG to Banks.
7
CM & HO, Datia Asha Training
5 Years
4282044
Training of ASHAs to improve the no. of medical
personnel and medical facilities
8
Shamdasani Foundation
Poor & Needy Child
Education
Per Year
15500 Poor & Needy Child Education
9
IGSSS
Sustainable option for
uplifting livelihood
2 Years
1700970
A project in Sheopur District Block Vijayapur on
Community Land development, gender
mainstreaming, capacity building of PRIs
institutions and alternative education center
10
FINISH Society Clean
1 Year
399500
It’s about spearing awareness on sanitation &
hygiene.
11
NABARD SHG leader training
2 Days
36000
One day training on SHG leadership development in
Datia & Gwalior district.
12
Pratham ASER Survey
Per Year
150640
Household survey done related to education of
children
13
NABCONS
Jayeka Study & Atma
Study
3 Months
243960
Study is about condition of farmers’ before & after
construction of Rajghat Canal & Atma study is
about condition of farmers before & after
demonstration.
14 Jindal Steel Industry Pvt.
LTD.
Women Empowerment
Program
One day
20000
Women Empowerment Program has been conducted
on the theme of violence against women.
15
Rang-De Organisation
Financial Literacy
Training
3 Months
200840
7 Centers has been run in Gwalior district,
conducted Financial Literacy Classes.
MICRO FINANCE SUPPORT
17
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood 4.75 Years 75,00,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
18
Indian Bank
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood 2 Years
25,00,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
19 Ananya Finance,
Ahmedabad
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood 5 Years
23,00,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
20
SIDBI
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood 3 Years
5,000,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
21
SBI (CC)
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood
Renewal in 3
Years 50,00,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
22
BASIX-LAMP Fund
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood
Jan-2013-
ongoing 25,00,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
23
Habitat for Humanity India
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood
April-2013-
Ongoing 68,40,000 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
24
IDBI BC
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood
Jan-2015-
Ongoing 85,00,000 Business Correspondence Model
25
Rang-De Organisation
Support for Micro
Finance & Livelihood
Oct-2013-
Ongoing 12210400 Revolving fund for empowerment of SHGs & JLGs
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6. Board of
Directors
Advisory
Committee
Internal
Auditor
External
Auditor
Income Tax
Auditor
Chief Executive
Officer
Finance
Department
Micro
Finance
Planning &
Documentation
Programs
Finance
Manager
Chief Executive Officer
(COO)
Program
Associate
Village Level
Motivator
MIS
Officer
Area
Manager
HR
Manager
Branch
Manager
Chief
Accountant
Cashier
Asst.
Accountant
Branch MIS
Officer
Asst. branch
Manager
Field
Executive
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7. Networking:
 VANI (Voluntary Action Network of India), New Delhi
 AFPRO (Action for Food Production), Gwalior
 AVARD (Association for Voluntary Agencies For Rural Development), New Delhi
 MPVHA (Madhya Pradesh Voluntary Health Association)
 MADHYANCHAL FOURAM, Bhopal.
 AADHARSHILA (Advocacy Centre), Bhopal
 PAIRVI (Public Advocacy initiatives for Rights & Values in Indian), New Delhi
 SPS (Samaj Pragati Sahyog), Bagli, Devas
 Credibility Alliance, New Delhi
 S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai
 RSETI, Gwalior
 MIX Market
 High Mark Credit Beuro
SUPPORT AGENCIES/DONOR’s/BANK’s & Corporate:
 NABARD, Bhopal
 CIDA-ICCO (Canadian High Commission), New Delhi
 GGP-JAPAN, (Japanese Consulate) Mumbai
 DFID-PACS, New Delhi
 CARE – INDIA, New Delhi
 CEOEDECON, Chaksu, Jaipur
 State Bank of India, Gwalior & Bhopal
 CARITAS, New Delhi
 CASA, Bhopal
 CAPART, New Delhi
 Central Bank of India, Gwalior
 MPSACS, (Madhya Pradesh State Aids Control Society) Bhopal
 ACCESS Development, Bhopal
 ICICI Bank, Mumbai
 FWWB (Friends of Women's World Banking India), Ahmadabad
 SIDBI, Bhopal
 Maanaveeya Development & Finance Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
 IDBI Bank, Gwalior
 BASIX-LAMP Fund, Bhopal
 Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK), New Delhi
 Indian Bank, Microstate Branch, Bhopal
 Bankers Institute for Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow
 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Delhi
 Indo Global social service society (IGSSS), Ahmadabad
 IN-BAR, (International Network For Bamboo & Rattan)
 RANG-DE, Bangalore
 FINISH SOCEITY, LUCKNOW 7