Dalmia

Bharat Foundation

ANNUAL
REPORT 2018
Dalmia Bharat Foundation
Annual Report
2017-18
Content
ABOUT US 6

MESSAGE FROM THE TRUSTEES 8

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 10

OUR GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT 12

OUR DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP 14

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION 18

ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY 26

LIVELIHOOD SKILL TRAINING 32

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 42

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 49

OUR PARTNERS 50

AUDIT REPORT 51

LOCATION - WISE CONTACT INFORMATION 55

IMAGE INDEX 59
About Us
D
almia Bharat Foundation (DBF) is a registered not-for-
profit organization set up under the India Trust Act,
1882. The Foundation was set up in 2009 to manage
Dalmia Bharat Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Currently, DBF operates as an independent entity committed
towards driving community-led development.

DBF seeks to identify and understand the developmental

priorities in the communities it works in, which provide
direction to its projects and programs. Our solutions are
rooted in indigenous knowledge, scientific studies, national
development priorities and our own experience. Stakeholders
are central to what we do and how we do things as we believe
that progress and sustainable development depend greatly
on partnerships and shared values.

In the Annual Report for 2017-18, we reflect back on our

efforts and celebrate the achievement of our team, the
sustained growth of our programs and the scale of impact.

VISION
Creating an opportunity for every stakeholder to
reach their full potential.

MISSION
To facilitate the stakeholders hasten their social,
economic and environmental progress through
effective management of human and natural capital.

VALUES
• Integrity
• Humility
• Trust & Respect
• Commitment

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 Message from the Trustees
M aking a meaningful lasting difference in the
lives of the people and communities remains
the cornerstone of Dalmia Bharat Foundation’s
Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. However, a
successful sustainable development agenda would
require partnerships between governments, the private
development efforts. Dalmia Bharat Group’s seven- sector and civil society. At DBF, we understand that and
decade-old legacy of ‘Giving Back to the Society’ has actively collaborate with different stakeholders.
been the guiding principle of the Foundation. In sync with the SDGs, our primary focus areas of work
Our long-term goals have placed sustainability are soil and water conservation, access to clean energy
and scalability central to our strategy to create and livelihood skill training. We also identify strategic
impact in communities we work. To achieve this, development needs in the communities that we work
we are adopting innovative and context specific with and accordingly undertake multiple interrelated
solutions, and engaging with stakeholders to create development activities. Details of the initiatives are
social capital. The objective is not only to fund the presented in the subsequent pages.
initiatives, but also to work with the communities and By utilizing our resources, skill and decades
other stakeholders to create sustainable impact. of experience in community development, we are
In recent years, we have redesigned our approach committed to contribute towards social development
from being a grant-making organization to directly needs of the nation through context specific, innovative
implementing projects on ground. This has led to and sustainable programs. The quest at DBF has always
partnerships with the Government and other like- been to amplify the impact of our programs where
minded organizations, resulting into broadening of the it matters the most, create prosperity through self-
canvas of our operations. DBF’s work is a testimony of sustaining programs, and thereby enhance the quality of
our commitment to the issues of importance to the life of the communities we work with.
local communities and to the nation. We acknowledge with appreciation and humility,
We are living in a world where climate change is the invaluable help, support and love we continue to
a reality, natural resources degradation a challenge, receive from all our collaborators, Government officials,
and access to secure and sustainable livelihood with other Corporates, people’s representatives, community
dignified life for everyone an aspiration. To eradicate leaders, members of the communities and our own
poverty, protect the planet and to ensure prosperity talent who have been instrumental in taking forward this
for all, the United Nations, as part of new sustainable incredible journey of change.
agenda, has set out specific Sustainable Development

Backing larger
causes that are good for a wider segment of
society and India as a whole is critical to DBF’s
vision and the thematic spheres we work in are
an indicator of that.
Gautam Dalmia, Puneet Dalmia (Trustees)
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 Message from the CEO
initiative of adopting micro-irrigation methods that further
eased the stress that these farmers faced because of
scarcity of water. Till the end of last fiscal, we were able to
bring over 7,000 acres of land under irrigation. Being able
to protect their crop from drought and also being able to
cultivate multiple and/ or cash crops, the farmers witnessed
an average increase of about 15% in their income year-on-
year.
We continued with our effort to enable poor villagers
get access to clean energy. Besides promotion of fuel-
efficient cook stoves, we also started to help them get the
benefit of Government’s ambitious Ujjwala Yojana. We
coordinated with the concerned agencies and held camps
through which 1,466 families got their LPG connections in
the reported year. Through this and also by way of solar
lighting solutions, we were able to help communities
reduce around 33,000 tons of CO2 emissions and have
been able to convert 89 villages to clean lighting villages
and 85 villages to clean cooking villages. We also took a
major initiative aiming at reducing the usage of fossil
fuels for water pumping for irrigation. In partnership with
Schneider Foundation and Smart Power, we have started to
pilot two community based solar pumping stations in Uttar
Pradesh. Once commissioned, each one of these projects
would have water supplied to over 40 farmers and would
give an energy access to over 100 households for domestic
consumption.
Our engagement for skilling people for livelihood
also got a fillip last year as we expanded DIKSHa’s (Dalmia
Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing) footprint. We
trained 366 youths at our DIKSHa centres and 300 of them
are now gainfully employed. The Producer Companies
of the farmers continue to expand their business and
The financial year 2017-18 was the ninth year of therefore their income. The social capital that we created
existence of Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF). DBF through Self-help Groups (SHGs) now stand tall at over
had been instituted as the corporate foundation of 900 Groups with a membership of about 11,000 women.
Dalmia Bharat Group to fulfil a major part of social Each one of these women now have the potential and
responsibility of the group companies. The challenge opportunity to grow, which they are seizing relentlessly.
that we had at hand at that time was to understand Besides the work that we accomplished last year, we
key stakeholders as well as vital issues that concerned also cherished our old and new partnerships. We continued
them. Having recognised those well very early, we have and expanded our collaborative work with NABARD, NSDC,
been addressing those concerns over the last decade OSDA et al. Schneider also came on board and we also
now and have had a very positive impact thus far. entered in to a partnership with HP Inc. to operate World-
Water being one of the identified material issues, on-Wheels. We also gratefully acknowledge our other
we have been working uninterruptedly on creating partners who have guided us and have taken us closer to
water harvesting capacities in our program geographies. our attainments.
With an aim to reach over 14 million meter cube by I present the Foundation’s work-progress report to you
2020, we have already touched 5.2 million meter cube with a hope that we would get back your feedback that
of water harvesting in FY 18. So much of additionally would help us strengthen our work.
available water has been a blessing to the farmers of
these largely rain-fed areas where we work. Unsatisfied
just with that, farmers, assisted by DBF, took a great Vishal Bhardwaj
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 Our Geographical Footprint
South
Our geographical footprint in the South covers
locations across three states, Tamil Nadu, Andhra
Pradesh and Karnataka.

Tamil Nadu Dalmiapuram (Tiruchirapalli) and Ariyalur (Ariyalur)

Andhra Pradesh Kadapa (Kadapa)

Karnataka Yadwad (Belgaum)

Our geographical footprint in the East covers

East locations across three states, Odisha, West Bengal
and Jharkhand.

Rajasthan
New Delhi
(HO)
Uttar
Pradesh Assam
Odisha Rajgangpur, Lanjiberna (Sundargarh) and Cuttack
(Cuttack)
Guwahati
Meghalaya (RO) West Bengal Medinipur (Paschim Medinipur)
Jharkhand West Bengal
Jharkhand Bokaro (Bokaro)

Odisha Rajgangpur
(RO)
DBF in the North-East, works in locations across
Maharashtra North East Assam and Meghalaya.

Assam Umrongso (Dima Hasao), Lanka (Hojai) and Jagiroad

(Morigaon)
Andhra
Pradesh
Karnataka Sta
Meghalaya Lumshnong ( East Jaintia Hills)
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Maharashtra Kolhapur (Kolhapur) and Ninai Devi (Sangli)

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 Our Development Roadmap
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
ACHIEVING POTENTIAL
Vision
Creating an opportunity for every stakeholder to SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
reach their full potential.
Harvesting and conserving water for productive use.
Alignment with Schedule VII of CA 2013, Item No. 1, 4
Mission Alignment with SDGs: 1, 2, 11, 13, 15, 17
To facilitate the stakeholder hasten their
social, economic and environmental progress
through effective management of human
and natural capital.
GOAL 2020 INTENT 2030

ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY 14M m 3

50M m3
Ensuring access to clean cooking and solar lighting.
Alignment with Schedule VII of CA 2013, Item No. 4, 10
Alignment with SDGs: 3, 7, 11, 13, 17

LIVELIHOOD SKILL TRAINING

Transforming households, including unemployed youth
GOAL 2020 INTENT 2030 added into skilled workforce for enhanced income.
Alignment with Schedule VII of CA 2013, Item No. 2

Our Approach 500 VILLAGES 5,000 VILLAGES Alignment with SDGs: 1, 5, 8, 17

Through its various projects, DBF aims to improve the income levels of the communities that it works with.
GOAL 2020 INTENT 2030
In our quest to increase income levels, we channel our efforts towards creating human and natural capital in the SOCIAL DEVELOVPMENT Households Households
communities to ensure sustainability and long-term impact of the interventions. 40,000 200,000
Participatory approach is integral to how we design, implement and monitor our projects. Community is involved Addressing basic health, education and rural infrastructural Skilled youth Skilled youth
needs of the communities. 17,600 100,000
throughout the life cycle of the projects. Our effort has been instrumental in creation of community based organisations Alignment with Schedule VII of CA 2013, Item No. 1, 2, 10
as catalyst of social change at the grassroots. Alignment with SDGs: 3, 4, 6, 17

Focus areas GOAL 2020 INTENT 2030

900 VILLAGES 5,000 VILLAGES
Soil & Water Access to Livelihood Social
Conservation Clean Energy Skill Training Development
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Contribution to Sustainable Contribution to National
Development Goals (SDGs) Campaigns
Peace, Justice
And Strong
Intitutions
Soil and water conservation
• Income Enhancement
Project • More Crop per Drop
• Community Development
• Water Conservation • Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana
• Soil Conservation • Water Conservation • Har Khet ko Pani Yojana
• Skill Training
• National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
s
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Access to Clean Energy
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• National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
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• Inc Help G
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• Clean cooking solutions • Se l Trainin
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• Solar Household Lighting • Sk
solutions
• Village Lighting
• Solar Household Lighting solutions • Clean Cooking Solutions

• Income Enhancement Project • Health & Sanitation • Education

• Water Conservation • Rural Infrastructure • Skill Training

• Community Development

• Self Help Groups

• Soil Conservation

• Village Lighting
Livelihood Skill Training
• Solar Household • National Skill Development Mission
Lighting solutions
• Clean cooking
• Doubling the farmer’s income
solutions
tion • Income Enhancement Project
onserva
• Soil C servation • Income • Village Lighting
r C o n s Enhancement
• Wa te solution
cooking Lighting
Project
• Clean se h o ld
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• Solar H • Skill Training
s
solution
Lighting
• Village

Social Development
• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
• Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan
• Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
• Khelo India
• National Health Mission
• Adarsh Gram Yojana
• Financial Inclusion
• National Digital Literacy Mission

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 Soil and Water Conservation

L and and water support all forms of life on

earth. Our communities, wherever they may
be settled, depend on both to carry out the activities
communities and their belief systems to come up
with sustainable solutions. The challenges in soil and
water conservation projects go beyond the lack of
of daily life, to look after their homes, to take care of proper infrastructure and other essential resources.
cattle and livestock and to irrigate their fields. Healthy This requires understanding divergent practices, the
landscapes and water systems are essential if we underlying beliefs, competing interests and finding
have to secure livelihoods and wellbeing of future a common ground for action. This requires changing
generations and our environment. mind sets and behaviors.
On an average, agriculture accounts for over 70% DBF, through its soil and water conservation
of water consumption globally. In rural India, this share program underpinned by continuous community
goes up to 90%. Such water inefficient agricultural and stakeholder engagement, is trying to bring about
practices aren’t sustainable in the long term. Many that much needed behavioural change while creating
regions facing drought like situation is an indication infrastructure that will lead to sustainable use of
of that. Further, indiscriminate use of fertilisers and water and land.
other chemical inputs along with other unsustainable Our soil and water conservation initiatives are
agricultural practices have led to degradation of land implemented through two types of activities:
quality which is affecting agricultural productivity and
• Water harvesting projects
ultimately farmer income.
• Micro-irrigation projects
DBF, recognizing the criticality of land and
water to the rural India’s economy, works with

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Water Harvesting Projects
W ater harvesting projects have been a key
component of our work for many years. This
year we have continued to expand our footprint in this
and maximizing water storage capacity while improving
the infrastructural facilities in the region. Our strategy
also focuses on improving income levels and standard
Watershed work undertaken in my village is a good initiative. We
now have sufficient work. I earned INR 250 per day working in watershed
project. Further, this will help villagers through rain water harvesting,
thematic area. of living of the people in the region. controlling soil erosion and increase in plantation.
We are in full implementation phase of our We have also constructed water harvesting B Radhika, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Integrated Watershed Management Projects being structures like farm ponds and village ponds to meet
implemented across 8,500 hectares at Dalmiapuram the productive and domestic needs of the community.
in Tamil Nadu and at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh in The impact is being visible in availability of water
collaboration with NABARD. These projects are being throughout the year in our structures, increased soil
implemented with multiple interconnected aims – moisture, improved water level in wells of catchment
maximum productive utilization of land, prevention of area, etc.
soil erosion, harvesting and conservation of rain water
Integrated Watershed Management Projects
193 Hectares of land treated during
the year Gabion structures - 3
Farm Ponds - 125 Village Ponds - 29
Field Bunds - 20,754 meters on 192.2
Agroforestry - 10 hectares
hectares of land
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Project in Focus
Farm Ponds Project, Kadapa
T he district of Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh spans
over a land area of 15,000 km2 with around 65%
of its population living in rural areas. The Government of
support from DBF and DWMA. A total of 218 farm
ponds have been constructed in the project, creating
an additional water harvesting capacity of 2.61 lakh
India had declared the district of Kadapa as one of the m3.
top 250 backward districts in the country in 2006. Within
The water from the farm ponds is used in
Kadapa, the location of Dalmia Bharat Foundation’s
agriculture and for domestic purposes. This water is
interventions has also been declared as drought prone.
also used for the milch animals and this has led to an
Majority of the villagers in the region are small and increase in milk yield by 2-3 litres per day, leading to
marginal farmers and their major sources of income are an increase in the monthly income of families by INR
agriculture, which is rainfed and rearing of milch cattle. 4,000 to 6,000.
Both these occupations need significant amount of water
For ensuring sustainability of the intervention,
for effective yield.
Water User Groups (WUGs) were promoted with
Realising the need to scale up the water harvesting the responsibility to maintain the structures created
work in the area, DBF partnered with the local District under the project. These WUGs operate under the
Water Management Agency (DWMA) since 2016. Based leadership of Women Milk Producers’ Company of
on the needs identified in the community, DBF mapped Nawabpet, a Farmer Producer Company promoted by
the resource requirements for creating water harvesting DBF called Dalmia Nawabpet Milk Producer Company
structures. Pvt. Ltd., with a total of 330 shareholders.
In collaboration with the local community and Record-keeping and monitoring of the project
DWMA, a detailed project plan was drafted, resources is also being led by the community and all financial
were mobilized and the project was executed with transactions are being facilitated through bank
implementation being led by the community with the accounts.

Employment
Water harvesting opportunity created
Farm Ponds - 218
Capacity - 2.61 lakh m3 for local community
worth INR 155 lakhs

Increase in milk production by Increase in monthly income -

2 to 3 liters per day INR 4,000 - 6,000 per family

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 I have switched to drip irrigation from
flood irrigation, thanks to the motivation
from DBF team. My expenditure on labour
costs has reduced and at the same time
my crop yield has also increased by 15-
20% as compared to last year.

Magdapathi, Ariyalur,
Tamil Nadu

Micro Irrigation Project Amrit Jalam Pariyojana

M icro irrigation projects help in managing
and making harvested water available for
cultivation of crops. We have continued our efforts
Drip-irrigation technology has been introduced on 847
acres of land during the year resulting into conservation
of 15,05,790 m³ of water. DBF worked with a total of
T his project has been implemented in 45 villages
located in Chirawa, Rajasthan. The people of this
region are dependent upon agriculture. While 98%
With the advancements made in the region, a total
of 2,280 beneficiaries have been benefited through
rain water harvesting tanks, soak pits and recharge of
in the area this year as well and have worked on 1,915 beneficiaries on different micro-irrigation projects. of the agricultural activity is dependent solely upon wells. Vermicompost and azolla units have also been
irrigation projects. The main objective is to enhance These projects were implemented through ground water, the water table in the region is very promoted for supporting the farmers of the area.
water use efficiency in the agricultural sector and at convergence with the Government schemes under low and at the same time the area is devoid of any This investment by DBF is not only helping the farmers
the same time promote appropriate technological National Horticulture Mission and the participating water storage and harvesting structures. with improved agricultural yield and better income,
interventions like drip-irrigation which also farmers were extended benefits of subsidies under the With the investment made by DBF, the area has seen but also providing them with water for domestic use.
encourage farmers to save and conserve water. schemes. major improvements in soil and water conservation.
A total of 20,720 m3 of water harvesting capacity has
been created.

Drip-irrigation Rain water harvesting No. of wells

Sprinklers - 18 Beneficiaries - 2,005 Soak pits created - 134
projects - 847 acres tanks constructed - 246 recharged - 14
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 T he challenges in fulfilling the continuous
rise in energy requirement and deepening
climate change crisis are interconnected. India is one
effective option with many pilot projects being
taken up in multiple parts of India. However, switch
from traditional energy to clean energy requires
of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, which is multi pronged approach to address issues around
not going to ease out anytime soon. To drive one of accessibility, reliability, affordability and acceptability.
the fastest growing economy, energy consumption DBF has come up with a holistic approach to
in India is going to further intensify enhancing its facilitate switch to clean energy which has three main
carbon footprint. It is also amongst the countries components – changing mindsets, helping communities
which are at the greatest risk of food insecurity due maximize the utilization of existing Government
to weather extremes caused by climate change. schemes and creating sustainable enterprises within
Burning fuel such as coal, oil and biomass the community which provides energy access. Overall,
remains the principle energy source in rural and DBF’s access to clean energy initiative is trying to
traditional sectors and contributes a third of India’s address fulfilling the need for energy in a sustainable
energy. The incomplete combustion of biomass is way through use of renewable resources.
one of the main source of indoor air pollution which The projects under access to clean energy initiative
is directly or indirectly contributing to greenhouse can broadly be classified into:
gases. • Clean cooking projects
In recent times, decentralized energy systems • Clean lighting projects
have emerged to be a low cost, efficient and

Access to Clean Energy

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 Project in Focus

Solar Mini Grid Project

D BF in collaboration with Schneider Foundation

(SF) has undertaken a solar mini grid project in
Ramgarh and Nigohi in Uttar Pradesh. The region has
operating agency. This agency will charge a small fee
(in a prepaid model ) from the villagers who choose to
consume energy from this project. This would ensure
significant potential for agriculture, but the primary revenue required to finance the maintenance of the
Installation of LED street lights in our bottleneck is the lack of access to irrigation. There are infrastructure to the highest standards at all times.
village is a very good initiative by Dalmia a total of 420 households in the two villages, selected For domestic consumption, people would be
Bharat Foundation. The instances of snake for the project with only 104 households having access
bites and thefts have reduced and we feel offered different schemes which would range from
much safer, commuting within the village at to grid electricity. Water for irrigation is available in 10 watt to 60 watt with basic scheme covering one

Clean Lighting Project

night, now. locations which are far away from the fields and renting light and mobile charger and may go up to a scheme
pipeline and pumps is a costly affair. comprising of two lights, one fan, mobile charger and
Ganesh Thakur, Bokaro, Jharkhand
The solar power infrastructure (mini-grid) set up as television connections.
part of this project will serve two purposes – supply

S
For pumping water for irrigation, two 7.5 HP
olar energy solutions are important component The solar streetlights as well as LED streetlights are electricity to pumps for irrigation in the daytime and motors have been proposed to be installed and water
of our strategy to promote clean energy allowing the villagers, especially women to commute supply electricity to households at night for domestic would be provided to different farmers on different
solutions. Solar off-grid products such as solar lanterns, safely and confidently at night. The cases of snake use. Through this project, it is planned that 400 acres days as per a pre-decided schedule.
home lighting systems, solar study lamps, solar street bites and accidents have also reduced drastically. An of land will be irrigated using solar power and 100
interesting benefit of streetlights in villages is that the Till now, land mapping has been done to identify
lights and solar pumps are promoted across our households will get access to clean energy for lighting.
target beneficiary households and farm fields to be
intervention areas. women are able to cook outside of their homes during An innovative business model is being adopted to covered under the initiative.
The solar household lighting solutions help the night that reduces indoor pollution. Children also get make this project sustainable. Post the development
more time to play outside. This innovative approach towards provisioning of
people in doing household chores after dark, help of the mini-grid by DBF and SF, the operations and
sustainable energy has the potential to be replicated
children in studying for longer hours and help petty maintenance of the assets will be handed over to an
on large scale in different parts of the country.
shops to run their business in late evenings.

Solar Lanterns Solar Street Solar Study Solar Home Lighting

- 5,068 Lights - 113 Lamps - 2,035 Systems - 667 Solar powered
Solar Mini Grids - 2 Solar powered
Irrigation - 400
Households - 100
CO2 Emissions acres of land
LED Street Beneficiaries - Clean Lighting
Lights - 377 Reduction - 5,148
53,045 Villages - 89
tons
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Clean Cooking Project
P ersuading people to change lifelong
consumption habits and switch to alternative
processes and technologies is a humongous challenge.
beneficiaries are made aware about the benefits of
switching to these products. A new initiative in this
field in this year has been to promote LPG connections
Under our clean cooking initiative, we precisely aim to under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna.
do that.
By transforming the way energy is consumed for Before being provided with LPG
Under our clean cooking initiative, DBF promotes basic daily necessities like cooking, DBF is attempting connection, I used to cook using
using clean cooking fuels, like biogas plants and LPG for great changes in eliminating indoor air pollution traditional chullahs. Cooking food on
traditional challahs required me to
connections as well as efficient use of traditional and reducing carbon footprint. Through our sustained spend hours collecting fire wood and
fuels through fuel efficient cook stoves. To promote efforts in this sphere, we have been able to convert 85 making cow dung cakes. Cooking food
biogas plants and fuel efficient cook stoves, product villages to Clean cooking Villages. on LPG stove is convenient and faster.
Also I no more have to deal with smoke
demonstrations are carried out in the villages and of traditional chullahs.

Rolly Devi, Nigohi, Uttar Pradesh

Fuel Efficient Cook

Biogas Plants-16 LPG Connections - 1,466
Stoves - 473

Beneficiaries -2,365 Clean Cooking Villages - 85 CO2 Emissions Reduction

- 27,883 tons
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 Livelihood Skill Training
I ndia has a large pool of people in the working
age population, but access to quality skill
education and training remains a challenge. In terms
and sustainable livelihoods by creating employment/
entrepreneurship opportunities for youth through
short-term skill training courses in manufacturing,
of potential, India is positioned uniquely. In the next services, agriculture and allied sectors. DBF is also
two decades, the labour force in the industrialized working towards “Doubling the Farmer’s Income” by
world is going to decrease, while in India it is going providing skills in farm sector and facilitating linkage
to increase significantly. This is a great opportunity to Government schemes. We have identified three key
but also a threat if not managed properly. A large critical factors to ensure success of a livelihood skill
population in the working age, if provided the training program:
right skills, will be a great asset towards ensuring • Selection of trades for training, which are in
sustainable economic development of India. alignment with the interest of the participants and
However, if not properly trained, will be a burden on have employment potential
welfare schemes and might force the Government
• Access to resources to undertake livelihood post
to shift its focus from economic development to
training
welfare provision.
• Sustenance of employment post training
India to be able to harness its potential, needs
to provide its working population with the right
education followed by secured and sustainable Keeping in mind, the socio-economic status and
livelihood opportunities. With this aim, Government priorities of the communities, DBF has undertaken
of India has launched programs to develop the following two projects under the initiative:
human capital of the country to achieve faster and • Non-farm sector livelihood skill training
sustained economic growth. DBF too has been
working on income enhancing skilling projects • Farm sector livelihood skill training
for many years now. DBF’s aim is to create secure
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Project in Focus

Farm sector Livelihood Projects

Tribal Development Project
T he Tribal Development project is a partnership
project between DBF and NABARD. Spread over
5 years, the project aims at holistic development of
bringing land under permanent plantation, the project
targets to reduce practice of Jhum cultivation, a local
traditional agriculture practice of shifting cultivation
The main activities undertaken as part of the
project include:
• Horticulture – Plantation of 37,400 saplings of
In order to ensure the involvement and participation
of community throughout the implementation phase,
9 village planning committees (VPCs) have been set up.
tribal communities. The project is been implemented in leading to degradation of forest. litchi, lemon, pineapple, guava and drumstick and DBF provides hand holding support to VPC in managing
Umrongso, Assam in 15 villages covering 500 families. 30 metric tons of turmeric as an intercrop has its affairs. Their role is to maintain muster-roll with the
In the year 2017-18, the project was implemented
With the objective to diversify income sources of the been done, with an aim to enhance income of the help of village volunteers, assist in giving wadi layouts,
in 9 villages covering 200 families at Umrongso in
farmers.
farmers, the project involves promotion of ‘Wadis’ Assam. monitor the progress, participate in sapling and other
• Farmers’ training on sustainable agriculture
(orchards) with horticulture plantation. Further by material distribution, participate in exposure visits,
practices.
• Construction of 800 contour trenches to help trainings, meetings and assist in completion of survey
conserve soil and assist in moisture retention. and record keeping. Going forward, another project
Households benefited - 200 No. of • Financial inclusion through promotion of SHGs and will be initiated in Cuttack, Odisha.
horticulture plants - 37,400 facilitating bank linkages.
• Undertaking other social development initiatives
Contour trenches - like providing fuel efficient cook stoves,
Land developed - 200 acres Water harvested - 66,000 m³ 32,000 rm construction of toilets, etc.

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Farmer Producer Companies Gram Parivartan Project
T he agricultural sector in India employs more
than 50% of the working population, but
contributes just 14% to the GDP. Further, a large section
in Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) and Dalmiapuram (Tamil
Nadu). I n line with the Government’s vision of ‘Doubling
the Farmer’s Income by 2022’, DBF sees immense
opportunity to create large impact on ground by
programs to ensure sustainable and holistic village
development. To achieve this objective, our approach
is guided by following principles -
As part of the FPC setup process, DBF acts as the
of Indian farmers do not have access to irrigation and Producer Organization Promoting Institution (POPI) for ensuring access of Government schemes to the • Accessing the potential of each households
are dependent on monsoon for farming. Their situation FPCs, assisting in mobilization of farmers, organizing deserving beneficiaries. With an aim to facilitate
• Ensure last mile support
is further aggravated due to lack of systematic support them as FPOs, facilitating registration and approvals this process, we have launched an ambitious Gram
in the form of access to finance, market, quality input, Parivartan project. • Ensure income enhancement
for FPOs, imparting training to farmers, developing a
reliable and timely information, etc. business plan, etc. This program is being implemented The objective of the project is to enhance access The project has been initiated in Ariyalur district of
DBF aims to address this through promotion in partnership with NABARD. As part of the program, to government welfare schemes and development Tamil Nadu and Sundargarh district in Odisha.
of Farmer Producer Companies. We have already exposure visits of FPC members to similar successful
facilitated setting up of 6 Farmer Producer Companies ventures were also organized.

Farmer Producer Helped communities

Shareholders - 2,282
Companies - 6 722 Villages leverage INR 4.5cr
from various
Turnover (FY 18) - Government schemes
Male - 1,508
INR 249.81 Lakhs
4,500 Households
2,16, 997 Population targeted benefitted
Farmers mobilized - 7,600 Female - 774

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Non- Farm Sector Livelihood Projects

Skill training
In addition to the trainings delivered through DIKSHA centers, DBF also provides skill training in villages on
a variety of other livelihoods identified through needs assessment study considering existing skill sets of the
community, their willingness to take up the activity and feasibility of marketing the end product.
In 2017-18, DBF imparted training on ----- benefitting XX no. of beneficiaries across XX number of villages

DIKSHa Project Self Help Groups

I
ndia has one of the lowest labour force participation
among the age group of 35-54 years which means
that too many Indians are engaged in informal or
Health Aides, Retail Sales Associate, Sewing Machine
Operators and Beauty & Wellness.
DBF mobilizes youth from local communities,
A ccess to finance on non-exploitative terms
and conditions in alignment to the context of
economically weaker sections of the society is a major
We continue to facilitate training and exposure
programs for SHGs across locations, ensuring access to
a dynamic and enabling environment for growth and
subsistent employment. With an aim to promote identifies and enrolls candidates for trainings after drawback of formal financial system. To overcome this learning for the women SHG members. We organized
employability, DBF in partnership with National Skill counselling them. we have been promoting Self Help Groups (SHGs) which trainings on SHG management, book keeping, and
Development Council (NSDC) has set up 5 DIKSHa Post training, all the trainees are placed with are central to our strategy to organize the community. livelihoods for the SHG members. We also facilitate
(Dalmia Institute of Knowledge and Skill Harnessing) reputed organizations. Many of the trainees have also A total of 252 SHGs have been facilitated by DBF in linkage with banks for these women to avail loans for
centers. The 3 training centres in Odisha are being opted for starting their own enterprise and thereby 2017-18. income generating activities and general domestic
operated in partnership with OSDA (Odisha Skill creating employment for others as well. We have a expenses.
Development Authority). success rate of 80% job and business placement for our
These centers provide courses of 3-6 months trainees so far.
duration in a variety of vocational streams like Home

Self Help Groups - 908 Total Members - 11,221 Corpus - INR 5.14 cr
Post Training
Average Income of trainees,
Youth Trained - 366 Employment Women who picked up
after placement - INR 8,000 SHGs formed in FY 18 - 252
Retention Rate - 85% new income generating Loan availed - INR 3.11 cr
activities - 1,716
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 Increased Income through improved
Animal Husbandry practices
DBF team taught me the process of cultivating azolla as a fodder for
my cows. I have made 6 azolla units in my backyard and started feeding my
cows. This has helped me earn an added income of INR 2,000 per month
due to improved quality of milk.

Jeyanthi, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu

Improving Incomes by creating

skilled youth through DIKSHa
Skill Training
Due to poor socio-economic condition of my family, I had to drop-out from

I n addition to the trainings delivered through studies to support my parents. Then I got registered at Dalmia Skill Training
Some of the trainings imparted are on stitching
Centre and completed a training to become a Bed Side Attendent. Today I am
DIKSHa centers, DBF also provides skill training and tailoring, weaving, mushroom cultivation, employed and am earning a monthly income of INR 6,000 along with other
in villages on a variety of other livelihoods identified food processing, handicrafts, etc. leading to gainful incentives.
through needs assessment study considering existing employment of the participants.
skill sets of the community, their willingness to take Priyanka Mishra, Rourkela, Odisha
up the activity and feasibility of marketing the end
product.

Average additional income

Training Total
of beneficiaries, post
conducted - 68 beneficiaries - 4,809
training - INR 3,000

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 Social Development

H ealth, sanitation, education, infrastructure

development and other initiatives
comprise the bulk of our social development
initiative. When working in a particular geographical
area, we begin with detailed preliminary research,
participatory mapping and planning processes
that involve local communities, institutions and
administrative councils. These studies assist in
identifying various desired and expressed needs
of the community which forms the basis of our
social development initiatives.
In the year 2017-18, under the social
development initiative, we undertook projects in:
• Health & Sanitation
• Education
• Rural Infrastructure
• Community Development

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 Project in Focus

My family faced a lot of difficulties

while going to the field for defecation.
There is always a fear of snake bite
and scorching heat during day. Safety
of women is also at stake. With the
construction of toilet supported by
Dalmia Bharat Foundation at our
home, we feel safe.

Arun Kumar, Nigohi,Uttar Pradesh

Health & Sanitation Towards Making Villages ODF

(Open Defecation Free)

A significant number of people in India, especially

those living in the rural parts, do not have
good access to health infrastructure or trained
We organized general health camps along with
specialised camps like dental, dermatology, maternal
and child health based on the requirement of the
I ndia has one of the highest prevalence of open
defecation which is an important factor that causes
various diseases; the most common being diarrhea and
We have constructed 1,293 individual household
toilets across 19 locations during the year.
All the toilet blocks are constructed using
healthcare professionals. According to National Health community. We also organize awareness camps to intestinal worm infections but also typhoid, cholera, bio-digester technology that uses eco-friendly
Profile 2017, while 70 percent of the Indian population create awareness on water-borne diseases, maternal hepatitis, polio, trachoma, and others. Malnutrition in biodegradation processes in toilet blocks.
lives in the rural areas, 80 percent of the healthcare health, nutrition, sanitation etc. children is another health problem closely associated Over the years, DBF efforts have resulted in 15
infrastructures are located in urban areas. Aim of our with open defecation. Once a child is a victim of one of villages being declared ODF. In total, 2,038 individual
We have been running the dispensary and OCL-LVP
health and sanitation initiative is to provide access to the diseases caused due to the lack of proper sanitation household toilets have been constructed. We have
Eye Institute at Lanjiberna and Mobile Medicare Unit in
quality healthcare services to the communities in their and hygiene, it leads to loss of body fluids and appetite also constructed 129 school sanitation blocks and 8
Cuttack, all in Odisha.
vicinity, create aware on various local health issues and for food causing malnutrition. community sanitation blocks.
prevention of commonly occurring diseases. At DBF, sanitation work is guided by two pronged To ensure sustainability of the program and
approach – infrastructure development and behaviour continued use of the constructed toilets, DBF uses
In the year 2017-18, we conducted 248 health
change. We mobilize communities through different innovative behavior change communications like street
camps. Further 14 polio immunization drives were
entry points that include schools and spread awareness plays, wall paintings, etc. to spread awareness on
conducted in which a total of 265 children were
through IEC campaigns. We have constructed individual harmful effect of open defecation and promote good
immunized.
household toilets, community sanitation blocks as well hygienic practices like hand wash etc.
as sanitation facilities at schools and colleges.

Beneficiaries of health check-up

Beneficiaries of Lanjiberna dispensary - 20,395 School Sanitation Blocks - 129 Individual Households Toilets - 2,038
and awareness camps - 57,774

Beneficiaries of Mobile Medicare Unit in Beneficiaries of OCL-LVP Eye

Cuttack -19,145 Institute, Lanjiberna - 3,347 Community Sanitation Blocks - 08 ODF Villages - 15

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 Every day I feel excited and happy to go
to my school because of the playground, safe
drinking water and good sanitation facilities
provided under ‘Dalmia Happy School Project’
by Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF).

Battini Sirisha, Grade X student,

Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh

Education HP World On Wheels

A t DBF, we assess educational needs from
multiple perspectives through interaction
with students, parents and teachers. Infrastructure,
life and it is important that students in rural India
are also exposed to it. Under this project, we
provide technological tools and resources such as
D BF has partnered with HP India to implement
their self-contained, Internet-enabled & solar
powered digital learning labs in a bus named
Financial Inclusions, video conferencing for
specific groups, etc.
DBF is operating 2 of these WoWs at Kolhapur,
resources and support from parents play key roles audio visual equipment, interactive whiteboards, “HP World on Wheels” aimed at driving digital Maharashtra and Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. In
in creating an enabling environment for children to digital projectors, speakers and 3D content for use literacy, E-education, Entrepreneurship training, its first year of operations, it provided computer
be able to pursue their education. in delivering classes. and other citizen services in rural India. Each 20-
training classes and E-education classes to more
Infrastructure and resources comprise a range DBF has also been running informal education seat, IT-enabled HP WoW vehicle is equipped with than 2,000 school children and youth. The bus
of diverse elements required to enhance quality of centers to provide support to children studying HP computing and printing equipment, as well as is also a good medium to create awareness on
education like Teaching Learning Materials (TLMs), with inadequate infrastructure or with learning numerous software suites and e-learning tools, run social issues through its video displays outside
repair and renovation of school buildings, creating challenges. by solar power. the bus. We have used this feature to generate
an environment conducive to holistic development, Thematic days, sports days, Parent Teacher The initiative offers Digital Literacy Training, EDP awareness on sanitation, environment and
including sports and extra-curricular activities, Association (PTA) meetings are also organized Training for youth, E-education for students, disease prevention in villages of these two
and even desks and chairs for classrooms. Digital with an aim to mobilize community and enhance Common Citizenship Activities including Aadhar locations.
technology is increasingly touching all aspects of parents’ participation. Card, Ration card, driving license, Land records,

Teaching Learning Materials 9 E-shalas supporting 1,598 Children reached in

provided to 771 students beneficiaries FY 18 - 23,456
2,000 lives impacted
98 Informal Education
4 Smart Classes supporting 680
Centers supporting 4,038
children
children
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 Our Achievements
(Cumulative achievement till March 31, 2018)

01 Soil And Water

Conservation
• Check dams - 13

02 Access
• Farm ponds - 701
• Village ponds - 89 to
• Ring wells - 18
• Drip irrigation - 1,490 acres
Clean Energy
• Watershed project - 974 Hectares • Bio Gas Plants - 166
• Gabion structures - 8 • LPG connections - 1,466
• Sprinklers - 29 • Fuel Efficient Cook Stoves - 5109
• Renovation of wells - 37 • Solar Lanterns - 13,795
• Solar Street Lights - 435
5.2 Million m³ of water harvested annually • Solar Home Lighting Systems - 1,581
• Solar Study Lamps - 8,380
• Solar Mini Grids - 5
• Solar Water Pumps - 34

119 Villages shifted to clean energy

Rural Infrastructure and 03 Livelihood Skill

Training
Community Development • Milch cattle loans - 2,592

O ur community development initiatives can 15,000+ people participate in observing • Self Help Groups - 908
• Farmer Producer Companies - 6

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be broadly classified into the following four national and international days. These
categories: important days are observed by organizing
• Skill training - 7,044 Social
• Infrastructure development: Within events in schools, colleges, SHG meetings
• DIKSHa - 493
Development
infrastructure development we support and villages. Some of the days observed this
year were Independence Day, Republic Day, • Low cost toilets - 2,533
repair and construction work of village roads,
World Environment Day, Children’s Day etc. • School support - 197
community centers, drinking water sources, • Informal education centres - 98
community bore wells, hand pumps etc. • Community Development: A variety of
• Dalmia Happy School Project
• Promotion of sports and games: DBF conducts initiatives are undertaken by us based on the Beneficiaries - 48,995
sports tournaments and also facilitates felt and anticipatory needs of the community. 10,000+ households benefitted
coaching sessions for budding sportsmen. We The initiatives range from providing drinking
also develop playgrounds and provide sports water facilities, to veterinary camps, to
materials to children and youths. kitchen gardens and much more.
• Celebrating national and international days :
Reaching out to 10 lakh people
Every year at many of our intervention areas,

328 kitchen gardens 2,650 people reached

out through Functional 28,785 beneficiaries of
developed community development
Literacy Camps
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 Our Partners Audit Report

Other Partners
• Non-Conventional Energy and Rural • District Health Offices
Development Society, (NERD), Tamil Nadu
• Block Development Offices
• Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency,
• Livelihood & Skill Development Offices
Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu
• Department of Agriculture
• Rural Self Employment Training Institute
– State Bank of India, (RSETI-SBI), Ariyalur, • Animal husbandry Department
Tamil Nadu; Cuttack, Odisha • Integrated Child Development Services,
• Friends For Tribal Society, Lanjiberna, Department of Health
Sundargarh, Odisha • Primary Health care centres
• Jan Sikshan Sansthan, Cuttack, Odisha • Department of Health
• Menda Foundation • District Collectorate
Working with various Government • Chief Development Officer
offices and departments • Department of Education
• District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) • Government Veterinary Hospital
• District Horticulture Department • Various Commercial Banks

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 Funds and Expenditure 2017-18
(Amount in INR Lakh)
Location-Wise Contact
Information
Program Expenditure Source of Funds Correspondence address: Near IOCL Bottling Plant PO: Balidih,
Quantum Building, 2nd Floor, C-3, Sector 3, Bokaro-827014 Jharkhand
Social Noida – 201 301 Uttar Pradesh
Development C/o Calcom Cement India Ltd.
1,117, 28% Regional offices: 16 Kilo, Jamuna Nagar Post Office
Grants & Donation C/o Dalmia Bharat Limited 4th Floor, Fagun Umrongso Dimahasao (N.C Hills)
Received, 1,442 Mansion, District-788931 Assam
Commander In Chief Road,
Chennai - 600 105 India C/o Calcom Cement India Limited
Village Pipalpukhuri No-2 Town Lanka
Livelihood C/o Dalmia Bharat Limited 3rd and 4th Floor, District Nagaon - 782446 Assam
Skill Training
1,237, 31%
Anil Plaza II,
Total 4,003
G.S. Road, Guwahati – 781 005 Assam C/o Alsthom Industries Limited
Village Baghjap, Morigaon District,
Soil and water Locations: 782411 - Assam
Conservation C/o Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
1,091, 27% Leverage, 2,561 Sf No: 630, Thamaraikulam Village, C/o Adhunik Cement Meghalaya
Ariyalur (Post) Ariyalur Adhunik Cement Limestone Mines Village
District – 621 705 Tamil Nadu Thangskai, P.O -Lumshnong East Jaintia Hills
Program District - 793200 Meghalaya
Execution 162, 4%
C/o Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
Access
Dalmiapuram, Lalgudi Taluka C/o Dalmia Chini Mills Unit - Nigohi
to Clean Energy
396, 10%
Trichy – 621 651 Tamil Nadu Village - Kuiyan, Post Areli, Nigohi,
Shahjahanpur District – 242 001
C/o Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited Uttar Pradesh
Chinnakomerala Village Mylavaram Mandal,
Jammalamadugu, Kadapa C/o Dalmia Chini Mills,
District – 516 434 Andhra Pradesh Unit -Ramgarh Village & Post Ramgarh
Expenditure year - on - year Tehsil - Misrikh, Sitapur
4,003
C/o Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited District – 261403 Uttar Pradesh
R.S. No. 394, Yadwad Village, Gokak Taluk,
Belgaum - 591136 Karnataka C/o Dalmia Chini Mills
Unit-Jawaharpur Village-Jawaharpur
2,218 C/o OCL India Limited Post Ramkot, Sitapur
Rajgangpur, Sundargarh District – 261001 Uttar Pradesh
District – 770 017 Orissa
1,202 C/o Shree Datta Sakhar Karkhana
625 C/o Kapilas Cement Manufacturing Works Prop. Unit of Dalmia Bharat
(A Unit of Ocl India Ltd) Sugar & Industries Ltd. A/p – Asurle Porle,
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Anand Varsa (1st Floor) Ice Factory Road, Taluk – Panhala Kolhapur
College Square Cuttack – 753003 Orissa District – 416005 Maharashtra

C/o OCL India Limited C/o Ninaidevi Sakhar Karkhana

Saraswati Block, Sangam garden Tantigeria, Prop. Unit of Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries
Medinipur - 721101 West Bengal Limited
Gram Arala-Karanguli, Tehsil Shirala, Sangli
FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 C/o Dalmia Cement East Limited District, 415405 - Maharashtra
Plot No: IV/A-7 (P), Bokaro Industrial Area,
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 IMAGE
INDEX
Farmers of Farmer Producer Umrongso, Assam Drip Irrigation, Dalmiapuram,
Companies, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu

Village Ponds, Cuttack, Odisha Farm Ponds, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh Drip Irrigation, Belgaum, Karnataka Drip Irrigation, Chirawa, Rajasthan

Fuel efficient cook stoves, Solar Lanterns, Umrongso, Assam LPG Connection Beneficiary, DIKSHa, Dalmiapuram, Tamil Nadu
Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu

Tribal Development Project, Farmer Producer Company, Kadapa, Gram Parivartan Project, Ariyalur, DIKSHa, Rourkela, Odisha
Umrongso, Assam Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu

Self Help Groups, Ramgarh, Tailoring and Stitching Centre, School Sanitation Block, Umrongso, Mobile Medical Unit, Cuttack, Odisha
Uttar Pradesh Rajgangpur, Odisha Assam

11th & 12th floor, Hansalaya, 15, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi -110001, INDIA
www.dalmiafoundation.org \ www.dalmiabharat.com
Write to us at [email protected]

School Sanitation Block Dalmia Happy School Project, Kadapa, HP World on Wheels, Kolhapur, Handpump, Jawaharpur, Uttar Pradesh
Umrongso, Assam Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra
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