Block Level Information

Joynagar – II Block has ten Gram Panchayat spanning over 111 polling stations of 136 Joynagar (SC) AC and 83 polling stations of 129 Kultali (SC) AC. The total number of electors who will cast their franchise at this throbbing democratic exercise is about 77,756 with a percentage of EPIC coverage at 100.

Geographical Location, Area, Rainfall & Temperature

Joynagar-I Development Block is situated 30 Km. away from the River Hooghly. This Block has twelve Gram panchayats (Narayanitala, Khakurdaha, Jangalia, Dakshin Barasat, Uttar Durgapur, Sreepur, Harinarayanpur, Bamangachi, Chaltaberia, Dhosa Chandeneswar, Rajapur Karabeg, Baharu Khestra) and a Municipality (Joynagar Mazilpur Municipality).

Jaynagar II CD Block is bounded by Jaynagar-I CD Block in the north, Kultali CD Block in the east, Sundarban forests in the south, and Mathurapur-II , Mathurapur-I and Mandirbazar CD Blocks in the west. It is located 43 km from Alipur, the district headquarters.

Jaynagar II CD Block has an area of 186.25 km2. Jaynagar police station serves this CD Block. Jaynagar II panchayat samity has 10 gram panchayats. Headquarters of this block is at PO Nimpith Ramkrishna Ashram.

Nearest Railway station is Joynagar-Majilpur which is approximately 4 km away from Joynagar-II BDO Office.

                                                                                             Major Scheme & Achievement:

In West Bengal, school drop-out and child marriage before 18 years had been increased day to day. These two incidents go hand to hand and as a result it had created negative impact on their health and the health of their children, leaves them financially and socially disempowered, and made vulnerable to child labour trafficking and other forms of exploitation. In this circumstances, Chief Minister of West Bengal, Smt Mamata Banerjee has initiated a scheme Kanyashree Prakalpa in 2013 for unmarried girl child who is between 13 to 18 years and reading in a recognized school of class VIII/IX/XI/XII will get annual scholarship of Rs 500/- if the annual income of her parents is less than Rs 1,20,000/-. It is an impetus to the girls students to prosecute their higher studies and a way to stand them on their own feet. This scheme has been making the future of themselves as well as their next generation.

Everyone knows About MGNREGA, as it is the best job guarantee scheme of India. the MGNREGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National rural employment guarantee act is designed to provide job guarantee for at least 100 days in rural parts of the country. through this scheme , all the adult members ( at least 18 years of age) of the any family in rural part of the country are given non-skilled work.  The Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Non-urban Career Assurance Act (MGNREGA) is an Indian job guarantee program, presented by regulation on Aug 25, 2005. The program provides a legal guarantee for one hundred days of occupation in every financial year

IAY , a flagship scheme of ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facility for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s poverty eradication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provision for incremental expansion and inprovment.

With a view to provide proper shelters, free of cost, to the poor, the Government in Housing Department has laid proper focus on construction of houses for the Economically Weaker Section of people.  This scheme is being implemented in rural areas by 6(Six) Departments, viz. , a)Minority Affairs & Madrasah Education Department, b) Backward Classes Welfare Department, c) Fisheries Department, d) Forest Department, e) Sundarban Affairs Department and f) Paschimanchal Unnayan Affairs Department under the name of ‘Gitanjali'. The motto of the Government is to provide "Sabar Mathar Upare Chhad".

Building toilets in rural India was one of the major promises of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi made during his speech from the Red Fort ramparts in his first Independence Day address last year.
The government has since moved with alacrity, claiming to have constructed around 80 lakh countryside toilets across India under PM’s ambitious Swachh Bharat mission.

The cumulative report of IIHL construction is as follows:

WBMDFC has taken up various schemes for Economic Welfare, Scholarships, vocational training, mass awareness and career counselling which are running successfully.

1. Pre Matric Scholarship (Class I to X) - Scholarship is given to students for pursuing studies from class I to X ranging from Rs. 1000/- to 10,700/- per year. Application time June / July every year at BDO/ Municipality office

2. Post Matric Scholarship (above 50% from Class XI to Post Graduate) - Scholarship is given to students for pursuing studies from class XI to PhD. Application in June / July ONLINE through www.momascholarship.gov.in

3.Post Matric Stipend (Under Talent Support Programme): This stipend is awarded to the students who are resident of West Bengal and have passed their last final examination and obtained below 50% marks and must have secured pass marks in his/her last examination. He/she should have continuing their studies Scholarship is given to students for pursuing studies from class XI and onwards up to Ph.D. Annual Family Income up to Rs.2 Lakh.

4.Merit-cum-Means Scholarship: Scholarship upto Rs. 30,000/- (Rs.20000 for Course fee & Rs.10000 maintenance allowance for Hosteller and Rs.5000/- for Day Scholar) per year per student is given for pursuing professional / technical courses at graduate and post graduate level. Online application in June / July every year through www.scholarships.gov.in

Sabooj Sathi is a dream project of Chief Minister of West Bengal , Smt Mamata Banerjee for distribution of bi-cycles to the students of class IX to XII in all Govt. run/ Govt. aided/ Govt. sponsored schools which has been creating much enthusiasm among the beneficiary students of those Class in motivating them to continue their studies. It has been helping the students to attend their school in time from a distance places through pollution free vehicle (Bi- Cycle). One of the landmark schemes of the Trinamool Congress Government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been that of distributing bicycles to girl students, so that they can travel safely. Now distributing bicycles is going to be extended to all students, marking another high in the State Government’s constant efforts towards improving the state of education.The students are very much delighted to avail of this opportunity.

The National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) came into effect from 15th August,1995. The programme introduced a National Policy for Social Assistance for the poor and aims at ensuring minimum national standard for social assistance in addition to the benefits that states are currently providing or might provide in future. NSAP at present, comprises of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) and Annapurna. From the year 2007, the scheme was expanded to cover all eligible persons Below Poverty Line (BPL).