COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

(Through PAHAL NGO)

INTRODUCTION-

ABOUT PAHAL - PAHAL is a voluntary organization promoted by like-minded

Educationists, Doctors, Legal experts, Technocrats, Dynamic entrepreneurs, enthusiastic
students and effervescent youth to bring a perceptible change in the present social set-up. It is
an Endeavour for a better tomorrow. PAHAL expresses the essence of living and upholds the
need to appreciate the other man’s point of view and to show consideration for fellow human
beings. It also holds that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare
of the society as a whole.

Areas of Action
As one of the leading NGO’s in India and Largest functional NGO in Punjab, we undertake
the most important and challenging Issues, Problems Facing Our Youth ,Society in Today’s
World like
 Empowering Youth
 Health
 Educational Support
 Literacy
 Blood Donation
 Network Of Youth
 Youth Employment
 Awareness Programs
How it all Started
Considering all the dimensions and the features of the age, ‘PAHAL’ (initiative) named
voluntary non-governmental organization was launched in Sept.1996. It got registered on 6th
September 1996 under Societies Registration Act 1860. It was inaugurated on 13th of
Sept.1996, after organizing its first activity, a Blood Donation Camp on 12.09.96.
Since the day of its inception, it started helping the needy voluntarily at different levels. In
the first year its main activities were blood donation in emergency, environmental awareness,
tree plantation and work camping. During this time ‘PAHAL’ got registered under section 12
A of Income Tax Act as charitable society. In the same year it was registered under section
80 G vide commissioner income tax on 11.08.97.

First Event
On Sept. 6th, 1997 PAHAL has organized Declamation contest, Poetical recitation contest,
Slogan writing contest and painting contest. 23 colleges of Doaba Region Punjab state
participated in these competitions. On 14th of Sept. 1997, ‘PAHAL’ celebrated its first
anniversary and Commissioner Linguistic Minorities India presided over the function.
After one year of its service PAHAL published its first Souvenir 1997-98. The souvenir was
widely circulated among industrial institutions, Governmental and Non-Governmental
departments, educational institutions, state and central ministries and foreign institutions in
India. The souvenir got over whelming response from all quarters.

On 1st of Oct.1997 ‘PAHAL’ organized a seminar on blood donation that followed by a

blood donation camp on the eve of ‘World Blood Donation Day’. On Dec. 4th ‘PAHAL’
organized one day medical check up camp. 12 Doctors of various specialization offered their
services and they examined about 1000 persons in the day.

Day 1- on first day we went to office of PAHAL which is situated at Maqsuda in Jalandhar
and meet with Mr. Liyakat Bir Singh, one of the management personnel of PAHAL, who told
us that the NGO specially deals in these different types of services to society which are-

Healthcare- They conduct Eye, HIV and Blood check-up along with blood donation all these
are done through collaboration with Apollo in Transport Nagar, Jalandhar.

Child Labours- they create awareness to stop child labour and send them in school by
convincing their parents.

Environment Education- creating awareness about preserving environment and tree

plantation in different cities of Punjab.

Management of electronic wastes- educating people about e-waste and its harms to
environment and collection of it as well.

Development in Rural areas- creating awareness in people regarding many beneficial

schemes by government, opening of bank account, encouraging people to form self help
groups.

Communication- They educate and aware people to increase the use of Punjabi language

After telling all the aspect of services offered he said to us to choose the service in which we
want to work and also said that you people can come next Saturday to proceed with services
to community

Week2 :-

In this week we have to decided in which project we wanted to work so after submission of
list (that mention below.) sir choose the hospital in which we have to work

Address: Apollo tyres health care centre ,sco 12 bulandpur road transport nagar
Jalandhar

We have work under assign mentor : - it is a list of our mentors with our name