I feel that reservation for women has given us an excellent opportunity to
prove ourselves and do something for the community. If I work for the well
being of the people, I will be remembered forever.I am 38 years old and I have done my Bachelors in Education and Masters in
Economics. I studied in Dehradun and decided to work for the marginalized
in my mother’s village Nainidanda; a remote and extremely under-developed
area. I worked as a volunteer for two years (without any salary) and was
successful in starting the first school for deprived girls.I was a strong supporter of the Uttarakhand movement and took an active
part in intensifing it. I was elected as a Zilla Panchayat Member in 1996,
a Kshetra Panchayat Member from an unreserved seat in 2003 and am a
nominated member in the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Advisory Committee
and Chairperson of the Agricultural Advisory Committee.I am constantly struggling to strengthen the Panchayats trans system. I
registered 45 Mahila Mangal Dals under the Kshetra Panchayat of Nainidanda
and instrumentalised an awareness campaign for various programmes. The
women of the Mahila Mangal Dals performed various cultural shows and won
an award in the Cultural Program Competition at the District-level for two
consecutive years.Chulasia gram Panchayat in my Block was presented the Nirmal gram
Award. I organized the rural population, especially women through SHgs and
connected them to income generating activities like mushroom cultivation, to
enable their economic independence. I also constructed a guest house and a
dormitory in the area, to generate revenue for the Panchayat.The Mahila Milan Kendra actively holds meetings and programmes and
the members jointly extend any kind of community help required. I have
implemented the gramin Rozgar Yojna, provided potable water, constructed
roads and organized sanitation and cleanliness campaigns in the Panchayat.It is very important to jointly work with a good understanding in order to
ensure the village’s development and to focus on women’s needs.Madhu Bisht
Block President
Panchayat: Dhumakot
Block: Nainidanda
District: Pauri garhwal