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- Late Shri P D Agarwal had a vision of establishing a social service institution for the upliftment of the underprivileged. Late Shri P D Agarwal was deeply touched by the prevailing conditions when he visited his birth place after 3 decades, which he had left at the age of 13 years. He initiated the development activities at Bhorugram in 1973.
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- People oriented approach rather than project based approach
- Public-Private Partnership orientation instead of activist role
- People’s development through empowerment of weaker and vulnerable sections (BPL, women & children)
- Our Institution is system oriented & professionally managed and not individual leadership based
- Our programmes are not donor driven – they are need based
- We help those who help themselves
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| BCT is led by a team of committed professionals and development workers. |
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- Integrated approach to development with active involvement of the community
- Working on community and need based issues
- Focus on deprived sections of the society- women and children, SC/ST, BPL families etc
- Decentralized decision making
- Expertise in disaster management
- Positive and strong organizational culture which develops a sense of belongingness/ cohesiveness amongst the team members
- Support and commitment of the Trustees
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Phase- I (1962-73)
Charity Based Approach : |
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- Financial aid/ assistance to needy persons, hospitals, educational institutions etc. BCT was not directly involved in implementation
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Phase- II (1973-84)
Social Service Approach: |
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- Apart from the activities in Phase- I, BCT initiated the activities in and around Bhorugram (Nangal Badi) and directly became involved in implementation in activities relating to development of rural infrastructure, formal education, hospital etc.
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| BCT spent its own resources in both the phases with no external source of funding. |
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Phase- III (1984 Onwards)
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- Adopted an integrated approach to development through community participation & involving them in decision making
- Funding support from external sources (Government and non-government) to implement various programs to cover large number of people & villages
- Move towards the empowerment of the community, development of grassroots organizations and acting as a support organization
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