Basant Kumar Jhawar

Founder

Basant Kumar Jhawar is the founder of Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (1988)[1], an Indian non-profit working on rural & agriculture, livelihood and healthcare from Ranchi.

Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra

Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra (KGVK) works to foster sustainable, integrated rural development through its Total Village Management approach. Based in Ranchi, it runs programs in natural resource management, health and sanitation, education, livelihoods, capacity building, and renewable energy.

Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra reports the following, on its own site:

38,982.5 hectares treated under integrated watershed management programmes across Jharkhand districts
3,500 youths trained in agriculture trades (Jan 2015 – Dec 2017)