Founder of Narayan Inter College, Malhausi

Late Shri Lal Narayan Singh establised Narayan Jounior High School in the Year 1938 in celebration of the birth of his son Shri Lal Harvansh Singh. The school was a boarding school during its initial stage as their was only one of the few education center in Etawah District along with G.I.C Etawah.

Lal Harvansh Singh

Lal Narain Singh was succeeded by his son Lal Harvansh Singh alias Lal Bhuwneshweri Prashad Singh. He was born on 1st October 1938. By 1947 the British had left the country and India had become independent. Being a visionary he upgraded the Junior College first to High School and then Inter College having science. He not only persuaded agricultural business but also established one of the largest poultry operation in Northern India during the 1964 to 1970. He was a member of the Animal Husbandry Board and also an advisor to Rani Shever and military farms. He was invited by Doordarshan (All India TV) talk shows, Krishi Darshan programs and All India Radio. He worked as the Director for Health and Agriculture project at Rabbani School, Gwalior and reclaimed Usar land (waste land) with sulphuric acid overnight. He published a book “Saral Kheti” which has been given great reviews. The ones to be mentioned are by Dr. V.P. Shukla, Coordinator Extension Services, Jawahar Nehru Krishi University (M.P.), K. Das Rahi, Professor and Head of the Department, Chandera Shekhar Agriculture University. He founded an NGO “Lokarpan” in the year 1996 to work for the development of the rural community. He believed that if opportunities are made available in the village the people will not migrate to the cities. He believed in the empowerment of women and hence worked for the upliftment of women. With the effort of Lokarpan emphasis was given to “Education of Girl Child” and “Safe Motherhood and Child Survival”. For his work in the field of Health, the Planning Commission in their report of Uttar Pradesh in their Medical and Public Health report, (Chapter XI) in 2002 mentions about his NGOs work .

“ Civil Society Intervention in the Health Sector of U.P.

12. In Uttar Pradesh NGOs seem to be playing a very significant role in the Health Sector of the State. Across the state in almost all the economic regions of the state NGOs have made some significant intervention. Some of the important NGOs which are active in the health sector are The Hunger Project, Lokarpan, Sakhi, Manav Seva Sansthan etc. It needs to be mentioned that NGO movement received a significant boost after the formation of SIFPSA (State Innovations in Family Planning Services Project Agency). Other important agencies which are making a significant contribution in terms of institutional financial support are CRS North India, CARE and Prema etc.

13. The impact of NGO intervention can be gauged from the fact that in the area where Lokarpan is working it is found that:

Around 81% of the mothers have been provided Anti Natal Care (ANC) coverage . In the NGOs non-intervention area the coverage was only 54%.

89% of the children were vaccinated. However, in the non-intervention area only 65.5% are vaccinated.

Interestingly, the ratio between ANMs visit in the NGO and non-NGO area is 3.58: 2.27. The implications are very significant The ANM is a government functionary, her frequency of visit in the NGO area is found to be almost 35% better than the non-NGO area.”