About Karma Consultants…

Karma was initiated by group of professionals with a vision of making

difference in the lives of people. It has started its operation from
January 2007 onwards. It is registered under partnership deed in Patna,
Bihar as well as registered under Indian Trust Act in Delhi. Karma is
aiming for the growth of development sector with balance approach
of rights mode and service mode of work, so that community groups
can exercise their rights & entitlements with dignity & self-respect.
Karma firmly believes that community members are not just
beneficiaries of programs but agents of social change as well. Karma
also advocate for proper coordination and liasioining between
professional & non-professional approach of intervention for
empowerment of socially & economically underprivileged community
groups.

Key Strategies… Core Competencies …

• Promotion of Food and
• Organizing & Mobilizing Livelihood Rights - SHGs /
• Taking sides of the poorest NREGA / Vocational
community groups… Training / rural jobs
• Linking the local issues with • Protection of Child Rights
Global Context… with focus on dalits,
• Promotion of GO – NGOs minorities & girls child
partnership as well as Public • Addressing Education
Private Partnership… Rights
• Promotion of Transparency • Addressing Health Rights –
Exercises… Reproductive & Child
• Promotion of Institutional Health / HIV & AIDS
Linkage • Promotion of Women
• Policy & Media Advocacy… Empowerment & Gender
• Promotion of Networks & Development
Alliances… • Climate Change &
• Gender & Inclusion Sustainable Rural Energy
Mainstreaming • Disaster Risk Reduction
• Strengthening Capacity • Participatory Action
• Demonstrate innovative Research
model that are scalable • Participatory Reflection &
Review Exercise

Geographical Coverage - Currently, Karma is directly working in the

state of Bihar, where as it is providing consultancy services in the state
of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Delhi to diversified stakeholders. In
Bihar, Karma has its’ direct presence in the district of Muzaffarpur and
through networks it has reached in 15 poorest districts of Bihar – Gaya,
Nawada, Nalanda, Jamui, Jahanabad, Bhojpur, Vaishali, Saran, Muzaffarpur,
Samastipur, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, West Champaran, Khagaria, Katihar.

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Recent Engagement & Services of Karma Consultants to NGOs, INGOs,
corporate bodies and government department

Inputs provided to diverse ranges of clients starting from NGOs, INGOs,

Corporate Bodies, Government, to Civil Society and Community Based
Organization - Partner NGOs of Geneva Blobal, USA, WaterAid, UK.
Oxfam India, Misereror, Germany, SKN, Netherland, DKa, Austria SDTT,
Mumbai

Task Completed for the clients…

• Facilitated Project Partnership Management with NGOs, CSOs and

CBOs - have strong network of 90 NGOs in Bihar and 55 NGOs in
Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh
• Facilitated Job Employability & Self Employability for the members of
SHGs / Federation by developing scope for Income Generating
Activities and Micro Enterprise Development
• Provided training to youth / adolescents in collaboration with local
NGOs, Women Based Organization and liked them with self-
employability – Pump set training, Para Vet Training, Tailoring &
Stitching & Embroidery, Beautician, Lac Bangle Making, goat
rearing training, etc
• Provided Technical Consultancy to different clients on programme
planning, implementation, strategy development, campaigning &
policy advocacy planning, process documentation and project
monitoring & evaluation exercise
• Conducted Livelihood Mapping, Business Planning for CSOs partner
organization
• Designed, Facilitated & Conducted Participatory Training, Training
Need Assessment, Course Curriculum and manual development on
different issues including vocational skill training courses - Rights
Based Frame Work Training to partner organization of Water Aid,
Right To Information Training to NASVI groups of NIDAN
• Facilitated Participatory Bottom up Planning – Livelihood Security
Plan, Health Security Plan, Education Security plan, Drought Risk
Reduction Plan, etc – For Oxfam, Water Aid, SDTT supported project
in the state of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
• Project Monitoring & Evaluation Exercise for MISEREROR Supported
Project on Child Labour Issues in Shikohabad district of Uttar Pradesh
and Health Project in Gaya & Jehanabad district of Bihar in 2007
• Project Proposal developed for NGOs for different donors and
government programme like for NABARD, Ministry of Rural
Development – Special SGSY project
• Assisted NGOs groups for developing programme designing &
planning on Education, Livelihood, Disaster Risk Reduction agenda
in the Drought Affected and Flood Prone Areas of Bihar & Uttar
Pradesh with focus on dalits, adivasi, women and Children

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• Facilitated in conducting social audit exercise under NREGA
• Supported and provided inputs in Policy Advocacy work of Ahar
Pyne Bachao Abhiyaan and Barh Mukti Aandolan in the state of
Bihar and Aapda Nivarak Manaj and Mahila Ekta Sangh in the
Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
• Promoted the agenda of Climate Change and Disaster Risk
Reduction in the drought and flood through workshop, meeting and
training in presence of experts, community leader, political and
administrative functionaries

Recent Institutional Engagement and Task Completion statement of

Karma Consultants...

S. No Roles of Karma Consultants Task Completed

1. Inputs support and preparation of • Provided training to team
Water Security Plan in close members of NGOs and
coordination with government community leaders on
service providers, gram sabha and preparation of water security
community members in July 2009 plan
for partner organization of Water
Aid – SATHEE, Godda, Jharkhand • Developed Water Security Plan
for partner organization of
WaterAid and facilitated the
groups for ensuring
implementation of the plan
under government schemes /
programme in coordination with
local panchayat such as NREGA

2. Conducting the process of end • Conducted End Line and Project

line exercise and conduct
monitoring & evaluation exercise in
March 2009 & July 2009 for
PARMARTH, Orai, Jalaun supported
by Water Aid, and IDF,
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Supported by
Oxfam, Hongkong
3. Played roles as Technical Service
Providers to Small & marginal
Farmers and poorest landless &
marginalized community groups in
Muzaffarpur & Samastipur district
of Bihar from October 2008 –
March 2009 and April 2009 – July
2009 for partner organization of
CARE India
Impact Assessment Exercise for
the partner organization of Water
Aid and Oxfam Hongkong in the
state of Bijhar, Jharkhand and
Uttar Pradesh
• Provided Technical Support in
Livelihood Security Programme
(Rehabilitation) to CARE, PATNA
and it partner NGOs
• Facilitated Institutional linkages
processes with RAU, Pusa and
District Administration Authority,
Samastipur
• Provided Technical knowhow in
setting up the two - Agriculture
Service Station

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 Note - Involved Agriculture Experts • Provided technical inputs,
in the project information and knowledge to
flood affected small & marginal
farmers for demonstration of
improved & scientific techniques
in farming
• Linked the programme with
income generating activities
through training inputs – PARA
VET Training, Goat Rearing
Training, Business Development
Training, Collective marketing
promotional training, etc
• Process Documentation &
Reporting of the Project
• Provided advisory services to
develop IEC and training module
• Instrumental in Convergence &
Promotion of Institutional
Linkages under the leadership of
women based institutions &
community based organization

4. Played role of Coordinating • Conducted 4 Cluster Workshop

Resource Organization in the State for CSO and developed cluster
of Bihar supported by Poorest specific plan
Areas Civil Society (PACS) Interim • Facilitated Village awareness
Phase programme of DFID, UK. campaign for Ensuring
Facilitated NREGA Campaign in engagement of Stake holders in
Gaya & Tirhut cluster areas (12 creating awareness and ensuring
districts) from June 2008 – action in context of the poorest
December 2008 for DFID, UK of the poor as non negotiable
through Management Consultants • Facilitated Village meetings and
– Development Alternative (DA) & ensured Documented cases of
PWc, Delhi discriminatory / good practice in
NREGA – implementation
Note – Involved 2 professional in • Defined clear processes for
the programme conducting of village meetings
and for the documentation of
cases as well as processes to
representatives of partner CSOs
• Enabled District Advocacy
Meetings and Workshops for
influencing District authorities and
engaging them in the process
• Conducted and Facilitated the
State Level Policy Workshop.

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 • Analyzed the Documented cases
and shared with government
functionaries for making
recommendations to the state
Government
• Prepared the state report in
support with other coordinating
groups

Partnership with Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS)

and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India as Training
Partner - Karma Consultants has implemented the Public Private
Partnership programme supported by the Ministry of Rural
Development in the capacity as training partner to IL&FS – CDI Ltd. The
Ministry of Rural Development has given a mandate to IL&FS Cluster
Development Initiative Limited the task of setting up 100 training center
across the country to train women and youth from BPL families and also
have to get employment in Apparel Industry. Karma has supplemented
the efforts of IL&FS for giving better opportunities to socially &
economically underprivileged groups (Below Poverty Line) in all levels
of employment, including self-employment in the capacity of Training
Partner.

Duration of Partnership – October 2007 to March 2009 (pilot project).

Karma Consultants has started it training Centre in Khudhani block of
Muzaffarpur District and conducted the training programme in
coordination with district administration and local CSOs groups. Karma
Consultants was also responsible for placement of the trainees in the
industry.

Roles of Karma Consultants as Training partner…

• Creating Awareness for the Programme among the target

population
• Engaging and deploying qualified trainers for conducting the
specified training programs as per the requirements of IL&FS CDI
• Identification of Trainees as per norms, criteria and procedure
determined by IL&FS CDI in line with the guidelines / requirements of
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, in consultations
with DRDAs & IL&FS
• Conducting training programs as per the methodology and
schedule finalized by IL&FS
• Ensuring high quality and timely delivery of training as per
specifications determined by IL&FS
• Documentation of enrolment, trainee profiles, trainee feedback,
data on achievement of deliverables of the training program and
submission of monthly progress reports and such other reports

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• Taking necessary steps to ensure the participation and attendance
of the selected trainees for training
• Providing requisite venue along with suitable infrastructure
• Providing necessary assistance to the trained persons for obtaining
jobs in apparel industry

Programme Management Structure…

Karma Consultants has involved team 10 members for successful

implementation of the training programme as per the prescribed
mandates. Project Director, Programme Manager, Centre in charge, 3-
trainers (1 female & 2 male), 2 Community Mobilizers, 1 - Placement
Support Person at work site and Guard.

Programme Support Cost

Support Received @ Rs 1000 per candidates - Initially it was Rs 1500,

but further reduce to Rs 1000 per candidates – cost for boarding,
lodging, and transportation for the trainees

Support Received @ Rs 1500 per candidates - for cost of training

partner consumables, rent, electricity, water, watch & ward and other
administrative costs

Programme Achievements…

Karma has identified 896 candidates, trained 849 and placed 552 BPL
youth and women of different locations of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh as per
the defined set of training manual. We have placed the candidates
through placement linked efforts of IL&FS CDI Ltd in M/s Zeus Clothing,
M/s Melange Clothing, Hyderabad, Banswara Syntex Ltd, Surat,
Textrade, Surat, Prathibha Syntex, Indore, Yashodhan Garments, Veeta
and Vastraa Overseas, Banglore.

Played role of Support Supervision as Resource Organization in the

State of Bihar supported by Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS)
programme of DFID, UK

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) through its

India office has established the PACS programme which aims at
helping civil society organizations (CSOs) to assist people in the poorest
and the most backward districts of India to realize their entitlements
more effectively and in sustainable ways. The programme is
concentrating on clusters of the 108 poorest districts with cross state
boundaries, but which are located in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Maharastra.

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The Government of India has identified the districts within the focus
areas. The project is addressing the thematic areas related to Local Self
Governance, women’s empowerment, policy advocacy, Self Help and
Social Cohesion.

Karma’s roles as Resource organization…To assist the Management

Consultants (MC) in

• Provided supportive supervision of the sanctioned projects under

DFID PACS to ensure that the implementation and management of
the project design as per required outputs and outcomes and is
progressing as per required outputs and outcomes and is
progressing as per the work plan to achieve the project objectives
and goals
• Assisted Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in identifying livelihood
intervention at the community level so as to demonstrate impacts
thereof in measurable terms at the community level
• Coordinated the peer review workshop and Regional Workshops
and consolidation of learning for programme level aggregation by
the MC
• Assisted CSOs in compiling success stories, lesson learnt and
preparing documents for uploading them on Desktop Interactive
Information System (DIIS), developed for Monitoring Evaluation And
Learning (MEAL)
• Assisted CSOs in re-aligning activities and budget as per approved
Project Implementation Plan so as to formulate a common strategy
for demonstrating impact on the ground
• Performed Project closure Visits
• Facilitated MEAL and State Core Group Meeting

Results – Created momentum among CSOs about the programme,

which has contributed in maximizing the impacts of the programme in
favour of poorest & marginalized community groups in the operational
areas.

Note - Involved 4 full time professional for accomplishment of the task

as per the agreement

Other Task Completed…

• Prepared Report of the Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy, Indore,

Madhya Pradesh supported by NIUA, Delhi

• Conducted Report Titled - Assessment of the Baseline Conditions of

the Urban Poor in Delhi for Water Aid India Supported Urban Project
on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Issues

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• Association as Consultant Organization in designing, strategizing
and facilitating in implementation exercise of the Education
Campaign of CADAM in the state of Haryana

• Conducted Action Research study for policy advocacy –

Contribution of SHGs movement towards attainment of MDGs

• Provided support in Designing and implementing issues specific

Campaigns such as Right to Food Campaign, Right To education
Campaign, MDGs Campaign, Right to Information Campaign etc…

• Conducted Participatory Reflection & Review Process / Annual

Reflection & Review Process for the project by engaging all
stakeholders

• Participated in State & National Level Policy Advocacy Process on

different issues such as Education Right, Food & Livelihood Rights,
Governance, Dalits rights etc

• Contributed and provided inputs in Network / Alliance activities of

other groups and facilitated platform politics in favour of the
poorest & marginalized community groups…

Publication…

• Assessment of the Baseline Conditions of the Urban Poor in Delhi –

March 2008 – Swatch Delhi Swasth Delhi for WaterAid, India

• A Journey of Securing Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for poor &

marginalized community – November 2008 for Water Aid, India

Correspondence Address:

Ashok Kumar Sinha Prem Kumar

Karma Consultants
H. No - C – 284
Minto Road Complex
New Delhi – 110002
Email - ashokmohit@gmail.com
Ph no - +919968590875
Karma Consultants
H. No – LIG – 3/ 53 - Block 1
Bahadurpur Housing Colony
Bhootnath Road
Patna – 26
Ph No - +919835452877
Email -ro.karma@gmail.com