2002

Working in India since 1999, Concern Worldwide India set up a liaison office in Bhubaneswar, Orissa in 2002, which was the Priority State for its long-term development in India, to pave way for a poverty free country. The belief of the Concern that poverty can be alleviated only when issues of inequality and injustice are themselves addressed, is discussed in detail.

The objective of this workshop was to identify issues specific to the state and evolve strategies to attain replacement fertility and improve access to and quality of services.

The Annual Report 2002 presents the reports of infrastructure and financing during the year 2002-2003.

Year 2002 – the first year of the Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002-2007) is upon us.

Where do we stand, as a country, where do we plan to go? The Tenth Five-Year Plan, which is being finalised, reflects high expectations, while admitting to the “alarming gaps in our social attainments, even after five decades of planning”. India has been planning since 1951.