Noteworthy Achievements

• JSK has mapped 450 districts in India through a unique amalgamation of GIS maps and Census data which gives a picture of each district, its sub-divisions and the population of every village along with the distance to the health facility. The maps highlight inequities in coverage down to every village to enable resources to be targeted where they are needed most. The GIS mapping and amalgamation of census data has been completed for the entire country except North Eastern states and Himachal Pradesh due to the non-availability of village level boundary data there.
• JSK has won the award under the category of Best Government Initiative for mapping Health amenities with the help of GIS maps for entire country except North eastern states and Himachal Pradesh due to the non availability of data. The award was given in an event named  “eINDIA 2008” held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 31^st July 2008. The event provided a collaborative forum to 4000 participants came from around the world to share knowledge and ideas. Click here for more details.

• JSK has used a 2006 Ranking of Districts study and exhibited inter-district disparities on contraceptive use, percentage of women having three or more children and under five mortality rates and motivated 600 key district officials and political representatives to concentrate efforts on the underserved sub-districts and villages.
• JSK has received approval of Ministry of Finance and donations made to the Kosh are 100% exempt from income tax under section 80G(2)(a)(vii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. See Donation and Contributions

• World Population Day 2008 - Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) observed “World Population Day” on 11^th  July 2008 by organizing a National Conference in partnership with FICCI, UNFPA and PFI. The theme of the Conference was “Corporate Engagement in Reproductive Rights: Let’s make it happen”. The objective of the Conference was to discuss strategies that could engage industry by presenting the current scenario and future population projections and by giving an opportunity to selected companies to describe their own initiatives that support the theme.  A seven minute film “The People Paradox” on major reproductive health issues was screened which had a blend of health experts from AIIMS as well as very young girls married and with children recounting their experiences with vivid scenes from inside village homes. It was a striking contrast. Click here for more details.
• World Population Day 2007 - 11^th July 2008, JSK brought together 500 adolescents and youth from the underserved villages of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and exposed them to a 2 day session on responsible parenthood, to encourage them to become youth leaders to propagate delaying the age of marriage, as also birth of the first child and spacing between children. Click here for more details.