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National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Newsletter

No. 235-236 December 2014-January 2015www.nird.org.in

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National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, India

DECEMBER 2014-JANUARY 2015

430 million people in our country arein the age group 15-34 and constitute35% of the population (Census 2011).This age group is projected toincrease to 464 million by 2021. Thiscan result in a “demographic dividend”for India if the capabilities of the youthare also developed.However,considering the present status of theworkforce in terms of educationalattainment and skill training, this is abig challenge. If the challenge isovercome by investing adequately intheir education and employability, thisyouth power has the potential totransform the Indian economy.

It is in the above context, skilldevelopment and self-employmentprogrammes have been part of theinitiatives for rural development. Theprogrammes of Ministry of RuralDevelopment (MoRD) for self-employment and creation of assetsstarted with Integrated RuralDevelopment Programme (IRDP)in the year 1980. During the9th plan period, Self-Employment

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Programmes were revamped andmerged into a holistic self-employment scheme calledSwarnjayanti Gram SwarozgarYojana (SGSY). It graduated in 2004to Swarnjayanti Gram SwarozgarYojana (SGSY)- Special Projects. Thisprogramme was revisited in the lightof the new Skills framework andrepositioned as Aajeevika Skills.

The Aajeevika Skills Scheme hasbeen revamped in 2014 as DeenDayal Upadhyaya GrameenKaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY). Theprogramme has now been refocused

and reprioritised to build the capacityof rural poor youth to address the needof domestic and global skillsrequirement. The focus is on skillingand placement in the formal sector soas to provide youth with jobs havingregular monthly wages at or above theminimum wages. In the approach ofthe Scheme, the shift is in emphasis-from training to career progression.

MoRD also operates Himayat, aspecial scheme under Aajeevika Skillsfor Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, aspecial scheme called Roshni hasbeen launched that takes into accountthe peculiar situation in extremistaffected districts.

NIRD&PR is envisaged to playfacilitating role in skill developmentinitiatives. Accordingly, as part ofAajeevika Skills and now under DDU-GKY, the Institute has been entrustedwith the role of nodal agency for therelease of the funds received fromMoRD to the Project ImplementingAgencies (PIAs) and monitoring of theactivities.

Skill Development for Rural YouthInitiatives and Perspectives

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� Skill Development for Rural YouthInitiatives and Perspectives

� Diploma Awarding Ceremony of PGDRDM Batch-7

� Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures forImplementation of DDU-GKY

� International Training Programme on CommunityDriven Rural Development

� International Training Programme on Geo-InformaticsApplications in Rural Development for SharingInnovative and Best Practices

� International Training Programme on Empowermentof Women for Rural Development

� International Training Programme on SustainableAgricultural Strategies for Rural Development

� CIRDAP-NIRD&PR Collaborative InternationalTraining Programme on Sustainable RuralLivelihoods

� National Seminar on Labour Markets and Issues ofAdivasis in India

� National Workshop on Promoting Integrated FarmingSystem in IWMP: Critical Issues

� 13th Rural Technology Mela - 2015

� Orientation Programme on Saansad Adarsh GramYojana for Resource Persons from SIRDs

� Training Programme on Poverty & InequalityEstimation

� Training Programme on Promotion of SustainableRural Livelihoods

� Training Programme on Geo-Spatial Technologies forPlanning & Management of Watershed Projects

� Training Programme on Computerisation of Accountsfor DRDAs and PRIs

� Induction Training Programme for Dena Bank Officers

� Rural Credit Management for Poverty Reduction

� Micro-enterprise Development and Management forRural Bankers

� Strategies for Sustainable Management of RainwaterThrough Integrated Watershed Approach

� Management of Panchayati Raj Finances

� Exposure Visit to Students of University of AgriculturalSciences

� Swachh Bharat Initiatives of NIRD&PR

● Behavioural Change Communication for RuralSanitation Professionals

● Swachh Bharat Mission by NIRD&PR ActionResearch Team

The Diploma Awarding Ceremony of NIRD&PRPGDRDM Batch-7, 2014 was held on December 27, 2014.Shri T. L. Sankar, IAS (Retd.), former Director General ofthe Institute and Honorary Visiting Professor, AdministrativeStaff College of India, Hyderabad was the Chief Guest ofthe occasion. Dr M.V. Rao, Director General & Chairman,Academic Committee, NIRD & PR PGDRDM presided overthe function.

Dr. S M Ilyas, Programme Director, Centre for PostgraduateStudies briefed on the objectives and progress of theProgramme, internship and placement status of the studentsof PGDRDM Batch-7.

Dr M V Rao in his observations referred to different strategiesof NIRD&PR in building the human capital for ruraldevelopment in the country. He highlighted that the studentswho have passed out from the programme are performingvery well in the field of rural development. Further, he saidthat unlike other professions, rural development as aprofession is different in that, It is more service demandedcompared to other jobs. He emphasised that the passingout students should have passion for working in the ruralareas.

Director General administered Rural Development oath bythe students. Shri T. L. Sankar, Chief Guest awarded diplomasto all the successful students. Three best performing studentswere awarded with Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.Ms. Anjaly Teresa John was conferred with Gold Medal,Mr. Kunal Daripa was awarded with Silver Medal andMs. Divya Singh was awarded with Bronze Medal.

Diploma Awarding

Ceremony of

PGDRDM Batch - 7

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Workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for

Implementation of DDU-GKY

The Ministry of RuralDevelopment (MoRD), Govt. ofIndia has approved StandardOperating Procedures (SOPs) forDeen Dayal Upadhyaya –Grameen Kaushalya Yojana(erstwhile Aajeevika Skills). In thisconnection, Orientation Workshopon SOPs for the ProjectImplementing Agencies (PIAs)was held at NIRD&PR during18-19 December 2014. 120participants representing differentSRLMs and PIAs participated inthe programme.

The objectives of the Workshopwere (i) to indicate the flow ofactions to be performed from thebeginning to end of the DDU-GKYproject; (ii) to inculcate a cultureof control consciousness acrossthe stakeholders; (iii) tosystematically track and record allcurrent process and proceduresduring the implementation of the

project; and (iv) to test the SOP e-learning portal.

Shri Vineel Krishna Ravella, ProjectDirector (DDU-GKY)/ ChiefOperating Officer, Roshni Projects,NIRD&PR sensitised the participantson the importance of SOPs andimplementation procedures.Accomplished skill training providerswere invited to make presentationson best practices and success storieson skill development projects. As partof the workshop, beta version ofe-learning module of SOPs wasintroduced to the participants. Thee-learning portal is designed for

delivering courses on StandardOperating Procedures (SOP).It has courses designed for basicusers who implement theprogramme; and for advancedusers who can train thebasic users. The workshopw a s c o o r d i n a t e d b yShri K.R. Padmanabha Rao,Assistant Project Director andteam members of DDU-GKY,NIRD&PR.

Shri T L Sankar, in his addressappreciated the efforts ofNIRD&PR in building the humancapital to bridge the gap betweendemand and supply in rural

development sector. He advisedthe students to have optimism inaddressing the needs anddemands of the rural people. Theservice that is going to be

delivered by these students istypical, as they are dealing with thepeople who are required to begiven sensitisation about manyaspects of rural development.

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International Training Programme

on Community Driven Rural Development

A six-week International TrainingProgramme on CommunityDriven Rural Development wasorganised from 3 November to12 December, 2014 at NIRD&PR.This was sponsored by Ministry ofExternal Affairs, Govt. of Indiaunder ITEC/SCAP FellowshipProgramme. Sixteen participantshave attended the programmerepresenting ten countries. Theprogramme consisted of fourmodules followed by two weeksstudy tour. The modules wereRural Development: Conceptand Strategies, CommunityDriven Rural Development:Concept & Methodo logy,Community Participation and

Community Mobilisation. As part ofthe programme, participants weretaken to Bala Vikasa CommunityDriven Development Programme inTelangana for one week duration andgiven training on Asset BasedC o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t ,Appreciative enquiry and participatoryrural appraisal theory and practice.Participants also visited Model villageGangadevipally and learnt the ABCDapproach and local governancepractices. They planted trees as atoken of their visit to the village.Participants were also taken on studytour to Rural developmentprogrammes in Visakhapatnamdistrict of Andhra Pradesh. Besides,they were also exposed to MANTRA

Programme of Gram Vikas andprovided an opportunity to interactwith the stakeholders ofCommunity Driven Water andSanitation Programme in Ganjamdistrict of Odisha. In valedictorysession Shri S.M Vijayanand,Special Secretary, Ministry of RuralDevelopment, Govt.of India andDr. M.V.Rao, Director General,NIRD&PR interacted with theparticipants and shared Indianexperience in Rural Developmentand also had feedback onthe training programme. Theprogramme was coordinated byDr.R.R.Prasad, Professor & Head,Dr.T.Vijaya Kumar, AssociateProfessor, CESD, NIRD&PR.

Tree plantation by International Participants at Model Village Gangadevipally

Participants lighting the lamp at Bala Vikasa CommunityDevelopment Programme

Participants interacting with the community

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An International TrainingProgramme on Geo-InformaticsApplications in Rural Developmentfor Sharing Innovative and BestPractices was held during 1 October– 23 December, 2014 at NIRD&PR,Hyderabad. The programme wassponsored by the Ministry of ExternalAffairs, Government of Indiaunder ITEC / SCAP Fellowshipprogramme.

The programme was attended bydelegates from Ethiopia, Ghana,Mauritius, Iraq, Niger, Myanmar,Tajakisthan, Tanzania and Vietnam.The main objectives of theprogramme were to discuss variousInnovative Practices on Geo-informatics applications in RuralDevelopment sector in India and tofacilitate an exposure to Projects andinteract with the stakeholders.

The programme was inaugurated byDr M V Rao, Director General,NIRD&PR, who stressed on the needand use of GIS & Remote Sensingtechnologies for effective planning,project implementation, monitoringand evaluation of various RuralDevelopment Programmes.

Delegates presented individualCountry Papers, which gave aplatform to understand thetechnological capabilities of theircountries in the use of Geoinformatictechnology applications. During theprogramme, various innovative andbest practices were discussednamely Geo-Informatics inagriculture, land and waterresources, forest resourcemanagement, Bhuvan web

International Training Programme on Geo-InformaticsApplications in Rural Development for Sharing

Innovative and Best Practices

resources and Geo-Informaticsapplications, in DisasterManagement in South East Asia.Besides, an Open Source Softwareon Q-GIS, GRASS and LocationBased Services with GPS, wasimparted with extensive hand holdingto the delegates.

As part of the programme, a StudyTour was organised to Bengaluru,Mysore and Ooty for exposure onPilot and Demonstrative Projects onRemote Sensing and GISApplications in Rural Developmentby National and State leveldepartments namely, NBSS & LUP,Bengaluru; Karnataka State RemoteSensing Agency at Bengaluru &Mysuru, Karnataka State NaturalDisaster Monitoring Centre,Bengaluru and Central Soil & WaterConservation Research & TrainingInstitute, Ooty etc. The delegatesexchanged their views on utilisingGIS applications during interactionwith the officials and stakeholders inthe Study Tour.

The programme was well received bythe delegates who appreciated theefforts made by NIRD&PR in makingthe programme a very practical anduseful one. They acknowledged theusefulness of GPS applications,open source software Q-GIS &GRASS, visit to INCOIS-DisasterTsunami Support Centre, Role ofRemote Sensing & GIS for DisasterManagement and Mitigation, futuretechnologies of GIS – APIB, GPR,LIDAR, Sensor and Mobiletechnologies. The participants haveindicated that some of the best Geo-informatics applications andinnovative practices will be carriedout in similar fashion in theirrespective countries.

The programme was coordinated byDr V Madhava Rao, Professor &Head (CGARD), Dr P Kesava Rao,Shri T Phanindra Kumar, Shri D S RMurthy, Assistant Professors; andstaff of CGARD, NIRD&PR.

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International Training Programme on

Empowerment of Women for Rural Development

The Centre for Women Developmentand Gender Studies, NIRD&PRorganised an International TrainingProgramme on ‘Empowerment ofWomen for Rural Development"during 5 January to 1 February, 2015.The main objectives of theprogramme were (i) to understandthe concept, strategies, initiatives,mechanisms for social, economicand political empowerment of ruralwomen, (ii) to discuss the povertyreduction and rural developmentapproaches in the context of thesituation of women, (iii) to getfamiliarised with the ground realitiesand learn lessons in theimplementation of developmentprogrammes for empowerment ofwomen and (iv) to enhance the skillsfor effective management of projectsand programmes for empowermentof women in rural areas. Altogether28 participants from 16 countriesattended the programme. Theprogramme was sponsored by theMinistry of External Affairs,Government of India under ITEC-SCAAP programme.

Dr. M V Rao, Director General,NIRD&PR in his address advised theparticipants to improve theprogrammes of women developmentin their countries based on thelearnings from the trainingprogramme and to spread themessage of goodwill between Indiaand their respective countries.

The programme had three modules-Development Perspectives, WomenEmpowerment and Rural Institutions.Besides NIRD&PR faculty, eminentspeakers from different organisationsviz. UNICEF, TISS, Institute of Healthand Family Welfare (IHFW) andNational Institute for Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises (NIMSME)shared their expertise andexperiences with the participants. Inaddition to visit to local institutionsworking on women empowermentand livelihoods promotion, theparticipants had a study tour toKarnataka State where they got firsthand information on developmentalinitiatives in India through interactionwith women workers underMGNERGA, Women of SHGs underNRLM and Elected WomenRepresentatives of PRIs. They also

visited seed bank in TherubeediYelachavadi village, RamnagarDistrict, in the State and haddiscussion with women farmersunder Community Seed Bank (CSB).They also had an opportunity to getfamiliarised with Rural DevelopmentSelf Employment Training Institute(RUDSETI) in the State.

The participants presented studyreports on the visits. Besides, theyhave prepared an Action Plan onlearning points from the trainingprogramme they would like to try outin their own countries.

Dr. C S Singhal, Prof. & Head, andDr. Lakhan Singh, AssistantProfessor, CWD & GS, NIRD&PRcoordinated the programme .

Visit to Community Seed Bank (CSB) at Therubeedi Yelachavadi,Ramnagar District, Karnataka

Interaction with villagers at BG Dhoti, Ramnagar, Karnataka Interaction with Entrepreneurs at RUDSETI, Nelamangala, Karnataka

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The ITEC-SCAAP InternationalTraining Programme on “SustainableAgricultural Strategies for RuralDevelopment” was held during5 January – 1 February, 2015 atNIRD&PR. Twenty five participantsrepresenting Africa, Asia and EastEurope attended the programme.Majority of the participants wereSenior Officers from the Ministries ofAgriculture and Rural Developmentcovering crop husbandry, livestock,fisheries, horticulture, extension andresearch institutions etc.

The four week-long programme hasbeen divided into six broad themesnamely: i) Sustainable Agriculture:Issues and Approaches; ii) RuralDevelopment: Approach & Strategiesand Linkages with Agriculture; iii)Institutional Linkages: Role ofScience and Technology forAgriculture Development; iv) Studyvisit - Innovative Experiments; v)Institutional Linkages and Role ofScience & Technology for AgricultureDevelopment; and vi) Sharing of fieldexperiences.

The modules have been rolled outencapsulating the subjects such as

(i) Sustainable Agricultural Strategies(ii) Conservation as a tool for agro-biodiversity (iii) Agricultural Extension(iv) Climate Change: Adoption &Mitigation methods (v) WatershedDevelopment (iv) Non-farm MicroEnterprises for Self Employment (vii)Poverty in Rural Areas (viii) ChangeManagement in Agriculture and AlliedSectors (ix) RD programmes throughGender Lens (x) Agrarian Crisis (xi)Livestock Development forSustainable Agriculture (xii)Application of GIS in Agriculture &RD, (xiii) Participatory Planning (xiv)Monitoring & Evaluation ofDevelopment Projects.

Apart from internal resource persons,participants benefited from specialsessions handled by Prof. VenkateshAthreya, Sr. Professor, MSSRF,Chennai and Dr. Devi Prasad,Director, Centre for GoodGovernance, Hyderabad and otherexperts.

As part of the study visits, participantswere taken to Ankapur village,Nizamabad district of TelanganaState; Hiware Bazar, RalegaonSiddhi, and Pune in MaharashtraState.

Based on the learnings from fieldvisits, the delegates prepared studyreports and presented during thevaledictory session. The themes ofthe study reports were (i) SustainableAgricultural Practices (ii) Linkagesbetween Rural Development &Agriculture (iii) Gender in Agriculture,and (iv) Local Governance & VillageAdministration.

During the closing ceremony, Dr. MVRao, DG, NIRD&PR appreciated thekeen interest and enthusiasm shownby the participants in acquiringdifferent skills and knowledge.Dr. Rao advised the participants thatthey should act as “NIRD&PRAmbassadors” in their respectivecountries to spread the message ofgood things and practices that theyhave been exposed in India ingeneral and NIRD&PR in particular.

The programme was coordinated byDr. K.Suman Chandra, Professor &Head and Dr.E.V.Prakash Rao,Associate Professor of the Centre forAgrarian Studies & DisasterMitigation.

International Training Programme on Sustainable

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CIRDAP-NIRD&PR Collaborative International TrainingProgramme on Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

CIRDAP-NIRD&PR CollaborativeInternational Training Programme on“Sustainable Rural Livelihoods” wasorganised during 5 – 14 January,2015 at NIRD&PR. Dr. M.V. Rao,Director General in his inauguraladdress emphasised the need for thepromotion of sustainable rurallivelihoods and interacted withparticipants. Shri K.P.Rao, Head(CSERE) & Programme Coordinatorpresented programme design,contents and various resourcesavailable at the Institute includingLibrary. Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran,Director (Training), CIRDAPhighlighted the need for morecollaborative programmes.

In all, 16 participants from 10countries representing Afghanistan,Bangladesh, Fiji, Lao PDR,Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Vietnam and Indiaparticipated in the trainingprogramme. Delegates sharedexperiences through their countrypresentations. During theprogramme, various innovative andbest practices adopted inmember countries were discussed.

Dr. Cecep Effendi, DG, CIRDAPinteracted with the participants on9 January, 2015.

Study visits were organised toSwamy Ramananda Tirtha RuralInstitute (SRTRI) and HandloomPark, Pochampalli, Nalgondaand SHGs at Dharmasagar.Dr. Cecep Effendi, DG, CIRDAP andDr. Vasanthi Rajendran alsoaccompanied the trainees in the fieldvisits. The delegates acquired in-depth knowledge and exchangedtheir views on livelihood practiceswith the officials and stakeholders

during the visits. They interacted withSHGs members on functioning ofCBOs and saving mechanism, SHGbank linkage, regular repaymentprocess, functioning of VillageOrganisations, Mandal Samakhyas,Zilla Samakhyas, coordination andconvergence with line departmentsetc. Participants also visited andinteracted with MD and members ofMulkanur Cooperative Dairy,Karimnagar, one of the oldestco-operative Dairies in the country.The programme was coordinated byShri K.P. Rao, Director and team ofCSERE, NIRD&PR.

National Seminar on Labour Markets andIssues of Adivasis in India

S. R. Sankaran Chair for RuralLabour at NIRD&PR hasorganised a National Seminar on‘Labour Markets and Issues ofAdivasis’ in collaboration withCouncil for Social Development

(CSD), Hyderabad during January22-23, 2015. The Seminar whilefocusing on issues of labour marketspertaining to adivasis identifedresearch gaps and future directionsof research. Prof. C. H. Hanumantha

Rao, an eminent Economist andChancellor, University ofHyderabad delivered the InauguralAddress. Prof. Virginius Xaxa,Deputy Director, Tata Institute ofSocial Sciences (TISS) has given

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the Keynote Address.The Inaugural Session wasChaired by Prof. R. Radhakrishna,a noted economist andChairman, Advisory Committee,S . R . S a n k a r a n C h a i r .Dr. M.V. Rao, Director General,NIRD&PR delivered WelcomeAddress and Dr. Kailash Sarap,Professor, Sankaran Chair,briefed about the Seminar.Prof. Dev Nathan, Professor,Institute of Human Development,Delhi delivered the ValedictoryAddress. Prof. Ch. HanumanthaRao raised three important issuesrelated to Adivasis in India: theirland rights, agriculturalproductivity and governance. Hesaid, as displacement and landalienation of tribals to non-tribalsare affecting their livelihood andleading to their deprivations, thepolicy concern must bepreservation of land and forestrights. Second, productivity ofagriculture in tribal agriculture hasbeen lower in comparison withthat of the average in the non-tribal areas. Hence, he said,raising the productivity of triballands through technologicalinterventions and supportingservices is essential for improvingtribal welfare. Third, there is needfor participatory governance intribal areas.

Dr. M. V. Rao, in his addressstressed on strengthening ofpublic interventions for tribalsparticularly through concertedefforts and positive impact ofMGNREGS and Roshinischemes. Prof. Radhakrishna, inhis opening remarks said, ‘controlover resources and effectiveparticipation in the decision

making institutions for the tribals inthe central India is necessary’.

Prof. Virginius Xaxa’s keynoteaddress gave historical account ofhow the state policies, ever sincecolonial regimes to present ones,particularly those resulted indisplacement and land alienation oftribals, and those restricted theiraccess to forests. All these have ledthem to depend on precarious labourmarket for their livelihood. He said,many a time tribal labour met thedemand for cheaper labour withmeagre wages (for instance, in Coalmines, Railways etc., during theColonial rule). In a competition forbetter paid or regularisation of casuallabour in any sector, even among theunskilled category, tribals arediscriminated and denied access tosuch opportunities. In respect offormal sector especially in publicsector, when adivasis were illiteratesthere were some jobs created buttheir illiteracy and poor educationallevels denied their access to suchjobs; when they are getting educatedsuch jobs are shrinking and they arediscriminated.

Prof. Dev Nathan, in hisobservations said, ‘the majorchallenge of the developmentpolicy, especially through markets,in India is to improve well-beingof Adivasis while keeping theiridentity’.

More than two dozenpresentations by scholars fromdifferent disciplines and fromdifferent parts of India, were madeduring the Seminar. The themesand issues they covered werelivelihoods patterns of tribals,structure of workforce amongtribes, different dimensions ofpoverty; impact of displacement,land degradation andinformalisation on their livehood;impact of state policy likeMGNREGS, school educationand other developmentalprogrammes; and women andchild labour. Some papers havealso focused on ParticularlyVulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTGs). The deliberations of theSeminar also focused on wayforward as to how to go about forimproving the livelihoods of thetribal population in the country.

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National Workshop on Promoting Integrated

Farming System in IWMP: Critical Issues

13th Rural Technology Mela - 2015

The NIRD-PR conducted 13thRural Technology & Crafts Mela –2015 from 8 to 12 January, 2015in the main campus of NIRD&PRat Hyderabad. One hundred andtwenty stalls were set up, butrequest for stalls fromtechnologists and crafts personsfrom all over India flooded the melaorganisers. Therefore, 50additional stalls were made andallocated, making the total stalls to170. We had an array of products& technologies on display and forsale from almost all over India.

A National Workshop on PromotingIntegrated Farming System inIWMP: Critical Issues wasorganised at NIRD&PR, during 11-12 December, 2014. A total of 35participants attended and presentedpapers including 4 lead papers in theWorkshop. The Workshop coveredthree broad themes. The first themefocused on Integrated FarmingSystems for Small and MarginalFarmers. The second theme was onScientific Planning, Good Practicesand Capacity Building while the thirdtheme focussed on Role andResponsibilities of Stakeholders.

All the papers presented on thethemes emphasised on the need forfarmer centered planning at alllevels. During the deliberations itwas highlighted that taking intoconsideration the natural resources,an action plan needs to bedeveloped. Community has to bemade responsible for the naturalresource use involving all thestakeholders effectively. It was also

highlighted that it is the responsibilityof scientists to provide farmers withoptions for better farming. Researchbased options are to be given takinginto consideration the farmer’s landholding, resources etc. Further,emphasis has to be given onpractices like revitalisation of oldseeds, encouraging SHGs to go forseed bank and thereby protectingright of farmers in preserving seed

etc. These apart, the discussionsemphasised on building the capacityof farmers through KVKs andtraining centres for effectiveimplementation of watershedprogrammes.

The Programme was coordinated byDr. Siddayya, Associate Professor &Head and Dr. U H Kumar, AssistantProfessor, CWLR of NIRD& PR.

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There were about 10,000 - 12,000people visiting the stalls in themela every day. During the melaperiod, the combined sale of allthe stall owners was nearly ` 20million. The mela served as aconfidence-booster to theproducers of rural handicrafts andproducts and demonstrated thattraditional products sell well intoday’s market if presented withblends of innovation, andmodernity.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan inAction during RTP-Mela:One of the aspects well-plannedand executed during the mela was‘cleanliness of the mela venue’.There were also food stalls

running in the mela, which had highchances of generating a lot of waste– in terms of used paper plates,paper cups etc.Therefore,cleanliness action taken were:(i) Swachh Bharat logo and messagewere displayed in all the places; (ii)there was a team of student-volunteers who cleaned up everyhour even small paper plates or teacups, thrown by some visitors.Anyone throwing waste had toundergo a 5 – 7 minute ‘lecture’ onSwachh Bharat by studentvolunteers, which resulted in‘responsible disposal of wastes’ bythe visitors as the mela progressedinto third and fourth days. Thus, thevenue was clean throughout the melaperiod.

SBA Panel Discussion withPGDRDM Students

There were two panel discussionsheld on Swachh Bharat – oneduring the mela period at the melavenue; and the other immediatelyafter the mela got over, whereNIRD&PR faculty members, andAssistant Registrar served aspanelists and answered thequestions / doubts raised bystudents of PGDRDM. No doubt,all rural technologists and craftspersons who participated in themela, including the NIRD&PRcommunity is looking forward tothe announcement of dates for14th RTP Mela.

At the instance of Ministry of RuralDevelopment, one-day OrientationProgramme on SAGY forResource Persons from SIRDswas organised on December 13,2 0 1 4 a t N I R D & P R .Shri SM Vi jayanand, SpecialSecretary, MoRD oriented theparticipants on the salient featuresof SAGY and explained in detail

Orientation Programme on Saansad Adarsh Gram

Yojana for Resource Persons from SIRDs

the processes and interventionscontemplated through Yojana. Heemphasised that SAGY is a uniqueapproach blending att i tudinalchange and convergence ofvarious development initiatives. Hedetailed on how the initiativesundertaken under SAGY will leadto sustainable development andgood governance. He impressed

upon the resource persons to carryout the responsibi l i t ies inperfect ion in view of theimportance of the programme. Inall, 68 resource persons across thecountry attended the Workshop.The programme was coordinatedby Dr. G. Rajanikanth, AssociateProfessor and the Team, CWEPA,NIRD&PR.

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Training Programme on Poverty & Inequality EstimationA training programme on ‘Povertyand Inequality estimation’ wasorganised at NIRD&PR duringDecember 22-26, 2014 at theinstance of National StatisticalSystems Training Academy (NSSTA)Govt. of India. It was meant forprobationers of 36th Batch of IndianStatistical Service. Besides dwellingon the concept and changes inmethodological aspects of povertyestimation, inequality measures werediscussed in the training programme.The coverage also included thedegree of poverty and humandevelopment including HumanPoverty Index (HPI), Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI),Human Development Index (HDI),and Gender Development Index(GDI). Changes in the incidence ofpoverty due to developmentalinterventions were demonstrated

through use of ‘Changes inHousehold Incomes Matrix (CHIM)’.In addition, orientation on conceptsof ‘Gender and Poverty’ as well asparticipatory poverty assessmentmethods was also provided. Thetraining programme was attended by

t w e n t y P r o b a t i o n e r s . T h eprogramme was coordinated byD r S . V . R a n g a c h a r y u l u ,D r . G . R a j a n i k a n t h a n dDr C. Dheeraja of Centre for WageEmployment and Poverty Alleviation,NIRD&PR.

Training Programme on

Promotion of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

A training programme on “Promotionof Sustainable Rural Livelihoods”was organised at NIRD&PR during8 - 12 December, 2014. 35participants representing differentStates and drawn from Banks, StateRural Livelihoods Missions, DRDAs,and NGOs attended the programme.

The main objective of the programmewas to familiarse the participants withvarious aspects and experiencesrelating to rural livelihoods such asSocial mobilisation, financialinclusion, SHG Bank Linkage, SHGfederations etc. As part of fieldexposure, participants visited ModelVillage i.e Gangadevpally, Warangaldistrict, Telangana State, whereinthey were exposed to the livelihoodsand development aspects in thevillage. The participants interactedwith officials and Gram Panchayat

President, Members of the wards andwomen SHG members. Theprogramme concluded withvaledictory address by Shri K.P. Rao,Head, CSERE. Dr. T.G. Ramaiah,

Associate Professor andDr. Raj Kumar Pammi, AssistantProfessor, CSERE, NIRD&PRcoordinated the programme.

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Training Programme on Computerisation of

Accounts for DRDAs and PRIs

Training Programme on Geo-Spatial Technologies

for Planning & Management of Watershed Projects

A training programme on Geo-SpatialTechnologies for Planning &Management of Watershed Projectswas organised during15-20 December, 2014 at NIRD&PR.

The Programme was attended by 26Senior and Middle Level Officialsfrom eleven States. The participantsincluded Officers from IWMP, Soiland Water Conservation, Agricultureand Forest Departments working inwatershed projects in respectiveStates. The main focus of theProgramme was to expose and todevelop skills in Geo-SpatialTechnologies for Planning,Monitoring and Management ofWatershed Projects.

The participants were initiallyexposed to Geo-spatial concepts andsubsequently imparted Intensivehand holding on Open Source GISSoftware on Q-GIS, and SAGAImage Processing Software, so as toenable them to manage mapping,planning and monitoring of

A Training Programme onComputerisation of Accounts forDRDAs and PRIs was held duringJanuary 5-9, 2015. As many as 44Senior Accounts Officers from DRDAsand PRIs, drawn from 13 States havetaken advantage of the programme.Among them three were womenaccounts officers. The main focus ofthe programme was to bringawareness on using computers formanaging DRDA/PRI AccountingSystems. Besides, the participantswere given orientation with maximum

Watershed Programmes in theirStates. Besides, they were impartedskills in handling of GPS and MobileGPS for asset capturing of watershedstructures and uploading thegeotagged data for incorporation ofthe same on satellite imageries andmaps. Participants were alsoexposed to the in-house web basedGIS Software on Geo-hydrologymodel and Watershed Estimation

Software for planning, designing andestimation of Watershed Projects.

The Programme was well receivedfor its technological inputs, which willenable scientific planning andmonitoring of watershed projects.The Programme was coordinated byDr P Kesava Rao, Dr V MadhavaRao and Shri T Phanidra Kumar ofCGARD, NIRD&PR.

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Induction Training Programme

for Dena Bank OfficersAn Induction Training Programmesponsored by Dena Bank wasorganised during 1 – 13 December,2014 at NIRD&PR for 17 newlyrecruited Agriculture Officers. Theparticipants were given inputs onbasics of general banking & bankingretail products, RBI instructions onpriority sector & KYC norms. Theywere also enlightened about ruralnon-farm sector and the importanceof MSME sector in rural and semi-urban areas. The course contentalso included appraisal of loanproposals relating to agricultural andallied sectors and NPA Management.As part of study visit, the participantsvisited NFDB and SHG Mahila Bank.

The programme was coordinated by Shri R. Koteswara Rao, ProjectConsultant, CRCDB, NIRD&PR.

hands-on exercises on Financial Accounting usingsoftwares like Tally, DRDA/PRI Financial AccountingSystem, Panchatantra and Fund Based Accounting. Theprogramme was well received and they desired such

programme be offered on regular basis every year. Theprogramme was coordinated by Dr. P Satish Chandra,Associate Professor & Head and Shri G V Satya Narayana,Asst. Professor, CIT, NIRD&PR.

Rural Credit Management for Poverty Reduction

A Regional Training Programme ofNIRD&PR was conducted from 15to 19 December 2014 at ANSSIRD,Mysuru. The programme wasattended by 20 Branch Managerswho are working in the ruralbranches of Cauvery Gramin Bank,Karnataka Gramin Vikas Bank andPragathi Gramin Bank operating inthe State of Karnataka. Experiencedspeakers covered various pertinentsubjects on rural credit in generaland SHG movements and functionsof SHG Federations in particular.Detailed presentations were madeon emerging models in agriculture,financial analysis and projectappraisal, Agribusiness throughAgri-clinics, NPA and recovery

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Micro-enterprise Development and

Management for Rural Bankers

The captioned programme wasconducted from 19 to 23 January,2015 at State Institute of PublicAdministration and RuralDevelopment (SIPARD), Agartala.The programme was attended by 27participants who are officials workingin the rural branches of TripuraGramin Bank. The topics covered inthe training programme included‘innovative ways for financing micro-enterprises, Identification ofappropriate micro-enterprises basedon util isation of local naturalresources, marketing strategies formicro-enterprises products andrehabilitation of sick micro-enterprises units. Dr.B.K. Swain,from NIRD&PR covered variousstrategies to manage the micro-enterprises while the local resourcepersons dealt with other aspects,such as recovery of NPAs undermicro-enterprises in the rural sector,which itself is a daunting task forevery bank. The recovery strategiesand procedures were explained withsuccess stories from various States.As part of the course, field visit was

made to a nearby village. Theparticipants observed that the self-help groups along with other peoplewere fully engaged round the yearon vegetable cultivation, growingflowers and dairy farming and wereearning sufficient money to maintaina decent standard of living. Theywere able to gain first-handexperiences after l istening to

success stories narrated by themembers of the local self-helpgroups.

The programme was coordinated byDr.B.K.Swain, Professor and Headof the Centre for Rural Credit andDevelopment Banking, NIRD&PRand Mr. Rajeev Malakar, Juniorfaculty working at SIPARD, Agartala.

management in agricultural finance,effect of minor irrigation onagriculture and financing animalhusbandry schemes. Besides,revised procedures of KCC, JLC,GCC as well as finances to ware-housing projects were covered.Films documenting the successstories from various States formedpart of the coverage of theprogramme.

As part of the programme, field visitwas made to few villages coveredunder Corporate SocialResponsibility of TVS Motors PrivateLimited near Mysuru which was a

unique experience for theparticipants. Especially, the unitsmonitored by the representatives ofTVS Company were an eye openingstrategy to alleviate poverty riddenrural people in their service areas.Similarly, providing income model bypromoting firms making agarbatti(incense sticks), providing canteenand catering activities, plying autorickshaws and other small businessactivities were motivating factors toparticipants to augment rural creditextensively. The most learningexperience was the observations onempowerment of women throughSHG activities in the Nanjungad

taluk, which has encouraged theparticipants to think of initiatingsimilar activities in their branches.The participants were motivated andexcited to work in their respectiverural branches to initiate majorbreakthrough in disbursement ofrural credit under variousgovernment sponsored schemes inthe State of Karnataka.

The programme was coordinated byDr.B.K.Swain, Professor and Headof the Centre for Rural Credit andDevelopment Banking, NIRD&PRwith the support of Mr. Shankar,Faculty Member, ANSSIRD.

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Strategies for Sustainable Management of Rainwater

Through Integrated Watershed Approach

A Regional Training Programme on“Strategies for SustainableManagement of Rainwater throughIntegrated Watershed Approach”was organised at SIRD, Meghalayaduring 19-23 January, 2015. A totalof 22 participants attended theprogramme, who included seniorand middle level officials includingthree women participants. Theparticipants were familiarised withthe efficient use of rainwater underintegrated watershed approach,management of rainwater forl ivelihood and development ofrainwater structures at the villagelevels. The deliberations alsocovered rainwater use efficiency;management of participatoryapproaches, and backward andforward linkages. The programmeprovided maximum number ofhands-on-sessions to expose theparticipants to various topics such

as Tradit ional and ModernRainwater Harvesting Methods,Technology Applications in IWMP,Monitoring and Evaluation andGovernance Issues. Besides,efficiency in Conventional FarmingSystems in Meghalaya was also

discussed. The programme wascoordinated by Dr. Siddayya,Associate Professor & Head andDr. U. Hemantha Kumar, AssistantProfessor of Centre for Water andLand Resources (CWLR),NIRD&PR.

Management of Panchayati Raj FinancesA four-day training programme on‘Management of Panchayati RajFinances’ was ortganised at theSIRD, Imphal, Manipur duringNovember 10-13,2014. The broadobjective of the programme wasto sensitise the panchayatfunctionaries, both elected andofficial, on various elements offinancial management inpanchayats in the State, withparticular reference to Art.243-I to243-H and Art.280 of the IndianConstitution. The core content ofthe Programme included internal

State Institute of Rural Development Nongsder, Meghalaya

revenue mobilisation (IRM); revenuetransfers to Panchayats by the Stateand Union governments; functionaldevolution matrix; the revenuesupport provided by the successiveState and Union governments;expenditure management byPanchayats; and the various controland accountability mechanisms suchas budgeting, book-keeping, andaudit of Panchayat accounts; andthe differences between Panchayatsand ADCs in Manipur so far as theirfinancial management is concerned.

The Programme was inauguratedby Prof. N.Mohendra Singh, aretired academic and an activistof Panchayati Raj in the State. Inhis inaugural address, tracing thegenesis of Panchayats in theState, Prof. Singh had observedthat finance is not only a lubricantto but also a key to developmentand hence local resourcemobilisation for effectivedemocratic decentralisation isimperative. He pointed out thatfisheries, horticulture and tourismoffer great scope for internal

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resource generation by thePanchayats. He deplored thatmany Panchayats in the State donot properly maintain their cashbooks, stock registers, and eventheir own annual budgets andthese should attract immediate andserious correctives.

Classroom lectures apart, theparticipants numbering 30 wereafforded an opportunity to visitthe Toubul Gram Panchayat inBishnupur Block and to havediscussions with its MahilaSarpanch, and members of theGram Panchayat, and othervillage-level functionaries ofdevelopment departments of theState. Besides, participantsinspected some of the initiativestaken by the Gram Panchayat in

the areas of fisheries, solar power, and physical infrastructure. Theparticipants commended the work being done by the Gram Panchayat.The programme was organised by Dr K. Siva Subrahmanyam, Adviser(PR), NIRD&PR.

Exposure Visit to Students of University of

Agricultural Sciences

A batch of postgraduate studentsof M.Sc (Agriculture), College ofAgriculture, University ofAgricultural Sciences, Bengaluru,visited the Institute on December19, 2014. This visit was part of

educational tour of their coursecurriculum. The students wereacquainted with the activities of theInstitute with a special focus onhuman resource developmentactivities. The activities of Rural

Technology Park (RTP) were alsoexplained. This was followed byopen discussion. Dr. Gyanmudra,Head and Team, CHRD ofNIRD&PR coordinated the visit.

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Swachh Bharat Initiatives of NIRD&PR

As part of Swachh Bharat actioninitiatives, NIRD&PR conducted a5-day training course on ‘BehaviouralChange Communication for RuralSanitation Professionals underSwachh Bharat Mission’ at SIRD,Tamil Nadu from 1 to 5 December,2014. The participants were drawnfrom Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, andAndhra Pradesh. The coursecoverage included resistance tochange, dealing with resistance,theoretical models on habitformation, building sanitation culturethrough explicit social norms,behaviour change, sanitationmarketing and various design optionsof toilets including eco-toilets, andsolar toilets. As part of theprogramme, the trainees engagedthemselves in sweeping and cleaningthe Sanitation Park at SIRD campus.The participants also paid a visit toMudichur Village Panchayat,Kancheepuram district where

household solid waste is managedat village level in an admirablemanner. The participants made anattempt to analyse the factors thathave contributed to the success ofthis effort. These includedcommunity participation; financialparticipation of the community; thededicated leadership by the VillagePanchayat President along with histeam of ‘green friends’ (as they arelocally known); and able technicalsupport by an NGO known as Hand-

in-Hand, Kancheepuram. Oneimportant lesson gained from the visitwas that there is no dearth oftechnical expertise or advice on solidwaste management. What needs tobe explored more, and what requiresto be developed is a ‘localmanagement system to managesolid waste’, which in Mudichur, theyhave been able to come out with one.The training programme wascoordinated By Dr. R. Ramesh andDr. P. SivaRam of CRI, NIRD&PR.

Dr Gyanmudra and her ActionResearch team carried out SwachhBharat programme in Antaragangavillage, Kudaire Mandal of Anantapurdistrict of Andhra Pradesh on23.12.2014. The participants involved

Behavioural Change Communication for Rural Sanitation Professionals

Swachh Bharat Mission by NIRD&PR Action Research Team

were Self-Help Group members, Ashaworker, Anganwadi staff, schoolteachers and children, SaaksharBharat Village Coordinator. All theinformed members, schoolheadmaster, teachers, students

gathered at school and carried outcleaning of school premises, premisesof Anganwadi Kendra, watershedbuilding, main roads, rachabandaarea, and the premises of moharamgundam.

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Cleaning the school premises

The Action Research team also carried out Swachh Bharat programme in Nagireddypalli village, Kudaire mandal ofAnantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on 30-12-2014. The participants involved were Self-Help Group members,school teachers and children. All members were divided into small groups and involved in cleaning at differentplaces such as SC colony, BC colony, Chowdamma temple, water tank, surrounding of gundam and premises ofschool.

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