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www.nirdpr.org.in NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATI RAJ Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India No: 290 PRAGATI Newsletter July 2019 Promoting appropriate technologies and entrepreneurship in rural areas: initiatives of the Rural Technology Park, PRAGATI, July 2019 1 NIRDPR NIRDPR
3 Promoting appropriate technologies and entrepreneurship in rural areas: initiatives of the Rural Technology Park, NIRDPR CONTENTS 8 11 15 Convergence meeting Mid-career training programme Training Programme on on POSHAN Abhiyaan of senior officers of Madhya MGNREGS and DAY – NRLM: implementation in Telangana to Pradesh State Administrative Promoting Labour Mobility make Telangana malnutrition- Service and Social Audit with CBO free Participation 9 12 16 ToT programme on Promoting Training Programme on Programme for bankers Better Livelihoods through Geospatial Technologies for on Credit Management in Livestock Planning and Management of Agriculture & MSME Sectors PMGSY Roads 9 13 18 Five-day regional training NIRDPR off-campus training Library Talks: Unknown perils of programme on Geo-Spatial programme on Research and table-salt revealed Technologies for Planning and Training Methodology for Rural Management of PMGSY Roads Development Professionals 10 14 CFIE organises an awareness Regional ToT programme on programme on Financial Literacy Strategies for E-Governance for Better Service Delivery PRAGATI, July 2019 2 NIRDPR
COVER STORY The entrance of RTP, NIRDPR Promoting appropriate technologies and entrepreneurship in rural areas: initiatives of the Rural Technology Park, NIRDPR G lobally, the role of science, technology and innovations is being considered as a vital component for promoting better entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihood of the common man. and sustainable technologies with a specific focus to address the problems being faced by people in rural India. promoting national growth. In India, use One of the major challenges is At the same time, strategies such of science and technology for addressing to address the issues in the sectors as upgrading skills and capabilities; the developmental issues was actively such as energy, environment, food, supporting micro-enterprise and self- considered with the introduction of nutrition, water, sanitation, habitat and employment; and creating new models science policy framework brought out by affordable healthcare affecting people for social protection must be taken- up the government in 1958. Over the years, in rural India. The other important urgently to address these challenges of several steps have been introduced by aspect which needs greater attention unemployment. Taking these aspects the government in furthering this goal. is the issue of unemployment. Despite into consideration, the National Institute One of the recent steps in this direction India’s sustained average growth of Rural Development and Panchayati is the declaration of this decade as Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad established the ‘Decade of Innovation (2010- the Rural Technology Park (RTP) in 2020).’ The Government of India The impact of promoting appropriate 2003 to undertake capacity building has made further pronouncements technology and entrepreneurship by NIRDPR initiatives for promoting sustainable of its vision by introducing the through the Rural Technology Park has livelihood and entrepreneurship ‘Science, Technology and Innovation been well recognised and appreciated by among people from rural areas. Policy, 2013’ which underlines the various stakeholders associated with rural Initiatives of NIRDPR in promoting importance of promoting social good development appropriate technology and and economic wealth among people entrepreneurship at the outcome level. In order to a) Rural Technology Park and translate this important goal into reality, in the recent years, the avenues for technology units it is important that R&D institutions providing adequate employment In order to achieve these objectives, actively engage in identifying issues, generation potential have not grown a wide range of appropriate and especially those plaguing development proportionately. These critical issues can affordable rural technologies have of people in rural India, and also utilise be addressed effectively by involving been identified and promoted through the scientific solutions developed for R&D institutions to develop appropriate various technology units established PRAGATI, July 2019 3 NIRDPR
COVER STORY An aerial view of RTP, NIRDPR at the RTP. For this purpose, NIRDPR variety of materials and technologies, vermicomposting, manufacturing of has developed a unique partnership blending both the traditional and handmade paper, herbal products, neem approach with dynamic technology modern materials and techniques. These oil and cake processing, natural dyeing, development agencies, entrepreneurs structures are chiefly constructed utilising soya and millet processing, aromatic and non-governmental organisations locally available materials and skills of the oil extraction, etc. In addition, the RTP for realising this objective. As part of people. The cost of construction of these also conducts several exposure-cum- this important activity, NIRDPR has structures is around 25 per cent to 50 per orientation programmes to rural people, been identifying appropriate and path- cent less than that of the conventional officials, college and school students breaking innovations being developed construction cost depending on the regularly. by R&D institutions which can be utilised variations in soil type and local availability b) Rural Technology and Crafts Mela to promote entrepreneurship and of materials. Over 100 technologies are The RTP has been organising the sustainable livelihood for the benefit depicted in the 20 different typology ‘Rural Technology and Crafts Melas’ of people from rural areas. Over 20 buildings demonstrated in this centre. as a part of NIRDPR’s Foundation Day technology units have been established Every year, nearly 100 training celebrations since 2003. Over the years, for providing entrepreneurship programmes involving about 3,000 several rural innovators, artisans, self-help development training programmes, and people on various technologies group members and entrepreneurs from discussions with numerous potential are conducted. This initiative has various parts of the country participated agencies are being carried out. In successfully led to the establishment in the mela displaying an amazing range addition, recently, the Career-cum- of entrepreneurial activities by a large of products. Every year, rural innovators, Guidance Centre of CAPART in Vaishali number of SHGs and youth in rural areas. self-help groups, artisans, handloom has been taken over by RTP, NIRDPR and Some of the entrepreneurial initiatives weavers and rural entrepreneurs across training programmes have been initiated. started by them include manufacturing the country participate in the mela. The Another important entity established of home-based products, mushroom products displayed and sold include at the RTP is the National Rural Building cultivation, sustainable housing handicrafts, handlooms, khadi and Centre (NRBC), which brings together a technologies, mud block making, solar village industries products, medicinal range of cost-effective and eco-friendly equipment production, leaf plate making, and aromatic products, leather goods, construction technologies using a honey production and processing, wooden toys, decorative items, PRAGATI, July 2019 4 NIRDPR
COVER STORY processed traditional food items, coir and West Bengal. As a special event, rural innovators. The event functions as products, wood carvings, brassware, jute the ‘National Fish Festival,’ sponsored a platform to an array of rural innovators and cloth products, fashion and tribal by the National Fisheries Development and budding start-ups to showcase jewelry, solar energy- based applications/ Board was conducted to popularise their products, ideas/technologies and products, etc., which attract huge fish consumption in the country and to connect with mentors and investors. number of visitors. Primarily, the mela is to create awareness among the people Through this event, NIRDPR aims to conducted to showcase and promote sale on the health benefits of fish. Fish stalls connect innovators/start-ups with of products, scope for creating market had served various exotic fish cuisines appropriate institutions, incubators, linkages and exchange of knowledge on for the visitors. Over 50,000 people investors and financial institutions for entrepreneurship, dissemination of rural visited the mela during this five-day long their development, scaling up and technologies and innovations which are event. The event was well appreciated commercialisation of their technologies/ developed by different organisations/ by entrepreneurs, visitors and officials innovations. Keeping in view the good individuals that are useful to the people of various institutions. The mela is even response and encouraging feedback, the at one place, and to create awareness being compared with the large SARAS event is being conducted annually. The and linkages between consumers and melas conducted by the government second edition of RISC was organised for entrepreneurs/technologists. annually in the State capitals across the two days during 30th – 31st August, 2018 Continuing the tradition, the 16th country for its grandeur and successful at NIRDPR. Hon’ble Vice President of India Rural Technology and Crafts Mela was outreach. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the organised from 29 th November to 3 rd c) Rural Innovators Start-up exhibition organised to showcase the December, 2018 with the theme as Conclave work of innovators and start-ups. Over ‘People`s Planning: A Decentralised 150 stalls were on display during the In the memory of late Dr. APJ Abdul Strategy for Sustainable Development.’ event. The dignitaries interacted with Kalam who championed the cause of Over 220 stalls were under display by the participants about their technologies innovations, NIRDPR has initiated the the participants from 20 States which and encouraged them with their words of Rural Innovators Start-up Conclave include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, wisdom. (RISC) in the year 2017 for promoting Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu innovations and creating an ecosystem for The RISC 2018 was organised on & Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, accelerating innovations, start-ups/rural seven themes namely, agriculture & Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, technologies towards rural development Allied Activities, Green Energy, Waste Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and to encourage/muster the support for to Wealth, Sustainable Housing, Health & Elderly Care, Drinking Water & Sanitation, and Sustainable Livelihood. In addition, a sub-event titled ‘Rural Innovation and Design (RIDe) Challenge’ for students from schools and colleges, and the general public was organised to provide an opportunity to come up with solutions to problems being faced in rural areas on the themes specified for RISC 2018. Around 300 innovators, start-ups and students from 23 States across the country attended the event in which 71 innovations, 30 start-ups and 63 ideas under RIDe Challenge were displayed. Besides, premier government institutions such as the National Research Development Cooperation, Indian Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India addressing the gathering on the Institute of Packaging and National occasion of the inaugural of RISC-2018 PRAGATI, July 2019 5 NIRDPR
COVER STORY Small Industries Cooperation, etc., also promote rural innovations in the country. and relevant for the products developed/ displayed their technologies for the Many innovators identified through manufactured by the rural artisan, benefit of the participants. The State the platform are being recognised and entrepreneurs, SHGs, are not accessible to Councils of Science and Technologies of have successfully scaled-up their work the said rural entrepreneurs. NIRDPR, with different States and the MS Swaminathan as result of the support and recognition its mandate of connecting with the rural Foundation actively associated and gained from this event. Apart from this, communities and transfer of technology, supported the efforts for identifying the finalists are being provided exposure is playing vital role in creating a platform innovators and start-ups across the on packaging, marketing and design for the S&T institutions to showcase the country. A proceeding based on the through custom-made workshops innovations/products relevant to rural entries received from the innovators, organised by NIRDPR from time to time. areas. Many a times, the scientific and start-ups and students has been brought The third edition of RISC will be held in technological institutions may not be out for sharing the ideas with wider the month of August, 2019. equipped with the social dynamics of audience. d) Institutional collaborations and rural landscape and application of these Awards for innovators and startups joint initiatives technologies at grassroots level do not under each theme of the RISC event take off in view of issues of relevance, Many a times, the technologies (totally 14 in number) equivalent technical feasibility, practical applicability developed by various institutions to Rs.1.20 lakh and Rs.2.40 lakh for and financial viability for which NIRDPR are in the shelves of institutions and innovators and start-ups, respectively, can facilitate the demonstration laboratories which develop these and were presented. For the participants of and feedback so as to fine tune the the same does not reach the people who RIDe, three awards i.e., Ist - Rs.10,000, IInd innovations/technology for its ultimate can get benefitted by its application. The – Rs.5,000 and III rd – Rs.3,000 for each scale-up. expertise of some of the Government category of the participants (i.e. school Institutions such as Indian Institute of In this direction, recently NIRDPR students, college students and general Packaging (IIP), Hyderabad and National entered into collaboration with the Indian public) in all seven themes of the RISC Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Institute of Packaging for utilising their event were awarded. The event is being etc., are available to big industries and expertise of improving the packaging/ considered as an important platform to the same, though highly appropriate labeling of the products of SHGs across the country. Two programmes have been conducted so far and the impact FRAMEWORK OF RURAL TECHNOLOGY PARK generated by the programmes among SHGs and rural entrepreneurs has SECTORS & ACTIVITIES been tremendous. Initiatives are being AGRICULTURE & ALLIED SECTORS SUSTAINABLE HOUSING Beekeeping National Rural Building Centre taken up, including collaborations with Bacillus Thuringiensis Sustainable Typology Houses Neem Processing Vermicomposting Building Material Production Centre Sales Outlet government institutions such as DRDO Dairy and Low Cost Fish Hatchery Building Material Testing facility Hydroponics and Aquaponics Consulting Services Labs, NFDB, CITD, etc., and industries. Electro Plating Coating for Agri-Implements ORGANIC AND HOME PRODUCTS FOOD PROCESSING In the recent discussions held with the Herbal Products Soya Processing Soaps and Washing Powders House Cleaning Products Mushroom Cultivation & Processing Food Processing Machineries representatives of Principal Scientific Agarbatti & Candle Food Preserving Machineries Advisor’s Office (PSA) and RuTAG–IITs, it SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CRAFTS AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES Solar Lighting Solar Maintenance & Assembling Handmade Paper Natural Dyeing was felt that engagement with the larger Solar Cooker Leaf Plate Making Wind Energy Waster Heat Recovery Clay Art and Pottery Tribal & Fashion Jewellery scientific community of the country could Solar Wind Hybrid Ethnic Cloth Bags Bio- Energy provide greater synergy to the initiatives WATER & SANITATION INCUBATION CENTRE & STARTUP SUPPORT Sanitation Park Technologies & Crafts Mela Rural Technology Alliance already being taken up at NIRDPR. Based Watershed Management Incubation Services Water Treatment Rural Innovators and Startup Conclaves on the above, a consultation workshop Waterless Urinal & Workshops Waste Management Design Centre Bio-mass Briquetting Sales Outlet with S&T institutions such as CSIR, Website & Newsletter Innovators Café DST, DRDO, IIT RuTAGs and other R&D institutions was conducted to explore STAKEHOLDERS & SERVICES the potential areas of collaboration at ESTABLISHED ENTREPRENEURS RURAL YOUTH & WOMEN SHGs INNOVATORS & ENTREPERENEURS DELEGATES & OFFICIALS DEPARTMENTS & NGOs SCHOOLS & COLLEGES PRAGATI, July 2019 Æ Æ Æ Production Units Display Outlets Training Partnership Æ Exposure Visit Æ Training cum Construction Æ Æ Æ Training Programmes Mentoring Support Design Centre Services Æ Æ Æ Exposure Visit Training Programmes ToT Training Æ Æ Æ Exposure Visit 6 Training Programmes ToT Trainings Æ Æ Æ Exposure Visit Internship Project Work NIRDPR Æ Linkages with Æ Training cum Production Æ Online Marketing Support Æ Liaison Services and Æ Liaison Services and Æ ToT Training Institutions Æ Mentoring Support Æ Incubation Services Æ Training Support for Æ Training Support for Æ Transfer of Technologies Æ Entrepreneurial Support Æ Transfer of Technologies Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Æ Linkage with Institutions Æ Project Planning & Æ Transfer of Technologies Management Suport
COVER STORY Some of the notable works executed are construction of Medical Sub-centre in Chhattisgarh, design of houses for families displaced by Polavaram dam project, design and construction of model anganwadis for NATCO Foundation, testing and establishing mud block construction project for Pragati Resorts, technical support and supply of mud blocks for numerous urban residences in Hyderabad, etc. In the fisheries sector, projects such as establishing eco-hatcheries, supply of ice block making machines, deboning machines, solar refrigerators, and dehydrators for dry fish are being taken-up. The agencies which availed A participant demonstrates his innovation at Rural start-up conclave -2018 the services include National Fisheries NIRDPR, Hyderabad. In addition, a joint institution on an annual calendar basis. Development Board, West Bengal State workshop with institutions working on • Organising an ‘Annual S&T Rural Livelihoods Mission, West Bengal fisheries technology development was Conclave’ to demonstrate some of the new State Cooperatives, State Fisheries held in collaboration with the National and emerging technologies developed Department of Punjab, Telangana, etc. In Fisheries Development Board. by government S&T institutions relevant the front of renewable energy, projects Some of the recommendations for rural entrepreneurs. which are related to wind, solar, bio-gas, which emerged from the consultations • Creation of a knowledge etc., are being taken up. Notable works are: management entity for promoting rural carried out include installations of hybrid • A collaborative platform of S&T technologies through newsletter/online wind and solar mills on fishing boats institutions for promoting technological website/social media. in Lakshadweep, installation of cage solutions for entrepreneurship culture with hybrid solar and wind mills development in rural areas is needed. Consultancies and technical assistance in Jharkhand, solar lighting solutions • S&T institutions can undertake The RTP has also been actively for hatcheries in Bhubaneswar, solar model village development initiative and undertaking consultancies and technical lighting and cooling systems for schools undertake action research projects on assistance for various clients including in Telangana, etc. critical issues wherever possible. government bodies and private entities This unique approach of incubating • Develop mechanisms for scaling for promoting appropriate technologies. successful entrepreneurs to mentor large up innovations developed by RuTAG-IITs Some of the areas in which such services number of budding entrepreneurs is a for demonstration and entrepreneurship offered are: in sustainable housing, path breaking initiative on many grounds. promotion. fisheries development, renewable energy, The State Livelihoods Missions can adopt • Technologies already food processing, preservation, etc. Several this model to scale-up entrepreneurship developed by respective S&T institutions projects have been serviced by RTP with promotion in rural areas for covering such as CSIR, DST, DRDO, etc., which the help of technology partner units large number of beneficiaries. are having big impact potential can be and direct interventions. The activities identified and promoted. undertaken in the sustainable housing • Conducting entrepreneurial technology promotion include designing Dr. Ramesh Sakthivel training programmes on mature and buildings, mud block making and supply, Associate Professor & Head, CIAT market-ready technologies either at on-site supervision and guidance, Coverpage Design: Shri V G Bhat NIRDPR or on the premises of S&T training of masons and engineers, etc. PRAGATI, July 2019 7 NIRDPR
Convergence meeting on POSHAN Abhiyaan implementation in Telangana to make Telangana malnutrition-free Dr . W. R. Reddy, IAS Director General , NIRDPR greeting Ms. Meital Rusdia, Chief, Unicef, HFO during the convergence meeting at NIRDPR A high-level convergence was organised by Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor & Head, meeting CGGPA, and was presented using issues and related behaviours around life-cycle approach. Other departments shared work that is being done in the area of nutrition. Commissioner, Tribal Welfare the Speaking on the occasion, Communication Resource Unit (CRU) Dr. W. R Reddy, IAS, Director General, shared their efforts in implementing team on 18th July, 2019 at National NIRDPR emphasised that the efforts of the Giri Poshana programme, which focuses Institute of Rural Development Panchayat State government and partners should be on how diverse food items improve the Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad with key line towards 100 per cent achievement of the nutritional status of women and children departments to augment the efforts to targets. An advancing state like Telangana in tribal areas. The Commissioner, Rural achieve nutritional outcomes in the State with its progressive administration, Development & Panchayati Raj suggested of Telangana. This meeting was attended infrastructure and good health indicators to integrate a capsule on health and by Secretaries, Head of the Departments such as high percentage of institutional nutrition in the upcoming trainings of (HoDs) and officials from Women and deliveries, must strive to make every child PRIs and village secretaries at district Child Development, Rural Development, and woman healthy. The target is to make and mandal levels. With smaller GPs, PRIs Panchayati Raj, Health, Education, Tribal Telangana a malnutrition-free State by can play an important role in achieving Welfare, SERP, and UNICEF. The meeting 2022. This can be achieved by good cross the health and nutritional outcomes at was chaired by Dr. W. R. Reddy, Director linkages at the Gram Panchayat level, GP level and can provide leadership for General, NIRDPR, and the participants motivation of PRIs, community structures convergence. CEO, SERP, shared details deliberated on the convergent actions like SHGs, and other local leaders for about the behaviour change programme required by the line departments, their active involvement. He suggested that they were doing with the women programmes and schemes to achieve the to integrate a capsule on health and in self-help groups on issues of health, POSHAN Abhiyaan targets set for 2022. nutrition issues in PRI trainings, which can nutrition, sanitation and gender. Director, During her welcome remarks, start in Telangana as a model. School Education updated about the Dr. Gyanmudra Professor & Head, process of co-locating 13,500 AWCs “Addressing the nutritional needs Centre for Good Governance and Policy on the school premises. He also raised of adolescent girls with appropriate Analysis, NIRDPR briefly introduced the concerns regarding gap in the continuum interventions is the need of the hour,” Communication Resource Unit (CRU) between pre-school and primary school said Mr. M. Jagdeeswhar, Principal at NIRDPR and its work along with a education. He also emphasised on the Secretary, Department of Women and presentation on POSHAN Abhiyaan, its need for certification of Aanganwadi Child Development. Adding to this, he components and how each department teachers on early childhood education emphasised on the need for quality can contribute towards achieving the quality. data to prioritise the most needed targets of POSHAN for Telangana by interventions to address the issue of Ms. Mietal Rusodia, Chief of 2022. Role of different departments malnutrition. UNICEF Field Office for Andhra Pradesh, PRAGATI, July 2019 8 NIRDPR
Telangana and Karnataka appreciated important to drive the behaviour change. SERP, Ms. Viziendira Boyi, Director, WCD, the efforts of NIRDPR for organising Shri Jagadeeshwar, IAS, Principal Telangana , senior officials from Health the meeting and assured of UNICEF’s Secretary, DWCD, Shri Vijaya Kumar, department Ms. Meital Rusdia, Chief, support to POSHAN Abhiyaan in devising Director, School Education, Smt. Neetu UNICEF, Ms. Seema Kumar, C4D and Ms. strategies, data analysis, monitoring and Prasad, Commissioner, Panchayati Raj, Khyati, Nutrition Specialist from UNICEF, SBCC. She emphasised that consistency Dr. Christina Z. Chongthu, Commissioner Hyderabad and others specialists from in messaging across the programmes is Tribal Welfare, Smt. Pasumi Basu, CEO, UNICEF participated in the meeting. ToT programme on Promoting Better Livelihoods through Livestock Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRDPR (1st row, 4th from left) and Dr. Ramana Reddy, Professor & Head, CFL (1st row, 5th from left) with the participants of the programme A National level Training of Trainers programme out of which 25 attended it. visit to Mulkanoor Women Cooperative (TOT) repeat programme ‘Promoting Better Livelihoods through on Five participants registered for the training programme were District Programme Dairy Union, Mulkanoor, Warangal (urban) district. During the training programme, Livestock’ was organised by the Center Managers (DPM), nominated by the the participants were enlightened on for Livelihoods (CFL), National Institute Skills Development, Entrepreneurship current scenario of livestock farming in of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and Livelihood Department, Karnataka. India, their role in rural livelihoods and (NIRDPR), Ministry of Rural Development The training programme comprised of how we can make better the lives of small from 22nd to 25th July, 2019 at NIRDPR, twelve in-house lectures (including one holder farmers through livestock keeping Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Thirty six on Art of Living), two case studies, a local in view of the demand for animal- sourced nominations were received from different visit (Directorate of Poultry Research, foods and future changes that are going State governments for the training Rajendranagar, Hyderabad) and a field to take place in India. Five-day regional training programme on Geo-Spatial Technologies for Planning and Management of PMGSY Roads C entre for Geoinformatics Applications in Rural Development (CGARD) organised a five-day regional training programme on ‘Geo-Spatial Technologies for Planning and Management of PMGSY Roads’ from 22nd-26th, July 2019 at Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar in collaboration with SIRD- Gujarat. On the first day, Dr. M. V. Ravibabu, Dr. M. V. Ravibabu, Associate Professor, CGARD (4th from right) with the participants of the Associate Professor (CGARD) and training programme PRAGATI, July 2019 9 NIRDPR
Programme Director highlighted the five- engineers attended the training. importance of geo-spatial Technology for day programme schedule and objectives infrastructure development, transparency A field visit along with SIRD for the five-day programme. Topics like and accountability while monitoring Programme Coordinator, Shri Dhaval concepts of geoinformatics, mobile various rural development programmes. Parikh was organised in the venue applications for asset mapping, analysing He also stated that this technology is not campus for data collection using mobile the GIS data layers for planning and to be limited at PMGSY roads, and can GPS. All participants were divided into management of rural roads were dealt. be extended to other field functionaries teams and collected various assets, Dr. Kiran Jalem, Assistant Professor and suggested to use the technology especially roads and their conditions, (CRCTN) and Co-director of the in day- to- day official activities on while collecting data from the field.The programme outlined the key-points the field. Finally, he congratulated all participants visualised and experienced of using GIS-based tools in the spatial the participants and collected their the field conditions. planning. Participants had a hands- valuable feedback, while distributing the on practical approach with field data During the last day, in concluding certificates. All the participants felt that collection from nearby PMGSY roads session Shri Victor Macwan, IAS, Special the training programme was useful to using mobile-based applications. A Director, SIRD Gujarat, delivered his prepare their road information system in total of 31 officials of PMGSY/PWD/RR valedictory address and interacted with the form of spatial planning. all the participants. He highlighted the CFIE organises an awareness programme on Financial Literacy Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate Professor & Head, CFIE interacting with students at TIME school, Bandlaguda campus T he Centre for Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship conducted awareness programmes on (CFIE) inaugurated by Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi, Principal, TIME Bandlaguda and expressed gratitude to NIRDPR for arranging such of one’s life. The valedictory functions were presided by Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate ‘Financial Literacy’ at Bharathiya Vidhya educative programmes for the children. Professor & Head, CFIE, he narrated an Bhavan(BVB), NIRDPR, on July 06, 2019 anecdote to make students understand During the interaction, Dr. R.V. Prasad and at T.I.M.E School, Bandlaguda the value of money. The programmes explained various aspects of financial Campus, on July 20, 2019. Students literacy, savings habit, thrift deposits, were very well received and appreciated from classes 6 to 10 attended the basic needs of human beings linked with by the students as well as faculty of programme. The session was handled by finance, and banking facilities that are both the schools. They promised to Dr. R. V. Prasad, Financial Literacy relevant to students. He emphasised that share key takeaways with their parents Counsellor of State Bank of India, RSETI - after certain stage in life, money should and neighbours as part of the financial Chilukuru. work for people and not vice-versa. He inclusion drive. mentioned that it is safe to save with The programme was inaugurated A team from CFIE, viz., banks because of safety, liquidity and by Shri Ravi Kiran, Principal of Bharathiya Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate Professor & Head, returns. He also gave a brief note on Vidhya Bhavan School, NIRDPR campus Dr. A. Bhavani, Project Consultant, types of accounts, types of cards, types of and facilitated by Smt. Aruna Jyothi, Shri G. Anjaneyulu, Project Consultant and loans available, schemes, etc. Dr. Prasad a senior faculty BVB, NIRDPR campus. Smt. A. Sirisha Reddy, Manager, Training, elaborated advantages of the banking The programme at TIME school was co-ordinated these programmes. habits inculcated during the early phase PRAGATI, July 2019 10 NIRDPR
Mid-career training programme of Senior Officers of Madhya Pradesh State Administrative Service Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRDPR (1st row, 4th from left) and Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor & Head, CGG&PA (1st row, 2nd from right) with the participants of the programme D r. Gyanmudra, Professor and Head, programme and requested everyone to Park(RTP) to have an exposure to the CGG&PA, National Institute of Rural Development Panchayat Raj (NIRDPR), utilise the opportunity. various initiatives taken-up by RTP in uplifting rural people in the areas Dr. Amitava Mukherjee, Ex. Senior Hyderabad has organised a two day of capacity building by means like Adviser, Government of India, Ministry ‘Mid-Career Training programme for affordable construction technologies of Rural Development, NRLM, New Delhi senior officers of Madhya Pradesh State introduced, rural employment generation handled a session on ‘Transforming Administrative Service” on July 15th, 16th, and livelihood. India through Social Initiatives’ and 2019 at NIRDPR. There were a total of 22 ignited the minds of the participants. Mr. Somesh Kumar, IAS, Special Chief officials holding responsibilities various Dr. V. Bhaskar, IAS (Retd.), took a session Secretary, Revenue (CT & Ex), took an categories like Zilla Parishad CEOs, on ‘Understanding the Administrative inspiring session on ‘Improving District Deputy Commissioners and Additional System and Its Functioning Style; Administration Through Innovations District magistrate. etc. that attended Accountability & Transparency.’ He and Improvisation.’ He motivated all the the programme. Major objectives of the emphasised on various challenges officers to utilise the issues of crisis as training programme were to refresh the that one could encounter during base to innovate and improvise things. knowledge of the officers on various their tenure and gave them insights Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, took a session developmental programmes along with as to how these problems could be on ‘Importance of Social Mobilisation social initiatives, recent rural initiatives addressed with utmost commitment and for Empowering Rural Poor.’ Ms. Sumita and to motivate them with the skills to transparency. Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor Dawara, IAS, presently on deputation to use their full potential for the welfare of & Head, CGG&PA took a session on ‘Rural UNICEF-Delhi, took a session on ‘Child- the people of the State. Development – Recent Initiatives.’ Various friendly Interventions in Governance.’ Dr. Gyanmudra formally invited recent initiatives of Government of India The training programme was everyone and took a session on the were covered which include POSHAN concluded with the valedictory overview of the two-day training and gave Abhiyaan, Swachh Bharath Abhiyaan, session by Ms. Sumita Dawara, IAS and a brief introduction about NIRDPR and DAY–NRLM, Aayushman Bharath etc. and awarded all the participants with course its various initiatives. Dr. W. R. Reddy,IAS emphasising on the role of district- level certificates. Dr. Gyanmudra thanked all Director General, NIRDPR inaugurated officials in discharging these welfare the participants and wished learning out the programme and explained the programmes. All the participants were of the programme will hopefully help the essence and advantage of this training taken on a visit to the Rural Technology officers in discharging their duties. PRAGATI, July 2019 11 NIRDPR
Training Programme on Geospatial Technologies for Planning and Management of PMGSY Roads A n off-campus training programme on ‘Geospatial Technologies Planning and Management of PMGSY for and OSMAND were used for hands-on learning experience. through Google drive. Participants were introduced to many online knowledge platforms, and YouTube channel Field visit Roads’ was organised during 15-19 July, (dedicatedly created for the GIS-related 2019 at SIRD, Himachal Pradesh. The A half-day field visit was organised material). programme was sponsored by NRRDA, on the fourth day of training to track Feedback and evaluation MoRD, GoI. and test mobile mapping application in terrain conditions of Himachal Pradesh on During the valediction, senior A total of 24 engineers from a nearby PMGSY road. Three killometres officers from PWD departments working Public Works Department of the State of the ‘Sadhoda to Kyarkot (Mohanpur) as nodal officers in PMGSY scheme were government of Himachal Pradesh link road’, was tracked. Later, the data invited to interact with participants. attended the course. in the mobiles were exported by them Participants discussed all aspects of the In the initial session, basic concepts through emails and downloaded on PC training and the way forward. Participants of training, monitoring, evaluation and the next day during classroom exercises. put-forth that they will be able to manage Gram Panchayat Development Plan Overlaying of the data was done in QGIS all GIS operations directly from office/ (GPDP) were discussed. Further, sessions and Google Earth. All the participants site and, need for coming to the State dealt with introduction to geo-spatial were satisfied with the quality of data for headquarter and AGiSAC for GIS-related technology and various open source planning and monitoring purposes. works will be reduced. GIS tools and the mobile mapping app, In the second half of the same day, Participants indicated a need for in a theoretical and practical approach. an exposure visit was made to Aryabhatta renovation and maintenance of SIRD Various GIS operations, data creation Geospatial & Space Application Center hostel, which was duly noted by SIRD and editing processes, relevant to road (AGiSAC), Shimla, a nodal centre of the officials. Online feedback of training features were demonstrated during lab State government for all GIS-related was taken on the Training Management sessions. operations, to have interactions and Portal. Participants were introduced to exposure with the scientists. Participants Shri H. K. Solanki, Sr. Assistant PMGSY National GIS portal, Geospatial interacted and were exposed to key Professor, CGARD, NIRDPR coordinated Rural Road Information System (GRRIS) aspects on PMGSY and PWD road projects the course. From SIRD, Himachal Pradesh during the exposure visit and class. in particular and major GIS projects Sh. Pravesh Kumar, Core Faculty Member, associated with AGiSAC. In total, three software tools and SIRD, coordinated the course. mobile app namely QGIS, Google Earth Course material was provided Shri H. K. Solanki, Sr. Assistant Professor, CGARD (7th from right) with the participants of the training programme PRAGATI, July 2019 12 NIRDPR
NIRDPR off-campus training programme on Research and Training Methodology for Rural Development Professionals Dr. Lakhan Singh, Assistant Professor, CHRD (1st row, 5th from left) and Dr. O. P. Pandey, Additional Director, SIRD, Lucknow (1st row, 6th from left) with the participants of the training programme T he Centre for Human Resource Development off-campus has training organised programme an on participants on knowledge of research and training methodology to address the developmental issues, (2) to enable the To achieve the set objectives of the programme, the content and its sessions were structured in such a way that it ‘Methodology and Techniques of participants to learn appropriate training covered the basic concepts of research Social Science Research’ at Deen Dayal methods for designing and organising and training methodology. The contents Uppadhyaya State Institute of Rural trainings, (3) to make the participants of the programme covered were research Development, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh learn the basics of research methodology methodology for trainers, concept of during 27-31 May, 2019. This programme and statistical methods for carrying social science research, principles of was designed and developed based research, and (4) to equip the participants adult learning, identification of and on the feedback and demand by the on skills to prepare the research design. defining of research problem, writing participants of last year’s programme research proposal, sample and sampling A total of 31 participants working titled ‘Methodology and Techniques methodology, data analysis: descriptive as, District Training Officers, Extension of Social Sciences Research’ which and inferential statistics, tools for research, Training officers, Senior Instructors, was held at SIRD, Lucknow during 28- skill to use SPSS for data analysis, group Instructor of District Institute of Rural 31, August 2018. The programme was exercise and research design followed Development and Regional Institute appreciated by the participants and by presentation and inputs by course of Rural Development attended this a programme specifically on basics of coordinators, systematic approach to programme. In addition to faculty from research and training methodology training, identification of training needs, NIRDPR, eminent resource persons Prof. for officials of District Institute of Rural designing of training programme, B. K. Bajpai, Director, and Dr. Animesh Development and Regional Institute training methods, and exercise on Roy, from Giri Institute of Development of Rural Development was demanded. formulation of training programme. In Studies, Lucknow, Prof. Madhulika Keeping in view the above, this training addition, a half- day local visit was also Dube, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar programme conceived and proposed to arranged for the participants. Training University, Lucknow and Dr. Vivek Kumar, build the capacities of the faculty who methodologies used in training were District Training Officer were invited are working in the institutes of rural in accordance with content of the to take sessions on concepts of social development. The objectives of the programme. Mostly, participant- oriented science research. The programme began training programme were (1) to orient the such as lecture- cum discussion, group with a short film on NIRDPR. PRAGATI, July 2019 13 NIRDPR
exercises, presentations by participants, domains of a trainee i.e., knowledge (94 research work. The course team has also and hands-on experience made the per cent), skill (88 per cent) and attitude come forward to extend their help to all programme more effective. (90) after attending this programme. faculties in preparing research proposals. Overall effectiveness of the programme Many of participants have shown their At the end of the programme, the was 87 per cent. While interacting with interest in developing research proposals. course team invited Dr. D. C. Upadhyaya, participants during the training period, Additional Director, DDUSIRD, Lucknow The programme was coordinated majority of the participants expressed to interact with participants about by Dr. Lakhan Singh, Assistant that they are not utilised at maximum of the course and learnings from it. The Professor, Centre for Human Resource their capabilities in conducting training programme was well received by the Development, Dr. T. Vijaya Kumar, and research work. The course team has participants and demanded more Associate Professor & Head, Centre for encouraged all the participants to utilise programmes on this subject in future. At Equity and Social Development, NIRDPR the research fund of NIRDPR which is the end, the programme was evaluated Dr. D. C. Upadhyaya, Additional Director, especially kept for the faculty of ETCs/ by the participants and reported that DDUSIRD, Lucknow was the local DIRDs/RIRDs to carry out small scale there is improvement in all the three coordinator for this programme. Regional ToT programme on Strategies for E-Governance for Better Service Delivery Dr. K. Prabhakar, Assistant Professor, CGGPA (1st row, 3rd from left) with the participants of theToT A regional ToT programme ‘Strategies for E-Governance for Better Service Delivery’ was organised on • To draw inferences from the best practices of e-Governance initiative transformative in contemporary society Module 3: E- Governance is leading • To generate knowledge and to best practices like transparency, by the Centre for Good Governance and skills about the role of e-Governance for accountability and better service delivery Policy Analysis (CGGPA) during 2-4, July better governance goal achievements 2019 at SIRDPR, Karfectar, Jorethang, Module 4: Strategies for E-Governance as Sikkim. • To make the participants to an empirical factors of State performance adopt e-Governance initiatives for better The Strategies for e-Governance The training programme contents service delivery for Better Service Delivery training were delivered through a judicious mix programme aims at addressing the The training programmes focused to of lecture- cum discussion; role playing; following objectives: cover the following four modules: debate; exposure visits, group exercises; mock panchayats; presentation in groups, • To discuss the need and Module 1: Good Governance: A individual and report submission. concept of e-Governance in service disciplinary transformative concepts delivery This programme was planned to Module 2: E- Governance: A significant cover different topics like aspects of PRAGATI, July 2019 14 NIRDPR
e-Governance in India, good governance On the third day, participants were taken one identified, relevant and good e- -Indian perspectives and significance to 25- Lungchok Kamerey GPU to interact Governance learning practise from the of e-Governance in rural development, with GP President and members, and all ToT and attempted the SWOT analysis on e-Governance Strategies by NIC Sikkim, the participants shared their learning how it could be replicated in Sikkim State e-Governance, ICT in agriculture and on e-Governance ToT knowledge and and second presentation was on field rural development, PANCHA TANTRA experiences with panchayat PRIs and visit i.e,. during the interaction with the Grama Panchayat Online System - ZP elected representatives. Participants also GP and PRIs, and elected representatives Mysuru- Case of Karnataka, Aadhaar- suggested some good e-Governance each group identified e- Governance gaps Enabled Public Distribution System- initiatives and practices by different in the visited GP and suggested suitable successful e-Governance service States like AePDS by Andhra Pradesh e-Governance initiatives from the ToT delivery initiative by State of Andhra State, Panchatantra by Karnataka State learnings to bring more transparency Pradesh, governance in MGNREGA as best e- Governance models to the GP and accountability in the GP’s day- to- day programme – specifically on Sikkim State, members to replicate in Sikkim State as activities. e-Governance strategies for better service well. A total of 32 people took part in the delivery- NIRDPR experiences (E-office) On the final day, participants were programme from various backgrounds and Smart Meeting System (SMS), divided into four groups and each Dr. K. Prabhakar, Assistant Professor, Online Paddy Management System – an group made a presentation on their Centre for Good Governance & Policy e-Governance initiative by Telangana ToT and field visit learning. Each team Analysis (CGGPA) organised the off- State Civil Supplies and successful cases made two different group activities and campus regional ToT programme. for discussion and group work activities. presentations i.e., first presentation on Training Programme on MGNREGS and DAY – NRLM: Promoting Labour Mobility and Social Audit with CBO Participation Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan, Professor & Head, CWE (1st row, 5th from left), Dr. D. Suresh Babu, Associate Professor, CCC&DMDM (1st row, 4th from left), Dr. Neeraj Mishra, Associate Professor , CWE (1st row, 1st from right) and Dr. P. Anuradha, Assistant Professor , CWE (1st row, 5th from right) with the participants of the programme T he Centre for Wage Employment, National Development Institute and of Panchayati Rural Raj programme i.e., from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, programme: • To build the capacities of the participants in mobilising the women organised a five-day training programme Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, SHGs for active participation in IPPE on ‘MGNREGS and DAY–NRLM: Promoting Nagaland, Odisha, Telangana and West process and preparation of labour Labour Mobility and Social Audit with Bengal. The participants were senior and budget, GPDP, social audit and Rozgar CBO Participation’ from July 8-12, 2019 at middle level officials from State rural Diwas NIRDPR, Hyderabad. development, panchayati raj and other • To create awareness on A total number of 29 participants line departments dealing with MGNREGS. sustainable livelihoods through from 14 States participated in the The broad objectives of the MGNREGS PRAGATI, July 2019 15 NIRDPR
• To identify the importance of • Best practices on women or skilled works in convergence with involvement of SHGs in labour Budget participation MGNREGS. Interestingly, Ibrahimpur was preparation and in social audit process As a part of the programme a field also declared Telangana’s first mosquito- • To familiarise the participants study was organised for the participants. free village in 2015. with the successful cases/best practices They visited Ibrahimpur model village, Participants expressed their views in convergence between MGNREGS and Siddipet mandal, Medak district. The that they were content with the field visit; NRLM impact created by model village was it helped them gain practical knowledge increasing the livelihood opportunities of in dealing with issues and how well Contents of the programme: wage seekers by providing employment things could be managed by forming a • Status of women participation under MGNREGS that is groundwater model village like Ibrahimpur. in MGNREGA recharge works through water harvesting The programme was coordinated by • Rozgar Diwas to address the structures and plantation works by Dr. P. Anuradha, Assistant Professor, CWE, demand from the vulnerable women and convergence with line- departments. and Dr. Jyothis Sathyapalan, Professor empowering them In the village SHG members are & Head, CWE and Dr. Neeraj Mishra, • Convergence between participating in different semi-skilled Associate Professor, CWE, NIRDPR. MGNREGS and DAY-NRLM Programme for bankers on Credit Management in Agriculture & MSME Sectors Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRDPR (1st row, 5th from left) and Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate Professor & Head, CFIE (1st row, 3rd from left) with the participants of the programme M SME sector plays an important role in Indian economy. Its contribution to sectors like manufacturing, exports knowledge by bank officials. Therefore, financing both these sectors is vital for the country’s economic development. in Risk Management department, etc. The said on-campus training programme was organised during July 22-26, 2019 and employment generation is Considering these aspects, CFIE designed at NIRDPR, Hyderabad. Inaugurating the prominent. The growth in this sector a five-day training programme on ‘Credit programme, Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate is likely to reduce the unemployment Management in Agriculture & MSME Professor and Head-CFIE welcomed the problem in India. Agriculture sector is Sectors’ to enhance the appraisal skills of participants, gave a brief overview of the also equally important since the major the bank officers like SMEs and Agricultural programme and spelt out its objectives. chunk of the population, who reside in Credit Officers, Managers of Rural and Contents of the programme rural areas, depend on agriculture and Semi-urban Bank branches, newly allied activities. Agriculture sector is recruited/promoted officers, officers • Financing of MSME and undergoing tremendous modernisation involved in monitoring and follow up of agriculture: status and overview & priority which calls for updating of the existing rural credit/MSME loan portfolio, officials sector lending norms PRAGATI, July 2019 16 NIRDPR
Field Exposure Visits With a view to impart practical knowledge and help about the Institute’s activities and offered clarifications to the participants consolidate the learning made in the their specific queries. The latter appreciated the Institute’s classroom, the following field visits were organised. unique intervention viz., backyard poultry (types of birds: vanaraja and gramapriya), which has been helping rural (a) Rural Technology Park (RTP), NIRDPR: On the livelihoods to have supplemental income. The trainees also second day of the training programme, the participants had an opportunity to visit a small commercial poultry unit were taken to Rural Technological Park (RTP) in the NIRDPR attached to the Institute where they could see the birds campus. Shri Md. Khan, Senior Consultant, Centre for and interact with the technical staff for a comprehensive Innovations and Appropriate Technology, interacted with understanding of their activities. the participants. He explained to them about RTP and its importance in promoting frugal innovations in a big (c) On day-4 of the training programme, the way and helping the rural entrepreneurs to establish the participants were taken to a farm, established by Shri. unit, skilling and help in achieving sustainability. He also Venkateswara Reddy, a retired AGM of State Bank of discussed about the role played by RTP in uplifting the rural India, near Veldurthi, Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. people in all aspects of life such as capacity building, rural The farm has been established in a 10 acre dry land. The employment generation, livelihoods, etc. Later on, the highlight of the farm is that water from Handri Niva Srujala participants visited various stalls to learn practical aspects, Sravanthi(HNSS), a back water canal from Srisailam which included making eco-friendly building blocks reservoir is pumped into farm through lift irrigation. The material, vermi-compost unit, waste paper recycling unit, farm also has two farm ponds with a total capacity of one leaf plate making, etc. crore litres and the source of water for these ponds is rain water harvesting and water lifted and pumped from HNSS (b) Directorate of Poultry Research (DPR): On canal. The farm also has a Poly house built over one acre. Day-2 of the programme (July 23, 2019), the participants Mr. Reddy is practicing mixed farming by maintaining a were taken to DPR, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Dr. U. dairy unit of 10 animals in the same farm. He is also growing Rajkumar, Principal Scientist-Genetics & Breeding, with the napier grass in one acre which is used as fodder for milch help of a short video film, enlightened the banker-trainees animals. • Microfinance and SHG bank participated in the programme. Feedback and evaluation linkage. Ways and means to increase the CFIE’s in-house faculty members and Participants’ feedback, which is very coverage selected guest faculty, who are subject important to evaluate the programme • Credit appraisal of agri-business matter specialists-cum-practitioners and to improve the training process, was projects using financial tools with case contributed for the programme. collected using the online training portal. studies • Financing dairy and poultry A range of training methodologies, The programme was a success, as per projects with case studies as shown below, were used during the the verbal and written feedback received • Credit assessment of SME units programme, duly keeping in view the from the participants. The participants with special reference to MUDRA loans broad and specific objectives of the attributed the success of the programme • Emerging areas in agriculture programme, duration and expectations to serene training ambience, clean and finance – structured financing models in of the participants. hygienic surroundings and very good agriculture finance/ contract Farming – infrastructural facilities in addition to • Lectures and Interactive supply and value chain management effective programme-design with good sessions (PPTs) • Horticultural projects – fruits mix of classroom sessions and field visits • Case studies on various topics and vegetables and meticulous programme-execution. • Video clips and discussions • Risk management in agriculture • Individual and group activities/ Under the overall guidance of and allied activities exercises including quizzes Dr. M. Srikanth, Associate Professor • NPA and recovery management • Field visits/exposure to - poultry and Centre Head-CFIE, the programme with case study (institutional visit) and irrigation systems was co-ordinated by Mr. Gangineni Eight officials from two banks namely etc. Anjaneyulu, Project Consultant at CFIE. Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank • Recap sessions PRAGATI, July 2019 17 NIRDPR
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