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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013

Newsletter

No. 220–221

NIRD RURAL TECHNOLOGY PARK

COMMITTED TO RURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Rural Technology Park (RTP), cos t-e f fec t i ve techno log ies roofing, bamboo corrugated sheet

established in 1999 by National encompassing the entire gamut of roofing and bamboo paneled doors

Institute of Rural Development rural entrepreneurship. and windows and conical tile arch

(NIRD) continues to disseminate roofing, etc are some of the 30 The National Rural Building Centre cost-effective technologies in t e c h n o l o g y m o d e l s b e i n g in RTP brings together a range of agriculture, housing, energy promoted by the RTP.cost effective and innovative generation, medicinal plants The RTP also assists in building the construction technologies and t a p p i n g , s a n i t a t i o n , w a te r capacities of rural artisans through blends the old and new techniques harvesting techniques, honey skill development, training, and of construction. The technologies processing, and a host of trades promotion of employment intensive depicted are suitable for disaster w h i c h c o m e u n d e r r u r a l industries such as handmade p rone loca t ions , i n c lud ing entrepreneurship in partnership papers, soap making, honey, neem, earthquake, cyclone and fire, etc. with about 30 professional and food processing. Also, These structures are erected agencies. The Hyderabad-based cultivation of medicinal and utilising the locally available NIRD is engaged in facilitating aromatic plants, vermi-composting, resources and resourcefullness of better life of farmers and rural fashion technology, soya bean people. The cost of construction is in artisans ridding from the drudgery processing, etc. The proto-type the range of 25 to 40 percent lesser of outdated manual operations and units are housed in the RTP to usher than the traditional technologies in in enhancing the quality of rural life. in transfer of technologies to vogue. The RTP offers 40 types of NIRD Director General M.V. Rao villages. building technologies which suit says that the rural technology park Rural Technology Mela, an annual different regions and soils and are had been a source of inspiration to feature organised by the RTP, depicted in 15 models of building the farmers and general public as Provides an opportunity for rural constructions in the park. All these also technocrats, bureaucrats, local artisans and entrepreneurs to technologies are eco-friendly with body functionaries and opinion 'exhibit their technologies and green building concepts. Arch leaders at the panchayat-level. Also, products and people from different foundations, RR stone masonry the RTP assumed the role of the states across India participate in the walling, fly ash bricks, hollow nerve centre of activity showcasing Mela.concrete bricks, micro concrete tile rural technologies attracting Dr. P. SivaRam, Project Director and roofing, pre cast RCC panels over political dignitaries and high Dr. Y. Gangi Reddy, Associate Project pre cast joists, shahbad stone ranking government functionaries Director, RTP alongwith a team of flooring, rat trap bonding brick from the third world countries, members manage the activities of work, adobe mud blocks, cement ASEAN and former WARSAW pact RTP under the overall guidance of stabilized mud blocks, wattle and nations. The technology park is Dr. M. V. Rao, DG, NIRD.daub walling, managalore tile k n o w n f o r d e m o n s t r a t i n g roofing, ferro cement channel -Ravi P.Benjamin, Media Consultant.

RTPPropagating Rural Technologies

Cover StorySEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2013

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RTP Propagating Rural

Technologies

Secretary, Rural Development,

MoRD Visits NIRD

Afghanistan Rural Managers

Leave with New Vision

Afro-Asian Delegates Oriented on

Rural Development Planning

NIRD – CIRDAP Collaborative

International Training

Programme

Small Scale Industrialists in the

Making

Artisans Trained in Natural

Dyeing

Credit for Poverty Alleviation

Fish Farming Prospects Bright

Social Justice

Capacity Building of Bank

Officials

ICT Application and

e-Governance

IT Techniques in Data

Management

National Rural Livehihood

Mission Programme

Self-employment Projects

NIRD Honored with National

Education Leadership Award

Organisation of Hindi Day

Celebration in NIRD

RTP Activities


Secretary, Rural Development, MoRD Visits NIRD

Shri L.C. Goyal, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development,

Govt. of India visited NIRD on October 12, 2013. Shri Goyal

interacted with the Community Resource Persons (CRPs) of

NRLM. The CRPs explained him about the social mobilization

processes and their experiences of facilitating formation of

Self Help Groups (SHGs) and building their capacities in

different states of the country.

Shri L.C. Goyal also had an interaction with the NIRD faculty

during his visit.

Participants interacting with Secretary, Rural Development, MoRD

A training-cum-exposure visit on Planning and

Management of Rural Development Projects,

sponsored by the United Nations Development

Programme of Afghanistan was organised at

NIRD from 19 August to 2 September 2013. The

programme was meant for the officials of

Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation Department

(MRRD) of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It

was attended by ten provincial directors of

MRRD. The objectives of the program included,

developing skills in methodological aspects and

techniques and tools of planning for rural

development projects, to familiarise the

delegates with systems, institutions and to know the various operational modalities of the

management aspects of development projects, projects and programmes under implementation in

facilitate hands on experience on practical and the state. Additionally they had the benefit of

operational aspects of Rural Development Projects interacting with people in the villages, the

with special reference to decentralisation and local self functionaries and senior officials of the development

governance.departments. In particular, they got exposure to the

Mr B. N. Yugandhar, former Member, Planning role of local governance in programme management

Commission while inaugurating the programme and the modalities and mechanisms which facilitate

highlighted the changing scenario in the rural areas decentralised rural development. In the last leg of the

and touched upon the various approaches and programme the participants were facilitated to

mechanisms required to meet the emerging realities. prepare action plans for applying the learnings from

He dwelt upon the importance of holistic approach training to projects in respective provinces of

based on inclusive growth as also on institution Afghanistan. Dr M V Rao, DG in his valedictory address

building to accomplish the goals of rural development. observed that he was happy to know that the

Referring to the programme design, he observed that participants have benefited from the programme in

exposure visits and group work planned as part of the understanding the various dimensions of project

programme will help the delegates to understand the management. He referred to the action plans

Indian initiatives and experiences. In tune with the presented by the delegates and hoped that the

objectives of the programme, the delegates have been delegates will put the action plans in to practice thus

exposed to different components of project helping the effective implementation of the projects in

management as also the tools and techniques which Afghanistan. Dr (Mrs) Nandita Chatterjee, Capacity

will be useful in the of project cycle. As part of the Building Advisor (UNDP), Afghanistan, in her remarks

presentations on these aspects, time was set apart for highlighted the benefits which the participants have

discussions and clarifications on the application of gained from the training programme and the exposure

various tools to programmes being implemented back visits which helped them to understand the Indian

home in Afghanistan. As one of the objectives of the efforts and experiences. The programme was

programme was to provide hands on experience on coordinated by Dr V K Reddy, Faculty, Research and

the Indian initiatives for rural development, visits to Training Division under the overall guidance of

selected projects in the state of Karnataka have been Dr M V Rao, Director General.

included. The participants had the opportunity to get


Afghanistan Rural Managers Leave with New Vision

International Training Programme on

“Planning and Management of Rural

Development Programmes” under the

ITEC programme was organised during th th30 September – 27 October, 2013

with the objective of orienting the

participants about Indian experience

on Planning and Management of Rural

Development Programmes. This

programme was attended by twenty

eight senior and middle level

development functionaries from

eighteen Afro-Asia and Latin American

countries. Primary Agriculture Co-operative Bank, Précision

Farming, SHG Micro Enterprises set up under the The Participants also undertook study visits to

facilitation of an NGO (MYRADA) in Krishnagiri district, Karnataka and Tamilnadu during October 18 – 24,

Tamilnadu. The participants interacted with beneficiaries 2013 to understand the ground realities in planning

of different programmes in Mandiya district, Karnataka and implementation of rural development projects at

and visited work sites of MGNREGS, Bharat Nirmal the grassroots level, as also to critically examine the

Abhiyan and some other state specific schemes including possibility of their sustainability and replicability in

Sericulture. At the end of the programme all the three their back home context. The participants were

groups presented their comprehensive reports. The divided into three groups and each group had been

participants presented papers sharing the approaches given the responsibility of preparing group report by

and methodology of p lanning fo l lowed in making in-depth analysis of project implementation

implementation of various rural development by interaction with various stakeholders. The

programmes in their countries. They were also taken for participants had focus group discussions with the

exposure visit to some of the successful rural members of SHGs and other beneficiaries covered

development projects implemented in Andhra Pradesh. under various schemes of rural development at the

village level in both the states. At the end of the study Dr M.V. Rao Director General, during the valediction visit, the participants shared their field observations received the feedback from the participants on the with the local officers and further compared the effectiveness and utility of the training programme. After Indian experience with that of their countries. The the valedictory address, he presented certificates along participants visited a number of projects related to with mementoes to the participants as a token of health and sanitation, IAY, drinking water purification appreciation and recognition. This programme was unit, Solid Waste Management implemented by coordinated by Dr K.P. Kumaran, Prof. & Head and Dr R. Pesatahalli Gram Panchayat, Dhoddabellapur Taluk of Chinnadurai, Asst. Professor, Centre for Planning, Bangalore Rural District. Participants also visited PDS, Monitoring and Evaluation of NIRD.


Afro-Asian Delegates Oriented on Rural Development Planning

N I R D D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l

Dr.M.V.Rao emphasised the need

for the use of geo-informatics

and remote sensing applications

for effective planning, project

implementation, monitoring and

evaluation of various Rural

Development Programmes in the

CIRDAP Region among the

CMCs, while inaugurating the

NIRD-CIRDAP Collaborative

I n t e r n a t i o n a l T r a i n i n g

Programme on Geo-Informatics

App l i ca t ions i n Ru ra l

Development for Sharing

Innovative and Best Practices" Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Rural held during 22 – 31 October , 2013 at CGARD, NIRD, Development by National and State level departments Hyderabad. The programme was sponsored by the namely NBSS & LUP at Bangalore, Karnataka State Ministry of Rural Development, GoI. Dr V Madhava Rao, Remote Sensing Agency at Bangalore & Mysore, etc. Professor & Head (CGARD) & Programme coordinator The delegates acquired knowledge and exchangedpresented the programme design, contents and various their views on utilizing GIS applications during resources which the delegates will be equipped with to interaction with the officials and stakeholders in the enable them to design and develop numerous geo-Study Tour.informatic based applications in various sectors. Dr

Vasanti Rajendran, Director(ICD), CIRDAP highlighted The programme was well received by all the CMC the need for more collaborative programmes. delegates who appreciated the efforts made by NIRD-

CIRDAP in making the programme a very practical and In all 23 delegates from 12 countries representing useful one. Particularly the GPS applications, open Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, source software Q-GIS & GRASS, visit to INCOIS-Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Srilanka, Disaster Tsunami Support Centre, future technologies of Thailand and Vietnam participated in the programme. GIS – APIB, GPR, LIDAR, Sensor and Mobile The delegates presented papers on the technological technologies. The delegates appreciated the capabilities of CMCs in the use of geo-informatic programme for its inputs and some of the best Geo-technology applications in the CIRDAP region. During informatics applications and innovative practices which the programme, various innovative and best practices can be carried out in similar fashion in their back home were discussed including geo-informatics in agriculture, contextland and water resources, forest resource management,

Bhuvan web resources and Geo-Informatics The programme concluded with the valedictory address applications in Disaster Management in South East Asia. by Dr M V Rao , Director General NIRD. The programme Also, training on Open Source Software on Q-GIS, was coordinated by Dr V Madhava Rao, Professor & GRASS and Location Based Services with GPS, was Head, Dr R R Hermon, Associate Professor, imparted with extensive hands on sessions. Dr P KesavaRao , Assistant Professor; Shri D S R Murthy,

Assistant professor of CGARD, NIRD, Hyderabad and A Study Tour was organised to Bangalore and Mysore Dr Vasanti Rajendran, Director(ICD), CIRDAP .for exposure on Pilot and Demonstrative Projects on

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NIRD – CIRDAP Collaborative International Training Programme

Small Scale Industrialists in the Making

In Ipperu a group of seven members from different

SHG Groups of the same village had decided to open

Phenol and Surf making units. They started Phenol-

making unit by contributing Rs250/-per head as an

initial investment. They pooled a small amount of Rs.

1700/ as an investment. With this amount they bought

material required and started the activity. They made

101 bottles of phenol. After finishing the product the

next step was how to sell or market it. Thinking that no

one would buy their product at local level, they

decided to market it either at Kudair or Anantapur at

the rate of ` 40/- a bottle of one litre. But to their

surprise all 101 bottles sold out in Ipperu village itself.

betterment of their economic conditions and The small or mini-industrialists, (that is how they liked

livelihoods by way of providing them required inputs, to be called), earned more than ` 4000. With the

guidance and confidence building. The women have surprising marketing break-through they got, there

been undergoing training in various vocations like was no limit to their happiness. The women are now

Home Based Products, Paper Bag, Handmade Soap, very confident of launching more products and

Vermi-compost, Leaf Plate, etc. All these training expanding their market base to other surrounding

programmes were conducted by RTP, NIRD. The towns including Kudair and Anantapur.

participants of Ipperu Panchayat have also been As part of NIRD-CHRD-Action Research Project on Self engaged in other training Programmes being Help Groups Convergence with Animal Husbandry conducted at district level by RDT and RUDSETI. Many activities in Ipperu Gram Panchayat, Kudair Mandal, of them have started units such as Phenol, Hand Bag Anantapur district, AP, the Centre has been organising and Washing Powder. Dr.Gyanmudra, Project Director the training programmes for Self Help Group is the moving force behind the success of the members of Ipperu, Antaraganga and Nagireddypalle programmes.villages to strengthen their skills and capacities for the

Artisans Trained in Natural DyeingRural Technology Park (RTP) organised a Training

Course on Natural Dyes on Cotton Yarn” during 23 -30

September, 2013. About 25 artisans from Gujarat,

Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka and

Goa states participated in the training programme.

They represented Weavers Wheel, Avani-Kumaon,

Kahmir Dyers, Creative Dyers, Foreline, and Charkha

organisations. The artisans were provided hands-on As a part of the training programme the participants experience in making different eco friendly natural were taken to ANGRAU –NAIP value chain on Natural Dyes like Indigo, Manjista, Anar/Dhanima, Harda, Black, dye project at Lakadikapool, Hyderabad and were Katha, etc by Smt Jagada Rajappa, Key resource person provided exposure to the recent advancements in the Dastakar Andhra.

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The International Training Programme on “Rural Credit programme. The programme was organised to increase

for Poverty Alleviation”, sponsored by Ministry of the knowledge and skills of the participants of

External Affairs, Government of India was conducted by developing countries in the field of microcredit. The

the Centre for Rural Credit and Development Banking major objectives of the programme are to facilitate the

from 2 to 29 September, 2013. The programme was participants' understanding on importance of micro-

inaugurated by Dr.M.V.Rao, IAS, Director General, who credit in alleviating poverty, to provide a platform to the

discussed the importance of credit for poverty participants of member countries to share their

alleviation. He also urged the participants to learn from experiences and success stories of microcredit activities

micro-financing experiences of India in bringing the in their countries, to equip the participants with tips for

poor people into group fold for successful successful launching and managing micro enterprises

management of credit and thereby improving their and forming saving and credit groups and to increase

standard of living. 24 participants from 14 countries, the participants' knowledge and skill in maintaining

namely Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, accounts of SHG and MFIs. Topics including Rural

Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Srilanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Development Indian Experience, Microfinance

Thailand, Zambia and Zimbabwe attended the Development, Bangladesh Joint Liability Model on Credit

Credit for Poverty Alleviation

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natural dyes, value addition, block printing, advanced by Mrs.Prasanna of Dharam outlet, Begumpet,

machinery used in the extraction of natural dyes . Hyderabad. The participants were taken on field visit to

Chennur village of Adilabad district where they Smt Sarada, Emeritus Scientist, ANGRAU and her team interacted with local weavers on indigo vat preparation. shared their experiences and knowledge about natural On 30.09.2013 the participants were awarded dyes with the participants.certificates by Dr. Y. Gangi Reddy, Additional Project

In addition to these, the preparation and making of director (APD),RTP and smt Jagada Rajappa - Key

natural Dyes, and marketing techniques were discussed resource person, Dastakar Andhra.

Provisions, Livelihood Options in developing the status of microfinance activities in their countries. The

countries, Rural Technologies, Gender issues in Director General Dr. M.V.Rao interacted with the

Microfinance, Social Mobilisation and Federating participants with the help of a microfinance documentary

SHGs, etc. film which has recorded the success story of microcredit

in the district of Midinapore in West Bengal while he was The trainees were taken on a study tour to Warangal in serving as the District Collector, in the valedictory session Andhra Pradesh and Bidar in Karnataka for five days and awarded the certificates and presented token gifts on for an exposure on the subject. The participants were behalf of the NIRD. exposed to the working of Krishi Vigyan Kendra at

Warangal and Livestock Research Station at Mamoor The programme was coordinated by Dr. B. K. Swain,

and other places. Professor and Head of the Centre for Rural Credit and

Development Banking and supported by the three project During the last week of the training programme the consultants working in the Centre.participants presented reports of their field visits and

Fish Farming Prospects Bright

The Centre for Rural Credit and policies for financing the activities The participants assured the

Development Banking (CRCDB) of involving fish farming. The D i re c to r G e n e r a l o f t h e i r

the NIRD organised an Exposure discussions were held on Initiatives commitment and promised to

Programme on Fish Farming for in promotion of fish farming by support with suitable policy

Chairmen/CEOs of RRBs & N F D B & S t a t e G o v t s . , initiatives at the bank level and

DCCBs from 4 - 6, September 2013 Developmental models of fish seek guidance of the NIRD and

a t N I R D, H y d e r a b a d . 2 2 c u l t i v a t i o n a n d a r e a s o f NFDB whenever required.

participants in the capacity of the intervention for banks, investment The participants were taken on C h a i r m e n / C E O s , G e n e r a l opportunities in post-harvest and field visit to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Managers/Senior functionaries of marketing seasons. The discussions

where they interacted with the the RRBs & DCCBs participated in were lead by Dr M V Rao, IAS,

fishermen groups and understood the Exposure programme. The Director General and the Chief

t h e i r r e q u i r e m e n t s . T h e main objective of the programme Executive, NFDB.

interactions were also held with the was to expose the policy makers Dr Rao, exposed the participants field level functionaries of the State and the senior level functionaries to the opportunities in their areas Fisheries Development Board. Dr to the opportunities in financing of working, brining out his

for fish farming. The programme Paul Pandian, Dr C K Murthy, personal experience and the scope was organised in collaboration Executive Directors, NFDB, Dr. B S for the bank's intervention. He felt with the National Fisheries Gir i , Senior Scient ist , CIFA that since the RRBs and the DCCBs Development Board (NFDB). The are associated directly with discussed with the participants and participants from the States of financing of the small and marginal clarified on the schemes of NFDB Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and farmers, fishermen groups, etc. and dwelt on technical and non Chattisgarh participated in the they have greater role to play in technical issues. exposure programme. extending finance to the various

The Programme was coordinated The sessions largely included activities of the sector. He

by Shri K R Padmanabha Rao, discussions oriented to making the interacted with each one of the NIRD, Hyderabad and Shri A K e x e c u t i v e s a w a r e o f t h e participants regarding the vast Mathur NIRD, Jaipur. opportunities and evolve the scope in their geographical region.

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Social Justice

A Tra in ing P rogramme on in the Programme. The training The participants were taken to

'Panchayati Raj and Social Justice” objectives include to share the Chevella Mandal to examine the

was organised by Centre for e x p e r i e n c e s o f e l e c t e d works under execution for the

Panchayati Raj (CPR) during 16 – 20 representatives and functionaries of upliftment of scheduled castes and

September, 2013 a t N IRD, Panchayati Raj Institutions, to focus tribes, the land development and

Hyderabad. Dr. K. Jayalakshmi, on the implementation of Tribal

reclamation provided for vegetable P rofe s so r i naugura ted the Sub-plan (TSP) and Special

and mango groves and the concept programme and shared her Component Plan (SCP), to highlight

thoughts about Panchayati Raj and the role of Panchayati Raj of convergence with MGNREGA.

Social Justice. About 17 members Institutions in the implementation The programme was coordinated representing the PRI elected of developmental act iv i t ies

by Dr. Y. Bhaskar Rao, Associate representatives and others from a n d t h e r o l e o f e l e c t e d

Professor, Centre for Panchayati Raj Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, representatives belonging to the

under the overall guidance and Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil weaker sections in the decision

supervision of Dr. K. Jayalakshmi. Nadu and West Bengal participated making process.

Capacity Building of Bank Officials

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A Sponsored Training Programme for Officers of in RTP in NIRD.

Union Bank of India on the theme “Credit Delivery and An “Induction Training Programme for Newly

Recovery Management” was conducted from 2 to 6 Recruited Agriculture Officers of Dena Bank" was

September, 2013. The programme was coordinated by conducted from 16 to 21 September, 2013.

Shri. R. Koteswara Rao, Project Consultant (CRCDB) and Shri. V. Rama Mohana Rao, Project Consultant (CRCDB)

22 participants from all over India attended. Topics coordinated the programme. The programme was

discussed were KCC and Term Lending in Agriculture designed keeping in view the basic governing principles

Sector, indepth discussion on financial inclusion and and procedures of lending as stipulated by Reserve Bank

SHG Movement. The NPA and Recovery Management of India, NABARD and Govt. of India. Dena Bank

and the various legal avenues available for reduction of deputed 31 newly recruited officers dealing with

NPAs were highlighted. The participants from Central agriculture credit in their Bank. The participants were

India appreciated the success of SHG movement in given inputs on selection, identification, processing and

Southern States and they also wanted to make the analysing the credit proposals relating to Agriculture

SHG linkage a success in their respective areas of and Allied Activities, in addition to basic banking

operation. They were also impressed with the activities functions, commercial law, security aspects and

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documentation. The overall view of rural setup and undergone training. All these officers were having

agricultural activity in India were dealt with in detail to Agricultural background with Graduate and Post

provide rural orientation to the participants. All the Graduate Degrees in Agriculture and Allied Subjects. A

participants expressed satisfaction on the programme few of them have also done MBA and Agricultural

and wanted NIRD to conduct such programmes at Engineering. As these Officers were new to banking and

frequent intervals for the benefit of operating staff to deal with agriculture finance a special programme

working at Branch / Controlling Office / Training was designed with topics like opportunities for lending

Centres. They felt that this kind of training they received for agriculture, priority sector, investment credit, etc.,

for the first time after joining the Bank will be useful for apart from general banking subjects. These topics were

their day to day work and dealing with different kinds of discussed with more emphasis on rural development

credit proposals in Agriculture & Allied Activities. The

with credit facility. Their skills and attitudes were success stories of SHG movement and the functioning of

improved with the inputs in the training programme. A Micro Credit for the removal of Poverty were also

field visit was also arranged to interact with SHG women shared in the classroom as well as by a field visit to SHGs

at Jukal village Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy in a village.

district, A.P. to create awareness about women An exclusive sponsored “Induction Training

empowerment through credit. The participants Programme for Newly Recruited Agriculture

expressed satisfaction about the training and felt Officers of Dena Bank was organised from 23 - 28

confident to deal with agriculture lending in their Bank. September, 2013 wherein 31 participants have

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ICT Application and e-Governance

A Training Programme on ICT Applications and e- The participants were exposed to National Agricultural

Knowledge Portal and were provided hands-on-Governance was organised by CIT at NIRD during

experience to have a feel of different modules on September 16-20, 2013. As many as 48 participants

various aspects of agricultural needs ranging from from nine States including 11 female participants

common man to advanced scientists. In a short span of engaged in Rural Development, Agriculture,

30 months the whole portal was made ready and the Horticulture, Health, Education, etc. have taken the

credit for its innovation, which acclaimed many advantage of the programme. The programme focused

national/international awards goes to the young on National e-Governance Plan and Best ICT practices /

Principal Scientist of Directorate of Rice Research, projects implemented in the country touching core Hyderabad.sectors such as Agriculture, Health, Education and

Citizen Centric Delivery of Services which were The programme was coordinated by Dr. P Satish

highlighted by the experts in the respective domains. Chandra Head, CIT and Shri G V Satya Narayana from

The programme also received high level appreciation. Centre for Information Technology of the Institute.

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A Training Programme on analysing using SPSS package, for report writing were also dealt

Information Technology for Data d a t a p r e s e n t a t i o n u s i n g with at length. Dr. M. V. Rao, IAS,

Management and Analysis was d e s c r i p t i ve s t a t i s t i c s a n d Director General, NIRD interacted

organised by CIT at NIRD during crosstabulations, data mining, etc., with the officials on the subject.

October 21-25, 2013. The main with a view to equipping them to Thirty one senior and middle level

thrust of the programme was to discharge their responsibilities in officials from seven States including

discuss latest IT techniques in data effective and analytical manner. five female participants engaged in

management and analysis , The subject matter specialists Rural Development, Agriculture,

i l lustrate a few stat ist ical covered the important and Economics and Statistics, Planning,

procedures for analysing the data relevant topics such as formulation Health, Education, Training,

and to provide computer skills on of hypothesis and testing: t-test, research institutes and universities

how to use the statistical package A N O VA , C o r r e l a t i o n a n d took advantages of the programme.

for social sciences with suitable Regression Analysis, Factor The programme was coordinated

data sets. The participants were Analysis, PCA using SPSS and by Dr. P. Satis Chandra and Shri G V

provided hands-on experience on interpretation of results. Also, the Satya Narayana from Centre for

different aspects such as data topics on Participatory Monitoring Information Technology of the

preparation procedures for and Evaluation Techniques and tips Institute.

IT Techniques in Data Management

National Rural Livehihood Mission Programme

A training programme on “Induction cum Immersion Federations, Layering etc. The participants were taken

Training on NRLM for State Level Resource Persons of to Warangal district on field visit where they were

SRLMs and CBAs” was organised at NIRD, Hyderabad exposed to the processes of SHG formation, Meeting

during Sept 23– 2 Oct, 2013. 48 participants involved process, Decision making, Leadership, Book keeping,

in the Implementation of NRLM from twelve Capacity Panchasutras, etc. The participants also interacted

Building Agencies (CBAs) and from four State Rural with the Implementing officials like Project Director,

Livelihood Missions of Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab, DRDA and District Project Managers on Indira Krathi

Tripura and West Bengal participated in the Padham (IKP) activities. The participants made

programme. individual paper presentations on their field visit

observations followed by a detailed discussion.The main objective of the programme was to orient

the participants to various aspects of NRLM such as The programme was coordinated by Dr.N.V.Madhuri,

Social Mobilization, Social Inclusion, SHG concept, Faculty Member (CSERE) and Shri.K.P.Rao, Head

SHG Bank Linkage, Intensive Block Strategy, SHG (CSERE).

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The training programme on topics like capacity building, PRA the marginalised groups.

Managing of Self-employment and Participatory Identification of Computer sk i l ls have been Projects for SHGs was held at Poor, Social Mobilisation, poverty imparted by the NGO to youths for IGPR&GVS, Jaipur from 9-13 i s s u e s , i n n o va t i v e p ro j e c t

better placement. The participants September, 2013. identification, monitoring and

interacted with the officials of NGO eva lua t ion , gender i s sues , The programme is attended by 37

initially at Bubani village and then marketing aspects etc., were persons from the State comprising

proceeded to Ralawata village for covered. Field based cases on SHG Government Project Officers,

interacting with the SHG members projects focusing on problems and BDOs, State and District Project who were the members of the NGO. prospects were also shared with the Mangers (NRLM), Bank officers, The program was coordinated by participants through film shows to Lead District Managers and NGOs.

enlighten them about the reality. Dr.Shankar Chatterjee, Associate The training programme was

One day field visit was organised to Prof, (CPME), NIRD, Hyderabad and designed in such a way that Ajmer district where an NGO viz., Dr. (Mrs) Jyotsna Bhardwaj and Ms. par t ic ipants ga in sk i l l s to Gramin Mahila Viksh Sansthan at Ramnika Kaur, Faculty Members of implement SHG related projects Bubani village has been working for

meticulously. In view of this, various IGPR&GVS.

Self-employment Projects

NIRD Honored with National Education Leadership Award

“Dainik Bhaskar - National Education Leadership Award was conferred to the Institute in recognition of its role as a

leader B-School. The Award was received by Dr. S. M. Ilyas, Project Director, Distance Education Cell and Head, Centre

for Post Graduate Studies at the Award Ceremony held at Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 23 October, 2013.

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Organisation of Hindi Day Celebration in NIRD

thHindi fortnight was celebrated during 10 to 25 about the Hindi Day.

During the fortnight the competitions organised September, 2013 and on 25 September, 2013 Hindi Day

include:Celebration was organised in the Institute. While

Essay Writing, Hindi Elocution for Officers and Staff, presiding over the function Dr. M.V. Rao, Director

Hindi Elocution for PGDRDM, Hindi Anthaksheri for General of the Institute congratulated all the Staff on the

Officers and Staff, Hindi Anthaksheri for PGDRDM occasion of Hindi Day Celebration and stated that the

Diploma students and Hindi Memory Test for Group 'D" Hindi Section has created pleasant atmosphere by

employees of the Institute.organising. Hindi Competitions. He added that Hindi

Large number of Officers and Staff and PGDRDM Language work should not be limited to Hindi fortnight

Students participated in these competitions. or Hindi Day but it should continue for 365 days. Ms.

Dr. M.V. Rao, Director General distributed the prizes to Chanda M. Pandit, Financial Advisor and Dr. Ilyaas

the winners of the competitions. Smt. Anita Pandey, Project Director (DEC) also spoke on the occasion and

Asst. Director (OL) coordinated overall the programme congratulated the Hindi Section Staff and Officers. Shri

and Shri E. Ramesh, Sr. Hindi Translator presented vote Dharmendra Kumar, Asst. Registrar (Estt) welcomed the

of thanks. guests and Shri Narhar Dev, Consultant (Hindi) briefed

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JUTE PRODUCTSPAPER PLATE UNIT

RTP Activities

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Book-Pocket (Contains Printed Matter)

Director General : Dr. M. V. Rao, IAS

Editor: Anil Takalkar, Associate Professor and Head, CMRD

Editorial Inputs for this issue: Ravi Prasad Benjamin, Media Consultant, CMRD,

Photographs : P. Subrahmanyam; Cover Design : V. G. Bhat: Published by Anil Takalkar, Associate Professor & Head, CMRD

on behalf of the National Institute of Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 and printed at Vaishnavi Laser Graphics, Hyderabad.

Participants of International Programme

at NIRD Acquiring Geo-Informatics Skills

Participants of International Programme

at NIRD Acquiring Geo-Informatics Skills

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