1.Dr. Yoginder. K. Alagh, Chairman, IRMA - Chairman2.Shri B.K. Sinha, Secretary, Department of Rural Development - Member 3.Shri A.N. P.Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj - Member 4.Shri Mohd. Haleem Khan, Director General, CAPART - Member5.Dr. Arvind Mayaram, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Rural Development - Member6. Dr. S. Parasuraman, Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai - Member7.Shri K.N. Janardhan, RUDSETI, Ujrei, Mysore, (representing DMET) - Member8.Dr. M.N. Roy, Principal Secretary, Deptt. of Rural Development, Govt. of West Bengal. - Member9.Shri S. M. Vijayanand, Principal Secretary, Local Self-Government and Rural Development, Government of Kerala. - Member10.Shri Pramathesh Ambasta, Samaj Pragati Sahayog, Bagli Tehsil, Diwas District, Madhya Pradesh. - Member 11. Shri Niten Chandra, Joint Secretary (Trg.)Ministry of Rural Development - Member-Secretary

• To assess the existing capacities and limitations of RD training institutions i.e. NIRD, SIRDs and ETCs and suggest measures for further strengthening.

• To assess training needs of the PR and RD functionaries at State, District, Block and GP levels.

• To examine issues relating to manpower management of NIRD• To suggest measures to strengthen linkage of NIRD with other training

Institutions such as SIRDs, ATIs, CBOs, IITs, etc.• To make recommendations regarding modes of training to be adopted

including pedagogical methods, introduction of SATCOM/Distance Mode of training especially for e-PRIs

• Enlisting RSETIs for imparting training to RD and PR functionaries, e-PRIs at sub-state and grassroots level

• To suggest training strategy for conduct of training programmes on the convergence of MoRD flagship RD programmes at various level.

Introduction• Autonomous body under Ministry of Rural Development • Undertakes training, research, action research and consultancy in

rural development sector• Celebrated its golden jubilee in December, 2008 with President of

India as Chief Guest • The President hailed NIRD as a premier institution for RD

managers.She advocated development of farmer friendly machines and making available technologies for developing rural communities.

• Vision - Promoting programmes benefitting rural poor, democratic

decentralization, operational efficiency of RD and PRI functionaries, transfer of technology and environmental awareness.

Mission• To examine and analyze factors contributing to economic and

social well being of rural people on sustainable basis with focus on rural poor and disadvantaged groups by improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of RD officials and non-officials through training, workshops etc.

Structure and organization• NIRD at Hyderabad with Regional Centres at Guwahati and Patna.

Establishment of NIRD Centre for Rural Employment and Livelihood Studies at Jaipur planned.

• 47- member General Council with MRD as President and a 14- member Executive Council with MRD as Chairman.

• Director General as Chief Executive Officer assisted by a DDG, Financial Adviser, Registrar and multi-disciplinary faculty.

• Three Standing Committees - Academic Committee, Selection Committee and Committee on Administration and Finance - also function.

Infrastructure and Faculty• Very good infrastructure including well-equipped conference halls,

library, computer centre, furnished guest houses, health centre, gymnasium, swimming pool and a community hall.

• About 80 multi-disciplinary faculty including specialists, trainers, researchers and consultants.

• A Faculty Development Scheme in operation to address the professional needs of academic staff.

Centres• 19 faculty Centres ranging from wage employment, self-

employment, watershed and natural resource management, rural infrastructure, gender empowerment, equity and social development and human resource development, etc.

Training Activities• Conduct Training programmes for about 10000 Senior Officers and

Executives in RD management and PRI elected members at NIRD Headquarters and Regional Centres, SIRDs, etc.

• Focal areas include wage and self-employment, land, water and forestry management, drinking water and sanitation, rural technologies, rural credit and micro-finance , IT, geo-informatics , communication and media applications, planning, monitoring and evaluation

• Training methods cover experience sharing, experiential learning, group discussions, case studies, role play, simulation games, lecture-cum-discussions , panel discussions, field visits , exposure visits to best practices sites, participatory training methods, projects, etc.

• Also undertake curriculum development, prepare training manuals and guidelines for MORD Schemes.

• The training programmes include General Programmes for 6 days, TOTs for trainers and stakeholders, off-campus and regional programmes , Workshops and Seminars and International Training Programmes.

• NIRD Training Performance:

Year Programmes Organised

Participants

2004-05 215 6253

2005-06 230 6453

2006-07 271 7671

2007-08 300 7942

2008-09 300 10894

2009-10 475 34156

2010-11(projected)

906 41000

Research• NIRD research themes include: poverty reduction and rural employment,

environment and sustainable development, decentralization and good governance and transfer of technology.

• Research studies conducted in the past cover : tribal and dalit issues, governance for the poor, technology transfer to the poor, access to quality credit to the poor, public-private partnerships, contract farming, tenancy relations and livelihoods of the poor, NREGA, SGSY, and IAY, Water and Sanitation, community mobilization, Natural Resources Management.

NIRD Research Performance Year Research Projects completed

2004-05 30

2006-07 34

2007-08 30

2008-09 15

2009-10 13

2010-11(ongoing) 68

Post Graduate Diploma and Distance Education Programmes• Completed the first one year PG Diploma in Rural Development

Management in August, 2009 to develop a committed cadre of RD Management Professionals ; Second batch in progress.

• One year PG Diploma programme in Sustainable rural developmentthrough distant mode started in December, 2009 in association with University of Hyderabad.

Rural Technology Park• Established in 1999 at NIRD campus for transfer of technologies to

villages and to accelerate dissemination of appropriate and affordable technologies to rural poor.

• Houses Solar Power Unit managed by illiterate women, National Rural Building Centre and Sanitation Park and showcases variety of low cost rural technologies.

Networking with State RD Training Institutions• Have intensified efforts to strengthen dynamic linkage with

SIRDs and ETCs. • NIRD designate senior faculty members as State Link Officer

for each State/SIRD to help in State training and research programmes.

• Organizes annual National Colloquia of SIRDs and ETCs for developing close and intimate linkages.

• NIRD offers Trainer’s Training Programme for faculty of SIRDs and ETCs

• Extends funding support to SIRDs for taking up short term research.

• Centre for Media and Rural Documentation of NIRD caters to the information needs of SIRDs.

Financial Status• MoRD provides 100% funding support towards Plan and Non-

Plan to NIRD.• Details of Receipts of Grants and Expenditure

YearReceipt Expenditure

Plan Non-Plan Plan Non-Plan

2004-2005 899.90 742.00 757.32 998.94

2005-2006 1000.00 792.00 1105.47 792.00

2006-2007 1200.00 886.00 953.04 962.00

2007-2008 1000.00 900.00 1031.27 996.79

2008-2009 1681.00 1153.00 1576.15 1352.34

2009-2010 3000.00 1727.00 3003.44 1722.20

2010-2011 10500.00 1600.00 329.45* 296.15*

(Rs. in Lakhs)

* Upto 31.05.2010.

NIRD formulated a Vision Document which mainly provides for• Creation of a Technology Bank for traditional and non-traditional

technologies.• Propagation of Distance Mode of Education.• Greater International Engagement.• Technological up-gradation of C-GARD.• Infrastructure through automatic mapping and facilitation management

using GIS technologies.• Module mapping • Creation of new centres• Networking of credit institutions and alternative banking.• Up-gradation of facilities at NIRD• Networking of Training Institutions• Creation of Land Bank• Deeper engagement with PESA

• Report on Impact of NIRD Training ( Apr 92 to Jun, 93)

• Report of Task Force for identification of main themes of training & research & appropriate institutional mechanisms - NIRD

• Report on NIRD’s Vision for 21st Century (1997) – Academy of Human Resource Development, Hyderabad

• Report on Training Programmes conducted by NIRD – Internal Work Study Unit

A virtual academy has to be designed to provide the four-way information connectivity between scientific institutions consortiums

(lab-to-lab), between institutions and users (lab-to-land), between

traditional rural knowledge base to technical experts (land-to-lab) and for lateral learning between rural

families (land-to-land)

• Dualism in Indian Economy – sluggish agriculture, widening rural-urban inequalities

• Knowledge as a source of growth : diffusion of rural technologies to trigger growth process

• Scattering of knowledge across Institutions : need to bring them together

• Knowledge leveraging for faster and inclusive growth• Need for networked functioning• AGRINDUS Dream: Coordination between agriculture,

industry and commerce – need for massive collaboration between academic institutions and other sectors and agencies

• To serve as a national hub of knowledge connectivity for Rural Development by networking a set of regional hubs or the Regional Platforms for Knowledge Connectivity.

• To support development of plans and policies for rural development by research, training and demonstration and create functioning packages of social technologies, physical technologies and economic policy strategies for various agro-climatic regions.

• To facilitate development of techno-managerial cadres needed for the rural development plans of the country – and to this end create innovative academic programmes. At the same time, evolve HRD package (including training) suitable for the development of each region.

• To help in working out S&T intervention modules, particularly for the development leap-frogging of the backward regions, by synergizing the resources that are available with various stake-holders like UGC, ICAR, CSIR, industries, ISRO, NGOs and private sector institutions.

• To help create special institutional structures and schemes for nurturing leadership in regional development/ entrepreneurship with special focus on the most backward regions.

• To sponsor creation of new ‘regional rural development universities’, particularly in the most backward agro-climatic regions where networking-mix is not feasible because of non-availability of the requisite infrastructure and skill at present.

Professional Dimension`

Typical Institution Remarks on the Institution

Regional rural development

Gujarat Vidyapith, AhmedabadInstitute of Rural Development, Anand

Both the institutions together can help plan for the development of rural/ tribal areas

Regional Planning CEPT university An unique institute in land-use planning of the rural region

Entrepreneurship development

Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Bhat

Nationally renowned entrepreneurship training centre

Health CEHAT, CHETNA An NGO, well-known for health initiative

Environment N.M. Sadguru Water and Development Foundation AKRDP, DSC

Environment institutes with specialization in watershed

Specific livelihood direction

NDDB, GCMMF, emerging Producer Companies in Saurashtra Venkateshwara Hatcheries, SEWA Rural, Private Corporations

These institutions are nationally known frontlines

Coordinator

• Specializations:– Agriculture development & technology– Rural Institute Building– Economic policy analysis– Emerging technology and networking group

• Experts / functionaries with following responsibility/specialization– Innovative programme planning / policies– R & D networking– HRD networking

• ICT support unit – collaboration with CEC, Edusat

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