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

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NIRD&PR Faculty VisitAfghanistan 9

Narendra Singh Tomar takescharge of the RuralDevelopment Ministry

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Tenth Batch of PGDRDM ofNIRD&PR Graduates

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Renewable Energy-RuralDevelopment 3

Training on Enhancing Governancein Regional Rural Banks

Behaviour ChangeCommunication for SBM....... 14

ToT Programme for BarefootTechnicians on MGNREGS 11

Union Minister for RuralDevelopment Visits NIRD&PR 16

In this issue

National Seminar on ‘Equity, Accessand Inclusion - Transforming RuralIndia through Financial Inclusion’

ToT Course on “Skill Developmentfor Rural Youth”

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CDAC & CGARD Workshop onVikaspedia 17

Capacity Building Training Programmeon CSR in Sustainable Rural Development 13

Workshop on Academic Initiativesof NIRD&PR and SIRDs 18

Special Study Forum on‘Sustainable Development ..... 18


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Reducing the emissions in the era of growing energydemand is a big challenge and the renewable energy isfound to be a very important way out. The government

of India is appropriately concentrating on the issue to harnessthe large potential of the renewable energy available in theform of sunlight but it is not without challenges. Awarenessgeneration is one of the areas that requires attention to createdemand for renewable energy solutions and equipments.

Energy is one of the most important components forreducing poverty and providing vital facilities in the area ofhealth, literacy, governance and equitable growth. There isundeniable relation between access to high quality energyservices with human development and standards of living.Inadequate and unequally distributed energy services createhindrance for employment generation and act as a constraintto education and health services.

The 2011 census estimates that almost 85 per cent of ruralIndia depends on solid fuels for their cooking needs andlighting. It indicates the level of challenges. Even though themajority of the rural households have a grid connection, itdoes not guarantee access to reliable electricity. The rural-urban gap in energy access levels is also very significant.

The government of India gave much attention to ruralclean energy sector by supporting, distributing and generatingin the form of community based, self-sufficient, bio-mass andsolar power. It has set out the scale of the targets and aJawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission from 20 gw to 100 gw by2022. National Solar Mission has an ambitious goal ofproviding 2 crore solar lighting systems in place of crescentlamps to rural communities.

Solar lanterns are one of the important applications in therural areas for lighting purpose with key features as LEDs,mobile charging, battery backups, etc. These lanterns areenvironment-friendly and can be immensely useful forchildren’s study besides household and other economicactivities. They have huge potential to replace currently usedkerosene lamps which help in reducing the subsidy componenton kerosene.

Solar energy is the best option for rural population andwith the improved technology the prices have come down

drastically and the facilities which were found to beunaffordable earlier are now within the reach of the commonman also.

With the standard of living improving the facilities in thevillages near to the urban ways, the same has become moreenergy intensive. With the increased demand, even in the gridvillages the failure of transformers has become a commonfeature leading to the inadequate supply of power making thelife difficult. With the solar energy, the problems encounteredcan be overcome.

Rural Technolog y Park (RPT), NIRD&PR is dulyidentifying the issues involved both in grid and non-gridvillages and started addressing the same with a few smallinterventions in its adopted villages, tribal schools, etc.

Solar street light system was one of the major interventionsand the experiences are as below:

In Kerimal village in East Champaran district of Bihar,people have seen light for the first time. It had so happenedthat the solar street lights were installed in the night beforeHoli festival on March 5, 2015. People felt that a real Holihad come to the village.

Amaragiri, a Chenchu tribe habitation on the banks ofSrisailam back waters of Krishna River, Mamidala, inNalgonda district of Telangana, Thimmapuram near Bheemiliin Andhra Pradesh are among the villages that saw the benefitsof solar light for the first time.

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Wherever we adopt villages, solar lights arenatural choice. In the adopted villages,NIRD&PR faculty interacted with thevillagers in planning and development ofdifferent activities. There was a clear demandand necessity of solar streetlights. In fact, thereis a requirement in thousands of villages in thecountry. The endeavour of RTP, NIRD&PRwas to spread the initiative in the identifiedvillages so that they will be models for othersto follow.

Earlier, the concept of solar streetlights wasdifferent. A normal solar street light wouldcost not less than around `15000. RTP,NIRD&PR pursued its unit partners on theneed for innovative designs and on the cost of the streetlights.As a results, the prices could be reduced to less than ` 5,000making it easily affordable to people. We always insist onpartnership from the villages as anything given free may getmisused and neglected. Our team goes to villages and withthe help of the local youth who are trained for this purpose,the lights are demonstrated with proper documentation.Generally, public places like school, hospital and otherimportant points in the village are given preference so thatthe maximum benefit is derived.

The kind of joy experienced by the villagers is to be seento be believed. In almost all these villages there was no lightafter sunset. It was difficult for the people to come out perhapsfor this reason. They remained confined to their homes. Therewas also a fear factor which kept people inside their homes indarkness.

The improvement in design of the streetlights includeseliminating the need for poles. It is user-friendly and can befixed to a tree, roof of a house or any similar place. It has cutdown the price of the solar lights. The efforts made by thefaculty in installing the solar lights in the adopted villages likePatori in Chattarpur district of Bundelkhand, Tirathgarhvillage in Chhattisgarh, Sonjhari in Dhamtari district ofChhattisgarh are worth experiencing.

The feedback from the villagers has been inspiring.Depending upon the size of the village 10 to 30 lights wereinstalled. About 45 villages across the country have beencovered under this demonstrative approach which helped todevelop rapport in villages. Installation of solar lights in onevillage creates demand for similar facilities in adjoiningvillages. Several representations were received for lights in thevillages. Our idea was to create awareness and develop models,

so that the ideas can be spread around the villages. There wasalso a course of fear of theft of these lights or parts of the lights.Adequate care was taken for building awareness and sense ofownership among villagers before the installation is taken up.The nearest house owner is given the responsibility to lookafter the solar lights.

To create awareness among students, a few schools in thetribal areas of Khammam district which were excelling in themoulding of the children and bringing out successfully in thecompetitive examinations, they were facilitated with solarpower packs to encourage such schools. This resulted increating greater awareness among the children and even inthe surrounding villages.

One of the challenges identified by NIRD&PR is themaintenance and the capacity building of the villagers withregard to the servicing of the equipment. Series of trainingprogrammes were taken up by NIRD&PR through its RTPunit partners and the villagers/youth were trained in theinstallation and maintenance of the solar street lights andassembling of the lanterns, etc. After training, a few units gotestablished by the successful trainees in the assembling of thesolar products by facilitating the supply of raw material, etc.Tool kits were also provided to the trainees who have takenup the responsibility of maintaining the solar streetlights inthe villages. These trainees are even guided over phoneswhenever they brought the problems to our notice.

To develop the technicians in the field of solar energywhich is the need of the hour, RTP, NIRD&PR iscollaborating with the NGOs in conducting the trainingprogrammes under ‘Surya Mitra’ programme of NISE(National Institute of Solar Energy) besides conducting itsown training programmes with the help of the technologypartners.


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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar on July 6, 2016 took chargeas the Union Minister for Rural Development,Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation. He

was the Minister of Steel and Mines before moving to his newassignments.

Born in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh on June 12,1957, Shri Tomar was elected to the Lok Sabha for the sec-ond term from Gwalior in 2014. He was also a member ofthe Rajya Sabha from January 2009 to May 2009. Earlier, healso served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government ofMadhya Pradesh from 2003 to 2007 and was a member ofMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for two terms during1998 to 2008.

A graduate from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Shri Tomar isAgriculturist by profession. He has special interest in helpingpoor, organising blood donation camps and plantation. Hisfavourite pastime and recreation is watching movies.

After assuming the charge, the Honourable Minister saidthat the real development of India is closely linked to the de-velopment of rural India. He assured that he would make allefforts to give concrete shape to Prime Minister’s dream ofinclusive development.

He said, even the last general budget embodied the phi-losophy of rural re-generation and the budget allocation forrural schemes were testimony for the same. In reply to a ques-

tion that he had been assigned a high profile ministry, prais-ing the outgoing Minister, Shri Birender Singh for the dyna-mism imparted to implementation of schemes likeMGNREGA and PMGSY, Shri Tomar said, the positive spiritwas quite visible during the campaign of “Gramoday se BharatUday”.

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Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation

A suggestion was also made in a round table meeting onPV Training curriculum for Targeted Interest Groupconvened by the World Bank energy team on April 7, 2016for an effective short term intensive training programme withmore emphasis on rural solar electrification to create largenumber of technicians in the rural areas to ensure thesuccessful implementation of the solar energisationprogramme.

Now, under the guidance of the Director GeneralNIRD&PR, Dr. W. R Reddy, IAS, a study has been taken upin a few States like Kerala, Telangana, Manipur and ArunachalPradesh for preparing a feasibility report/project reports forenergising the non-grid villages.

Apart from the lighting , the solar applications forlivelihoods is one of the areas, the RTP, NIRD&PR isconcentrating. The initiative has been taken up in theproduction of Leaf Plate Making, Food Processing throughSolar De-hydration, etc., towards creating the livelihoodopportunities through solar energy.

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The 10th convocation ceremony of Post GraduateDiploma in Rural Development Management(PGDRDM) of the National Institute of Rural

Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) was held atNIRD&PR campus on July 30, 2016. A batch of 43 studentswho graduated received their degrees from the Chief Guestof the occasion, Shri S P Singh, IAS, Special Chief Secretary,Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Government ofTelangana.

Gold medal for best academic performance was awardedto Mr. Raman Kumar, while the Silver and Bronze Medalswere awarded to second and third best performing studentsi.e Ms. G. Ramadevi and Mr. Toshant Kargwal, respectively.The Director General’s special medal for best InternationalIn-service student was awarded to Mr. Shamal C. Hawladerof Bangladesh. Shri S.P. Singh, IAS, Special Chief Secretary,Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Department,Government of Telangana graced the occasion and awardedthe diplomas and medals. Dr. W.R. Reddy, IAS, DirectorGeneral, NIRD&PR presided over the function.

In his address, Shri S P Singh congratulated the graduatingstudents and advised them to utilise their skills forempowerment of rural India. In his view, the PGDRDMcourse was one of the best in the field. After going throughthe course content, Shri S. P. Singh felt that NIRD&PR iscreating the future leaders for rural development in thecountry. He said, there is vast need for skilled and committedrural development professionals in the country. In order toimplement government’s rural development schemes and toact as a bridge between the government and the ruralpopulation, the young and dynamic rural developmentprofessionals will play a key role in nation’s growth, he said.

Shri Singh advised the graduating students to stay close torural population to understand the complexity of rural life.He also appreciated the NIRD&PR for organising thePGDRDM, which he felt is one of the best initiatives of theInstitute.

Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRD&PR, whoadministered the convocation oath to students, hascongratulated the entire 10th batch of PGDRDM. In his

inaugural address, the Director General informed that thegraduating students have secured good placements in reputedorganisations. Addressing the students, the Director Generaladvised them to dream big and work hard to achieve them.He also advised the foreign students to utilise their learningsfrom the course to develop the rural parts of their respectivecountries.

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There are 43 students in the 10th batch of PGDRDM2015-16, representing around 12 different States of India,including eight in-service international candidatesrepresenting CIRDAP and AARDO member countries ofBangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Myanmar, Nigeria,Sudan and Vietnam. Of these, 13 are female students and therest are male students with varied educational qualifications.The students have come from various academic fields such asSocial Sciences, Physical Sciences, Commerce, Managementand Engineering. They secured the admission on the basis oftheir score in an All-India Entrance exam followed by GroupDiscussion and Personal Interview.

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The first phase of the Batch-10 campus placement drivewas held from April 30 to May 6, 2016. Reputed organisationshave participated in the campus placements and offeredemployment to a good number of students. Around 95 percent of the students have already been placed.

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The National seminar on ‘Equity,Access and Inclusion - TransformingRural India through Financial

Inclusion’, was organised by the Centre forGood Governance and Policy Analysis(CGGPA) at NIRD&PR on July 18, 2016.Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor of ReserveBank of India inaugurated the Seminar. Theother prominent personalities present in theseminar included the Regional Directors ofRBI, Chairpersons of Regional Rural Banks,dignitaries from other Banking Institutions,high level executives from various banks,officers from NABARD, officers of the Stateand Central Governments, secretaries ofRural Development. Heads, faculty andstudents from neighbouring institutions andNIRD&PR were also present at theprogramme. The NERC regional branch joined throughvideo conference.

The programme began with the welcome address by Dr.W. R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRD&PR. In hisaddress, he emphasised on the objective of the NationalSeminar which aims at addressing the issues of poverty andto pave a way for creating sustainable prosperity. He said thatthe country has achieved a lot since the Independence, butthere is still a lot to achieve when it comes to access forfinancial services and credit. There is need for ‘out of the box’thinking, massive social mobilisation, credit absorption, etc.,to financially empower the rural people, specifically thewomen. He commended the initiatives of Prime Minister JanDhan Yojana and Bima Yojana for paving way to theattainment of the financial inclusion. Further, the DirectorGeneral envisioned that through this national seminar, a freshapproach and a new initiative is unlocked in the form ofdifferent trainings and workshops to transform the rural Indiathrough financial inclusion.

The Hon’ble Governor of Reserve Bank of India,Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, while inaugurating the seminar,

appreciated the initiative. In his address, the Governor said,“In the foreseeable future, we will bring formal financialservices to every Indian who wants them. Financial inclusionwill be an important element in ensuring access and equitythat is the necessary building blocks for sustainable growthof our country.”

In his speech, Governor focused on three elements offinancial inclusion: (a) the broadening of financial servicesto those people and enterprises who do not have access tofinancial services sector; (b) the deepening of financial servicesfor those who have minimal financial services; and (c) greaterfinancial literacy and consumer protection so that those whoare offered financial products can make appropriate choices.

The RBI Governor also emphasised on the need tointroduce innovative mechanisms to deal with pending loansand encouraged the banks to introduce easy banking services.He also highlighted the importance of financial literacyamong rural population. In order to enhance the financialliteracy, the RBI governor felt that Financial Education shouldbe included in the school curriculum across the country. Atthe same time, he said, “Children should not be burdened

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with the addition of it. It should be balanced by replacing someof the existing topics in the curriculum.”

Dr. Raghuram G Rajan concluded that the country hascome a long way in the process of financial inclusion, but stillhas a way to go. We are steadily moving from mandates,subsidies, and reliance on the public sector banks for inclusionto creating enabling frameworks that make it attractive for allfinancial institutions to target the excluded, even while theinterests of the excluded are protected through education,competition and regulation,". The question and answer sessionreceived overwhelming response from the audience. TheHon’ble Governor answered the questions selectively basedon the importance. Another highlight of the programme wasthe release of book prepared for the use of the forthcomingtraining programme as a user guide by the board members ofRRBs.

After the inaugural ceremony the day was divided intodifferent talks, thematic discussions and panel discussions bydifferent panel experts.

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Other dignitaries who attended the seminar were, HemantG Contractor, Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory

and Development Authority (PFRDA), Dr. J.N. Mishra,Chairman, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance,Suresh N Patel, Managing Director, Andhra Bank,Amalorpavanathan, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD.Crux Management Services Pvt Ltd was the co-partner of theseminar represented by Hema Jain, CEO, and Dr. Vikas Singof Crux.

The seminar aimed to discuss and address the issuespertaining to equity, access and inclusion in transforming ruralIndia through financial inclusion especially by RRBs in ruralIndia. The financial performance of RRBs and prosperity ofrural India are two sides of the same coin. They cannot existwithout the other. The ability of RRBs to deliver bankingservices and products efficiently will depend on ruralprosperity and also its enabler. Once rural economy in Indiastarts looking up and funds flow to villages, RRBs will be ableto reap rich dividends.

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Another challenge is that so far RRBs have been focusinglargely on agricultural credit which is their major strength.However, with prosperity percolating down to rural areas,RRBs need to develop expertise in retail and SME lending.With commercial banks also proliferating into rural territoriestheir presence poses immense competitive pressures on theRRB business.

Good governance contributes to a successful organisationand understanding the key elements of governance are vitalto the organisation’ sustainability.

Dr. M Sarumathy, Head and Dr. K. Prabhakar, AssistantProfessor, Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis(CGG&PA) of NIRD&PR played a catalyst role inorganising the Seminar with the support of committed andenthusiastic champions in other units of NIRD&PR underthe guidance and support of Dr. W.R. Reddy, IAS, DirectorGeneral and Ms. Chanda Pandit, IA&AS, Registrar &Director (Admn) of NIRD&PR.


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In a decentralised governance setup, the task ofdevelopmental planning in the rural areas is entitled toPanchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as per the 73rd

Constitutional Amendment Act. In order to assist PRIs inmaking informed decisions with spatial enablement, PC-NNRMS, in its 17th meeting, approved a project named'Space based Information Support for Decentralised Planning(SIS-DP).

SIS-DP Project aims to digitally empower PRIs andstakeholders with space-based geospatial information forparticipatory, resource-based and integrated spatialdevelopmental planning. The project was implemented byNRSC in partnership with State Remote Sensing ApplicationCentres. As a main component of the spatial database, anortho-corrected high-resolution satellite imagery product wasgenerated for the entire country as a base layer. More than11,000 stereo pairs of Cartosat-1 and about 12,000 scenes ofResourcesat-1 were used in this process. Overlaid on the baselayer, various thematic layers (such as land cover, drainage,transportation and slope layers) were prepared at 1:10000scale for the entire country.

Along with this, cadastral overlay at 1:4000 scale for sixpriority States and available legacy data were included. Inaddition to the geospatial layers, the project database alsocomprises village amenities, demographic and climatic data.An enabling environment named Bhuvan Panchayat Portalwas developed and hosted. It integrates the entire projectdatabase in web-GIS framework with modules like AreaProfile Report Generation, Asset Mapping, Activity Planningand Implementation-Monitoring for facilitating effectivedevelopmental planning at grassroots level. An android-basedmobile application has also been developed for facilitatingPanchayat-level asset mapping.

As a way forward to SIS-DP, a comprehensive programmehas been initiated by ISRO, DoS to build the capacity of localplanners towards the operational utilisation of databaseprepared through space-based inputs. The programme isnamed ‘Empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions Spatially(EPRIS)’ and is intended majorly towards the outreachactivities that comprises (i) capacity building of ElectedPanchayat Representatives, their support functionaries and

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As a part of distance education programme ofNIRD&PR-Post Graduate Diploma in SustainableRural Development, two faculty members,

Dr G. Venkata Raju and Dr. R. Chinnadurai visited theAfghanistan Institute of Rural Development (AIRD), Kabulfrom July 19 to 27, 2016 and organised contact sessions andconducted first semester end examinations for the studentsof AIRD successfully on four subjects i.e Rural Society andSustainable Development, Development Methods andTechniques, Policies and Programmes for the ruraldevelopment and livelihoods and resources. The faculty alsomet Ahmad Shaheer Shahriar, Deputy Minister ofProgrammes, Afghanistan. The interactions and sharedexperiences on various issues and current policies of ruraldevelopment in both the countries resulted in seeking the

assistance from NIRD&PR on capacity building of more fieldlevel functionaries and livelihoods creation in Afghanistan.


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facilitators; (ii) mapping of the Panchayat-level communityassets using Bhuvan Panchayat Mobile App; and (iii)developmental activity planning using the Bhuvan Panchayatplatform. On a pilot basis, about 10 per cent of the totalpanchayats in the country are identified for EPRISprogramme from April 2016 to September 2017.

In a historic moment, the MoU was executed between theNational Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj(NIRD&PR), and NRSC, ISRO, on July 1, 2016, in the

august presence of the Honourable Union Minister of RuralDevelopment, Shri Chaudary Birender Singh, Shri JitendraShanker Mathur, Secretary (RD) and Joint Secretary(RD) ShriPrasant Kumar, for working towards improving theknowledge, skills and attitudes of rural development officialsand non-officials through organising training, workshops andseminars and also asset capturing at Gram Panchayat level ona pilot basis in seven districts in seven States in the countrywithin a span of 18 months and subsequently this will beupscaled on pan India basis.

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The National level training programme on ‘AboveBoard: Enhancing Governance in Regional RuralBanks’, was organised by Centre for Good

Governance and Policy Analysis (CGGPA) in collaborationwith Crux Management Services Pvt Ltd., at NIRD&PRfrom July 19 to 23 July, 2016.

The major objective of the training programme addressedtwo distinct, but related themes of strategic thinking,management, governance and leadership. The five-day highlevel training programme prepared the ‘Boards’ of RRBs forbetter governance and sustainable business outcomes.

This unique programme has been designed for the boardmembers and is intended to make the participants move fromthe management focus to governance by exposing them to thelatest frameworks and models in various disciplines ofleadership and governance. The specific objectives are asfollows:

• To work with tools and methods specially designed for thesector, respecting their goals, values and culture of theboard members

• To have as points of reference, successful experiences fromthe other boards


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NIRD&PR organised a ten-day Training ofTrainers ( ToT ) programme on ‘BarefootTechnicians of MGNREGS’ sponsored by the

Ministry of Rural Development, government of India,from July 04 to14 and July 18 to 28, 2016 at NIRD&PR,Hyderabad.

The programme aimed at promoting technical-orientedknowledge among grassroots functionaries whileimplementing schemes under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.Towards this, the Centre for Wage Employment isorganising the series of ToT programmes during the years2016 - 17.

During July, 2016 two programmes were organised. Thefirst programme was organised from July 4 to 14, 2016 andthe second programme was organised from July 18 to 28,2016 at NIRD&PR headquarters. A total of 135participants attended the programmes. The participantsfor these two programmes were from States like Arunachal

Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka,Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and WestBengal.

The training programme was directed by Dr. G. RajaniKanth, Associate Professor, Head, I/C, Centre for WageEmployment, NIRD&PR.

• Good practices and the experience gained by those whodeal with success stories is a key factor to convince othersto accept change and innovation

• To give emphasis to the development of human resources,enabling the banks to become spaces of personalaccomplishment and innovation and attract employees,vendors, partners and customers

The highlight of the programme was advocacy ofindividual leadership competencies through a 360 degreefeedback mechanism, followed by one-on-one, personalcoaching from eminent tutors (highly experienced industryexperts, acknowledged for their insights into human resourcesaspects in Indian industry). It accomplished into personalaction planning , for inculcating leadership skills andcompetencies among the participants. The high level trainingprogramme targeted the RRB boards’ important aspects, likestrengthening their values and principles as a distinct form ofoperation, rely on solid governance, improve operations tobe profitable, integrate new skills and innovations in businessdevelopment, promote the development of human resources,articulate and network with other organisations andenterprises, enhance stakeholder value and grow in accordancewith the needs of society and the market demand.

The programme provided an overview of the duties andresponsibilities required for good governance to contributeto a successful board. Thereby, the boards get access tostakeholders, improve their performance and ensure guidanceto the executives to the achievement of the goal.

The training programme contents were delivered througha judicious mix of case studies and class room session. Theprogramme included interactive session with a board memberas well as personal one to one coaching session. Twoassessments on ‘influencing styles’ and ‘personal value’ weredone. Eminent personalities in banking sector handled thesessions.

Ten participants attended the programme. The profile ofthe group is Deputy General Managers, Directors,Chairpersons of RRBS, General Managers from variousGramin Banks, sponsored by NABARD, and GeneralManager/Joint Director, BIRD. Dr. M Sarumathy,Head&Associate Professor and Dr. K. Prabhakar, AssistantProfessor, Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis(CGG&PA) of NIRD&PR were the organisers of the trainingprogramme.


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The Center for Livelihoods (CFL) organised ToTCourse on ‘Skill Development for Rural Youth’ fromJuly 25 to 29, 2016 at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad.A total

of 65 participants attended the course from 25 States. Theparticipants included senior and middle level officials fromState Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLMs), Nehru Yuva KendraSanghathan (NYKS), State Skill Development Mission(SSDM) and District Rural Development Agency (DRDA).

On the first day, the course design was presented by Dr. P.Raj Kumar, Course Director. Subsequently, the Ice-breakingthrough seed-mixing exercises and familiarisation was madeto know each other by Dr. P. SivaRam, Prof & Head, Centrefor Livelihoods. In summary of the session, he also stressedon the need and role of Skill and EntrepreneurshipDevelopment for Youth Development in India. The courseteam had also conducted a session on ‘Swachh BharatAbhiyan’. In this, he discussed on personal hygiene,environmental sanitation, open defecation free, etc.

The following topics had been dealt by NIRD&PR facultymembers and guest faculty.

• Basic Concepts of Youth, Poverty and Inequalities• Youth Entrepreneurship and Sustainability• Strategies for Increasing Production Capabilities• Self-Employment Opportunities for Rural Youth• Innovative opportunities for fine-tuning the

deliverables• Marketing Skills for increasing promotion of

productivity, value chain and income generation• Soft Skills (Building Positive Attitude and Time

Management);

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A variety of conventional and participatory trainingmethods had been used in the training programme. They are;lecture-cum-discussion, role plays, large scale interactive event(LSIE), video-film based discussion, flash card exercises,energies, field visits, panel discussions, case presentations, etc.

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A one-day field visit was organised to Ramananda TeerdhaRural Institute (SRTRI), Boodhan Pochampally, Nalgondadistrict for exposing the participants to skill training and

entrepreneurship development. The participants had alsointeracted with trainees of different skill development courses/ trades under DDU-GKY Programme at SRTRI campus.Based on the field visit, the participants had prepared a groupreport and the same was presented before course team. Thefollowing important lessons are learnt by the participants –how to identify needy rural youth for skill training; upgradedknowledge and skills in preparation of curriculum anddesigning of various skill training programmes; placementlinked training courses; and how to track the participantspost-training.

A half-day exposure visit was organised to NIRD&PR -Rural Technology Park (RTP) for exposing the participantsto different types of Rural Technologies. The participantsextensively walked down to each unit of the RTP to knoweach and every aspect of process/stages of products. They saidthat they will start some initiatives related to Brick Making,Leaf Plate unit and handmade paper unit in their States/districts. They requested the Project Director, RTP and saidthat they will identify and send some of the Rural Youth fortraining in Rural Technology Park to Start the initiatives intheir States.

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The Vice-Chairman of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghathan(NYKS) Shri Perala Sekhara Rao interacted with participants.He highlighted the role and importance of youth in Nationbuilding in his interaction.

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On the last day of the course, the Director General Dr.W.R . Reddy, I.A.S, NIRD&PR interacted with the

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Social Responsibility has a significantrole in controlling the perils ofuncontrolled development,

satisfying the needs of the presentgeneration and at the same time to ensurethe resources of future generations thatshall not be jeopardised. It is much lesspublicised but deeper aspect of theimportance in India comes to lightwhen one considers Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) as a concept thatcovers a range of issues under the fabricof sustainable development. Keeping thisin view, a five-day national level capacity building trainingprogramme on "CSR in Sustainable Rural Development" isconducted at NIRD&PR.

Thirty-nine senior level officers representing theCorporates/PSUs such as NHPC Limited, Coal IndiaLimited, Jindal Stainless Steels Limited, NALCO, WonderCements, OCL India Limited, FINO Pay Tech, GMRVaralakshmi Foundation, SkillPro Foundations, etc., andChief Functionaries of reputed NGOs like Green Foundation(Manipur), Gram Vikas Trust (Gujarat), CommunityDevelopment Foundation (CDF) (Coimbatore) andChildline Foundation (Hyderabad) and few academicians andresearch scholars from universities and corporate institutionsparticipated in the programme.

This programme was informally inaugurated byDr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Honourable Governor, ReserveBank of India, while presiding over a seminar on Financial

Inclusion at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad on July 18, 2016. TheGovernor emphasised the role of corporates/financialinstitutions in the social sector development through variousforms of responsibilities. While delivering welcome address,Dr. W. R. Reddy IAS, Director General, NIRD&PR hasspecified the conjoined efforts of financial institutions,corporate giants and people private partnership could providea path for inclusive development and for which NIRD&PRwould be an ideal platform to cater this set-up.

The programme director, Dr. Murugesan Ramasamy hasgiven a detailed presentation on the picture of CSR in India -Evolution of Act, 2013, role and salient features in RuralDevelopment and the CSR guidelines issued for CPSUs bythe Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Governmentof India. Further he also explained the concept ofsustainability and CSR reporting procedures coveringtransparency and accountability in CSR spending and various

participants. Subsequently, he also addressed the participants.In his deliberations, he stressed on the importance of youthdevelopment in the country. He further delineated that Indiais the only country having the highest youth population inthe world that human resources are to be properly tapped andused for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

The participants in the valedictory session said that, theyhave upgraded knowledge, skills and attitudes in the area ofyouth development. Furthermore, they highlighted that they

will organise a series of training programmes at district andblock level in the back-home situation. They had alsoappreciated the knowledge and skills of faculty members ofNIRD&PR who had conducted the sessions in the trainingprogramme.

The Course team for this training programme was Dr. RajKumar Pammi, Assistant Professor & Course Director, Dr.U. Hemantha Kumar, Associate Professor and Dr. P. SivaRam,Professor and Head, Centre for Livelihoods.


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provisions for welfare measures and punishment clauses asreferred in the Act of 2013.

Dr. Nagendra Nath Sharma, Chairperson (ICPP), BirlaInstitute of Management Technology, Greater Noida hasdelivered special lecture on ‘Regulatory Framework for CSRin India’ covering its impacts on corporates and suitable toolsfor identifying CSR that uplift the poor in our country. ShriMangesh R. Gupte, Director & Head CSR, Dr. Reddy’sLaboratories (DRL), Hyderabad handled a session on‘Multiple Approaches and Dynamics in CSR, by specifyingthe role of DRL on the health sector and benefiting thedowntrodden. As part of the curriculum, participants weretaken to M/s. GMR Varalakshmi Foundations, Shamshabadto witness the CSR initiatives and had interactions with ShriR. Durgaprasad, Head CSR and his Associate ProgrammeManager, Smt Bharathi Kode in the foundation. Dr. K.Chandramouli IAS., (Retd) and Consultant spoke about‘Sustained Rural Development: Role of Corporates’ by

referring the active social initiatives of various PSUs andFoundations in the country. Dr. R.R. Prasad, Consultant(Head, CESD-NIRD&PR) shared his experiences with theparticipants and listed out the ‘Challenges and Effective CSRModels for Rural Development’. Overall, the participantsexpressed their happiness over the programme content,boarding facilities and accommodation at NIRD&PR andfield visit arrangements. Finally, the programme directorbriefed about the future plan of action to organise specialisedcapacity building programmes exclusively to benefit allexecutives of needy PSUs and Private Companies / Enterprisesand to conduct baseline surveys, situation analysis, needassessments and impact studies on CSR for those whoapproach NIRD&PR on time, and aiming to develop a hubfor all the stakeholders in this Institute. The programmeconcluded on July 22, 2016 with vote of thanks to all sponsorsand active participation of delegates.

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The Centre for RuralInfrastructure (CRI)conducted a five-day training

programme on Behaviour ChangeCommunication (BCC) for RuralSanitation Professionals under SwachhBharat Mission (SBM). Theprogramme was conducted from July18 to 22, 2016 at NIRD&PR campusin Hyderabad. The programme saw theparticipation of 22 participants fromfive different States of India viz.Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha,Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand. Theparticipants included experts of IEC and Health, Hygiene andmanagers of SBM at district and block levels. The objectivesof the programme were:

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• To familiarise the participants with relevant theories andmodels on how a change process takes place, and how to

intelligibly use various communication methods and toolsto bring about desired changes in sanitation culture

• To expose the participants to sanitation marketing andsocial control mechanisms and strategies that work (acrossStates) in rural sanitation promotion

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• Behavioual change models and their application to ruralsanitation promotion

• Breaking the resistance to change what is BCC, and howBCC is different from IEC

• Social marketing strategies for sanitation promotion

• Sanitation promotion: Strategies that work (Success storiesfrom across the country)

• Introduction to solid waste management - Waste surveyand DPR preparation

• Introduction to liquid waste management – Technicaloptions

As part of the programme, the participants were taken toHajipalle model Gram Panchayat. The participants visited thevillage, and had interactions with the community as well aswith the Panchayat functionaries and SHG members. Theprogramme was coordinated by Dr. R Ramesh, AssistantProfessor, CRI, and Prof. P. SivaRam, Head, CRI,NIRD&PR, Hyderabad.

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The Centre for Livelihoods conducted a ToT courseon ‘Strategies for Development of Rural Livelihoods’from August 1 to 5, 2016 at NIRD&PR. The

programme aimed at familiarising the participants aboutvarious livelihood strategies, approaches and how people arechoosing livelihood strategies as well as how livelihoodapproaches guide the choices and decisions of the people inorder to improve their income, employment and food securitysustainably.

Prof. P. SivaRam, Head, Centre for Livelihoodsinaugurated the course and delivered the keynote address. Hestressed the need and importance of the choice of strategiesand that it is a dynamic process in which people combineactivities to meet their changing needs. A total of 42 officersacross the 9 States comprising government officers who aretrainers, District Project Managers, Assistant ProjectManagers and Young Professionals participated in theprogramme.

The objective of the course was to enable the participantsto understand various strategies on rural livelihoods. Trainingmethods of the course included a combination of in-housesessions-lecture cum discussion mode, case study and paneldiscussions and exposure cum field visit to the best practices.During week-long course, various pertinent subjects on rurallivelihoods strategies, choices, behaviour and approaches,livelihood context, assets, activities, outcomes, Ajeevika skills,MKSP-CMSA, NTFP, convergence initiatives underNRLM, best practices and training methodologies were dealtwith. In addition to these, a one-day field visit has been

organised to Choudary Palli and Chintapatlla villages ofYacharam Mandal in Ranga Raddy district to expose and havehands-on experience in Telangana State Rural InclusiveGrowth Projects such as Vegetable Growing Producer Groups,Producer Group Federations and Livestock based livelihoods.Apart from field visit, a half-day exposure visit has also beenorganised to Rural Technolog y Park, NIRD&PR andfamiliarised the participants about various rural livelihoodsbased technologies and demonstrations. The participantslearnt how various livelihood strategies and approaches helpfarmers, artisans, landless and women to maintain theirlivelihoods sustainably.

In the valedictory session of the course, the DirectorGeneral, NIRD&PR, Dr. W.R. Reddy, I.A.S, interacted withthe participants. While addressing the participants, he stressedon the importance of creating opportunities for poorespecially for rural youth in the country. He furtherhighlighted that one should have positive thinking towardsenabling the poor as well as rural youth and thereby convertingthe opportunities into achieving sustainable prosperity.

At the end of the programme, the participants expressedthat they were exposed to different strategies and approachesof livelihoods and also benefited from cross learning from eachother.

The course was coordinated by Dr. Hemantha KumarUmmiti, Associate Professor, Centre for Livelihoods andDr. N. V. Madhuri, Associate Professor, Centre for GenderStudies & Development.


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The Centre for Information and CommunicationTechnology (CICT) organised a training programmeon ‘ICT Applications and e-Governance’ from July

25 to 29, 2016 at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad. A total of 40officials including four women officials, majority representingRural Development, Panchayati Raj, Zilla Parishad/ZillaPanchayat(ZP)s, Forests & Environment (Social Forestry),Agriculture, Health Missions (NHM/NRHM) andExtension Training Centres, from 15 States across the countryparticipated and took advantage of this programme.

The main focus of the programme was to sensitisefunctionaries of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, ZPs,DRDAs, SIRDs/ETCs and line departments such asAgriculture, Forests and Environment, Health Missions, etc.,to the potential of ICTs and its applications especially in ruraldevelopment, agriculture, health, e-Governance, Geo-Informatics for governance, project management for effectivemanagement of Rural Development programmes andproviding skills in development of information systems.

The Director General, NIRD&PR, Dr. W. R. Reddy, IASinteracted with the participants. During interaction, the DGemphasised that the ultimate goal should be to utilise ICTsand e-Governance in such a way that they improve the servicedelivery to the rural poor, be citizen centric in nature and bringsmiles in the faces of any citizen and more particularly therural poor. The DG opined that expectation on the

government officials by the respective clientele is very highand each and every individual should try to have selfintrospection and cultivate the habit of looking at thingswithout suspicion, develop passion in the work and deliverthe services with love that result in less tiresomeness andincreased productivity. The DG also opined that there is needfor developing habit of continued learning by way of readingbooks that inspire and motivate any individual to do a betterjob. This ultimately leads to success of the individual in allfronts.

To provide better insights into the potential of ICTs ande-Governance, in addition to topics relating to informationsystems development, e-Governance, Project Management,etc., ICT applications in health such as Telemedicine by CareFoundation Hyderabad, Rice Knowledge ManagementPortal, role of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) inagriculture were also discussed as part of the programme. Avisit to National Informatics Centre, Hyderabad was arrangedas part of the programme to provide opportunity to interactwith officials dealing with e-Governance applications inPanchayati Raj, Agriculture, Health and Administration. Theprogramme was well received and the participants expressedthat there is need for organising many such programmes. Theprogramme was coordinated by Shri G V Satya Narayana,Senior Assistant Professor, Centre for Information andCommunication Technology (CICT).

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The honourable Union Minister for RuralDevelopment, Shri Chaudary Birender Singh alongwith Secretary, MoRD, J S Mathur and Joint

Secretary, MoRD, Prasant Kumar, visited the NIRD&PRcampus on July 5, 2016 and launched several new initiativesof the Institute during the visit. Before launching theinitiatives, the Union Minister also released a set of SAGY-Samanvay Hindi books of eight States (Bihar, Haryana,Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Dadra and NagarHaveli, Daman and Diu and Delhi).

The Union Minister for Rural Development launched theNIRD&PR in-house development web based softwarenamely Rural Connect and Smart Meeting System (SMS),

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and dedicated the ICT innovative initiatives designed anddeveloped by NIRD&PR for the cause of Rural Developmentand Panchayati Raj sector.

The Rural Connect is an ICT based platform to shareinnovative ideas/ best practices/ experiences in ruraldevelopment, panchayati raj, flagship programmes of MoRDand other Ministries, Governance, Agriculture, SocialChange, Women Empowerment, Rural technology, ICT, GISapplications, sustainability, and planning, etc., which canemerge as a hub of knowledge base for sharing and learningfor all stakeholders associated in rural development andpanchayati raj for sustained development of the rural areas.

Rural Connect is a knowledge portal targeting specificneeds in the domain of Rural Development. This portal isdeveloped as a single-window access to information, productsand services, with specific objective of reaching the ‘unreached’areas of India, especially field functionaries, project directors,PRIs, Community Based Organisations, NGOs, Civil Society,etc., on rural development, agriculture sector, health,education, social welfare, energy, e-Governance, etc., to sharetheir experiences, case studies, innovative and best practices,with others engaged in the RD sector, through this portal.

The Rural Connect facilitates anyone to sign up for beinga contributor and allows them to upload their studies,development initiatives, expertise, and also to upload bestpractices in their chosen fields. The website has beendeveloped by NIRD&PR, which is dedicated for providing

information and ICT-based knowledge products and servicesin the domain of rural development.

The Smart Meeting System facilitates efficientmanagement of meetings organised from time to time byvarious organisations and authorities which can be digitallycaptured. The system can generate reports on the summaryof meetings, along with decisions taken, timeline and actiontaken. It is expected to bring accountability and thus veryeffective implementation of decisions. The SMS is a new web-based Meeting Management tool to help keeping the meetingsshort and effective by making documentation and task follow-up easier than ever. The SMS is developed to ensure thenatural workflow of meetings and conversations and turnsshort notes into up-to-date actionable information likemeeting agenda, preparation of minutes of the meeting, tasksand action reminders, powerful searchable archives, etc., withadvantages of automatic document creation, dashboard withoverview of your tasks and tasks others have to do, automaticE-mails and SMS alerts for tasks, link related tasks fromdifferent meetings and to find decisions and tasks by person,and department, project or customer.

Both the Rural Connect and SMS are designed anddeveloped by CGARD, NIRD&PR , under the guidance andleadership of the Director General, NIRD&PR Dr. W R.Reddy, IAS assisted by Dr. D S R Murthy, Senior AssistantProfessor (CGARD) and CGARD Project Scientist(Programming) T. Ramakrishna.

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Vikaspedia is a Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology (MEIT), GoI initiative for providing e-knowledge and usage of ICT-based applications for

societal empowerment, implemented by CDAC, Hyderabad.As part of Vikaspedia initiative, a multi-lingual, multi-sectoralknowledge sharing portal Vikaspedia - www.vikaspedia.gov.inhas been developed, available in all 22 constitutionallyrecognised languages of the country, besides English, coveringsix key livelihood sectors, including the Agriculture.

A National Workshop for the State Nodal Agencies(SNAs) of Vikaspedia was organised at NIRD&PR,Hyderabad from July 14 to16, 2016 in collaboration withCGARD, NIRD&PR, Hyderabad, to review the progress andsuggest way forward for promoting Vikaspedia Knowledge


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The Workshop was held atNIRD&PR on July 12, 2016under the Chairmanship of Dr.

W.R Reddy, IAS, Director General,NIRD&PR with a view to sharing theinitiatives and experiences of SIRDs as alsoto review action taken on the decisions ofthe National Colloquium of SIRDs held onJune 15, 2015. The representatives ofSIRDs, CRTCN, NRLM, CHRD, CESD,DDU-GKY and CWEPA of NIRD&PRattended the deliberations.

The programme started with the designof the workshop and articulation of keyissues by Dr. P. Durgaprasad, Adviser & Head (Training &Networking) and Dr. V.K. Reddy, Adjunct Faculty, CRTCN,NIRD&PR . Briefing the house on the agenda fordeliberations they indicated that the purpose of the workshopwas to help SIRDs excel in their activities and invited thedelegates to share their initiatives and concerns so that follow-up action can be taken at appropriate levels. He invited theDirector General to offer his remarks and guide theproceedings.

Director General in his observations expressed that thedeliberations have been planned to learn more from theexperiences of SIRDs and indicated readiness of NIRD&PRto help them become more vibrant and productive

academically, even while providing a fillip to RD programmesin their constituencies. In this context, he referred to theNational Colloquium of ETCs held at NIRD&PR in June2nd - 3rd 2016 and the ideas which came up with usefulsuggestions for strengthening training and research inputs forrural development and panchayati raj. He also sharedobservations of his recent visits to SIRDs in West Bengal andAssam and expressed his desire to visit more SIRDs in futureto learn more about their initiatives. The DG indicated thatNIRD&PR is seized of the problems of SIRDs and will takeup the same with MoRD. He referred to his recent interactionwith the officials of the Ministry on issues relating to fundrelease and hoped that the pending issues will be settled soon.

Web Portal namely evolving a content framework for alldomains of the portal, awareness on various RuralDevelopment Flagship Programmes, review the ongoingactivities of Vikaspedia and recognise the best implementingagencies and award them.

Twelve agencies from 13 States participated in theworkshop and evolved rich insights into making Vikaspediaa robust development platform for serving the Panchayats,RD Sector and the field functionaries reaching out to the lastmile.

Director General, NIRD&PR Dr. W. R. Reddy, IAS, gavethe valedictory address and stressed the need for VikaspediaKnowledge Portal for addressing the information needs of the

rural development sector and suggested exposure ofVikaspedia in all NIRD&PR National and InternationalTraining Programmes and emphasised on the collaborativeinitiatives of CDAC, NIC IPKN and NIRD&PR RuralConnect and make Vikaspedia as robust as Wikipedia.

Director General distributed the awards to State NodalAgency, based on the best performing States in contentdevelopment in Vikaspedia. The Vikaspedia Team of CDAC,Hyderabad, Vijayalaxmi, Dr. Kathiresan, Jagdish, Rakesh andthe CGARD Team consist of Dr V Madhava Rao, Dr D S RMurthy, Dr. T. Phanidra Kumar, Project Scientists T.Ramakrishna and Dr. N. Ramakrishna.


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BalaVikasa has successfully crossed a milestone withits 25 years of services in empowering the ruralcommunities, reaching out to over 4 million poor

in 6,000 villages across the States of Telangana, AndhraPradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka in India. It has alsobeen a source of inspiration to thousands of developmentprofessionals from 57 countries across the globe and 25States of India.

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are two States in Indiathat are most affected with fluorosis, which is caused byexcessive fluoride content in drinking water sources. Over11.7 million people in India are at risk of fluorosis thatcan seriously damage health causing dental and skeletaldecay.

In addressing this issue, BalaVikasa initiatedCommunity Water Purification Plant (WPP) programmein 2004-05. It has since brought purified water atminimum, affordable cost to the poorest of the poor in710 villages. Using global technology of ‘Reverse Osmosis’adapted to the local context, 710 WPPs have been installedbenefiting 1.65 million people who can now buy potablewater at ` 2 or ` 3 for 20 litres which is 80-90 per cent lesscompared to market price. The WPP programme functionsas a social enterprise model, whereby the profits from thesales of water are ploughed back into the maintenance ofthe machines, operators’ salaries and even in some cases,sponsorship of WPPs in other needy villages.

The initiatives of BalaVikasa are not only bringing inthe turning point in rural development but also areinspiring a new momentum. The inflection point now isloud and clear in the context of community based rural

development in India . The learning value and theexperience of BalaVikasa should be taken forward inmaking the programmes of rural development communitydriven and sustainable both through this study forum andNIRD&PR’s action research programmes.

BalaVikasa is currently implementing programmes ofdevelopment for women, youth, differently abled, orphans,amongst others in all the districts of Telangana. Soon, theorganisation will spread its wings into Karnataka,Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Safe drinking waterbeing a major source of good health and well-being, theorganisation has embarked on an innovative programmeof Any Time Water (ATW) kiosks that are comparable toa commercial banking ATM. Villagers and town dwellersare now accessing safe water by dropping a one rupee coinfor a litre of water.

The ATWs are located nearby public conveniences likebus stops and schools, etc. The quality of water is assuredthrough a system of RO filtration. At the ground level, thesource of water is treated for removal of excess fluorides indrinking water. At the community level 20 ltr bottles aremade available through community managed ATW kiosks.The team lead by Mrs. Bala Theresa Singareddy was ablysupported by Dr. Shouri Reddy, Executive Director,BalaVikasa.

The programme was coordinated by Dr. P. Durgaprasad,Advisor & Head, CRTCN and Dr. G. Rajanikanth, Head,CWEPA.


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Phone: (040) 24008473, Fax: (040) 24008473E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.nird.org.in

Dr. W.R. Reddy, IAS, Director General, NIRD&PRDr. Gyanmudra, Professor and Head, CDC,

Editor : Dr. K. Papamma, Photographs : P. Subrahmanyam;Published by Dr. Gyanmudra, Professor and Head,

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