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Cover Story

Watershed Development as anapproach facilitates understandinginterrelationships among land use,soil and water and the linkagesbetween uplands and downstreamareas. It encompasses the processof implementing land use practicesand water management practices toprotect and improve the quality of thewater and other natural resourceswithin a watershed by managing theuse of those land and waterresources in a comprehensivemanner.

Over the past fifty years, watersheddevelopment has evolved from at o p – d o w n , t e c h n i c a l , a n db u r e a u c r a t i c a p p r o a c h t oparticipatory and ecosystems-based.Various area specific programmesviz. Drought Prone Area Programme(DPAP), Desert DevelopmentProgramme (DDP) were initiated byMinistry of Rural Development(MoRD) and Integrated WatershedManagement by Ministry ofAgriculture. Setting up of the C. H.Hanumantha Rao Committee(1994)to review the performance of theseprogrammes was an importantmilestone in the history of watersheddevelopment. The Committeeformulated a set of “CommonG u i d e l i n e s ” f o r e f f e c t i v eimplementation of the programmes.These guidelines were again revisedand renamed as “Guidelines forHariyali”. Susequently the TechnicalCommittee under the chairmanshipof Shri S. Parthasarathy (2006),addressed major issues in watershedprogrammes and recommendedviable strategies and mechanisms foreffective implementation of these

programmes. Based on thesuggestions of the Committee,National Rainfed Area Authority(NRAA), in coordination withPlanning Commission, formulatedCommon Guidelines for WatershedDevelopment Projects, 2008 to givea n i m p e t u s t o w a t e r s h e dd e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m m e s .Accordingly, the three watershedprogrammes viz. IntegratedW a s t e l a n d s D e v e l o p m e n tProgramme, Drought Prone AreasProgramme, Desert DevelopmentProgramme were integrated andconsolidated into a single modifiedprogramme cal led IntegratedW a t e r s h e d M a n a g e m e n tP r o g r a m m e ( I W M P ) w. e . f .26-02-2009.

The main objectives of the IWMP areto restore the ecological balance byharness ing , conserv ing anddeveloping degraded naturalresources such as soil, vegetativecover and water. The outcomes arep r e v e n t i o n o f s o i l r u n - o f f ,regeneration of natural vegetation,rain water harvesting and rechargingof the groundwater table. Theprovisions of treatment of micro-watersheds on cluster basis, reduced

number of installments, delegation ofpower of sanction of projects to theStates, dedicated institutions,capacity building of stakeholders,monitoring & evaluation, specificbudget provision for Detailed ProjectReport preparation, livelihood forassetless people and productivityenhancement were the majorfeatures of IWMP. In addition, thereis a Scheme of TechnologyDevelopment, Extension andTraining (TDET) which is also beingi m p l e m e n t e d t o p r o m o t edevelopment of cost-effective andproven technologies to supportwatershed management.

In its pursuit to develop the capacitiesof functionaries engaged in thewatershed development relatedactivities, NIRD&PR regularlyconducts training programmes. Italso organises workshops andseminars on different issues andstrategies relating to watersheddevelopment with a view to providinga forum for discussion and exchangeof ideas among the developmentfunctionaries, representatives fromNGOs, and elected representativesof panchayati raj institutions.NIRD&PR also undertakes researchstudies in watershed areas tounderstand the field realities,dynamics and impact of watersheddevelopment approaches andstrategies for conservation of naturalresources and the socio-economicconditions of the people in thewatershed areas. Besides, socialaudit of the initiatives underwatershed programmes forms one ofthe important components of trainingand research perspectives ofNIRD&PR.

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� Watersheds for SustainableDevelopment

� NIRD&PR Reaches out to NepalEarthquake Victims

� National Consultation on PolicyPerspectives and State Response toAgrarian Crisis and Farmers’ Distress

� National Workshop on Impact ofClimate Change on Water Resources

� National Workshop on NaturalDisasters in India

� Workshop on Rural Technologies andVillage Adoption Scheme

� Workshop On Integrated WaterResource Management : Issues andOptions

� Workshop for Senior Executives ofPriority Sector Advances Departmentsof Public Sector Banks

� Workshop on Solid Waste Managementin Rural Areas

� Horizontal Learning of Practices onDevelopment Governance

� M.Tech: Youth Capacitated onAppropriate Technology andEntrepreneurship

� ICT Applications for Management ofRural Development Programmes

� Planning for Production SystemsImprovement and LivelihoodDevelopment in IWMP

� Agri-Business Management for RuralBankers

� Training cum Exposure on SwachhBharat Mission

� Integrated Watershed ManagementProgramme (IWMP)-Statistics

NIRD&PR Reaches out toNepal Earthquake Victims

With a view to expressing solidarity and concern for thewell-being of the Nepal Earthquake victims, NIRD&PR hassent two thousand solar lights to Federation of NepaleseChambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), throughThrive Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad for distributingthe same to the needy victims.

The vehicle carrying the solar lights was flagged off byMs. Chanda Pandit, Registrar & Director (Administration),NIRD&PR at Rural Technology Park on 28-5-2015. In themeeting convened on the occasion, she expressed her deepcondolences to the families who have lost their kith and kinand wished speedy recovery of the injured and suffered.She said that the Institute will access the needs of the victimsand try to mobilise the required support to the extentpossible. Dr. Y.Gangi Reddy, Additional Project Director,RTP, Shri Mohammad Khan, Senior Consultant, RTP, ShriMohanaiah, CGM (Retd.), NABARD, Shri John, Director,Thrive Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., and staff of NIRD&PRparticipated in the programme.

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National Consultation on “PolicyPerspectives and State Response toAgrarian Crisis and Farmers’Distress” was held during 21 and 22May, 2015. The Consultation wasorganised in collaboration withCentre for Sustainable Agriculture,Hyderabad. Prof. D. NarasimhaReddy gave initial remarks on thetheme of the Consultation andproposed an institutional frameworkfor the issues which are confrontingthe growth of farming community.The Consultation was inaugurated byShri Vadde Sobhanadeeswara Rao,former Minister for Agriculture,Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The Consultation was divided into sixthemes viz.,

(i) Agrarian Crisis and FarmerSuicides

(ii) Farmers' Indebtedness andIncomes;

(iii) Credit and Insurance;

(iv) Improving Access to SupportSystems for Disadvantaged;

(v) Learning from AlternativeModels in Agriculture; and

(vi) Policy Support Measures forSmall and Marginal Farmers.

Eminent Resource Persons such asShri Devinder Sharma, Journalist,Chandigarh; Dr. T. Haque, Director,CSD, Delhi; Shri M.K.Singh, DIG,Hyderabad; Dr. Raji Reddy, APVV;Shri Giridhar, VRUTTI; Shri S MallaReddy, All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)made p resen ta t i ons . Eachpresentation was followed by

discussion and question session.The Consultation was represented byfarmers’ organisations such as AllIndia Kisan Sabha, Delhi; RythuSwarajya Vedika, Secunderabad;Andhra Pradesh VyavasayaVruthidarula Union (APVVU);Paschim Odisha Krushak SangathanSamanyaya Samiti, Sambalpur;Telangana Rythu Sangham,Hyderabad etc., who are protectingthe rights and previleges of farmers.

After having extensive discussionson policy alternatives to addressagrarian distress, the delegatesexpressed deep concern foragriculture and small farmers in thenational policies. The importantpolicy recommendations whichemerged from the consultation aresummarised below.

Recommendations:

1. F a r m e r s ’ c o l l e c t i v e s /associations should bestrengthened and linked to a"Farmers’ Commission" at theState level with statutorypowers. The Commissionshould have the mandate of

making recommendations onprices, support systems,institutions and various policymeasures to ensure dignifiedlivelihood for farmers andprevent distress.

2. Policy that ensures "IncomeSecurity" should beimplemented to all farmhouseholds who earn an incomethat is required for a dignifiedliving. The enormous and ever-increasing income gap betweenagriculture and the organisedsector should be addressed.

3. Minimum Support Price (MSP)should ensure a profit marginabove the actual cost ofcultivation, and MSP should beguaranteed to the farmers as astatutory measure. MSPi m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n dprocurement shou ld beextended to dryland crops suchas millets, pulses and oilseeds.Shanta Kumar Committeer e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o nprocurement and PDS are notin the interest of farmingcommunity therefore, should berejected.

National Consultation on Policy Perspectives and StateResponse to Agrarian Crisis and Farmers’ Distress

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4. Budgetary al location toagriculture and allied sectorsshould be increased to 10-15per cent of the total budget atthe Centre and States. Thereduction in allocation in theBudget 2015-16 after the taxdevolution to States has notb e e n m a t c h e d w i t hcorresponding increase fromStates – this is a cause forconcern which should beaddressed immediately.

5. Ecologically sustainableagriculture should receivesystematic support from thegovernment in mission modeto enable time-bound shiftaway from resource-incentive,chemical-based agriculture.

6. A clear system of identificationof the owner cultivators shouldbe established to protect therights of tenant farmers,sharecroppers and womenfarmers and to ensure that theyget access to al l thegovernment support systems.Tenant farmers should getaccess to bank loans, cropinsurance and so on throughsystems like Loan EligibilityCards and Joint Liabil i tyGroups.

7. Women farmers who turn out60-70 per cent of the farm workshould get full recognition asfarmers – in terms of land rights,land records, access to creditand other support systems, legalmechanisms, budgetaryallocation, and promotion ofwomen farmer collectives.

8. Priority sector lending normsshould be restored, including13.5 per cent direct lending, andat least 50 per cent of directlending should go to the smalland marginal farmers whoconstitute 85 per cent of thefarming community.

9. F a r m e r s ' P r o d u c e rOrganisations (FPOs)should bewidely established for small andmarginal farmers with financialsupport from the government.FPOs should be independentand establish control over thevalue chain through processingunits, consolidation andmarketing.

10. Identification of farmer suicidesshould be simplified andaccountable, and thedependents of farmer suicidefamilies should get immediateex-gratia and one-timesettlement of all outstanding

loans. The dependent childrenshould get priority in educationand livelihood support.

11. Compensation for crop loss anddamage due to natural disastersincluding drought should begiven immediate priority. HoodaCommittee recommendationsshould be implemented.

12. International trade agreementsand WTO should not be allowedto implement anti-farmerpolicies in the country.Livelihoods of small andmarginal farmers should bemade paramount concern, andlivelihood boxes should beinvoked.

13. Agricultural insurance should bemade more effective to benefitfarmers suffering losses, andpremium subsidy should beincreased to make it affordablefor most farmers.

The programme was coordinatedby Dr. K.Suman Chandra, Professor& Head and Dr.E.V.Prakash Rao,Associate Professor of the Centre forAgrarian Studies & DisasterMitigation from NIRD&PR and ShriG.V.Ramanjaneyulu, Director, Centrefor Sustainable Development,Hyderabad.

A national level Workshop on "Impactof Climate Change on WaterResources", sponsored by NationalWater Mission, Ministry of WaterResource, GoI was conducted duringMay 21-22, 2015 at NIRD&PR.Altogether 35 officers from different

National Workshop on Impact of Climate Changeon Water ResourcesNational Institutes, Universities,Departments of Water Resources,Departments of Panchayati Raj andNGOs specially, those involved inmanagement of water attendedprogramme. The objectives ofworkshop were (i) to discuss the

impact of climate change on waterresources in the country andmitigating measures; (ii) to suggestoptions for adaptation to climatechange; and, (iii) to analyse thetraining needs of the functionaries ofwater resource departments/various

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stakeholders with reference toclimate change imperatives. Theparticipants were exposed to differentissues and options such as climatechange effect on intensity anddistribution of rainfall over thegeographical areas, surface waterbodies, groundwater and adaptation,catchment area protection, water useefficiency of different irrigationsystems, conservation, allocation,distribution of water resources acrossregions, participatory irrigationmanagement etc. The participantswere divided into groups to discussthe issues and to makerecommendations for future plan of

action to combat the effect of climate change on water resources. TheWorkshop was coordinated by Dr. Siddayya, Head, CWLR and team, NIRD&PR.

A National Workshop on “NaturalDisasters in India – Initiatives toAchieve Disaster Resilience;Preparedness and Mitigation:Challenges and Opportunities” wasorganised during 19-20 May, 2015.The Workshop was conducted incollaboration with Centre for GoodGovernance (CGG), Hyderabad. ShriMarri Shashidhar Reddy, formerVice-Chairman, NDMA delivered theKeynote Address.

Dr. Mohan Kanda, former ChiefSecretary, Govt of AP, and formerMember of NDMA; Dr.MuzaffarAhmed, Former Member, NDMA;Prof G.Padmanabhan, ProjectDirector, Disaster Risk Reduction(UNDP), Delhi; Dr. Dr.Kirit Shelat,Chairman, National Council forClimate Change, SustainableDevelopment and PublicLeadership, Ahmedabad madeimportant contributions on how toprepare the community andmitigate the impacts of disasters in

National Workshop on Natural Disasters in India

general and natural disasters inparticular. Around 30 delegatesfrom different States attended andcontributed to the discussions onthe following themes:

1. Natural Disasters : CopingStrategies;

2. Climate Change Impact :Emerging Issues;

3. Ta c k l i n g D i s a s t e r s :Benchmarks

The programme was coordinated byDr.E.V.Prakash Rao, AssociateProfessor and Dr. K.Suman Chandra,Professor & Head of the Centre forAgrarian Studies & DisasterMitigation from NIRD&PR and ShriJ. Devi Prasad, Director, AMRG,CGG, Hyderabad.

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At the request of Andhra PradeshGrameen Bank, a two-day workshopon “Rural Technologies and VillageAdoption Scheme” was organised on22-23 May, 2015 Nineteen officers ofthe Bank participated in theprogramme.

Ms. Chanda Pandit, Registrar &Director (Admn.), NIRD&PRinaugurated the programme. In heraddress she appreciated the jointefforts of RTP, NIRD&PR and theBank in the adoption of the villagesand wished that the Bank would

come forward for adopting more andmore villages for the integrateddevelopment. Responding to herwish, the participants have assuredto identify some more villages and towork together with NIRD&PR inthose villages.

Shri P.Mohanaiah, Chief GeneralManager (Retd.), NABARDparticipating as a guest of honourappreciated the Village AdoptionScheme being jointly executed byRTP and the Bank and the model of

expressed their immense satisfactionabout the technologies imparted tothem and assured to motivate thevillagers regarding thosetechnologies not only in the villagesadopted jointly but in all the villagesunder the service area. They will alsoidentify suitable prospectiveentrepreneurs for skill developmenttraining programmes and will supportthe successful trainees with financialassistance for starting of the units.

Dr. Glory Swarupa from NIMSMEand Shri Madhusudhan Rao,Assistant Director, APBIRED alsoparticipated in the programme andpresented the various opportunitiesavailable from their Institutions underNon-Farm Sector for creating ruralemployment and assured to extendtheir cooperation to the trainees ofNIRD&PR.

The participants visited each unit inRTP for practical exposure andu n d e r s t a n d i n g o f v a r i o u stechnologies. The programme wascoordinated by Mr. Mohammad Khan,Senior Consultant, RTP, NIRD&PR.

development through the farmers'clubs. The model, he said, willdefinitely have a very positive impactas already being experienced.

All the unit partners of RuralTechnology Park participated in theworkshop and made a presentationon the respective technologies andinteracted with the participants withregard to the scope, feasibility andviability of each technology forcreating livelihoods in the adoptedvillages. The participants have

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A workshop on “Integrated WaterResource Management : Issues andOptions“ was organised atNIRD&PR during May 14-15, 2015.It was sponsored by Ministry of WaterResources (MoWR), GoI underNational Water Mission. Theobjectives of the Workshop were (1)to discuss the issues concerning thewater resources in the country andidentify suitable options; (2) toanalyse the training needs of thefunctionaries of water resourcedepartments based on the issuesemerged in the Workshop.

Considering the magnitude andimportance of conserving the waterresources and increasing their useefficiency, the presentations anddiscussions were organised into thethemes such as a) Surface Irrigation :Improving the efficiency b)Groundwater Management :Conservation and Development andc) Institutions : Delegation of Powersand sustenance. Papers werepresented on the above themeshighlighting the importance ofimproving the water use efficiencymeasures, involving the stakeholders

in planning and management ofirrigation systems and bringingtogether different functionaries ofwater onto a common platform forbasin management.

In the last technical session, thedelegates were formed into threegroups to highlight the major issuesand concerns in their respectiveareas and to identify the capacitybuilding requirements against theissues mentioned, so that futuretraining programmes can be built

around these requirements. Theprogramme concluded with acommon point that there is a needto have such common platforms infuture so that the functionariesbelonging to different departments ofwater can come together and sharetheir views for integrated waterresource management in the country.The Workshop was coordinated byDr. Ch. Radhika Rani, Dr. Siddayya,Dr. U. Hemantha Kumar andDr.Prabhakar, Faculty of CWLR,NIRD&PR.

Workshop On Integrated Water ResourceManagement : Issues and Options

Workshop for Senior Executives of Priority SectorAdvances Departments of Public Sector Banks

A Workshop for the Heads of PrioritySector Advances Departments ofPublic Sector Banks was held during8-9 May 2015 at NIRD&PR with anaim to bring awareness amongBanks on NIRD&PR training facilitiesand its support for capacity buildingof practising Bankers. The topics

deliberated in the Workshop were:revised priority sector normsprescribed by RBI with effect fromApril 2015, the inclusion of MicroCredit in the targets and importanceof finance to medium enterprises,social sector and renewable energyprojects. While Banks play a key role

in the economic development of thecountry, the priority sector advancesin particular are instrumental in RuralDevelopment. These small loanscreate rural infrastructure, improveproductivity, create employmentultimately resulting in better qualityof life of rural population. Shri

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R.N.Dash, Regional Director, RBI inhis inaugural address dealt in detailthe concepts of revised norms onpriority sector advances and theidea behind adding new provisions.He stressed the importance ofcredit flow to MSME sector whichhas high potential to create non-farm jobs. He highlighted thepurpose of inclusion of mediumenterprises, social infrastructureand renewable energy underpriority sector revised schemes.Shri Dash emphasised the need forensuring proper end use of fundslent by banks as it is vital for incomegeneration, repayment andrecovery. Shri Rajput, GeneralManager, RBI observed thatwherever the l iaison betweenBanks and District administration isgood, the success rate of schemesas well as loan recovery isremarkable. Shri A S Ramayya,representative of MUDRA Bank

made a presentation on theconcepts and policies of Bankwhich are expected to play a keyrole in “funding unfunded” in microcredit sector. Shri V Rama MohanaRao, Project Consultant (CRCDB)gave a detailed account of thetraining programmes conducted

exclusively for the Bankersengaged in Rural Credit. Therepresentatives of Banksexpressed their happiness on thecontent and coverage of trainingprogrammes and appreciated theinfrastructure available atNIRD&PR to make learning apleasant and purposeful exercise.

Workshop on Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas

Like it is for the Municipalities andCorporations in Indian cities,managing solid waste in rural areasis becoming a daunting task for theGram Panchayats as well. With thechanging life style; consumerist anduse-and-throw culture, people in ruralareas of India have startedgenerating a lot of waste, which atthe end of the day falls on the lap ofGram Panchayat administration toclean up. Panchayats that are closeto the cities and towns are far morevulnerable to this hazardous culture,compared to the ones that areremotely located. The Government ofIndia through the Ministry of DrinkingWater and Sanitation (MDWS) isbringing out handbooks and

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guidelines for Gram Panchayats tobe able to manage solid waste locally.All said and done, what matters iswhat happens on the ground inreality. If someone could show it onthe ground successfully, it standshigh chances of offering lessons forthose who would like to replicate.Many Gram Panchayats that startedsolid waste management projects fellflat after a brief stint. Nevertheless,some Panchayats in Tamil Nadu,Kerala, Gujarat and West Bengal are

being very successful in managingsolid waste.

Keeping the above in view, aWorkshop on Solid WasteManagement in Rural Areas wasorganised at NIRD&PR during 27 –29 April, 2015. Some of the GramPanchayats and local NGOs andDistrict Swachhata Missionrepresentatives were invited to sharesuccess stories of solid wastemanagement. Gram Panchayat

representatives from Tamil Nadu,Kerala, Telangana, West Bengal andHimachal Pradesh participated andshared their experiences. The Centrefor Rural Infrastructure (CRI), atNIRD&PR is culling points from goodpractices narrated by the participantsand is preparing a simple and usableHandbook on Solid WasteManagement for Gram Panchayats.Dr R Ramesh and Prof P. SivaRamof CRI facilitated the Workshop.

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Horizontal Learning of Practices onDevelopment Governance

payment of wages, leakages, delayin payment, etc.

Elango Ramaswamy fromKuthampakkam village shared hislifelong struggle to make the villagea model one. One case that touchedevery ones heart was the story ofMr.Rajendran, President, SokuppamPanchayat, Gingee taluk, Villupuramdistrict. He worked for a ruralcommunity namely rural snakecatchers and brought them tomainstream. Aiming to bring skilldevelopment to youth, he is confidentof making the village much more thanwhat it is today with the co-operationof villagers.

As part of the programme, field visitto Gangadevapally village,Telangana State was arranged.Participants appreciated thefunctioning of different committees inthe village wherein every householdhas a role to play in villagedevelopment. Most importantly,participants complemented thepanchayat for having kept the peopleinformed on every matter andappreciated the people for coming

Horizontal Learning of Practiceson Development Governance wasorganised during April 20-24,2015 at NIRD&PR. Thirty electedrepresentatives participated in theprogramme. Shri Popatrao Pawarof Hivre Bazar, Maharashtra wasthe guest of honour to inauguratethe programme who shared hisrich experiences in winning thefaith of people for good localgovernance. In this context, ShriPawar narrated his experiencesr e l a t i n g t o w a t e r s h e dmanagement . He fu r therobserved that Gram Sabhaformed different committees tolook after various assignments intheir panchayat. He stated thatGram Sabha is a vibrant bodywhich can achieve success ifproperly moulded. Based on theexperience of Hivre Bazar,Maharashtra Government hasentrusted Shri Popatrao todevelop 100 model villages in thestate.

V.N.Alok discussed theimportance of devolution and theexisting scenario and explaineddetail provisions for panchayatfinancing and role of Union, Stateand Local government.

Given the fact that the participantshad varied experiences indevelopment governance, thesharing of the same formed themain focus of the trainingprogramme. They presented thebest practices and experiences onlocal governance with specialreference to flagship programmesof rural development. With regardto MGNREGA, the participantshighlighted the issues relating to

forward to pay the tax regularly.Detailed interaction was held withthe ex-president of the panchayaton various strategies to solve theproblems relating to water,education, family planning,problem solving, alcoholism, etc.It was understood that consistentefforts have been put in for 33years to make Gangadevapally amodel village. Gangadevapallyreceived president of India awardin 2007. The participants alsoappreciated the effort of providing20 litres of drinking water to everyfamily for ` 1.

E - g o v e r n a n c e , S A G Y,MGNREGS, Swachh BharatAbhiyan, Leadership capability,gender sensitisation and conflictresolution were some of thecomponents of the programme.The participants had the benefitof presentations and discussionswith the resource persons onthese themes.

The programme was coordinatedby Dr.M .Sa ruma thy andDr.Gyanmudra of CHRD, NIRD&PR.

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M.Tech: Youth Capacitated on AppropriateTechnology and Entrepreneurship

National Institute of Technology,Arunachal Pradesh (NIT, AP) andNational Institute of RuralDevelopment and Panchayati Raj(NIRD&PR) joined to offer a Two-Year M.Tech Programme inAppropriate Technology andEntrepreneurship in 2013.Themain objective of the programmeis to encourage the passed outengineers to develop asentrepreneurs, especially in therural areas, which has a highpotential for promoting ruraldeve lopment . Under th isProg ramme, the s tuden tengineers spend their First Yearat NIT, AP during which they areoffered a number of Courses. Aftercompletion of both the Semestersof First Year, they move toNIRD&PR for completing theirSecond & Final Year. In the FirstBatch, nine students wereadmitted after group discussionsand personal interview.

In order to guide them for theirhigh credit project work, a StudentAdvisory Committee wasconstituted which mentored themregularly. In the Second Year anumber of Courses were offeredto them and with a view to givingthem exposure to practicalaspects, exposure visits todifferent enterprises andindustries were arranged. As partof exposure visits, the studentsvisited National Research Centreon Meat; Indian Institute of

M.Tech(Ate)-Batch-1 (2013-15): Students with Students’ Project Advisory Committee

T h e P r o g r a m m e w a scoordinated by Dr.S.M. Ilyas,Coordinator M.Tech Programme& Chairman of StudentsAdvisory Committee & ProjectDirector, Distance EducationCell and Dr. V. Madhava Rao,Prof and Head (CGARD),Dr. P. Sivaram, Project Director,Rural Technology Park;S h r i R . K o t e s w a r a R a o ,Consultant, Centre for RuralCredit and DevelopmentBanking (CRCDB), NIRD&PRand Shri P. Anil Kumar,E n t r e p r e n e u r i n D a i r yP r o c e s s i n g , S h a d n a g a r,Members of the AdvisoryCommittee, with active supportfrom staff of DEC and CPGS,NIRD&PR. From NIT side, theProgramme was coordinated byDr. M.K. Shome.

Packaging, District Industry Centre;KVIC Training Centre, Central FoodTechnological Research InstituteResource Centre, Hyderabad, etc.The students were also taken toUniversity of Agricultural Sciences,food processing plant, Mother Dairyprocessing plant, Agro ProcessingCentre and other Units in Bengaluru.The students gained considerablythrough their interactions with thescientists, academicians, officialsand successful businessmen duringthe exposure visits.

As a partial fulfilment of therequirement for M. Tech, all thestudents' Project Reports wereevaluated and Viva voce conducted.All Nine Students have completedtheir M.Tech Programmesuccessfully. Their degrees will beawarded by NIT at a Convocation tobe held at Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh.

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ICT Applications for Management of RuralDevelopment Programmes

The Centre for InformationTechnology (CIT), NIRD&PRorganised a training programmeon “ICT Applications forManagement of RuralDevelopment Programmes”during April 27 – May 1, 2015 atHyderabad. Twenty Twoparticipants representing RuralDevelopment, Panchayati Raj,D R D A , Z i l l a P a r i s h a d ,W a t e r s h e d , F o r e s t s &Environment and Educationdepartments attended theprogramme. They were drawnfrom eleven States namely,Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Haryana, J&K, Madhya Pradesh,Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, UttarPradesh, Uttarakhand, and WestBengal. The main objectives of theprogramme were (i) to sensitisethe participants on the potential ofICTs, e-governance, Geo-In format ics , Mon i to r ing &E v a l u a t i o n a n d P r o j e c tManagement for e f fec t ivem a n a g e m e n t o f R u r a lDevelopment programmes and (ii)to provide skills in development ofInformation Systems.

A field visit to Nalgonda district,Telangana State was organised

for providing insights into variousintricacies in managing ruraldevelopment programmes at thegrassroot level concerned withMGNREGS, IAY, IWMP, Pensions,SHGs etc. The participants wereprovided with an opportunity tointeract with the officials and electedrepresentatives at the MPDO office,Narketpally for gaining knowledge ofvarious Rural Deveopmentinitiatitives being implemented inNarketpally Mandal. The participantsalso interacted with wage seekers ofMGNREGS in Nemmani and ChinaNarayanapuram Gram Panchayats

for gaining knowledge aboutvarious facilities provided atworksite, process of attendance,wage disbursement, paymentsand Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).The programme was well receivedand the participants expressedthat there is need for organisingmany such programmes. Theprogramme was coordinated byShri G V Satya Narayana, SeniorAssistant Professor andDr. P Satish Chandra, Head,C e n t r e f o r I n f o r m a t i o nTechnology, NIRD&PR.

Planning for Production Systems Improvement andLivelihood Development in IWMP

Conventional watershed approachesin the past have focused only on soiland water conservation measuresand therefore, have not brought inmuch productivity gains nor

contributed to improve rurallivelihoods. The crucial concern oft h e I n t e g r a t e d Wa t e r s h e dProgramme (IWMP) is sustaining thebenefits of this programme beyond

the project period. This can only bepossible if incomes generated aretransformed into savings andinvestment that sets the platform fora long-term economic transformation

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of the area. The two keyrequirements for this to becomepossible are a) Development ofsustainable production systems onthe basis of the augmentation of thenatural resource base b)Strengthening the people’sinstitutions that would provideleadership to solicit the supportsystems. In this context , Centre forWater and Land Resources (CWLR)of NIRD&PR organised a trainingprogramme on “Planning forProduction Systems Improvementand Livelihood Development inIWMP” during May 4-8, 2015.

It was a sponsored programme ofDepartment of Land Resources(DoLR), Ministry of RuralDevelopment (MoRD), GoI. Theparticipants of the programme weredistrict level functionaries working inIntegrated Watershed ManagementP r o g r a m m e ( I W M P ) . T h e yrepresented the States Jammu &

Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, AP,Kerala, Tamilnadu, Rajasthan,Karnataka, Nagaland, Assam, TamilNadu and Uttarakhand.

The programme focused on (1)Sensitising the participants tounderstand the link between naturalresources and production systemsand livelihoods (2) Converting field

related activities into plan document.Besides group discussions, hands-on experience was given to theparticipants on Detailed ProjectReport (DPR) formats regardingplanning for production systems andlivelihoods. The progamme wasorganised by Dr.Ch.Radhika Raniand Dr.Siddayya, Faculty of CWLR,NIRD&PR.

Agri-Business Management for Rural Bankers

The captioned programme wasconducted from 25 to 29 May 2015at SIRD, Jharkhand, Ranchi. Theprogramme was attended by 21participants who are officialsworking in the rural branches ofJharkhand Gramin Bank andVananchal Gramin Bank. Thetopics covered in the programmeincluded ‘Innovative ways forf i n a n c i n g a g r i - b u s i n e s s ,Identification of appropriateschemes under agri-businessm a n a g e m e n t , M a r k e t i n gstrategies for agri-business,Avenues for high-value and high-tech agriculture, Rehabilitation of

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sick agri-units and other relevanttopics on growth of agri-businessin the rural sector. Dr.B.K.Swain,Programme Coordinator coveredvarious strategies to manage theagri-business enterprises whilethe local resource personsdiscussed other aspects such asrecovery of NPAs under agri-business in the rural sector, whichitself is a daunting task for everybank. The recovery strategies andprocedures were explainedthrough presentations andsuccess stories from offer States.

The participants shared their variedexperiences narrating the successstories of self-help membersengaged in agri-business activitieswho have not only changed theirfortune but have cleared all the duesof the bank promptly therebymotivating the bankers to enhancetheir original limits. Similarly, theguest speakers who were mostly ex-bankers suggested some newincome model-units for women self-help groups to produce mushrooms,goat milk, fruits and vegetables, dairyproducts through buffalo rearing in

scientific method, etc., which werefound useful by the participants.The participants in their feedbackindicated that they would initiatenew measures in their respectiverural branches for disbursementof rural credit for agri-businessand for recovering the bad debts.The programme was coordinatedby Dr.B.K.Swain, Professor andHead, Centre for Rural Credit andDevelopment Banking, NIRD&PRand Mrs. Shubha Kumar, Facultymember of SIRD, Jharkhand,Ranchi.

Training cum Exposure on Swachh Bharat Mission

‘Training cum Exposure onSwachh Bharat Mission’ wasorganised at NIRD&PR from 4 to9 May 2015. The programme wasattended by 38 participants fromseven States working in SwachhBharat Mission (Gramin) atstate and district levels,Communication and CapacityDevelopment Units (CCDUs),State Water and SanitationMissions (SWSMs), DrinkingWater and Sewerage Boards andProjects run by NGOs. The mainobjectives of the programmewere to upgrade the knowledgeand skills of participants indesigning messages anddissemination of informationth rough appropr ia te andintelligible use of communicationmethods for achieving SwachhBharat and to induct the goodpractices of sanitation throughfield visits. Training methodsincluded a combination of lecture-c u m - d i s c u s s i o n s , c a s epresentations, appropriate mix ofvarious participatory trainingme thods / exe rc i ses and

experience sharing. The contents oftraining were: Swachh BharatMission-Guidelines; Issues &challenges in Rural Sanitationpromotion; Behavioural ChangeCommunication; Social marketingstrategies for sanitation promotionand Solid and liquid wastemanagement in rural areas. As partof the course, two-day exposure visitwas organised on good practices inrural sanitation promotion. The

participants were taken toHazipalli and Gantlavalli GramPanchayats in Telangana State.The course provided an excellentlearning platform for participantsfrom various states to carry homenewer ways of working to achieveSwachh Bharat. The programmew a s c o o r d i n a t e d b yDr P Siva Ram & Dr Y GangiReddy, Facu l t y o f CRI ,NIRD&PR.

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National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati RajRajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030

Phone : (040) 24008473, Fax : (040) 24008473E-mail : ciec@nird.gov.in, Website : www.nird.org.in

S.M. Vijayanand, IAS, Secretary (MoPR) & Director General, NIRD&PR

Editor: Dr. Anil Takalkar, Associate Professor and Head, CMRD, Asst. Editor : Dr. K. Papamma

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

on behalf of the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500 030

and printed at Vaishnavi Laser Graphics, Hyderabad.

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)-StatisticsNo. of Projects Sanctioned and Funds Released

(` in Crore)

1 Andhra Pradesh 56 0.230 76.48 56 0.220 107.67 59 0.22 163.28 432 1.810 517.732 Bihar 24 0.120 12.18 26 0.136 15.42 33 0.164 -- 123 0.612 30.63 Chhattisgarh 27 0.124 - 29 0.155 26 26 0.124 -- 263 1.195 152.444 Goa - - - - - - - - - - - -5 Gujarat 59 0.317 329.24 60 0.318 60 61 0.334 72.34 610 3.103 834.256 Haryana 13 0.06 5.23 15 0.064 14.2 13 0.059 26.97 88 0.362 58.037 Himachal Pradesh 21 0.10 8.02 15 0.071 46.08 17 0.079 163 0.840 177.318 Jammu & Kashmir 43 0.189 38.27 46 0.167 - 29 0.117 51.43 159 0.652 89.709 Jharkhand 30 0.163 48.17 27 0.147 29.4 27 0.144 -- 171 0.911 125.0110 Karnataka 68 0.333 334.55 63 0.323 586.11 78 0.326 86.71 571 2.569 1286.8411 Kerala 20 0.097 4.81 10 0.051 -- 12 0.051 15.16 83 0.423 41.7912 Madhya Pradesh 37 0.211 128.3 73 0.428 135.57 81 0.464 263.98 517 2.937 793.1813 Maharashtra 120 0.527 501.6 116 0.519 180.35 122 0.541 167.91 1186 5.128 1504.4614 Odisha 39 0.212 89.7 38 0.212 136.91 38 0.210 248.79 310 1.700 648.1715 Punjab 12 0.046 14.89 14 0.067 15.44 8 0.046 -- 67 0.314 44.5116 Rajasthan 145 0.788 424.3 135 0.744 - 141 0.748 378.08 1025 5.764 1448.3317 Tamil Nadu 32 0.171 227.77 39 0.196 168.55 31 0.159 114.02 270 1.368 604.2418 Telangana 46 0.191 48.66 41 0.181 75.58 50 0.201 124.58 330 1.399 389.9419 Uttar Pradesh 64 0.318 128.43 67 0.328 88.09 58 0.292 75.39 612 3.045 611.1820 Uttarakhand 8 0.04 4.22 -- -- -- -- -- 49.77 65 0.346 72.3021 West Bengal 42 0.183 40.31 44 0.187 -- -- -- 25.85 163 0.693 82.22

North-Eastern States1 Arunachal Pradesh 28 0.073 15.97 26 0.061 110.83 16 0.05 -- 156 0.467 174.422 Assam 54 0.216 42.97 45 0.201 116.6 47 0.209 6.99 372 1.577 277.443 Manipur 15 0.07 33.75 13 0.062 30.28 14 0.061 1.1 102 0.491 90.834 Meghalaya 12 0.039 37.43 11 0.036 28.06 12 0.041 37.16 96 0.236 127.835 Mizoram 15 0.059 16.44 14 0.058 69.18 11 0.056 75.81 89 0.373 189.476 Nagaland 17 0.069 76.42 20 0.079 74.67 13 0.053 95.09 111 0.476 340.877 Sikkim 2 0.007 8.18 -- -- -- 4 0.016 -- 15 0.066 14.388 Tripura 17 0.044 24.02 8 0.035 47.81 9 0.044 19.04 65 0.213 119.65

Grand Total 1066 5.00 2720.53 1051 5.045 2162.80 1010 4.809 2099.45 8214 39.069 10847.02

Source: GOI, Ministry of Rural Development, Annual Report 2014-15.

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