LAB To LANDAn Orissa Experience
KANTAPADA BLOCK, CUTTACK. ORISSA
THE VISION• Build a knowledge & Innovation Community of all
stakeholders in development including policy makers, implementers, financial institutions, academia, NGOs, experts and International Organizations.
• Trigger a development process which ensures broad based improvement in the quality of life of people especially the poor, SCs/ STs, OBCs, minorities and women.
• Focus on faster and more inclusive growth.
Strategic Thrust AreasGovernance : Transparency
& Accountability`
Infrastructure: Power, Roads,
Housing, ICT
Health : IMR, MMRImmunization
Safe Childhood
Access to Food,Drinking Water
Gender Empowerment
Financial Inclusion & Bank CreditMarketing
Natural Resources : Land & Water Management
Education : Literacy & School
Enrolment
Skill Development,
Employment &
Income
Environment: Forest, Clean Air & Water, Sanitation
Renewable/ Alternative Energy : Bio Diesel, Bio Fuel,
Bio Gas, Solar Village, Solar Fuel
People’s Institutions: Gram
Sabha, NGOs, JMFCs, Youth Clubs, CRPs
KANTAPADA Block• TOTAL NO OF G.P.s : 14• TOTAL NO OF VILLAGES : 88• TOTAL POPULATION : 80351• S.C. POPULATION : 23180• S.T. POPULATION : 1176
(2001 CENSUS)
How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description
3rd August, 2010
Preliminary Meeting Panchayati Raj Department
Under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Panchayati Raj Department
Selection of Kantapada Block
BDO Kantapada as Chief Co-ordinator
Selection of Nodal Officers at the State level
Respective Heads of Line Departments
Selection of Nodal Agency - SIRD
3rd September, 2010
1st Project Initiation Meeting At Kantapada Block
Orientation of different District / Block level Line Department officials
Director Special Projects, PR Department
Deputy Director, SIRD
Collector and PD DRDA, Cuttack
Nomination of Block level Nodal Officers
All Line Departments
How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description
8th & 14th September, 2010
2nd and 3rd Project Orientation cum Action Plan Preparation Meeting
At Collectorate, Cuttack
Presentations and discussion on Draft Suggestive Action plans prepared by all departments working at Kantapada
By –
PD DRDA
Nomination of District level Nodal Officers
All District Sectoral Officers
Formulation of Framework for preparation of action plan by line departments.
Principal Secretary, PR Dept.
Director Special Projects, PR Dept.
Deputy Director, SIRD
16th September, 2010
4th Project Orientation cum Finalisation Action Plan Meeting
At Collectorate, Cuttack
BDO Kantapada / All Nodal Officers, DD, SIRD, PD DRDA and Collector, Cuttack
How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description
17th September 2010
State Level GP Quiz Competition SIRD
18th September 2010
Orientation Workshop for the officials of Kantapada Block on “Multi-purpose Farm Pond” under MGNREGS
BDO, Kantapada
23rd September 2010
Presentation of Strategy Formulation and Action Plan meeting at New Delhi
Collector, BDO and SIRD
1st October 2010 Interactive work shop on Social Audit under MGNREGS for NYK volunteers
BDO, Kantapada
2nd October 2010 Conduct of Gram Sabha in 14 GPs and workshop on Sanitation at newly inaugurated BNRGSK at Postal GP
BDO and Elected Officials
8th October 2010 Workshop on RTI Act and conduct of GP level Quiz Competition
SIRD, BDO and Elected PRI Representatives
18th to 23rd October 2010
Conduct of Social Audit at 14 GPs with the help of volunteers of NYKs
BDO, Kantapada and 14GPs
Action Plan – At a Glance• Translating the objectives of the all flagship
programmes(100%)
• Convergence of Programmes and Resources for meaningful capacity building for better management & service delivery…
• Awareness generation and orientation of people for affirmative action
• Developing planning, organizing, audit, and leadership ability among people
• Developing an action plan on NRM,,,Land, Water and Forest Resources
• Develop livestock & fisheries,other non farm based skill development training action plan for sustainable lilelihood of different stakeholders
Action Plan – At a Glance
• Organization of Groups to fight social evils
• Developing Infrastructure and Connectivity
• Providing Housing with Sanitation and Electricity
• Provide safe drinking water
• Developing and marketing human skills, surplus farm produce, distribute earnings and pay off debt
• Carrying out Training audit clinlic.RTI Clinics, impact study & social audit
• Organizing annual award function
• Many more as emerged from consultation with the community….
Action Plan – Proposals• Furnishing of questionnaires on
implementation of Development Programs to MoRD by 21.10.2010
• Submitted proposal for training amounting to Rs.6,40,000 on 21.10.2010 to MoRD
• Proposal to PR Department, GoO, for developing a IEC strategy for effective implementation of PR and RD programs on 4.10.2010
IEC Strategy at a Glance
MGNREGS Rath Swasthya Rath IEC Van Programmes by cultural troupe Capacity building initiatives of different stake
holders of the block Exposure to Best Practices Creation & capacity building of Community
Resource Persons Social Audit Reaching out common mass through-
FAQs Leaflet Wall Writings Wall Hangings Health Wall / GP Wall Illustrated Books Telecast of Development Magazine
through Door Darshan Interactive Sessions Screening of IEC and Training Films Community Radio Quiz and Events IEC Stalls
Replication of the Initiatives…
• Coverage of 3 Blocks in the State over a period of one year• Replication of the initiative in other blocks of the district\• Process Documentation and Sharing (Airing of different activities of
L2L in DD and Local Channels)• Directory of Success Stories
District Block Division
Gajapati Nuagada Southern
Mayurbhanj Raruan Central
Keonjhar Saharapada Northern
We Aspire for…The progress under the initiative has instilled some inspiration and confidence among the officials, elected officials, non officials and more so among the common mass for realization and translation of the vision as envisaged under the Action Plan of Lab-2-Land initiative for inclusive development of the rural poor and knowledge and innovation community in the days to come. This endeavour is an ideal platform for co-ordination & co-operation among various stakeholder departments, aiming at convergence of resources & manpower in the effective planning, implementation, monitoring and supervision of various programs under the able guidance of elected officials, non-officials and more so over common mass for whom all these programs have been designed.
We Aspire for…• Voice and choice to People• People better informed• Services effectively utilized • Functionaries empowered • Better program Delivery
Looking ahead …..
TribalEmpowerment
SustainableLivelihood
Security
e-Panchayat
Knowledge basedDecision support
System
CitizenCentric
GovernancePro-poor &
Pro-PRI mind set
Communitymobilization
Entertainment& information
ProjectMonitoring
Transparency
Accountability Accessibility
Inclusive development of the rural poor and knowledge and innovation community
WomenEmpowerment
Tracking ofVillage Development
funds
Independence must begin at the bottom. Thus, every village will be a republic or Panchayat having full powers. It follows, therefore, that
every village has to be self-sustained and capable of managing
its affairs….
….. We are unleashing or attempting to unleash
the greatest latent powers of the people by
giving an authority to Panchayati Raj.