Lab to Land Initiative in Assam. About SIRD, Assam Thrust areas and objectives

1. Lab to Land Initiative in Assam.About SIRD, Assam Thrust areas and objectives • Thrust on rural development programmes to achieve the primary mandate. • To organise diversified courses on Panchayati Raj and decentralised planning. • To organise need based training programmes for different clientele groups in the changing development scenario. • Continuous effort to improve the quality in its training and research activities.

2. Collaborative effort with specialised institutes for academic support, specialised training and exposure. • Social mobilisation through awareness generation. • Undertaking micro projects as entrusted by government in clusters to try out new initiatives. • Building technical and managerial capacity among the youth. • IT related training programmes.

3. Training infrastructure Present status. • 2 (two) campuses having capacity for 250 participants. • 12 (twelve) Extension Centres having capacity for 60 participants in each. • Resource Centre in IT & Skill Development is coming up. • Satellite Hub with 15 SITs ready for functioning.

4. 20 Resource Centres set up under BRGF. • 2 (two) Extension Centres upgraded as Regional Centres. Faculty strength: • SIRD HQs – 20 • Extension Centres – 60 Trainers panel • SIRD, HQs – 70 • Extension Centres – 130

5. Training plan Research Studues. 12 Research Studies have been undertaken by the institute from 2005 – 2006 to 2009 – 2010.

6. TRAINING ACHIEVEMENT From 2001-02 to 2009-2010

7. Credit mobilised under special projects since 2000 – 2001 to 31st March’ 2010

9. Training plan – 2010 – 2011 Mandatory programmes • Total course – 1634 • Total participants – 58985 Gram Sabha level Campaign • Number of programmes - 200 • Number of participants - 20000 Management & Skill Development training. • Number of programmes - 777 • Number of participants - 36540 • Total courses - 2611 • Total participants - 115526

10. Field level training Present strategy. • 60% of courses are organised in a decentralised manner through Extension Centres. • Off campus training programmes in the field for grass root level functionaries. • Team of Resource Persons selected and trained for field level training.

12. Wider dissemination of knowledge • Training on social mobilisation in the field for awareness on rural development programmes and strengthening Gram Sabhas. • Team of Animators and Facilitators for mobilising rural people through awareness programmes. • Social workers, representatives of NGOs, CBOs, SHGs, Rtd. Teachers are trained up. • Social capital already built by SIRD will be used. • 132000 families assisted in groups under special projects of SIRD. • 25000 are youth. • Women and youth will be oriented for dissemination of knowledge in the field.

16. LAB TO LAND INITIATIVEDIMORIA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK OF KAMRUP DISTRICT IN ASSAM Basic information of the block.

18. Agriculture.

19. Roads.

20. Health. Bank

21. Education.

22. Electricity & Power. Forest.

23. Current status of Rural Development Programmes in the block. MGNREGA. Registration

24. Mandays generated Labour budget of the current financial year Demand for work

25. Employmentgenerated Account opened. Infrastructure created under permissible works.

26. Vigilance & Monitoring Committee & Social Audit. MIS status : Updated Technical persons working against each GP : One technical person in each GP.

27. General observations: • Following are the significant aspects that come to the notice under MGNREGA in the block. • Participatory planning at community level. • Financial inclusion – 100% payment through bank and postal accounts. • Accountable trained up personal at various levels. • Planning, organisational and administrative capacity of the Gram Panchayats have improved. • Closure relationship between panchayats and poor. • Use of electronically generated muster roll.

28. Recent development: • All the Gram Panchayats will have computer facilities soon. • Handholding training to the Secretaries of GPs on use of computer and PRIAsoft locally

29. SGSY Number of SHGs developed and assisted.

30. Federation and marketing facilities.

31. Activities taken up by the groups • Weaving. • Piggery • Goatery • Poultry • Dairy • Tailoring • Pottery • Cultivation

32. Arrangement for skill development training • One SHG training cum facilitation centre at Block HQs. • One weaving training centre has been established.

33. Initiative of the SIRD under Special SGSY in the Block • SIRD mobilised more than 2000 rural people in the block around selected income generating activities in clusters to popularise both group and cluster approach. • Clusters with activities taken up in a planned manner through application of appropriate technology and skill development came up. • Activities are backyard poultry farming, handloom, mechanised agricultural activities, dairy, piggery.

34. The institute converged all the support services for the growth of the activities. • Handloom Common Facility Centre has been functioning in the block to provide support services to the weavers. • Transformation in quality of life and empowerment are visible in the clusters. • Activities in the clusters created demonstration for further replication in the block.

35. IAY Housessanctioned and constructed. Coverage

36. Others

37. IndiraGandhi National Old Age Pension. Numberof beneficiaries 2226 NFBS. Number of beneficiaries 175 The SIRD, Assam has taken up Dimoria Development Block in Kamrup district in first phase. The Kapili Development Block in Morigaon district has been proposed to be taken up in the next phase.

38. General action plan under the initiative in the block

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