PRESENTATION FROM THE NORTH EAST GROUP ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND SIKKIM

1. PRESENTATION FROM THE NORTH EAST GROUP ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND SIKKIM ACTION PLAN POINTS FOR FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR INCREASING PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE GRASSROOTS

2. BRIEF ON BACKGROUND ISSUES • REGION WITH PROBABLY MAXIMUM DIVERSITY • MAXIMUM LANGUAGES AND HUNDREDS OF DIALECTS • DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY • FROM THE PLAINS OF MIGHTY BRAHMAPUTRA TO THE GREAT HIMALAYAS • SPARSELY CONNECTED • THINLY POPULATED • DIBANG VALLEY (3 PERSONS PER SQ KM) • TRIBAL SOCIETIES DOMINATE IN VAST GEOGRAPHICAL AREA • RELATIVELY CLASS FREE AND FLAT SOCIETIES • VERY RICH AND DIVERSE CULTURE AND STRONG ROLE OF PERFORMING AS WELL AS VISUAL ARTS IN RURAL MILLIEU • MOST OF THE SIRDs ARE LONE INSTITUTIONS AND ARE WEAK WITHOUT ADEQUATE NEED BASED SUPPORT FROM MoRD AND STATE GOVERNMENTS • LIMITED PRESENCE OF STRONG AND PERFORMING VOs

3. OBJECTIVE • ENSURING ACTIVE VILLAGE LEVEL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES • DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL • THAT SUSTAINS PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION EMPHASIS ON • YOUTH • WOMEN • THAT SHOWCASES TRAINING RESULTS IN ACCELERATING RURAL DEVELOPMENT • DEVELOPMENT OF AREA SPECIFIC INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN CLUSTER APPROACH. • DOCUMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCELERATING RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH REPLICATION • DOCUMENTARIES, SMALL AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS (QUICKIES), PRINT MEDIA • INSTITUTION BUILDING • SUPPORT TO SIRDs • INCREASED NEED FOR STRENGTHENING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING NYK IN NE REGION • SUPPORT TO AGENCIES OF DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

4. PREPARATORY STRATEGY • PREPARATORY ASSESSMENT • DECIDING WAYS AND MEANS FOR INCREASING AWARENESS ON LOCAL AREA APPROACH • DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT • INTERACTION OF SIRD FACULTIES WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF DOORDARSHAN, ALL INDIA RADIO, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND LOCAL PRINT MEDIA • INVOLVING AGENCIES OF MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING • IN NE ‘AIR’ IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DD • IN SELECT AREAS ‘FM’ STATIONS • DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL • FOR TRAINING • FOR MASS AWARENESS THROUGH IEC METHODS

5. STRATEGY REVISITING ACTION RESEARCH • MAJOR THRUST AREAS • INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH (13-35) • INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN • RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES OF MoRD AND MoPR • PANCHAYATI RAJ AND LOCAL SELF GOVERNANCE • INCLUDING 6TH SCHEDULE AREAS. • MEMBERS OF AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCILS • SELECTION OF ‘SAMPLE’ BLOCK • AT LEAST ONE BLOCK

6. STRATEGY • INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH AND SHG MEMBERS IN CONDUCTION OF MASS AWARENESS • DEVELOPMENT OF AREA SPECIFIC CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGE AND DIALECTS • INVOLVING LOCAL / TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS and RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FOR MASS AWARENESS • LIKE NAMGHAR, DEKA CHANG, LOCAL DURBAR, KEBA, VILLAGE COUNCILS etc. MOBILE THEATER GROUPS (ASSAM) • INVOLVEMENT OF HELPLINES MADE UNDER BRGF, etc. • MIZORAM, NAGALAND, MEGHALAYA, ASSAM, SIKKIM • DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC TRAINING CONTENT FOR MASS OUTREACH • DDK / LOCAL CABLE OPERATORS • DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE LEARNING MODULES

7. ACTION FOR PREPARATORY STRATEGY • TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS • INVOLVING NYK, AIR, DD, LOCAL PRINT MEDIA, DEPT OF IPR, CBOs, etc. • SELECTION OF THE ‘LOCAL AREA’ i.e. CD BLOCK • DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT • SIRD FACULTIES WILL GIVE MODULES AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION • SUBJECT EXPERTS SHALL DEVELOP CORRESPONDING CONTENTS • TRAINING • MASS AWARENESS

8. ACTION FOR STRATEGY • MAJOR THRUST AREAS • INVOLVEMENT OF YOUTH • DEVELOPMENT OF TEAM OF SELECTED YOUTH • PROGRAMME LITERACY • SOCIAL AUDIT • INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN • SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR EXPOSURE AND TRAINING FOR SELECTED FACILITATORS • LINKAGES WITH INSTITUTES, ORGANISATIONS FOR IMPROVED TRG OF YOUTH FROM NE ON SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT • PROMOTION OF JOINT LIABILITY GROUPS • RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES OF MoRD AND MoPR PANCHAYATI RAJ AND LOCAL SELF GOVERNANCE • ORIENTATION AND SENSITISATION PROGRAMMES FOR OFFICIALS AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS • SELECTION OF AT LEAST ONE ‘SAMPLE’ BLOCK • DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING CONTENT • FOR RADIO • LOCAL PRINT MEDIA – BRIEF AND SUCCESS STORIES • MASS AWARENESS CONTENT • DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT IN LOCAL LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS

9. ACTION PLAN FOR STRATEGY • MASS AWARENESS THROUGH AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATION IN VILLAGE MARKETS (LOCAL HAAT BAZAAR) • SENSITISATION THROUGH SIMPLE HALF DAY PROGRAMMES AND CONVENIENT TIMINGS • MOSTLY AUDIO VISUAL CONTENT • EXPLAINING THEM OF CITIZEN ENTITLEMENTS • CHURCH CAN CONDUCT SENSITISATION PROGRAMMES FOR SANITATION • INVOLVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR SENSITISATION OF RD PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS • INVOLVEMENT OF HELPLINES MADE UNDER BRGF, etc. • MIZORAM, NAGALAND, MEGHALAYA, ASSAM, SIKKIM • DDK / LOCAL CABLE OPERATORS • DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE LEARNING MODULES BY EACH SIRD FOR OFFICIALS AND ELECTED FUNCTIONARIES • REGULAR TOURS / VISITS TO THE SELECTED ‘BLOCK’ FOR IEC METHODS, OTHER TRAININGS, MONITORING, EVALUATION

10. TIME LINES • 5 – 6 MONTHS FOR PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES • 5 YEAR ACTION PLAN • IEC – TRAINING – MONITORING – EVALUATION – IEC AGAIN • FOR EACH PHASE ONCE IN TWO and HALF YEARS • TOTAL PLAN FOR 5 YEARS

11. RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES • SIRD AND ETCs • STATE GOVT DEPARTMENTS • DRDA, CD BLOCKS • AGENCIES OF IB • PANCHAYATS • LOCAL COUNCILS • MoRD

12. EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS • SEPARATE FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR ACTION PLAN • NON DILUTION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMME FUND WITH SIRDs • FUNDING FOR • IEC ACTIVITIES • MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT • TRAINING ACTIVITIES • MONITORING • DOCUMENTATION

13. OTHER CONSTRAINTS • 100% CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO BE INCREASED TO 10 CORE FACULTIES • 90:10 BASIS FOR FUNDING SUPPORT UNDER RECURRING GRANTS, WITH THE CURRENT YEAR AS THE BASE YEAR • SPECIAL ALLOCATION FOR MONITORING OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES • STRENGTHENING OF EXTENSION CENTRES • SUPPORT TO ALL THE EXISTING EXTENSION CENTRES • 100% FUNDING FOR SALARIES AT LEAST 3 FACULTIES OF ETCs • INCREASING ALLOCATION FOR ETCs • SEPARATE ALLOCATION FOR PR TRAINING AS AREAS NON COVERED UNDER RGSY AND BRGF AREAS • MIZORAM, MEGHALAYA TRIPURA, MANIPUR AND NAGALAND • SPECIAL SUPPORT FOR PROMOTION OF ACTION RESEARCH AT SIRDs • NEED TO REVIEW THE POLICY OF FUNDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT PROGRAMMES UNDER SGSY

14. OTHER CONSTRAINTS • REQUEST FOR CONSIDERING THAT SEPARATE DIVISION MAY LOOK AFTER PROBLEMS OF SIRDs OF NORTH EAST REGION • ISSUES RELATED TO RECURRING GRANTS • ISSUES RELATED TO RELEASE OF TRAINING FUNDS UNDER MG-NREGA, SGSY, IWMP etc.

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