NCRI has a holistic approach for sustainable development of villages based on Gandhiji’s ideas. It envisages extension services under micro-planning for promotion of livelihoods, skill development and better environmental conditions in the habitats.
The Genesis
Looking at the paradigm shift in the development planning process and significant change in government’s approach of participatory resource management, Micro Planning Unit is designed to provide the crucial link between planning and implementation process at grass-root level. The unit is working to provide the operational basis for sanctioning projects to its rural partner and examine issues of area-based basic problem with a comprehensive local-based strategy. The unit’s core approach is to work towards; identification of problem with the help of community, intervening in those areas where the state government devolved power to local bodies, find the ways to involve government bodies in the whole process, integrating micro planning with decentralization and above all creating a platform to provide space, resource and opportunities for Gram Sabha to become effective in preparing local planning. The unit is working to provide the operational basis for supporting different projects.
Major Interventions
- Promoting extension services to the community through micro level planning;
- Developing capabilities at the local level for planning;
- Providing support for training for the participatory involvement of rural functionaries; faculty and students of rural institutes, universities and colleagues; and
- Extending support in the design and development of courses.
Thrust Areas of the Unit
- Promoting rural higher education through micro level planning.
- Alternative energy materials and methods in order to reduce and save energy.
- Sustainable livelihood and resource management.
- Sustainable agriculture and food security.
- Identification of problems which have greatest impact on the life of people such as waste disposal, location of compost pit, domestic animal waste, cleaning of community ponds and its renovation,
- Health and hygiene.
- Promoting the use of Geographical Information System (GIS) and Management Information System (MIS) among rural planners.
- Child labour and Social Mobilisation
- Natural Resource Management.
- Encourage the village youth leadership in local planning.
Programmes and Activities
- Organising awareness campaign, training programmes, workshops and seminars for local communities through credible local organisations.
- Providing technical support to the team of planners.
- Establishing a “National Policy-Advocacy-Research Network” with likeminded professionals on micro planning.
- Formulate and disseminate methodologies in participatory Micro planning keeping in view the powers and functions of the three tiers of Panchayat Raj and requirements of the other sectoral departments.
- Ensuring Participation of NGOs, local institutions, poor and underprivileged.
- Research, documentation and dissemination of best practices of micro planning.
- Skill enhancement of participating partners, value addition and enterprise development around selected livelihood options.
- Gender and health equity and ensuring women's participation in decision making in community and local administration.
Contact:
Co-ordinator
Micro Planning Unit
National Council of Rural Institutes (NCRI)
(Ministry of HRD, Government of India)
Shakar Bhavan, Ground Floor
Fateh Maidan Road, Hyderabad-500 004, INDIA
Landline : 040-23422107, Fax : 040-23212114
E-mail : mpu@ncri.in
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