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

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

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

OBJECTIVE  ENSURING ACTIVE VILLAGE LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES  TO ASSESS LOCAL AREA SPECIFIC ISSUES HINDERING ACTIVE PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION  TO ASSESS AWARENESS LEVELS ON GP WISE ALLOCATIONS AND CORRESPONDING PHYSICAL DEVT TARGETS  TO DEVELOP CORRESPONDING CONTENT TO ENSURE MASS AWARENESS  TO UNDERTAKE INTENSIVE CAPABILITY BUILDING INITIATIVES FOR THE SELECTED AREA FOR MASS AWARENESS WITHIN A FIXED PERIOD  SENSITISATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RESPONSE MECHANISMS THAT SUSTAINS PARTICIPATION  DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL  THAT SUSTAINS PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION  THAT SHOWCASES TRAINING RESULTS IN ACCELERATING RURAL DEVELOPMENT  DOCUMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCELERATING RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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

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 6 TH SCHEDULE AREAS.  MEMBERS OF AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCILS  SELECTION OF ‘SAMPLE’ BLOCK  AT LEAST ONE BLOCK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.