Policy Circulars 2004 - yashada

1. To develop and disseminate knowledge resource of direct use in development and
public administration.
2. To provide the State Government interface with mass media and in engaging civil
society.
3. To provide and maintain state-of-the art audio-visual facilities for training and
research.
Activities:
1.1 Compilation and publication of the annual YASHADA 'State of Maharashtra's
Development' Report.
1.2 Establishment and maintenance of YASHADA's Digital Library.
1.3 Publication of Quarterly Journal in Marathi
1.4 Publication of Quarterly Journal in English
1.5 Publication of fortnightly internal newsletter in English
1.6 Commissioning, publication, marketing of books / modules etc.
1.7 Maintenance and updating of YASHADA website.
1.8 Production of multimedia training modules
1.9 Video documentation of training sessions, best practices, case-studies etc.
2.1 To organise a monthly press conference on issues of contemporary interest.
2.2 To coordinate with Doordarshan in the production of programmes on
development and governance issues.
2.3 To network with the public and private mass media, the DGIPR, etc.
2.4 To build up civil society networks on issues relevant to YASHADA activities.
3.1 To identify resources to provide YASHADA with state-of-the art art audio-visual
facilities.
3.2 To make the necessary purchase, and streamline inventory in these articles.
3.3 To build up a DVD and VCD Library for use in training.
Implementation :
The 'YASHADA Media and Resource Centre' will be establish with effect from 1 April
2004. From that date, both the CAVP and the Publications Cell will cease to exist as
separate entities, and will be merged within the YMRC, with the following organisation
structure:
Core staff: will form the full time staff of the YMRC
1 Associate Professor and Head, YMRC
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