Annual Report 2011-2012 - National Institute of Rural Development

ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12CHAPTERNETWORKING WITH STATEINSTITUTES OF RURALDEVELOPMENT(SIRDs)AND EXTENSIONTRAINING CENTRES (ETCs)Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government ofIndia, provides financial assistance to 28 State Institutes ofRural Development (SIRDs) and 89 Extension Training Centres(ETCs) in the States. These institutions are responsible fortraining and capacity building of the implementing agenciesincluding the Panchayati Raj Institutions, Officials, ResourcePersons, Members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) andVolunteers. MoRD supports the training efforts of States byassisting the SIRDs and ETCs in meeting their recurring andnon-recurring expenditure.In the case of SIRDs, 50 per cent of recurring expenditure innon-North-East states and 90 per cent of the recurringexpenditure in North-East states is met by the Ministry, inaddition to 100 per cent reimbursement of salaries of fivecore faculty in SIRDs. In case of ETCs, `. 20 lakh per annumper ETC is provided by the Ministry towards GoI’s share ofRecurring Grant. Besides, MoRD provides 100 per centassistance towards Non-Recurring Grant for development ofinfrastructure facilities, procurement of teaching aids, officeequipment, furniture, fixtures, etc., of SIRDs and ETCs, basedon their demands.The SIRDs and ETCs are also involved in implementation of“Lab-to-Land” initiative Programme launched by MoRD formobilisation, training and retraining of Bharat NirmanVolunteers (BNVs), who would facilitate implementation ofrural development programmes, the developmentprogrammes of the other Departments and ‘empowerment’of the community. SIRDs and ETCs are also providing trainingto the stakeholders of the “Lab-to-land” Initiative, includingfunctionaries of the State Governments, Panchayati RajInistitutions, Banks, SHGs, NGOs, volunteers, LineDepartments, etc., who are involved in implementingvarious development programmes. The capacity building ofthe stakeholders is intended for facilitating awarenessgeneration, enhancing people’s participation in planning,monitoring, social audit and redressal of grievances of thepeople.NIRD has a mandate to strengthen the SIRDs and ETCs tobuild the capacities of large mass of Rural Development andPanchayati Raj functionaries through training and retraining.These efforts are expected to result in improved planningand implementation of development programmes. As a partof this networking effort, NIRD has been coordinating severalschemes and events as highlighted in this chapter.1. National Colloquium with Secretaries of theState RD&PR Departments & State Institutesof Rural Development (SIRDs)One of the functions of NIRD in relation to networking withSIRDs and ETCs was the convening of a National Colloquiumwith Heads of SIRDs in which the Secretaries in charge ofRD&PR are also invited.The XXIV National Colloquium of the State Secretaries [RuralDevelopment & Panchayati Raj] and Heads of the StateInstitutes of Rural Development [SIRDs], was organised byNIRD, at Gangtok, Sikkim, on 27 April, 2011 in associationwith the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD),Government of India.The Colloquium was followed by a two-day NationalWorkshop on Accelerating Rural Development andStrengthening Local Self-Governance, during 28-29 April,2011 organised by MoRD. The inaugural session of theNational Colloquium was chaired by Shri Mathew C.Kunnumkal, IAS, Director General, NIRD, Hyderabad. The34 | ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12