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GOND TRIBAL WOMENGOND TRIBAL WOMEN

NIRD's INTERVENTION - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN GOND HEARTLANDNIRD's INTERVENTION - MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN GOND HEARTLAND

Gond tribes in Patori village in NIRD stepped into the village on the name Panbai.

Chatarpur district of Madhya advice of the district collector Sarpanch Panbai talking of her

Pradesh are a distressed lot. Rajesh Bahuguna. NIRD launched its experience said she was excited at

Sandwiched between criminal intervention with twin training the exposure to a new world of train

elements operating in the jungles programmes on leaf cup and plates travel and high rise buildings and

and the police and forest personnel, m a k i n g a n d a w a r e n e s s the wonderful foods they were

they are struggling for survival. The programmes on health, hygiene served at the NIRD training center

village is located near the Panna and sanitation programmes. Due to and the dignity with which they

Tiger Reserve Buffer Zone. The poor hygienic and sanitation were treated in stark contrast to the

tribals and their cultivation has practices, the community had inhuman treatment they were

become a prey to even wild animals. become prone to malaria and other routinely meted out by the police

Restrictions on collection of Non diseases leading to untimely deaths. and the forest guards and the

Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) and A need was felt to first create dacoits in the jungles. They were

fuel wood have smothered their zeal awareness primarily among women also elated at the flight take-over

to live and the prospects of a and also men on adopting healthy from the international airport and

prosperous life appear as a distant practices including personal many things like the ambience of

dream to them. Two square meals a hygiene, healthy environment and t h e c i t y a n d t h e c u l t u r e

day eludes them. The tribe is on the also ensuring cattle hygiene. Each flabbergasted them.

verge of dislocation with several of family is supplied with a mosquito Gorelal, another member of Patori them migrating to places outside net as a preventive measure to village who had come for training their district as well as their state. battle with malarial fever and other was amazed at the thousands of NIRD's direct intervention through diseases dogging the tribal lights illuminating the city. He had its 'Village Adoption Programme' is communities. However there is a no idea of what electrical power can bringing a sea change in the lives of demand from the family members do as his village does not have the shy and poverty stricken for more such nets as one net is electricity. He was trained in the community. It is also utilising the insufficient for a family which preparation of vermi-compost pits. services of local NGO 'Chetna' for comprises of 4-5 members. The tribal members from Patori implementing some of its schemes.

A team of 10 members from Patori village enjoyed their interaction

The Patori village is very backward village recently travelled all the way with the NIRD Director General

and has no road connectivity, from the remote tribal village in Dr.M.V.Rao.

electricity and is far away from Madhya Pradesh to NIRD for NIRD is also planning Cattle Health Patwari , Gram Sevak , ANM, receiving training from Rural Camps in the village and also health Anganwadi Worker, Asha Worker, Technology Park (RTP) in leaf cup awareness programmes covering Post Office, Gramin Bank, Fair Price and plates making. The tribal men basic health, protected drinking shop, Police Station and Health Sub- and women were thrilled at the train water and introduction of self help Center which are actually faces of journey as about 6 members of movement in the village. Demands the government. The community them had never seen a train all their from other villages in the panchayat ekes out a living basically on life while none of them had ever are coming to NIRD for adoption of agriculture products including Soya travelled in a train. It was a thrilling these villages. The Village Adoption and Millets cultivation and other experience for them. One of the Scheme in Patori village is being minor forest produce apart from participants in the training was the coordinated by CESD Adjunct cattle and sheep raising. Sarpanch of Neguwan Panchayat by faculty member Dr.R.K.Shrivastava.

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Training cum Exposure visit was held at NIRD, Hyderabad from 26-

30 August 2013 where altogether 24 persons -22 women and 2 men

from Tinsukia District of Assam participated in the programme. They

all were from Non-intensive blocks (as per NRLM norm) of the

district and all were involved with planning, implementation and

monitoring of SHG and its activities. As a part of the programme

one-day session in the class room was organised where Shankar

Chatterjee explained the role played by SERP in developing of SHGs

in Andhra Pradesh as well as concept of Village Organisation (VO),

Mandal Samakhya(MS), Zilla Samakhya(ZS) was thoroughly

explained as these were part of the field visit. The class room

sessions inter alia included cases of SHGs across the country

including role of SHG members for providing Minimum Price

Support (MSP) to the farmers under Andhra Pradesh Government's

programme.

The participants were taken to Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh

where two days ( 27 & 28 August 2013) were spent in interacting

with members of SHG, Village Organisation, Mandal Samakhya and

Zilla Samakhya. The participants visited Tirumalgiri village of

Atmakor Mandal, Nagaram village of Hasanparthy Mandal, etc. The

process of Micro Credit Plan (MCP) was thoroughly explained which

was totally new to the participants. Participants visited a Bulk Milk

Collection unit where small milk producers were being paid

support price. The field visit was organised by DRDA, Warangal. The

programme was coordinated by Dr. Shankar Chatterjee, Associate

Professor, CPME, NIRD.

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NIRD Training

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Managing Rural

Infrastructure Projects

Community Based

Disaster Management

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Training Programmes

at RTP

Admission

Notification

Seminar on Right to

Education

Africana Unveiled

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NIRD Training Programmes

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Effective Management of RD programme was coordinated by

Programmes was held at NIRD, Dr. P Satish Chandra, Head and

Hyderabad during August 05 - 09, Shri D S R Murthy, Assistant A t r a i n i n g p r o g r a m o n 2013. As many as 32 officials, mostly Professor, CIT, NIRD. Management Information System senior and middle level, drawn from A programme on ICTs for RD for MGNREGA was organised at RD, PRI, Planning, Tribal Affairs, Functionaries was held at NIRD, NIRD, Hyderabad during July 29 – Water and Sanitation and Health Hyderabad during August 19 - 23, August 2, 2013. As many as 27 departments from nine states 2013. As many as 15 participants p a r t i c i p a n t s i n v o l v e d i n participated in the programme, out from five states participated. The implementation of MGNREGA of which 27 were men and broad objective of the programme w o r k s f r o m s e v e n S t a t e s remaining women. was to orient the functionaries participated in the program. The

The participants felt very happy to about the new guidelines for key focus of the program was to

gain rich inputs on various ongoing management of RD programs by give in-depth insights into the

RD programmes in nutshell from using ICT for its online monitoring functionality and operational

subject experts covering use of IT in and reporting at all levels of aspects of MIS software evolved by

RD programmes, Management administration. Experts dwelt on NIC, New Delhi.

Information Systems, Data Centers, Database Management Systems, Besides, the participants were taken critical success factors in e- GIS applications for RD programs, to Mahaboobnager District on Field governance , Moni tor ing of e- Governance institutes and Visit to show how Bio-Metric as P ro g r a m m e s u s i n g M o b i l e delivery of services to the citizens. well as Mobile Technologies are Technologies, GIS Applications, The application of Multimedia was used for monitoring, evaluation and Knowledge Management, Facility aimed at building awareness in this disbursement of wages to the wage Management in IT sector and host r e g a rd . T h e p ro g r a m w a s seekers engaged in MGNREGA. o f a p p l i c a t i o n s o f t w a r e coordinated by Shri G V Satya The participants also got first-hand demonstrated at the end of each Narayana and Shri D S R Murthy, field experience by interacting with session with live videos/case Assistant Professors, CIT, NIRD. the implementing officials. The studies to show its impact on the

implementing agency also gave live society.

A customised training program on demo of TCS software being used in Dr. M V Rao, Director General, NIRD “Rural Credit Management” for the State of Andhra Pradesh for interacted with the participants and Officers of Union Bank of India was managing MGNREGA activities got the feed-back on the held from 26 to 30 August, 2013 and from issue of job cards to payment programme.was coordinated by Shri.V. Rama of wages to the job seekers.

The programme received excellent Mohana Rao, Project Consultant The programme was coordinated rating. The participants were very (CRCDB). 23 participants from by Shri D S R Murthy and Shri G V impressed by the IT initiatives taken different parts of the country S a t y a N a r a y a n a , A s s i s t a n t by Government of Andhra Pradesh attended the training programme. Professors of CIT, NIRD. and wanted to replicate them in There was detailed discussion on all

their respective states for effective current and popular Rural Credit

m a n a g e m e n t a n d t i m e l y A t r a i n ing p rog ramme on schemes like KCC, JLG, Loans

disbursement of wages. The Information Technology for against Warehouse receipts,

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Investment Credit, Economic & relevance and significance to all the programme as reflected from their

Financial Analysis of Projects, SHG, national level agricultural banking, feedbacks on the programme

Financial Inclusion, NPA & Recovery cooperative and rural development

Management. The participants institutions in the countries of the The training programme on well appreciated the course content SAARC region that have an abiding Managing of Self-employment and coverage. Their interactions conce rn i n su s t a ined and Projects for SHGs was held at with SHG women in Ghatkesar integrated rural development. The DDUSIRD from July 15-19, 2013. village were found to be very useful deliberations by the faculties were As many as 31 persons from the and they wanted to popularise the made with a focus to strengthen the state of UP compris ing of SHG financing in their respective rural financing bodies, including Government officers, NGO and States. micro finance institutions to Lead District Manager attended the harness their resources in the

programme. The basic objectives of process of achieving the objectives the programme inter alia, were to A programme on Management of of rura l deve lopment . The equip the participants with the Rural Financing Institutions and programme topics were covered by knowledge of organising rural poor C o o p e r a t i v e s f o r R u r a l interactive participations during for self-help, to impart knowledge Development was organised during classroom discussions and use of a b o u t p l a n n i n g a n d Aug. 19-23, 2013. The programme other training techniques and implementa t ion of income was organised on behalf of CICTAB methodologies.generation projects for SHGs, to (Centre for International Co- The participants, mostly executives share innovative experiences and opera t ion and Tra in ing in and officers of rural financing strategies in managing the SHG Agricultural Banking) located in the institutions and cooperatives based micro-enterprises and to campus of VAMNICOM, Pune. engaged in financing for rural equip the participants with the skill C I C TA B f o c u s e s o n r u r a l d e ve l o p m e n t , we re h i g h l y of M&E of SHG projects. development practices in general benefited from this programme.

and co-operatives and agricultural The training programme was The Director of CICTAB, Mr.Sanjeeb banking in particular. designed in such a way that Patjoshi graced the valedictory

The programme was attended by participants can implement SHG sess ion and sensi t ised the

17 participates from various SAARC related projects meticulously. participants on rural development

member countr ies such as Various topics l ike capacity p o l i c i e s , s t r a t e g i e s a n d

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal building, PRA and participatory programmes having common

and Srilanka. There was a great deal identification of poor, social background in the SAARC

of participative discussions and mobilization, poverty issues, countries. The Programme Director

exchange of experiences during the innovative project identification, Dr. B. K. Swain coordinated the

programme. Different country monitoring and evaluation, gender programme internally with the help

representatives presented brief issues, marketing aspects etc., were of Project Consultants posted in the

status paper regarding the activities covered. Field based cases on SHG Centre for Rura l Credi t &

undertaken in their country in a projects focusing on problems and Development Banking to provide

specific subject area of the prospects were also shared with the extra inputs exclusively to these

programme. participants through film shows to international participants. The

enlighten them about the reality. participants were highly pleased The subject area of the programme One day field visit was organised at with the contents and style of the was of great contemporary

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Managing Rural Infrastructure Projects rural households. India is one such

countr y which has severa l

programmes and schemes in

facilitating the construction of

proper house for different sections

of rural society. Keeping in view the

need and importance, the NIRD has

organised the International Training

Programme on Management of

Rural Infrastructure Projects-Rural

Housing during July 29 to August

25, 2013 at NIRD, Hyderabad

sponsered by The Ministry of

External Affairs under ITEC. The Provision of shelter for poor has for provision of house with basic

objectives of the training are to become inevitable and the same amenities and started supporting

share country specific Rural has become a big challenge for any the poor in building their homes.

Housing and Habitat Development nation especially the developing Considering the vast proportion of

Policy (NRH&HDP) and other good countries. Housing being a basic rural households and their status of

practices of participating Asian minimum requirement of any family houselessness, several programmes

countries and to guide the for their security, dignity, facilities, and schemes are formulated to help

participants in preparing the back livelihoods and health has become them in construction of their own

home action plans based on the a centre of development of every house. Each country has its own

learnings from India as well as other household. Majority of the approach, strategy and programme

c o u n t r i e s . 1 3 pa r t i c i pa n t s countries have recognized the need in fulfilling the housing needs of

Sitapur district where participants General. The programme was Pochampally Mandal of Nalgonda

interacted with the SHG members coord inated by Dr.Shankar district. Before going to field visit

who all belonged to minority Chatterjee, Associate Prof (CPME), the entire team was divided into

Muslim community involved with NIRD, Hyderabad and DDUSIRD four groups studying different

Jari works. The inaugural address faculty namely Dr. Vardani, Joint aspects, viz., intuitions building and

was delivered by N.S. Ravi, IAS, Director; Dr. Ashok Kumar, Assistant capacity building, marketing

Director General, DDUSIRD who Director and Engineer R .K . facilities, technical support at time

stressed the need of organising Srivastava, Faculty Member. of procuring Paddy in the village

such prgoramme as SHG strategy and convergency.

could address issues of poverty Centre for Self Employment and The participants prepared group through collective works by Rural Enterprises organised a

reports and presented their involving all the poor women. programme on Promotion of

observations at the end of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods The programme was well-received

programme. Course certificates during 19 to 23 August 2013. Thirty by the participants as reflected in were distributed by Shri K.P.Rao, six participants participated in the the evaluation schedule. They

programme. Head, CSERE. The programme was demanded more such programmes.

The valedictory address was coordinated by Dr.T.G Ramaiah and On 22 August, 2013, participants delivered by N.S. Ravi, IAS, Director visited Sivareddy gudem village of team in the Centre.

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representing from 7 countries was organised with the help of Prof. They were also taken on an

including Afghanistan, Egypt, Ramanchar la of Ear thquake exclusive study tour to Benguluru,

Mauritius, Nigeria, South Sudan and Engineering Research Centre, Kanakapura and Mysore districts of

To g o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t e o f Karnataka state and Dharmapuri

programme. Information Technology (IIIT), district of Tamil Nadu state. As part

Gachibowli. Dr. M.V.Rao, DG of of this, Managing Director of The ent ire programme was

NIRD shared his own experience in M/s . Raj iv Gandhi Housing designed into seven thematic areas

the implementation of IAY while he Corporation Limited had taken the namely, 1. Rural Housing Policies,

was in West Midnapur, WB as participants to Bidadi district to Strategies and Programs; 2. Habitat

District Magistrate and highlighted show the fast track housing Approach – Infrastructure and

the need for distr ict level technologies and Public Private Convergence; 3. Technology

bureaucracy to take their own Partnership housing colony. The Options – Cost Effective and Green

initiatives in understanding the participants were also taken to a few Building; 4. Institutional Mechanism

demand for housing and the housing colonies created under – Participatory Approach; 5. MIS

constraints experienced by the state specific programme like Chief A p p l i c a t i o n s – K n o w l e d g e

beneficiaries so as to ensure proper Minister's Solar Powered Green Networking; 6. Best Practices in

monitoring and transparency. As Housing Colony, Samatwapuram in Rural Housing; and 7. Preparation of

credit is more important for any Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu Back Home Action Plans. Methods

program, Mr. Anil Kumar, DGM from state. The participants were also used for the training programme

NABARD shared his experience on exposed to housing colonies were debates, formation of groups,

problems and prospects in created exclusively for transgender role plays, Panel discussions,

accessing credit by the poor and nomadic (Gangireddulallu) syndicate discussions, exposure

especially for the construction of groups by converging IAY with visits, onsite demonstrations, film

house in rural areas. Dr. Mehar several government schemes such based discussions, etc.

Prasad, Professor, IIT, Chennai as RGGVY, NBA,NRDWP, RRM and

Each participating country was presented the emerging alternative Thirteenth Finance Commission.

given an opportunity to make their technologies and materials for rural The participants visited the solid &

country's specific presentation on housing so as to ensure reduction in liquid resource management and

policies and programmes of rural structured weight of building, treatment Plants in Kengeri and

infrastructure and rural housing, saving of time and materials like Mysore as part of study tour.

challenges and strategies for cement, steel and sand and for The f i na l ou tcome of the

banishing shelterlessness from effective use of industrial waste. programme was the preparation of

their country. As Land is a major Shri PB Sajan educated the Action plan by all the participating

concern for construction of house, participants on how to make use of countries. Based on their country

Suni l Kumar f rom Landesa available eco-friendly natural background and experience, the

Organisation, RDI, Hyderabad resources for the construction of experience of other participating

discussed the homestead policy house. Keeping in view the need for countries, the Indian experience set

and its implications across the adoption of MIS applications for through the brainstorm discussions,

states in India. The experiences of effective monitoring, transparency interactions and study visits during

Centre of Science for Villages (CSV), and accountability of rural housing the programmes, each participating

Wardha, Maharashtra and practical programmes, an exclusive web country representatives prepared

demonstration of these techniques based live interaction session was and presented the action plan on

at Rural Building Centre, RTP were organized. The participants were the last day of the programme. The

also shared with the participants. In taken on a study visit to NAC and a programme was coordinated by Dr.

order to ensure the disaster tribal thanda namely Peddavura Y. Gangi Reddy and P.SivaRam, CRI,

resistant construction in IAY Thanda of Aler Mandal in Nalgonda NIRD.

housing, an exclusive discussion District of Andhra Pradesh.

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Community-Based Disaster Management

Prof. Bishnu Charan Barik, Vice Chancellor,

Sambalpur University, Odisha inaugurated

International Training Programme on

“Community Based Disaster Management: thPreparedness and Coping Strategies” on 26

August, 2013. Prof. Barik, in his inaugural

address highlighted the efforts of State

governments during Latur earthquake and

Odisha super cyclone. While recollecting his

experiences in both the disasters, Prof. Barik

admired the commitment of politicians who

spent considerable time in bringing back the

normal situation in disaster affected areas. It

was also mentioned that NGOs', CBOs' and On this occasion, Dr. M.V Rao, Director General international aid agencies contribution in bringing back

felicitated Prof. Barik with a memento and thanked for the normal situation was a great contribution to the

visiting NIRD and for inaugurating the programme. The human kind. Prof. Barik appealed that social scientists

programme is co-ordinated by Dr. K. Suman Chandra, and training experts to prepare the community through

Professor & Head and Shri P.K. Nath, Adjunct Faculty of regular drills and mock exercises to sustain the disaster CAS & DM.mitigation efforts.

News Digest

NIRD PG Diploma Course

UGC Recognition

Afghanistan and Sudan. The Development, Hyderabad for

International students are in- offering its two programmes The Centre for Post Graduate

service personnel. The Briefing i n c l u d i n g P G D i p l o m a i n thStudies of NIRD started its 6 Batch

Session was conducted on 19-8- Sustainable Rural Development of One Year Post Graduate Diploma

2013. All the Students proceeded (PGDSRD) and PG Diploma in Tribal in Rural Development Management

on an Induction Field Visit to D e ve l o p m e n t M a n a g e m e n t (PGDRDM), 2013-14 programme in

Raghunathpally, Venkatadripeta, (PGDTDM) in Distance Mode forAugust, 2013 and 51 Students have

Ippaguda, Nidigonda, Veldi and the Academic Years 2013-14 to been admitted. As many as 50

Govardhanagiri vi l lages in 2 015-16.students who have been admitted

Warangal District for five days from in to the Programme, have reported

22-8-2013. On return from field at NIRD on 19-8-2013. Of the

visit , all the Students have 50 students, 44 Students are

presented their field experiences. National and seven Students are

International sponsored by AARDO

and CIRDAP Member Countries The University Grants Commission,

comprising of countries viz., Fiji, New Delhi granted recognition to

Nigeria, Nepal, Myanmar, Ghana, Nat ional Inst i tute of Rura l

Retirement

Consequent upon attaining the age

of superannuation i.e., 60 years,

Dr. P. DurgaPrasad, Professor &

Head (CPR) retired from the

services of NIRD on the afternoon

of 31.08.2013.

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Training Programmes at RTP

compost, Herbal products and leaf Fashion Jewellery from 21-30 Home Based Products

plate making. Dr. Y. Gangi Reddy August 2013. About 29 women Rural Technology Park (RTP) in

Additional Project Director, RTP participants from Gujarat and connection with action research

awarded the course completion Maharashtra states were given Vi l lages Adoption Init iat ive

certificates to the participants of the hands on training in the making of organised an integrated skill

integrated training programme. Tribal jewellery made with pearls development training program

The training programme was made like bangles, ear rings, pearl from 12-17 August 2013 to villagers

successful by the Village Adoption ring, necklace and fashion jewellery of Asapur , Kagban (GP) of Jiwati

Initiative coordinated by Dr. with artificial beads like bead Block, Chandrapur District of

Hemanth Kumar Asst Professor bangles. Maharashtra state. About 25

(CWLR) and Shri DSR Murthy, Asst. Dr. Y. Gangi Reddy. Additional participants including men and

Professor (CIT). Project Director, RTP awarded the women who participated were

Tribal Jewellery course completion certificates to given hands on training in Home

Rural Technology Park organised the participants of the training based products, Hand-made paper

training course on Tribal and programme.bags mak ing , Neem-ve rm i

Admission Notification for Distance Mode

Programmes – 2014-15

(Recognised by UGC)

Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Sustainable Rural

Development- Batch-V & Post Graduate Diploma

Programme in Tribal Development Management – Batch-II.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for

admission into the academic year 2014-2015.

.

For further

information, please contact 040-24008585 or visit

www.nird.org.in

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Seminar on Right to Education

Three day National Seminar on

Right to Education: Challenges and

Strategies was organised by Centre

for Human Resource Development

from August 29 – 31, 2013 at NIRD.

Forty five eminent Professors,

Scholars and Researchers from

various national institutions,

u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d c o l l e g e s

participated and presented papers

related to various important themes

such as, status of RTE, constitutional HIV/AIDS children had been a n e s s e n t i a l i n s t i t u t i o n a l

obl igat ions and legis lature covered under inclusive education. mechanism for ensuring RTE. Shri

m e a s u r e s f r o m s t a t e s . Papers related to private schooling, K. Raju released the Souvenir of the

Subsequently, some of the other fee structure and reservation of 25 Seminar and the Workshop

themes including developing per cent of seats were presented in proceedings of RTE held in 2012.

teaching professionals for rural the seminar. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, NCERT,

education, training of teachers and Mr. Somesh Kumar, and Prof.

While inaugurating the seminar Shri curriculum, quality education and Kalpana Kannabiran, Director, CSD,

K. Raju, Former, Addit ional t r iba l educat ion were a lso chaired the sessions on different

Secretary, National Advisory discussed. Most importantly, girl's themes identified for the conduct of

C o u n c i l m e n t i o n e d t h a t education, education for scheduled the seminar.

establishment of NCPC and SCPC is caste, disabled, migrant and

The brain storming session

highlighted suggestions pertaining

to strategies for RTE, viz., uniform

syllabus, age extension up 18 years,

teacher education, teaching in tribal

language, multi-grade and multi-

level teaching methods that are

necessarily considered for making

RTE more useful to whom it is meant

for.

The seminar was organised

by D r. M . Sa rumathy and

Dr. Gyanmudra, CHRD, NIRD.

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Africana Unveiled

Dr.M.V.Rao, NIRD

2013 for the benefit of trainee delegates from the African countries. Professors and Heads of different Centers of

NIRD, faculty and staff members and participants of international training programmes were present on this

occasion.

NIRD organises a number of international capacity building programmes for officials from different developing

countries focusing on various development issues. These include programmes sponsored by Ministry of External

Affairs, Government of India and also

those organised in collaboration with

international organizations like AARDO

and CIRDAP. NIRD is also undertaking

many initiatives under India Africa Forum

Summit –II (IAFS). As a result, in the recent

years, it is observed that increasing

number of officials from African countries

are participating in the capacity building

programmes offered by NIRD. With a

view to providing information support to

these participants in their academic

pursuit during their stay here, NIRD has

set-up a facility “Africana” which houses

documents on different subjects and

themes relating to Africa. NIRD is also

making concerted efforts to enrich this

information resource base.

Director General, inaugurated an exclusive facility “Africana” in the NIRD Library on August 15,

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Director General : Dr. M. V. Rao, IAS

Editor: Anil Takalkar, Associate Professor and Head, CMRD

Editorial Inputs for this issue: Ravi Prasad Benjamin, Media Consultant, CMRD,

Photographs : P. Subrahmanyam; Cover Design : V. G. Bhat: Published by Anil Takalkar, Associate Professor & Head, CMRD

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Low Cost Housing Raw Material at RTPLow Cost Housing Raw Material at RTP