Annual Report - YASHADA

Subjects And Areas Of ActivitiesThe programmes cover all concepts, principlesand techniques related to management ingovernment.Organisational Structure Of TheAcademyThe Board of Governors comprises ex-officiomembers including Hon. Chief Secretary of theGovernment of Maharashtra as the Chairpersonand nominated members from specific sectors.Director General, YASHADA is the Chairperson ofthe Executive Committee and a member of theBoard of Governors.Subject to the overall supervision and policydirections of the Board of Governors and itsCommittees, the Executive Committee (EC) isresponsible for the management, administrationand control of affairs of the institute, and itsincome and properties, in accordance with therules of the Society and the regulations, orders andinstructions made from time to time.The programmes cover all functionaries of thedepartments of the Government of Maharashtra,as well as teachers and practitioners ofmanagement in boards, corporations and otherpublic sector undertakings, in all sectors such asbusiness and industry; commerce and trade;financial and industrial development; bankinginsurance; cooperatives; agriculture and ruraldevelopment; forestry; fisheries and animalhusbandry; irrigation and power; energy,transportation and communication; educationand health services; entrepreneurialdevelopment; mass media; tourism and publicrelations; legal systems; police administration;taxation; urban systems; environment habitat;public works; roads and buildings; appropriatetechnology; non-organised, decentralised sectorsof economic, social and political activity,especially, persons from institutions, bodies andorganisations concerned with the use ofknowledge in management.The Director General of the Academy, who isappointed by the State Government is the AcademicHead and Chief Executive of the Academy. He hasall the powers as delegated by the Board ofGovernors and the Executive Committee, and is theChairman of the Executive Committee. He/she isresponsible for the proper administration andconduct of the academic affairs of the Academy.During the year 2013 - 2014, Dr. SanjayChahande, IAS was Director General of theAcademy.The various other committees and sub-committeesappointed by BoG for the purposes as suggested bytheir names include :qRecruitment CommitteeqBuilding Committee/Local CommitteeTrainingThe Academy conducts various trainingprogramme (c. 4,200 in 2012-2013) within thenomenclature of Induction, Foundation, Refresher,Orientation and Extension training programmeswith varying duration from 1-day to 5-day to 2week to 10-week schedules. The traineeparticipants in these programmes are providedwith Certificates of participation by the Academy.The total number of training programmesconducted during the year 2013-2014 was 3931,which was higher than the annual target of 1200training programmes. The number of trainingprogrammes conducted and their attendance ratefor the previous fifteen years is given ahead.04

Administrative WingThe administrative wing is headed by the Registrarand works directly under the control and supervisionof the Director General. Various sections of the wingdirectly or indirectly provide all the support servicesrequired for training, research, consultancy andpublications related activities carried out by theAcademy. It provides various services, including Recruitment of personnel and establishment matters,Finance and maintenance of accounts, Maintenanceand regulation of services of contractors andsuppliers, and Maintenance of hostel, mess, sanitaryand medical services, among others.Training ProgrammesThe various types of trainingprogrammes include refresher /orientation courses, foundation /induction courses and workshops /seminars / conferences / symposia.Efforts are always made to conduct moretraining programmes sponsored bydifferent agencies including internationalfunding agencies and variousdepartments of central and stategovernments.This includes design and conduct of varioustypes of training programmes as per :YearNo. of TrainingCoursesNumber of Participants AttendanceRateNominated AttendedRequisitions made by variousdepartments of Government ofMaharashtra, Government of Indiaand Other Sponsoring 581.38%2002-032065565450780.99%qDirectives from Board of Governors andExecutive Committee Members; 90.63%qFeedback received from varioussources including the evaluationreports of the training programmesconducted 9,80635,03988.02%2007-08142856,43653,32994.49%The mandate provided in ToR ofsponsored research and consultancyprojects which culminate in designingof training modules and it’s validationand successful %2011-1242491,75,1171,68,41796.17%Training programmes and workshopsas an when derived from sponsoredprojects at the 9311,72,2481,59,13692.38%qqq05

Extension ServicesThe faculty members of the Academy are involved in variousdecision-making committees and advisory bodies of reputedgovernment/non-government organisations. For the pastmany years, the Academy has been entrusted with the work ofdeveloping and monitoring Gram Sevak Training Centres(GTCs), Panchayati Raj Training Centres (PRTCs) andComposite Training Centres (CTCs) located in various parts ofthe state.In the recent few years, the Academy had extended capacitybuilding activities in various regional and departmental traininginstitutions through the UNDP-DoPT, GoI sponsored projectsand MoUs with the institutions. The Regional Training Centresat Paithan, Amravati, and Nagpur and BARTI, Pune wereextended upgradation services by the Academy.PublicationsThe Academy has the mandate to disseminate informationrelated to various areas of public and developmentadministration and management in government. Since the pastfew years, the Academy has been publishing two quarterlyjournals Ashwattha (English) and Yashmanthan (Marathi)and several books related to development administration. Afull fledged Publications Cell has been functional in theAcademy since last one decade, which is equiped with inhouse editing, desk top publishing and sales counter facilities.06

AdministrativeTraining InstituteINTRODUCTIONThe basic mandate of ATI is to providebasic Training to newlyrecruited Group-A officers of Government of Maharashtra.Inaddition, ATI undertake various projects andmake efforts to spreadknowledge about governance to various stakeholders.OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the ATI, YASHADA are –I)To acquaint the newly recruited officers with the dynamicsand complexityof governance,ii)To acquaint the in-services officers with the latestdevelopments in the field of governance,iii)To study and do research on various issues which havebearing on the Governance, andiv)To undertake projects and consultancies related to goodgovernance.TRAINING ACTIVES:During 2013-14,Foundation, Refresher, Induction and other typesof training programmes were conducted for State and outsideStateofficers under State Training Policy, State Category Trainingprogramme of Department of Personnel and Training and otherState Government Department.07

The details about courses are given below –(A) Foundation Courses –ATI conducted 36 foundation training programmewhich included officers from various departmentsqIAS probationary Officers (Maharashtra Cader)qProbationary officers ofIndian EconomicServiceqSection officers of Secretariat of MaharashtraStateqOfficers of Transport Commission rate,Maharashtra StateqNaibTahsildars Officers from RevenueDepartment,(B) Induction/After promotiontraining programmeAs per Maharashtra State Training Policy, 2011,(STP), ATI conducted Induction Programmes forPromoted Officersof Directorate of Accounts andTreasury, Water and Sanitation Department,Finance Department, MS.(C)Refresher training programmes under StateTP:ATI conducted 13 refresher programmes forFinance Department, Sales Tax Department,Insurance Department, Mantralaya Officers andJudicial Officers of State Government.(C) Trainers Development Programmes(Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT),Government of India sponsored programmes)DoPTsponsored 18 Direct Trainers Skills, Designof Training, Training Need Analysis andEvaluationof Trainingcourses were conductedduring this year. 296 officers including 50 officersfrom Maharashtra state and 246 other institutesofficers were attended this programme.(E) State category Training Programmes (SCTP)Courses:During this academic year,under SCTProgramme35 courses on Counseling Skills, Ethics and Valuesin Public Governance, Right to InformationandInformation of technology wereconducted. 1016officers were trained under this scheme.(F) Capacity building programme for Officers ofNorth-East Region of India:Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances andPensions, Department of Personnel and Training,Government of India has organize two weeksprogramme for State Civil Officers of North EastRegion of India every year in YASHADA. Duringthis year,ATI has organized twotraining of100GroupAofficers.08

State Institute ofRural DevelopmentThe State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), previouslyknow as the Centre of Rural Studies has been an integralpart of YASHADA since its inception. It is jointly funded bythe Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India andRural Development Department, Government ofMaharashtra.Training for rural development is one of the importantaspects of YASHADA's mission. At the State Institute ofRural Development, we firmly believe that development canonly be achieved by building human capital. Today, in therural sector, there is vast unfulfilled scope for doing so byway of capacity building of officials of governmentdepartment and of the Panchayati Raj institutions, NGOsand other professionals in the agriculture and animalhusbandry sectors, in co-operation, rural micro finance andself-help groups.SIRD is committed to capacity building, research andconsultancy in the entire spectrum of development activitiesin the rural sector. Documentation of innovation work donealso forms an important part of our mission. Our trainingprogrammes are intended to create a knowledge base, todisseminate information so gathered and to develop thehuman resource management skills and the financial projectmanagement skills, which are so important to success in awide variety of tasks. For government officials in particular,our focus is on sensitizing them to the importance ofcommunity participation and to their role as facilitators in thedevelopmental process. We also emphasis the need forconvergence across departments and the importance of coordination among agencies for success in developmentworks. In addition to the conduct of training progrmmes, wealso disseminate information through journals, books,reports, newsletters, CDs, Films and other publications.MAIN THEMES OF TRAININGlRGPSA and new initiatives of trainings of EWRsunder Krantijoti.lBackward Region Grant Fund (BRGF)lRastriya Gram Swaraj Yojana (RGSY)lIntegrated Watershed Management ProgrammelMahatma Gandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act (MGNREGA)lNational Institute of Rural DevelopmentlCommunity Participation and Micro PlanninglInformation and Communication in RuralDevelopmentlFinancial ManagementlEntrepreneurship and Marketing in Rural Areas09lRural Micro Finance and Self Help GroupslSocial Mobilization and Social Audit with specialreference to BNVslEmpowerment of Women / SustainableDevelopmentlE-Governance for Rural DevelopmentlLab to Land and Initiatives and BNV mobilizationlPESA and building awareness amongst thefunctionaries in scheduled areaslNRLM and State Resource Centre for livelihooddevelopment and traininglPost Graduate Diploma in Rural ManagementlNavajagruti Project

Rastriya GramSwaraj Yojana (RGSY)(Training for Capacity Building of PRIs Functionaries in NonBRGF Dist. in Maharashtra)In the context of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment the Ministry ofRural Development & Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Government ofIndia launched a training programme for all Panchayat RajFunctionaries throughout the country with the objectives ofequipping them to discharge their duties more effectively and alsoenable them to communicate better with people and to mobilizepopular participation in the development process. SIRD hasdeveloped and implemented this comprehensive Rastriya GramSawaraj Yojana for training of more than 1,39,000 lakhs PRIFunctionaries in the state of Maharashtra.SIRD has designed two training modules for Panchayati Rajfunctionaries' under RSGY:1. Three-day module for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat SamitiMembers.2. Three-day module for Gram Panchayat Members.Both modules target the PRI representatives as leaders, serviceproviders and facilitators of development. These modulesattempt to orient them to new approaches in planning, financialmanagement, tools of information technology and developmentthrough people's participation. They include skill-buildingsessions on leaderships, negotiation & communication skills andmicro planning techniques. They also provide information aboutRight to Information Act and Government rules and regulations.The modules developed for Gram Panchayat Members alsoincludes inputs on subjects like Watershed Development,Drinking Water Supply in villages, Public Health at village level,and the National Employment Guarantee Act 2005 etc. Bothmodules utilize a variety of training methods like lecture, groupwork, films, game, psychometric methods, case studies and roleplay etc. in order to achieve maximum impact.BUDGET PROVISIONYASHADA prepares reading material, coordinatessupervision and monitoring of the action plan with ZillaParishads, GTCs, and PRTCs and NGOs concerned.YearPersons Trained2010 -201128,1562011 - 201236,6692012- 201320,5042013 -201449,94510

Rajiv Gandhi PanchayatSashaktikaran AbhiyanMinistry of Panchyat Raj, Government of India haslaunched an ambitious programme called Rajiv GandhiPanchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) under 12thPlan. (i.e. 2012 to 2017). A national workshop for designingits guidelines was held at YASHADA during July 2012.YASHADA and Department of Rural Development,Government of Maharashtra submitted a five year plan toMinistry of Panchayat Raj under RGPSA during the year2012-13. An annual plan with an outlay of Rs. 221 croreshas been sanctioned by Ministry of Panchayat Raj and anamount of Rs. 83.17 crore has been released to our State.The RGPSA has been designed for overall strengthening ofthe PRIs in the country in order to make them self-sufficient,capable and an instrument of development. It also aims atbuilding the Capacity of Functionaries (Official and NonOfficial) in PRIs so that the delivery system becomesefficient, accountable and sustainable. It consists of thesemajor components -Training conducted during 2013-14 under RGPSATrainingParticipantsZP Members865II. Human ResourceZP officials4533III. InfrastructureState level officials64IV. Building of Institutions (SPRC / DPRC / SPMU / DPMU/ SEC / SFC)TNA/Module preparation21I.Training and Capacity Building & IEC.V. PESAVI. Strengthening of Panchayat Processes such as inweaker VPsVII. Benchmarking and creation of DatabaseVIII. Monitoring concurrent evaluation, impact assessmentA programme of training of ZP members and ZP officialshas been launched during the year 2013-14. A State levelworkshop for the officers in RDD was also conducted. TheTNA and module preparation is being undertaken atYASHADA level.11The training of Panchyat Samiti members, Foundation,EWRs training (Krantijyoti) and micro planning activity forVP members will be undertaken during the year 2014-15.The Training and Capacity Building component of theRGPSA annual plan is well structured.Training Needs Assessment, Module Development,Exposure Visits & Evaluation of Training11.11.2TNA, Modules,Exposure visits, etc.Training NeedsAssessmentDevelopment ofTraining ModulesProposed UnitsTNA at all three levels ofPRIModule for each type oftraining program1.3Exposure visits within Total No. of participants State1650 (50 from eachdistrict) x 3 days for 1exposure visit1.4Evaluation of trainingEvaluation of onemodule - 1 lakh x 5(based on requirement)x5 years

Capacity Buiding of Zilla Parishad & PanchayatSamiti Functionaries in Synergy with DecentralizedBottom-up Planning22.12.22.22.4Capacity buildingof DPC, ZP & PSFoundation trainingof Zilla ParishadfunctionariesTotal No. of participantsfrom districts 10205 (ERs1955 and ZP employees8250) x 5 training daysper yearTwo-day training ofgovernmentofficers at StatelevelTraining of 50Government officers andother Stakeholders atState level (Shifted fromSpecial Support to PESA11.4 to CB&T component)Two-day training ofgovernmentofficers at StatelevelTraining of 50Government officers andother Stakeholders atState level (Shifted fromSpecial Support to PESA11.4 to CB&T component)Foundation trainingof Panchyat SamitifunctionariesTotal No. of participantsfrom all blocks - 21460(PS members 3910 andPS officials/ functionaries17550 ) x 5 training daysper year3.13.2Capacity buildingof GP membersVillage PlanPreparationthrough MicroPlanning Processat Gram Panchayatlevel for VillagePanchayats withpopulation morethan 3000.Participatory planningprocess in about 3500GPs (Out of 4211 GPswith population more than3000)3.41 Day orientationfor VP members forimproving performance of VPs withlesser grades atblock level (OnWatch VPs)Two annual orientations /Trainings per blockShifted under CB&Tcomponent fromPanchayat Process (10.2)Proposed UnitsCapacity Building of Gram Panchayat Functionariesthrough Participatory Village Microplanning33.3Proposed UnitsImmediatey afterGP elections,three-day clusterlevel foundationtraining of GPfunctionariesOrientation of 55000 GPmembers from 8500 GPs(Actual number of ERsbeing 85000, 30000 ERsare being trained with thehelp of the existing RGSYfunds of the State)Carrying out of 6days process ofMicro PlanningProcess at GramPanchayat levelincluding GP leveltraining for SocialAudit volunteersParticipatory planningprocess in about 8500GPs per year inconsonance with the GPelection cycleSpecial Gender Focussed Capacity Building ofGrampanchayat Women Elected Representativesthrough Krantijyoti Program44.1Training of EWRsImmediately afterGP elections,three-day gendertraining ofgrampanchayatEWRs usingKrantijyoti moduleProposed UnitsTotal No. of newly electedwomen representatives30000 from 8500 GPs.Panchayat Processes for Panchayats withinadequate resource base55.1Support forPanchayat Processes1 Day orientationfor VP members forimprovingperformance of VPswith lesser gradesat block level (OnWatch VPs)Proposed UnitsTwo annualorientations/Trainings perblock-Special Thrust for PESA Panchayats6PESA Panchayats6.1Two-day training ofgovernment officersat State levelTwo-day training ofgovernment officersat District levelTraining of 50 Governmentofficers and otherStakeholders at State levelTraining of 325 Governmentofficers and other stakeholders at District levelGram SabhaOrientationTotal No. of PESA GPs 28236.26.3Proposed Units12

IEC (1% of totalactivity budget)7Proposed UnitsGP level participatory Covering 8500 GPsIECBlock level IECCovering all 351 blocksgatheringsDistrict level IECCovering all 33 districtsgatherings7.17.27.3Development of Master Trainers (MTs) & ResourcePersons (RPs) for Implementation of RGPSA - ToT of70 Master Trainers for the state for each programmeToTs for MTs & RPs8Master Trainers in panchayat processes & localself governanceMaster Trainers in Krantijyoti gender training8.18.28.3Master Trainers in processes of decentralizationbottom-up district planning8.4Master Trainers in village microplanning andmobilization of gramsabha8.4Master Trainers in village microplanning andmobilization of gramsabha8.5Master Trainers in PESA8.6Master Trainers in e-enablement of panchayats8.7Resource Persons empanelled with StatePanchayat Resource CentreThe campaign will be launched in full swing during next yearwith establishment of institutions like SPRC, DPRCs,SPMU, DPMC and their human resource. Rs. 3.00 crore byMoPR for excelling in overall performance of Panchayatprocess to Training and Capacity Building.Watershed ManagementCentre (WMC)EXECUTIVE SUMMARYl

Shri K. P. Bakshi, IAS Shri S. S. Sandhu, IAS Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, IAS Dr. Bharat Bhushan Hon. Vice Chancellor, Prof. S. B. Mujumdar, . Dr. Sanjay Chahande, IAS was Director General of the Academy. The various other committees and sub-committees appointed by B