Capacity building strategy for CLDP:

Comprehensive Land development programme is being implemented in Mahabubnagar in 457 blocks in all the mandals under RIDF-IX and RIDF - X batches. In total 21276.55 acres of 23369 households are selected under this program with an estimated project cost of 30.5 crores. As this is a comprehensive land development project, intense facilitation and support is needed at field level. For this purpose role of institutions promoted by VELUGU was envisaged in G.O.Ms No. 66 of Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. These institutions constitute Mandal Mahila Samakhyas, Village Organisations and their supporting staff.
 

The responsibilities at Mandal Samakhya level involve:

• Formation and strengthening of CIGs in that mandal

• Identification of Para workers through CIGs and VOs

• Training of Para workers, CIGs and VO

• Prepare action plans for the implementation of the program

• Regularly review the program with Para workers

• Facilitating participatory plans from CIGs

• Liaison with MDT/WDT regarding submission and approval of plans and release of budgets

It was observed from one year of implementation that these institutions are not well integrated into the program and also have very minimal role. At mandal level Mandal mahila Samakhya is supposed to manage the program with the support of Community Coordinator and Mandal Technical Assistant. But required role transfer and capacity building inputs to the Mandal Samkhyas were  not effectively happening.

Training Strategy

WASSAN proposed a training strategy to strengthen the roles of various actors in CLDP. It constituted:
 

1. One-day orientation programme on CLDP and roles & responsibilities for all A.P.Ms, C.Cs and Technical assistants in 5 batches conducted at Mahabubnagar.

2. Preparation of monitoring systems at all levels in implementation of CLDP. That includes

• Clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of CIG, Para worker, VO, and Technical assistant, Community Coordinator, MMS, A.P.M, D.P.M and P.Ds of DWMA, DRDA in line with G.O. No 66.

• Designing reporting systems from village to district level

• Preparation of related training and guidance material.

3. Identification of a team of 10-15 resource persons from among APMs/CCs/ Course Coordinators of CLRC and independent resource persons and conducting a TOT for them to cater to the training needs of the district.

4. Designing a training strategy to be operationalised through CLRCs and MMS for orientation and training to CIG and VO representatives, Para workers using the services of the team of resource persons

In the first stage, orientation programs were organized from 4th to 8th January 2006.  Draft monitoring systems and related material were prepared.   This helped in operationalizing the roles and responsibilities. Based on this the training strategy was developed.   Later identification and training of resource persons was done in December 2005, as part of State level capacity building strategy.
 

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