MVSTF conducts special training session for CM’s Rural Development Fellows
Pune: Maharashtra Village Social Transformation Foundation
(MVSTF) initiative with a mission to transform 1,000 villages across the state,
recently conducted a one week long training program to further educate and
empower the Chief Minister Rural Development Fellows which was held at YASHADA
recently.
Over 150 Chief Minister Rural Development fellows from 11
districts attended the week long training session. Senior government officials
and administrators guided the Gram Parivartaks and shared their perspective on
key issues regarding implementation of development activities. The refresher
training program was to motivate the fellows by bringing all the field experience
and inspiring them by giving a new outlook towards working in rural Maharashtra. They discussed key issues,
future plans and the current state of work at the ground level through various presentations and
case studies in the week-long training program.
Key speakers and guests were
invited by MVSTF to address the CM Rural Development Fellows. Shri. Pravin Pardeshi IAS-ACS to CM, Shri. Sachin Pratap Singh, IAS-
Commissioner Agriculture, Shri. Chandrakant Dalvi, IAS- Divisional Pune, M.S.Kalshetty, IAS - Collector Nandurbar, Mr.
Umakant Dangat, retired IAS, Mr. Ajay Savrikar, Director SIRD YASHADA, Former
IAS officer & Director of Chanakya Mandal Mr. Avinash Dharmdhikari, Mr.
Vishwas Nangre Patil, IPS - IG Kolhapur range shared their key inputs during
the training session held at YASHADA.
During the course of the training program various sessions were
conducted which included the following subjects like Government convergence
guidance, major schemes in Maharashtra, how to leverage scheme budgets and soft
skills training. Various representatives from department such as water
conservation, agriculture, skill development etc. addressed the Gram
Parivartaks.
The highlight of the training session was the video
conferencing session which was chaired by Shri. Pravin Pardeshi, along with
Gram Parivartaks, collectors and senior officials from various districts. During
the video conferencing sessions, Shri. Pardeshi reviewed the work done so far
and shared his perspective on the current status of work and also provided
valuable inputs on challenges faced while implementing government schemes. He
also applauded success stories of the Gram Parivartaks and also guided and
motivated them to further enhance the work they are doing at the ground level.
Shri. Chandrakant Dalvi, Divisional commissioner, Pune,
shared his vast experience on way to mobilize people for participation in
community development. He shared experience with regards to Nidhal village
which is recognized as a model village. He guided the Gram Parivartaks on way
to develop a plan for model village and ways to maximize people’s participation
in welfare schemes.
Shri Umakant Dangat, Former Divisional Commissioner,
Aurangabad conducted a session on Convergence of various schemes –
Administration Organogram for Line Departments.
they can transform the lives of people in rural India. He
motivated the Gram Parivartaks and explained them how they can be agents of
change in nation building. The training program concluded with a session by
Shri. Vishwas Nangre Patil. In an interactive session he motivated the Gram
Parivartaks to maximize participation of youth to bring about a positive change
in the villages. He stressed on
the importance of planning Shri Avinash Dharmadhikari, former IAS
officer and founder of Chanakya Mandal Pariwar defined the role of youth and
how and confidence building
among rural youth and also guided them on ways to tackle the issues through participation
of villagers for community development.
The CM’s Rural Development Fellowship Program is a
key initiative by MVSTF giving qualified fellows the opportunity to enable and
engineer socio-economic development at the village level over 11 months. Each
fellow is assigned one Gram Panchayat (GP), who is responsible for overall
execution of development activities of 2-3 villages. Fellows are empowered by
the Hon. Chief Minister to ensure timely and effective transformation of all
the comprising villages of their GPs.
Sharing his perspective on the week long session Mr.
Ramnath Subramanian, CEO, MVSTF, said, “The Gram Parivartaks are playing vital
role in the village transformation through their consistent hard work and
innovative ideas. This training session was conducted to know their reviews or problems
which they face at the grassroots level and guide them for the future development
of their respective villages. This training session empowers the fellows to
accomplish the mission.”
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