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And The Graph Grows! Action Plans Formed by Institutions – Roaring Outcomes

Program Institutional Workshops

Participants Action Plans Formed

Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL)

372 21187 18223

Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Cells (SESREC)

202 11070 2093

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells (REDC)

399 17140 4988

“The world will soon come to India to learn” - Union

Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'.

Speaking at several virtual academic programmes at Higher Education

Institutions such as IITs, NITs and Universities, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal

reiterated that the digital platforms developed under various

educational initiatives of the government since 2014 would help

strengthen the country's higher education system in sync with

international practices. “Many countries achieved greatness imparting

Education in Mother Tongue” said Shri Pokhriyal after e-inauguration

of the new building of Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, citing the examples of

Japan, Germany, France and other countries which impart education in

their mother tongue.

MoU with MoE

A Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) was signed on 23rd October

between the Ministry of Education and

MGNCRE to align the activities of

MGNCRE to the educational agenda of

the Ministry; and make the action plan

of MGNCRE outcome oriented.

Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon'ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh delivered the inaugural address in the one-day online Workshop on Rural Entrepreneurship organized by CSJM University and co-organized by MGNCRE on 29th October.

Gearing up for a National Record! Prof. Amarika Singh, Honorable Vice Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadiya University

Udaipur Rajasthan announced organizing of 101 webinars on a single day on 7th November through MLSU and affiliated

colleges in four districts of Rajasthan - Udaipur, Chittaurgarh, Rajasmand and Sirohi. This is unprecedented and would set a National Record!

MoUs were also signed for exploring, extending and strengthening mutual relationship for promotion of professional education in Rural Management by sharing the facilities and expertise - Mangalam College of Engineering, Kerala; Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat; Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra Pradesh; Kalinga College of Commerce, Odisha; Dr. B R Ambedkar University, Andhra Pradesh; and Indira Gandhi Jayanthi Arts & Science College, Tamil Nadu

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The culmination of 150th Birth Anniversary of Gandhiji made the month of October all the more significant and memorable. We are happy to note that Higher Education Institutional initiatives for development have been highly progressive and motivating and we appreciate the key roles played by the HEIs in this endeavour. At the behest of the Ministry of Education, MGNCRE has taken on the onus of strengthening the process of teaching and learning with institutional systems and processes. Also, as per NEP 2020 guidelines, there is a need of faculty who can adapt to the rapidly evolving learning environment.

Gandhiji’s thoughts on village self-reliance or Atmanirbhar Bharat focus on village economic activities. The methodology helps in promoting entrepreneurship opportunities in manufacturing and marketing rural products and rural services and exploring models of art, craft for entrepreneurship and for self-reliance. The purpose of management education is well realized through entrepreneurial learning. The guiding principle of Entrepreneurship is “Education and work cannot be separated and without work, research, contribution, creative and critical thinking skills, we cannot create new knowledge.”

Dr. Bharat Pathak Vice Chairman MGNCRE

A Cell promoting Entrepreneurship is essential as is a Placement Cell. In this regard, we have been conducting online workshops on Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cell (REDC)/FPO/FPC-Business Schools Connect Cell (FBSC) for Colleges of Management and Business Schools.

Our One day Online Institutional Workshops on “Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL) Action Plan’ have created the required impetus for the need for Vocational Education as a means of Productive work with Economic value and its integration with the 4 methodologies of Science, Mathematics, Social Studies and Language. These workshops have been the ground for preparing Action Plans for activities in the four identified areas of VENTEL Action

Plan - Vocational Education, Self-Reliance, Swachhta & Health and Community/Field Engagement.

Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Cell Action Plan Cells (SESREC) workshops focused on developing social enterprise business plan using the activities of Swachhta and community engagement. Social entrepreneurship also differs from the broader concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which aims to assist businesses in fulfilling economic and social responsibilities. Social entrepreneurship education strategically focuses on bringing about social change and is a collective and organized movement of change making which works towards developing and scaling sustainable solutions to social challenges.

It was an insightful experience to participate in Xavier School of Rural Management’s (XSRM) flagship industry interface program Abhivyakti 2020 where there was an interaction with industry experts about the various challenges of rural India. Gandhi King Foundation organized Gandhi 150 - Nobel Peace Session on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi on 2nd October 2020 virtually as a conclusion of 2-year Gandhi 150 Celebrations. The program was organized in collaboration with Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. It was truly inspirational and invigorating.

MGNCRE is working towards connecting FPOs with Management institutions, so that management institutions can extend professional support. Also, MGNCRE is looking at students of Management Institutions getting into Internship with FPOs followed by Apprenticeship and then gaining entry into Rural Entrepreneurship thereby helping the FPOs.

Dr. W G Prasanna Kumar Chairman MGNCRE

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Editor’s Note

Chairman MGNCRE Dr. W G Prasanna Kumar speaking on "Redefining Development Post-

Pandemic: Learning and Unlearning".

Gandhi King Foundation organized

Gandhi 150 - Nobel Peace Session on the

occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi on 2nd

October 2020 virtually as a conclusion of

2-year Gandhi 150 Celebrations. The

program was organized in collaboration

with Permanent Secretariat of the World

Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Dr. Ira

Helfand (from ICAN & IPPNW, which won

Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 and 1985) and

Ekaterina Zagladina (President, Perm Sec

of WSNPL) spoke to the audience. A host

of other eminent and distinguished

academicians and Gandhians participated

in the online meeting and shared their

thoughts. Speaking at the session,

Chairman MGNCRE said “At MGNCRE, we

have been promoting Gandhiji’s

methodology of Nai Talim and

Experiential Learning and Vocational

Education in 3000 institutions across the

country. It would mean that all these

institutions would promote Vocational

Education in the lines of Nai Talim with

Head, Heart and Hand working together

which is a non-violence method and

directly involved in physical work which

has a productive value.

We are also establishing Rural

Entrepreneurship Development Cells as a

tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. We are

looking at 2000 institutions which are

business schools in the country initiating

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells

which would be working on creating that

entrepreneurship opportunity across the

rural sector in the country, where lakhs of

students who come out of these business

schools can get in to and contribute to

rural economy. Third area, which we are

working on establishing, is Social

Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural

Engagement Cells. We are working on

educational institutions across the

country from the nooks and corners to the

central areas so that students or

academic community get engaged in the

rural reconstruction, rural

entrepreneurship and experiential

learning methodologies. We are focusing

on people not being unemployed but

people who would be entrepreneurship

oriented, people who are interested in self

generating and also contributing to a

world which has peace and non-violence

as foundation with nature protection as

the base.”

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One day Online Institutional Workshops on “Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL) discuss MGNCRE’s interventions in HEIs; VENTEL Action Plans; Vocational Education as a Teaching Methodology; and VENTEL National Contest Participation Details. The participant students-

teachers from colleges are oriented to spread awareness about the VENTEL Action Plan Cell in their institution; become aware of the 4 VENTEL Areas that they need to undertake activities for; become aware of the stages and the submission guidelines of the VENTEL Action Plan National Competition for Student Teachers; understand

and appreciate the value of integrating VENTEL activities to their curriculum and to the school curriculum; share innovative activities that they would undertake related to vocational education, self -reliance, Swachhta/health and community engagement; and become aware of a few best practices in VENTEL.

One day Online Institutional Workshops on “Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL) October 2020

Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL) Workshops

Chairman MGNCRE inaugurates 3 Vocational courses under VENTEL 1. Certificate in Digital Photography2. Certificate in Digital Literacy3. Certificate in Fashion Designing

S No State Workshops

VENTEL

Action

Plans by

Students

Participants

1. Andhra Pradesh 20 721 727

2. Delhi 4 305 305

3. Gujarat 28 1386 1498

4. Haryana 23 942 1202

5. Himachal Pradesh 14 730 765

6. Karnataka 20 952 981

7. Kerala 44 2409 2586

8. Madhya Pradesh 24 1183 1587

9. Maharashtra 20 765 765

10. Punjab 20 1035 1352

11. Rajasthan 19 1038 1105

12. Telangana 40 1692 1880

13. Uttar Pradesh 60 2863 3959

14. West Bengal 36 2202 2475

Total 372 18223 21187

Glimpses of the Workshops

Mohanlal Sukhadiya University Udaipur Rajasthan - 2nd October

Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October by organizing an online VENTEL Workshop with focus on “Reminiscence of Gandhiji in National Education Policy 2020”. The main objective of this workshop was to evoke a sense of responsibility among teacher educators to realize Gandhiji's vision of education (Vocational Education -Nai Talim - Experiential Learning) that has been echoed in the National Education Policy 2020. Over a hundred participants (principals and Faculty) from affiliated colleges attended the programme and expressed that the workshop was insightful and more such sessions should be organised.

Prof Amarika Singh,

Hon'ble Vice

Chancellor, MLSU,

Udaipur, said,

"Shiksha Jeevan ke

Liye, Jeevan Dwara

aur Jeevan Se honi

chahiye" (Education

should be for life,

through life and

from life) and such

education will be

provided through

VENTEL

Programmes."

"Government jobs and corporate jobs are limited and the way out is building self reliance through employability and entrepreneurial skills in students of colleges of education also", said Prof Ashok Mittal, Hon'ble VC of Dr B R Ambedkar University Agra during his inaugural address . He appreciated MGNCRE's effort in introducing this multidisciplinary aspect of the National Education Policy 2020 through its VENTEL Action Plan Cells and related programmes for faculty and students.

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A VENTEL Action Plan Online Workshop was

organised for 25 Affiliated Colleges of Education

of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University,

Jaunpur, UP on 29th October 2020. Hon'ble VC

Prof. Nirmala S Mourya, addressed 88 Principals

and Faculty Members of 25 Affiliated B. Ed.

Colleges.

Three Institutional VENTEL Action Plan Online

Workshops were organised on 24th October with

Student Teachers of Harakchand Raichand Bafna

D.Ed College, Vadgoan, Maval, Maharashtra,

Agarwal Mahila TT College, Kota, Rajasthan and

Lzebra College, Kota, Rajasthan. 83 Student

VENTEL Action Plans were created.

Three Institutional VENTEL Action Plan Online

Workshops were organised on 23rd October with

Student Teachers of DIET Patan, Gujarat, DIET

Kinnaur, HP and DIET Solan, HP. 193 Student

VENTEL Action Plans were created.

Four Institutional VENTEL Action Plan Online

Workshops were organised on 23rd October with

Student Teachers of St Joseph College of

Teacher Education for Women, Kerala, St B Ed

College Shimla HP, Junior College of Education,

Jalgoan, Maharashtra and R N Tagore B.Ed.

College, Bankura, West Bengal. 154 Student

VENTEL Action Plans were created.

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It is overwhelming to state that our workshops on Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement related activities in Higher Education Institutions has paid dividends and the key roles of the HEIs is highly appreciated by the Ministry. We are building

continuity and sustainability of the work initiated last year through Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta & Rural Engagement Cells (SES REC).

Workshops - Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Action Plan Cells (SESREC) October 2020

Glimpses of the Workshops

Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Cell Action Plan Cells (SESREC)

S No State Workshops Action Plans Formed

Participants

1 Andhra Pradesh 5 30 331

3 Bihar 1 50 71

4 Chandigarh 1 10 26

5 Chattisgarh 3 20 146

7 Goa 2 59 129

8 Gujarat 1 3 92

9 Haryana 2 10 104

10 Himachal Pradesh 2 16 101

11 Jharkhand 3 62 230

12 Karnataka 5 18 286

13 Kerala 9 122 722

14 Madhya Pradesh 24 112 771

15 Maharashtra 38 187 2049

16 Meghalaya 1 6 100

17 Odisha 1 3 94

18 Punjab 24 453 1169

19 Rajasthan 17 263 784

20 Sikkim 1 33

21 Tamil Nadu 29 422 1950

22 Telangana 15 29 875

23 Tripura 1 62

24 Uttar Pradesh 7 98 481

25 Uttarakhand 2 8 72

26 West Bengal 8 112 392

Total 202 2093 11070

Prof.K.P.Singh,Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

Rohilkhand University (MJPRU),UP addressing the SESREC Registered

Affiliated Institutions during the Workshop

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Institutional Level REDC Workshops were organised for the Institutions that constituted RED Cells as part of second phase of workshops held in continuation to the University Level Workshops that were held in September. The objectives were defined in terms of functionality of the cell and preparing the Management Students for National Level Business Competition to be held in February 2021. The students who are interested in

Entrepreneurship were guided on how to prepare a Business Plan and implement it by giving real time examples. MGNCRE and REDC Faculty Co-ordinators are grooming the students towards being self-reliant. The workshops on Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells (REDC) FPO/FPC-Business Schools Connect Cells (FBSC) are organized with the objectives of Functionality of RED Cell; Preparation and Implementation of

Business Plan; and Strengthening the way for Business Plan Competition. The workshops focus on 1. Internship and Apprenticeship with Rural Enterprises 2. Initiating Rural Entrepreneurship 3. Networking with Rural Manufacturers 4. Developing Rural Technological Interventions and 5. Grooming students to be Rural Entrepreneurs.

Workshops - Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells (REDC), FPO/FPC-Business Schools Connect Cells (FBSC) October 2020

Glimpses of the Workshops

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells (REDC) FPO/FPC-Business Schools Connect Cells (FBSC)

S No

State Workshops Action Plans

Formed

Participants

1 Andhra Pradesh

38 405 1401

2 Assam 1 34 46

3 Chattisgarh 1 8 28

4 Gujarat 18 235 769

5 Haryana 20 266 901

6 Karnataka 52 449 2135

7 Kerala 63 868 2007

8 Madhya Pradesh

5 23 604

9 Maharashtra 85 1126 3815

10 Rajasthan 14 158 589

11 Tamil Nadu 59 753 3202

12 Telangana 11 76 499

13 Uttar Pradesh

22 520 692

14 West Bengal 9 57 420

15 Pondicherry UT

1 10 32

Total 399 4988 17140

One-day online Workshop on Rural Entrepreneurship organized by CSJM University on 29th October. The workshop was addressed by Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon'ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

One day institution-level Rural Entrepreneurship

Development Cell Business plan implementation workshop

for the students and faculty members of the IIMT

Engineering College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 27th October

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Five "One-day Rural

Entrepreneurship

Development Cell Business

plan implementation

workshop" for students and

faculty from Maharashtra,

Assam, Rajasthan, and Punjab

on Oct 28.

Lourdes Matha Institute of Management Studies, Trivandrum Oct 21 Ms. Santhamma, Joint Director, PANASA Farmers Producer Company, Rev. Godson Samuel, Palmyra Palm Leaf Artist shared their experiences on rural entrepreneurship.

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One day institution-level Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cell Business plan implementation workshop for the students and faculty members of the Nimbal Institute of Management, Sangli, Maharashtra on 24th October

J K Institute of Management and Technology,

Karnal, Haryana on 24th October

National Post Graduate College, Lucknow,

Uttar Pradesh on 21st October

Prestige Institute of Management Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 23rd October

Laksmi Narain College, Indore, Madhya

Pradesh on 23rd October

Bora Institute of Management Sciences,

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 23rd October

School of Management Sciences, Lucknow,

Uttar Pradesh on 22nd October

PB Siddhartha College Vijayawada on 22nd

October

Shri Guru Nanak Girls Degree College,

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 21st October

Bramhadev Mane Institute of Technology,

Maharashtra on 20th October

Integral and Innovative Sustainable

Education College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

on 20th October

B.N.College of Engineering and Technology,

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 18th October

SPN Doshi Womens College, Mumbai on 19th

October

Indira Institute of Business , Mumbai on 16th

October

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce,

Mumbai on 19th

October

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"Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up."

― Mary Holloway

Editorial Team: Dr. W G Prasanna Kumar, Chairman MGNCRE, Dr. D N Dash, Assistant Director, Anasuya V, Editor Published by Shri P Sardar Singh, Member Secretary MGNCRE

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The Cumulative Outcome - Formation of Cells for Institutionalising the Effort Vocational Education-Nai Talim-Experiential Learning (VENTEL)

198 Workshops 2541 VENTEL Cells 7231 Participants

Social Entrepreneurship, Swachhta and Rural Engagement Cells (SESREC)

82 Workshops 2260 SESREC Cells 2737 Participants

Rural Entrepreneurship Development Cells/FPO/FPC-Business Schools Connect Cells (FBSC)

189 Workshops 1910 RED Cells 2405 Participants

Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore,

Tamil Nadu on 8th October

B.S.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Mathura, Uttar

Pradesh on 31st October