LAB To LANDAn Orissa Experience

KANTAPADA BLOCK, CUTTACK. ORISSA

THE VISION• Build a knowledge & Innovation Community of all

stakeholders in development including policy makers, implementers, financial institutions, academia, NGOs, experts and International Organizations.

• Trigger a development process which ensures broad based improvement in the quality of life of people especially the poor, SCs/ STs, OBCs, minorities and women.

• Focus on faster and more inclusive growth.

Strategic Thrust AreasGovernance : Transparency

& Accountability`

Infrastructure: Power, Roads,

Housing, ICT

Health : IMR, MMRImmunization

Safe Childhood

Access to Food,Drinking Water

Gender Empowerment

Financial Inclusion & Bank CreditMarketing

Natural Resources : Land & Water Management

Education : Literacy & School

Enrolment

Skill Development,

Employment &

Income

Environment: Forest, Clean Air & Water, Sanitation

Renewable/ Alternative Energy : Bio Diesel, Bio Fuel,

Bio Gas, Solar Village, Solar Fuel

People’s Institutions: Gram

Sabha, NGOs, JMFCs, Youth Clubs, CRPs

KANTAPADA Block• TOTAL NO OF G.P.s : 14• TOTAL NO OF VILLAGES : 88• TOTAL POPULATION : 80351• S.C. POPULATION : 23180• S.T. POPULATION : 1176

(2001 CENSUS)

How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description

3rd August, 2010

Preliminary Meeting Panchayati Raj Department

Under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Panchayati Raj Department

Selection of Kantapada Block

BDO Kantapada as Chief Co-ordinator

Selection of Nodal Officers at the State level

Respective Heads of Line Departments

Selection of Nodal Agency - SIRD

3rd September, 2010

1st Project Initiation Meeting At Kantapada Block

Orientation of different District / Block level Line Department officials

Director Special Projects, PR Department

Deputy Director, SIRD

Collector and PD DRDA, Cuttack

Nomination of Block level Nodal Officers

All Line Departments

How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description

8th & 14th September, 2010

2nd and 3rd Project Orientation cum Action Plan Preparation Meeting

At Collectorate, Cuttack

Presentations and discussion on Draft Suggestive Action plans prepared by all departments working at Kantapada

By –

PD DRDA

Nomination of District level Nodal Officers

All District Sectoral Officers

Formulation of Framework for preparation of action plan by line departments.

Principal Secretary, PR Dept.

Director Special Projects, PR Dept.

Deputy Director, SIRD

16th September, 2010

4th Project Orientation cum Finalisation Action Plan Meeting

At Collectorate, Cuttack

BDO Kantapada / All Nodal Officers, DD, SIRD, PD DRDA and Collector, Cuttack

How We Progressed….Date Tasks Description

17th September 2010

State Level GP Quiz Competition SIRD

18th September 2010

Orientation Workshop for the officials of Kantapada Block on “Multi-purpose Farm Pond” under MGNREGS

BDO, Kantapada

23rd September 2010

Presentation of Strategy Formulation and Action Plan meeting at New Delhi

Collector, BDO and SIRD

1st October 2010 Interactive work shop on Social Audit under MGNREGS for NYK volunteers

BDO, Kantapada

2nd October 2010 Conduct of Gram Sabha in 14 GPs and workshop on Sanitation at newly inaugurated BNRGSK at Postal GP

BDO and Elected Officials

8th October 2010 Workshop on RTI Act and conduct of GP level Quiz Competition

SIRD, BDO and Elected PRI Representatives

18th to 23rd October 2010

Conduct of Social Audit at 14 GPs with the help of volunteers of NYKs

BDO, Kantapada and 14GPs

Action Plan – At a Glance• Translating the objectives of the all flagship

programmes(100%)

• Convergence of Programmes and Resources for meaningful capacity building for better management & service delivery…

• Awareness generation and orientation of people for affirmative action

• Developing planning, organizing, audit, and leadership ability among people

• Developing an action plan on NRM,,,Land, Water and Forest Resources

• Develop livestock & fisheries,other non farm based skill development training action plan for sustainable lilelihood of different stakeholders

Action Plan – At a Glance

• Organization of Groups to fight social evils

• Developing Infrastructure and Connectivity

• Providing Housing with Sanitation and Electricity

• Provide safe drinking water

• Developing and marketing human skills, surplus farm produce, distribute earnings and pay off debt

• Carrying out Training audit clinlic.RTI Clinics, impact study & social audit

• Organizing annual award function

• Many more as emerged from consultation with the community….

Action Plan – Proposals• Furnishing of questionnaires on

implementation of Development Programs to MoRD by 21.10.2010

• Submitted proposal for training amounting to Rs.6,40,000 on 21.10.2010 to MoRD

• Proposal to PR Department, GoO, for developing a IEC strategy for effective implementation of PR and RD programs on 4.10.2010

IEC Strategy at a Glance

MGNREGS Rath Swasthya Rath IEC Van Programmes by cultural troupe Capacity building initiatives of different stake

holders of the block Exposure to Best Practices Creation & capacity building of Community

Resource Persons Social Audit Reaching out common mass through-

FAQs Leaflet Wall Writings Wall Hangings Health Wall / GP Wall Illustrated Books Telecast of Development Magazine

through Door Darshan Interactive Sessions Screening of IEC and Training Films Community Radio Quiz and Events IEC Stalls

Replication of the Initiatives…

• Coverage of 3 Blocks in the State over a period of one year• Replication of the initiative in other blocks of the district\• Process Documentation and Sharing (Airing of different activities of

L2L in DD and Local Channels)• Directory of Success Stories

District Block Division

Gajapati Nuagada Southern

Mayurbhanj Raruan Central

Keonjhar Saharapada Northern

We Aspire for…The progress under the initiative has instilled some inspiration and confidence among the officials, elected officials, non officials and more so among the common mass for realization and translation of the vision as envisaged under the Action Plan of Lab-2-Land initiative for inclusive development of the rural poor and knowledge and innovation community in the days to come. This endeavour is an ideal platform for co-ordination & co-operation among various stakeholder departments, aiming at convergence of resources & manpower in the effective planning, implementation, monitoring and supervision of various programs under the able guidance of elected officials, non-officials and more so over common mass for whom all these programs have been designed.

We Aspire for…• Voice and choice to People• People better informed• Services effectively utilized • Functionaries empowered • Better program Delivery

Looking ahead …..

TribalEmpowerment

SustainableLivelihood

Security

e-Panchayat

Knowledge basedDecision support

System

CitizenCentric

GovernancePro-poor &

Pro-PRI mind set

Communitymobilization

Entertainment& information

ProjectMonitoring

Transparency

Accountability Accessibility

Inclusive development of the rural poor and knowledge and innovation community

WomenEmpowerment

Tracking ofVillage Development

funds

Independence must begin at the bottom. Thus, every village will be a republic or Panchayat having full powers. It follows, therefore, that

every village has to be self-sustained and capable of managing

its affairs….

….. We are unleashing or attempting to unleash

the greatest latent powers of the people by

giving an authority to Panchayati Raj.