Stress for convergence planning on achieving ‘poverty reduction’ in State at the launch of 3-day dist level ToT for PPC & LSDGs

NAMSAI, Jan 30: While inaugurating the three-day district level training of trainer’s (ToT) programme for people’s plan campaign (Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas) and localization of sustainable development goals 2022 (LSDGs), Tamune Miso, Director PR emphasized on convergence planning for achieving appropriate poverty reduction in the State.

In his inaugural address, Miso urged that the Zilla Parishad and Gram Panchayats have to take a proactive role for incorporation of nine themes of LSDGs in their respective Gram Panchayat development plans. These activities shall be achieved by 2030 and accordingly, the respective Gram Panchayats are advised to take LSDGs in phases so that during the period of Amritkal (from now to 1947) the Gram Panchayats shall achieve all the LSDGs before the time, as fixed by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj as well as the Department of Panchayati Raj, GoAP.

Due to limited funds under 15th Finance Commission Grants as well as Source of Revenue fund, the convergence and participatory planning with line departmental is highly required for fulfillment of aspiration of Gram Panchayats and Zilla Parishad. He also urged the PRIs to work in a spirited manner to showcase good practices in Namsai district.

Namsai Deputy Commissioner C R Khampa has shared that Namsai district is trying its best to plan and execute all programmes and schemes on convergence mode. He highly appreciated the effort of SIRD&PR for imparting the timely LSDG training programme in the concerned district.

The DC directed all heads of department to share the departmental programme/schemes in the ongoing ToT programme. As the district has adopted the theme of ‘Water Sufficient Village & Child friendly Villages for the year’2023-24’, it is appropriate time for quality planning, he said and directed all HoDs to revisit the exercises as being carried out.

In this connection, he suggested SIRD&PR to cascade the training programme in block and GP level on similar manner for the effective planning and execution. 

In her speech, ZPC Namsai Nang Urmila Mancheykhun urged the participants to utilize the opportunity to learn about various schemes being implemented by the line departments and to disclose the integrity of planning and implementation for avoiding duplication and overlapping of schemes.

She also suggested handholding support to the Panchayats for better learning and execution of various programmes.    

Dr Narayan Sahoo, Dy Director-cum Course Director of SIRD&PR, gave a brief about the training programme.

Earlier, W Mossang, DPDP-cum PD, DRDA highlighted the use of tools and techniques of LSDGs for robust planning at the Panchayat level. The release of ‘compendium of LSDG GP/ZP level committees and an IEC booklet on LSDG developed by MoPR, GoI' and translated in local Tai-Khamti script for Namsai district marked the inaugural programme. (DIPRO)