Centre for Decentralised Planning and Administration (CDP&A)

The Centre for Decentralised Planning and Administration (CDP&A) was created in the year 1994 and initiated its activities in the year 1998. This Centre caters to the training to elected representatives and PR & RD official functionaries in the post 73rd Constitutional Amendment Era. The centre organises training programmes in TGIRD campus and in Extension Training Centres located in two regions. The CDP&A oversees the man power requirements in ETCs and undertakes the Capacity Building Needs of ETC Faculty. The Centre extends technical support to District Planning Committees in preparing integrated District Development Plans. The centre follows multi-pronged approach to reach the gigantic targets through Direct trainings, Satellite Based (TSAT) Trainings, ToT (Training of Trainers) mode. It also facilitates the convergence of various initiatives by line departments to meet the objectives of local self-governance for sustainable rural development.

The Objectives

  • To Design and implement the Capacity Building training Programmes for Elected Representatives and Official functionaries of PRIs to evolve as Institutions of local self governments
  • To act as a think tank for Panchayat Raj Department
  • To undertake action research and evaluation studies on various issues related to PRIs
  • To form Networks of Panchayats
  • To Establish collaborative arrangements with NGO networks working with PRIs

Focus

  • The Centre mainly focuses on Designing Training Programmes that will aid to enhance the knowledge and skill sets required to improve the performance of functionaries of PRIs through Systematic Approach to Training in awarance with the national capacity building framework
  • The Centre strives to Develop Master Resource Persons, Training of Trainers in various aspects related to PR
  • The centre primarily organises trainings to Critical Functionaries at State, District and Mandal Levels and encourages ETCs to cover the Critical Functionaries at Grampanchayat level, as well as P.R.E.R

Activities

  • Organising Training Needs Assessment and Writeshop Workshop
  • Organising Capacity Building Training Programmes covering wide range of Participants including Chair Persons of ZP/ DPC Members/ ZPTCs/ MPPs/ MPTCs/Sarpanches/Ward Members/ CEOs/ DPOs/ MPDOs/ DLPOs/ MPOs/ Panchayat Secretaries and Ministerial Staff.
  • Preparation of Functional Manuals for various PRI functionaries.
  • Conducting Short and Long-term Courses in the field of Panchayat Raj and Decentralised Planning for in-service officers and open candidates
  • Organising Induction training programmes to DPOs/MPDOs/MPOs/Panchayat Secretary. Secretaries
  • Organisng Exclusive Capacity Building Programmes to Elected Representatives belonging to marginalised sections such as SCs/STs/Women
  • Conducting Post training Knowledge-sharing/dissemination workshops organize
  • Organising Policy support workshops-Activity mapping etc.,
  • Arranging Visits to National Panchayat Award winning Grampanchayats
  • Organising Workshops/Seminars for continuous interaction with academic circles and field level officers Coordinating the training activities of ETCs
  • Extension of technical Support to District Planning Committees in preparation of Integrated District Plans & Gram Panchayat Development Plan at GP level
  • Establishing and Coordinating the activities of Training cells in all the Zilla Parishads Establishing Panchayat Resource Centres in intermediate Panchayats and providing necessary technical support.
  • Organising Orientation Training on Panchayat Raj for NGOs.
  • Exposure visit to E.R & Functionaries

Capacity Building and Training for the year 2018-19

The Capacity Building programme for about two lakhs above of PRI elected representatives and functionaries and officials of the various sector and line departments is very huge task. The CDPA at TGIRD, Rajendranagar has been handling the Zilla Parishad elected representatives, the DPCs and the Mandal Praja Parishad Presidents District Officials and special programmes to elected representatives.

The hostel accommodation, the training infra-structure, the faculty and physical accommodation is adequate.

The activities are, conducting TNA, preparing the training modules and reading/learning material for the participants, training the Master Trainers (MoTs) and Trainers of Trainees (ToTs) and conducting face to face training programme for DPC, Zilla Parishad chairpersons, Mandal Parishad Presidents, sector and line departments officers.

The centre has adopted the cascading mode training in which it involves organizing training programme at the District, Mandal and at the ETC level through face to face training.

The centre also conducts the Distance Mode training programme through the SOFTNET (oneway video, two way audio)with trainees at village level The required films produced in-house by TGIRD in collaboration with Media Center which are used for all the trainings for in campus and off campus and both SATCOM and for Doordarshan Broadcast programmes.

The TGIRD, Rajendranagar houses the Centre for Decentralized Planning and Administration along with eleven other centers. The CDPA is also been responsible for organizing the field visit based training programme. The centre has also conducting exposure cum Study tours to the elected representatives and functionaries of the PRIs within and outside the state viz., Kerala, Karnataka, Maharastra, Tamilnadu.

There are several initiatives like the Gram Sabha campaign and GPDP in Grama Jyothi which were under taken by the CDPA, TGIRD.

With the introduction of the RGPSA/RGSA which emphasizes setting up State Panchayat Raj Resource Centre, District Panchayat Resource Centre, the CDPA can now be strengthened in terms of an independent accommodation with capacity to accommodate with Professor & Centre Head and 2 support staff with IT enabled infrastructure.

  • Implementing the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

    • Expenditure under RGSA

    Sl No. Year Trained Participants Total Trained Expenditure Incurred in Crores
    Elected Representatives ERs Total Officials
    ZP Chai-persons ZPTCs MPPs MPTCs Sarpan-ches Wardmembers
    1 2014-15 0 393 0 0 19892 127853 148138 1231 149369 4.53
    2 2015-16 0 196 29 0 0 0 225 110475 110700
    3 2016-17 0 151 254 3864 688 161428 166385 14293 180678 29.55
    4 2017-18 0 80 7120 19303 170172 196675 185502 382177 19.75
    5 2018-19 0 92 0 0 12666 0 12758 8248 21006 19.33
    6 2019-20 0 0 0 0 12914 0 12914 1102 14016 30.55
    7 2020-21 0 55 0 0 0 0 55 503 558 1.69
    8 2021-22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4993 4993 2.43
    9 2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17108 17108 2.4
    10 2023-24 0 0 0 0 26 0 26 2419 2445 1.83
    Total 0 967 283 10984 65489 459453 537176 345874 883050 112.06

    Other Programmes

    Year Name of the Programme No of Participants Expenditure Type of Programme State from which
    2022-23 Conference with DPOs & DRDOs on Palle Pragathi 64 122333 Conference O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 Meeting with CEO ZPPs and DPOs on preparation of indent for Group-IV recuritment 149 116499 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 Meeting by the Hon’ble Chief Minister on Swathantra Bharata Vajrostavalu with Hon’ble ZPP Chairpersons, MPPs, Co-Opted Members and CEOs, ZPP 507602 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 Meeting with District Panchayat Officers on Grama Kantam Lands 34 115041 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 Training Programme on National Awards to Panchayats on 9 Thematic Themes 268 214765 Thematic Training O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 Telangana Adivasi Banjarala Atmiya Sabha at NTR Stadium 266701 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2022-23 ToT on eGramSwaraj portal 29 131249 ToT programme NIRD&PR
    2022-23 ToT programmes for SLMTs on (9) Themes of Localization of Sustainable Development Goals 64 234411 ToT programme NIRD&PR
    2023-24 Closing Ceremony of Swathantra Bharata Vajrothsavalu 160 127102 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2023-24 State Level Orientation-cum-Write-shop on Panchayat Development Index 51 62894 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2023-24 Exposure Visit under RGSA to learn new efforts & Innovations in the direction of LSDGs - for Officials and Elected Representatives of Uttar Pradesh State 25 346373 Exposure visit Uttarpradesh
    2023-24 Orientation Training Programme on Mental Health 120 272727 Training SCRT, Telangana
    2023-24 Exposure visit of Ers and Officials from Tamilnadu State 31 374228 Exposure visit Tamil Nadu
    2023-24 Review meeting by Hon'ble Minister for PR&RD,RWS, W&CD with ZP CEOs, DRDOs and DPOs 104 175492 Meeting O/o CPR, Telangana
    2023-24 Exposure Visit for Officials and Elected Representatives of Maharashtra State 60 987437 Exposure visit Maharashtra

    Sri.K.Anil Kumar

    Centre Head CDP&A
    +91 9440546101
    brgf[dot]apard[at]gmail[dot]com

    P.MAHESWARI

    Senior Office Assistant
    +91 8184996699
    brgf[dot]apard[at]gmail[dot]com

    K.NAGALAXMI

    DTP Operator
    +91 9491406496
    brgf[dot]apard[at]gmail[dot]com

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