Capacity Building initiatives for Local Govt.Functionaries Dr.M.Retna Raj Assistant Professor KILA

Local Govts.of Kerala Village Panchayats : 999 Block Panchayats : 152 District Panchayat : 14 URBAN Municipality : 53 Muni. Corporations : 05 Total 1223

Local Govt.Functionaries 3 tier Panchayats Elected members : 17982 Staff of Local Govts. : 11459 Transferred Officials : 10406 Other Stake holders : 109879

Capacity Building - 3 Phases Phase 1 - Campaign period - 1997-2002 Phase 2 - Institutionalisation period 2002 onwards Phase 3 - Campaign- II 2007 onwards

Campaign Period 1997-2002 Training organised by Kerala state Planning Board (Campaign Cell) Training Institutions – IMG,SIRD,Medical College, Agricultural University, KILA etc Training of Trainers for Key Resource Persons Regional and Local Level trainings

Training organised by Kerala state Planning Board (Campaign Cell)

Training Institutions – IMG,SIRD,Medical College, Agricultural University, KILA etc

Training of Trainers for Key Resource Persons

Regional and Local Level trainings

Kerala Development Plan 2002 Onwards Training Policy of GoK KILA the nodal institution for training Centralised training at KILA Decentralised training at District level Delay and Partial coverage

Training Policy of GoK

KILA the nodal institution for training

Centralised training at KILA

Decentralised training at District level

Delay and Partial coverage

Decentralised Training system Identification of Training centres in 14 districts Identification of district level trainers Training of Trainers for skill development Training of trainers for knowledge enhancement Simultaneous training in 14 centres

Identification of Training centres in 14 districts

Identification of district level trainers

Training of Trainers for skill development

Training of trainers for knowledge enhancement

Simultaneous training in 14 centres

Map of Kerala Showing training Centres

Centralized trainings Inadequate coverage Takes too much time Delay due to large number of trainees Participants have to travel long distance causing increased travel and inconvenience Decentralized Training Total coverage Less time Time bound training possible Minimum travel expense and inconvenience Decentralized Training System

Centralized trainings

Inadequate coverage

Takes too much time

Delay due to large number of trainees

Participants have to travel long distance

causing increased travel

and inconvenience

Decentralized Training

Total coverage

Less time

Time bound training possible

Minimum travel expense and inconvenience

I.Identification of district training centres Search team to map training facilities in all districts. First preference given to training institutions owned or aided by govt. Second preference training institutions of NGOs MoU with institutions Decentralized Training System

I.Identification of district training centres

Search team to map training facilities in all districts.

First preference given to training institutions owned or aided by govt.

Second preference training institutions of NGOs

MoU with institutions

II Identification and training of trainers News paper advertisement inviting applications List of experienced trainers called for from District Planning Offices, Deputy Director of Panchayats and District Panchayat President Enlisting the service of Extensions / Guest faculty of KILA ToT for skill development ToT for Developing knowledge Formation of trainers team at district level Decentralized Training System

II Identification and training of trainers

News paper advertisement inviting applications

List of experienced trainers called for from District Planning Offices, Deputy Director of Panchayats and District Panchayat President

Enlisting the service of Extensions / Guest faculty of KILA

ToT for skill development

ToT for Developing knowledge

Formation of trainers team at district level

KILA Design of training Preparation of modules, Handbooks, presentations material etc. Training of trainers Provide fund Handholding support District Training Centres Sending training communications to participants,Provide food, accommodations and training facilities. Management of training Online monitoring and evaluation of trainings III Division of roles and responsibilities

KILA

Design of training

Preparation of modules, Handbooks, presentations material etc.

Training of trainers

Provide fund

Handholding support

District Training Centres

Sending training communications to participants,Provide food, accommodations and training facilities.

Management of training

Online monitoring and evaluation of trainings

For sustaining the devolution process ! Five Fs devolved Fund Functions Functionaries Functional Freedom Friends/ Fraternity Training for strengthening the support systems ?

For sustaining the devolution process !

Five Fs devolved

Fund

Functions

Functionaries

Functional Freedom

Friends/ Fraternity

Working Group Technical Advisory Groups Community based Organizations Non- governmental Organizations MLAs of Kerala Leaders of political parties Programme officers of National Service Scheme Coordinators of Nehru Yuvak Kendra Researchers Media persons Strengthening the support systems: CB interventions

Working Group

Technical Advisory Groups

Community based Organizations

Non- governmental Organizations

MLAs of Kerala

Leaders of political parties

Programme officers of National Service Scheme

Coordinators of Nehru Yuvak Kendra

Researchers

Media persons

Action oriented research Programmes Documentation of good practices of LSGIs Replication of good practices by “Panchayat to Panchayat Visits” Seminars and workshops Courses – national and international Certificate course in decentralisation Strengthening the support systems: CB interventions

Action oriented research Programmes

Documentation of good practices of LSGIs

Replication of good practices by “Panchayat to Panchayat Visits”

Seminars and workshops

Courses – national and international

Certificate course in decentralisation

Workshop for Legislators

Workshop for Legislators

Certificate Course in Decentralized Governance

Certificate Course in Decentralized Governance

Continuous basis Based on the plan cycle Need based Re-inforcement General Trainings

Continuous basis

Based on the plan cycle

Need based

Re-inforcement

Elected Heads of local governments CEOs of local governments Standing committees Women representatives SC/ST representatives Officials of LSGIs Transferred Officials of LSGIs Other stakeholders Specialized training

Elected Heads of local governments

CEOs of local governments

Standing committees

Women representatives

SC/ST representatives

Officials of LSGIs

Transferred Officials of LSGIs

Other stakeholders

Thank you