ROLE OF “YASHADA” IN CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COOPERATIVE SECTOR.

1. ROLE OF “YASHADA” IN CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN
THE COOPERATIVE SECTOR.
Mr. PURUSHOTTAM A. PETARE.
(Assistant Professor, Sanjay Ghodawat Group of Institution,
Faculty of Management, Kolhapur.)
E-Mail:-Purudeeps@Gmail.Com, Contact Number: - 9096261557.
Dr. PRATAPSINH V. MOHITE.
(Associate Professor and Head, Department of Accountancy,
Arts and Commerce College, Ashta.) Email:- mohitepv@rediffmail.com.
ABSTRACT:
The co-operative movement in Maharashtra has played a significant role in the social and economic development
of the state particularly in the rural areas. Maharashtra Government also identified the importance of the co -
operative movement as the best source through which to apply it for rural development, people’s empowerment
and poverty alleviation programme. Aligning with this the mission of Yashada’s Center for Cooperative Training
and Research is to facilitate human development in co-operative sector through continuous intervention by way
of training, research and consultancy. Thus, the paper is an attempt to focus on Role of “Yashada” in Capacity
Building of Stakeholders in the Cooperative Sector in Maharashtra. This Paper focus on the role of Yashada’s
Center for Cooperative Training and Research with respect to its mission, aims & objective, SWOT Analysis, and
Achievements of Center.
KEYWORDS: YASHADA, Center for Cooperative Training and Research, Role in Capacity Building of
Stakeholders in the Cooperative Sector.
INTRODUCATION OF YASHADA: Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration
(YASHADA) is the Administrative Training Institute of the Government of Maharashtra, and meets the training
needs of government departments and rural and urban non-officials and stakeholders. Human resource
development has traditionally been one of Maharashtra's major strengths. The importance of evolving sound and
responsive administrative systems was realized as far back as 1963 when the Administrative Staff College (ASC)
was established in Mumbai. The ASC was relocated at Pune in 1984 and renamed "Maharashtra Institute of
Development Administration" (MIDA). MIDA, constituted as an autonomous society under the Societies
Registrations Act, 1860, was to serve as the apex body for promoting and developing modern management
practices and was to function as the nodal state level training institute in the field of development administration.
Aptly enough, it was rechristened, "Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration"

2. (YASHADA) in 1990, as a tribute to the pioneering spirit of the late Shri. Y. B. Chavan, former Chief Minister
of Maharashtra & Deputy Prime Minister of India, who had inspired the setting up of the ASC.
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: YASHADA has a varied mix of programmes and activities designed to
achieve their objectives:
1. Training programmes of short and long term duration including seminars, workshops and conferences, as
a means of continuing education for practicing managers, administrators and scientific and technical
cadres;
2. Policy-oriented and operations research;
3. Consultancy and extension services;
4. Publication and production of training aids.
The programmes encompass aspects relating to concepts, principles and techniques applicable to management in
government. Functionaries of the Government of Maharashtra as well as teachers and practitioners of
management in boards, corporations, and other public sector undertakings, representatives of non-governmental
organisations, elected office-bearers of local self-government institutions and, in general, persons from
institutions, bodies and organisations concerned with the use of knowledge in management are all participants in
the activities of YASHADA.
CENTER FOR COOPERATIVE TRAINING AND RESEARCH:
The mission of the Centre for Co-operative Training and Research is to facilitate human development in co-
operative sector through continuous intervention by way of training, research and consultancy.
Aims and Objectives-
 The main Aims & Objectives of the Centre is to identification of training needs of various sectors in
cooperation & cooperative department. And also designing training programmes.
 Training of Officials & Non Officials in the cooperative sectors & cooperative department officers for
capacity building.
 Undertaking Action Research Projects in cooperative sectors.
 Identifying best practices in various cooperatives sectors and disseminating them.

3.  Undertaking studies for good governance in cooperative sectors. Providing consultation for various
sectors of cooperation.
Activities-
 Organizing sponsored training courses of officials & Non officials of District Banks/Urban Banks/Credit
Societies/ APMCs/ Dairy Cooperatives/ Adivasi & Balutedar Societies etc.
 Organizing training programmes of the field staff of administration and audit wing of cooperative
department.
 Conducting one day workshop on current situations for CEOs of Urban Banks. (every month one such
programme.)
 Organising induction and foundation training for officers of co-operative dept. Training of trainers
identified from urban co-operative banks/co-operative credit societies/APMC of all districts.
Mandate-
The centre is mandated to perform the activities as listed below:
 CCTR has developed 3 days training module for Cooperative sector, which utilize a verities of training
methods like guest lectures, group discussion, documentaries, case studies & role play etc. in order to
achieve maximum impact.
 CCTR has prepared a reading material in Marathi language & grouped into 6th different modules for the
use of officials & non-officials Cooperative sector.
 Documenting success stories in various sectors such as PACS, urban banks, urban credit societies, block
level village artisans co-operative societies, co-operative credit societies, APMC, consumer co-operative
societies, dairy co-operative societies, novel co-operative societies.
 Identifying problem areas in various sectors of co-operation and undertaking research in those areas to
provide solutions.
 Exposure of selected co-operators/social activist from each districts regarding successful running of
various types of co-operative societies.
 Associating district banks association/federations of co-operative credit societies and planning for
training at district level as YASHADA outreach programme.
 Suggesting reforms in the working of Urban Co-op. Banks/Urban Co-op credit societies.

4.  Preparing manual of detailed guidelines for proper functioning for the directors of DCCB/UCB/urban
credit societies.
 Organizing management development programmes for newly recruited officers in Urban Banks.
 Associating experts in various fields of Co-operation, to achieve the above objectives.
Target groups covered-
The Non-officials and Officials of the Cooperative Societies, VIZ
S.No. Type of Cooperative Societies No. of Societies
1. District Central Cooperative Banks 31
2. Urban Cooperative Banks 658
3. Urban Cooperative Credit Societies 21000
4. Employees Cooperative Credit Societies 5600
5. Agricultural Produce Market Committees 254
6. Cooperative Sugar Factories 124
SWOT Analysis-
1. Strengths: All the courses are sponsored courses. Public approach & developmental work.
2. Weaknesses : Participation depends on response from the cooperative societies
3. Opportunities: Scope for capacity building of Cooperative Credit Delivery system. Agricultural
Marketing and Post Harvest Technology. Effluent Management. Development of leadership. Democratic
education.
4. Threats: Competition from other training institutions like VAMNICOM, ICM and CAB.
Achievements and Milestones-
The Centre for Co-operative Training and Research has conducted the only courses of their kind in the state.
The Sunday Newsline (Indian Express) dated 22th June 2008 highlighted a story "Engineering a new breed of
women directors" on the front page. The Newspaper stated that YASHADA has made a modest beginning by
persuading a unique professional training scheme addresses the problem of women directors of the Co-operative
Banks.

5. CONCLUSION:
The development of Cooperative movement is so spectacular that it has emerged as a very big sector in Indian
economy contributing to the economic development of this country. Maharashtra has been in the forefront in the
cooperative movement. With its success on one hand, the Cooperative movement has been facing severe
criticism on other, only because of few instances of mis-management, malpractices and failures in this
movement. To enable the state to maintain its premier position in the country in this respect, the YASHADA
had decided to give due emphasis to capacity building of all the stakeholders in the cooperative sector and for
that Center for Cooperative Training and Research is doing their best.
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