Gist of Projects by Indian Skills Development Council in association with IIRD

NIESBUD-MSME

CII;

NMDC;

SJVN;

NTPC;

NFL;

Lafarge, CAF

The need assessment of proposed activities of CII was conducted by IIRD, Shimla

The study assessed the change in quality of life of people

mme (UPSDP) of Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM).

IIRD has initiated skill development programme in Chandali, Kasganj and Ghaziabad districts including a Tehsil

Modinagar of Uttar Pradesh on ‘Renewable Energy: Solar Electric System Installer & Service Provider (RNE 101)

and Soft Skills for Base Line Staff in Service Sector’. Now, batches are formed and trial sessions are going on in

Chandauli Centre. The counselling is continuously going on for the enrolment of the trainees and also started

in another 3 centres under the same programme.

have participated in 6 days Capacity Building Training Programme on Integrated Watershed Development.

The key objective of training programme was to orient the trainees on “how to implement the watershed”

and ensure sustainability of watershed activities.

As a result of using safe and hygienic drinking water from RO plant;

the serious water borne diseases, stomach problem related diseases have been reduced and strengthened

healthy life of about 900 school students with support of Budha educational society

one month. The participants attended in 3 days training programme with the schedule of Govt. of Jharkhand.

The leadership quality and the level of knowledge of Panchayatiraj institution members has shown a new path

of journey for strengthening effective governance in the state with support of RGPSA

Dharwad of Karnataka state. The proposal involved detailed engineering, architectural and technical facility plan

and purposes to bring a change in quality of livelihood of people with support of ONGC

classrooms by IIRD, Shimla with support of GAIL. The level of knowledge and in depth understanding of school

students and teachers has been increased sharply and the result of students was much better than previous year.

and implementation by IIRD. The primary school building is under construction in Sarsai village of

Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

Gram Panchayats of Uttarakhand and Punjab states were involved in the process of field verification completed

with the support of Ministry of Panchayati Raj

testing by the help of IIRD with support of Livpure foundation. The quality of unhygienic drinking water was

tested within the mobile van fitted with micro laboratory testing technology and kit available within the mobile

van.

of Odisha in order to bring effective street lighting to the 68585 people of the Paradeep M.C.

The project was initiated by the procurement of solar cell modules

border of Shimla and Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh with support of NTPC

Awards(PSP & RGGSP), Government of India, Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPAR) .

IIRD was directed by Ministry of Panchayat Raj to conduct Field Verification of Panchayats recommended

by the State Governments of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and to Submit Verification Reports With emphasis on best

practices of the respective panchayats,

Study Area

·         25 villages of Theog and Jubble-Kothkai block of Shimla district

·         11 locations of Mormugao of Goa state

National Level Field Verification of State recommended Panchayats for conferring Panchayat

SashaktikaranPuraskar (PSP) and Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (RGGSP) under Rajiv

Gandhi Panchayat SashaktikaranAbhiyan (RGPSA) in Tamila Nadu and Kerala

(Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), Government of India)

plants in 20 villages of Gram Panchayats of Kalgatgi, Kundgol and Hubli in three Talukas of Dharward district of

Karnataka state covering in 3 Talukas with support of EIL

Shimla district of HP state

organizational framework of HP Milk Federation and to update the participants of current strategies of animal

rearing to maximize milk production. The objective of training was Orientation on Dairy Farming and

Strengthening of Cooperative Initiatives of Cooperative Societies registered under HP MILKFED, (HP MILKFED)

Kullu Dist, Himachal Pradesh

Kunnu, Mandi dist, Himachal Pradesh) and covered topics on animal rearing and dairy farming

increase their chances of employability. The Institute was active in providing technical knowledge to youth on

the installation and operation of alternative energy sources. under UPSDP, IIRD has established a Training

Centre in Chandauli district. The Centre has a furnished office space, spread approximately over 4500 feet^-2,

consisting of one Information Technology (IT) laboratory, with 15 computer systems, two workshops equipped

with solar and technical equipment and 5 modern classrooms, with toilet facilities for male and female trainees

Development (IPD)-Sholi – Sub Mission of IIRD have attended three days orientation workshop which was

held at the Headquarters of IIRD in Shimla from 17th to 19th October 2014. The workshop was organized for

equipping those in-charges of ground level administration of the Model Panchayat Project with all the details

and skills required. Along with that the rules and other details regarding the management of IPD was decided.

There will be totally 19 members in the Advisory Committee where as seven of them will be special invitees.

Panchayat into a tinny republic, organized PanchayatSwachhataAbhiyan in SholiPanchayat to clean the streets,

roads and infrastructure of the Panchayat in align with the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan by Govt. of India.

The campaign was officially launched on December 6, 2014 at Sholi village where Managing Director (MD)

of IIRD, too, wielded broom and cleaned the streets alongwith the villagers for three hours.

Total 450 volunteers including school children and villagers form Sholi village

have actively participated in the movement.

initiative-Integrated Panchayat Development (IPD) Sholi is under process of installation in different parts

of SholiPanchayat of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. The points of installation are decided by GPS mapping

facility. IIRD is in planning to install total 500 lights in the Panchayat. Till date 150 lights has successfully

been installed.

This unique initiative is going to re-define the development of 21^st century and IIRD is going to be the proud

stakeholder in the transformation. The project has successfully been tested in Gram PanchayatSholi,

adopted by IIRD for Model Development under its Integrated Panchayat Development (IPD) initiative.

In near future IIRD is in planning to replicate the same in another 17 Panchayats of the Satluj Basin.

as several households showed interest to facilitate it in their respective houses. The initial farm site is now

having 212 bags of mushroom which is now in harvesting stage. Till date under 1st plucking total 20 kg of

mushroom has been procured and sailed to villagers.

by Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd. (HP MILKFED), Tuto – Shimla,

Govt. of Himachal Pradesh under RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana (RKVY) functioning under National Mission

for Protein Supplements (NMPS) of Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI.

The objective of the programme was to make aware and well trained the mountainous people for getting more

milk from their milch animals. Under this programme, IIRD has executed 75 training programmes for milk

producers of five districts in Himachal Pradesh between February 6 to September 9, 2014 for 13018 milk

producers.

Himachal Pradesh.  The Study was sponsored by HP MILKFED, Shimla, HP. In order to augment

its sphere of operation, the HP MILKFED plans to intensify its services to the farmers of Kullu.

The present report is a brief feasibility study of milk production scenario of whole district in general &

the surroundings of Chilling Plant-Mohal (i.e., Kullu-Manali-Banjar areas) and Milk Processing Plant

Duttnagar (i.e., Anni&Nirmand areas) in particular.

Co-operative Societies Management Committee (MPCSMC) (Registered under HP MILKFED)

Members of Kangra, Sirmaur and Kullu District. Till date 510 MPCSMC Members has gone

through this training programme in three different venues. The objective of the programme

was to make trained these members regarding the Co-operative Movement to ensure more milk from the

concerned societies.

has participated in 3 days Capacity Building Training Programme on Integrated Watershed Development.

A detailed discussion on Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWMP) was held in the programme.

education. Till today these women have successfully completed 10 months of their training. On the successful

completion of 9 months of their studies the Senior Faculty of IIRD has conducted an examination of these

women students. The results were found satisfactory. Now on the request of these women IIRD is searching

opportunity to conduct examination, so that, they could got certificates form of the Education Department.

customized Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Human Recourse Management (HRM) tools for greater

operational efficiency. Out of five categories IIRD was awarded for ‘Organizational Efficiency’.

This category focuses on NGOs who use ICT and digital media tools for improving and enhancing their

organizational efficiency and bringing transparency within the organisation.

Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) IIRD has initiated skill development programme in Chandali,

Kasganj and Ghaziabad districts including a Tehsil Modinagar of Uttar Pradesh on ‘Renewable Energy: Solar

Electric System Installer & Service Provider (RNE 101) and Soft Skills for Base Line Staff in Service Sector’.

Now, batches are formed and trial sessions are going on in Chandauli Centre.

The counselling is continuously going on for the enrolment of the trainees.

Subsequently, the trail batches would be started in another 3 centres under the same programme.

exhibition stall at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 4th-5th August 2014.

IIRD demonstrated innovations in digital pens and data automation.

Programme (ESDP) in food processing for 50 enthusiastic women participants of Shimla at Gurudwara

Complex, Sanjauli, Shimla, H.P. under the sponsorship of NIESBUD, Ministry of Micro Small and Medium

Enterprises, Govt. of India. The trainee women were undergone through theoretical as well as practical

exposure for making different food items. Each and every sessions were designed in such a way so that

trainee women could get professional ideas for starting their own entrepreneurship.

organisations gone through excellent studies in different fields of rural development. Under the same,

5 Interns from NIRD Hyderabad and School of Planning and Architecture (SoP&A), Bhopal completed

their dissertations works under the auspicious guidance of senior faculty of IIRD. Working in IIRD,

provided the trainees an opportunity of understanding the working system in rural areas related to

rural development issues.

The project was the part of Integrated Eco-development Research Programme (IERP) of Ministry of

Environment & Forests and Climate Change and sponsored by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment

and Development, Almora, UK. All project activities were executed in Gram Panchayat Sholi (1413-2240m),

Shimla, HP.

Verification Agency (NLFVA), ten staff members of IIRD including Managing Director and other Directors

contributed to a two day (January 7thand 8th) Orientation Workshop on Verification of State, recommending

Panchayats for conferring Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar (PSP) and Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha

Puraskar (RGGSP) under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA).

IIRD has been entrusted as a National Level Field Verification Agency (NLFVA), by the Ministry of Panchayati

Raj (MoPR) to carry out verification of State recommended Panchayats for conferring Panchayat Sashaktikaran

Puraskar (PSP) and Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (RGGSP) under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran

Abhiyan (RGPSA) in Kerala and Rajasthan. PSP and RGGSP are national awards given to encourage rural planning

units to perform better and strengthen grassroots level democracy

the localites on solar street light assembling and installation under supervision of the Energy Committee.

wake of New Companies Act 2013, IIRD successfully organized a National Conference on ‘CSR: Emerging Issues,

Challenges and Strategies’ at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India on November 27, 2013. The aim of the

Conference was to provide a forum, initiate dialogues and enlighten the participants on creating a competitive

edge for the respective organizations in the field of CSR besides devising concrete strategies for bringing sustainable

impact of the CSR initiatives across the country.

required to vibrant the stockholders. To realise the same motive IIRD has launched a Newsletter on dated

November 27, 2013 on the occasion of IIRD’s National Conference on CSR organised at India Habitat Centre,

New Delhi. The Chief Guest of the occasion, Mr. O.P. Rawat, IAS, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises,

Govt. of India, has officially launched 1^st Issue of the Newsletter.

September 14 and 15, 2013, at Sewagram (Wardha). During the progamme, the district and state level presentations

were made by the participants. During the programme, the representatives of IIRD urged the participants to

participate in IIRD efforts to promote safe and abuse-free tourism in Himachal Pradesh as well as in the country.

Africa for the promotion of sustainable and inclusive development in this country.

Accordingly, Shirlyx will subscribe and run the IIRD Chapter in Nigeria,

country activities, involvement in special initiatives, engagement in partnership projects, reviewing and providing

commentaries to participating companies on their communications on progress.

works of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

organisations undertake studies in different fields of rural development.During the FY 2013-14 IIRD successfully

imparted training for two interns from National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

Workshop on ‘Strengthening of IWMP Guidelines for Development Policy Loan (DPL)’ organised by Rural

Development Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh on April 6, 2013 at the Secretariat, Shimla,

Himachal Pradesh.

The project titles were as follows:

·         ‘Dissemination and demonstration of water harvesting, conservation and ground water recharging technologies’.

·         ‘Monitoring and Evaluation of Pattan Valley Forest Development Agency (FDA)’

under the Centre – Centre for Livelihood and Micro-Finance (CLMF). Under this initiative IIRD has started

working on safe food processing, through which various agri-horticultural products were processed and made

available in the market on a reasonable price.

worked on minimizing the cultivation cost for oyster mushroom, so that small and marginal farmers can cultivate

this most nutritious and easy-to-cultivate mushroom for the dual purpose of their own consumption and the scope

of improving their livelihood by marketing the produce. In this regard a successful experimentation was also

experienced by IIRD at its Headquarters Shimla.

2675 milk producers in five districts of Himachal Pradesh.

and capacity building training programmes, 1^st on Food Processing (at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh) and 2^nd on

Computer Hardware and Networking (at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh), has successfully organised.

IIRD has entered into the final stage of negotiations with Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM)

regarding the signing of MoU for providing training and ensuring placement of 6000 youths of three districts & one

tehsil of Uttar Pradesh on ‘Renewable Energy: Solar Electric System Installer & Service Provider (RNE 101) and

Soft Skills for Base Line Staff in Service Sector’.

under one of its Centres, Centre for Urban Governance in Shimla City under which 151 women got the training.

livelihood and entrepreneurship development of urban poor.

the hurdles in the path of development of the poor community of Shimla City.

to find opportunity to see the resent development in different villages of Himachal Pradesh, so that, the same

developmental works could be replicated in Chhattisgarh state by the panchayat representatives.

Urban local Bodies (ULB’s) of Chamba district was successfully organised in phased manner.

district Panchayats of Himachal Pradesh (best panchayats recommended at Developmental Block Level) under

Panchayat Empowerment and Incentive Scheme (PEAIS) of Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR).

resources use to realize vision, mission and objectives of the organisation in a stipulated time frame.

the Real-Time Data Generation and Management (RTDGM) technology in development sector.

which includes construction of 8 RO water treatment plants and associated facilities, each with the capacity to

produce 2000 litres per hour of drinking water. These water treatment plants are providing clean, filtered drinking

water for the 8 villages in DoddaballapurTaluk, Karnataka.

few selected educational institutions in Bapatla and Prakasm districts of Andhra Pradesh.

has developed annual action plan (AAP) for BRGF district Chamba for the year 2013-14. IIRD also

worked for ‘PlanPlus’ – a software developed by the National Information Centre (NIC), under the guidance and

direction of MoPR, in order to strengthen the decentralized planning process

Himachal Pradesh to the Gram PanchayatChharba (awarded as best panchayat at national level) of Sahaspur Block,

Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Gram Panchayat, a tiny republic in the real sense, where the people have control over planning, implementation,

regulations and resources. This initiative not just presents resources for benefitting people, but extends much

beyondthe existing concepts of Model Village prevalent in different parts of the country. This is going to be the

New Era Philosophy of Development, which would impact national policies and give a new direction for

understanding development. As the part of entry point activities under this programme,

IIRD had initiated works, like-solar electrification of streets, mushroom cultivation and water resource

management activities.

developmental issues, IIRD had prepared detailed project report (DPR) on SatlujJalVidyutNigam (SJVN) Limited

project village-Bayal for developing the same as Model Village.

(SJSRY).The objective of the training programme was to provide training to the urban poor for a variety of services,

based on local skills, so that they can setup self-employment ventures or secure salaried employment with enhanced

remuneration. Toward this end , as even day(May26toJune3,2012)skill development training programme was

organised by IIRD in collaboration with the Municipal Council Manaliat Manali

developed. A copy of the training module  was  submitted  to  the  Director,  Department  of  Urban  Development,

Himachal Pradesh.

Nagar Panchayat and Municipal Councils for cost-effective outcome-based consulting services in order to ensure

integrated development of the same. The areas in which consultancies were provided include diverse subjects, like,

infrastructure, livelihood, governance, poverty services, environment & disaster management, etc.

functionaries and planning team members of Panchayati Raj System and the municipalities about the integrated

decentralized district planning;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Capacity building of the participants on decentralized planning vs. horizontal planning; Orienting participants on the steps in

integrated decentralized planning process, etc. covering 1811 participants.

panchayats and the functionaries from the line department was organised in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

from November 8, 2012. The total developmental blocks covered were Pangi, Bharmour, Chamba and Tissa of

Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

IIRD organised a capacity building training on Sectorally focused thematic programme for Panchayat Functionaries

under BRGF in district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Total 784 members were covered.

A workshop for line department heads, elected representatives of ZilaPanchayat and District Planning team

members regarding preparation of perspective and annual plans for the period of 12^th five year plan was organised

on February 19, 2013 under the Chairmanship of District Magistrate, Chamoli, Uttarakhand.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), GoI launched PEAIS in 2005-06. Under the scheme States/Union Territories

(UTs) have been covered based on the extent to which they have devolved funds, functions and functionaries(3Fs)to

Panchayats. As of2011-12, this scheme has been enlarged to cover more panchayats to incentivise panchayats based

on performance indicators.

For the verification of different panchayats, the field visits were organized by IIRD in collaboration with the

Department of Panchayati Raj as State Level Verification Team, to verify the rating already done by the applicant

planning units/ district level scrutiny committees in Himachal Pradesh.

Uttarakhand in a Decentralised District Planning process as TSI. The programme has given IIRD

an opportunity to engage in a wide range of dialogues and consultations with the general public,

district level department heads, academicians, social workers and different groups at community level.

The first exercise carried out in the process was to make a compilation of reports and documents collected from

almost all major departments as well as parastatal agencies. This was followed by the SWOT analysis in all

developmental blocks. The Stock Taking Report and SWOT analysis of the District are compiled separately.

Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The website provides details about DPC Chamba and its district, block, and

panchayat-level planning teams. The website also provides details about the DPC’s organizational structure.

The details of programmes running under the DPC are also enclosed under the website.

National Information Center (NIC), under the guidance and direction of Ministry of Panchayati Raj, in order to

strengthen the decentralized planning process. The software is a web-based  application  which captures  the  entire

planning  workflow  starting  from identification of needs, to the plan approval process till the final approval by the

District Planning Committee. The software is highly generic and can be extended to capture the plans prepared by

line departments at the state and central level to generate the National Plan.

contribute in the development vision of the shrine board by conducting Training Needs Assessment for the members

of Disaster Management Task Force of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB). Accordingly, IIRD Shimla

designated three experts of its Centre-Centre for Disaster Management specialized in their respective fields vis.

disaster management, critical infrastructures and training need analysis.

A detailed on field and off-field study for a week was conducted in a phased manner and a report has been

submitted to the CEO of SMVDSB.

It is a multi hazard state for both natural and man-made disasters, like, earthquakes, landslides, floods, fires, etc.

School safety has emerged as a very prominent issue which needs to be prioritized in line with disaster management

initiatives. In this aim, IIRD launched a school safety initiative to improve the preparedness of schools through

School Safety Initiatives.

Ø  Awareness on earthquakes

Ø  History of earthquakes in the State

Ø  Information sharing on the earthquake prone zones of the State

Ø  Losses from earthquake incidents

Ø  Precautions to be taken during an earthquake

Ø  Measures taken after an earthquake

District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Shimla in association with the National Disaster Management

Authorities (NDMA),GoI onFebruary13, 2013inShimla. In the exercise, volunteers of IIRD, representatives of

Sant Nirankari Mission, NSS & NCC and general public along with the participants from govt. departments has

actively participated. The representative from IIRD, Mr. AmitMehta (Prog. Officer)

Rural Development (MoRD), Ministry of Agriculture and the National Waste land Development Project for rainfed

areas use this guideline as a process of planning and implementation of watershed projects in a more participatory,

inclusive, sustainable and equitable manner. IIRD has completed the following assignments under IWMP

IWMP guidelines. In this regard IIRD had given some recommendations for strengthening the guidelines of IWMP.

A matrix on discussion themes for strengthening and enhancement of IWMP was made and submitted to SLNA.

watershed planning in many districts including the one for Kangra district.

The proposed watershed area in Kangra district is located in its In dora block spanning across 9 Panchayats and 41

villages. The process of preparing the integrated watershed planning to produce DPR started with data collection

from the field both from secondary sources like the Patwari, Gram Panchayat and primary data collection through

household surveys and PRA exercises.

The geographical area of the watershed is 5218 ha.

The process and methods for preparing integrated watershed planning to produce the DPR were the same as

discussed earlier in the case of DPR of In dora watershed, Kangra.

The watershed area under reference consists of 6 gram panchayats namely Leo, Aasrang, Thangi, Morang,

Pooh and Nako. As per the Panchayat records, the watershed project covers 1736 households with a population of

7057 people.

gram panchayats. Under the proposed area, Key long is the biggest market in the region. Here, agriculture is the

main base for livelihood and a majority of population cultivates potatoes and peas.

Panchayats and 10 watersheds. For preparing integrated watershed planning to produce DPR the same process

and methods were adopted as earlier discussed in the case of the DPR of Indora watershed, Kangra.

Shong, Brua, Thaimgarang, Roghi and Sangla and 41 villages. As per the Panchayat records, the watershed area

has 1303 households with a population of 6506 persons consisting of 3250 males and 3256 females.

The project, ‘Dissemination and demonstration of water harvesting, conservation and ground water

recharging technologies through institutional linkages for sustainable livelihood’ is an IERP project sponsored by

G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development (GBPIHED),Kosi-Katarmal,Almora-263643,

Uttarakhand, India. IERP-Integrated Action Oriented Research, Development  and  Extension  Programme

(termed  as  Integrated  Eco-development  Research Programme, IERP is one such activity, and is implemented in

three major areas of the country, namely, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Himalayan region. However, IERP on

Himalayan region was given priority by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) owing to its youngage,

complex geology, peculiar drainage of the major rivers and the relative fragility of the complex forest eco-system.

It was with this aim, the MoEF entrusted this responsibility by transferring the IERP for the Himalayan region to

GBPIHED w.e.f. April1, 1992.

within a10 km radius of its project area: Tehsil Karsog, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

An action plan was prepared for wildlife conservation. This study was required for M/s Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd. to

seek environmental clearance from the MoEF, in order to set up its proposed cement plant in Ghanger village

(located at a distance of ~ 6 km from Tattapani) and a proposed mining area in the village of Talehan of

Tehsil Karsog, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Beside this, a legal requirement was another reason to

accomplish this study to fulfil a commitment of the company towards sustainable development with conservation of

wildlife and environment.

Luhri Hydro Electric Project (LHEP) site. The meeting was presided over by Mr. S.K Sharma, General Manager,

LHEP accompanied by other important functionaries of LHEP. The IIRD was represented by Hon. Director

Dr. L.C. Sharma and Dr. Ajit Singh Naosekpam. It was a lively and interactive meeting in which wide issues

related to harmful impacts of inorganic agricultural practices were discussed.

concept of ‘Safe Food’ for the community to meet the demand for healthy and chemical-free food for local and

export markets. IIRD has taken a challenge to adopt organic farming and good agriculture practices through

producer groups in the Himalayan region. Under this process, safe food procured by IIRD will be available in

the market under the brand name “Himalayan Safe Food”.

In the near future, IIRD will organize producers in different groups and federate them under one roof and will

provide facilities of organic certification, good agriculture packaging and practices, inputs, trainings, technical

support, agri-clinic services, and soil & water testing facilities. Above all, they will be given complete marketing

support for their produce. Through our supply chain management system, we will procure their produce, pack and

market it through our brand name “Himalayan Safe Food”.

Life skills have been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ‘abilities for adaptive and positive

behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life’.

Practicing life skills leads to qualities such as self-esteem, sociability and tolerance, the ability to take action and

effect change, and the capability to decide what to do. Life skills are thus distinctly different from physical or

perceptual motor skills, such as practical or health skills, as well as from livelihood skills, such as crafts, money

management and entrepreneurial skills.

the picturesque nature and, social, economic and cultural uniqueness of rural India. In this direction, IIRD has

prioritized the promotion of rural and adventure tourism. In this regard, some villagers in the State of Himachal

Pradesh have been hired to promote the village tourism.  In future they had been consulted for the same and the

comprehensive guidelines will be developed to strengthen them to adopt the concept. Some training programmes

will also be organised to make them competent and aware about the world class facilities in rural tourism

2004-05 for creation of necessary infrastructure for production of quality milk and milk products at the farmers’

level, up to the points of consumption by improvement in milking at the farmers level through training and by

strengthening infrastructure to create mass awareness about importance of clean milk production.

In Himachal Pradesh, scheme is implemented through the Himachal Pradesh State Co-operative Milk Producers’

Federation Limited (HP MILKFED).

sponsored by National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD).

In September 2012, IIRD organized an Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Training Programme on

Computer Hardware & Networking at IIRD Complex, Shanan, Shimla.

In the training Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) was described in detail. The basics of the computer

hardware and networking were the prime components of the training programme.

ocessing was organised by IIRD in two sessions. The 1^st session was organised between September 28 to October 21,

2012. The 2^nd session was organised between October 28 to November 21, 2012 at district headquarters, Shimla.

Different government schemes were introduced to the participants in the training programme.

The participants also received practical exposure to food processing.

on Housekeeping & Hospitality was organised by IIRD between September 28 to October 21, 2012 at the IIRD

Campus in Shanan, Shimla. Different government schemes were introduced to participants in the training

programme. The training was focussed on transferring techniques related to housekeeping & hospitality

toward the participants.

and allows users to access any information from anywhere in the world with internet access.

In today’s world automated system is a backbone of any organization.

technology in the development sector so as to facilitate and improve efficiency with IT Enabled Services.

A MoU has been signed by both the companies in this regard. Accordingly,

IIRD will conduct process innovation and research to recommend the XCallibre’s digitalization technology in

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir amongst the Govt., NGOs and development sector

finalizing the planning and financial benchmarks and devising fund allocation pattern for different priorities

in light of preparing perspective and annual plan for 12^th five year plan period. The workshop was organized

in Bachat Bhawan Chamba on March 8, 2013.

to make some tangible and demonstrable contribution in development sector remained unfulfilled as the smaller

and isolated activities, which do not bring lasting impacts.  The IIRD’s management has thus resolved to take up

some activities in integration with different aspects especially in rural India. This unique initiative came out in the

shape of IPD-A model panchayat initiative of IIRD.