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Making Development Happen

Transformational Change in Rural India, volume 2

K. Seeta Prabhu and S. Parasuraman (Eds.)

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Imprint	Orient BlackSwan
Year of Publishing	2021
Number of pages	420
ISBN	9789354421273
Format	Hardback
Language	English
Dimensions	140 x 216 mm
Catalogue(s)	Development Studies

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Imprint	Orient BlackSwan
Year of Publishing	2023
ISBN	9789354420757
Format	eBook
Language	English
Catalogue(s)	Development Studies

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In 2012, the Ministry of Rural Development launched the Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellowship (PMRDF). In this path-breaking initiative, young graduates from a variety of educational backgrounds—doctors, lawyers, engineers—were sent to some of India’s most backward and conflict-affected districts in a two-pronged approach: harness the energy of the youth by connecting them to hands-on, grassroots public service; and provide professional support at the ‘last mile’ of service delivery.

Volume II brings together case studies of the initiatives undertaken by the PMRDFs in a wide range of districts, from central India, Jammu and Kashmir, and the Northeast, all areas that are affected by conflict and what is termed Left-wing Extremism.

These initiatives focused on the fields of education, livelihoods, human rights, and participatory democracy. They also provide insights into the practical implementation issues faced at the local level, as well as evidence-based policy analyses of national flagship programmes.

The case studies, all accounts from the field, emphasise people’s participation and horizontal coordination across departments of local governments, important in light of the commitment of the Government of India and state governments to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The role of the PMRDF as a catalyst in accelerating development and ensuring sustainable livelihoods in conflict-affected districts has important implications for development policy advocacy not only in India, but also across the developing world.

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K. Seeta Prabhu is Visiting Professor, and former Tata Chair Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and Director, PMRDF Scheme, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. She was earlier Head, Human Development Resource Centre, UNDP, India.

S. Parasuraman is Adjunct Professor and former Vice-Chancellor of the MIT World Peace University, Pune. He was former Director (2004-18), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and former Asia Policy Director, Action Aid International.

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Abbreviations
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Catalysing Development in India’s Conflict-affected Districts
K. SEETA PRABHU, S. PARASURAMAN, AND ANANYA CHAKRABORTY
PART I
ENSURING HUMAN RIGHTS
2. Righting the Narrative
PMRDFs in Actualising a Human Rights-Based Approach to Development
IPSITA SAPRA
3. Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture
An Initiative in Surguja, Chhattisgarh
DIVYA GUPTA 4. Contextualising Gender and Agriculture in the Tribal Setting of Surguja
Women in Distress
ARPIT ASTHANA
5. Negotiated Terrains—Geographical and Institutional
A Unified Response to Malnutrition-related Infant Deaths in Nagada, Odisha
PRASAD R. BHAT
PART II
PROMOTING PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION
6. Democracy and Participatory Development
P. KARUNAKAR AND M. SAHU
7. Vote Ki Azadi
A Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation Campaign in Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir
SADASHIV NAYANPALLY
8. Yojana Banao Abhiyan
The Case of People’s Participation in Planning in Chatra District of Jharkhand
TABISH AZEEM
9. Rejuvenating Rural Sanitation in Sitamarhi, Bihar
NITIN KUMAR
PART III
SECURING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
10. Collective Action for Livelihood Augmentation in 181India’s Remotest Districts
SAGAR KISAN WADKAR AND ASHISH KUMAR DAS
11. Formation of Naga Farmer Producer Company Limited
RANSOM LUNGLENG
12. Sustainable Livelihood for Small and Marginal 215Farmers in Mizoram
P. THANGSUANHAU
13. Community-led Livelihoods Promotion
A Case Study for Walnuts in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir
ARUN SHARMA
14. Creating Market Linkages for Millets Produced in Tribal Regions of Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh
ROHAN S. KATEPALLEWAR
PART IV
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES
15. Grassroots-Level Innovations in Education and Skill Development
ANUPAM SARKAR AND PEBAM NGANTHOIBA MANGANG
16. The Bastar Science Experiment
NIKHILESH HARI
17. Deploying Educational Technology for Teaching, Learning, and Training in Resource-poor Vernacular-medium Schools
VIJAY SIDDHARTH PILLAI
18. Skilling
An Innovative Approach to Youth Empowerment in Koderma, Jharkhand
PRASHANTH S. CHINNAPPANAVAR
19. The Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) International Internship in School Education, Kashmir
VAIBHAV JINDAL
20. ‘Teach For Hailakandi’ Project
CHIHANRING KASHUNG
21. Catalysing Development
Lessons from PMRDF
K. SEETA PRABHU AND S. PARASURAMAN
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