The
Institutes campus is located at the foothills
of the Godess Chamundi on the Lalitha Mahal Road,
Mysore amidst serene surroundings and is 4KM away
from KSRTC Bus Stand and 5.5 KM from the Railway
Station. The campus houses three Institutions
- Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute of Rural
Development (ANSSIRD), Administrative Training
Institute (ATI), State Institute of Urban
Development (SIUD) a quantum mix of the old
and the Modern.
The
Abdul Nazeer Sab State Institute for Rural Development
(ANSSIRD) established in 1989 has been conducting
training for elected representatives of Panchayat
Raj Institutions as well as officers of these
Institutions. The year 2002-03 saw the operationalisation
of the SATCOM centre in ANSSIRD. The satcom
centre comprising an earth station and studio
was set up for one way video and two way audio
communication on extended C-Band transponder
of INSAT 3B. With the establishment of the satcom
centre, ANSSIRD began to make far reaching changes
to its entire approach, system and curriculam
of training. The institute is headed by a Director.
ANSSIRD offers training programmes in several
thrust areas of rural development and decentralized
governance for the elected representatives of
Panchayat Raj Institutions(PRIs), functionaries
of line departments, NGOs and Rural Credit institutions.
The institute provides intensive training in
face to face as well as satellite mode, using
contemporary methodologies and technologies
to suit different programme requirements. The
form, content and delivery mechanisms of the
programmes are developed with the assistance
of experts, NGO activists and people's representatives.A
right mixture of presentations, panel-discussions,
demonstrations, lectures, case studies, role-playing,experience-sharing,
brainstorming, film-viewing and field exposures
is effectively used in the training process,
with emphasis on participatory and interactive
learning components.
Select Team of Trainers
The
philosophy and the exclusive training model
of ANSSIRD require that the trainers should
be facilitators, counsellors and friends rather
than lecturers - who can respect the knowledge,
experience, native wisdom and learning capacity
of the trainees, and can encourage them to think,
question and even criticize. The institute has
therefore carefully chosen the faculty comprising
full-time trainers as well as visiting consultants
and resource persons who together form one fine
team. Apart from being experts in their own
professions, the trainers are also required
to be open-minded and non-judgemental, with
commitment to secular values and respect for
grassroot institutions.
Organization
ANSSIRD
is governed by a Managing Committee, with the
Additional Chief Secretary, GoK, as the Chairman
and 14 representatives from the state and central
government's and NIRD as members. The organization
is headed by the Director General and is administrated
full time by the Director.
