Focus Area
Grassroot
Action
As the core strengths of India and Indian democracy
lie in villages, decentralized development through
rural empowerment has always received top attention
in the country's planning processes. As a consequence
of this priority, the Abdul Nazir Sab State
Institute of Rural Development (ANSSIRD) came
into existance in 1989, with a mission to serve
the rural development functionaries of the state
of Karnataka.The institute commemorates Abdul
Nazir Sab (1932-88), one of the towering figures
in the history of India's Panchayat Raj movement.
Owing to strengths such as professional networking;
innovative capabilities to blend participatory
methodologies with communication technologies
for effective training; highly motivated staff;
and frontline infrastructure; the institute
is today a widely acknowledged name in the field
of training for empowerment of "bottom-up"
development.
| Core
Functions |
| Participatory
training to stimulate openness for change |
| Promotion
of mutual learning by nonheirarchical and
informal modes |
| Promotion
of collective action |
| Community
mobilization |
| Networking |
| Action
Research |
| Field
studies and evaluation |
| Publishing
(print and electronic) |
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| Thrust
Areas |
| Panchayat
Raj |
| Decetralization
and Development |
| Poverty
Alleviation and Rural Credit |
| Watershed
Development |
| Agriculture
and Allied Sectors |
| Agriculture
and Allied Sectors |
| Drinking
Water and Sanitation |
| Rural
Housing |
| Gender
Issues |
| Tribal
Development |
| Computerization |
