Project for creating model GP clusters, in collaboration with Wokha district administration, District Skill Committee (DSC), District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) Wokha organised a training programme on localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), GPDS, PRI-SHGs convergence on September 29, in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner Wokha.
According to a DIPR report, BNO-GPDP Tushimanen said Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) was the development plan of the village prepared through a participatory process involving all stakeholders matching people’s needs and priorities with available resources.
He informed that under Article 243G, the constitution mandates a plan at village level for economic development, social justice and implementation of schemes to fulfill those goals. Manen said the primary objective of GPDP preparation was to formulate ways to address development needs of the GP.
Speaking on Panchayati Raj Institute- Self Help Group (PRI-SHG) convergence and Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) SISD, NRLM area coordinator, H. Wophyomo said VPRP guarantees the representation of demands from different sections of the community, including demands from SHG households and other vulnerable sections outside SHG fold and that it was bottom-up plan preparation for addressing needs of the community. Markose gave an introduction to SDGs while MGNF, ministry of Skill Development, Anuranjan Singh said that the main objective of sustainable economic development, economic growth is for creating an economy that is sustainable and growing in the right direction. On “social inclusion”, he said this objective focuses on providing facility of housing for future generations and assisting in creating healthy, strong, and vibrant global communities.
The training programme was focused on creating model GP clusters for Wokha village, Longsa, Longsachung, Riphyim Old and Humtso village.
