Successful Governance Initiatives and Best Practices

(Experiences from Indian States)

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This document has been prepared by the State Plans Division of the Planning Commission (Government of India) in collaboration with the Human Development Resource Centre (HDRC), United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) New Delhi. It is a compilation of successful Government initiatives from across the country. This volume contains cases under three sections — Land, Water and Livelihood; Human Development and Social Services; and Public Interface with Government.


An attempt has been made to highlight the operating mechanisms and the key strengths that have contributed towards their success. The objective of this document is to facilitate inter-state comparisons and encourage the replication of these initiatives in other parts of the country.

 

Contents in Detail

SUCCESSFUL GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES
EXPERIENCE FROM INDIAN STATES 

 

 

Section I : Land, Water and Livelihood    

 

    
•Introduction

 


    
•Community Contracting in Rural Water and Sanitation
  Swajal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

 

 


•Integrated Watershed Development
  Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Management Mission, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•People Centred Eco-Development in the Himalayan Foothills
  Indo German Changar Project, Himachal Pradesh

 

 

•Success with Shallow Tube Wells
  Samridha Krishak Yojana, Assam


        


•Canal Systems for Arid Areas
  The Bundi Project, Rajasthan    


    


•Success in Rubber Block Plantation
  A Case Study from Tripura

 


        
•Involvement of Women in Agriculture
  TANWA, Tamil Nadu

 


        
•Participatory Poverty Reduction
  From Malappuram to Kudumbashree, Kerala

 

 

 

 

        
Section II : Human Development and Social Services    

 


    
•Introduction

 

 

•An Innovative Approach to Universalise Education
  The Education Guarantee Scheme, Madhya Pradesh

 


    
•Partnerships in Education
  Shiksha Karmi and Lok Jumbish, Rajasthan

 


    
•An Approach to Universal Elementary Education
  A Case Study from Himachal Pradesh

 


    
•Quality Education through Community Mobilisation
  Aamchi Shala, Maharashtra

 

 

•Primary Education for Village Children
Shishu Shiksha Karmasuchi, West Bengal    

 

 

•Management of Public Hospitals through Community Participation
  Rogi Kalyan Samiti, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•Identification of Destitute Women and Children
  A Case Study from Tamil Nadu    

 

 

 


Section III : Public Interface with Government

 


    
•Introduction

 

 

•Municipal Management and Capacity Building
  A Case Study from Punjab

 

 

•Linking the Producer and the Consumer
  Rythu Bazars, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

•Women’s Empowerment Through Self-Help Groups
  TNWDP, Tamil Nadu

 

 

•Community-Owned Rural Intranet Project
  Gyandoot, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•E-governance for Information Dissemination
  Bhoomi, Karnataka

 

 

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Publisher AF Press
Publication Date 2003
Number of Pages 193
ISBN 8171883060
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About the Book

This document has been prepared by the State Plans Division of the Planning Commission (Government of India) in collaboration with the Human Development Resource Centre (HDRC), United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP) New Delhi. It is a compilation of successful Government initiatives from across the country. This volume contains cases under three sections — Land, Water and Livelihood; Human Development and Social Services; and Public Interface with Government.


An attempt has been made to highlight the operating mechanisms and the key strengths that have contributed towards their success. The objective of this document is to facilitate inter-state comparisons and encourage the replication of these initiatives in other parts of the country.

 

Contents in Detail

SUCCESSFUL GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES AND BEST PRACTICES
EXPERIENCE FROM INDIAN STATES 

 

 

Section I : Land, Water and Livelihood    

 

    
•Introduction

 


    
•Community Contracting in Rural Water and Sanitation
  Swajal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

 

 


•Integrated Watershed Development
  Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Management Mission, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•People Centred Eco-Development in the Himalayan Foothills
  Indo German Changar Project, Himachal Pradesh

 

 

•Success with Shallow Tube Wells
  Samridha Krishak Yojana, Assam


        


•Canal Systems for Arid Areas
  The Bundi Project, Rajasthan    


    


•Success in Rubber Block Plantation
  A Case Study from Tripura

 


        
•Involvement of Women in Agriculture
  TANWA, Tamil Nadu

 


        
•Participatory Poverty Reduction
  From Malappuram to Kudumbashree, Kerala

 

 

 

 

        
Section II : Human Development and Social Services    

 


    
•Introduction

 

 

•An Innovative Approach to Universalise Education
  The Education Guarantee Scheme, Madhya Pradesh

 


    
•Partnerships in Education
  Shiksha Karmi and Lok Jumbish, Rajasthan

 


    
•An Approach to Universal Elementary Education
  A Case Study from Himachal Pradesh

 


    
•Quality Education through Community Mobilisation
  Aamchi Shala, Maharashtra

 

 

•Primary Education for Village Children
Shishu Shiksha Karmasuchi, West Bengal    

 

 

•Management of Public Hospitals through Community Participation
  Rogi Kalyan Samiti, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•Identification of Destitute Women and Children
  A Case Study from Tamil Nadu    

 

 

 


Section III : Public Interface with Government

 


    
•Introduction

 

 

•Municipal Management and Capacity Building
  A Case Study from Punjab

 

 

•Linking the Producer and the Consumer
  Rythu Bazars, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

•Women’s Empowerment Through Self-Help Groups
  TNWDP, Tamil Nadu

 

 

•Community-Owned Rural Intranet Project
  Gyandoot, Madhya Pradesh

 

 

•E-governance for Information Dissemination
  Bhoomi, Karnataka

 

 

Abbreviations

 

References

Publisher AF Press
Publication Date 2003
Number of Pages 193
ISBN 8171883060
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