Workshop for stakeholders underway in Kohima

DIMAPUR — In order to further strengthen convergence efforts at the grassroots through the existing community institutions, a two-day workshop for stakeholders on Panchayati Raj Institution and Community Based Organisations (PRI-CBO) convergence organised by Nagaland State ural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) got underway on April 11 at Hotel de Oriental Grand in Kohima.

An update from NSRLM stated that the workshop is being organised to develop an operational framework to implement the PRI-CBO convergence activities in Nagaland. Given the village councils structure in the state, it informed that the framework would be designed to include the features of the structure in the overall architecture.

It stated that NSRLM would be supported by Kudumbashree, an MoRD empanelled national resource organisation (NRO) based in Kerala as knowledge and technical support partner. It added that the resource persons from the NRO are present to facilitate the workshop in the presence of Kavita Maria, mission manager of NMMU, MoRD.

The objectives of the workshop are to initiate preparation of the state operational framework for PRI-CBO convergence; involvement of different stakeholders at the state-level to prepare the plan; role of different stakeholders in the implementation of PRI-CBO convergence; planning for upcoming activities namely drafting of MoU between the NSRLM and NRO; formation of core committee for drafting and finalisation of the state operational framework.

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It mentioned that PRI-CBO convergence primarily aims at providing a common platform for the village key functionaries and community-based organisations namely the SHG institutions under NSRLM, to work together towards social development through sharing of issues, putting up of demands and facilitation for access to schemes and entitlements through support of line departments.

It informed that in Nagaland, the NRO support would be through universalisation strategy covering 11 rural development blocks.

On the first day, presentation on universal roll out of PRI-CBO convergence was made by Harshita Jha and Madhulika Joshi, NRO thematic anchors from Kudumbashree, while scoping study report was presented by Meghna Sen and Qheboka Sumi, NRO.

M Rollan Lotha, NSRLM chief operation officer, spoke on the goal and vision statement of NSRLM and laid emphasis on convergence at the grassroots. He has suggested strengthening comprehensive framework involving the stakeholders as the expected outcome of the workshop.