Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha
SIRD has three ETCs located at Bhubaneshwar, Kalahandi, and Keonjhar. Each ETC caters to the training requirements of 10 districts. The ETCs organize various types of training programmes for officials, nonofficials, and NGOs working at the block and Gram Panchayat level. The ETCs also conduct customized training programmes for ERs and other PRI functionaries with support from SIRD. The state has so far developed 432 training resource people out of which about 124–156 are used actively for training PRIs. In the last two years, the state PRD has achieved significant improvements in terms of training and capacity development. To achieve their current targets CSOs have been engaged and are termed DPNGOs. As of now there are about 76 DPNGOs functional in the state assisting the state PRD in training. The DPNGOs are responsible for training delivery at the district and block levels. DPNGOs coordinate with empanelled training resource people and conduct training. The role of DPNGOs is to organize training, coordinate with the block government, inform and ensure attendance of ERs, record keeping, logistics arrangements, TA/DA disbursement, and submitted the training report. Apart from this, an agreement has been signed with Centrum Learning System to increase its reach across the state. The corporate house works in 11 districts where the DPNGOs are not working. It takes commission for getting participants to attend the training programmes.
17.4 Training Load Odisha has 30 Zilla Panchayats, 314 Panchayat Samitis (block level) and 6,234 Gram Panchayats. The total volume of elected Panchayati Raj representatives is 854 ERs at the district level, 6,234 ERs at the block level, and 100,010 ERs at the village level. The total training load for Odisha thus comprises of more than 1 lakh ERs, support functionaries as well as other service providers (including mentors, trainers, and CSO teams) which form the training and capacity development delivery network for the state. The overall training load in the state along with the different training that each group is expected to undergo is given in Table 20. Table 20: Overall Training Load for Odisha Type Of Functionary
Institution/ Department
Total Volume
President
Zilla Parishad
30
Type Of Training Required
Duration
Foundation course
4 days
Basic functional course
4 days
Holistic development course
6 months
Sectorally focused
6 days
Computer training
25 sessions
Refresher course
4 days
Gender budgeting
2 days
Participatory planning and social audit
3 days
Vice President
Zilla Parishad
30
Refresher for GB and PPSA
3 days
Foundation course
4 days
Holistic development course
6 months
Sectorally focused
6 days
83