Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha
DPNGOs have to organize training programmes for 45 people per training programme and at least 35 people have to attend or else the training programme is cancelled. They have to organize the entire training programme. The maximum and minimum payments that they can receive are Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 28,000 respectively. They have to take care of TA reimbursements and all other stay arrangements of the participants as well as the money for training material and training aids within the amount given to them. 5.4.6 Monitoring System Training programmes at the state level are monitored centrally by SIRD. Along with nodal officers visiting different training locations, regular follow-up is done through telephone and emails. Each nodal officer is in charge of 18 DPNGOs and is responsible for managing these partners. A fact sheet is generated at SIRD at the end of each training phase. Also, workshops are organized for mutual sharing of problems and ideas between SIRD and DPGNOs.
5.5 Resource Persons 5.5.1 Background SIRD was the engine for the 10 month Dakshyata programme till December 2008. The programme was primarily undertaken to build SIRD’s capacities wherein training modules were developed and a cadre of trainers was created and training was imparted to them. State and district level trainers were trained who were merged later on and became resource persons for the state. 5.5.2 Current Strength There are currently 432 empanelled trainers in the state out of which only around 124–156 are used at one time for training PRIs. 5.5.3 Role The role of empanelled trainers is to impart training to PRI-ERs and PSFs. They provide training on the six thematic modules that were prepared under the Dakshyata programme. They have to collect information and update themselves in order to provide relevant training to the participants. Many a times they also have to create training material that is more appropriate for training groups like PTGs and tribals whose language and culture vary a lot. Trainers also have to go beyond their role of providing in-house training and have to be present on days when the participants talk to government officials independently. Though they are not required to do this but they undertake this exercise, as the participants are dependent on them. 5.5.4 Identification and Recruitment System The trainers were identified during the Dakshyata programme and they were chosen based on their performance in written tests, group discussions, and interviews. They went through a rigorous training programme at the end of which they were evaluated in an all-round fashion including peer evaluation. 5.5.5 Honorarium System Resource persons get Rs. 1,000 per day for the training programmes that they conduct and a travel allowance based on actuals. This travel allowance does not cover their costs if they have to travel from one district to another for the training programme.
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