Date 12-Jan-2016 to 12-Jan-2016 |
Location Hyderabad, India |
Format Sub National |
With the aim of improving the content of the manual, PRIA has planned a series of consultations in various states of the country. The first of this series of consultations was held at Hyderabad on 12 January 2016 at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) from 11.00 AM to 1.00 PM. The second consultation was held on the same day between 3.00 PM and 5.00 PM at Telegana State Institute of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development (TSIPARD).
Participants at the sharing meeting included faculty from TSIPARD, NGO partners working in the field of child rights, elected panchayat representatives, officials from government departments and from Division Child Studies, Centre for Economic and Social Sciences. The consultation started with a brief introduction on the inception of the project and the rationale behind the same, followed by a detailed presentation on the draft manual. The stakeholders’ proactively participated in the discussion and contributed their opinions and suggestions for the manual. The topic of the manual was well appreciated and the stakeholders’ opinionated that securing child rights was the need of the hour and that a manual was a good step in this direction.