Decentralised District Planning Process in Madhya Pradesh

• To develop four training modules to facilitate the decentralised planning process.

• To develop Master Trainers at the state level who will further train trainers at the district level to facilitate the local level planning exercise.

• To provide hand holding support during the district level trainings in 15 districts (5 district from each of the three zones of the state) to ensure the quality of the training

• Process documentation of the overall process in the sample 15 districts.

• Institutional capacity development: Phased approach to capacity building processes for different cadres of master trainers was adopted. These master trainers were drawn from state/district departments, Technical Support Groups (TSGs) and CSOs.

• Development of tools/processes/checklists: In addition to the modular training courses for District Planning Committees (DPC), TSGs and planning officers, PRIA also worked towards development of planning tools/processes/checklist to be used by the facilitators as ready reference.

• Quality monitoring and handholding support: Field monitoring of the training provided by Jan Abhiyan Parishad (JAP) and handholding support. Quality monitoring of processes adopted by the State Planning Commission for the preparation of district plans.

• Sustainability and follow-up: In collaboration with the State Planning Commission, efforts were made to include the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) to address issues related to sustainability.

• A set of 4 modules prepared for the training of master trainers:

  • Training Module for Technical Support Group under DDP

  • Training Module for District Planning Committees under DDP

  • Training Module for PRI and Elected Members under DDP

  • Training Module for Volunteer Organizations under DDP

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The Modules are available on the Madhya Pradesh State Planning Commission website. (http://mpplanningcommission.gov.in/distplan/infopack.htm)