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VALIDATION -CUM-FIELD TEST OF GENDER SENSITIVE GPDP MODULE

7TH – 9TH JUN 2017 Compiled by Mainak Sarkar, SPO, Odisha

Objectives: 1. To field test the module

for the preparation of gender sensitive GPDP

2. To get valuable inputs from the practitioners and incorporate the same in the module

SIRD & PR, Odisha in collaboration with UN Women has developed a module on “Gender Sensitive Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)” as a special initiative to ensure women participation and gender mainstreaming in developing GPDP. The module aims to train the SIRD&PR empaneled Resource Persons and further the Planning Units (PUs) at the GP level for undertaking the GPDP exercise in their respective Gram Panchayats. This special project is being implemented in two districts covering one block each.

Validation -cum-Field test of gender sensitive GPDP MODULE

7th – 9th June 2017

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A workshop was conducted to validate and field test the module. “Gender Sensitive Gram Panchayat

Development Plan (GPDP)”, developed by SIRD&PR supported by UNwomen under the project, “From

opportunities to capacities: A multi-sectoral approach to enhancing Gender Responsive Governance in

Odisha”. The workshop was aimed to field test the module both in terms of understanding by the PRIs for

developing the gender sensitive GPDP in their respective gram panchayats and to assess the ease of

conducting training by the empaneled resource persons of SIRD&PR to the Planning Units. The workshop

was attended by 22 Sarpanches of 4 districts namely Angul, Dhenkanal, Kandhamal and Mayurbhanj and

31 empaneled resource persons of SIRD&PR.

Outputs from the Workshop

The workshop provided valuable feedbacks for the finalization of the module on Gender

Sensitive GPDP.

Comments and Feedback from the 22 Sarpanches

Comments and Feedback from the 31 Resource Persons

• The Sarpanches mentioned that they would be able to motivate their planning units and undertake gender sensitive GPDP in their own GPs after taking this training

• It was observed that the time requirement for the field exercise is limited and more time for this purpose would benefit them to learn better.

• The participants expressed their satisfaction regarding the quality of training and the session planning

• The participants wanted to have more time for sessions on planning and components of GPDP and expressed concern on the facilitation by the trainers

• More emphasis may be provided for the gap analysis and handholding support needed at the grassroots for the planning

• The Sarpanches expressed their concern regarding their executive roles as envisaged against the actual practice which is driven by the line department officials

• The Resource Persons expressed their ease in conducting training at the district and sub-district level based on the current module

• Pictures of Social Map and Resource Map may be incorporated in the presentations to give a better understanding of the outcomes of the PRA exercise

• It was observed that the time requirement for the field exercise is limited and more time for this purpose would benefit them to learn better.

• A check list for the Do/ Don’t must be provided for the field work

• More nos. of AV materials especially for visioning may be used for the training

• Inclusion session may be bifurcated into two sessions

• The participants wanted to have more time for sessions on planning and components of GPDP and gap analysis



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On the onset of the programme Smt. Amita Patra, Asst. Director, SIRD&PR, welcomed the participants to

the training programme stating the broader objectives of the program and urged their meaningful

participation in the training programme as

the feedback that they would be

providing during and after the training

programme would help SIRD&PR to

customize and finalize the Module on

Gender Sensitive GPDP. The 3-day

residential program was a combination of

classroom and field learning whereby the

participants were not only provided

information and knowledge on GPDP but

also field exposure to test their learning

and use it in a real-life situation. The

teaching technique was a combination of lecture session, activity based learning, quiz, use of case studies

and open house discussion to make it a more livelily learning experience. Emphasis was not only given to

the content part but also to the process of deliberation so that the participants can learn to replicate the

learning exercise later at the field level.

Session 1

The session was initiated with an ice

breaking session whereby all the

participants were asked to form groups

in accordance to the month of their birth

day. Hence two groups were formed on

with participants in group 1 whose

birthdays were from January to June

and in group 2 were participants whose

birthdays were from July to December.

These two groups were asked to consider

themselves as two gram panchayats. After the



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formation of the group the facilitator

asked the participants three questions: 1.

Name of the Participant, 2. Position and

Place and 3. One dream that the

participant would like to fulfill being in

his / her position. The aim of the exercise

is to make the participants build a vision

for their own GP and then try realize the

same through the planning exercise

which they would learn in the next three

days.

It was found that the PRI members were

enthusiastic about them being elected mostly for the first time. However, there were few who were multi-

timer Sarpanch. Various issues were highlighted by the PRI members which included not only issues on

infrastructure development such as roads, community hall, school buildings, market but also issues such as

alcoholism and drug abuse, girl child dropout, old age caring and equal pay for women. Almost all the

Sarpanches could articulate their

dreams in this session. This session

was the beginning of the visioning

exercise that they could do.

The RPs of SIRD&PR shared their

own personal dreams as a trainer

and a mentor for the PRIs on

decentralized planning and as

catalyst for social change and

economic development in the

villages. The session gave a clear

understanding on the background and the

vision of the participants which helped SIRD&PR to further strengthen the module in terms of content and

methodology. The session set the tune of the whole training. Talking to the Sarpanches about their dreams

in the context of GPDP gave them a lot of enthusiasm to participate in the workshop.



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Session 2

This session mainly focused on the introduction to the Panchayati Raj in Odisha and the Genesis of

decentralized planning in the form of Gram Panchayat Development Plan and the envisaged role of the

Panchayats as institutions of local

governance and not merely as the

implementing agency for government

schemes and programmes. This was a

lecture based session where by the

participants were informed on the

evolution of the PR system and its

provisions for participatory planning.

The session was initiated with a small

introduction and then a quiz was given to

the participants to test their existing

knowledge. This questionnaire was given to the

participants in the last day of the training programme to see whether there is a change in the knowledge

base of the participants after undertaking training in this module. At the end of the session a small video

on Asia’s Cleanest Village: Mawylynong GP, Meghalaya was show to the participants to provoke them to

think and vision for their respective Gram Panchayats.

Session 3

The session on “Components of GPDP”

focused on the steps of GPDP and the

detailed process of each step for

developing the gender sensitive GPDP

from the date of notification to the final

submission of the plan. The session also

gives the details of the role of the

Planning Unit and the role of the various

stake holders in the planning process.

The session provided the understanding



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of Resource Envelope and introduction to the Finance Commission Grants. Low Cost / No Cost development.

SESSION 4

This session focused on environment building for the preparation of gender sensitive GPDP in the state

across all the 6801 GPs. The session

provided a detailed understanding of the

environment building and situation

analysis. The participatory lecture

method was made very interesting by

explaining the importance of the

environment generation to the

participants and the methods that can be

adopted at the GP level apart from the

regular government procedures. The

session exclusively defined the role of

Sarpanch for the environment generation and

then the situation analysis at the Gram Panchayat level for the preparation of gender sensitive GPDP.

SESSION 5

The session focusses on the developing an understanding on Gender issues as one of the core for

development planning at the grassroots.

The participants were made to

understand the difference between

Gender and Sex, the need to address

gender in the process of GPDP

preparation and the need to address

women issues for bringing Gender

Equality through equitable measures.

The idea of Gender Friendly Panchayat

was introduced to the participants. The

session also introduced the participants

to the concept of Child Friendly

Panchayat focusing on the child issues as they are the most vulnerable and our future.



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SESSION 6

This session gave a detailed understanding on

the use of the PRA tools in the field for the

planning process for GPDP. Six tools are

explained in detail for the understanding of

the participants. Most importantly these 6

tools were to be used for the different

activities for the preparation of mock

gender sensitive GPDP in the field exercises

during the training programme. This session

was aimed to give an overview of the PRA

techniques such as transect walk, social

mapping, resource mapping, seasonality

analysis, focused group discussion and semi – structures interview. The session also introduced the concept

of Village Development Report (VDR) to the participants.

SESSION 7

This was a field visit for the participants to undertake a mock planning process. The place of the field visit

was Megha Gram Panchayat of

Athagarh Block in Cuttack district. First

the participants had a brief meeting

with the different people of the village

such as the PRI elected

representatives, BDO and other Line

department officials, PEO and other

functionaries, SHG members and other

villagers to have a firsthand

information about the GP. This was

followed by the formation of four

groups for the participants. The first group

dis transect walk, the second group did social and resource mapping, the third group made the seasonal



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calendar and the fourth group calculate the resource envelope of the GP and went through the various

documents such as resolution register, cash register, asset register and other documents. After all the groups

completed their PRA exercises there was the Focused Group Discussion with the PRIs, Line Department

officials, BDO and some villagers in the GP office to identify issues.

TRANSECT WALK SOCIAL AND RESOURCE MAPPING

TRANSECT WALK SOCIAL AND RESOURCE MAPPING

FOCUSSED GROUP DISCUSSION FOCUSSED GROUP DISCUSSION

Apart from undertaking the various tasks by the participants they also provided various suggestions to the

BDO and the PRIs based on their perception while undertaking their tasks.



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SESSION 8

This session was aimed to provide an

overview of the Sustainable

Development Goals and the role of

Panchayats in context to GPDP and

overall grassroots governance. The

session focused on 8 SDGs out of the 17

and the participants were given an

overview of the 8 SDGs with the role of

different stakeholders at the GP level. A

matrix which shows the SDG, role of GP,

available resources and the process for

going about in achievement of the SDGs

were presented to the participants. This information was very important considering the preparation of the

GPDP.

SESSION 9

The session was a participatory session for

group work by the participants. The four

groups formed during the field exercise

made a presentation based on their

learning. It was found that the major

problem in the Gram Panchayat was that

of Water and Sanitation especially water

management. Access / availability of

water was not the real problem as stated

by the villagers the previous days. The

major problem was however the water

management.



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Programme Schedule

DAY-1

Time Topic Resource Person

10.00AM – 10.15 AM Registration

10.15 AM – 10.30 AM Inauguration and Objective Setting Sri S.N. Girish, IAS Director, SIRD & PR Sri Saroj Kumar Dash Deputy Director

10.30 AM – 11.15 AM Strengthening grassroots governance through achievement of SDGs.

Sri Saroj Kumar Dash

11.15 AM – 12.30 PM Introduction to decentralized Planning in view of Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP)

Sri Santosh Kr Patra, Faculty

12.30 PM – 1.45 PM Components of GPDP Dr. Subrat Kr Mishra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

1.45 PM – 2.30 PM LUNCH BREAK

2.30 PM – 3.45 PM Environment Building and Situation Analysis Sri M.R. Pattnaik Faculty, SIRD&PR

3:45PM – 4:00 PM Tea Break

4.00 PM – 5.30 PM Inclusion: The basis of development planning Gender Friendly and Children Friendly Panchayat

Sri Krushna M Mishra Consultant, UNICEF

DAY – 2 Time Topic Resource Person

10.00 AM – 10.15 AM Recap of the previous day sessions Sri Mainak Sarkar

10.15 AM – 11.30 Using PRA Technique and Tools for planning Smt. Amita Patra Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

11.30 - 12.45 PM Village Development Report [VDR] – PS and GS Smt. Amita Patra

12.45. – 1.00 PM Briefing on the activities for the field visit Smt. Amita Patra


1.45 PM – 7.15 PM Participants go for field visit for hands on training to

undertake GPDP planning process

Course Team

DAY – 3 Time Topic Resource Person

10.00 AM – 10.15 AM Recap of Previous day session Sri Mainak Sarkar

10.15 AM – 11.30 AM Institutional supports at the State, District and Sub-District level for participatory GPDP

Sri Krushna M Mishra

11.30 AM – 2.00 PM Group Work to develop a Mock GPDP based on

the previous day’s field visit

Smt. Amita Patra

Sri M.R Pattnaik


3.00 PM – 4.30 PM Presentations by the groups Sri M.R Pattnaik

4.30 PM – 5.30 PM Way Forward for the GPDP in Odisha, Feedback

and Closing

Course Team

Participant List

Sl. No. Name Designation District Phone No. E-mail ID 1 PRAGYAN PARAMITA BASTIA RP KHORDHA 9938482717 [email protected]

[email protected]

2 NILIMA BISWAL RP KHURDA 9437132048 [email protected]

3 LOPAMUDRA BAL RP CUTTACK 9861325009 [email protected]

4 BAIKUNTHA BEHERA RP CUTTACK 9777106777 [email protected]

5 SAROJINI NANDA RP KENDRAPARA 9437187218 [email protected]

6 S. NAGARAJU REDDY RP GANJAM 9861262068 / 9439682601

[email protected]

7 SUJATA MOHANTY RP CUTTACK 9438234421 [email protected]

8 RAGHUNATH PATI RP KEONJHAR 9438159440 [email protected] [email protected]

9 DOLAGOBINDA DAS RP JAJPUR 9937632495 [email protected] [email protected]

10 MANMATHA KUMAR BHANJADEO

RP KHORDHA 9437092302 [email protected]

11 SASMITA MANGARAJ RP CUTTACK 9937025669 [email protected]

12 LALIT KU. SAHOO RP KENDRAPARA 9777842345 [email protected]

13 Mamata Sarangi RP DHENKANAL 9178179280 [email protected]

14 Saroj Ku. Satpathy RP DHENKANAL 9937259926 9439668926

[email protected]

15 JAGATANANDA SWAIN RP CUTTACK 9777059917 [email protected]

16 DEBADATTA MALAYA KUMAR BARALA

RP CUTTACK 9437505825 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]%[email protected]

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17 SANDHYA PATTNAIK RP KHORDHA 9437178227 [email protected]

18 MAMATA Sishu Goswami RP KHORDHA 7540954986 [email protected]

19 ANUPAMA DAS RP KHORDHA 9776967376 8895267588

[email protected]

20 ALAKA SAHU RP GANJAM 9338064968 0680-2282368

[email protected] [email protected]

21 BUDHADEV SWAIN RP KHORDHA 9437303998 9040452897

[email protected]

22 SURESWAR BEHERA RP CUTTACK 9437422037 [email protected]

23 BHARATI DAS RP JAGATSINGPUR 9853549264 7077618857

[email protected]

24 Amaresh Martha RP GANJAM 8658746907 [email protected]

25 ASHWINI KU. PATTnayak RP GANJAM 9937824131 [email protected]

26 AJAYA KU. PALEI RP JAGATSINGPUR 9777732938 [email protected]

27 SUNANDA KANUNGO RP KHORDHA 9937148983 [email protected]

28 Sasmita Pattanaik RP KHORDHA 9937169499 [email protected]

29 Subhra Sam Pattnaik RP Bhubaneswar 9437001676

30 Asutosh Giri RP Mayurbhanj 9439444834 [email protected]

31 Bijay Kumar Mohanta RP Mayurbhanj 9438117060 [email protected]

32 Parbati Hansda Sarpanch Block-Sulipada Dist-Mayurbhanj

33 Philimina Pradhan PRI Member Block - Phiringia Dist-Kandhmal

9439139159

34 Rasmita Kumari Pradhan PRI Member Block- Raikia Dist-Kandmal

9439135221


















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35 Susama Pradhan PRI Member GP- Mandakia 7653072144

36 Boladeba Kanhar Sarpanch Block-Phulbani Dist-Kandmal

8280168968

37 Sushanta Ku Sahoo Sarpanch Block- Kankadahada Dist-Dhenkanal

9439247698

38 Malati Pradhan Sarpanch Block-Phulbani Dist-Kandmal

8763426136

39 Bhanupriya Jani Sarpanch Block-Khajuripada

9438736946

40 Santosh Khuntia Sarpanch Block-Bhuban Dist-Dhenkanal

9937668624

41 Akshaya Rout Sarpanch Block-Nabakishorepur

9938380544

42 Subhadarshini Parida Sarpanch Block-Gondia 9439477586

43 Kalpana Tudu Sarpanch Block-Baripada Dist-Mayurbhanj

7381481968

44 Sukanti Naik Sarpanch Block-Sulipada Dist-Mayurbhanj

7064897096

45 Mitanjali Swain Sarpanch Block-Kaimati Dist-Dhenkanal

9853675439

46 Narayan Behera Sarpanch Block-Chenndipada Dist-Angul

7682823848

47 Sanjaya Dehury Sarpanch Block-Chenndipada Dist-Angul

9668534628



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48 Hiree Tudu Sarpanch Block-Morada Dist-Mayurbhanj

8594896453

49 Rashmita Singh Sarpanch Block-Suliapada Dist-Mayurbhanj

8456902966

50 Lalit Sahoo Sarpanch Block-PSK Nagar Dist-Dhenkanal

9937129864

51 Bhagaban Sahoo Sarpanch Block-BIDO Dist-Dhenkanal

9938776205 [email protected]

52 Duryadhan Muduli Sarpanch Dist- Angul 9437288486

53 Pratap Senapati Sarpanch GP-Kukudakhandi Dist-Ganjam

9937149209

54 Manoj Pradhan Sarpanch Block-Sankhapur Dist-Angul

9437468867

55 Basanta Ku Mahalik Sarpanch Block-Angor Bondh Dist- Angul

9938380037
