Webinar Report on TRANSFORMATION OF AN IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE INTO A MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT August 10, 2020
Organized by Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)
In Association with Institute Lecture Series Committee INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE INTRODUCTION
A webinar on “TRANSFORMATION OF AN IMPOVERISHED VILLAGE INTO A MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT” was organized by the Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), Indian Institute of Technology (IITR) in association with Institute Lecture Series, IIT Roorkee on August 10, 2020.
The coordinators of UBA Participating Institutions (PIs) from Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh and other regions, IIT Roorkee faculty members and students, Gram Pradhans and farmers of adopted villages attended this webinar. Approximately 7303 viewers were connected through WebEx and Facebook Live. The webinar program is attached as Annexure – I.
INAGURAL SESSION
Prof. Ashish Pandey, Coordinator, RCI-UBA, IIT Roorkee welcomed the dignitaries and all the participants to the webinar. Prof. Ashish Pandey, Coordinator, RCI-UBA, IIT Roorkee, commenced the webinar that featured Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar, Executive Director of Maharashtra’s Model Village Programme and former Sarpanch, Hivare Bazar as a key speaker. Shri Pawar was the only post-graduate in the village, who inspired by Anna Hazare, spearheaded the development of Hiware Bazar. He has been awarded Padma Shri in the year 2020 for his exemplary contribution towards social work.
Prof. M. Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee in his address highlighted that our commitment to a direct contribution to societal development will be enriched by the experience of Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar Ji. The initiatives taken by Shri Pawar have played a vital role in making Hiware Bazar a model for development. As a responsible institution, IIT Roorkee is committed to the cause of social development in the villages. He said that the rich and diverse experience of Shri Pawar would enrich our learning and motivate us to contribute proactively towards the cause. He also informed that Union Ministry of Panchayati
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Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee welcomed the Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar Ji. He said, “The success story of Hiware Bazar is indeed inspiring. The holistic development of villages in line with Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of ideal villages is a step forward in realizing the goal of ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’. It has reaffirmed the significance of able leadership, decentralized planning, and collaboration in bringing about a positive change in society. This initiative will inspire others to adopt these principles in our lives
Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar briefly explained the journey of village Hiware Bazar's Transformation into India’s ‘Highest GDP’ Village”. The village has increased the per capital income from INR 832 to INR 30,000 in 24 years and achieved a unique distinction of the village with the highest Gross Domestic Product in India. The Adarsh gaon Hiware Bazar is the result of blessings, motivation, vision, community planning, consistent efforts, responsibility- sharing, belief in the leadership, support by the community, convergence of schemes, transparency in the functioning, periodic and timely evaluation, people’s participation, guidance and support of various change agents at all levels. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has commended the village in the ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme.
Shri Pawar highlighted the role of community involvement, perseverance, focus on sustainability and community sensitization in the development of Hiware Bazar during his keynote address. He also acknowledged the significance of strictly observing Seven Principles of Social Discipline (Saptasutri)- Family Planning, Ban on Alcohol, Ban on Tree Cutting, Ban on Free Grazing, Voluntary Donation of Labour, Ban on Open Defecation and Ban on Borewell for Farming in its transformative journey. According to him, the acute water shortage was a potent
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The village is located in a drought-prone area of Ahmednagar, Hiware Bazar had acquired a dubious distinction of a water-stressed village. The village adopted the watershed development programme in 1992 that was the first step towards its transformation. It implemented revegetation, changing crop patterns, diversifying sources of income for farmers under the watershed development measures. Today, the village serves as a benchmark for development. It is now helping to transform other villages in Maharashtra as well as supporting the 1000 Ideal Village Project of the Maharashtra Government.
Hiware Bazar has also volunteered with the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup, a residential training program, which was arranged by the Aamir Khan’s Paani Foundation for 30 villagers in 2016. Hiware Bazar has become a model for Sarpanch and PRI, Project Implementing Agency (NGO) and Community Driven Approaches. Its success model has been shared at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), the apex training institute for civil servants at Mussourie, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad, Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), the apex training institute of Government of Maharashtra, Washington University and many more.
During the interactive session, few questions were raised by the participants, which were answered by Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar.
In the end, Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty, Convener, Institute Lecture Series Committee proposed a formal vote of thanks to Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar, Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, Prof. M. Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee, participants, UBA team, Institute Lecture Series Committee and Media Cell of IIT Roorkee.
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Annexure - I
Webinar on “Transformation of An Impoverished Village into a Model of Development”
August 10, 2020; 17:00 hrs (on WebEx)
Organized by Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI), UBA & Institute Lecture Series Committee
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE 17:00 Welcome of dignitaries and about the Webinar by Prof. Ashish Pandey, Coordinator, RCI- UBA, IIT Roorkee 17:03 Address by Prof. M. Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee
17:08 Inaugural Address by Prof. Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee
17:18 Introduction of Keynote Speaker by Prof. Ashish Pandey, Coordinator, RCI-UBA, IIT Roorkee 17:20 Keynote address on “Transformation of an Impoverished Village Into a Model of Development” by Padma Shri Popatrao Baguji Pawar 18:00 Open Discussion
18:10 Vote of Thanks by Prof. Anil Kumar Gourishetty, Convener, Institute Lecture Series Committee, IIT Roorkee
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