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Project
Details
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Community
Partners
Though
the Community members are the prime movers in the Project PRAHARI,
different partners have their important and responsible roles
to play in the whole framework of the initiative. Senior citizens,
the village Headman and youth are the members of the Community
Management Group. By ensuring majority participation of women
in Community Management Group, a bigger role is sought to be
assigned to them considering their importance in social fabric
and rural economy. Existing village institutions, religious
and cultural circles have been actively involved so that the
process of development turns out to be a grass-root exercise
than `development from above`. Youth club members/Craft Associations
and women committees have been made integral part of Community
Management Group. Several NGOs with impressive track records
and willingness to serve in interior areas have been made partners
in this initiative. Government organisations and development
agencies have been involved in capacity building of the villagers
through training and knowledge dissemination. The existing community
institutions and organizations had been the focal points for
arousing people`s interest and awareness for people driven development
process. Social action groups along with the financial institutions
have provided the umbrella of economic support. Police acts
as a rallying point to different partners in development, acting
as a catalyst and as a Change Agent.
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Selection
Criteria
In
selection of a village under the project the local police would
be guided by the following considerations:-
A) A criminal/terrorist
prone area.
B) Communally
sensitive pockets.
C) Backward
and isolated village with predominance of socially under privileged
classes.
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New
economic opportunities - Apiculture
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Change
Agent
The
Police would act as a Change Agent in this process of people
friendly policing. The aim of such endeavour is to infuse a sense
of empowerment to the people to resolve the conflict situations
affecting their daily life by means of community participation,
decision making and mobilizing local resources to achieve sustainable
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Action
Plan
To
meet the objectives of this initiative, networking between different
developmental agencies are started at the behest of the local
police, who plays the role of a catalyst in the whole process
of development and social advancement. . The methodology
adopted for initiation of the project:- formal and informal discussions
for building trust between villagers and the police, formation
of Community Management Group(CMG) involving all sections with
majority participation by women, construction of a Community Center
from local resources to enhance the community bond, formulation
of Action Plan by CMG and its implementation by the members.
While doing so local police acts as a Change Agent to facilitate
in bringing the community members together and exposing them to
the different developmental agencies, NGOs for knowledge accessibility
and capacity building in their effort to implement the action
plan. Emphasis is being given to strengthening of village institutions
and up gradation of existing skills and crafts.
Regular meetings of the Community Management Groups have been
organized for planning, implementation and feedback
Their action plan includes not only building the community
assets like road, canal, school buildings, drinking water facility
and other economically benefiting schemes, but also intangible
desirables like community disciplines, ethnic amity , adherence
to socio-legal codes and resolution of social conflicts etc. |
Medical
aid comes closer
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Management
The
following management would coordinate and oversee the progress
of the project at the state level.
1.
HK Deka, IPS, Director General of Police, Assam
Chairman
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Kula Saikia IPS, Deputy Inspector General, CID, Assam
Nodal Officer
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RM Singh, IPS, Commandant 7 AP Battalion
Asst. Nodal Officer
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R Chandranathan, IPS, Deputy Inspector General(MPC)
Coordinating Member
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All Deputy Inspector General (Ranges) would act as Range Nodal
Officer to coordinate between Prahari villages within the Range.
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