As a part of the Community Care programme, a capacity building workshop was organised at the Ashram for village panchayat members on ‘Gram Panchayat Development Planning’. The workshop was facilitated by Unnati – Organisation for Development Education, a voluntary non-profit organisation with the aim to promote social inclusion and democratic governance so that the vulnerable sections of society are empowered to participate in mainstream development and decision-making processes.
The training not only provided insights to the sarpanch and panchayat members on the roles and responsibilities of the panchayat body but also supported them in building a development plan through hands-on group exercises. The participants rated it as extremely relevant and requested more such workshops.