About Institute:
Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Jaipur is the apex training institute under the aegis of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Rajasthan. The objective of the institute is to build capacity of various stakeholders working in rural development & panchayati raj sector. Apart from undertaking capacity building activities, research and studies on rural development, institute also promotes creative thinking on various issues related to rural development by organizing seminars, workshops & conferences. Institute provides knowledge to various stakeholders in rural areas for optimum utilization of natural resources with sustainable development.
About EU SPP:
Importance of water for the wellbeing of people and growth of Rajasthan needs no emphasis. The European Union – State Partnership Programme (EU-SPP) for water resource management in Rajasthan was agreed between the Government of India (GOI) and the European Union (EU) to help the Government of Rajasthan (GoR) to develop an answer to the increasing threat of water shortage. Government of Rajasthan is piloting European Union State Partnership Programme in 11 Districts of Western Rajasthan to achieve state wide water sector reforms leading to sustainable and Integrated Water Resources Management. Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan is the nodal agency for capacity building of PRIs and other stakeholders under EU SPP.
About Workshop:
Rajasthan is the largest state in India, occupying 10.4% of total geographical area of the country. On one hand geographical conditions, reoccurring droughts and erratic rains are responsible for water scarcity in the state, especially in western part of the Rajasthan, and on the other there is a rich history of locally invented innovative practices, with community involvement, for mitigating problem of water crisis in rural areas. Over centuries traditional water harvesting structures were catering drinking water demand of local communities’ but during British rule these structures were neglected and ruined. After independence also community participation in water management was negligible as it was thought that water supply is responsibility of Government only. The increasing demand with increasing population has forced us to think about revival of traditional system with community participation. The conference will sensitise various stakeholder regarding water resource management with community participation and revival of traditional wisdom.