Training Activities

In-Campus Programmes
•	During the month, 19 In-Campus training programmes were conducted and these were attended by 399 participants. With these, as against the annual target of conducting 201 programmes in-campus, the total number of programmes conducted during the eleven months period ended 28 February 2006, stood at 190 with a total participation of 4220 personnel from various banks and other agencies. The average participation per programme works out to 21 for the month of February 2005 and 22.21 for the eleven months period from 01 April 2005 to February 2006.
•	A Training-cum-Exposure visit to South Africa was conducted during the month from 1 to 15 February 2006 which was attended by 15 participants.
On-location Programmes
•	A total of eleven on-location programmes were conducted during the month of February 2006. Out of this, 3 programmes each on Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure and Rural Godown were conducted in collaboration with NIAM, Jaipur. Four programmes on Agri-clinic and Agri-business centres were conducted as paid programmes. We have conducted a training programme on Funds Management for the benefit of officers of Punjab State Cooperative Bank Ltd., at ACSTI, Jalandhar.

Studies and Consultancies

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The consultancy assignment on Merger of RRBs sponsored by UCO Bank operating in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh States has since been completed and reports forwarded to the bank in respect of their RRBs in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. The reports in respect of the remaining States are under finalisation.

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Final DPS report of Almora in Uttaranchal district has since been forwarded to Uttaranchal NABARD RO

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A brief presentation on the findings of Field Study for preparation of DPS for East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand was conducted on 13 February 2006.

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Discussions were held with Shri Vipin Sharma, Programme Director, CARE India, New Delhi for getting consultancy assignments relating to micro credit. Discussions were held with Shri Shivendra Sharma, Executive Director. Planet Finance for consultancy assignments.

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A consultancy proposal for conducting three State Level Exit Strategy workshop under IFAD Project in North Eastern Region in community resources management has been submitted to North Eastern Development Council.

Other Developments

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Bank of Boarda, convenor of SLBC conducted the meeting of the members of SLBC on 01 February 2006 in BIRD Campus which was presided over by Dr. Anil Khendelwal, Chairman of Bank of Baroda. The scope for collaboration in conducting training programmes for the officials of Bank of Baroda as well as for undertaking consultancy assignment on merger of RRBs sponsored by Bank of Baroda was discussed with the officials of Bank of Boarda.

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Indian Network on Participatory Irrigation Management, New Delhi conducted 2 programmes of 3 days each for the engineers of UPID during 20-25 February 2006 by hiring BIRD’s infrastructure.

Key Activities of BIRD

The information on key activities of BIRD in the format prescribed by HRDD, NABARD.

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