Governance Support Group (GPG) of centre for Development Action and Research (cDAR) has axis to the inference that good governance is a process by which government and people together identify shared values, needs and challenges, set priorities and development programs and jointly manage their implementation, through transparent and accountable process with shared responsibilities for outcomes. Therefore, good governance and human development are inseparable.
This group is envisaged to support the three Units of cDAR, (Education, Health and Livelihood), initially, to ensure good governance in the development programmes. This is supported by a Technical Advisory Group drawn from amongst recognized professionals, experts and practitioners on governance. The Group evolves with all the three Thematic Units on appropriate Inter-Connective Engagements.
| Constructive Engagements |
| Facilitating effective linkages between elected representatives, government officials and the people along with civil society organizations. Expanding capabilities of the stakeholders, knowledge management through quality studies and researches. |
| Facilitative Engagements |
| Developing systems of information and policy analysis, addressing constraints on local governance through evidence-based advocacy. Promoting bottom-up development approach at all-levels through local participation, contribution and ownership. |
| Enabling Engagements |
| Facilitating process for enhancing capacities of all unreached stakeholders and building cadres to ascertain institutionalization of the initiated processes. Participatory identifications of deliverable priorities and ensuring effective implementation to generate positive impacts and changes through authentic information supports. |
| Institutional Interactive Engagements |
| In line with National Five-Year Plan and MDGs, capitalizing the ‘Local Area Development Plans’ (Participatory Micro Level Plans); facilitating to streamline a process for addressing and catering to the prioritized needs of the community. Institutionalizing citizenry groups at different levels towards greater policy-Influencing forums |
Program Manager
- Mr.Subrat K Rout
Technical Advisors
- Dr.Karunakar Pattnaik (Head of ISS, Bhubaneswar)
- Dr.Nilakantha Panigrahi (Director Research and Analysis, NCDS, Bhubaneswar)
- Mr. Umi Daniel (Thematic Leader for Food rights Campaign, Action Aid, Intr. India)
- Dr.Ambika Prasad Nanda (Head of Education wing-cum-Programme Manager, Action-Aid, Intr. India)
- Ms. Gitanjali Jena (Senior Coordinator CYSD, Bhubaneswar)
- Ms.Sharanya Nayak (Programme Officer-Hunger free Campaign & Tribal Rights, Action Aid, Intr. India)
- Mr.Dhirendra Panda (Director, VASUNDHARA)
- Prof. P.C. Mohapatra (Retd. Director TE & SCERT)
- Dr.Shiba Kumar Rath (Practicing Doctor & Expert in Health Issue)
- Dr.D.C.Mishra (Retd. Reader in Education, BJB College, Bhubaneswar)
- Mr.Pravash Mishra (Senior Research Coordinator CYSD, Bhubaneswar)
Working Group
- Dr.M.K. Mohanty
- Mr.Basudev Panda
- Mr.Gobinda Dalei
- Mr.Chandanesh Mishra
- Mr.Subrat K. Rout
Important Projects
- Decenalised District Planning for Rayagada district in partnership with CSREM, Paralakhemundi, 2008-09
- Decenalised District Planning for Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur districts in partnership with CED, Trivandrum, 2009-10
- People's Audit of Health, Education and Livelihood (PAHELI) for 30 districts of the state in collaboration with Pratham, 2009-10.
