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Purpose

Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has appointed SPAB (School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal) as the National Centre for Spatial Plan for Rural Development (NCSRDP) for Rural Spatial Development Plans across India and to work as a Secretariat for the Committee on Rural Model Transformation Act. NCSRDP is envisioned with a research and knowledge outreach focus.

Objectives:

The NCSRDP will come out with continuous research, capacity building, and interface with villages across India with Gram Panchayats, NGOs, and other stakeholders in Rural Development.

1. To carry out continuous capacity building for Gram Panchayats elected representatives, District/ Block and State Government officials, and NGOs.

2. To continuously identify thrust areas of GPs that are transforming and what kind of guidelines can we develop within the RADFPI, and SVAMITVA and interface them in terms of infrastructure and GPDP.

3. Documenting national and international cases of fast best practices and transforming villages, through media (video, audio, and documents) that can be disseminated to the GPs through a website.

4. Sharing' the tacit and former knowledge on spatial planning through visiting the villages across India by the team as well as by the selected elected representatives and officials from various states (exposure visits).

5. To identify the best practices and document the same and disseminate the successful cases and lessons learned from villages.

6. Research scholar (s) who can continuously devote themselves to carrying out research in the field of Panchayati Raj in Rural Development, especially in the field of Spatial Development, including initiating and funding a Ph.D.

7. Setting up a Chair at Professor (not necessarily Professor level but an academician), or a retired experienced Administrator/leading Researcher in the field of Gram Panchayat development from India.