Major Training Programmes Conducted & Designed

  1. Training of Key Professionals in National Livelihood Mission, on "Delivery of Learning Inputs through Participatory Methods", Ranchi, India from 4th to 8th December 2013.
  2. Training on participatory village level planning and developing implementable plans in Huian County, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China in March 1999 iN aLMATY
  3. Training on participatory village level planning and developing implementable village level plans in Boshan County, Shangdong Province, People’s Republic of China in August 1998
  4. Co- Coordinated the preparation and testing of Training Manual on Decentralised Planning prepared in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN at Rome in 1993-1994
  5. Designed and carried out Training on People’s Participation and Micro-Level Planning at different institutes at the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 1993 Mehbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh India
  6. Key Resource Person for the Ist International Training in Participatory Rural Appraisal and Micro-Level Planning, of PRAXIS, Institute for Participatory Methods and Practices, at Ranchi, India April, 1998
  7. Key Resource Person for the 2nd International Thematic Training in Participatory Rural Appraisal on Local Level Planning and Natural Resource Management, for Non-Government Organisations and Government Officials, conducted by PRAXIS, Institute for Participatory Methods and Practices, Ranchi, India, September 1998
  8. Designed and carried out Training on Community Participation and Decentralised Planning for Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the State Commissions for Science and Technology of the Provinces in China at the National Research Centre for Science and Technology for Development, Ministry of Science and Technology for Rural Development, Government of Peoples’ Republic of China, Beijing, China, 1997 Mission Armenia PLA
  9. Conducted Workshop on ‘Food Security at Household Level and Planning Advocacy Initiatives’ as Team Leader, in the International Livestock Research Institute, Addis Abba, Ethiopia, October 1998
  10. Conducted as the Key Resources Person the ‘Workshop on Food Security at Household Level for Rural Poor’ in Kampala, Uganda, December 1998
  11. Principal Speaker at Workshop on “Planning for Food Security, Agreement on Agriculture and Development”, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in February, 1999
  12. Designed and conducted the first course on local level governance (Panchayati Raj in India) and Local Level Planning for Master Trainers in 1993, as a follow up measure of the 73rd and 74th Constitution Amendments, on behalf of the Government of India, at the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India
  13. Co- Coordinated the preparation and testing of Training Manual on Decentralised Planning prepared in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN at Rome in 1993-1994
  14. Course Authority for the Phase-II of the Professional Course for I.A.S. Officers in 1992 and 1993, at the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, India
  15. Designed and carried out Training on Decentralised Planning at various institutes including the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration, Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, 1993, National Institute for Rural Development, Hyderabad and at the National Research Centre for Science and Technology for Development, Beijing, 1997
  16. Designed and carried out Training on Micro-Level Planning at different institutes including the Abdul Nazir Shahab Institute of Rural Development, Government of Karnataka, Mysore in 1992
  17. Training in Participatory Rural Appraisal at the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; at the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad; at the Institute of Participatory Practices, Ranchi and at many institutions in the country
  18. Training on participatory village level planning and developing implementable plans in Huian County, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China in March 1999
  19. Designing and conducting comprehensive training on PLA for the key Officers and staff of World Bank funded District Poverty Initiative Project in Andhra Pradesh, in July 2000, at Hyderabad
  20. Key Resources person for the IV International Course on Participatory Poverty Assessment at Bangalore, India in September, 2000, conducted by PRAXIS
  21. Designed and conducted course on PLA and Micro-Level Planning at the Centre for Youth and Development, Bhubaneshwar, in January 2001, for the NGOs of India
  22. Designed and conducted a series of workshops on Capability Gaps in Development Functionaries through PLA and Poverty Assessment for the States of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Tamilnadu in 2001-02 for the UNDP’s Programme on Leadership Development
  23. Designed and conducted course on PLA and Poverty Assessment for Identification of Child Labour, for the ILO, at NIRD, Hyderabad, March 2002
  24. Designed and conducted course on PLA, Hunger and Poverty, for the I.A.S Officers, Professional Course for 2001 Batch at the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, May 2002
  25. Designed and conducted the Retreat of Ministers, Secretaries to Government and Civil Society Leaders on “Decentralised Governance” from 5th to 7th July 2002, at the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, for the Government of India in the Ministry of Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances, New Delhi
  26. Designed and conducted Workshop on Participatory Planning for Employment Generation and Watershed Development for district level Officers on Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Orissa and Chattisgarh, under the UNDP Programme for Leadership Development for development functionaries, from 22nd July till 31st July 2002, at the Xavier Institute for Labour Relations (XLRI), Jamshedpur
  27. Designed and conducted the Retreat of Ministers, Secretaries to Government and Heads of Institutions on “How to Make the Work Place More Attractive” on 29th August 2002, at the Ashoka Hotel New Delhi, for the Government of India in the Ministry of Small Scale Industries, New Delhi
  28. Designed and conducted course on PLA and Micro-Level Planning for Rural Livelihood for the Western Orissa Livelihood Project funded by the Department for International Development, Government of UK from 15th to 22nd September 2002
  29. Designed and was the Principal Resource Person for the Training of Trainers Module at the VIth Thematic International PRA Course for PRAXIS India, at Hyderabad from 24th September to 4th October 2002
  30. Designed and facilitated the Retreat of Ministers, Members of the Parliament, Secretaries to Government and members of Civil Society Organisation, at Cochin, from 28th till 30th October 2002, on “Restructuring and Right Sizing Government” held by the Ministry of Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances, Government of India, New Delhi
  31. The Fifth International Training Course on PRA at Hyderabad, organised by PRAXIS Patna, November 2002, being the Key Resource Person for the Module on Training of Trainers
  32. Designed and conducted training, for the Economic Affairs Division (Government of Pakistan), UNESCAP and Attock Refinery Limited, of community leaders, NGO Personnel, Private Sector Staff and Government functionaries, on social mobilizations, at Rawalpindi, Pakistan, September 2003
  33. Principal Resource Person at the UNESCO International “Peer Review workshop of the Teacher Training Manual on HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in the School Setting", Pattaya, Thailand, September 21st to 24th 2004
  34. Designed and conducted training on strengthening grassroots democracy in India for Government Officials, NGOs and academic institutions from all over India, at Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi in December 2004
  35. Designed and conducted training on Participatory Policy Analysis for Government Officials, NGOs and Inter-governmental Organizations like UNDP, at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, January 2005
  36. Designed and conducted training on Participatory Review of PRSP for functionaries of the Government of Armenia and Civil Society Organizations, in Yerevan, Armenia, 2006
  37. Designed and conducted training on facilitating increased people’s participation in Electoral Process using “Participatory Methods and Tools”, for the functionaries of the Government of Armenia and Civil Society Organizations, in Yerevan, Armenia, 2007
  38. Designed and conducted training on assessing the impact of facilitating increased people’s participation in Electoral Process using “Participatory Methods and Tools”, for the functionaries of the Government of Armenia and Civil Society Organizations, in Yerevan, Armenia, 2007
  39. Designing and implementation of Institutional and Hands-On-Training in Participatory Area Planning for Employment Generation for local level Officials in Bishkek, Kirghistan, 2006
  40. Designing and implementation of Training in Participatory Development Planning for Employment and Livelihood Generation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2006
  41. Designing and implementation of Institutional and Hands-On-Training in Participatory Area Planning for Employment and Livelihood Generation for local level functionaries in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2007
  42. Designing and implementation of Training in Participatory Area Planning for Employment Generation and Livelihood, in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2007
  43. Designing and conducting training on strategic planning for United Nations Centre for Agricultural Engineering and Machinery, Beijing at Kulalumpur, Malaysia. 2011
  44. Designing and conducting Participatory Direct Trainers Skills for Jharkhand State, RLM, in Ranchi from 28th February to 31 March 2014.
  45. Designed and acted as the Principal Facilitator of Participatory Working Conference on Vision, Mission, Values and Identity for Chattisgarh State, RLM,  from 5th to 8ith March 2014 at Raipur.
  46. Designing and conducting participatory working conference on Vision, Mission, Values and Identity for Jharkhand State, RLM,  from 11th to 14th March, at Ranchi.
  47. Designed and acted as the Principal Facilitator of Participatory Working Conference on Vision, Mission, Values and Identity for Rajasthan State, RLM,  from 2nd to 6th April 2014 at Jaipur, Rajasthan.
  48. Conducted a State-Level  Workshop  to develop the Vision Statement and Mission Statements for Chattisgarh from 4th March to 10th March 2014 at Raipur.
  49. Lead Facilitator at Working Conference on Vision, Mission, Values and Identity Workshop for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), from 11th-14th March 2014, Hotel BNR Chanakya, Ranchi.
  50. Facilitated a workshop for 30 key functionaries of Rajasthan State  to develop the Vision Statement and Mission Statements for RSRLM  from 02 April  to 6th April 2014, in Jaipur.
  51. A State-Level  Workshop to develop the Vision Statement and Mission Statements for Madhya Pradesh SRLM  from 30th April to 04th May 2014
  52. Lead Facilitator at the Orientation Workshop on Local-Level Area Planning for  key functionaries of State Government and SRLM Team at Ratnipore, Block, J & K on the framework of local-level participatory area planning from 06 May to 09 May 2014.
  53. Lead Facilitator at Working Conference for the Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Mission (Sanjivini)  to develop the Vision Statement, Mission Statements and Values for Karnataka SRLM from 20th May  to 23th May 2014.
  54. Lead Facilitator at Working Conference of the functionaries of Maharashtra SRLM  to develop the Vision Statement and Mission Statements for Maharashtra SRLM  from 3rd June   to  6th 2014 in Goa.
  55. Facilitated a workshop for the key functionaries and Community Resource Persons of Madhya Pradesh SRLM to develop their skills, attitudes and behaviour in conducting participatory exercises at the ground level in villages in real time from June 9th to June 13th, 2014, at Amarkantaka, Madhya Pradesh.