Proposed Academic Activities-2008-09
Training Programmes
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus Area |
Target Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course Director |
|
1. |
Workshop on Managing Urban Environment |
To understand the status of urban sanitation, drainage, water supply, sewerage and solid waste management and their impacts on environment; To discuss the techniques and strategies for measuring quality of urban environment and its management; To comprehend the problems in implementing MSW and other rules; To know the scope of environment friendly, renewable energy resources, and rainwater harvesting. |
Status of urban environment; Urban environment: issues and policy prescription; Environmental pollution & mitigation measures; Urban waste management; Urban water supply & sanitation; Role of ULBs in natural disaster management; Renewable energy resource development; Rain water harvesting; Techniques & strategies for measures in quality of urban environment & management. |
EOs & Engineers of ULBs & parastatal agency |
2 Days (June 5-6, 08) |
Lucknow |
Dr. Richa Varmani |
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus Area |
Target Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course Director |
|
2. |
Right to Information Act |
· To familiarize the participants with the provisions of RTI Act and Powers, Functions and Obligations of Central and State Information Commissions
· To examine the problems and challenges in implementation of RTI Act in urban governance |
· RTI Act : Salient Features
· Good Urban Governance
· Legal Provisions of RTI Act
· Central and State Information Commissions : Powers and Functions
· Public Disclosure Act
· Role of media, NGOs & Community etc. in implementation of Act · Case studies |
Elected
Representatives and Executive
Officers from Urban Local Bodies and Officials from Parastatals / |
2 days, (July 18-19, 09) |
|
Dr. Urmila Bagga |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
3. |
Role
of ULBs in Disaster Management |
· To review the status, situation, dimensions & trends of
disasters and their impact on development; · To examine the role of local self governments and other
agencies in disaster mitigation and response; · To examine the role of NGO’s, civil societies and other
stakeholders in disasters managing; · To discuss legal & policy framework of disaster
management; · To suggest measures for mitigating disasters |
·
Disaster management: concept, nature, dimensions and issues; ·
Disaster management: legal & policy framework; ·
Planning for prevention & mitigation of disasters; ·
Disaster response; Rehabilitation & Reconstruction;
|
EOs
& Engineers of ULBs & parastatal agency; Chairpersons |
2
Days (August 6-7, 08) |
Dehradun |
Dr.
A.K. Singh |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
4. |
Sustainable
Waste Management |
· To highlight the problems of solid waster management and
urban sanitation and their impact on urban environment; · To assess the scope of public private partnership in urban
sanitation, waste management and city planning; · To suggest policy measures for improving urban management,
solid waste management and addressing global warming. |
·
Collection, segregation and
transportation of solid waste; ·
Processing, treatment & disposal of solid waste; ·
Public private partnership in solid waste management; ·
Legal & policy issues related to solid waste management; ·
Addressing the issues of climate change & global warming
through managing solid waste; |
Administrators,
health officials & engineers of ULBs & parastatal agency |
3
Days (Sept. 11-13, 08) |
|
Dr.
Rajeev Narayan |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
5. |
Financial Management
in
Urban Local Bodies |
· To examine the prevalent inter-governmental financial
relations and to identify the areas for reform · To highlight the desired arrangements to ensure financial
accountability in municipal
administration · To examine the reforms needed in municipal accounting and
auditing systems |
· Intergovernmental financial relations · Municipal finance: present status and need for reform · Municipal
budgeting
· Municipal financial responsibility · Reforms in municipal accounting &
auditing systems |
Executive
Officers, Accounts Officers/Accountants from the urban local bodies and
other parastatal agencies. |
2
days (
Sept. 23-24,2008) |
|
Dr.
Richa Varmani |
|
6. |
Mobilizing
Municipal Financial Resources |
· To emphasize on various methods for optimum utilization of
existing financial resources. · To highlight the pre- conditions for innovative
infrastructure financing, including the pricing of urban services, and |
·
Review of current financial resources ·
Valuation & Assessment of Municipal Revenue ·
Reforms in Property Tax Administration ·
Role of CFC & SFC ·
Role & responsibilities of DDO’s ·
Access to Institutional Finance |
Executive
Officers / Accounts Personnel from the urban local bodies and officials
from parastatal agencies |
2
days (October
17-18, 2008) |
Bhuba-neswar |
Dr.
Anjuli Mishra |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
7. |
Good
Urban Governance: Principles and Practices |
·
To make the participants aware of
the attributes of good governance · To highlight the need for SMART governance in the changing
urban context · To highlight the best urban governance practices, and · To examine the feasibility of their replication and the
consequential change that needs to be undertaken-legislative,
administrative etc. |
· Good Governance: Concept & Attributes · Municipal structures and organizations · Financial Management · Urban Services & e-governance · Private sector and community participation in
urban management · Inter-agency coordination · Report Card System · Successful
Case-Studies |
se
Chairpersons, Administrative Personnel and Executive Officers. |
2days (November
7-8,2008) |
|
Dr.Rajeev
Narayan |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
8. |
Public
Private Partnership in the provision & maintenance of Urban Services |
To
acquaint the participants with strategies for successful implementation of
project through PPP |
Method
& modes of PPP, PPP tendering & contracting, implementation of PPP
projects etc. |
Mayors,
Chairpersons, Municipal Commissioners, Executive Officers, Engineers,
Planners, etc. |
2
days (November
21-22, 2008) |
|
Dr.
U.B. Singh |
|
9. |
Information
Technology & e-governance in urban management |
· To highlight the need & importance of IT &
e-governance in urban management · To discuss the various issues relating to implementation
technological sustainability
of e- governance projects |
·
Urban Governance: challenges & opportunities ·
Good Governance through e-governance ·
Computer awareness and applications
·
Role of MIS & GIS in resource mobilization ·
Use & importance of IT &
E-governance in planning, management, forecasting & analysis ·
Change Management ·
Case studies |
Senior
& middle level officials of ULBs and Parastatal agencies |
2
days, (December
5-6,2008) |
|
Dr.
Urmila Bagga |
|
Sl.
No. |
Name
of the Programme |
Objective |
Focus
Area |
Target
Group |
Duration/ Dates |
Venue |
Course
Director |
|
10. |
Managing
Urban Transport |
·
To review the status of urban transport management; ·
To importance and techniques of urban transport planning
etc. ·
To examine the status of public bus transportation in urban
areas and discuss economics of public bus transport; ·
To review the status of vehicle pollution and mitigation
measures; ·
To suggest measures for sustainable urban transport system. |
·
Urban transport: Status, Problems & Government
Interventions; ·
Public private partnership in urban transport; ·
Master plan & urban transport; ·
Road safety measures; ·
Urban transport planning & development; · |