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BY SAILENDU NANDA (CDM) 2009-10 CAPART

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History The Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) It was setup in September 1986 . It is the combination of the People's Action for Development India (PADI) and Council for Advancement of Rural Technology (CART)

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It is a society ,registered under the Societies' Registration Act 1980 and operates as an autonomous body under the support of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Headquarters at New Delhi

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Minister of Rural Development Smt. Nandita Chatterjee Deputy Director General Shri M. R. Anand Deputy Director General sh. Mohd. Haleem Khan Director General Head Quarter Regional Offices New Delhi Ahmehadbad Bhubaneswar Chandigarh Dharuad Guwahati Hyderabad Jaipur Lucknow patna Organization Diagram

VISION : 

VISION The Vision of CAPART is to play a dynamic and catalytic role with the various GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND NGOs, influence public policy and contribute its share towards the many-sided development of Rural India.

MISSION : 

MISSION The Mission of CAPART is to work in close coordination with rural NGOs and empower them by: * Engaging them in dialogue, * Respecting their thoughts and ideas, * Listening to their voice, * Funding their activities, * Strengthening their hands.

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Aims and Objectives CAPART works with the objective of improving the quality of life in the rural areas, particularly the poor and socially disadvantaged sections of society. People below the poverty line, people belonging to the scheduled castes and tribes, bonded labour, women and people with disabilities are priority focus groups for CAPART

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CAPART support voluntary organisations in implementing projects for sustainable development in rural areas. To act as a national nodal point for development and promotion of appropriate rural technologies To promote and support voluntary action and people's participation for rural development, through capacity-building for voluntary organizations and rural communities.

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Building awareness on critical development issues Building and strengthening village-level people and organisations -Strengthening the capacities of voluntary organisations in rural areas.

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Creating employment opportunities and economic self-reliance. Creation of community assets and fulfilment of basic needs. Conservation and regeneration of the environment and natural resources . Enabling women, persons with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups to participate in development

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In pursuit of these goals, CAPART provides financial and resource support to voluntary organisations in conceptualising, developing and implementing a wide range of projects and development interventions. CAPART receives the bulk of its funds from the Government of India. We also have partnerships with international donors to facilitate routing of funds to voluntary organisations working for rural development

Organization Diagram : 

Organization Diagram Rural Technology Division Public Cooperation Division Disability Action Division Watershed Development Division Organization Of Beneficiaries Marketing Development Division Functional Divisions

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Information & Technology Monitoring & Evaluation Division Vigilance Support Divisions

Rural Technology Division : 

Rural Technology Division Rural Technology division promote innovative rural technologies in the village especially catering to disadvantaged sections of the society. CAPART supports projects under the Advancement of Rural Technologies (ARTS) scheme .

List of Technologies : 

List of Technologies Rain Water Harvesting Fluride removal Hand pump NADEP Composting Technology Coconut Leaf Thatch Roofing TARA Handloom Random Rubble Blocks Guna Tile Roofing 8 Ferro cement Roofing 9 Earth Receptivity Meter 10 Geodesic Dome 11 Hydram 12 Single Phase Welding Transformer 13 Gasification 14 Water Mills 15 Lantana Utilization

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Which technologies are supported ?   Ø The technology proposed should be, simple, easy to learn, easy to demonstrate, easy to maintain, cost effective, environment friendly, culturally and socially acceptable to the target groups.   Ø The technology should utilize locally available human resources and to the extent possible, local materials which are currently unused /under-used or wrongly used.   Ø The proposal should not be purely research oriented and for creation of infrastructure for the organization.

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The broad areas under which CAPART support innovative technology oriented project proposals for rural masses are as follows: -Sustainable Agricultural and allied technologies -  Rural industries -  Low cost building construction technologies -      Water related technologies -      Traditional medicines and Medicinal Plant

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Bio-technology -      Handloom/Handicrafts -      Food Processing and Preservation -      Bio-mass Utilization -      Entrepreneurship development programme -      Awareness generation and skill upgradation -      Organisation of Meetings, Seminars, Conferences Documentation, Publication and information dissemination

Public Cooperation Division : 

Public Cooperation Division CAPART's thrust is directed towards promoting innovative and integrated projects for employment, income generation, creation of community and fulfillment of basic needs like housing, drinking water, sanitation. CAPART has now come up with the sub guidelines under Pc schemes are as follows:

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Micro finance Drought proofing in drought prone areas Innovative housing programmes Health and Sanitation Sustainable development and organic farming Education Environment and Energy

Disability Action Division : 

Disability Action Division The Disability Action Division was set up in 1995 to facilitate the equalization of opportunities for people with disabilities in rural development. The thrust of the programme is to generate awareness through formation of SHGs and taking up of economic support to activities so that the disabled people not only become self-supporting but also become equal partners in the developmental process of the community. The emphasis is on community based rehabilitation programmes through VOs who have the capacity to work in this field to focus on development rather than welfare. CAPART is the first national agency to act on the mandate of the "Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation)" Act, 1996, and earmark 3% of its resources for people with disabilities

Watershed Development Division : 

Watershed Development Division The Watershed Development Division constituted in March 1995 works towards the integrated development of micro-watersheds in rural areas. Conservation and regeneration of soil and water, enhancing the biomass and productivity of the ecosystem and provision of employment and economic opportunities to the community, are priorities

Organization Of Beneficiaries(OB) : 

Organization Of Beneficiaries(OB) CAPART supports in endeavor to create awareness about development programmes organizing rural poor, disabled and capacity building of VOs through training and exchange of information . VOs may organize there for taking up local specific issues which has sufficiently just or serious and sustain their campaign/struggle for the betterment of the economic status and social power for the poor and deprived.

Marketing Development Division : 

Marketing Development Division CAPART introduced its Marketing Division in Feburary 1989 with a view to provide opportunities, exposure and sustainable market linkages to Rural producers covered under various Income Generation Schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development. The main activities undertaken by Marketing Division of CAPART are Gram Shree Melas Exhibitions at Regional, National and International level Workshops and Seminars Theme Melas

IT division : 

IT division This Division is responsible for maintaining and implementing the computerised management information system at CAPART. An online integrated project monitoring and information system has been developed, using state-of-art technology. Project processing and monitoring are computerised, with Regional Centers networking with the main system at CAPART headquarters. The CAPART database involves more than 17000 voluntry organisations and 60,000 projects at various stages of the project cycle. This division is also responsible for designing and implementing training programmes for CAPART staff in the use of the computerised management information system

Monitoring & Evaluation Division : 

Monitoring & Evaluation Division Monitoring and Evaluation Division is one of the support divisions of CAPART. This division is headed by Incharge MED, Shri P. N. Srinivasan, Director, The Monitoring and Evaluation Division as the very name suggests takes up the major responsibility of ensuring that the projects sanctioned and funded by CAPART are properly monitored and evaluated, and for this purpose it is primarily engaged in the empanelment of Facilitator cum Evaluator's (FCEs) of CAPART.

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The Monitoring & Evaluation Division is also involved in the blacklisting of fraud Voluntary Organizations . It also deals with Voluntary Organizations placed under Defaulter(s) and doubtful category. The Defaulter is a category under which a Voluntary Organisation is placed if it has been blacklisted by some other agency of which CAPART has been eventually informed. In such cases no more funds are further released to such Voluntary Organizations. Doubtful is yet another category wherein such Voluntary Organizations, against whom complaints are received and are under process of examination are placed

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This division is also responsible for processing of complaints against Voluntary Organizations received from different sources.

Vigilance : 

Vigilance The vigilance division is presently headed by Mr. Y.K. Singh (CVO -CAPART) assisted by Mr. D. K. Mund , Assistant Director CAPART . The Vigilance Division of CAPART was established in 1995 , mainly to keep a vigil on the activities of CAPART officials and initiate other preventive measures, in the organisation.

How to apply for a project : 

How to apply for a project CAPART supports project proposals from voluntary organisations working in rural areas. The Brochures and guidelines for different schemes are available from headquarters and Regional office. Proposals for projects above , amount should be submitted directly to CAPART headquarters.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Registration under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (or a State amendment of this Act), the Indian Trusts Act, 1862, or the Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920. At least three years of experience of working in the field after registration. A strong field presence and experience of mobilizing communities to act for development.

PROJECT APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION : 

PROJECT APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION Each project submitted to CAPART goes through a process of on-site pre-funding appraisal, to assess its feasibility in relation to the local situation, and the capacities and competence of the organisation proposing to implement it. In addition, each funded proposal is evaluated at the mid-term stage to allow for mid-course corrections. End-term evaluations and impact assessments complete the project cycle, and feed into the ongoing process of planning and strategising in each project division.

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Project appraisals and evaluations are carried out by experts drawn from the CAPART panel of project evaluators, which includes subject specialists from various disciplines. Empanelment is through a rigorous screening process, the main criteria being professional qualifications, an understanding of rural development and commitment to voluntary action for development.

GUIDELINES : 

GUIDELINES CAPART gives priority to voluntary organisations with a good track record and proven competence in community mobilisation and empowerment of disadvantaged groups. Organisations accessing CAPART support for the first time are required to submit their proposals only directly to concerned Regional office. Project proposals must be submitted in the proper format (included in each of the scheme guidelines) and must be accompanied by a complete organisation profile in the appropriate format (also included in the scheme guidelines).

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Case study.