ABSTRACT
Development of People, Community and
Nation is the continuous process matching to the dynamic needs of the targeted
groups and environment. Development has to be seen as two faces of the same
coin having economic development on one side and social development on the
other side and both should move together for positive output, growth, progress
and impact. The processes of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization,
have brought development on one side and on the other side widened the gap
between the urban and rural and rich and poor. The proposed people oriented
development has been shifted to business oriented development where the
promoters or investors were concentrated more on profits. Poverty and
Development are the cause and consequences of each other and every human
activity contributes for development resulting for positive change or negative
change as waste or both over the people and environment. The best efforts made
in the area of poverty alleviation supporting for Roti, Kapada and Makhan are still
facing limitations and water has been added for which people are struggling.
Nation has got its vision plan with several missions tuning to the targets of Sustainable
Development Goals to be achieved with specific framework. Waste generated along
with the processes of development do result several challenges and at the same
time open up opportunities for its effective management. The Government, Private
and CSO Partnership works for better inclusion with integrated and sustainable development.
The initiatives taken up have resulted for significant impact which are simple,
flexible, scalable, replicable and sustainable.
Key Words: Development, Waste, Growth, Utility, Benefits, Management, Community, Environment, Accessibility, Sustainability, Quality,
Mismanagement of the outputs or benefits of
Development, and its distribution to all on one side and on the other side waste
or pollution emerged do affect the health and wealth of the People, Environment
and Nation with inequality, wider gaps, crises, violence, marginalization,
isolation, migration, hazards, disasters and its unhealthy consequences.
GPC
Partnership
Development
is a continuous process and it is the primary responsibility of the Government
to work for the growth (both economical and social) of the people in general
and particularly PAPs, poor, marginalized and other vulnerable groups. In addition,
Government has accepted to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) tuning to its vision (Clean India, Green India, Digital India, Accessible
India, Skill India, MakeIn India, & Entrepreneurs India) of Modern India or
New India or Empowered India.
Government: Though it is the primary responsibility
of the Government to work for the growth of the people but it is the fact and reality
that Government do have several limitations in reaching and catering the people
living all over the Nation. The key limitations include: dominated by top down approaches
(TDAs), limited resources (both human and financial resources), fixed &
limited working or functional or organizational frame, poor or limited service delivery
systems (SDSs), limited control for monitoring and evaluation including auditing,
and poor or limited continuity (or sustainability) which affect the reach to
the targeted groups both quantitatively and qualitatively. In view of all such limitations
and challenges, Government looks for support from other stakeholders.
Private: Private Industries (including Corporate)
is also having social responsibility known as Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) to support the Government in achieving its targets of working for the growth
and development of people in general and particularly poor and other vulnerable
or marginalized groups. One of the key models of Private supporting the Government
is to work on the mode of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the selected developmental
area like: irrigation, power generation, mining, metro rail, roads, and other infrastructural
development projects. All such projects work on the model of build and operate
with dominance on its utility to the common public. In addition, Private can also
support for the Education, Employment, Health, Skill Development, Livelihoods, Environment,
and others matching to the needs of the local community and their area of activity
or project. In spite of doing some activities (major infrastructural projects)
by private to Government known as Public Private Partnership (PPP), still both
together do have limitations in reaching its objective of people’s growth and
development and needs the support of third player.
CSOs: Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs) also
known as Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are the voluntary service organization
working on not for profit motto. Majority of them are registered organizations
(as per the guideline of the Government both Central and State) and work for the
people’s growth and development by staying very near to them. CSOs work with
bottom up approaches (BUAs) by developing the working model based on the needs
of the people and community with better participation, accountability, responsibility
and transparency (PART) and thus make supports and services to the people with better
availability, accessibility and affordability (3As) with better quality and
sustainability. As they work for the people by the people, they utilize the local
resources to the maxim extent possible so that the adaptability and utilization
will be maximum with belonginess or ownership. CSOs do have flexibility to get resources
from Funding Agencies, Local Establishments, Donors and other well wishers. The
major limitation of CSOs is not having regular support of getting resources
either on project mode or onetime. In view of this, CSOs needs the support of
other stakeholders.
Initiatives
Author is having more than three decades
of experience in this area of working with Government, Private and CSOs and
some of the key initiatives taken up includes:
Ø
Awareness
cum Advocacy programmes organized on the models of development and its management
for selected stakeholders has motivated them to move towards inclusive,
integrated and sustainable development (IISD).
Ø
Mapping
and scanning for selected natural resources and its excavation has resulted for
the development of people and community with better sustainability and quality.
Ø
Use
of Geotools covering: Survey, Geological, Hydrological, Geophysical,
Geochemical, Drilling and other associated have supported for better mapping,
assessment, excavation, monitoring and evaluation. They have also supported for
the mapping and monitoring of waste generated from the selected developmental
projects.
Ø
Capacity
building and skill development of targeted groups has improved their employability
in open market, self employment, group (self help groups – SHGs) employment and
income generation programmes (IGPs) and thus got empowered both economically
and socially with improved quality of life (QOL).
Ø
Training
and workshops conduced for various groups have resulted for better transfer of technologies
from Lab to Land with better utility and outputs.
Ø
Mentoring
of selected CSOs working on various issues and needs of the people and
community resulted for their enhanced capacities with systems and values.
Ø
Use
of media (e-forums) has supported to reach the targeted groups and other
stakeholders with better connectivity, sharing and dissemination and thus supported
for value building.
Ø
Publications
made (both in National and International Journals) have got wide reach with
motivation for further study and research work.
Ø
The
initiatives made for the partnership of Government, Private and CSOs (GPC) have
got better acceptance for achieving inclusive, integrated and sustainable development
(IISD).
Ø
Some
of the CSOs mentored have got the support from Government, Private, Corporate, Financial
Institutes, Funding Agencies (both National and International Agencies), Foundations
and other supporting Agencies. The work done and impact created with systems and
values have got the acceptance both at National and International level by way
of Appreciations and Awards
Recommendations
In view of the needs and dynamics of the people
and community, it is necessary to continue the study and recommendations made include:
ü
To
create better Awareness cum Advocacy on the Developmental Activity or Projects
and its causes and consequences on People, Community, and Environment.
ü
To
promote Development for the people and by the people with better belongingness
and ownership.
ü
To support students to take up Project Works
and Research Study on the outputs and impact of Developmental Project with Community
Approaches.
ü
To
support Schools, Colleges and Universities to impart training cum capacity building
among the students for better sharing and participation.
ü
To
organize Trainings, Workshops and Seminars on the management of Development and
Waste with ecofriendly approach.
ü
To
promote the Partnership of Government, Private (Corporate) and CSOs on the mode
of DIME and PART.
ü To support for the empowerment of Communities with better preparedness for facing the hazards and disasters on the model of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
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Good opportunity for me and looking forward
With thanks
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