Setup
Setup
Infrastructure
- 3 AC class rooms with capacity of 40-40-60 and LCD projector
- 1 Computer laboratory with internet link and LCD projector
- 1 GIS (Geographic Information System) center
- 1 Meeting room cum conference room with LCD TV
- 1 Faculty room
- 1 Room for consultants
Core Faculty and Staff
SIRD had following core faculties during the period under report. It was supported by the staff as mentioned in the organizational flow charts shown on the opposite page.
Core Team – SIRD
| No | Designation | Name of the Member |
| 1 | Director | Shri Bharat J. Pathak, Rtd. IFS |
| 2 | Programmer | Ms. Janki Modh |
| 3 | Core Faculty (NRLM/GLPC/IAY) | Dr. Shaila Trivedi |
| 4 | Core Faculty (MGNREGA) | Mr. Anil Patel |
| 5 | Core Faculty (BRGF/RGPSA) | Ms. Neela Patel |
| 6 | Core Faculty (Watershed) | Shri Ramesh Patel |
| 7 | Core Faculty (SBM/SAGY/BNV) | Ms. Dipti Parmar |
| 8 | Project Engineer (GIS-Cgard) | Mr. Dhaval Parikh |
Approach
With an object to accelerate the process of Rural Development while ensuring social justice, decentralized planning and people's participation, SIRD has identified important development functionaries, government officials as well as representatives of Panchyati Raj, Civil Society, NGO and Citizens as the focus for capacity building. SIRD has prepared a strategy to build the capacity, increase efficiency and sensitivity through trainings, seminars, documentation, and action research with optimum use of available resources of SIRD at SPIPA including usage of latest technologies like GIS and SATCOM.