Strengthening Governance

Creating, supporting and encouraging leaders of tomorrow: strengthening governance

By creating platforms for collective action and with support from stakeholders, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation is helping to strengthen rural institutions and leaders to solve challenges and find solutions. Engaged with 965 Gram Panchayats (GPs) across 11 states, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation works towards institutional strengthening in cooperation with Gram Sabhas, Block and District Panchayats.

KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation contributes towards the preparation of an inclusive as well as participatory development plan in the form of Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs), ensuring ownership and effective implementation of plans made by Gram Sabha members.

Since 2017, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation has also worked with the Government of Maharashtra’s Village Social Transformation Foundation (VSTF) on a unique initiative – to transform 1,000 villages into ‘model villages’, by solving their social, economic, livelihood, infrastructure and connectivity challenges. During 2019-20, KENDRIYA VIKAS NIGAM Foundation directly supported 27 Gram Panchayats under the programme, catalysing their transformation into sustainable model villages through VSTF’s holistic development interventions. These initiatives are led on the ground by a specially trained cadre of Rural Development Fellows, who are deputed to each village to enhance service delivery.