Start date: October 2
Duration: 1 year
Full time

About the program :

• Studying about 73rd and 74th amendment of Indian constitution
• Studying Acts, GO's and notifications related to local government
• Studying News, Articles, Research papers related to local governance & decentralization
• Studying the different types of democratic systems and gramsabha
• Visiting the fields and taking surveys
• Compiling the data and publishing research papers

Learning opportunities :

• Gaining knowledge in Indian constitution
• Gaining knowledge about the rural governments and local governance
• Understanding the power structure and democracy
• Gaining knowledge in local economics and development
• Gaining knowledge in decentralization and devolution of powers

Skills: Basic knowledge on the current politics, Knowledge in Indian constitution & local governance

Who can apply:

Interested youngsters and students who can read and write in both Tamil and English
Persons who are willing to travel inside the rural of Tamil Nadu

Start date : Immediately
Duration : 6 month
Full time

About the program :

• Studying about VPDP and Central & State Finance commissions
• Studying Acts, GO's and notification issued by govt related to VPDP
• Studying News and articles related to VPDP
• Visiting the fields and taking surveys
• Compiling the data and making the research paper

Learning opportunities :

• Gaining knowledge about the rural development and local governance
• Understanding the power structure of our democracy
• Gaining knowledge in local economic and development
• Gaining knowledge in decentralization and devolution of power

Skills: Knowledge in Planning Process, Understanding on the schemes implementation

Who can apply:

Interested youngsters and students who can read and write in both Tamil and English
Persons who are willing to travel inside the rural of Tamil Nadu

Start date: Immediately
Duration : 3 months
Time : Part time

About the program :

• To Study & Understand the Acts, G.Os, Notifications and research papers related to MGNREGA
• Survey on the social, economical and political impacts of the MGNREGA
• Submitting research paper

Learning opportunities :

• Gaining knowledge about the scheme and act and social change
• Understanding the power structure of our democracy
• Gaining knowledge in overall Governance

Skills: current politics, knowledge in Indian constitution, knowledge in schemes implementation

Who can apply:

Interested youngsters and students who can read and write in both Tamil and English
Persons who are willing to travel inside the rural of Tamil Nadu.

Start date: Immediately
Duration : 2 months
Time: Full time

About the program :

• Studying the brief history of local body elections in Tamil Nadu since 1996.
• Compiling Timeline of events respect to local body elections since 2016
• Sample data collection on the impacts in the absence of elected representatives
• Referring Acts, G.O's and Notifications in respect to Local Governance
• Compiling data and submitting a position paper

Learning opportunities :

• Gaining knowledge in the Part IX of Indian constitution
• Understanding the administrative structure of the Central, State & Local Governments
• Politics at the grassroots level.
• Getting to know about various development programs by the Government and other development agencies

Skills: Basic documentation skills, Prior experience in doing survey would be appreciated

Who can apply:

Interested youngsters, students, working people who can read and write in both Tamil and English