Decentralized Planning

CYSD promotes the Panchayat Resource Centres with an aim is to generate a strong information base, to disseminate that information widely, and to develop the capacities of people at different levels of the PRIs, and local civil society organizations who assist them. Apart from providing a resource centre for the Panchayat or block, the centres also follow up on any training or village-level planning done by CYSD, including micro-planning exercises. The Panchayat Resources Centres run awareness campaigns on local issues. The PRCs are set up and run by motivated local community based organizations (CBOs) with support from CYSD. Generally one CBO member has overall responsibility for each centre while a group of members runs the centres on a rotation basis. CYSD provides material support in the form of leaflets, posters and other materials relating to issues of governance and training guidelines for the people running the centres. 

CYSD serves as a platform in facilitating linkages between people’s plans, and development schemes and programmes. The participatory micro-plans developed at the Gram Panchayat level, are effectively linked with other developmental programmes.

CYSD has been facilitating People Centered Advocacy processes to initiate community level advocacy on locally identified and prioritized issues. This facilitating of Micro Plans led to the creation of a scope for participatory and further need based planning, equipping people with skills of problem analysis, prioritization, resource mapping and formulation of development agenda for their community.

Intensifying Micro Planning Process

Bottom - Up Planning