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20, December 2020
Elections to LSGs during pandemic


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  • Dr Dilip Singh, Hon’ble State Election Commissioner, Haryana
  • Shri. Prem Singh Mehra, Hon’ble State Election Commissioner, Rajasthan
24, January 2021

Inadequate devolution of 3Fs – functions, functionaries & funds to LSGs

  • Dr Ajit Ranade, Co-founder of ADR & Chief Economist of Aditya Birla Group
  • Dr M. Govinda Rao, Member, Fourteenth Finance Commission of India and Former Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
28, February 2021

Strategies to meet expectations of 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment

  • Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Union Cabinet Minister
04, March 2021
Journey of Grassroots Women in Local Bodies

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  • Jyoti Aughad, Sarpanch, Belmarkheda, Amravati,
  • Mangala Shirsat, Member, Panchayat Samiti & Block Panchayat, Akola,
  • Sunita Satpute, Corporator, Thane Municipal Corporation & Member, Maharashtra Mahila Parishad, Mumbra Unit.
  • Anchored by Bhim Raskar, Director, Resource and Support Centre for Development

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20, December 2020

Elections to LSGs during pandemic.

  • Dr Dilip Singh, Hon’ble State Election Commissioner, Haryana
  • Shri. Prem Singh Mehra, Hon’ble State Election Commissioner, Rajasthan
24, January 2021

Inadequate devolution of 3Fs – functions, functionaries & funds to LSGs

  • Dr Ajit Ranade, Co-founder of ADR & Chief Economist of Aditya Birla Group
  • Dr M. Govinda Rao, Member, Fourteenth Finance Commission of India and Former Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
28, February 2021

Strategies to meet expectations of 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment

  • Shri. Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Union Cabinet Minister
04, March 2021
Journey of Grassroots Women in Local Bodies.
  • Jyoti Aughad, Sarpanch, Belmarkheda, Amravati,
  • Mangala Shirsat, Member, Panchayat Samiti & Block Panchayat, Akola,
  • Sunita Satpute, Corporator, Thane Municipal Corporation & Member, Maharashtra Mahila Parishad, Mumbra Unit.
  • Anchored by Bhim Raskar, Director, Resource and Support Centre for Development

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The International Society for Human Awakening & Development is an organisation dedicated towards the holistic development and empowerment of various sections of the society. This is made possible through various activities ISHAD undertakes, building capacity and providing necessary support for knowledge building and development. ISHAD strives to be a dedicated and sustainable space for developing and incorporating several organisations, stakeholders and movements sharing the vision and objectives of ISHAD. The organisation promotes strengthening and creating of robust and sustainable structures at the grassroots level to empower and for holistic/inclusive development.

International Society for Human Awakening and Development.

The International Society for Human Awakening & Development is an organisation dedicated towards the holistic development and empowerment of various sections of the society. This is made possible through various activities ISHAD undertakes, building capacity and providing necessary support for knowledge building and development. ISHAD strives to be a dedicated and sustainable space for developing and incorporating several organisations, stakeholders and movements sharing the vision and objectives of ISHAD. The organisation promotes strengthening and creating of robust and sustainable structures at the grassroots level to empower and for holistic/inclusive development.

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Grassroots Democracy Platform, is a flagship program of ISHAD, formulated in 2019. GDP is primarily supported by four organizations: ISHAD, Association for Democratic Reforms, Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Resource and Support Centre for Development. The Platform is created with the motivation of bringing like-minded stakeholders working in the area of local democracy and their elections together.

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