Context
Over the years, different development policies and programmes have brought a significant change in the life and livelihoods of people in rural India. However, the rural-urban divide in the socio- economic conditions of people has been increasingly noticed. Interventions in rural contexts still lack innovation and collaboration. Moreover, rural professionals get further challenged with uncertainty and risk aversiveness. Adaptation of technology, improvement of skill matching to the needs of the emerging market and cost-effectiveness in livelihood interventions continue to be the grey areas in rural India. Moreover, managing development links to multiple dimensions including education, health, environment, climate change, disasters, skills, and finance in contemporary times. In this context, the role of Viksit Bharat 2047 of Government of India which promises to transform India towards a new world order of development, seems to be very crucial.
Objective
The overall objective of the conclave is to bring the leaders from development and business sectors into a common platform and discourse on various challenges and way forward with special reference to ‘Inclusive Rural Management in Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Innovation and Adaptation in CSR’.
Theme-1
Inclusive Rural Management in Viksit Bharat
The inclusive development with sustainability perspective in rural contexts have been challenged by the emerging complexities in the linkages among socio-economic, environmental and political, and governance dimensions of development. Moreover, it has been widely felt that development in rural contexts needs to be managed professionally with innovation and adaptation, collaboration, and risk management. The vision and initiatives of Viksit Bharat seem to have the potential to meet the aforesaid challenges.
In this context, the following questions need special attention:
In this context, the following important questions need special attention:
- What are the important frontiers of inclusive rural management?
- How innovation and collaboration are vital for inclusive rural management?
- What are the challenges and prospects of rural management professionals in accelerating the process of Viksit Bharat 2047?
- What are the roles and possibilities of institutional mechanisms in Viksit Bharat 2047?
- In the context of SDGs, what are the challenges and prospects of rural management professionals in ensuring development with a sustainability perspective in rural areas?
Theme-2
Innovation and Adaptation in CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India has gained significant attention in recent years due to the country’s increasing focus on sustainable development and the role of businesses and the corporate sector in achieving this goal. Many a corporates engage themselves in CSR initiatives mostly to enable the rural community in accessing quality education, health care services, better livelihood skills and opportunities, conserving the natural resources, protecting environment and biodiversity and the local culture and values. The role of CSR has been observed to be phenomenal in covering the last mile development and bringing happiness to those, who are otherwise not able to take care of themselves.
However, the following questions, in this context, need special attention:
- What are the professional challenges and way forward in enabling rural households to their sustainable livelihoods, access quality education and health care services, conserve natural resources, and protect biodiversity through CSR?
- What are the key dimensions and way ahead in ensuring collaboration, innovation and technology adaptation through CSR in the rural economy?
- What are the important mechanisms of supporting and co-creating in rural areas that need focused attention?
- How the CSR program can play a key role in overall rural development in achieving SDGs?
For further Information please Contact
Prof. Damodar Jena
Convenor
Prof. Debasish Mohapatra
Co-Convenor
Prof. Surendra Jena
Co-Convenor