Council
for Advancement of People’s Action & Rural Technology
(CAPART)
Recognising the need for an organisation that would
coordinate and catalyse the development work of voluntary
agencies in the country, particularly to ensure smooth flow of
benefits to the underprivileged and socio-economically weaker
sections of society, Government of India, in September, 1986 set
up the Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural
Technology (CAPART), a registered society under the aegis of the
Department of Rural Development, by merging two autonomous
bodies, namely, People’s Action for Development of India
(PADI) and Council for Advancement of Rural Technology (CAPART).
The main
objectives of the CAPART are :-
- To encourage,
promote and assist voluntary action for the
implementation of projects intending enhancement of rural
prosperity.
- To Strengthen
and promote voluntary efforts in rural development with
focus on injecting new technological inputs;
- To act as a
catalyst for the development of technology appropriate
for rural areas.
- To promote,
plan, undertake, develop, maintain and support
projects/schemes aimed at all-round development, creation
of employment opportunities, promotion of self-reliance,
generation of awareness, organisation and improvement in
the quality of life of the people in rural areas through
voluntary action.
CAPART made useful
contribution towards the implementation of the following
programmes/schemes :
| 1. Jawahar Rozgar Yojana |
(Now renamed as Gram Samridhi
Yojana (JGSY) |
| 2. Development of Women &
Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA) |
The Schemes DWCRA, IRDP, MWS have
been merged in single scheme renamed as Swarnjayanti Gram
Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) |
| 3. Integrated Rural Development
Programme (IRDP) |
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| "2". Million Well Scheme
(MWS) |
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| 5. Accelerated Rural Water Supply
Programme (ARWSP) |
|
| 6. Central Rural Sanitation
Programme (CRSP) |
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| 7. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) |
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| 8. Panchayati Raj (PR) |
|
| 9. Promotion of Voluntary Action in Rural
Development (PC)
|
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| 10. Organisation of Beneficiaries
(OB) and Social Animators Training (SAT) 11. Advancement of
Rural Technology Scheme (ARTS)
|
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| 12. Watershed Development |
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| 13. Assistance to
NGOs/V.A.S. |
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Regional Centres
5. With a view to
bringing CAPART nearer to the people and to ensure closer inter
action between CAPART and voluntary agencies at the grass-root
level, functioning of CAPART has been decentralised by setting up
of nine Regional Committees/Regional Centres at Jaipur, Lucknow,
Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Guwahati
and Dharwad. The Regional Committee are empowered to sanction
project proposals to voluntary agencies upto an outlay of Rs.
10.00 lakh in their respective regions.
- Since its
inception and upto 31.12.1998, the CAPART has sanctioned
18126 projects of Rs. "2"95.20 crore. Against
this, an amount of Rs. 363.8"2" crore has been
released.
Funding Pattern
The quantum of
assistance is normally decided on the basis of the nature of the
project and the capability of the organisation to take up the
project/to handle the funds requested. On acceptance of the terms
and conditions, CAPART releases sanctioned funds in suitable
instalments depending upon the nature of the project, quantum of
assistance involved and the proportion of assistance to be
mobilised from other sources including beneficiaries
contribution.
Implementing Agency
NGOs are provided
financial assistance through CAPART.
Monitoring &
Evaluation
CAPART has fairly
well developed monitoring system. CAPART projects are monitored
with the help of its own officers and external monitors. CAPART
has a system of empanelling project Evaluators on different
subjects. CAPART projects are monitored at
three different
stages:-
- Pre funding
appraisal
- Mid terms
appraisal
- Post
Evaluation