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7.1 ILLUSTRATIONS
7.1.1 AGRO-CLIMATIC REGION: “GUJARAT PLAIN AND HILL REGIONS”
The following chart furnishing outline of certain institution indicates possibility of
multi-disciplinary knowledge hubs in the agro-climatic region namely “Gujarat Plain and
Hill Regions”.
Professional
Typical Institution Remarks on the
Dimension
Institution
Regional rural • Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad Both the institutions
development • Institute of Rural Management, together can help plan for
Anand
the development of rural/
tribal areas.
Regional planning CEPT university An unique institute in landuse
planning of the rural
region
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Development Nationally renowned
development Institute, Bhat
entrepreneurship training
centre
Health CEHAT, CHETNA An NGO, well-known for
health initiative
Environment N.M. Sadguru Water and
Environmental institutes
Development Foundation
with specialization in
AKRSP, DSC
watershed
Specific livelihood NDDB, GCMMF, emerging These institutions are
direction
Producer Companies in Saurashtra
Venkateshwara Hatcheries, SEWA
Rural, Private Corporations.
nationally known frontliners
From a perusal of the above chart indicates that (if a platform could be provided) by
the participation of the above typical institutions it is possible to bring out a bottom-up style
of above planning. In addition these institutions would also serve as a network for
implementation, monitoring, policy formation etc.
7.1.2 THE EXAMPLE OF AGRO-CLIMATIC-REGION: SOUTHERN PLATEAU
TO HILL REGION
Professional
Typical Institution Remarks on the
Dimension
Institution
Regional rural Gandhigram Rural University, Country’s only functional
development Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
Central Rural (Deemed)
University
Regional planning Institute of remote sensing
These institutes together
• Anna University
have the infrastructure for
• MIDS, Chennai
model regional planning
Entrepreneurship Centre for Entrepreneurship One of the eight CEDs set
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