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9.1 EXECUTIVE HUB
Ch 9 : ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE IUC-RD
It is proposed that an university-based executive hub should be the activating force
for the IUC-RD.
In view of the need to cover 18 Agro-Climatic Regions, a hub and spokes model will
be the most appropriate.
Thus the natural choice of the Executive is:
• The members of the Executive will be the coordinators of the Regional Platforms
for Knowledge Connectivity.
Since the leadership for knowledge connectivity for each agro-climatic region is
expected to be provided by a nodal institution from the concerned region these
executives are expected to be the Vice-Chancellors/Directors of these institutions
or their nominees.
• The Chairperson for the Executive will be an outstanding rural development
expert
9.2 REGIONAL HUBS
By region we mean roughly an agro-climatic region though this classification might
undergo mild changes from the point of view of geo-political administrative convenience. In
the formative phases the regions could simply mean the regions indicated in section 6.1.
At any rate the regional classification is from the point of view of natural resources
and supportive climates – both natural and man-made. For the chosen region there will be a
regional hub (Regional Platform for Knowledge Connectivity). We can Executive and
Council. The Executive will consist of sectoral, institutional representatives.
The sectors are concerned of the following:
Agricultural and natural resources (primary sector)
Scientific and industrial sector
Enterprise sector including banking, service and business
NGO farmers groups sector
Frontline institutions of the region representing the above sector will be
associated into the regional hub. Physical location of the regional hub will be in
an institute which has the maximum credentials for being called a regional
development institute. The Executive of the regional hub will thus made up of the
Coordinators of respective institutions. The first Chairperson of each regional hub
will normally be a chief of the institutions where regional hub is functioning.
Further, there will be a regional council consisting of representative of wider set of
institutions who would like to be active participants of the regional hub. In this council there
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