Dr. MCR HRD Institute of Telangana has recently established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Capacity Building for Right to Information (RTI) and Gram Sabha. The project sanctioned by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, seeks to strengthen Citizen Centric Governance at the Village Level by promoting people’s participation, transparency and accountability in the local self government institutions at the village level, i.e., the Gram Panchayats and the Gram Sabhas.

The CoE’s primary objectives are to strengthen the functioning and effectiveness of Gram Sabhas which are the basic level decision making entities at the village level through improving access to public information at the grassroots. It aims to improve attendance and active public participation in Gram Sabhas, promote transparency and participatory decision-making and ensure accountability.
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