# Plot No.11, Sri Venkata Sai Nilayam, Thummalagunta
Chittoor, Andhra & Telangana
0877-2244777
Contact: Dr. D. Sundar Ram ( Chief Functionary )
Mobile Number: 09441245085
E-mail: drsundarram@gmail.com
Website: www.agrasri.org.in
Activities:
Youth
AIMS
The main aims of the Academy are:
a)To cater the needs of elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions, Municipal bodies and administrative personnel of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Nagar Palika administration;
b)To bridge the communication gap between the officials and non-officials of the Panchayati Raj and Nagar Palika Institutions;
c)To conduct innovative study and research on contemporary political and socio-economic issues and problems in an inter-disciplinary perspective and to make available its findings and recommendations to the key policy makers at the helm of affairs for an appropriate action;
d)To open a new vistas of the Academy’s programmes to various professional organisations in India and abroad for strengthening grassroots democratic theories and ideas; and
e)To build a regional, national and international networks with organisations working on grassroots studies and research.
OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of the Academy are to:
1.promote and conduct research on a multi-dimensional facets of the human development in rural India;
2.provide facilities for research, training and extension work related to the development and welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Women, Youth, Children and other Weaker Sections of the Society;
3.develop a professionally managed well equipped Village Resource Centre with data base to fulfill a long standing demand for establishment of Rural Skills Development Centre in Andhra Pradesh;
4.organise and facilitate Conferences, Seminars, Colloquiums, Special Lectures, Symposia and Round-Table Meetings on grassroots studies and contemporary issues for the dissemination of knowledge from the innovative study and research at the micro and macro levels;
5.organise and conduct a Diploma and Certificate Courses in Panchayati Raj and Rural Management, leading to Diploma/Certificate in Grassroots Governance and Public Affairs Management;
6.undertake development studies and research projects sponsored by the Union and State Governments, International Agencies and Foundations;
7.institute fellowships and awards in honours of distinguished policy makers and scholars;
8.organise and conduct Capacity Building & Training Programmes, Workshops, Orientation & Refresher Courses for the elected representatives of PRI’s and Municipal bodies to create knowledge base, develop skills and understanding of various dimensions of rural and urban transformation;
9.invite social scientists and researchers to the Institute to pursue their own advanced research and/or to contribute to research and other activities of the Institute ;
10.offer consultancy services to the Local, State and Union Governments of India and other funding agencies/organisations;
11.publish research works of high standard in the form of books, monographs, working papers, occasional papers, reports, and other literature on Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Women Empowerment, Youth Development and Grassroots Governance in particular and social sciences in general;
12.forge close functional relationships with sister institutes, centers of higher learning and research foundations in India and abroad;
13.bring out The Grassroots Governance Journal (Bi-annual), for the advancement of knowledge in social sciences and to encourage dialogue on developmental problems of grassroots democratic institutions;
14.organise the Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture and confer the Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi National Awards (in 7 categories) and Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna Award to the distinguished personalities and elected representatives of PRI’s, in recognition of their laudable contributions and services to the nation;
15. accept any grants, gifts, donations and subscriptions whether in cash or securities and of property, either movable or immovable, in furtherance of the objectives of the Institute; and
16.undertake all such lawful activities as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above - mentioned objectives.
MISSION
The mission of Academy is to enhance the people’s participation in development programmes and sound management of rural local self-governments through grassroots democracy and process of democratic decentralisation in the from of statutory Panchayati Raj Institutions, as self sufficient Village Republics in India.
The major research thrust of Academy is in the areas of Grassroots Governance (Panchayati Raj), Urban Governance (Nagar Palikas), Women Empowerment, Youth Development, Socio-economic Development and allied subjects. The Academy shall strive to open new vistas of development dialogue between the micro and macro approaches on the grassroots democracy support initiatives for generating new ideas and dissemination of its knowledge for fulfilling people’s aspirations for genuine Village Republics in India, through research, training, workshops, seminars, orientation and refresher courses.
