Public Consultation


ACS Formulation
Public Consultation: Public consultations are a part of the strategy formulation process in which local opinion is sought regarding sustainable development issues at the district level. The recommendations herein will later feed into the main strategy document. These public consultations ensure the participation of stakeholders at the grassroots and contribute towards increased local involvement in the overall development process. The process of ACS public consultations was extensive and was taken to the 57 union councils of the District in which more than 2500 persons participated. In all, 60 meetings were held throughout the length and breadth of the District.
Two standard forms were used for the public consultations. The first form was used for collection of baseline data of the Union Council and second for listing of issues as identified for intervention.The process of consultations was brought together in a report at the end of the phase. This report described the issues identified in the consultations and assigned priorities to them in accordance with the frequency with which they were raised and prioritization in individual meetings.
Women's Consultations: Women constitute nearly 50% of the total population of the District. To ensure maximum participation of all the society i.e. male and female, it was planned to consult women groups in the District in order to incorporate their views regarding issues in sustainable development in the conservation strategy for the District. For the said purpose, 15 separate meetings with women groups were arranged in the District, with the help of SRSC.
Priority Areas of ACS: The public consultations resulted in the identification and prioritization of the following sectors: 1. Communications 2. Education 3. Drinking water 4. Governance 5. Electricity 6. Health 7. Land erosion 8. Unemployment Public consultations were followed by development of sectoral papers by experts. The Seventeen sectoral papers that have been produced as part of ACS are as under : 1. Infrastructure development 2. Education 3. Drinking water 4. Energy 5. Health and population 6. Agriculture and horticulture 7. Livestock and poultry 8. Forests and watershed 9. Biodiversity, parks and protected areas 10. Grazing lands and fodder reserves 11. Waste water and solid waste management 12. Poverty Alleviation and enterprise development 13. Gender and environment 14. Ecotourism 15. Culture 16. Mining 17. Fisheries
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