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Particulars of organization and its functions and duties

ORGANIZATION

The Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) was set up in September, 1986 by the amalgamation of the People's Action for Development India (PADI) and the Council for Advancement of Rural Technology (CART). It is a Society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and operates as an autonomous body under the aegis of the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, with Headquarters at New Delhi. The principal aim of CAPART is to involve the people through non-governmental voluntary organization in the implementation of developmental programmes and need based innovative projects. CAPART works towards creating people's movement for development in the rural areas by means of higher degree of social mobilization, lowering of social barriers and empowerment of the rural poor.

Director General who is the Chief Executive Officer of CAPART is assisted by two Deputy Director Generals and a Chief Vigilance Officer with supporting staff to carry out the mandate of CAPART. CAPART has 9 Regional Centres called Regional Committee located at Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Dharwad, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Patna for looking after the work on the decentralized basis of the areas / jurisdiction assigned to each one of them.

FUNCTIONS / DUTIES OF CAPART

1. Promotion of voluntary action through grass root planning, organization of seminars and workshops ;
2. Providing a platform for sharing and dissemination of knowledge and experience ;
3. Providing funding support to innovative need based projects ;
4. Encouraging voluntary organizations to collaborate amongst themselves by developing networks amongst them ;
5. Selection and encouragement of innovative technologies and their dissemination ;
6. Reduction of rural poverty ;
7. Generation of awareness for conservation of the environment and natural resources ;
8. Providing minimum needs in respect of safe drinking water, sanitary conditions etc.