MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a) The annual membership contribution of India to Afro-Asian Rural Development
Organisation (AARDO) is US $ 106,000.
(b) The year wise contribution for the last three years to AARDO is as under:
Year Annual contribution
2003 US $ 106,000
2004 US $ 106,000
2005 US $ 106,000
(c) AARDO is a forum with which India is closely associated so as to further cooperation in
the field of rural development in the member countries. Our contributions have helped the
Organisation to sustain its main activities such as human resource development and development
of pilot projects through partnership with the rural beneficiaries, addressing the basic physical
and social infrastructure, transfer of technology and poverty alleviation programmes through
income and employment generating activities.
(d) AARDO in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs has organized various
training courses with the participation from different countries including India on subjects such
as
(i) Promotion of Micro Enterprises,
(ii) Assessment and Transfer of Indian Technology
(iii)
Information Storage and Retrieval System
(iv) Small Enterprises Management Consultancy
(v)
Small Enterprises policy and promotion
(vi) Total Quality Management and ISO 9000/QS9000
(vii) Empowerment of Women through Enterprises
(viii) Rural Industry Promotion in
Developing Economies
(ix) Data Warehousing and Data Mining
(x) Adoption of Indian
Technologies for sustainable Industrial Development
(xi) Training Methods and skill for
managers
(xii) Promotion of Export oriented Agro Industries
(xiii) Small Industry Financing –
Approaches and Strategies
(xiv)Strategies for sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
(xv) Textile Training Quality Control, Textile Extension etc.
