Acknowledgements

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GVT is committed to the goal of developing, implementing, and disseminating the policies and programmes for poverty reduction in rural Rainfed areas of India. GVT has become the pioneer implementing organisation to work consistently for Rural Livelihoods at national level in both Eastern and Western India for over more than a decade. This workshop on "Partnership for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Rainfed Tribal Areas" forms a stepping-stone to march ahead unitedly to strengthen our goal through building partnership.

We extend our sincere thanks to all the senior officials from the Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Forests and Environments, Planning Commission, GOI. Senior officials and delegates from different State Govts, State Universities, Institutions, National and International Organisations for their support and participation.

We express their our sincere thanks to the Organisations and individuals who had extended their full support towards the success of the workshop.

Our gratitude to DFID, New Delhi for funding and support to GVT.

We are thankful to the Managing Director, KRIBHCO and all other officials from KRIBHCO for their fraternal support to GVT in this workshop.

We thank all Press and Media personnel for the wide coverage of the workshop.

Our special gratitude to all Jankars whose presence in the workshop as well as in the villages make GVT's objective successful.

Our special thanks to Shri Balvinder Kumar, Joint Secretary, (Fertilizers) for his immense support and encouragement towards the success of the workshop.

We are thankful to Mr. A.K. Srivastava, Additional Commissioner (Forestry), Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operation and his team members for providing constant support to wards the success of the workshop. I also thank to his team member Dr. Shekhar Sarbhai for hosting the web site and development of CD for the workshop.

Lastly all the staff of GVT are specially acknowledged for their valuable contribution towards the success of this workshop.

Amar Prasad
Chief Executive Officer
Gramin Vikas Trust