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District admn signs MoU with Lekha Mendha gram sabha to enable them financial development through judicious utilisation of forest produce

Gadchiroli district administration, gram panchaya s to sign MoUs for sustainable development https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/gadchiroli-district-administration-gram-panchayats-to-sign-mous-for-sustainable-development-7777169/ February 16, 2022
On Wednesday, Lekha Mendha village sabha and the district administration signed an MoU in the regard. The scheme has been envisaged to uplift the living standards of the tribal population in Gadchiroli district as well as to create employment opportunities. District Collector Sanjay Meena said that the project has been undertaken keeping in mind the concepts of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. 

The Mendha-Lekha Village Model of Sustainable Development Involving Sharing of Common Resources for Rural Transformation - A Case Study of The Experiences of a Tribal Village in India M.V.Ashok & P.L. Kulkarni  https://www.livelihoods-india.org/uploads-livelihoodsasia/subsection_data/the-mendha---lekha-village-model-of-sustainable-development-involving-sharing-of-common-resources-for-rural-transformation---a-case-study-of-the-experiences-of-a-tribal-village-in-india-village-by-mvashok-and-pl-kulkarni.pdf 

The following are some important social impacts of the village initiative
towards self-rule and forest protection:
• Increased empowerment by striving and achieving the capacity and
confidence to assert their rights and reaching a stage where the
village is respected even in official circles. Today all government and
nongovernment people come to the village (if they need to), instead of
calling the villagers to their offices. They sit with them and converse with
them on equal terms and often in their language.
• Inclusion in decision-making processes.
• Established a reliable reputation as effective partners in development and
forest protection. Through a non-violent strategy Mendha has established
strong and good relationships with many government officials, who in
turn have helped them at many crucial points.
• Established informal yet strong institutional bodies. The village
has initiated a democratic and transparent process of informed
decisionmaking and implementation, which creates clarity in
understanding and collaboration in community effort.
• Stronger equity: They have created almost equal participation of all
villagers in the process of decision-making, including women and the
poor;
44 The Mendha-Lekha Village Model of Sustainable Development
• Inspired others: The village effort has set an example for many
surrounding villages, which have a lower economic status. Many villages
have begun to work towards the same model of fostering self-reliance and
a better quality of life.
• Managed financial transactions with confidence: The GS has its own bank
account and manages it well.
• Strengthened livelihood security to all: The GS tries to ensure basic
economic security to all villagers through access to forest resources or
other employment opportunities, including forest based industry like
honey and other NTFP collection.
• Strengthened inter-departmental coordination and cooperation among
various government agencies.
Villagers have achieved inter-agency coordination and cooperation among all
line agencies functional in their area