The engagement covers strengthening the convergence of Panchayati Raj institutions with Self Help Groups for Solid Waste Management in Gram Panchayats & Public Health centers for Community Health Monitoring ; strengthening Gram Panchayat Standing Committees ; strengthening the performance of Panchayat Functionaries.
Engagement Highlights
- Conducted mapping of 8,395 rural Health and Wellness Centers and 5,960 Gram Panchayats to create Jan Arogya Samithis and empower these committees for decentralized healthcare service delivery
- Submitted recommendations as part of the Social Justice Standing Committee to frame rules for Governance and Services under the Panchayati Raj Act.
- Submitted recommendations for strengthening solid waste management through Gram Panchayats.
Smt Uma Mahadevan is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre who is currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj) in Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Govt of Karnataka. She holds a postgraduate degree in English literature and has also authored multiple articles/publications on culture and development issues.
She has served in multiple capacities at the centre and the state, prominent among them in the Departments of Women & Child Development, Planning, Agriculture, Education, and Health & Family Welfare. She has also served in the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
She has been a member of the ECCE Taskforce set up by the Ministry of Women & Child Development. As Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj), she guides the three tier panchayat raj institutions towards the holisitic development of rural areas in Karnataka state. A person known to be an expert in her sector with deep passion for inclusive change.
Interdisciplinary professional with nearly two decades of experience in education, capacity building and advocacy. Her key areas of work have been in the realm of participatory governance and sustainability
Career:
Founder, Jalmitra | ex - Indian Institute of Human Settlements, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Energy and Development
Education:
MA, Environmental Economics, M.Sc and Ph.D, Environmental Science
