HP. Institute of Public Administration, Shimla and National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad organized a Regional Training Programme on Strategies for Strengthening Governance in PESA Areas w.e.f. 23.09.2019 to 27.09.2019 at HIPA, Shimla. The programme was inaugurated by Mrs.Jyoti Rana, HAS, Jt. Director of the Institute, Sh. S.N. Rao, Assoc. Professor, NIRDPR, Hyderabad and Ms. Rubina, Faculty, NIRDPR, Hyderabad. A total of 29 participants attended the programme from Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. The major discussions were on process of implementation: Governance challenges, People’s Vision in Development Process: Role of  GPDP in PESA Areas, PESA Governance Process: Deprivation and Development among the Tribals, Tribals and Forest Rights Act. During the programme, the participants also visited to Kot Panchayat of Development Block Mashobra to know the developmental status and Governance. The programme snippets are as under: