Subject(s): Reports of local initiatives in strengthening local governance -- Vadakarapathy and Eruthenpathy gram panchayats - Maithri -- Planning and implementation of short term NRM plans, planning of long term NRM plans, resource center, capacity building, Amudasurabhi -- Agriculture : Sustainable agriculture, comprehensive plan for water management, rural habitat- cost effective housing, community water quality monitoring, program on sanitation, renewable energy programs -- Community health monitoring system, community education centers, women status study -- Social welfare : Assistance for implementing social welfare programs, schemes to support destitute women abandoned women, young widows and divorcees, assistance for implementing the ashraya program for destitute, monetary support for destitute -- Local economic development :Monetary support for rural poor for income generation, Project formulation and support to SC/ST sections for income generation, support for implementation of watershed works, Kerala vikasana padhathi- watershed works, soil and water conservation model construction in school and gram panchayt compound, Western ghat development program, NABARD watershed development program -- Development of participatory tools : Water budgeting, tools for environment impact assessment -- Good practices : Neighborhood groups, PRA tools, appropriate capacity building efforts, enabling environment, convergence, social auditing