"The convergence of efforts is important as if there is no convergence and participation from all the sections, the transformation of villages is not possible as it is the foundation to transform the villages in Maharashtra," said Fadnavis.
He was speaking at the inauguration programme 'CM Rural Development Fellow' by the Maharashtra Village Social Transformation Foundation.
The Maharashtra Village Social Transformation Mission was launched in August 2016 with an aim to address the important challenges faced by the most backward villages of the state.
The training of the candidates has been initiated at YASHADA. The selected Fellows will be based in the villages itself and be responsible for working with the field administration and ensuring on-ground execution of the Foundation's plans.
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The fellows will receive a week of induction training from YASHADA and Tata Trust, following which they will visit model villages like Ralegan Siddhi and Hivre Bazar. In the following week, they would be collecting data in their allotted villages.
While elaborating on the concept of the Fellowship programme, Fadnavis urged the selected candidates to begin their work with a holistic approach.
"Every problem faced by villages are interconnected. Mostly, they originate from poverty and lack of awareness about the governmental policies. You can change this picture with your holistic efforts," he said.
Fadnavis said that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadela has communicated to him that Microsoft is ready to offer connectivity to all these 1000- villages as software giant did with tribal village - Harisal in Melghat district.