ABOUT:

Mr. Ganpati K Chadre has been working as a Social Worker at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur Campus since 2008. He is recognized as a comprehensive self-motivated, goal-oriented and dedicated social worker with excellent communication skills, excellent leadership skills, program management and organizational skills with over 15 years of experience in grassroots rural development as well as social and administrative sectors.

With a background in social work, community organization and rural development, he has successfully held the responsibilities of social worker and project coordinator in 10 field action projects, 5 research projects and several missions and initiatives like sustainable agriculture, watershed management, and COVID-19. He has trained over 3000 people including Sarpanchs, Women SHG Members, Farmers, Government Officials, NGO representatives and students on PRA Watershed Development, Organic Farming, Rainwater Harvesting, Jal Jeevan Mission, Child Marriage, as a State Level Master Trainer and Subject Expert In addition, he organized and actively participated in different trainings, workshops, conferences, webinars, and seminars, as well as serving as a resource person in a variety of social work fields.

He is working on field action projects and also they conduct PRA classes for BA & MA students from 2018 onwards. He coordinates the fieldwork of the MASW Rural Development and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses. He has successfully responsibility handled 823 student fieldwork coordinators and 161 student fieldwork supervisors. He works as a member of various committees on campus as well as a representative of TISS on various administrative committees at the district and taluka levels. He likes to do various challenging tasks. He has also received various awards as the best social worker at the state, district, and taluka levels for his outstanding work in the social sector. He has participated in the Faculty Development Program on Social Work Education in India: Issues and Challenges - 2019 as well as National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 Community Engagement - 2022.

He was selected as the Young Social Worker for the 2011 India-China Youth Exchange Program in China by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India for his outstanding work in the social sector. He had the privilege of felicitating the Honorable President of China Wen Jiabao by donning a Gandhi cap on behalf of the Indian youth. His interviews on various topics have been aired on various TV channels and Akashvani Kendra (FM) radio. He was given the opportunity to present the Field Action Project at the 167th Governing Body meeting held at TISS in Mumbai on April 5, 2013.

EXPERTISE & AREAS OF INTEREST:                     

• Community Organization
• Rural Development
• Personality & Leadership Development for Youth & Women
• Rain Water Harvesting & Watershed Management.
• Sustainable Agriculture, Environment & Livelihood
• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
• Social Work Trainer

ADMINISTRATION & ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• He has been working on field action projects from Oct 2008 onwards
• MASW in Rural Development Programme Fieldwork Coordination & Supervision from 2018 onwards
• MA in Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fieldwork Coordination from April 2022 onwards
• Internship Field Coordinator from 2023 onwards
• They conduct PRA classes for BA & MA students from 2018 onwards
• Coordination of various Social Work and other Schools and Colleges University students’ & Faculties visits and Government Department Officer visits from 2008 onwards
• In charge of Biodiversity Park (Ten Guntha) from Jan 2024 onwards
• Coordinator of Miyawaki Park at TISS, Tuljapur from 2023 onwards
• Coordination of MHRD/UGC Programmes/Campaign/Abhiyans & Days
• Work as a Multidisciplinary Team

FIELDWORK COORDINATION & SUPERVISION:

• He worked as fieldwork coordinator of 981 students of MASW in Rural Development (RD) course from 2015 to February 2025 and also as fieldwork supervisor of 197 students.
• He worked as fieldwork coordinator of 70 students of MA in Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SIE) course from 2021 to Oct 2023
• He worked as Internship Field Coordinator of 59 students of BA & MA courses from 2025

COMMITTEE MEMBER AT TISS TULJAPUR CAMPUS

•  Representative of the Sindhphal Gram Panchayat Hearing Authority - 2023
•  Waste Management Committee - 2023
• Task Force Management Committee - 2023

BLOCK & DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE MEMBER

• Member of the District Educational Quality Promotion and Innovation Initiatives Committee - 2021
• Member of Mission Vatsalya Coordinating Committee Tuljapur Block - 2021
• Member of the District Advisory Committee Member for Youth Development Nehru Yuva Kendra,  Osmanabad - 2016
• Tuljapur Block Vishaka Committee - 2020
• Agricultural Sustainable Integrated Development District Committee – 2022

WORKED AS AN INVESTIGATOR/SUBJECT EXPERT COMMITTEE MEMBER AS TISS REPRESENTATIVE

• Marathwada Division Level Verification Committee Head in Sant Gadge Baba Swachata Abhiyan
• Inspection team member in Ashram School Evaluation Solapur District
• The judge in State Level Speech Competition organized by Yuva Sapandan Sanstha, Tuljapur
• District Level Examiner in Hirkani Nav Udyojak Maharashtrachi SHG’s Group Innovative Idea Competition

WORKED ON BLOCK & DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEES AS TISS REPRESENTATIVE

• District Farmer Suicide, Committee
• District Women & Child Development, Committee
• Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Osmanabad
• Child Marriage Prevention District Task Force, Committee
• District-level Child Marriage Elimination Study Committee
• District Advisory Committee Nehru Yuva Kendra, Osmanabad
• District NITI Aayog Committee
• Maharashtra Rural Livelihood Mission, Committee
• District Skill Development, Committee
• Baliraja Chetana Abhiyan, Committee
• District Organic Farming Coordination Committee
• National Tobacco Control Programme Committee
• District Educational Quality Promotion and Innovation Initiatives Committee
• District Disaster Management Committee
• Tuljapur Block Mission Vatsalya Coordinating Committee
• Tuljapur Block Vishaka Committee

WORKED IN BELOW FIELD ACTION PROJECTS: 

• Promotion of Stakeholders Participation Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Development (Agricultural Technology Management Agency) (TISS-ATMA), Sponsored by TISS, Mumbai & ATMA, Osmanabad. Oct 2, 2008, to March 31, 2010.
• Promotion of Stakeholders, Institutions in Sustainable Farm-Based Livelihoods. (TISS-ATMA) Sponsored by TISS, Mumbai & ATMA, Osmanabad April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011.
• Drought Mitigation Project, Sponsored by TATA Motors, Pune and TISS, Mumbai May 2013 to Oct 2013
• Building Sustainable Rural Livelihoods through Community Leadership, Effective Governance and Appropriate Technology (TISS-ATMA), Sponsored by ATMA, Osmanabad, and TISS, Mumbai Nov 2013 to March 2014.
• Opportunities for Youth Engagement Programme in Osmanabad District, Maharashtra, Sponsored by Sodexo & ISS, Mumbai Feb to May 2018.
• Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Sponsored by IIT, Delhi August 2019 -2020.
• Counseling on “Appropriate Tool of Providing Psycho-Social Support to the Covid-19 Affected Families” in Osmanabad District (Phase-I) 2019 to 2021 Sponsored by TISS Tuljapur & Cohesion Foundation Trust Tuljapur.
• Corona Counselling Helpline, Osmanabad (Phase-II) 2021 to 2022 Sponsored by TISS Tuljapur & Cohesion
• Disaster and Beyond Project Lohara Block since 01 Sep 2021 Sponsored by True North Manager LLP and Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Mumbai
• Community Sustainable Development Field Action Project in Tuljapur & Lohara Block villages – 2023 - Sponsored by TISS, Tuljapur

WORKED IN BELOW RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• NT/DNT Communities Research Project, Sponsored by TISS, Tuljapur Oct 17 to Nov 17, 2011
• Revisiting Strategic Research and Extension Plan (SREP) of Osmanabad District, Sponsored by ATMA, Osmanabad April 2014 to Dec 2014.
• Impact of Alcoholism on Women, Sponsored by TISS, Tuljapur 2018.
• Chanda Te Banda Project, Sponsored by the Government of Maharashtra Placed in Sindhudurg District 2017
• Farmers Distress and Impacts of Baliraja Chetana Abhiyan, Osmanabad District, Maharashtra, Sponsored by District Superintendent Agriculture Office (DSAO), Osmanabad Under the Baliraja Chetana Abhiyan March 2016 to Feb 2018.

• ORGANIZING & PARTICIPATED TRAININGS PROGRAMS: 49
• ORGANIZING & PARTICIPATED WORKSHOPS: 41
• PARTICIPATED SEMINARS: 4        
• PARTICIPATED CONFERENCES: 5
• PARTICIPATED WEBINARS: 5
• PARTICIPATED IN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: 3
• PARTICIPATED IN COVID-19 & OTHER ONLINE SESSIONS: 14

DELIVERED THE VARIOUS LECTURES AS A RESOURCE PERSON/ TRAINER/SUBJECT EXPERT: 129

Major ones are;

Delivered the below Subject Lectures

• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
• Agriculture Development & Watershed Management
• Personality Development & Career Guidance
• Addiction
• Importance of Self Help Group (SHG
• Youth & Women Empowerment
• Rain Water Harvesting
• Sanitation
• Importance of People's Participation in Government Programmes
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Contribution in India
• West Management
• Organic Farming
• Life Skill Education
• Environment
• Viksit Bharat@2047

PUBLICATIONS:

BOOK:Published on Farmers Success Story by TISS-ATMA Project-2010

RESEARCH:

• Role of Non-Government Organizations on Rural Development
• Case Studies of ‘Deserted Women’ in Tuljapur: Narratives of Silent Struggles and Resistance Aparajita Bakshi1 Ganesh Chadre2

NEWS PAPER ARTICLES:

• Rain Water Harvesting Technics – June 1, 2013, Dainik Sakal News Paper
• Importance of Famers Contribution - July 10, 2022, Dainik Lokshashan News Paper
• Child Marriage - June 4, 2022, Dainik Lokshashan News Paper

AWARDS:

• Awarded for outstanding contributions to the Environment by Green Marathwada Conclave – 2025.
• In recognition of exemplary contribution to campus ecological development and sustainable farming demonstrations. This appreciation acknowledges dedicated efforts in promoting environmental awareness, organic practices and student engagement in sustainability initiatives at TISS Tuljapur - 26 Jan 2025
• Best Mentor Award - Awarded by: Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST), Dharashiv 2024
• Awarded Best Corona Counselling, Behaviour Awareness Generation & Campaigns for Vaccination Drives by TISS and Cohesion Foundation Trust - 2021
• Appreciation of Covid - 19 Awareness Programme work by Regional Coordinating Institute of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Vidyapith - 2021
• Best Social Worker Award by Rotary Club, Tuljapur – 2013
• Best Social Worker Award by Shri Bal Hanuman Ganesh Mandal, Osmanabad - 2012
• Best Social Worker Award by Apsinga Mahotsav Committee - 2012
• Osmanabad District Yuva Award, by NYK, Osmanabad - 2009-2010
• Maharashtra State Yuva Award, by NYK, Maharashtra & Goa Mandal, Mumbai – under the Youth Programme & Sports Ministry Government of India - 2009-2010
• Best Award for Rain Water Harvesting Work By Kalyan Sagar Yuva - Manch, Tuljapur - 2006
• Leprosy Awareness Campaign Appreciation by Rotary Club, Tuljapur on Jan 30, 2004
• Plus Polio Awareness Campaign Appreciation by Rotary Club, Tuljapur on Jan 4 & Feb 22, 2004
• HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign Appreciation by Rotary Club, Tuljapur on Dec 1, 2003
• Sant Gadge Baba Gram Swachata Abhiyan (Sanitation Campaign), Appreciation by Municipal Council, Tuljapur - 2003

APPRECIATION:

• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating the Rural Community Visit – 2023 by School of Law Rights & Constitutional Governance, TISS, Mumbai
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating the G-20 Program - 2023 by TISS, Tuljapur Campus.
• Appreciation for Participation in the Meri Mati Mera Desh Program - 2023 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Government of India
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating and Facilitating the Rural Experiential Learning (REL) Visit – 2022 by School of Public Policy and Governance, TISS, Hyderabad.
• Appreciation for Successfully coordinating & organizing the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan - 2022 by TISS, Tuljapur Campus
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating & Conducting JSW Fellows PRA Training Program by ivolunteer 2022.
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating & Conducting Life Skill Education Training Program by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Osmanabad - 2018
• TISS Immersion Program - 2021 Excellent Fieldwork Coordination Appreciation by Karjat Jamkhed Integrated Development Foundation
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordination & organizing the 8th National Rural Youth Festival 2016 by TISS, Tuljapur Campus
• Appreciation for serving as the Judge of the State Level Speech Competition organized by Yuva Spandan and Marathwada Sanstha, Tuljapur – Year 2014, 2015 & 2016
• Appreciation for Successfully coordinating & organising the National Rural Youth Festival 2013 by TISS, Tuljapur Campus
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating and Facilitating the Field Exposure Visit –by Certificate Course in Rural Development & Decentralized Planning (CRDDP), TISS, Hyderabad.
• Appreciation for Successfully Coordinating the Internship Program – by School of Social Sciences, Solapur University – June 2011

ACHIEVEMENTS: A

• Participated as a Young Social Worker in the India-China Youth Exchange Programme in China - 2011
• He had the privilege of felicitating Honorable China President Wen Jiabao by donning a Gandhi Cap on behalf of the Indian youth.
• He had Presented Field Action Project Activities at the 167th Meeting of the Governing Board at TISS, Mumbai, April 5, 2013
• He had participated in the Krishi Darshan program on Rural Livelihood Issues aired on Doordarshan, Sahyadri Channel between (May 29, 2011, June 12 and 24, 2011).
• He had been participated in the Osmanabad Akshwani Kendra (FM) Radio talks on the All India Radio Programme Kisaan Vani on Rain Water Harvesting and Environment.
• A demonstration was given on Water Management Techniques initiated by me in TISS, Rural Campus on DD- Shayadri on Oct 11, 2012.
• Talk on “Drought Situation in Osmanabad District” on Zee 24 Tas, Jan 3, 2013
• He had been participated in the Live Phone in Program (Krishidarshan) DD Sahyadri Channel on April 4, 2013
• Attend & presented Field Action Project Activities at the 167th Meeting of the Governing Board at TISS, Mumbai, April 5, 2013
• He had been participated in the Live Phone in Program (Krishidarshan) DD Sahyadri Channel on June 13, 2013
• He had been participated in the live program on “Organic Farming “broadcasted on June 13, 2013, by the Doordarshan Sahyadri Channel in the Krushidarshan Programme.
• He had been participated in a live program on “Ek Gaon Ek Parivar" - Navya Asha, Navya Disha broadcasted on Feb 20, 2014 by Doordarshan Sahyadri Channel Krushidarshan Programme.
• ACHIEVEMENTS: B                                                             

• 1. TISS Tuljapur Campus received the State Level Vasantrao Naik Shetimitra Award given under the Department of Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. I was able to make a valuable contribution in this work. 

  2. TISS Tuljapur Campus received the "Runner Up" of the Star Campus Awards 2022-23 in the "Beyond the Campus" Category for your outstanding contribution to environmental action and social engagements. 2022-2023. Institute gave me the important responsibility to submit the proposal for the award.  I was able to make a valuable contribution in this work.  This is my most important third achievement.

  3. As the Hearing Authority in Sindphal Gram Panchayat vs TISS Tuljapur Rs 2, 17,66,429/- (Two Crore Seventeen Lakh Sixty Six thousand Four hundred Twenty Nine) Tax Case, the Institute Authority gave me a significant responsibility. As the hearing authority in this case, I was able to perform the important duties of collecting the necessary documents, preparing the TISS statement in Marathi and presenting the skillfully.  Hence TISS won this important case. This is my biggest first achievement this year.

  4. TISS as a member of District Level Organic Farming Committee imparted organic farming training to 4000 farmers in the district in collaboration with SP Office, Collector's Office, District Agriculture Office and NGOs, at the same time; it has played an important role in creating a market for organic farming products for the farmers.

  5. Through Community Sustainable Development field action project 125 women's goat rearing groups and 100 women organic production groups were established as agriculture allied activities. The goat rearing group has raised nearly Rs 4 lakh 50 thousand and from that amount has completed the process of inducting 50 additional landless, marginal land holders and widow women into the group. Through these two groups, women have been provided with a sustainable means of livelihood.

  6. Successful Coordinate the G-20 Program Organized blow programs.

  1. G-20 & SDGs Awareness Rally at Thirth Kh Village   2. G-20 Students Climate Summit, 3. G-20 Poster Painting Competition 4. Cleanliness Drive 5. Training Programme on Women Farmers Inclusion and Financial Literacy 6. Workshop on Importance of Years of Millet's and Sustainable Consumption, Production 7. Workshop  on Importance of Organic Farming in Climate Change 8. Millet's & Traditional Seed Bank Exhibition.

  7. Successfully coordinated the India's Techade-Chips for Viksit Bharat live streaming speech program of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Government of India held on 13 March 2024.

  8. Delivered public lecture on Personality Development was given to 6000 youths at ITI Osmanabad in the district level Yuva Shakti Career Melava organized by the Department of Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Government of Maharashtra.

• Under the guidance of the Department of Justice, Government of India, TISS Tuljapur facilitated village development by linking local leaders like Sarpanches, GP members, SHGs, and others to support law and order, social security, and social harmony. To enhance their effectiveness, 159 Development and Law Envoys were trained in legal literacy and awareness, enabling them to address village-level issues more effectively and contribute meaningfully to community development.

• Successful Coordinate the Rainwater Harvesting & Environmental Conservation 

   Rainwater Harvesting

  Total Rainfall: 316 mm (unseasonal)
  Estimated Harvestable Rainwater: 12.07 crore liters over 100-acre campus

• Rooftop Harvesting & Groundwater Recharge

  Rooftop Area: 1,15,397 sq. ft
  Water Harvested: 33.87 lakh liters
  100% of rooftop water redirected to groundwater recharge

• Environmental Conservation

  43,600 native trees planted (47 indigenous species)

• Partners: Social Forestry Dept., ICICI Foundation, Balaji Amines

• Focus Areas: Climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, soil erosion prevention and stream revival