Bihar Dalit Vikas Samiti organized training on the techniques of Study Group and Time Management for its units in five districts: Jamui, Sheikhpura, Patna, Munger and Samastipur, with a total of 230 participants. The one-day training was held in the second half of August.

DATE	PLACE	DISTRICT	NO OF PARTICIPANTS
17/08/16	Jhajha	Jamui	33
19/08/16	Barbigha	Sheikhpura	49
20/08/16	Barh	Patna	44
29/08/16	Kharagpur	Munger	56
30/08/16	Patori	Samastipur	48

Topics discussed

• Importance of group study in Dalit development context
• Realizing the need of time management
• Time management vs Dalit development
• Ways of distributing time for the effective establishment of YRCs
• Group study vs Panchayat development

Methodology

• Lecture
• Group discussion and presentation
• Exercises/ self assessment
• Participation/ action plan