INNOVATION

Dr. Bose is associated with a series of innovations in good governance in the last 3 decades, some of which have been replicated at the international, national and state level. The major innovation include

  • Cost Effective and Environment Friendly (CEEF) Housing exemplified in the Nirmithi movement
  • Grass-root Level Tourism Promotion institutionalized through the District Tourism Promotion Council
  • Capacity building through flexi time and flexi curriculum education institutionalized through the institute of alternative education.
  • Application of Science and technology for development institutionalized through the centre for technology and development
  • Application of Science and Technology in Educational Reform institutionalized in the ASTER edutainment studio in Atomic Energy Educational Society.
  • Providing hospital ancillary services, such as medicine at fair price, clinical test at reduced rates, ambulance services, services of trained by- standers, power laundry, packed food and incidental services institutionalized through the Dhanwantari Kendras
  • Promotion of Ayurveda and eco-friendly living institutionalized through Sanjeevani Kendras.
  • Provision of hygienic food at affordable rates by women' s self-help groups institutionalized through Annapurna society.
  • Study, research and training in parliamentary affairs institutionalized through the institute of parliamentary Affairs.
  • Study, research and training in Labour and Industrial relations institutionalized through the Institute of Labour Studies.
  • Promotion of Ceramic Art institutionalized through the Kaliman Kala Kendra
  • Undertaking development studies and conceptualizing development models institutioanlized through the Institute of Development
  • Gender mainstreaming with focus on housing, environmental conservation and rural development institutionalized through the Housing, Environment and Rural Development (HER) society
  • Promotion of cost effective and environment friendly solutions to habitat and project management institutionalized through ORION Projects Pvt Ltd.
  • Gramotsava Accelerated Rural development through the coordinated efforts of government, non-government agencies and the people.(replicated by Government of Kerala in two hundred panchayat)
  • File to Filled An innovative method in mass contact and rural development by taking administration to the doorsteps of the people. This experiment received many awards and its derivative Mass Conduct Program adopted and implemented by the Chief Minister of Kerala won the UN award for Public Service Delivery in 2013
  • Eco Village A village based innovation to promote eco-friendly living through organic farming use of solar energy and environment friendly housing.
  • PARIHARAVEDI A forum for people come together, interact with government officials and seek instant solution to their problems. This was mainly meant for the workers and labourers.
  • Labour Agenda A comprehensive action plan for the time bond development of the workers and labourers covering their social, educational and economic needs.
  • Farm gate to Home gate An innovative attempt to arrest to the spiralling price of vegetables and agricultural produce through direct purchase from the farmers and distribution among the consumers avoiding profiteering by middle man. This experiment was lauded as an effective intervention to check the price rise in Delhi.
  • Easy Market A novel experiment launched through NAFEED (National Federation of Marketing Cooperatives) to provide essential commodities at 30% lesser than the prevailing market price during the unprecedented price spiral in India. This was in response to the Prime Minister' s call to link the farmer and the consumer avoiding middlemen.
  • People's Museum An initiative launched through India's National Museum to establish local museums in the schools and other educational institutions in the country so as to promote local initiatives in the conservation and dissemination of heritage and culture.
  • Kerapatham Literally means the coconut trail. This initiative was launched through the Coconut Development Board of India to promote tourism connecting those destinations where coconut is grown. A coconut encyclopaedia was also compiled along with a well-researched book 'In the Land of Coconut' and a coffee table book Cracking Coconut.
  • Revisiting Traditional Knowledge An initiative to study traditional knowledge in agriculture, housing, medicine and culinary arts and codify and publish it for coming generation.