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Convergence Of Agriculture Sector With IWMP And MNREGA
Dr. A.L.Rathore Professor and Head
Department of Agronomy Indira Gandhi krishi Vishawavidyalaya, Raipur
Convergence is the process that brings in shared values and responsibilities on
supplementary and complementary mode to achieve common objectives and
mutual benefits to the converging partners around targeted schemes.
Convergence is a tool to address the developmental issue effectively for
maximizing outcome of the investment.
All the development departments, NGOs and many more agencies are
working in isolation for development and betterment of livelihood of rural
population.
Ample financial support is available through various programme and activities
but due to the lack of interface amongst all stakeholders optimal effect of
investment is not achieved.
CONVERGENCE MECHANISM
It is also experienced that the field functionaries did not have interest to
converge with other schemes owing to egocentric behaviors causing
conflicts in implementation.
The core issue for agricultural development is not lack of financial
support, but effective financial management and its efficient utilization is
paramount concern.
The main objective of convergence is to bring synergy amongst the
programmes, optimize the efficiency of investment and maximize the
benefit of resources.
We are also proposing converging mechanism for increasing productivity
and cropping intensity of rice fallows with ultimate aim of village
development
Convergence Model •For effective convergence and to avoid conflict amongst various agencies, there has to be at least one link into separate hierarchies apart from the district agriculture officer. It is obvious that common link at district level is district collector. Therefore district collector should be the nodal point for conceiving and implementation of all convergence plans.
Steps of convergence
•Department and organization wise identification of programmes and activities to
be converged.
•Meeting with all concerned departments for convergence of identified activities
at district level under the chairmanship of district collector.
•Preparation and conceptualization of convergence plan.
•Identification and nomination of human resources for execution of plan at district
block and panchayat level.
•Regular monitoring of plan
District Level Convergence committee
District Level Collector, DDA, KVK, Veternay, Fisheries, Horticulture, Jila panchayat,
NGO, CSEB, Beej nigam etc.
CEO Janpad panchayat,KVK, Veterinay, Fisheries, Horticulture, Jila panchayat, NGO, CSEB, Beej nigam etc.
Rice Fallow Project
Field Functioneries of allied departments Gram Panchayat Level RAEO
Block Level SADO
Deputy Director Agriculture
Fig.1Convergence model
•To execute the convergence model at village, block and district level, a district level
convergence committee (DLCC) should be formed headed by district level agriculture
officer in the chairmanship of collector.
•The DLCC will consist of CEO-Zila Panchayat, expert and technical district level personnel
from all relevant line departments of the district, NGOs KVK and colleges.
•The district agriculture officer should be the leader and member secretary of DLCC.
District Level Convergence committee
Role and Responsibility of DLCC: •The DLCC should advise, formulate, appraise and monitor the implementation of convergence plan, identify common areas of convergence of work under different schemes, scrutinize the district plans and other schemes, preparation of annual convergence action plan for the district, ensure technical and financial sanction of works by the relevant departments, skill development, assure the quality supervision/monitoring and quality check of at-least 10% of convergence works taken up during the financial year through district team and technical experts of all concerned departments. •The DDA at district level shall be nominated at district level for handling day-to-day convergence activities and organize monthly physical and financial progress review meeting of DLCC with all line departments.
Block level Convergence Committee
1. A block level convergence committee (BLCC) should be constituted comprising the CEO Janpad Panchayat as chairperson, SADO as block leader, Janpad (Block) level Officials and technical personnel of all Line Departments, NGOs and KVK.
2. Committee should be headed by SADO and the secretarial support will be provided by agriculture department.
The BLCC should coordinate convergence activities at block level. It would ensure that the work taken up by line departments is compatible with each other. The SADO should take lead for preparation of annual convergence plan at village level and compile the plan for block. The BLCC should prepare block level annual convergence action plan. Quality monitoring and supervision of all convergence works taken up and conduct fortnightly or monthly meeting of BLCC for review and progress update.
Role and Responsibility
Village level convergence Committee Village level convergence committee(VLCC) should be constituted comprising RAEO as leader, and field level staff engaged in implementing the programmes of line departments, representative of panchayat, progressive farmers, NGOs and KVKs as members.
Role and Responsibility:
1. The VLCC should assist in capacity building of primary stakeholder, and convergence of livelihood planning.
2. The village level critical annual requirements and schemes to converge in order to fulfill the requirement should be prepared by the VLCC in the leadership of RAEO.
3. The other work to be done by the VLCC should be facilitating planning process and establish expected outcome from each convergence.
4. The RAEO and field staff of line department would do site execution of the work, asses convergence and conduct fortnightly or monthly meeting of VLCC for review and progress update.
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Fig. Inter sectorial convergence wheel for optimizing the effect of investment
Convergence Process
1. Problems and requirements should be identified as per fund likely to be made available during the year.
2. Thereafter, proposal of convergence should be prepared by line departments and discussed in presence of panchayat members in the chairmanship of RAEO.
3. The VLCC should also plan for optimal use of available resources for convergence at district level. All departments should prepare a composite project clearly defining activity wise budget and/or technical support.
4. The implementing department of the converging programme would provide necessary technical expertise to the Gram Sabha so that convergence takes place in complementary manner. Works to be taken up by all other agencies should be maintained at the block /Janpad Panchayat level.
5. The departments to converge for village development are agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, animal husbandry, food and civil supplies, public health engineering, support of youth welfare, water resources, rural engineering services, school education, forest, women and child development and MNREGA.
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Convergence matrix: fund invested from convergence during 2010-11 to 2013-14 Departments
Name of Schemes Amount shared (Rs. In lakh) Purpose
Charama Gariyaband
Agriculture BRGEI, BRGF, NFSM, ISOPAM, Sakambari,
micro irrigation, small irrigation pond,
agriculture implements promotion,
replacement of summer rice to maize,
ATMA
152.64 56.48 Soil and water conservation, seed, irrigation
pipes, sprinkler, nadep and wormi compost
pits, tube well, well, tank, implements and
other inputs, Skill development and trainings
Horticulture NHB and NHM 23.50 12.24 Quality seed, planting materials, drip system
and trainings
KVK, Kanker and
Gariyaband
KVK 18.00 20.08 OFT, FLD, skill development and field day,
kisan mela and campaigns
COA, Raipur College 2.50 Demonstrations on pulses
PWD State 295.33 74.61 Road and culvert
RES/PHE State - 10.25 Drinking water, works and tube wells
CSEB Tribal 3.60 98.25 Electricity for tube well and well, bore well
Fisheries State 0.20 6.52 Trainings, feed, and fingerlings
Animal husbandry State 0.50 10.46 Subsidies for purchase of back yard poultry
and goat and health camps and deworming
Jila Panchayat 66.20 69.32 MANREGA- renovation and new construction
of pond, well, land leveling, plantation
Water resources State 8.00 38.42 Tube well to households
Forest 3.00 Lac culture and NTFP
Cooperative society State Service Credit Input supply on credit basis- seed and
fertilizer
Beej Evam Krishi
Vikas Nigam
1.50 Seed production
Panchayat Service provider Meetings and space for the project
Total 574.97 396.63
AT A GLANCE
Factors Gariyaband cluster Charama cluster Total or average
Before After Before After Before After
Irrigated area (ha) 24 361 129 548 153 909
Irrigated area (%) 4.1 61.8 9.0 40.1 6.6 51.0
Drip System(ha) 0 5 0 35 0 40
Sprinkler (sets) 5 146 35 166 40 312
Motor cycles(nos.) 25 127 44 166 69 293
Tractors(nos.) 3 7 3 15 6 22
Vermi compost (nos.) 0 15 0 43 0 58
Nadep pit(nos.) 0 12 0 9 0 21
Biogas plant(nos.) 3 23 1 11 4 34
IFS model tested(nos.) 0.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
Kharif crop area(ha) 586 647 1034 1195 1620 1842
Rice yield (q/ha) 20.5 38.6 30.0 45.8 25.3 42.2
Rabi crop area (ha) 53 343 129 503 181 846
Summer crop area (ha) 0 56 0 81 0 136
Cropping intensity (%) 109.0 161.6 112.5 148.9 110.8 155.3
Factors Gariyaband cluster Charama cluster Total or average
Before After Before After Before After
Fodder availability (t/annum) 7507 18407 18452 34632 25959 53039
Average net annual income per
family(Rs.)
43922 202112 99131 234160 71527 218136
Average annual employment per family
(man days)
280 497 298 503 289 500
Project Cost (Rs. In lakh)
Receipt from convergence 396.63 574.97 0.00 971.60
Receipt from funding agency-NRAA 180.00 180.00 0.00 360.00
Total cost 576.63 754.97 0.00 1331.60
Annual net income from project (Rs. In
lakh)
97.99 518.15 333.06 1105.23 431.05 1623.38
Additional income annually (Rs. In lakh) 420.16 772.17 1192.33
Annually employment in the project
area (man days)
103890 149091 162997 244997 266887 394088
Additional annual employment in the
project area(man days)
45201 82000 127201
Surface and ground Base year Progressive number of structures
Water structures 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Farm pond 0 12 22 22
Diversion 0 2 3 3
Tank 12 13 14 14
Shallow wells 150 155 167 167
Shallow tube wells 2 14 46 60
Tube wells 116 145 157 213
Total 130 186 242 312
Surface and ground water structures constructed at Charama cluster
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Fig.4 Progressive increase in irrigated area in the two clusters of the pilot project
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Gariyaband cluster
POLICY ISSUES
It is evident that policy interventions will have large impact on utilization of rice fallows for pulses (chickpea, lentil, peas, and urdbean), oilseeds (groundnut, mustard, linseed) and vegetables (ladyfinger, cowpea, bitter guard) and other crops (maize, summer rice, ragi), and adoption of new technologies by resource-poor farmers. About 40-60% of the area currently left fallow after rice can be converted into productive farm lands but following points need due consideration:
1. Phenomenal paradigm shift is inevitable and imperative in implementation of gamut of schemes pertaining to agricultural development from scattered individual farmer approach to project mode approach through convergence and involving all stakeholders for effective and responsive outcome.
2. Project area may be a gram panchayat or group of gram panchayats or cluster of villages.
3. Project should be prepared in consonance with all farmers of project area and other stakeholders who are directly or indirectly partner of the project, considering the resources and infrastructure are needed to be developed for adoption of improved technologies in project area by participating farmers.
4. Every project should have 2 to 5% untied-up fund to meet the expenditure on unforeseen activities which encounter during the implementation of the project.
5. Extension mechanism of project are should also be revamped as per the need of activities of the project for mass mobilization of participating farmers.
6. Project should have a space for market linkages. 7. Rigorous monitoring and timely review should be essentially performed.
WHS, Charama and Gariyaband
Farm pond, Charama cluster
Promoted line sowing and post emergence herbicide for control of weed in rice
Director Agriculture shri P.R. Kridatt and Director SAMETI Shri C.L.Jain visited Charama site
Early maturity of direct line seeded rice Charama
INM rice, charama
Til and arhar on pond and field bunds, Charama cluster
Dignitaries visited 2012-13 -farmer's field at Aurad (Charama)
Upland crops, Charama site
A good crop of gram after rice,
Gariyaband
Relay crop-Fieldpeaam after rice, Gariyaband
Kotela: Rabi crops- wheat, gram
Promoted line seeding of rabi crops-2012-13
Drip irrigation in chilies , village
Araud
Banana plantation in badi, village Araud
Maize for replacement of summer rice, Potiya
Gariyaband
Low yield of water in tube well- Growing vegetables, Potiya,
Gariyaband
Farmers hut
Traditionally farmers grow summer rice even after low water yield of tube wells, Gariyaband
Water table in village Araud – nearly 20-25 feet in March 2013
Hi-tech vegetable with drip- ladyfinger, Kotela
Flowers on bund with vegetable cultivation- march 2013, Kotela
Vegetable- ladyfinger, coriander in kotela
Can maize replace summer rice?
Reply by a Farmer- depends on yield and income from summer maize
Summer maize-Kotela 2013
Lac culture, Gariyaband
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