Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

Annual Report 2009-2010
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2.1 Structure : The Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation (DAC) is one of the three
constituent departments of the Ministry of
Agriculture, the Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHD&F) and
the Department of Agricultural Research and
Education (DARE) being the other two. This
department is headed by the Agriculture Minister
and is assisted by a Minister of State. The
Secretary (Agriculture and Cooperation) is the
administrative head of the Department. The
Secretary is assisted by one Special Secretary,
three Additional Secretaries, and a Financial
Adviser, a Senior Adviser, an Economic and
Statistical Adviser, an Agriculture Commissioner,
ten Joint Secretaries, one Horticulture
Commissioner, one Horticulture Advisor , one
Plant Protection Adviser, and one Mission
Director for the National Horticulture Mission. In
addition, the Chairman of the Commission for
Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) advises the
Department on pricing policies for select
agricultural crops.
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Function and
Organisational Structure
2.2 The DAC is organised into twenty five
divisions and a Technology Mission on Oilseeds,
Pulses, and Maize (Annexure-2.1), and has four
attached offices and twenty one subordinate
offices which are spread across the country for
coordination with state-level agencies and
implementation of Central Sector Schemes in
their respective fields (Annexure-2.2). Further,
two Public Sector Undertakings, eight
autonomous bodies, eleven national-level
cooperative organisations and two authorities are
working under the administrative control of the
Department (Annexure-2.3).
2.3 Administrative Improvement: An
Administrative Vigilance Unit functions in the
Department under an Additional Secretary,
designated as the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO)
to ensure a clean and corruption free work
environment through surveillance, preventive and
punitive measures. The CVO conducts regular
reviews through meetings, reports and returns,
etc., and suitable directions are issued to all