Revised ATMA Scheme during 11th Plan - Directorate of Extension

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(b) District & Block Level: In addition to the support at the State level, the Government of India will also assist the State Governments in providing 5 personnel at District level and 3 personnel at Block level as per the details given at Annexure II of this letter. (ii) (iii) (iv) Innovative Support through a Farmer Friend at Village Level: The support for One Farmer Friend (FF) for every 2 Census Villages is to be provided. A Farmer Friend will be a progressive farmer who will lead by example and guide by being a technically proficient practitioner, would activate bottom up planning and serve as vital link between extension system and farmers at the village level. The Farmer Friend (FF) will not be given regular/fixed emoluments but would be provided support of Rs. 4000 per annum (to be shared between Centre & State in the ratio of 50:50) to meet contingency expenditure in disseminating information & knowledge. The FF will be engaged by Block Technology Manager on the advice of Gram Panchayat which will in-turn consult Farmer Interest Groups working in the Panchayat area. Support to SAMETIs for Creating Essential Infrastructure: One time support @ Rs.0.75 crore, Rs.1.0 crore and Rs. 1.25 crore for states having less than 100 blocks; 100-400 blocks and more than 400 blocks respectively shall be provided to meet capital expenses related to civil/ electrical works and other necessary infrastructure in the SAMETIs. However, no new vehicles shall be purchased in SAMETIs. Sufficient funds have been provided under operational expenses/ vehicle hiring/ POL to hire a vehicle on regular/ temporary basis and to purchase POL for vehicles already available. Delegation of Powers to State Level Sanctioning Committees: The SLSC set up under RKVY shall now approve the State Extension Work Plan (SEWP) prepared under ATMA Scheme. With the modified Scheme, there should be enhanced focus on achieving necessary convergence and linkages with Research System, other Development Departments and Non-Governmental Sector. 4. ALLOCATION CRITERIA AND CENTRE–STATE SHARE: Financial allocations to the States will be in proportion to the number of blocks being covered. The funding support under the Revised Scheme shall continue to be in the ratio of 90:10 (Centre : State) for all components except Farmer Friend where it will be in 50:50 ratio between Centre and State. R e v i s e d A T M A S c h e m e 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 Page 2
5. COVERAGE DURING 2010-11: The States must get at least 50% of the staff deployed at various levels during the current financial year. Similarly, 50% of the target figure for Farmer Friends (i.e. equal to 25% of the number of census villages in your state) needs to be achieved during the year. Other activities can be undertaken as per your plan. 6. CONVERGENCE OF EXTENSION WORK: After provision of specialist and functionary support as referred to in item no. 3 (i) (a & b) above, it is expected that there is convergence & synergy in extension related work being performed by these newly appointed functionaries and consultants / field workers already engaged under NFSM, NHM, RKVY, National Project on Monitoring Soil Health & Fertility etc. This will help achieving complimentarity, eliminate duplication of efforts & resources and avoid cases of multiple benefits to the same farmers. Besides this, ATMA will also look after the work related to the above Schemes as mandated in their respective Guidelines. 7. EXTENT OF COVERAGE: The modified scheme shall be implemented in all rural districts of the country except 12 districts of Assam which are presently covered under World Bank assistance. These districts will also be covered after withdrawal of the external support. 8. INCENTIVE TO STATES FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE: The existing practice of getting a bigger shelf of projects/ activities prepared with almost double the tentative allocations conveyed to the States in the beginning of the financial year will continue as such to allow better performing States to get additional resources (over and above their tentative allocation). 9. GUIDELINES: While detailed Guidelines for implementation of the Revised Scheme are being issued separately, the States are requested to quickly prepare/revisit (if Work Plan already prepared) their Work Plans for 2010-11 as per the tentative allocation conveyed to them vide our letter no. 9(3)/2009-AE dated April 6, 2010. This may be done in accordance with the gist of Revised Scheme given above and sent to this Department for comments before seeking necessary approval of the SLSC. A copy of the approved Work Plan may be finally sent to us for our reference/ record. Yours faithfully, Encl: As above. (Sanjeev Gupta) Joint Secretary (Extn.) R e v i s e d A T M A S c h e m e 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 Page 3
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