Revised ATMA Guidelines - TNAU Agritech Portal

4.1. OTHER OPERATIONAL MATTERS:4.1.1 Extent of coverage: The Revised Scheme shall be implemented inall rural districts of the country except 12 districts of Assamwhich are presently covered under World Bank assistance. Thesedistricts will also be covered when World Bank support ceases.4.1.2. Selection of beneficiaries:(i) The Cafeteria of Activities contains some individual beneficiaryoriented components as well. Some such activities (including training,demonstrations, farm schools, farmer-scientist interactions & exposurevisits) have been culled out from the Cafeteria and summarized inAnnexure-IV.(ii) Transparent and objective selection of beneficiaries is ofparamount importance not only to generate confidence of thefarmers in the Scheme but also to ensure that benefits ofextension services get disseminated to all sections of the Society.Therefore, selection of beneficiaries should be done in the followingmanner:• Preferably, all Panchayats in a Block should be covered on arotation basis under various components. The Panchayats tobe covered in a year should be decided by the BTT inconsultation with the BFAC. However, in some peculiar cases,commonality of approach under area specific projects / schemesor other administratively pragmatic factors may also be given dueconsideration for reasons to be recorded in writing and conveyedto ATMA.Guidelines for Modified ‘Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms’ Scheme, 201033