Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
(g) Food Parks (Hub and Spoke Model): We recommend the setting up of
a ‘hub and spoke’ configuration – with the processing units being the
hub; the pre-processing centers being the spokes at the village cluster
level, and the collection centers the spokes at the individual village
level. We recommend that the village and cluster level operations be
managed by FPOs, while the processing units be managed by industry.
(h) Online Platform: We recommend that online platforms be made
available to farmers to: i) facilitate certification of produce; ii) provide
seamless access to government schemes; and iii) obtain crop and
livestock insurance. A case in point is the crop insurance given to
farmers of Rajasthan through an online portal, which saw historically
high registrations within two months of the portal’s creation.
3.4. COORDINATED INSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONING
We must have convergence of all institutional activities through
a nodal agency for each river. This can happen through an appropriate
national level agency, and a key state level coordination agency. The
following key aspects would need to be taken care of:
(a) A single window support system for a given farmer can be achieved
by establishing one nodal agency which will make the process very
efficient.
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(b) ICT support like a Dashboard could be instrumental in tracking and
monitoring the progress.
(c) The program implementing team should be permanent for at least
10 years, so as to facilitate long-term sustainable implementation and
ensure accountability.
(d) A robust management and monitoring plan must be set up to
ensure and oversee the implementation of the provisions of the river
policy. An integrated river resources management should be fostered
through a group of stakeholders comprising of government officers,
elected representatives, community members, non-governmental
organizations, etc.
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