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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
their disposal – radio, TV, Kisan TV and all others available to them.
Other agroforestry multi-purpose trees grown on farmland have the
potential to augment the income of the farmer from the sale of timber
and non-timber produce. The necessary farmer-friendly change in transit
regulation for cutting and sale of timber will encourage the farmer to go
in for planting such multi- purpose trees in his farm. A business model
envisaging a tie-up from industry for non-timber produce through FPOs
as contract farming, will provide stability of farm income and can be a
win-win situation to FPOs and industry.
CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS: NEED FOR A
SINGLE WINDOW FOR FARMERS
• The convergence of various state departments and other
organizations has to be oriented towards the goal of livelihood
enhancement. It is vital to offer the farmer a single window for
interacting with the government. It is also imperative to build online
platforms for delivery of these benefits and services to farmers in an
efficient, transparent, and quick manner.
• This whole initiative therefore has to be developed not as a project
but as a program encompassing multiple streams of projects, where
different aspects of this model are effectively managed. Therefore,
the sub-projects in the program have to be aligned to the different
departments and other organizations and monitored centrally
by involving an appropriate level of authority. In other words,
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