Convergence for Enhancing Productivity and Resources’ Efficiency

Dr. J.S. Samra

Chief Executive Officer National Rainfed Area Authority 24 th September, 2008

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• • • • • • Food, income, employment and environmental securities is the supreme national interest.

Progressive economic reforms, enabling policies, innovative schemes and investment portfolio like RKVY, NREGA, BRGF, NHM, IWMP …….. etc. of the 11 th Plan provide lot of opportunities and scope. Convergence through net working, harmonizing, rationalizing and synergizing in the planning process has tremendous possibilities.

However convergence is a difficult mathematic (i) We do not want 2 + 2 equal to 4 ?

(ii) We want 2 + 2 = 6 or more?

We have to plan for tied funds, fill up gaps with untied funds and provisions have been enabled in various guidelines.

Decentralization for regionally differentiated development through RKVY, Watershed Projects, NAREGA, BRGF ….etc. is a genuine 2 approach.

• Decentralization of various functions of SLNA, SLSC in the new guidelines of watershed development projects and RKVY have been institutionalised.

• Setting up of the constitutional bodies like DPC is an other driver of convergence processes.

• There could be some difficulties with a few clauses of various guidelines of the schemes to be converged and there are mechanisms to overcome some of the impediments 3

Objective

• To establish convergence and synergy among ongoing developmental programmes for sustainable livelihood and food security.

• To ensure proper linkage in the processes, planning and implementation of various programmes • To maximize economic, ecological and social benefits from existing investments and infrastructure created under various programmes/schemes 4

Convergence of Resources

• NREGA (40% material) •SGSY (Self employment) •Vth & VIth schedule Optimizing Crops, Horticulture, Live-Stock & Farming Systems • IWMP

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NWDPRA

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Micro Irrigation

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AGWR, AIBP

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CAMPA • Hort. & Bamboo Mission BRGF •Rural electrification (Single Phase RGGV) •Non-Conventional energy •Rural Roads (Bharat Nirman) •Marketing • Planning at the grass-root • Convergence opportunities matrix

Convergence at different Levels consists of

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Among Institutions (planning unit)

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Processes

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Activities

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Convergence of Activities

• • • • In 2007-08 Rajasthan utilized Rs.1511.6 crores of NREGA funds, 80% for managing rainwater Kachha to Pucca (Value addition into NREGA activities) i.e.

PMGSY, BRGF, Horticulture Mission, RKVY

Infrastructure to Income (Sustainable income to Rural families)

i.e SGSY, Fisheries development of fresh water aquaculture, Dairy Development -Central minikit testing programme on fodder crop

Human Development

i.e. adult literacy programme at the worksites (National Literacy Mission), health awareness by ASHA at worksites (National Rural Health Mission)

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Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities S.

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Programme Need based Activity NREGA Watershed Programme RKVY NHM BRGF Water Resource Scheme

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Water conservation/ Harvesting/

i) Ridge Area ii) Check Dam iii) Ponds iv) Any other structure for water conservation/ Harvesting X X X X X X X X X X X X X 8

Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities S.

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Programme Need based Activity NREGA Watershed Programme RKVY NHM BRGF Water Resource Scheme 2.

3.

4.

Drought Proofing

i) Afforestation ii) Tree iii) Horticulture

Irrigation

i) Minor Irrigation ii) Micro Irrigation

Renovation to Water Bodies

i) Desilting ii) Repair X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 9

Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities S.

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Programme Need based Activity NREGA 5.

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Flood Control

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Watershed Programme RKVY NHM BRGF Water Resource Scheme

X ii) Protection work iii) Drainage in water Logged

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Rural Connectivity

i) Fair Weather Road X X X X X X X 10

Management Grids S. No Programme Complemen tarity Capacity building Implementing Agency Coordinating Personnel Tech Support personnel Planning

1 NREGS i.

BRGF ii. IWMP iii. RKVY iv. PMGSY v. NHM/M I No specific allocation for training; use from 4% of total expenditure GP 2 Watershed Programmes (IWMP) NREGA/ BRGF/MI, NHM, RKVY 5% of total cost 3 RKVY NREGA/ BRGF/MI/ IWMP Specific grant for training and capacity building PIA&WC District DC No specific grant; use Out of 4% of total expenditure, GRS, Mate, JE Bottom up (PRI) DC DWDU/PIA/W DT/WUG BU (PIA/WC) DC Agriculture Dept+ no extra staff TD (District) 11

S. No Programme Complemen tarity Capacity building Implementing Agency Coordinating Personnel Tech Support personnel Planning (Bottom up/Top down

4 NHM NREGS/ MI Training programme @ of Rs.1500/- per farmer trained+ training to Supervisors & Entrepreneurs District DC Dept of horticulture + other department for training TD (District) 5 Water Resource Schemes NHM/ NREGS/ IWMP District DC TD (District) 12

THANK YOU

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