National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme-AP

HORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE

OBJECTIVE

To enhance rural livelihood security for small and marginal farmers of BPL families by providing 100% assistance to develop horticulture plantation.

Implementation

Convergence of NREGS-AP of Rural Development and State Horticulture Mission (SHM) of Horticulture depts.(implementation and monitoring machanisms till village level-RD and technical knowledge-Hort)

Amendment to NREGA(shedule I para(iv)

Provision of irrigation facility, Horticulture plantation and Land Development facilities on land owned by house holds belonging to SCs, S.Ts or B.P.L families or to beneficiaries of land reforms or to the beneficiaries under the IAY.

Criteria for Selection of Farmers

Small and Marginal farmers, preference to SC,ST farmers and assignees(atleast 50%)

Land with irrigation source. Villages with proximity to markets &

nurseries. Cluster approach Max. limit for assistance is 5 acres per

farmer Assistance for only one fruit crop.

Non negotiables

Target group – SC, ST, BPL families, beneficiaries of land reforms and IAY of GOI.

Cluster based approach.

Approval of farmers list in Gram sabha.

Adherence to seasonality for plantation, distribution and utilization of inputs.

Plantation with at least 75% survival at the end of 1st year-eligible for 2nd maintenance.

At the end of 2nd year at least 90% survival -eligible for 3rd year maintenance.

ASSISTANCE(Convergence with NHM)

NREGS-AP

• Soil testing• Ploughing• Pit Digging• Live Fencing• Compost Pits(1 per acre)• Plant Material(25%)

&Transport• Filling of pits & Planting• Inter-cultivation

(weeding,basin formation,soil working,applicatin of manures,fertilizers,pesticides etc.,

• 30% drip irrigation including trench cutting

NHM

•Plant Material(75%)

•Manure and Fertilizers

•Micro Nutrients.

•Plant Protection

•Irrigation

•Intercrop

APMIP

•70% drip irrigation

Responsibilities RURAL DEVELOPMENT• Identification of farmers• Approval of proposal in

grama sabha• Administrative santion

under NREGS• shelf of works• issuing of work

commencement letters• muster rolls maintenance• Payment as per NREGS

guidelines

HORTICULTURE• Training of farmers• Technical guidence field

staff & farmers• Identifaction of nurseries• Supply of inputs

Implementation Structure - Horticulture Programme

DPC

PD MIPAddl. DPC PO, ITDA

Addl. DPCPD, DWMA

AD Hort.

Add.Prog. Officer

Progr/Plt. Manager or Supervisor

MPDO

3 TAs

Field Assistant

Para worker

Farmers Organized into Common

Interested Groups

Dist. Level

MandalLevel

Village Level

Horti.Officer

Project Horti.Office

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MI Engineers

Area Coordinators

Common Interest Groups (CIGs)

10 to 20 farmers form a CIG.(CIG functions similar to SHGs) One estimate for each CIG. Para worker selected from among the farmers by the members. PW trained on all aspects of plantation. PW liaison between farmers and programme officers. PW paid for the technical services @Rs.20/acre. Maintain records for the advances given to the CIG and submission

of vouchers and adjustment of advances. Ensures timely activities (seasonality) and inputs availability.

Procurement of plant material

Enlisting Govt & private nurseries Keep saplings ready Handing over the list of nurseries to farmers Farmers purchase seedlings.

Procurement of fertilizers and plant protection material

AP-AGROS / Markfed Para worker place the indent

Estimate generation

In a village Different estimates for different crops Different estimates for each CIG(each estimate is

considered as one work ie.,No of works=No of CIGs) Types of estimates available for four fruit

crops(Mango,S.orange,sapota and cashew) • EGS only• EGS+MIP• EGS+SHM+MIP• EGS+SHM • Dryland Hort -Mango• Dryland Hort -cashew

Records and registers

Village Plantation register(CIG wise ie., workwise) Calender of activities monitoring register

CIG Cash book Ledger Minutes and resolution book Stock register

Farmer Farmer card

Fund flow

Pit digging and compost pits-labour(muster roll,labour accounts)

All other activities-CIG account(joint account of para worker and CIG member).

Amount is released as advance to the CIG in instalments.

1st instament to be adjusted before claiming 2nd instalment.

Vouchers to be submitted once in a fortnight after activity is completed.

Without adjustment progress is not seen in web reports. Micro irrigation(drip) is must as far as possible.

Sl.No. Activity Component Fund Records Registers No. of paymen

tsFrom To

1  

Soil testinga. pit digging

Labour NREGS(MPDO)

CIG

 

MonitoringRegister

I

b. soil analysis Material

2 PloughingMaterial NREGS

(MPDO)CIG to Farmer

vouchers (farmer name & A/c. No.activity and no. of acres.)

3 Pit diggingLabour

NREGS(MPDO)

Labourmuster roll (Labour name & A/c.No.), measurement sheet (No. of pits) 4 Compost pits

5 Bio-fencing LabourNREGS(MPDO)

CIG to Farmer

muster roll (farmer name & A/c.No.), measurement sheet (acres.)

6  

a) Plant Material b) Transport

Material

NREGS(MPDO)

CIG to Farmer

Farmer

vouchers (farmer name, activity & A/c. No. and no. of acres.)

 Stock Register

II

SHM (ADH) stock register

NREGS(MPDO)

CIG to Farmer

vouchers (farmer name, activity & A/c. No. and no. of acres.) 

7 Manures & fertilizersMaterial

SHM (ADH) AP Agros / mark fed

stock register8 Micro nutrients

9

Mixing soil with manures and fertilizers, pit filling &planting

LabourNREGS(MPDO)

CIG to Farmer

vouchers (farmer name, activity & A/c. No. and no. of acres.)

 

MonitoringRegister

10 Plant protection Material SHM (ADH)AP Agros / mark fed

stock registerstock Register III

11   

Inter cultivationa) weedingb) soil workingc) Application of fertilizer & pesticides

Labour NREGS(MPDO)

CIG to Farmer

  vouchers (farmer name, activity & A/c. No. and no. of acres.)

MonitoringRegister  

12 Irrigation

Material

SHM (ADH)

CIG to Farmer

 vouchers (farmer name, activity & A/c. No. and no. of acres.)

 13 Inter Crops

ACTIVITY WISE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUND FLOW

Sl.No. Activities Date of completion Remarks

1. Field inspections, Soil testing & recommendations by Hort. Officer.

May I mile stone

2. GP approval and sanctions May end

3. Commencement letters / sanction letters May end

4. Ploughing June

5. Sowing of inter crops June

6. Alignment and Pit digging June

7. Digging compost pits June

8. Placing indents for supply of planting material

June end II mile stone

9. Placing indent for supply of inputs with AP Agros

June end

10. Transportation of planting material from nursery to village

July, August

11. Receipt of inputs from AP Agros. June end

12. Pit filling June end

13. Planting July, August

14. Inter culture operationsSoil workingWeedingApplication of fertilizer Pesticides (need based)

August onwards. III milestone(>75% survival rate for 2nd year maintenance in June)

CALENDER OF ACTIVITIES

Sl.No

Activity Period

1 Sanctions: Admn: Fruit Crop wise, Village wise Tech : Fruit Crop wise, Village wise

May

2. Work Commencement letters. May

3 Ploughing , Pitting, Compost pits. May

4. Sowing for bio fencing, intercrops June

5. Placing indents for fertilizers, pesticides & micro nutrients June

6. Transport Planting material from nurseries July, Aug.

7. Planting July, Aug.

8. Inter cultivation operations Sept. onwards

9. Survival % (monthly) Sept. onwards

CHECK LIST FOR HORTICULTURE

Web Reports

• R.6.Special reports• R.6.work related reports• R6.4.Horticulture- Plantation report• R6.5.Horticulture- Fruit crop specific report• R6.6.Horticulture –Micro irrigation installation

report• R6.7..Horticulture-SHM convergence report• R6.8.Horticulture –Advances settlement report

•R.6.4.2.

Issues – 2007-08 Plantations

• Adjustment of advances – Progress not reflected. • Poor MIP installation – Survival problem.• Non payment for other tasks• Record maintenance • Training to farmers and Paraworkers• CIG-group dynamics and decision making • FA & TA in monitoring• Review by MPDOs & APOs – Monday meetings • Field inspections – Survival • Technical trainings and Guidance through Horticulture Officers, MIP

Area Coordinators, Plantation Managers and Supervisors.

Plantations - 2008 - 09I. New Horticulture crops• Custard apple • GuavaII. Oil yielding trees • Coconut • Oil palm III. Pulpwood plantations• Eucalyptus • Subabul • Casuarina IV. Others• Rubber (Convergence with ongoing Govt. programmes-NHM, APMIP,

Oil palm mission, Rubber Board etc.)

2008-09 Plantations (cont…)

Salient features• Non-negotiables, criteria for selection of farmers and

other principles - instructions issued earlier • Plant material tie up - Priority to Government nurseries• Private nurseries after exhausting from Govt. nurseries• Follow norms already given for plant material

procurement • Pulp wood and Oil Palm plantation - firm advance tie up

for marketing should be made before taking up the plantation. Plantation shall be taken up only in blocks, each block not less than 50 acres.

• Pulp wood plantation shall be encouraged only in dry lands.

2008-09 Plantations (cont…)

• Timely supply of inputs for the NHM components.

• Cluster approach.

• MIP installations immediately after pit digging.

• Common Interest Groups (CIGs).

Plant Material Tie-up

• Govt. nurseries – list of nurseries, plant material available and lifting detailed circular issued.

• Private nurseries – Plant material to be procured from private nurseries communicated. Districts to identify nurseries and plant material available within the districts.

• In case of shortage - Nurseries outside the districts to be identified in coordination with that PD, DWMA to avoid shortages and last minute surprises.

Private Nurseries District Within the dist. Out side the dist.

Name of the Nursery No. of seedlings required

Name of the nursery

No. of seedlings required

Calendar of Activities

Sl.No.Activity Time

1. Tie-up of Nurseries for plant material December

2 Identification of farmers (only small and marginal farmers from BPL families with minimum of 50% from SC and ST families.)

I Fort night January

3 Verification for assured irrigation (necessarily to be tied up with MIP) January

4 Finalizing list of beneficiaries, area (crop wise, Village wise) & placing before Gram Sabha and approval of works

II Fort night February

5 Trainings and exposure visits for the farmersTraining to field staff

1st week of March

6 Formation of CIG group; Identification of paraworker by the farmers and training I Fort night March

7 Preparation of estimates ; Administrative sanctions & Technical sanctions March End

8 Opening of CIG accounts March End

9 Printing and distribution of registers April

10 Pit digging April-May

11 Placing indents with nurseries for plant material June

12 Supply of Inputs June

13 Planting July – August

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