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This is a compilation of important government schemes and

programmes. This document has been prepared to cater to the

section on General Awareness in Phase I as well as Economic and

Social Issues in Phase II.

IMPORTANT

GOVERNMENT

SCHEMES


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In India, there are 3 types of government schemes.The nomenclature is derived from the pattern of funding and the modality for implementation.

1. Central Sectoral Schemes (Also known as Central Schemes)

Such schemes are 100% funded by the Union government and implemented by the CentralGovernment machinery.

Central sector schemes are mainly formulated on subjects from the Union List.

In addition, the Central Ministries also implement some schemes directly in States/UTs which arecalled Central Sector Schemes but resources under these Schemes are not generally transferred toStates.

2. Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) a certain percentage of the funding is borne by the Statesin the ratio of 50:50, 70:30, 75:25, 90:10, etc and the implementation is by the State Governments.

Centrally Sponsored Schemes are formulated in subjects from the State List to encourage States to prioritise in areas that require more attention.

Funds are routed either through consolidated fund of States and or are transferred directly to State/District Level Autonomous Bodies/Implementing Agencies.

3. State Schemes

These schemes are funded and implemented by the State governments.In 2013, the number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes was 173. Their number increased at a rapid pace during the eraof the Planning Commission. Hence, these schemes came under a lot of criticism as being violative of the federalcharacter of the Constitution and as being imposed from the top.

As per the Union Budget 2015-16, there are 31 schemes to be fully sponsored by the Union Government , 24

schemes to be run with changed sharing pattern between the Union and states and 8 schemes have been

delinked from Central support. (The delinking has been done as a result of the increased share of the States in

the divisible pool of taxes from 32% to 42% as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission)

Making his Budget Speech while presenting the General Budget 2015-16, the Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley saidthat consequent to the substantially higher devolution, many schemes on the State subjects are to be delinked from

Central support. However, keeping in mind that some of these schemes represent national priorities especiallythose targeted at poverty alleviation, Centre has decided that it will continue to contribute to such schemes, theMinister added. Besides, the schemes mandated by legal obligations and those backed by Cess collection havebeen fully provided for.

(A) Schemes to be fully supported by Union Government:1. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA)2. Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities (MSDP)3. Pre-Matric scholarship for children of those engaged in unclean occupation4. Scholarship Schemes (Post and Pre-Matric) for SC, ST and OBCs5. Support for machinery for Implementation of Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and Prevention of

Atrocities Act, 19896. National Programme for Persons with Disabilities7. Scheme for providing Education to Minorities8. Umbrella Scheme for education of ST children9. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)10. Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)11. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)-SABLA12. National Nutrition Mission13. Scheme for Protection and Development of Women14. Assistance for Schemes under Proviso (i) to article 275 (1) of the Constitution15. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-plan16. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (Financed from Education Cess)

17. Mid Day Meal18. Schemes of North Eastern Council19. Special package for Bodoland Territorial Council


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20. National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) including Annapurna21. Grants from Central Pool of Resources for North Eastern Region and Sikkim22. Social Security for Unorganized Workers Scheme23. Support to Educational Development including Teacher Training and Adult Education24. Border Area Development Programme25. Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)26. Cess backed allocation for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadhak Yojana (PMGSY)

27. Roads and Bridges financed from Central Road Fund28. Project Tiger29. Project Elephant30. Additional Central Assistance for Externally Aided Projects (loan portion)31. Additional Central Assistance for Externally Aided Projects (Grant portion)

(B) Schemes to be run with the Changed Sharing Pattern:1. Cattle Development2. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture3. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana4. National Livestock Mission5. National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture6. Dairy Vikas Abhiyaan

7. Veterinary Services and Animal Health8. National Rural Drinking Water Programme9. Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan (Rural and Urban)10. National Afforestation Programme11. National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-system (NPCA)12. National AIDS and STD Control programme13. National health Mission14. National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)15. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA)16. Strategic Assistance for State Higher Education – Rashtriya Uchcha Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)17. For Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary18. National Land Records Modernisation Programme

19. National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)20. Rural Housing-Housing for All21. Integrated Child Development Service22. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) (erstwhile Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA)23. PMKSY (including Watershed programme and micro irrigation)24. Impact Assessment Studies of AIBFMP

(C) Schemes delinked from support of the Centre:1. National e-Governance Plan2. Backward Regions Grant Funds3. Modernization of Police Forces

4. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyaan (RGPSA)5. Scheme for Central Assistance to the States for developing export infrastructure6. Scheme for setting up of 6000 Model Schools7. National Mission on Food processing8. Tourist Infrastructure

Source- http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=116152

PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA

What is Financial Inclusion?

Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections ofdisadvantaged and low-income segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not

available or affordable.It means that everyone is given access to:

Banking


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Credit

Investment

Insurance

With a bank account, every household gains access to banking and credit facilities.This will enable them to come out of the grip of moneylenders, manage to keep away from financial crises caused byemergent needs, and most importantly, benefit from a range of financial products/benefits.

Current status of financial inclusion in the country:

Various initiatives were taken up by RBI / GoI in order to ensure financial inclusion.These include initiaatives like:

Nationalization of Banks ,

Expansion of Banks branch network ,

Establishment & expansion of Cooperative and RRBs ,

Introduction of Priority Sector lending ,

Lead Bank Scheme,

Formation of SHGs etc

During 2005-2006, RBI advised Banks to align their polices with the objective of financial Inclusion. Further, in orderto ensure greater financial inclusion and increasing the outreach of the banking sector, it was decided to use the servicesof NGOs/SHGs, MFIs and other Civil Society Organizations as intermediaries in providing financial and bankingservices through use of “Business Facilitator and Business Correspondent Model”.

However, as per Census, 2011:

Out of 24.67 crore households in the country, 14.48 crore (58.7%) households had access to banking services.

Of the 16.78 crore rural households, 9.14 crore (54.46%) were availing banking services.

Of the 7.89 crore urban households, 5.34 crore (67.68%) households were availing banking services.

In the year 2011, Banks covered 74,351 villages, with population more than 2,000 (as per 2001 census), with banking facilities under the “Swabhimaan” campaign through Business Correspondents .

However the program had a very limited reach and impact.

The mission mode objective of the PMJDY consists of 6 pillars.

During the 1st year of implementation under Phase I (15th August, 2014-14th August,2015), three Pillarsnamely(1)Universal access to banking facilities (2) Financial Literacy Programme and (3) Providing

Basic Banking Accounts with overdraft facility of Rs.5000 after six months and RuPay Debit card

with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh and RuPay Kisan card, will be implemented.

Phase II, beginning from 15th August 2015 upto15th August,2018 will address (1) Creation of CreditGuarantee Fund for coverage of defaults in overdraft A/Cs (2) Micro Insurance and

(3) Unorganized sector Pension schemes like Swavlamban. In addition, in this phase coverage of households in hilly, tribal and difficult areas would be carried out.

Moreover, this phase would focus on coverage of remaining adults in the households and students. The plan, therefore, proposes to channel all Government benefits (from Centre/State/Local body) to the

beneficiaries to such accounts and pushing the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) scheme of the Union

Government including restarting the DBT in LPG scheme. MGNREGS sponsored by Ministry of

Rural Development (MoRD, GoI) is also likely to be included in Direct Benefit Transfer scheme.


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THE MAJOR SHIFTS THIS TIME:

Households are being targeted instead of villages as targeted earlier.

Moreover both rural and urban areas are being covered this time as against only rural areas targeted

earlier.

The present plan pursues digital financial inclusion with special emphasis on monitoring by a Mission

headed by the Finance Minister.

Account can be opened in any bank branch or via Business Correspondent (Bank Mitra)

Such accounts can be opened with zero balance.

The deposits will earn interest, an accidental insurance of Rs 1 lakh will be provided along with a life insurancecover of Rs 30,000.

The beneficiaries of various government schemes will get subsidies in cash in their accounts directly. (DirectBenefits Transfer or DBT)

PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA/ MUDRA BANK

Background:According to the NSSO survey of 2013, there are 5.77 crore small business units, mostly individual proprietorships,which run small manufacturing, trading or services activities.Most of these ‘own account enterprises’ are owned by people belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe orOther Backward Classes.Only 4% of such units get institutional finance. Providing access to institutional finance to such micro/small business units would turn them into strong instrument ofGDP growth and also employment.

Micro Finance is an economic development tool whose objective is to assist the poor to work their way out of poverty.It covers a range of services which include, in addition to the provision of credit, many other services such assavings, insurance, money transfers, counseling etc.


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The players in the Micro Finance sector can be qualified as falling into3 main groups:- the SHG-Bank linkagemodel started by NABARD, the Non Banking Finance companies and the others including Trusts, Societies

etc.Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank , proposed to be made via a statutory enactmentwould be responsible for regulating and refinancing all Micro-finance Institutions (MFI (and not the MicroUnits under MSME's, keep this point in mind) which are in the business of lending to micro/small businessentities engaged in manufacturing, trading and services activities.

The Bank would partner with state level/regional level co-ordinators to provide finance to Last Mile Financer ofsmall/micro business enterprises.

MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency.

The MUDRA Bank would primarily be responsible for – 1) Laying down policy guidelines for micro/small enterprise financing business2) Registration of MFI entities3) Regulation of MFI entities4) Accreditation /rating of MFI entities5) Laying down responsible financing practices to ward off indebtedness and ensure proper client protection principles and methods of recovery6) Development of standardised set of covenants governing last mile lending to micro/small enterprises

7) Promoting right technology solutions for the last mile8) Formulating and running a Credit Guarantee scheme for providing guarantees to the loans which are being extended to micro enterprises9) Creating a good architecture of Last Mile Credit Delivery to micro businesses under the scheme ofPradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

NEW SOCIAL SECTOR SCHEMES

PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA

Eligibility:

Available to people in age group 18 to 70 years with bank account.Premium:

Rs.12 per annum.Payment Mode:

The premium will be directly auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account. This is the only modeavailable.

Risk Coverage:

For accidental death and full disability - Rs.2 Lakh and for partial disability – Rs.1 Lakh.Eligibility:

Any person having a bank account and Aadhaar number linked to the bank account can give a simple form tothe bank every year before 1st of June in order to join the scheme. Name of nominee to be given in the form.

Terms of Risk Coverage:

A person has to opt for the scheme every year. He can also prefer to give a long-term option of continuing inwhich case his account will be auto-debited every year by the bank.

Who will implement this Scheme?:

The scheme will be offered by all Public Sector General Insurance Companies and all other insurers who arewilling to join the scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.

Government Contribution:(i) Various Ministries can co-contribute premium for various categories of their beneficiaries from their budget or

from Public Welfare Fund created in this budget from unclaimed money. This will be decided separately duringthe year.

(ii) Common Publicity Expenditure will be borne by the Government.

PRADHAN MANTRI JEEVAN JYOTI BIMA YOJANA

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Available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 and having a bank account. People who join the scheme before completing 50 years can, however, continue to have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 yearssubject to payment of premium.

Premium:

Rs.330 per annum. It will be auto-debited in one instalment.Payment Mode:

The payment of premium will be directly auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account.

Risk Coverage: Rs.2 Lakh in case of death for any reason.

Terms of Risk Coverage:

A person has to opt for the scheme every year. He can also prefer to give a long-term option of continuing, inwhich case his account will be auto-debited every year by the bank.

Who will implement this Scheme?:

The scheme will be offered by Life Insurance Corporation and all other life insurers who are willing to jointhe scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.

Government Contribution:(i) Various other Ministries can co-contribute premium for various categories of their beneficiaries out of their

budget or out of Public Welfare Fund created in this budget out of unclaimed money. This will be decidedseparately during the year.

(ii) Common Publicity Expenditure will be borne by Government.

ATAL PENSION YOJANA

The Government of India is extremely concerned about the old age income security of the working poor and isfocused on encouraging and enabling them to join the National Pension System (NPS).To address the longevity risks among the workers in unorganised sector and to encourage the workers in

unorganised sector to voluntarily save for their retirement, who constitute 88% of the total labour force

of 47.29 crore as per the 66th Round of NSSO Survey of 2011-12, but do not have any formal pension

provision, the Government had started the Swavalamban Scheme in 2010-11.However, coverage under Swavalamban Scheme is inadequate mainly due to lack of clarity of pension benefits

at the age after 60.

The Finance Minister has, therefore, announced a new initiative called Atal Pension Yojana (APY) in hisBudget Speech for 2015-16.

The APY will be focussed on all citizens in the unorganised sector, who join the National Pension System(NPS) and who are not members of any statutory social security scheme.

Under the APY, the subscribers would receive the fixed pension of Rs. 1000 per month, Rs. 2000 permonth, Rs. 3000 per month, Rs. 4000 per month, Rs. 5000 per month, at the age of 60 years, depending ontheir contributions, which itself would vary on the age of joining the APY.

The minimum age of joining APY is 18 years and maximum age is 40 years.

Therefore, minimum period of contribution by the subscriber under APY would be 20 years or more.

The benefit of fixed pension would be guaranteed by the Government.

The Central Government would also co-contribute 50% of the subscriber’s contribution or Rs. 1000 perannum, whichever is lower, to each eligible subscriber account, for a period of 5 years, i.e., from 2015-16 to2019-20, who join the NPS before 31st December, 2015 and who are not income tax payers.

The existing subscribers of Swavalamban Scheme would be automatically migrated to APY, unless they optout.

SENIOR CITIZEN WELFARE FUND

Proposed in the Budget 2015-16

The sole motive is the welfare of senior citizens

The government intends to use the unclaimed deposits of Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Employee

Provident Fund (EPF) The money in these accounts which have been inoperative for more than 7 years will be used for this fund

If someone claims the money after 7 years, it will be paid after document verification.


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NAMAMI GANGE PROJECT/ INTEGRATED GANGA CONSERVATION MISSION

A substantial amount of money has been spent in the conservation and improvement of the river Ganga but theefforts have not yielded desired results because of the lack of concerted effort by all the stakeholders.

Background:

The Ganga Action Plan was launched on 14th January 1986 with the main objective of pollution abatement,to improve water quality by interception, diversion and treatment of domestic sewage and toxic and industrialchemical wastes present, from identified grossly polluting units entering in to the river.After reviewing the effectiveness of the "Ganga Action Plan", the Government announced the"Mission CleanGanga" project on 31st December, 2009 with the objective that by 2020, no municipal sewage and industrialwaste would be released in the river without treatment, with the total budget of around Rs.15,000 crore.

The Government also established the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), chaired by thePrime Minister, with the objective to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the riverGanga, by adopting a river basin approach for comprehensive planning and management.

In the Budget 2014-15, the Government had announced Rs 2037 crore towards this mission.

This project aims at Ganga Rejuvenation by combining the existing ongoing efforts and planning under it tocreate a concrete action plan for future.

Salient Features

Over Rs. 20,000 crore has been sanctioned in 2014-2015 budget for the next 5 years.

Will cover 8 states, 47 towns & 12 rivers under the project.

Over 1,632 gram panchayats on the banks of Ganga to be made open defecation-free by 2022.

Several ministries are working with nodal Water Resources Ministry for this project includes – Environment,Urban Development , Shipping, Tourism & Rural Development Ministries.

Prime focus will be on involving people living on the river’s banks in this project.

Under the aegis of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & State Programme Management Groups(SPMGs) States and Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions will be involved in this project.

Setting river centric urban planning process to facilitate better citizen connects, through interventions at Ghatsand River fronts.

Expansion of coverage of sewerage infrastructure in 118 urban habitations on banks of Ganga.

Enforcement of Ganga specific River Regulatory Zones.

Development of rational agricultural practices & efficient irrigation methods.

Setting Ganga Knowledge Centre.

Pollution will be checked through

Treatment of waste water in drains by applying bio-remediation method.

Treatment of waste water through in-situ treatment.

Treatment of waste water by the use of innovative technologies.

Treatment of waste water through municipal sewage & effluent treatment plants.

Introducing immediate measures to arrest inflow of sewage.

Introducing PPP approach for pollution control.

Introduction of 4-battalion of Territorial Army Ganga Eco-Task Force.

June 2015In a determined bid to combat pollution in the river Ganga, a highly sophisticated digital system will belaunched shortly to pin down habitual polluters by involving people in river front cities.An app, using state-of-the-art technology, has been developed with the help of ISRO (Indian Space

Research Organization) to involve people who can now click pictures of polluters-mainly industry,habitual offenders and other source of pollution by their mobiles and upload same on the new app for

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The ambitious Namami Gange project officials will soon initiate action on the visual which through thesatellite system is set to pin the location for swift and suitable action.Once the picture of polluted stretch is uploaded, officials said, it could not be erased and would havecomprehensive details like location, date and timeThe GIS based system will replace monitoring on papers to digital platforms

The App would help in monitoring of work on the project too besides mega planning of further action plans.

Budget 2015-16

AGRICULTURE

12257cr Krishonnati Yojana (Centre and State) of which - 4500 for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (State Plan). - 2823 for National Crop Insurance Programme. - 1300 for National Food Security Mission. - 835 for National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture.

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

Basic objective to achieve 4 per cent annual growth in the agricultural sector during the 11th plan.

Has been extended to XIIth plan (Agriculture growth rate target in 12th Plan is also 4%)

To incentivize the States to provide additional resources in their State Plans over and above their baselineexpenditure to bridge critical gaps.

RKVY is a State Plan Scheme

How much assistance would be provided to a state from centre would depend upon the amount provided inState Plan Budgets for Agriculture and allied sectors, above a baseline expenditure on these sectors.

Virtually covers all sectors such as Crop Cultivation, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, DairyDevelopment, Agricultural Research and Education, Forestry and Wildlife, Plantation and AgriculturalMarketing, Food Storage and Warehousing, Soil and Water Conservation, Agricultural Financial Institutions,other Agricultural Programmes and Cooperation.

Has 12 sub schemes

Some important ones are as follows:

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) Initiative on Vegetable Clusters

National Mission for Protein Supplements


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National Saffron Mission

Crop Diversification in Original Green Revolution States

Vidharbha Intensified Irrigation Development Programme (VIIDP)

Vidharbha Region is the eastern region of Maharashtra.The main cash crops of the region are cotton, oranges and soya bean.There has been a spate of farmer suicides in Maharashtra in the last decade, out of which more than 70%

farmers belong to the 11 districts of Vidarbha region.This is mainly because of the infertility of the land, lack of ample amount of water resources, lack of

new technologies and due to the negligence of the state government towards the farmers' needs.)

VIIDP- initiated in 2012 (expected to continue till 2016-17)

The objectives of VIIDP are to bring more farming areas in Vidharbha region under protective

irrigation, to increase the productivity of rainfed cotton farming through rain water harvesting,

intensive irrigation and better crop management and to enhance the water use efficiency through

application of drip/sprinkler irrigation.

And so on

Top 3 priority sectors under RKVY in Punjab (during 11th Plan):

Animal Husbandry

Horticulture

Marketing

National Crops Insurance Programme (NCIP)

Has three components viz.1. Modified National Agricultural insurance Scheme (MNAIS),2. Weather Based Crop insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and3. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS).

A new umbrella Central Sector Scheme in the name of 'National Crop Insurance Program (NCIP) has been

introduced by merging MNAIS, WBCIS & CPIS throughout the country from Rabi 2013-14.

The loanee farmers are covered on compulsory basis and non-loanee farmers on voluntary basis.

Modified National Agricultural insurance Scheme (MNAIS)

Provides insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops andsubsequent low crop yield.

The state government notifies which particular crops are to be covered for a particular season or year

The insurer companies are public sector as well as private sector General Insurance Companies

Available to all kinds of farmers, big or small; loanee or non-loanee; Landholders, sharecroppers or tenantfarmers.

Weather-based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)

Provides insurance coverage and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of crops due toAdverse Weather Incidence and subsequent crop loss.

Implies that if a farmer did not insure his crop under MNAIS but somehow his crops were damaged due toadverse weather conditions; he is still able to claim insurance if he goes with this component.

Crops are selected and notified by State Governments

Available to all kinds of farmers, big or small; loanee or non-loanee; Landholders, sharecroppers or tenantfarmers.

Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS)

Active only on those states and UTs home to Coconut cultivators

National Food Security Mission

Central Scheme of GOI launched in 2007 for 5 years to increase production and productivity of wheat, riceand pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food security of the country

It was extended to 12th five year plan in 2012.

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In the 12th Plan, NFSM aims at raising the food grain production by 25 million tones.

Besides rice, wheat and pulses, NFSM proposes to cover coarse cereals and fodder crops during the 12th plan period (2012-17).

12th plan aims to cover all the states of India with focus on low productive areas to bridge the yield gaps foradditional production while stability in high production areas would be achieved through promotion ofconservation agriculture practices

Components - (i) NFSM-Rice, (ii) NFSM-Wheat, (iii) NFSM-Pulses, (iv) NFSM-Coarse Cereals and

(v) NFSM-Commercial Crops

Objectives

Increasing production of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals through area expansion in a sustainablemanner in the identified districts of the country.

Restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level.

Enhancing farm level economy (i.e. farm profits) to restore confidence among the farmers.

The main aim is to bridge the yield gap in respect of these crops through dissemination of improvedtechnologies and farm management practices

Salient Features

Focus on low productivity and high potential districts including cultivation of food grain crops in rain

fed areas. Implementation of cropping system centric interventions in a Mission mode approach through active

engagement of all the stakeholders at various levels.

Agro-climatic zone wise planning and cluster approach for crop productivity enhancement.

Focus on pulse production through utilization of rice fallows, rice bunds and intercropping of pulseswith coarse cereals, oilseeds and commercial crops (sugarcane, cotton, jute).

Promotion and extension of improved technologies i.e. seed, Integrated nutrient management (INM)including micronutrients, soil amendments, integrated pest management (IPM), input use efficiency andresource conservation technologies along with capacity building of the farmers/extension functionaries.

Close monitoring of flow of funds to ensure timely reach of interventions to the target beneficiaries.

Integration of various proposed interventions and targets with the district plan of each identified district.

Constant monitoring and concurrent evaluation by the implementing agencies for assessing the impact ofthe interventions for a result oriented approach.

Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)

Panchayati Raj Institutions will be actively involved in selection of beneficiary and selection ofinterventions under Local Initiatives in the identified districts.

National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture is responsible for around 14% of global emissions.

If the emissions from the agriculture are combined with the emissions caused by deforestation for farming,fertilizer manufacturing and agricultural energy use, this sector becomes the largest contributor to globalemissions.

In India, the agriculture sector accounts for 17.6% of total emissions.

At the same time, it consumes some one fourth of the electricity, so, it is indirectly responsible for another10% of the GHG emissions. When we combine these figures with the fertilizer industries, catering solely toagriculture, and use of diesel, we find that agriculture is the largest contributor of GHG in India.

That is why there is a need that the farm sector is given priority in India’s climate mitigation strategy.

The Objective of NMSA launched under NAPCC is to devise climate adaptation and mitigation within theagriculture sector.

Expected to transform Indian agriculture into a climate resilient production system through suitable adaptationand mitigation measures in the domains of both crop husbandry and animal husbandry

It is one of the 8 missions under NAPCC

National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)

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Currently, eight ‘missions’ are operational

Each is a sectoral response to the impacts of climate change.

Three of them — on solar energy, afforestation and energy efficiency — seek to slow down the growth ofIndia’s emissions.

Another three — on agriculture, water and Himalayan eco-systems — are about initiating measures to adapt tothe effects of climate change.

The remaining two — on sustainable habitat and strategic knowledge — are service missions and seek tocreate more knowledge on useful climate responses.

1. Solar

(Jawaharlal Nehru) National solar mission.

To achieve following things by 2022

Installation of 20GW solar power

2 GW of off-grid Solar

20 million sq. meter of solar thermal collector area

20 million rural households to have solar lighting

The government recently enhanced the target of electricity production under the Solar Mission from

the original 20,000 MW by 2022 to 100,000 MW.

2. Energy

National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE)

By 2015, help save about 5% of our annual energy consumption, and nearly 100 million tonnes ofcarbon dioxide every year

3. Water

National water mission.

Increase water use efficiency by 20%

Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas

And other fancy stuff like integrated water Management, awareness generation etc.

4.

Agro

National mission for sustainable agriculture.

Enhancing productivity and resilience of agriculture

Reduce vulnerability to extremes of weather, long dry spells, flooding.

5. Green India (forest)

National mission for Green India

Afforest an additional 10 million hectare of forest lands, wastelands and community lands.

6. Habitat

National mission on Sustainable Habitat

Energy-efficient buildings Sewage Management

7. Knowledge

National mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change

Identify challenges arising from climate change,

Promote the development Knowledge on Climate Change

Particularly in the areas of health, demography, migration, and livelihood of coastal communities

8. Himalayan Ecosystem

National mission for sustaining the Himalayan Eco System

Reduce climate impacts on the Himalayan glaciers And promote community-based management ofthese ecosystems

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The government will soon add at least four new ‘missions’ to the National Action Plan on Climate Change(NAPCC), including one to promote wind energy, and another to build preparedness to deal with impacts onhuman health.

THE MISSIONS POSSIBLE:

Wind energy

Modelled on National Solar Mission To be serviced by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

To produce 50,000-60,000 MW of power by 2022

Human health

Assess impact of climate change on human health

Build up capacities to respond to these

Being looked after by Health Ministry

Coastal resources

Prepare integrated coastal resource management plan

Map vulnerabilities along the entire shoreline

Environment Ministry to look after the mission

Waste-to-energy

Incentivise efforts towards harnessing energy from waste

Lower dependence on coal, oil, gas

Make power production a more earth-friendly process

Focus Areas of NMSA

Dryland Agriculture/Rainfed area development This further includes:

Development of drought and pest-resistant crop varieties.

Improving methods to conserve soil and water to ensure theirs optimal utilization (On farm watermanagement)

Generate awareness through stakeholder consultations, training workshops and demonstration exercises forfarming communities, for agro-climatic information sharing and dissemination.

Financial support to enable farmers to invest in and adopt relevant technologies to overcome climate relatedstresses.

Risk Management:

This further includes:

Strengthening existing agricultural and weather insurance mechanisms.

Development and validation of weather derivative models by insurance providers.

Ensure access to archival and current weather data for this purpose.

Creation of web-enabled, regional language based services for facilitation of weather based insurance.

Development of GIS and remote-sensing methodologies for detailed soil resource mapping and land use planning. All watershed and river basins to be covered.

Mapping vulnerable eco-regions and identification of pest and disease hotspots.

Developing and implementation of region-specific contingency plans based on vulnerability and risk scenario

Access to Information

This further includes

To improve and expand the data bases on (a) Soil Profile, (b) Area Under Cultivation, Production And Yield,and (c) Cost of Cultivation.

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To build public awareness through “National Portal” on agricultural Statistics.

Use of Bio- technology

This further includes

Genetic engineering

Development of strategies for low input sustainable agriculture by producing crops with enhanced water andnitrogen use efficiency which may also result in reduced emissions of greenhouse gases, and crops with

greater tolerance to drought, high temperature, submergence and salinity stresses. Development of nutritional strategies for managing heat stress in dairy animals to prevent nutrient deficiencies

leading to low milk yield and productivity.

Development of salt tolerant and disease resistant fresh water fish and prawn.

Though NMSA has been successful in identifying the larger challenges faced by Indian agriculture butstrategies proposed to meet these challenges are largely drawn from past policies and are highly technologyfocused. Most of the proposed strategies target the big farmers, while the small and marginal farmers are leftvulnerable. Water use efficiency has been given importance but the chemical fertilizers have been largelyignored in the strategies. Chemical fertilizers are also a major driver of rising demand for irrigation water. NMSA lacks adequate regulatory framework required to meet climate change related challenges toagriculture.

Budget 2015-16 IRRIGATION

5300 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - 1800 Development of Micro irrigation (per drop more crop) - 1500 Integrated Watershed Development Programme - 2000 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana (including Acccelerated Irrigation Benefit and Flood Management

Programme)

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) and PM Gram Sinchai Yojana

Will provide end to end solution in the irrigation supply chain, including the water source, the distributionnetwork and the farm level application (3 crucial components of irrigation)

Aims to bring irrigation to every farm by converging the ongoing schemes being implemented by

various ministries

Instead of a top down approach, the programme will provide requisite flexibility to state governments in planning and executing the irrigation projects

The State Agriculture department would be the nodal agency for implementation of PMKSY projects

A state will become eligible for PMKSY funds only if it has prepared the district irrigation plans and stateirrigation plans and sustained an increasing expenditure sector in state plan

The cost will be shared in the ratio of 75:25 between the Central government and the State governmentrespectively (For North East and Hilly states, the ratio is 90:10)

It will cover regions not covered by the earlier schemes and will include fertile areas not covered by the

irrigation network. PM Gram Sinchai Yojana is aimed at ensuring access to water to every farm (“Har Khet Ko Pani”) and

improving water use efficiency (“Per Drop More Crop”).

Total allocation to PMKSY for 2015-16 has been budgeted at Rs 5,300 crore, which includes Rs 1,800 croretowards micro-irrigation.

Focus is on assured irrigation to mitigate risk to farmers

Kindly note that according to the 12th Five Year Plan document, water use efficiency in agriculture in India,which consumes around 80% of our water resources is only around 38% (as compared to 50-60% in Japan,China and Israel)

National Misssion on Micro Irrigation (NMMI)

It is a CSS being implemented since 2010 to promote the efficient methods of irrigation such as drip irrigationand sprinkler irrigation systems in the country


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w.e.f 2014-15, NMMI has been subsumed under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

The idea is to not only improve the water use efficiency but also extend the coverage and duration from theavailable water source.

The scheme provides assistance at 60 per cent of the system cost for small and marginal farmers and at50 per cent for general farmers

Soil Health Card

Year of commencement - 2014-15 (Launched by the PM from Suratgarh, Rajasthan on 19th Feb 2015)Componentsi. Soil health cardii. Training for soil analysisiii. Financial assistance for package of nutrient recommendationsiv. Capacity building and regular monitoring and evaluationv. Mission management

Objectivesi. To issue soil health cards every three years, to all farmers of the country, so as to provide a basis to include nutrientdeficiencies in fertilization practices.The Card would carry crop wise recommendations of nutrients/fertilizers

required for farms in a particular village, so that the farmers can improve productivity by using the inputs judiciously.ii. To strengthen functioning of Soil Testing Laboratories(STLs) through capacity building, involvement of agriculturestudents and effective linkage with Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR)/ State AgricultureUniversities(SAUs).iii. To diagnose soil fertility related constraints with standardized procedures for sampling uniformly across states andanalysis and design taluqa / block level fertilizer recommendations in targeted districts.iv. To develop and promote soil test based nutrient management in the districts for enhancing nutrient use efficiency.v. To build capacities of district and state level staff and of progressive farmers for promotion of nutrient management practices.d) Salient features

55 lakh soil samples to be tested and 3.12 crore soil health cards generated during 2014-15. Similarly, 97 lakh samplesto be tested and 5.47 crore soil health cards to be generated during 2015-16 and 96 lakh samples to be tested and 5.41crore soil health cards generated during 2016-17.In all, 248 lakh samples to be tested to generate 14 crore soil health cards during the three years period.e) Funding pattern including subsidy, if any( component wise)

75:25 for all componentsf) Name of the state /UTs where scheme is being implemented

To be implemented in all States.

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)

Being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development for the development of rainfed and degradedareas of the country

On the basis of recommendations of Parthasarthy Committee (2006), 3 area development programmesnamely Desert Development Programme (DDP), DPAP (Drought Prone Areas Programme) and IWDP(Integrated Wasteland Development Programme) were merged into a single modified programme calledIWMP w.e.f 2009


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Objectives

To restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources suchas soil, vegetative cover and water

The outcomes are prevention of soil erosion, regeneration of natural vegetation, rainwater harvesting andrecharging of the ground water table

This enables multi cropping and the introduction of diverse agro based activities, which help to providesustainable livelihoods to the people residing in watershed areas

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (Traditional Farming Improvement Programme)

Agiculture Ministry’s organic farming scheme

Has been launched by Government of India to support and promote organic farming and thereby improvingsoil health.

This will encourage farmers to adopt eco-friendly concept of cultivation and reduce their dependence onfertilizers and agricultural chemicals to improve yields.

Budget Allocation Government has made budgetary allocation of Rs. 300 Crores for the same in the

Union Budget 2015-16.

Organic farming practices in India have been used in traditional agricultural practices due to diverse presenceof natural organic form of nutrients in different parts of the country.

Indian climatic diversity and low input costs also help the growth of large number of crops throughout theyear.

The Organic Farming Policy 2005 was a sound regulation to promote technically-endowed, economical,environment-friendly, and socially acceptable use of natural resources in favour of organic agriculture. It alsolaid emphasis on soil health and fertility maintenance.

Latter was to be carried on by identification of areas and crops which are most suitable for organic agricultureand setting up model organic farms.

This also meant making use of traditional wisdom to promote such practices and making farmers aware of its benefits.

Preservation of soil health by employing natural resources like farm manure, poultry manure, urban compost,

biogas slurry etc. was the main thrust area. Thus, the new scheme is set on similar practices and principleswith emphasis on soil health

Budget 2015-16 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

- 482 cr Dairy Vikas Abhiyan

- 411 cr Blue Revolution (including inland and marine fisheries)

Dairy Vikas Abhiyan

Poposes to bring surplus milk produced under unorganized sectors for procurement.

The programme will be an umbrella programme for National Dairy Plan, Scheme of Dairy entrepreneurship,Dairy development plan.

Blue Revolution

An umbrella programme for schemes of inland fisheries, support to fisheries institutes, National fisheriesdevelopment board and other programmes for development of fisheries.

The Blue Revolution envisages transformation of the fisheries sector with increased investment, bettertraining and development of infrastructure.

India is the second largest producer of fish, however, it still lags China by a huge margin. India also scoreslow on productivity scale.

The fisheries output in the country is presently about 10 million tonnes, with inland fisheries accounting for

5.6 million tonnes and marine fisheries 3.4 million tonnes. India has large natural resources, and water bodies such as reservoirs, lakes and ponds, in addition to an

8,118km-long coastline. So it is well positioned to have a Blue Revolution,


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There has been concern over stagnation of production of marine fisheries.

Deep sea fishing would require large investments and we have to explore possibilities of public-private partnership.

Largest species of fish are found in India, and there is also a tremendous scope for breeding of colourfulornamental fish.

Blue Revolution will focus on construction of new fishing harbours, modernization of fishing boats, impartingtraining to fishermen, and above all promote fishing as a self-employment activity.

Minimum Support Prices Scheme

Announced by the Government of India for the first time in 1966-67 for Wheat in the wake of the GreenRevolution

Is the price at which government purchases crops from the farmers, whatever may be the price for the crops.

Announced by the Government of India for 23 crops currently at the beginning of each season viz. Rabi andKharif.

Kharif- 14

Rabi- 6

Other- 3

Sugarcane is there (in other category)

The Central Government fixes the FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) for sugarcane and the State governmentfixes the SAP (State Advised Price)

Rangarajan Committee on sugar pricing and decontrol (Report came out in Oct 2012)

The government decides the support prices for various agricultural commodities after taking into account thefollowing:

Recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) (Current Chairman- Dr.Ashok Vishandass, previous chairman - Ashok Gulati, retired in Feb 2015)

Views of State Governments

Views of Ministries

Other relevant factors

Dr. C. Rangarajan Committee to look into all the issues relating to the deregulation of the sugar sector. The

report was submitted to the Prime Minster on 10-10-2012.

A major recommendation of the committee relates to revising the existing arrangement for the price to be paid to sugarcane farmers, which suffers from problems of accumulation of arrears of cane dues in years ofhigh price and low price for farmers in other years.

The existing arrangement comprises a Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) announced each year by theCentre, under the Sugarcane Control Order and on the advice of CACP, as the minimum price ofsugarcane.

However, many states in north India also announce a State Advised Price (SAP) under state legislation.

Generally, the SAP is substantially higher than the FRP, and wherever SAP is declared, it is the ruling price.

Instead of the present arrangement, the committee has proposed that at the time of cane supply, farmers be paid FRP as the minimum price, as at present.

Further, subsequently, on a half-yearly basis, the state government concerned would announce theex-mill prices of sugar and its by-products, and farmers would be entitled to a 70% share in the value of the sugarand by-products produced from the quantity of cane supplied by each farmer.

Based on the share so computed, additional payment, net of FRP already paid, would then be made to thefarmer. Since the sugar value estimate includes return on capital employed, this implies that farmers wouldalso get a share of the profits. With such a system in operation, states should not declare an SAP.

The committee has also recommended dismantling of the levy obligation for sourcing PDS sugar at a price

below the market price. States should be allowed henceforth to fix the issue price of PDS sugar, while the existing subsidy to states

for PDS sugar transport and the difference between the levy price and the issue price would continue at the


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existing level, augmented by the current level of implicit subsidy on account of the difference between thelevy price and the open market price.

This will free the industry from the burden of a government welfare programme, and indirectly benefit both the farmer and the general consumer since the industry passes on the cost of levy mechanism tofarmers and consumers.

The committee has recommended dispensing with the present mechanism of regulated release of non-levysugar, as it imposes additional costs on factories on account of inventory accumulation.

The committee has recommended that cane area reservation ultimately be phased out and contracting between farmers and mills allowed for enabling theemergence of a competitive market for assured supplyof cane, in the interest of farmers and economic efficiency.

However, in case some states want to continue it for the time being, they should do so while ensuring thatarea reservation is done for at least three to five years at a time, so that industry has a stake in itsdevelopment. Further, wherever and whenever a state discontinues area reservation, the Centre shouldremove the stipulation of a minimum distance between two mills.

On external trade, the committee has favoured a stable policy regime with modest tariff levels of 5% to10% ordinarily, and dispensing with outright bans and quantitative restrictions.

The committee has also recommended dispensing with the mandatory requirement of jute packaging.

In respect of molasses, the committee favours free movement and dismantling of end-use based allocation

quotas that are in vogue in several states, to enable creation of a national market and better prices for thisvaluable by-product as well as improved efficiency in its use

National Mission on Bamboo

Launched in 2006-07 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote the growth of bamboo sector

The programmes address four major areas of bamboo development as follows:

Research and Development

Plantation Development

Handicrafts Development

Marketing

This scheme covers both Bamboo and Rattan

Rattan is a palm, normally a climber and solid, while bamboo is a grass, and typically a hollow cylinder

National Horticulture Mission

Centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2005-06

For promotion of holistic growth of horticulture sector comprising of fruits, vegetables, mushroom, spices,flowers, aromatic plants, cashew and cocoa.

To enhance horticulture production and improve nutritional security and income support to farm householdsand others through area-based regionally differentiated strategies.

The scheme is not available to coconut and medicinal plants, rest all horticultural crops are covered.

NHM scheme works on Cluster Basis. This means that the designated authority at the district level wouldchoose a cluster of minimum 100 hectares

Components of National Horticulture Mission

Establishment of New Gardens

Rejuvenaiton of old and senile orchards

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Nutrient Management

Protected Cultivation

Organic Farming

Pollination support through beekeeping

Creation of water resources

Mechanization

Human Resource Development Post Harvest Management

Marketing Primary Processing


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Nurseries and Tissue Culture Labs

Government of India contributes 85%, and 15% is met by the State Governments.

The scheme is not available here:

Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep

7 North East States and Sikkim

Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

North East States, HP, J&K and Uttarakhand are covered under the Technology Mission for Integrated

Development of Horticulture in the North Eastern States (TMNE).

A Centrally Sponsored Scheme of MIDH (The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture) has been launched for the holistic development of horticulture in the country during XII plan.The scheme, which has taken take off from 2014-15, integrates the ongoing schemes of National HorticultureMission, Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States, National Bamboo Mission (3 CentrallySponsored Schemes), National Horticulture Board, Coconut Development Board and Central Institute forHorticulture, Nagaland (3 Central Sectoral Schemes).Kindly note that the National Mission for Micro Irrigation has not been subsumed

Kisan Credit Card

Was first proposed in Budget 1998-99

NABARD prepared a model KCC Scheme in consultation with the major banks on the basis of RV GuptaCommittee

Implemented by Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks and RRBs

To provide adequate, timely and cost effective institutional credit from the banking system to the farmers fortheir cultivation needs.

Was launched to provides short term loans in the form of production credit.

However, later its scope was extended to term loans for agriculture and allied activities and reasonablecomponent for consumption loan.

Kisan Credit Card holders are covered by a personal accident insurance. This cover is available when the person enters the scheme.

National Food Security Act

Aims at providing legal entitlement to 5 kg of subsidised foodgrains to the identified person per month.

Grains like wheat, rice and coarse grain will be distributed at the price of 3 Rs. 3, Rs. 2 and Rs. 1 per kg

Pregnant women and lactating mothers and children are entitled to get meals under the prescribed

nutrition by MDM and ICDS. The age group would be 6 months to 14 years.

Pregnant women and lactating mothers will be entitled to get maternity benefit of not less than Rs.

6,000

In case of non availability of food grains, Union govt will give Food Security Allowance to States, who inturn will give it to the beneficiaries

Set up a State Food Commission to supervise the working of the Act District Grievance Redressal Officer - first point of complaint under NFSA

TPDS (Targeted Public Distribution System- started in India from June 1997) reformed- Grievanceredressal mechanisms at district and state levels, TPDS store license- first priority will be given to panchayats,SHGs and cooperatives, ICT tools to ensure transparency, etc

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) i.e. the bottom strata of BPL population will get 35kg of food grains perfamily per month

The government set up a High Level Committee (HLC) in August 2014 under the chairmanship of Shri Shanta

Kumar to suggest inter-alia restructuring or unbundling of the FCI with a view to improving its operational

efficiency and financial management

Recommendations of High Level Committee on restructuring FCIOn procurement related issues:

The FCI should hand over all procurement operations of wheat, paddy, and rice to states that have gained


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sufficient experience in this regard and have created reasonable infrastructure for procurement. The FCI willaccept only the surplus (after deducting the needs of the states under the NFSA) from these state governments(not millers) to be moved to deficit states. The FCI should move on helping those states where farmers sufferfrom distress sales at prices much below MSP, and which are dominated by small holdings.

Centre should make it clear to states that in case of any bonus being given by them on top of MSP, it will not

accept grains under the central pool beyond the quantity needed by the state for its own PDS and OWS.

The statutory levies including commissions need to be brought down uniformly to 3 per cent, or at most 4 percent of MSP, and this should be included in the MSP itself (states losing revenue due to this rationalization oflevies can be compensated through a diversification package for the next three-five years);

The Government of India must provide better price support operations for pulses and oilseeds and dovetail

their MSP policy with trade policy so that their landed costs are not below their MSP.

Cash transfers in PDS should be gradually introduced, starting with large cities with more than 1 million

population; extending it to grain surplus states; and then giving deficit states for the option of cash or physicalgrain distribution.On PDS- and NFSA-related issues:

Given that leakages in the PDS range from 40 to 50 per cent, the GoI should defer implementation of the NFSA

in states that have not done end to end computerization; have not put the list of beneficiaries online for anyoneto verify; and have not set up vigilance committees to check pilferage from PDS.

Coverage of population should be brought down to around 40 percent.

BPL families and some even above that they be given 7kg/person.

On central issue prices, while Antyodya households can be given grains at ` 3/2/1/kg for the time being, but

pricing for priority households must be linked to MSP.On stocking and movement related issues:

FCI should outsource its stocking operations to various agencies.

Covered and plinth (CAP) storage should be gradually phased out with no grain stocks remaining in CAP for

more than 3 months.· Silo bag technology and conventional storages wherever possible should replace CAP.On Buffer Stocking Operations and Liquidation Policy:

DFPD/FCI have to work in tandem to liquidate stocks in OMSS or in export markets, whenever stocks go

beyond the buffer stock norms. A transparent liquidation policy is the need of hour, which should automaticallykick-in when FCI is faced with surplus stocks than buffer norms.

Greater flexibility to FCI with business orientation to operate in OMSS and export markets is needed.

On direct subsidy to farmers:Farmers be given direct cash subsidy (of about Rs 7000/ha) and fertilizer sectorcan then be deregulated.On end to end computerization:

The HLC recommends total end-to-end computerization of the entire food management system, starting from

procurement from farmers, to stocking, movement, and finally distribution through the TPDS.On the new face of the FCI:

The new face of the FCI will be akin to an agency for innovations in the food management system with the

primary focus of creating competition in every segment of the foodgrain supply chain, from procurement tostocking to movement and finally distribution under the TPDS, so that overall costs of the system are substantiallyreduced and leakages plugged and it serves a larger number of farmers and consumers.

National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM)

Is being implemented since 2004-05

3 components

ISOPOM Oilseeds

Implemented in 14 major oilseeds growing states (including Punjab)


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ISOPOM Maize

Under implementation in 15 states (including Punjab)

ISOPOM Oil Palm

The implementation strategy in the Mission would place emphasis on

increasing the Seed Replacement Ratio (SRR) with focus on varietal replacement

increasing irrigation coverage under oilseeds from 26 percent to 38 percent;

diversification of area from low yielding cereals crops to oilseeds crops; inter-cropping of oilseeds and use of fallow land; area expansion under oil palm and TBOs (Tree Borne

Oilseeds);

increasing availability of quality planting materials of oil palm and TBOs;

enhancing procurement of oilseeds and collection and processing of TBOs.

Note: The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation implements the Price Support Scheme (PSS) foroilseeds and pulses through NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of IndiaLimited) NAFED is the nodal procurement agency for oilseeds and pulses, apart from Cotton Corporation of India.So, when the prices of oilseeds, pulses and cotton fall below MSP, NAFED purchases them from the farmers.

Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)

Six schemes of 11th plan period have been merged in a single integrated scheme from April 1, 2014.

The objectives are as follows:

Promotion of agri-marketing through creation of marketing and agribusiness infrastructure including storage

Incentivize agri-market reforms

Provide market linkages to farmers

Provide access to agri-market information

Support quality certification of agriculture commodities.

This scheme has five components:

Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI):

This component has been created by merging Rural Godown Scheme / Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY)and Development/ Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization(AMIGS).

The objective is to create market infrastructure including Storage Infrastructure and Integrated Value ChainProjects (IVC)

Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN):

To collect and disseminate the price and market data for efficiently be used by producers

Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF)

Agri-Business Development (ABD) through Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) Project Development

Facility (PDF)

Training, Research and Consultancy through Choudhary Charan Singh National Institute of

Agriculture Marketing (NIAM).

Objectives:

To promote creation of agricultural marketing infrastructure by providing backend subsidy support to State,cooperative and private sector investments;

to promote creation of scientific storage capacity and to promote pledge financing to increase farmers' income;

to promote Integrated Value Chains (confined up to the stage of primary processing only);

to provide vertical integration of farmers with primary processors;

to use Information Communication Technology as a vehicle of extension; to sensitize and orientfarmers to respond to new challenges in agricultural marketing;

to establish a nation-wide information network system for speedy collection and dissemination of market

information and data on arrivals and prices for its efficient and timely utilization by farmers and other stakeholders;

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to help farmers get better and remunerative prices for their graded produce;

to catalyze private investment in setting up of agribusiness projects and thereby provide assured market to producers and strengthen backward linkages of agri-business projects with producers and their groups ;

to undertake and promote training, research, education, extension and consultancy in the agri marketingsector.

Agri Tech Infrastructure Fund

Year of Commencement- 2014-15

Objectives -

ATIF is aimed at creating an appropriate e-market platform that would be deployable in 642 wholesaleregulated markets across States and UTs.Salient features

The Scheme envisages initiation of an e-market platform that would be deployable in 642 wholesale regulatedmarkets across States and UTs.

For creation of a National Market, a common platform across all States is necessary. For the purpose, aService Provider to be engaged centrally who would build, operate and maintain the e-platform on PPP(Build, Own, Operate, Transfer - BOOT) model. This platform would be customized/ configured to addressthe variations in different states.

State Governments to suggest names of APMCs where this project would be initiated in the first phase of thescheme.

Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) assistance towards setting up e-platforms (Grading andAssaying Laboratories, IT infrastructure for e-market platform, training of market participants and othermiscellaneous/ contingency expenditure) would amount to Rs.34.00 lakhs, Rs.29.00 lakhs and Rs.24.00 lakhsfor A, B and C category markets respectively.

Eligibility - States is to complete the following pre-requisites in six months following sanction of Statespecific proposal.

To provide for a single license to be valid across the State,

Single point levy of market fee

Provide for electronic auction as a mode for price discovery,\

Provide for integrating warehouses into the marketing system.

Price Stabilization Fund (PSF)

Year of Commencement -2014-2015

Objectives: To support procurement/distribution interventions of States and State/Central agencies toregulate price volatility of agricultural and horticultural commodities both when there is price rise orvice-versa.

Salient Features

PSF is for current plan. However, it could be extended to future Plan periods as well.

A Corpus Fund of Rs.500 crores to be established to provide advances for working capital and other

expenses at zero rate of interest to State Govts/ State Agencies/ Central agencies for procurement anddistribution of perishables agricultural and horticultural commodities.

The fund to initially support procurement/distribution interventions for highly volatile commoditiesonion and potato only.

The fund to support interventions in two situations viz. (i) Procurement interventions for perishable agri-horticultural commodities when prices crash and farmers need to be protected. (ii) Alternatively, whenprices are anticipated to increase substantially, then procurement of these commodities could beundertaken from farm gate/mandi to reduce the cost of intermediation and make them available at acheaper price to the consumers

Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) has been designated as the Fund Manager throughwhom the funds will be channelized to the implementing agencies.

Funding Pattern -100% Central Funding

Make in India Initiative

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It is important for the purchasing power of the common man to increase, as this would further boost demand, andhence spur development, in addition to benefiting investors. The faster people are pulled out of poverty and brought

into the middle class, the more opportunity will there be for global business. Therefore, investors from abroad need tocreate jobs. Cost effective manufacturing and a handsome buyer – one who has purchasing power – are both

required. More employment means more purchasing power .

The Government has launched ‘Make in India’ initiative recently with objective to make India a

manufacturing superpower. Key Elements of Make in India

25 Thrust Areas

Government has identified 25 sectors where India can become world leader.

These include automobiles, chemicals, IT, pharma, textiles, ports, aviation, leather, tourism and hospitality,wellness, and railways etc.

Invest India

The campaign envisages a Single Point Interaction for Investors. Invest India will be first reference pointto guide foreign investors. It will provide help on regulatory and policy issues and assist in obtainingregulatory clearances.

Make in India Portal

On September 25, the Make in India website went live which has exhaustive set of FAQ for general enquiries.A dedicated cell has been created to answer specific queries.

The portal will track visitors for their geographical location, interest & real time user behavior

Subsequent visits will be customized for the visitor based on this information

eBiz : single window online clearance portal.

Domestic Focus

Government will identify select domestic companies having leadership in innovation & new technology.

Objective of this is to turn these into global champions to promote green and advanced manufacturing andhelp these companies to integrate into global value chain.

Regulatory Regime Overhaul

Government will review all regulatory processes to make them simple and reduce compliance.

Investor facilitation cell

Investor facilitation cell to assist foreign investors from the time of their arrival in the country to the time oftheir departure.

This cell will also woo top companies across sectors in identified countries.

Vision: Zero Defect and Zero Effect

If each one of our millions of youngsters resolves to manufacture at least one such item, India can become anet exporter of goods.

I (PM Modi), therefore, urge upon the youth, in particular our small entrepreneurs that they would nevercompromise, at least on two counts. First, zero defect and, second again zero effect. We should manufacturegoods in such a way that they carry zero defect, that our exported goods are never returned to us. We shouldmanufacture goods with zero effect that they should not have a negative impact on the environment.

Aggressive branding and marketing

Many previous governments had taken different steps to attract foreign investment (FDI) to boostmanufacturing. ‘Make in India initiative’ talks about nothing different, but this initiative involves better branding and marketing to gain investor confidence. The need to give stress to manufacturing and industries ismade clear. An entrepreneurial culture is encouraged, with relaxation in policies. Make in India is surely avisionary move considering the low performance of our industries in last 3-4 years.

The Indian government aims to create 100 million manufacturing jobs by 2022.

65% of India’s 1.2 billion population is under the age of 35.

The average age of an Indian in 2020 will be 29, compared with 37 in China and the United States.

In the next decade, India is expected to have the largest available workforce in the world. But if the countrycannot create jobs for its youth, the demographic advantage would be wasted.

Out of 189 countries, in India stands at 134th in the World Bank’s “Ease of doing Business” Index.

In South Asia, only Bhutan (141) and Afghanistan (164) rank lower than India.

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half days. Registering a business takes less than a day in Singapore.

Shramev Jayate/ (Pandit Deeldayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakam)

It is aimed at creating conducive environment for industrial development and ease of doing business throughintroduction of several labour reforms.

This programme was launched to support the Make In India campaign

It targets to benefit atleast 4 crore labourers.

The five main schemes launched under Shramev Jayate are: A dedicated Shram Suvidha Portal: That would allot Labour Identification Number (LIN) to nearly 6 lakhs

units and allow them to file online compliance for 16 out of 44 labour laws

An all-new Random Inspection Scheme: Utilizing technology to eliminate human discretion in selection ofunits for Inspection, and uploading of Inspection Reports within 72 hours of inspection mandatory

Universal Account Number: Enables 4.17 crore employees to have their Provident Fund account portable,hassle-free and universally accessible

Apprentice Protsahan Yojana: Will support manufacturing units mainly and other establishments byreimbursing 50% of the stipend paid to apprentices during first two years of their training

Revamped Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Introducing a Smart Card for the workers in theunorganized sector seeded with details of two more social security schemes

Digital India Programme

It is a repackaged and consolidated version of the hitherto called National e-governance plan

It seeks to deliver all government services electronically in less than four years.

It not only envisages giving boost to information technology but also envisages achieving import-export balance in electronics.Objectives

Transform the so far agrarian Indian economy to a knowledge-centric economy

Plug the widening digital divide in Indian society

Give India equal footing with the developed world in terms of development with the aid of latest technology.

Salient Features

Umbrella programme which includes the hitherto National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) to connect2,50,000 gram Panchayats by providing internet connectivity to all citizens.

To be completed in phased manner by 2019.

To be monitored by a Digital India committee comprised of several ministers.

Contemplates creation of massive infrastructure to provide high-speed internet at the gram level, e availabilityof major government services like health, education, security, justice, financial inclusion etc. thereby digitallyempowering citizens.

Will also ensure public answerability via a unique ID, e-Pramaan based on standard government applicationsand fully online delivery of services.

Has capacity to create huge number of jobs.

If implemented well, will be a great boost for the electronics industry in India and expectedly will see a fall in

imports of electronics. Thrust Areas

Broadband highways,

Total mobile connectivity,

Public Internet Access Programme,

e-Governance,

e-Kranti (electronic delivery of public services),

Information revolution,

Boost to electronics firms,

Employment (1.7 crore direct and 8.5 crore indirect opportunities)

Early harvest programmes

Connect citizens by social network called MyGov Envisages as Net-Zero Electronics Import Target by 2020


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Also includes development of an Electronic Development Fund.

Critical Note

The backbone of this programme will be “National Optical Fiber Network”, which was started in 2011 and set

out the vision to connect 250000 gram Panchayats in 27 months at the cost of Rs. 20,000 Crore.

Its target was subsequently scaled down to less than half (1.10 lakh Panchayats) due to miserable

implementation and then the targets as well as the plan lost into oblivion. What went wrong with the above programme?

Chiefly it was lack of coordination.

Apart from lack of coordination, the other reasons to why NOFN failed included:

Neither hardware requirements nor software requirements were appropriately thought of.

Corruption and cartels at work, so procurement tenders did not happen in time.

No revenue model for the project to sustain

India did not have capability to manufacture the inputs

Issues in getting land and other resources from states

The new project is not only bigger in approach than NOFN but also five times bigger in its budget. The newgovernment has set a deadline of just 4 years; so it seems almost unrealistic that targets will be achieved

within the time limit.If the project is implemented well it has the ability and energy to transform Indian way of life and doing public business as it will synchronize and synergize all digital initiatives for a better and more connectedIndia. Not only IT/ITeS, telecom, electronics manufacturing sectors would be benefited from Digital India, but there will be a positive impact on other industry sectors as well, like Power Sector and Banking andFinancial Services. But the challenges are daunting and they are indeed in its proper and time boundimplementation.

Skill India Programme

Would skill the youth with an emphasis on employability and entrepreneur skills. It will also provide training and support for traditional professions like welders, carpenters, cobblers, masons,

blacksmiths and weavers etc that could boost manufacturing and capital goods industry.


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Convergence of various schemes to attain this objective is also proposed.

What is the need of such programme?

India has the world's youngest workforce with over 12 million new entrants in the labour market every year but it is woefully short on skills as only 2 per cent of the employees have any certified abilities.

This has meant that the country's demographic dividend hasn't materialized because industry is unable to findemployable workers.

It's a situation that could breed socio-economic unrest if youth remain unemployed and have no training

avenues. Government also proposed changes in the apprenticeship law (Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2014) that

governs the on-the-job training scheme to make it more 'responsive to industry and youth.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Aim: To provide skills training for the youth.

Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (through the National SkillDevelopment Corporation).

Coverage: 24 lakh persons.

Primary focus: Class 10 and 12 dropouts.

Initial Outlay: 1500 crore.

The Skill training would be based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and industry ledstandards

Under the scheme, a monetary reward is given to trainees on assessment and certification by third partyassessment bodies. The average monetary reward is around Rs.8,000 per trainee.

The target for skill development will also take into account the demands from various other flagship programs launched in recent times such as Make in India, Digital India, National Solar Mission and SwachhBharat Abhiyan.

The PMKVY, will primarily focus on the first time entrants to the labour market and target mainly drop outsfrom Class 10 and Class 12

Special emphasis has been given to recognition of prior learning.

Awareness building and mobilization efforts would be focused for attention. Mobilization would be donethrough skill melas organized at the local level with participation of the State Governments, MunicipalBodies, Pachayati Rai Institutions and community based organizations.

Skill training would be done on the basis of recent skill gap studies conducted by the NSDC for the period2013-17.

For assessment of demand of Central Ministries/Departments/State Governments, industry and businesswould be consulted.

With rural population still forming close to 70% of India's population, enhancing the employability of rural

youth is the key to unlocking India's demographic dividend.

With this in mind, the GOI has launched the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (UnderMinistry of Rural Development and not Ministry of Skill Development!)

According to Census 2011, India has 55 million potential workers between the ages of 15 and 35 years in ruralareas. At the same time, the world is expected to face a shortage of 57 million workers by 2020. This presents ahistoric opportunity for India to transform its demographic surplus into a demographic dividend.There are several challenges preventing India’s rural poor from competing in the modern market, such as the lackof formal education and marketable skills.Features of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

· Enable Poor and Marginalized to Access BenefitsDemand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor

· Inclusive Program Design

Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%; Women 33%)

· Shifting Emphasis from Training to Career Progression


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Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign placements

· Greater Support for Placed CandidatesPost-placement support, migration support and alumni network

· Proactive Approach to Build Placement PartnershipsGuaranteed Placement for at least 75% trained candidates

· Enhancing the Capacity of Implementation Partners Nurturing new training service providers and developing their skills

· Regional FocusGreater emphasis on projects for poor rural youth in Jammu and Kashmir(HIMAYAT), the North-East region and 27 Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) districts (ROSHINI)

· Standards-led DeliveryAll program activities are subject to Standard Operating Procedures that are not open to interpretation by

local inspectors. All inspections are supported by geo-tagged, time stamped videos/photographs

“Even though I couldn’t complete my education, I have been able to create my own identity because of DDU -GKY.

Now everyone knows me by my name.”

Seema Bhar ti Textile Expert, Orient Craft Limited, Fari dabad

Seema’s commitment has made her a textile expert today and is known by one and all in her company. She islooked at with respect despite not having been able to complete her education.

July 2015

The government on Thursday said it has approved the first integrated national policy for developing skills andpromoting entrepreneurship at a large scale with speed and quality."The policy aims to align supply with demand, bridging existing skill gaps, promoting industry engagement,operationalise a quality assurance framework, leveraging technology and promoting apprenticeship to tackle theidentified issues," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters here.The government has also approved common norms for Skill Development Schemes being implemented by theCentre as well as an institutional framework for the National Skill Development Mission.The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 acknowledges the need for an effectiveroadmap for promotion of entrepreneurship as the key to a successful skills strategy.

SETU (Self Employment and Talent Utilization) Scheme:

SETU will be a Techno-Financial, Incubation and Facilitation Programme to support all aspects of start up

businesses, and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology-driven areas. An amount of Rs.1000 crore is being set up initially in NITI Aayog for SETU.

It will involve setting up of incubation centres and enhance skill development.

It aims to create around 1,00,000 jobs through start ups.

Schemes for the welfare of Minorities:

For the welfare of six notified minorities, the thrust area of the present Government is skilling of minorityyouth and their placement and also preservation of Heritage of Minorities including promotion of theirtraditional Arts and Crafts.

The details of the steps being taken by the present Government for the welfare of the Minorities are-

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