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At block level, Block Technology Centre (BTC) a multi-disciplinary technology team has been assigned to organise and implement extension programmes within the block. In effect, the BTC would result in the functional integration of extension activities within the block and, in effect, become the operational arm of the ATMA. This centre would become the common meeting point for extension personnel from the line departments to prepare integrated work plans (WPs) and co-ordinate their implementation.
Composition
Block level officers of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Plant Protection, Veterinary Science, Soil Conservation, Extension, Sericulture, Corporative, Marketing etc.
The senior most officials irrespective of the participating departments head the Block Technology Team as BTT convenor.
Functions
- Carry out periodic participatory rural appraisal (PRA) to identify the problems and constraints faced by different Socio-Economic groups of Farmers within the Block.
- Prepare an integrated strategic Extension Technology Plan for the Block that would specify Extension priorities for the block. These priorities should reflect the important farmer's constraints identified during the PRA.
- Prepare annual work plan and budget provisions that would be submitted to the Farmer Advisory Centre concerned of Block for review , possible modification and approval.
- Coordinate the execution of these annual work plans through participatory of these staff of line departments, KVK, RHRS, Mashobra, NGO, FICs and allied institution.
- Maintain appropriate project accounts for the submissions to ATMA for audit.
- Extension of annual action plan and submission of progress report to Project Director, ATMA.
- Any other duty / function assigned from time to time.
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