Institutional Mechanism

State Level :-

      The State Level sanctioning  committee (SLSC) set up under Rastriya Kisan Vikas Yogna (RKVY) is the apex body to approve State Extension work plan (SEWP) which will form a part of State Agriculture Plane. SLSC will be supported by inter departmental working group (IDWG) and will be responsible for coordination and management of the Scheme activity at the state Level .The State Nodel cell (SNC) consisting of State Nodel officer and State coordinator ensures timely receipt of Distt. Agriculture action plan (DAAP), formulation of SEWP duly incorporating farmers feed back obtained through State Farmer advisory committee and its approval by SLSC. The State Agriculture Management and Extension training Institute (SAMETI) Mashobra at Shimla draw up and execute an annual training calendar for capacity building of extension functionaries in the state.

Distt. Level :-

              ATMA is an autonomous institution set up at district level to ensure delivery of extension services to the farmers. The ATMA Governing Board is the apex body of ATMA which provides overall policy directions.  The ATMA GB is assisted by the Distt ATMA cell comprising Project Director ATMA, Deputy Project ATMA and staff in discharge of its functions.

Composition of ATMA Governing Board.

1.

District Magistrate / Collector

Chairman

2.

Additional District Magistrate/ Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Vice-Chairman

3.

 Deputy Director (Agri.)

Member

4.

 Deputy Director (Hort.)

Member

5.

 Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry/Fishery/Sericulture)

Member (one of them as per local priorities)

6.

A representative from ZRS

Member

7.

Programme Coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Member

8.

One Farmer representative

Member

9.

One Livestock Producer

Member

10.

One Horticulture Farmer

Member

11.

Representative of Women Farmers Interest Groups

Member

12.

One SC / ST farmer representative

Member

13.

A representative of NGO

Member

14.

Lead Bank Officer of the District

Member

15.

A representative of District Industrial Center

Member

16.

Representative of Agriculture Marketing Board

Member

17.

Representative of input supplying Associations

Member

18.

A representative of trained input dealers who is also providing extension services

Member

18.

One Fisheries / Sericulture representative

Member

19.

A DRDA Representative

Member

20.

Project Director ATMA

Member-Secretary-cum- Treasurer

 

 

ATMA Management Committee  (AMC) :-

          AMC is the executive body looking after implementation of the scheme. AMC is the Distt. level Nodal agency responsible for overall management of Agriculture extension system within distt including preparation  of  strategies research and Extension plan ( SREP).

 

Composition of AMC :-

1.

Project Director of ATMA

Chairman

2.

District Head of Dept., Agriculture

Member

3.

District Head of Dept., Horticulture

Member

4.

District Head of Dept., Animal Husbandry

Member

5.

District Head of Dept. Fisheries

Member

6.

District Head of Dept. Sericulture

Member

8.

Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Member

9.

Head, Zonal Research Station

Member

10.

Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency

Member

11.

One representative of Farmers’ Organization promoted by an NGO

Member

12

District level NABARD Officer

Member

13

Lead Bank Officer

Member

14

A representative of trained input dealers who is also providing extension services

Member

15.

Deputy Project Director

Member Secretary

 

Block Level :-

           At block level, two bodies viz Block technology team (BTT) comprising officers of Agriculture and all line departments within block and Block Farmer Advisory committee (BFAC) comprising a group of farmers of block , shall function jointly. The block level ATMA cell consisting of extension functionaries  Block Technology Manager (BTM) and Assistant Block Technology Manager (A BTM) will provide extension support within block.

 

Composition of BFAC:-

 

S.No.                    Member                Occupation

1.                Farmers                 Agriculture

2.                Farm Women        Agriculture

3.                Farmers                 Horticulture

4.                Farm Women       Horticulture

5.                Farmers                Live Stock Producer s

6.                Farm Women       Live Stock Producers

7.                Farm Women        Mahila Mandal

8.                Farmers                Yuvak Mandal

9.                Farmers                 Input Dealers

10               Farmers                 Farmer Groups

11               Farmers                 BDC Members

 

Village Level :-

          Farm School are operationalised to serve as mechanism for farmer to farmer  extension at minimum  of 4 points in every block.

 

 
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