Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Government of India.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
(Rainfed Farming Systems Division)
1. Application from eligible candidates are invited for selection of Consultants (2 Nos) and Computer
Programmer (1 Nos.) to be engaged on contractual basis to provide technical support on need basis to
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in disciplines of Agricultural Engineering/Civil
Engineering/Horticulture/Agriculture and specialization in Water Resource Management/Conservation/
Precision Irrigation/ Soil & Water Conservation.
2.

Application from eligible candidates are invited for selection of one Consultant and one Computer
Programmer to be engaged on contractual basis to provide technical support on need basis to National
Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) in disciplines of Agriculture/Horticulture/Agricultural
Engineering/Forestry/Botany/Environmental Sciences.

3. Education Qualification:
(A) Consultant: Master Degree in the relevant subject or Bachelor Degree in engineering. Preference will
be given for higher qualification in the subject.
(B) Computer Programmer : B.E/B. Tech/ M. Sc in Information Technology/Computer Science or
M.C.A.
The consultants and Computer programmer will be engaged on full time contractual basis, initially for a
period of six months with consolidated honorarium upto Rs.70,000 per month to Consultants and Rs.
28,000 per month to Computer Programmer.
The details of educational qualification, experience and other criterion for the position and format for sending
application are available www.agricoop.nic.in. Interested candidates may send their application to The Chief
Soil Survey Officer, Soil & Land use Survey of India (SLUSI), IARI Building, Pusa, New Delhi-110012
(email: csso-slusi@nic.in) within a period of 15 (fifteen) days from the date of advertisement.
Note: No TA/DA will be paid for attending interview.
-SdCSSO
SLUSI,
IARI Campus Pusa, New Delhi

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
Engagement of Consultants under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
(A) Consultants: Consultants in the fields of Agricultural Engineering/ Civil engineering/
Horticulture/ Agriculture with specialization in Water Resource Management/ Conservation /
Precision Irrigation, Soil & Water Conservation etc. at an honorarium upto Rs. 70,000 per month
(consolidated).
Qualification & Experience:
Master degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ or Bachelor degree in Agricultural Engineering/ Civil
Engineering and specialization in Water Resource Management/ Conservation /
Precision
Irrigation/ Soil & Water Conservation. Preference may be given to candidates with Doctorate
Degree/ Master of Technology in above disciplines and having 10 years of experience as Irrigation
Engineer, Faculty in Irrigation, Water Management specialist/ Scientist / Officers involved in the
field of Water conservation etc.
Preference on knowledge on Remote, Sensing, Geologic information system.
Ability to analyze data and preparation of projects, MIS System, writing reports; seminar notes;
articles etc. as evidenced by publication in national and international journals.
The person should have the ability of team leadership & motivation.
General Criterion:
Consultants will be engaged on contract basis on payment of fixed remuneration as mentioned
above. No other allowances shall be payable. The engagement will be initially for a period of six
months w.e.f. the date of their engagement.
Duties:
To provide technical assistance to the Programme Unit on matters related to interventions
proposed in the Programme. To assist examination of long term, mid term and annual action
plans.
To provide assistance in constructive coordination with other department engaged in programme.
To assist States in planning, formulation of District Irrigation Plans/ State Irrigation Plans and
Annual Action Plan.
To provide technical assistance to Programme staff in scrutinizing the action plans received from
the States.
To Establish time-lines and indicators for completion of each activity

 To supervise the quality of implementation of various interventions proposed in the programme

for achieving targets assigned.
To assist senior officers in coordination & convergence with programmes of other divisions of
DAC; State governments; State agriculture Universities; ICAR research institutions and other
stake holders on technical front.
To constitute teams for monitoring the progress of works in the States and provide technical
guidance to them in conducting Monitoring and evaluation.
To coordinate the works of State and District level programmes
To visit the States periodically to provide technical guidance and impart knowledge about best
practices.
To assist in the conduction of specific central and regional workshops.
To analyze the data received from various States and to come up with suggestions wherever
improvements are required in the execution of the activities.
Documentation and dissemination of contribution of various interventions and success stories.
To render overall help to the technical staff working in the cell.
To perform other tasks specified by Programme Head.
Engagement of Consultant under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
(A)

Consultant: Consultant in the field

of Agriculture/Horticulture/Agricultural
Engineering/Forestry/ /Botany/Environmental Sciences with consolidated honorarium upto
Rs.70,000/- per month

Qualification & Experience:

Master degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture/ /Forestry/
Botany/ or Bachelor Degree in
Agricultural Engineering/ Environmental Sciences. Preference may be given to candidates with
Doctorate Degree/Master of Technology in the above disciplines and having at least 10 years of
experience in Farming System/Natural Resource Management/Agro-forestry/ Monitoring
Information System/programme evaluation or 5 years experience in the rank
of Additional
Commissioner or above in Government of India, handling agriculture programmes.
Ability to analyze data and preparation of projects, writing reports/seminar notes/ articles as
evidenced by publication in national and international journals.
The person should have the ability of team leadership & motivation.

General Criterion:
Consultants will be engaged on contract basis on payment of fixed remuneration as mentioned
above. No other allowances shall be payable. The engagement will be initially for a period of six
months w.e.f. the date of their engagement.
Duties:
To provide technical guidance on matters related to interventions proposed in the Mission. To
develop standardized formats for sub-Mission of action plans
To coordinate with Standing Technical Committee (STC) for providing time to time knowledge
support and technical feed back to the Project Sanctioning Committee and National Advisory
Committee of NMSA.
To assist State in planning, formulation of NMSA Mission Implementation Plan and Annual
Action Plan.
To provide technical assistance to NMSA staff in scrutinizing the action plans received from the
States.
To Establish time-lines and indicators for completion of each activity
To supervise the quality of implementation of various interventions proposed in the Mission for
improving the production of rice, wheat and pulses.
To assist Mission Director and other senior officers in synchronizing and synergizing with other
divisions of DAC&FW; State Governments; State Agriculture Universities; ICAR research
institutions and other stake holders on technical front.
To constitute teams for monitoring the progress of works in the States and provide technical
guidance to them in conducting Monitoring and evaluation.
To coordinate the works of State and District level programmes
To visit the States periodically to provide technical guidance and impart knowledge about best
practices.
To assist in the conduction of specific central and regional workshops.
To analyze the data received from various States and to come up with suggestions wherever
improvements are required in the execution of the activities.
Documentation and dissemination of contribution of various interventions and success stories.
To render overall help to the technical staff working in the cell.
To perform other tasks specified by Head of the Division.

Engagement of Computer Programmers one each under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee
Yojana (PMKSY) & National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
Total two (2) Computer Programmers at an honorarium of Rs. 28,000 per month consolidated.
Qualification & Experience:

B.E./B. Tech/ M.SC in Information Technology/ Computer Science or HCA with 2 years
experience.

Experience in MS-SQL Server, Microsoft platform .NET will be preferred.

Have knowledge of using Stored Procedure, View and programming skill on database.
Have a good hand in .NET Technology.

Very good communication skills (written and oral).

General Criterion:
Computer Programmer will be engaged on contract basis on payment of fixed honorarium as
mentioned above. No other allowances shall be payable. The engagement will be initially for a
period of six months w.e.f. the date of his engagement.
Age limit- Maximum 40 years as on 31.07.2016
Duties:
Development of software tools and packages for various in the area of MIS application, RDBMS,
Portal etc.
System Designing and Analysis of database.
The job will include interaction with users to design various application products.
To perform any other duties assigned from time to time.

Application Format
Consultants and Computer programmer under PMKY and NMSA
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
(Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare)
Post Applied for:
Photograph

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Name of Applicant
Fathers/Husbands name
Date of Birth
Mailing Address, email
and mobile no.
5. Permanent Address, Phone No
6. Academic Qualifications*

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Qualification

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7. Experience*
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Organization

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8. Present Occupation
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9. Foreign study tours/
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10. Availability
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11. Publications
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12. List of enclosures
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*Please attach photocopies of certificates and testimonials.

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