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(An organization of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India)
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030, A.P., India
X Plan Scheme
“Support to State Extension
Programmes for Extension
Reforms”
The need for reforms in Agricultural
Extension has been explicitly raised in the -
Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Indian Institute of Management (IIM),
Lucknow reveal that the ATMA’s extension
approaches have been proving to be very
promising in execution of the reforms.
New Schemes of Extension Division of the
Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation
Felt the need for -
• Radical overhaul of extension services
• Improvements in sophistication of technology
dissemination methodologies
• Extension services to meet the special needs of farmers
New Schemes :
• Support to state extension programs for extension reforms
• Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension
• Agri-clinics / Agri-business centers
• Establishment of kisan call centers
Scheme
Support to State Extension Programs
for Extension Reforms
Contd..
Organizational Structure of Agricultural Technology
Management Agency (ATMA)
Agricultural Technology
Management Agency
(ATMA)
District F W
Governing Board O
U (GB)
N R
ATMA
D Management K
Committee (AMC)
F P
Block Farm Information & Advisory Centres (FIAC)
L Block Technology Farmers’ Advisory L
W N
Public Private NGO Para Input
Village
• No Manpower
CAFETERIA-STATE LEVEL ACTIVITIES
Support to IDWG
Support to State Level Training Institute
(SAMETI)
Training to extension functionaries
Exposure visits of extension functionaries
State level Exhibitions etc.
Third Party Monitoring & Evaluation
Review Workshops (six monthly)
Rewards and Incentives to best ATMA district
CAFETERIA-DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES
SREP Development
Promoting farmer groups (including revolving fund)
Training of farmers
Demonstrations
Exposure visits of farmers
Rewards and Incentives
CAFETERIA – DISTRICT LEVEL ACTIVITIES
FARM INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
At District level -
• ATMA Governing Board, at periodic intervals.
At State level -
• Inter Departmental Working Group (IDWG) functioning
under Chairmanship of APC or Secretary (Agriculture)
of the state.
• The monitoring mechanisms shall include quarterly
reports, field inspections, workshops, etc.
At Central level -
• DAC will organize concurrent Monitoring and
Evaluation, including impact evaluation, as needed as
part of its scheme “Extension Support to Central
Institutions”.
Important additional guidelines for
implementation of the Scheme