Continuing with a different approach Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India and Development of 60,000 villages Continuing with a different approach

Rice Area affected by different stresses in eastern India (lakh ha)   States   Flash Flood prone   Drought Prone Salinity/Sodicity Coastal Inland Assam 8.0 2 Nil Bihar 11.0 10 1.5 Jharkhand 8.2 Chhattisgrah 27.3 Orissa 11.6 12.6 U.P 9.3 13.1 6 West Bengal 10.3 14.6 4.4 Total Region 50.2 87.8 5.9 7.5 Total Rice 74 138.2 9.6 20.4 2/3rd 1/3rd Rainfed rice production is low and unstable mainly due to abiotic stresses

Strategy Promote stress tolerant varieties Submergence tolerant Swarna-Sub1 : Assam, UP, Bihar, WB, Orissa Samba Mahsuri-Sub1 : UP, IR 64-Sub1 : UP, Orissa, WB Drought tolerant Sahbhagi dhan : UP, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhatishgarh Salinity tolerant CSR-36 : UP & Bihar Promote recommended package of practices suitable for different rice ecologies Upland rice Rainfed Low land rice Rainfed Deep water rice Irrigated rice

Program Technology promotion in compact blocks of 1000 hectares Rice ecology specific technologies Emphasis on line sowing/transplantation, land preparation Hybrid rice promotion Promotion of resource conservation technologies for wheat crop Involvement of Progressive farmers Asset building Water source development Shallow tube wells Borewells and dugwells Water pump sets Zero till seed drills Site specific local needs Priority to Non NFSM Districts

Financial allocation

Target demonstration units Rainfed Low land Rice Irrigated Rice State Rainfed Upland rice Shallow Low land Rice Medium Water Rice Deep Water Rice HYV Hybrid Rice Total Rice Wheat Assam 5 7 6 4 2 26   Bihar 10 9 35 22 Chhattisgarh 3 41 Jharkhand 14 Orissa 8 12 1 44 Eastern UP 13 51 97 West Bengal 15 58 Total 36 78 37 64 40 269 122

Physical Targets

Technology components - CRRI Activity Rainfed Upland Rice Rainfed Low land rice Irrigated Rice Traditional Hybrid Rice Shallow Lowland (0-15cm) Medium Deep Water (25-50 cm) Deep Water (50-100cm) Deep Ploughing and Land Preparation 1500 Seed 2000 1000 Direct Seeding (Line sowing by drum seeder) /Transplanting/seed drills Seed Treatment 120 105 60 25 Zinc 875 Boron 275 Weed management 640 Plant Protection 700 Honorarium Staff – 1 per unit @ 1000/month*6 6 Mobility Staff Honorarium Farmer – 10 per unit* as above Mobility Farmer Provision of Drum Seeder 70 Travel cost for KVK scientist/State officials/GOI officers. 100 Total 7912 7897 7257 6852 7817 Due importance to administration of programs for quality outcome

Technology components of wheat units Activity Cost per hectare (Rs.) Remarks Provision of seed 2000 Seed Rate of 100kg/ha Sowing Operation 1000 On Custom Hiring Basis Seed Treatment and 150 Raxil/Vitavex/Bavistin as per recommendations of SAU/ICAR Weedicide 618 Isoproton or any other weeicide as per recommendations of SAU Staff cost/Hand Holding : One staff for 1000 ha and he will be paid Rs.1000 as honorarium and Rs.1000 per month for Mobility for a period of six months . It comes out to be Rs. 12 per ha for one staff for one paddy season Honorarium 6 Mobility Progressive farmers Progressive Farmer Cost:: One progressive farmer for every 100 hectare will be paid Rs 1000 as honorarium and Rs.1000 per month for Mobility for a period of six months . It comes out to be Rs. 120 per ha for one farmer for one paddy season 60 Travel cost for KVK scientist/State officials/GOI officers 100 For meeting the POL/TA/DA of KVK Scientists Total 4000

Timelines for Kharif Season Activity April May June Preparation of District wise and Component wise Action Plan including site specific activities 25th Mar to 6th Apr Identification of village clusters and Beneficiaries 1st to 20th - Identification of Progressive Farmers 10th Apr Land preparation and deep ploughing work planning 20th Apr Supply tie ups for seeds, farm machines, nutrients, seed treatment material and plant protection chemicals 27th Approval of Action Plan by SLSCs 15th to 30th Apr Release of 1st installment of allocated funds to States 15th May Execution of pre sowing works 1st May to 30th June Pre positioning of the inputs planned 15th June Work plan by CRRI for monitoring of components 15th Apr Planning for mobility of the KVK and ATMA officials 30th Apr SLMT Meeting 28th 30th

Important Milestones

Development of 60,000 pulses villages in rainfed areas Bouquet of programs Development of 60,000 pulses villages in rainfed areas

Program Farm pond construction Additional A3P units New Farm ponds Plastic Lining of old farm ponds Additional A3P units More units of same five crops New pulses crops Institutional Development SFAC led creation of farmer producer organization

Targets Physical Financial 15000 new Farm Ponds Plastic lining for 15000 Farm ponds 174 additional units of A3P e pest surveillance through Master Trainers, Assigned Staff, Scout Farmers 150 Farmer Producer Organizations

Farm pond program Financial norms of NHM Farm pond size as per technical estimates and the subsidy amount to be utilized Plastic lining at 50 % of the cost subject to ceiling of 20,000 rupees 30 % of the total number of constructions to be completed by June 2011 Cluster approach suggested For ease of mobilization machinery For creating visible impact Procedure illustrated in model guidelines as experienced in Maharashtra Plastic lining only as per the technical advice Payment of construction and laying of plastic lining to be made to farmers directly

A3P units Seed minikits and other critical inputs to be supplied by the States Static pest surveillance by the progressive farmers on 2 to 3 fields Training through NCIPM to the Master Trainers and in turn to the assigned agriculture officers Honoraria to the progressive farmer and the agriculture officer interacting weekly with the progressive farmer Mobility charges to be paid only after getting data sheets and the digital images of the crop health

Timelines for Kharif season Activity April May June Preparation of District wise, component wise Action Plan 20th March to 6th April Village & beneficiary Identification for all Interventions 1st to 20th April - Outsourcing of work executing agency 2nd to 20th April Execution of the farm pond including lining 10th May to 30th June Finalization of Suppliers of Agricultural Inputs and destination/location specific plan 1st to 15th Pre-positioning of gypsum, micro-nutrients, Rhizobium culture, PSB, fungicides for seed treatment 1st to 10th Pre-positioning of minikits of pigeon pea 15th to 20th April Prepositioning of minkits of Moong & Blackgram 20th to 25th Approval of Action Plan by SLSC 15th to 30th April Release of funds to states 1st -15th Release of 1st Installment (50%) to beneficiary Monitoring of Works by State 15th to 20th Release of final installment for completed works 25th to 30th June

Important milestones

Farmer producer organizations MD, SFAC to present

Time to stretch ourselves.. To conclude Programs are focused on achieving exact physical deliverables Involvement of KVKs, ICAR Scientists, CRRI and SAU scientists ensured for better monitoring Need to designate senior officer in the State Directorates for exclusive attention Key messages: Plan well, Forge Partnerships, Assign Responsibility, Monitor closely, Leave rest to the Nature Time to stretch ourselves..

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