1. IWMP - CONVERGENCE APPROACH IN SLNA, Commissioner Rural
ANDHRA PRADESH
SLNA, Commissioner Rural
Development
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

2. Project Cost (Rs in crores)
IWMP Sanctions to AP
Batch
IWMP Projects (Nos)
Area
(lakh ha)
Project Cost (Rs in crores) I,
II & III
454
19.61

3. Institutional Arrangements
CLNA of MoRD, GoI
subject specialists
& support staff
SLNA of RD, AP
DWDU (DWMA)
Project Director &
Addl.PDs (WS)
DLRC
PIA (PO/NGO)
CLRC
WCCs – TO (I&CB)
Comp.Operator
TOs (Agri/Horti, Civil)
Watershed Committee
(Watershed Assistant)
Village Organizations
SHGs
UGs

4. Convergence with various programmes &
line departments
MG-NREGS-AP
SAPNET
Forest Department
NREDCAP
Horticulture Department
SSAAT
NRSC/APSRAC
NGOs
Animal Husbandry Dept.

5. MG-NREGS
Complete saturation mode based Detailed Project Reports with convergence plans for NREGS.
Segregation of NRM based Projects for implementation by IWMP & MG-NREGS in IWMP villages.
12 Projects out of 22 Projects taken up by IWMP staff in IWMP villages
Sharing of funds & staff between both the programmes based on the type projects executed as well as for Human Resource services
Ground Water Recharge, Drainage Line Treatment, Afforestation, Common Property resources Projects
Others – Flood control, Roads etc
Land Development & Fodder Dev. Projects
Dry Land Horticulture
Land Dev. works
Watershed Computer Centre
Mandal Computer Centre
Watershed Computer Centre
Mandal Computer Centre
Fodder
NREGS FUNDS
IWMP FUNDS
NREGS Funds

6. MG-NREGS convergence strategy Shelf of works With NREGS fund IWMP Fund
With NREGS Staff
With IWMP Staff
With IWMP staff (Removed from NREGS software for IWMP villages to avoid duplication)
Land Development & Soil Moisture conservation works for SC, ST, small & marginal farmers
Dry Land Horticulture & Fodder Development works
(Fodder Plots, nurseries, Silo pits etc)
Works Category
Works Type
Drainage Line Treatment works
Staggered trenches, Water Absorption Trench, Live checks, Sunken pits, Loose boulders, Rock fill dams etc
Trench cum bund, Stone bund, Terracing on hill slopes, Compost pit etc
Water Harvesting Structures
Percolation tanks, Check dams, Farm ponds, Gabions, Sub surface dams, Repairs to existing water harvesting structures etc
Afforestation works for all farmers
Block plantation, Barren Hill Afforestation, Avenue, Bund plantation & Back yard plantation
Common Property Resource development works
Seed dibbling, Trenches, Fire tracing, Plantation, Cattle Proof trench etc

7. EQUITY WITH MG-NREGS
Coverage of SC, ST small,& marginal farmers under NREGS
Farmers other than SC, ST, small & marginal farmers are covered under IWMP
Implementation of Production Systems improvements & livelihoods for asset less poor through Federation of women Self groups ( Village Organizations)
Construction of water harvesting structures in all farmers lands

8. WITH MG-NREGS Execution of watershed works in EGS mode –
Maintaining Muster Rolls, estimates generation, fund flow mechanism etc
Wage payment for watershed works through Post office / Bank accounts / Smart Card / Biometric payment system
Application of common Rural SSR to Watershed & NREGS works.

9. WITH MG-NREGS Progress of NRM in AP I 2580.83 259.27 1837.05 4677.15
Amount Rs in Lakhs
Batch
IWMP fund with IWMP staff
NREGS Fund with IWMP staff
NREGS Fund with NREGS staff
Total (IWMP + EGS) I
259.27 II
215.8
13.64
Total
272.91

10. With NREGS Fund & NREGS staff
WITH MG-NREGS
Land Development & Soil Moisture conservation measures – In convergence with NREGS - Trench cum bund, Stone bund,, Terracing on hill slopes,, Compost pit etc
Batch
With NREGS Fund & NREGS staff
Expenditure in Lakhs I II
Total

11. Dry Land Horticulture works with Convergence
WITH MG-NREGS
Dry Land Horticulture works with Convergence
Batch
With NREGS Fund
Area in Ha
Estt Amount in Lakhs I
3196.
251.54 II
161.
8.83
Total
3357
260.37
Note : An area of 2369 ha with an estimate cost of Rs lakhs is taken up with IWMP fund

12. Fodder Development works with Convergence
WITH MG-NREGS
Fodder Development works with Convergence
Batch
With NREGS Fund No
Estt Amount in lakhs I
281
7.74 II
191
4.81
Total
472
12.55
Note : 297 ha with an estt cost of Rs lakhs is covered with IWMP fund

13. WITH MG-NREGS
Customization & application of NREGS transaction based software model for IWMP
Fund flow mechanism through Electronic Fund Management System (eFMS)
Software based execution of IWMP interventions
issues job cards,
maintains shelf of projects,
generates estimates,
issues work commencement letters,
updates muster rolls and
generates pay orders.
Direct payments to Wage seekers/suppliers through Banks/Post office
Web based Management Information Systems (MIS)
Services of TATA Consultancy Services for both IWMP & NREGS

14. RTGS/ NEFT Payments through Electronic Fund management Systems Portal
Internal transactions performed
Bank Ref. Nos.
Bank A
RTGS/NEFT Transactions
Bank B
Nodal Bank
Server
FTO response files through SFTP
FTO files through SFTP
PO Reconciliation reports
Statements Project wise
Fund wise Utilization
Electronic Transfer of payments
Portal
NREGS Central
Server
FTOs info
NGOs
Suppliers
Wage
Seekers
FTOs info.
FTOs info.
Payments through Electronic Fund management Systems
District
Package
NGO-WCCs
WCCs 14

15. WITH SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL AUDIT, ACCOUNTABITY & TRANSPARENCY (SSAAT)
Forest Dept
Best Practice adopted from MG-NREGS
Strategy & action plan for application of Social Audit Process is prepared
Trail testing completed in Anathapur and organized SA Forum
Expansion to all Watersheds
Technical and social mobilization trainings for Village Social Auditor (VSAs).
Facilitation charges to SSAAT for Human resource and Capacity building
Corrective action by involving stakeholders in a shared decision making process in order to strengthen the implementation of the programme.

16. WITH FOREST DEPARTMENT
Forest Dept
Mapping of actual catchment areas falling under Reserve Forest areas using GIS
Treatment of Reserve Forest Area falling in IWMP project area through Forest Dept.
Funds for treatment of Forest Areas shall be allocated from MG-NRES
Convergence meetings arranged at district level for delineation of areas and action plan preparation
Capacity Building to VSS members on IWMP
Tie up with AH interventions
Barren Hill Afforestation, Block Plantation & CCT are major interventions proposed

17. WITH HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT
Forest Dept
Supply of good quality Horticulture plants
Supply of Mini Kits under PSI
Objective: To provide good & healthy food for the villagers with focus to women folk & BPL families
Strategy:
Vegetable mini kits with coverage of 200 Sq mt with 5 fruit plants
Preferably land less destitute women, SCs, STs & BPL families shall be given each mini kit

18. WITH SERP/NRLM FOR LIVELIHOODS FOR ASSET LESS
Salient features:
Identification of poorest of the poor (PoP) and poor at village level
Coverage of poor & PoP under Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Preparation of Livelihood Action Plans and approval by Village Organization & Watershed Committee
Financial assistance on credit basis to individuals through SHGs
Customization and application of software based MIS of SERP
Facilitation through Livelihood Activist (LA) positioned at watershed level
Organizing required training programmes
Convergence with other schemes/ bilateral agencies through SERP for ensuring more benefits for targeted PoP households.
Status: An amount of Rs lakhs is planned for release during against which already released Rs lakhs.
Partnership with Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) implementing NRLM for implementation of Livelihoods for Asset less component through Women Federations

19. NADEP Compost pits (@10 per village )
WITH SERP – CMSA FOR PSI (Community Management of Sustainable Agriculture)
objectives:
To switch-over to organic agriculture in all Watershed villages
To double the income of the farmers
Coverage:
1,100 villages in IWMP & WSs
Strategy: Implementation through Village organizations
Name of work
No of units identified
No of units grounded
NADEP Compost pits per village )
4856
1791
Kitchen gardens
18951
6950
NPM shops
465
390
Custom hiring centres
334
117

20. WITH ANIMAL HUSBADRY DEPT.
Implementation through Village Organizations
Community based PSI interventions
Individual Based PSI Interventions (on 50% contribution)
Animal & sheep Health Camps,
Infertility Camps,
Supply of Trevices,
Electronic Milk Testing
Machines and Castrators
Supply of feed to Milch Animals
Mineral Mixture to Milch animals
Breeding Rams
Supply Backyard Poultry Units of 10 birds

21. WITH SAPNET
Mass coverage CB initiative for capacity building of Primary & Secondary level target groups through MANA TV Programmes held on every 1st &3rd Thursday in a month telecasted by Society for Andhra Pradesh Network (SAPNET)

22. WITH AMR-APARD
Executed agreement with AMR-APARD as Nodal Agency for Capacity Building support at state level
Initiatives:
Conducting TNA Workshops
Development of Training Material
Development of IEC material – films, Posters
Providing Field kits to Field Functionaries
Organizing state level trainings

23. WITH NREDCAP
Forest Dept
Installation of Solar street lights in 2-3 IWMP Projects in each district under Entry Point Activity.

24. WITH RURAL WATER SUPPLY (RWS)
Under Entry Point Activity, Reverse Osmosis (Water purification) plants are taken up in convergence with RWS
Community is contributing 20% cost of the Project for taking up the activity in their villages adding to WDF

25. WITH APSRAC & NRSC
Forest Dept
Andhra Pradesh State Remote Sensing Application Centre (APSRAC) is providing thematic layers for IWMP projects
Spatial data is being provided by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

26. WITH NGOs As Resource Organizations for support in
preparation of Detailed project Reports of IWMP
Capacity Building initiatives – Material Development, trainings etc
As Project Implementing Agencies – 28 NGOs allotted 59 Projects till Batch III
MoUs executed between DWMA & NGO-PIAs
Established 48 WCCs, positioned staff, organized trainings, initiated grounding of works under & projects and preparatory activities under projects are under progress.
Funds releases towards Administration, I& CB and DPR preparation through DWMAs
AP NGO Alliance (APNA) :To organize the rural poor to demand their rights under the MGNREGA & IWMP , APNA has been formed with 310 NGOs.

27. Thank You