1. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION TRAINING INSTITUTE (PAMETI) PAU CAMPUS, LUDHIANA
TO HELP IN PROVIDING EFFECTIVE EXTENSION SERVICES TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY

3. About PAMETI
Punjab Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) situated in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana
PAMETI Ludhiana got registered in March, 2000 and started preparing budget and training plans
It physically came into existence after the proceedings of August 10th meeting of TDMC received in Oct, 2000.
The final go ahead was on December 6, 2000, when the Director PAMETI joined.
This institute had only core staff.
The resource persons for various courses are drawn from 26 regional and national institutes including Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

4. MANDATE
To Function as State level institute to provide Extension and Management input for extension functionaries.
To provide consultancy in areas like project planning, appraisal, implementation etc.
To organize need based training programme for middle level and grass root level agriculture and allied subject extension functionaries.
To develop and promote the application of management tools for improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services through better management of human and material resources.
To conduct studies on agriculture management, communication, participatory methodologies, etc. as sequel to the feedback from training programmes.

5. GOVERNING BOARD | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTOR STAFF
Organizational Set Up
GOVERNING BOARD | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIRECTOR STAFF

6. Staff POSITIONS INCUMBENT Director Dr M. S. Mahal
Extension Associates (Faculty):
1. Ms Rupinder Kaur
Mr. Jasbir Singh
Personal Assistant
S. Swaran Singh
Accounts Clerk-cum-Computer Operator
Ms Manpreet Kaur
Clerk-cum-Computer Operator
Mr. Parmdeep Singh
Driver
S. Ranjeet Singh
Messenger
Mr. Punit Ram
Mr. Lakhwinder Singh

7. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPED

8. Office Building

9. A.C CONFERENCE HALL WITH CEILING MOUNTED MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR & PERSONAL ADDRESS SYSTEM WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF 100+

10. SEMINAR ROOM WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND AV-AIDS

11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB

12. LIBRARY

13. TRAINEE’S HOSTEL

14. Net-working with Institutes/Department/Organizations
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (PAU)
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana(GADVASU)
Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET)
Punjab Horticulture Post Harvest Technology Centre, Ludhiana (PHPTC)
Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana (PRSC)
Small Industries Service Institute Ludhiana (SISI)
National Institute of Agril Extension Management, Hyderabad (MANAGE),
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM)
Extension Education Institute, Nilokheri, District Karnal, Haryana (EEI)
Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh (CRRID)
Punjab State Cooperative Departments (PSCD)
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Government of India, New Delhi (DMI)
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur (NIAM)
Contd….

15. 14. National Horticultural Board (NHB)
15. Small Farmer Agri-business Consortium (SFAC)
16. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD)
17. Punjab Agri Export Corporation (PAEC)
18. KRIBHCO
Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST)
Regional Resource Agency for National Environment Awareness Campaign
21. Khadi and Village Industrial Corporation (KVIC) & Commercial Banks
22. Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, District Jalandhar (PPA)
23. Pepsi Foods Limited
24. Department of Rural Development & Panchayats, Punjab
25. State Agriculture & Allied Departments
26. State Nodal Cell , Directorate of Agriculture, Chandigarh

16. Linkage with Principal Investigating Agencies (PIAs)
PAMETI has a well established linkages with:
All PIAs right from the Ministry of Agriculture; State Agriculture and allied Departments; Department of Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab; MANAGE, Hyderabad; IIM, Lucknow to Nodal Cell and ATMAs.
Even BTT and FAC members approach PAMETI directly for training and consultancy.

17. PUBLICATIONS: 42
Farming System Approach to Revitalize Punjab Agriculture – A Case Study
Comparative Economics of Different Alternative in Punjab Agriculture
Indigenous Technologies in Punjab
Role of Farmers Advisory Committee in ATMA programme
Proceedings of Seminar on Marketing and Processing of Agricultural Produce
Punjab Agricultural management and Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) Brochure
PAMETI Trains Malwa Honey Producers Group in Marketing Activities
Vermi-composting – A Profitable Enterprise (In Punjabi)
Exposure Visits Help in Taking up Group Activities
Training Manual on Rural Godown Scheme (In Punjabi)
Workshop Manual on Up-gradation of Communication Skills
Advances in Agricultural Technology
Motivation (in English)
Cont…..

18. SREP’s of different Districts- Amritsar, Patiala, Roopnagar, Ferozepur, Tarn-Taran, SBS Nagar, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Barnala, Mansa, Kapurthala, Moga, Ludhiana, Shri Muktsar Sahib
Gyanwan Kheti ate Ghar (in Punjabi)
Introduction to Marketing
Management Made Easy
Information Technology and Agriculture
Motivation (in Punjabi)
Assessing Market Demand for Agricultural Products
Manual on ‘Participatory Extension’
Planning and Managing Agricultural Projects
Training Calendar
Progress Report
Manual for Operationalization of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
Time Management
Branding adds Value to the Product
Stress Management
Up-gradation of Communication Skills
Time Management (Punjabi)

19. Training Areas Agricultural Extension Management
Agri-Business and Agri-Entrepreneurship Management / Development
Scope & Planning for subsidiary occupation
Participatory Agricultural Planning & Development
Managerial & Administrative Skills
Management of Training for Agricultural Development
Human Resource Management
Natural Resource Management
Sustainable Agricultural Development
Farming System Approach
Market-Led-Extension
Post-harvest Management
Cont…..

20. Group Dynamics/ Developing and Working with Self Help Groups (SHGs) Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs)
Up-gradation of Communication skills
Skills Up-gradation Programme
Farm Journalism and Documentation
Managing Developmental Projects
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Gender Issues in Agriculture
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Interactive Seminars between Farmers and Scientists
Interaction of ATMA Management Committee (AMC) and Block Technology Team (BTT) members with research scientists for revisiting/ finalizing SREP
Special Seminars on topics of current interest

21. Participants & Participation
Middle and Grass root level officials of various developmental departments i.e. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Soil & Water Conservation, Dairy, Forestry, Fisheries, etc., KVKs, Farmers & Member of ATMA, NGOs etc.
About participants from Agriculture and Allied Department of all the districts of the State are participating in each programme.

22. Physical Progress of the Institute

23. Physical Progress Report (upto March 2011)
S. No
Topic
No of Training Programmes
Number of Participants 1.
Orientation of FAC/BTT Members 30
1011 2.
Training Need Assessment and Action Plan 05
101 3.
Preparation and Revisiting of SREP 19
637 4.
Up gradation of Communication Skills 13
214 5
Project Management 18
385 6
Participatory Extension Management
272 7
Group Dynamics 14
241 8
Farm Journalism and Documentation of Success Stories 07
128 9
Farmers Organization and Development of FIG/SHGs 12
223 10
Farming System Approach 11
213
Market Led Extension 15
420
Cyber Extension-Application of Information Technology in Agriculture
140
Cont….

24. Cont…. S. No Topic No of Training Programmes Number of Participants 13
Natural and Human Resource Management and Value Addition 21
401 14
Interactive Seminar between Farmers and Scientists 05
667 15
Agri-Clinic and Agri-Business Centres 06 73 16
Training Sponsored by Public/Private Agencies
1085 17
Entrepreneurship Development/Small Business Planning 99 18
Special Seminar 12
1941 19
CAD Sponsored Programme 04
129 20
NIAM Sponsored Seminars / Workshops 07
493
Soil Health Management 02 26 22
Production, Marketing and Processing of Mushroom 23
Leadership development and Conflict Management 03 58 24
Gender Sensitization
425 25
Concept and Preparation of comprehensive District Agriculture Plan under RKVY
348
Cont….

25. Total 319 11495 S. No Topic No of Training Programmes
Number of Participants 26
Horticulture Extension Management 01 20 27
Research-Extension Interface 03
147 28
Extension Methodology 24 29
Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture 21 30
Extension Management 18 31
Administrative and Managerial Skills
126 32
Refresher Course for Kisan Call Centre Staff 02 12 33
Modified Extension Reforms Scheme 04
249 34
Scope and Planning for Processing of Agri. Produce and Subsidiary Occupation 14 35
New Technology for Post Harvest Management and Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables
139 36
Organic Farming 37
Skill Upgradation Programme for Field Functionaries of Punjab Dairy Development Department 17 38
Miscellaneous (e.g. Vermicomposting, Maize, Cotton, Seed Production, Laser Leveler, Happy Seeder etc.) 23
942
Total
319
11495

26. SPONSORED PROGRAMMES PUBLIC SECTOR
Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM) sponsored by MANAGE, Hyderabad
Gender Sensitization programmes sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, GOI.
Market-led-Extension sponsored by NIAM, Jaipur, Ministry of Agriculture
Workshop on “Rural Godown Scheme” under Awareness Programmes for Rural Godowns; 7 one-day Seminars on ‘Development / Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure’ sponsored by National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur.
Cont….

27. Three 2-month training programmes on “Setting up of Agri-clinics and Agribusiness Centers” sponsored by MANAGE.
One Seminar on “Water-Elixir of Life” under National Environment Awareness Campaign sponsored by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology.
One Workshop on “Leadership Development” for Farmers’ Club members of Sangrur sponsored by NABARD.
Four Centrally Sponsored Programme under CAD Authority.
Refresher course for Kisan Call Centre
Orientation Workshop under RKVY Scheme

28. PRIVATE SECTOR Farmers’ Sponsored
One Refresher Course on “Soil and Water Testing” sponsored by M/s MR Agro Labs, Bathinda
Staff Development Trainings sponsored by Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd and Coromandal Fertilizers Ltd, Hyderabad
Farmers’ Sponsored
Vermi-compost
Milk Processing
Fruit & Vegetable processing
Cultivation of Milky Mushrooms

29. Other Activities Consultancy
Guiding ATMAs in preparation and revisiting of SREP in terms of orientations about tools of data collection and compilation of data.
Providing day-to-day consultancy to ATMA`s, such as preparation of action plan, compilation of the reports etc. ATMAs also consult PAMETI for various financial matters.
Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Centre Scheme
Promotion of Agro-Processing and Value Addition
Rural Godown Scheme
Kisan Call centre Scheme
Development of Farmer’s Interest Groups (FIGs)
Development of SREP
Writing of Success Stories
Multi-State Agricultural Competitiveness Project (MACP)

30. Training Programmes Conducted (April 2010 to March 2011)
Sr. No.
Activities/Workshop Organized
No. of Participants
No. of Man days (no. of Extension Officers x Duration of training in days
Male
Female
Total 1
Extension Management for Dairy Department
(05-15 April, 2010) 19 -
209 2
Orientation of SREP and Implementation of Cafeteria
(28-30 April, 2010) 26 78 3
(04-06 May, 2010) 22 23 69 4
Role of IT in Agriculture Development
(24-28 May, 2010) 11 55 5
Extension Methodology
In collaboration with EEI, Nilokheri
(07-11June, 2010) 24
120 6
Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture
(21-25 June, 2010) 21
105 7
Small Business Planning and Promotion
(12-16 July, 2010) 15 75 8
Refresher Course for the Staff of Kisan Call Centre- Level I
(19-23 July, 2010) 30 9
Contact Classes for the Candidates of PGDAEM Semester I
(02-06 Aug, 2010) 12 60 10
Managerial Skills, in collaboration with MANAGE Hyderabad 31 36
180
(09-13 Aug, 2010)
Cont….

31. Cont…. 12 Examinations of PGDAEM candidates (26-30 Aug, 2010) 10 - 5013
New Dimensions for Agricultural Marketing
(06-10 Sep, 2010) 16 80 14
Modified Extension Reforms
(23 Sep, 2010) 44 15
(24 Sep, 2010) 72
Scope and Planning for the Increasing of Agriculture Produce & Subsidiary Occupation
(11-15 Oct, 2010) 70 17
Training Use of Happy Seeder
(18 Oct, 2010)
100 18
(19 Oct, 2010) 1 73 19
(20 Oct, 2010) 48 20
Research –Extension-Interface for Rabi Crops
(25 Oct, 2010) 26 21
Research –Extension-Interface for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development
(8 Nov, 2010) 25 22
Managerial and Administrative skills required for Extension Officers
(18-19 Nov, 2010) 30 31 62 23
(07-08 Dec, 2010) 57 58
116 24
Team Building for Rural Youth
(29 Dec., 2010)
Cont….

32. TOTAL (33 programmes during 2010-11)25
Organic Farming for Field Functionaries & Extension Officers, in collaboration with Regional Centre of Organic Farming, Hisar
(05-06 Jan, 2011) 20 - 40 26
Contact Classes for the Candidates of PGDAEM Semester II
(17-21 Jan, 2011) 09 45 27
Gender Sensitization
(09-11 Feb, 2011) 75 28
Skill Upgradation Programme for Field Functionaries of Punjab Dairy Development Department
(21-25 Feb, 2011) 17 85 29
Examinations of PGDAEM candidates
(03-07 March, 2011) 12 60 30
(08-10 March, 2011) 23 02 31
(14-16 March, 2011) 11 33 32
Orientation -cum-Interface workshop on Extension reforms Scheme for Cluster-Moga
(22 March, 2011) 57
Orientation -cum-Interface workshop on Extension reforms Scheme for Cluster-Gurdaspur
(30 March, 2011) 76
TOTAL (33 programmes during )
967
(Male)
(Female)
993
(Total Trainees)
2348
(Total Mandays)

33. Number of Participants from different sectors
Summary of Number of Participants from Different Sectors during,
Level of Training
Number of Participants from different sectors
Agri.
Horti.
Animal
Husbandry
Fisheries
Dairy
Sericulture
Others
(Soil & Water Conservation & Others)
Total
State Level
396 62 87 16 89 4
239
914
Regional Level/
District Level 46 - 7 1 6 79
442 94 17 90
245
993

34. Innovative Activities
A State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) appointing PAMETI as Technical Support Institute (TSI) under RKVY scheme and is providing necessary technical inputs, capacity building of officials and facilitate planning process for preparation of C-DAP
Department of Rural Development, Punjab selected PAMETI as Capacity building institute under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP).
PAMETI provided management consultancy to Military Unit of Ludhiana for establishing Vermicomposting units.
PAMETI, provided consultancy to one NGO, Nabha foundation for Agricultural Development of Nabha block.
Under National Horticulture Mission PAMETI in collobration with Punjab Mandi Board organising Seminar on New Technique for Post Harvest Management

35. Publications Conferences/Seminars/Workshop Time Management
Stress Management
Branding Adds Value to the Product
Conferences/Seminars/Workshop
International Conferences on Stored Grain “Novel Storage Practices” by Kansas State University & PAU at PAMETI on
Indo-US Workshop on Precision Agricultural Techniques & Technologies by PAU & Colorado State University at PAMETI on 28 Feb to 3 March, 2010.

36. Visitors during
30 officaials from Tripura visited PAMETI for experience sharing in Agriculture Extension on 15 April, 2010
Agricultural Officers from Orissa who were on exposure visit to Punjab from 22 July to 4 August, interact & shared experience at PAMETI
Dr. RK Sinha, State Consultant, Bihar Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (BAMETI), Bihar visited PAMETI on 26 October, 2010
Director SAMETI, Haryana along with 3 faculty and 60 officers of Haryana Agriculture Department visited PAMETI on account of Foundation Training Course on 17 Feb, 2011
Officers from Rajasthan along with 41 farmers visited PAMETI on 17 March, 2011
Officers and Farmers from Madhya Pradesh visited PAMETI on 24 March, 2011
Dr. RS Kulkarni, Director of Extension cum Director SAMETI, Karnataka along with Dr. H. Khader Khan, Executive Director SAMETI, Karnataka visited PAMETI on 26 March, 2011
Dr. SS Adsal, Director Agriculture (Inputs & Quality Control), Maharashtra along with 2 Senior officers visited PAMETI on 03 May, 2011

37. Annual Training Calendar 2011-12
Date
Title of Course
Participants
Total
April 2011
18-21
Information Technology and Rural Development
Officials from Agriculture & Allied Department of the State 30
25-29
Value Addition and Agro-Processing
BTT Members & other Official from Agri./Allied Departments
May 2011
09-13
Human and Natural Resource Management
BTT members from each district
23-27
New Dimension for Agricultural Extension Management
Staff of agriculture & allied departments 35
June 2011
06-10
Skill Up-gradation Programme for Dairy/Forestry
Officers from Allied Department 20
20-24
Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture 40
July 2011
04-08
Small Business Planning and Promotion
Staff of line departments 32
18-22
Extension Perspective in Changing Agricultural Scenario
BTT members from each new district under ATMA
August 2011
01-05
Issues & Emerging Challenges of Agricultural Marketing
BTT member from each district
23-26
Innovative Approach to Field Extension & Rural Environment
BTT members from each district preferably women officers
September 2011
12-16
Principles & Practices of Management for Agriculture Development
19-23
Scope and Planning of Subsidiary Occupation in Agriculture
Cont….

38. October 2011
3-5
Participatory Agricultural Planning and Development
BTT members from each district 35
17-21
Managerial and Administrative Skills required for Extension Officers
Staff of line departments 25
November 2011
31 Oct-04 Nov.
Farm Journalism and Documentation of Success Stories
14-18
Recent Concept in Agricultural Management
BTT members from each district, especially women officers
December 2011
05-09
Tools and Techniques for managing Development Projects
AO’s & ADO’s from all the districts 30
19-23
Modern Marketing Systems
Members of FIGs, SHGs and FACs; and volunteer farmers
January 2012
02-06
Up-gradation of Communication Skills
BTT members from each new district under ATMA
16-21
Gender Issues in Agriculture
For Extension Functionaries of all the line departments, including women officials
February 2012
06-10
Group Dynamics and Experience Sharing 20
20-24
Public-Private Partnership in Extension
March 2012
13-17
Management of Training for Agricultural Development
BTT members from each district, especially women members
Information and Communication Technology Applications in Agriculture
For Extension Functionaries of all the line departments

39. Sponsored/Collaborative Programme/Seminars/Symposium
5 Capacity Building Programme under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) sponsored by Dept. of Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab
Post-graduate Diploma of Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM)
Programme sponsored from Directorate of Marketing/NIAM, MANAGE/EEI/Under RKVY/NHM etc
Additional courses would be organized as per demand from stakeholders
Demand based farmers programmes especially on running of Farmer Field Schools and Processing of Agri Produce will be organized

40. Organizations to be involved
Details of Consultancy Activities Proposed for S. No
Areas of Consultancy
Organizations to be involved
Expected Fund in-flow
Source of Funds 1.
Necessary Technical Input, Project Planning & Implementation under RKVY Scheme
Agricultural & Allied Department _
Govt of India through
State Govt. 2.
Preparation and revisiting of SREP about Data collection and compilation of data, preparation of Action Plan, financial matters of ATMAs, Group Approaches/ Activities/ Management
tools/ Gender Concerns/ Programme Planning, execution and implementation under ATMA Scheme
All ATMA District.
Concerned ATMA Districts 3.
Entrepreneurship Development
Agricultural Dept.
/NGO’s/SHG/FIG/CIG
Sponsored
Organization

41. Financial Progress of the Institute

42. (Interest during the year)
Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms Commencing w.e.f, to
(Amount in Rupees)
Year
Funds Received
Expenditure
Unspent Balance
GOI
GOP
PAMETI
5,00,000.00
11,00,000 -
4,99,785.00
10,41,831.00
215.00
58,169.00
12,56,000.00
10,85,000
8,56,318.00
12,34,753.00
3,99,897.00
-91,584.00
13,58,000.00
Nil
6,76,974.00
17,56,792.50
5,85,390.00
1,104.50
37,04,000.00
1,20,000
2,74,259.00
20,34,102.70
3,94,259.00
16,71,001.80
9,00,000.00
2,43,092.00
22,32,040.61
3,38,961.19
16,00,000.00
(Interest during the year)
3,84,201.00
18,34,582.25
3,84,204.00
1,13,451.94
Total
93,27,073.00
23,05,000.00
15,78,539.00
92,13,621.06
38,83,529.00
-33,415.00

43. Thanks