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Working
Group for the formulation of Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).
Watershed
Development, Rainfed Farming and Natural Resources Management
Dated 15th
November 2000
Composition:
| 1 |
Shri
J C Pant, Former Secretary (A&C),
G01, Shraddha Kunj, 150, Vasant Vihar, Dehradun - 248 006 |
Chairman |
| 2 |
Special
Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
C.G.O. Complex Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi- 110003 |
Member |
| 3. |
Adviser(RD)
Planning Commission, New Delhi |
Member |
| 4. |
Shri
Mohan kanda, Additional Secretary, Department of Land Resources,
Ministry of Rural Development, G-Wing , NBO Building, Nirman Bhawan
, New Delhi- 1. |
Member |
| 5 |
Dr
G.B Singh, Former DDG (NRM), ICAR, C-ll/13 1, Satya Marg, Chanakya
Pun, New Delhi-2 1 , |
Member |
| 6. |
Dr
IP. Abrol, Former DDG (Soils and Agro) Centre for Advancement
of Sustainable Agriculture,
Vasant Kunj.New Delhi- 110070. |
Member
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| 7 |
Dr.
M. Velayutham Director, National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land
Use Planning,
Shankar Nagar, Amraboty Raod, Nagpur- 462038 |
Member |
| 8 |
Dr
J S. Samra, DDG 0-RM), ICAR, Knshi Bhavan, New Delhi-1 |
Member |
| 9. |
Dr.
V Venkateshwarlu Consultant, Central Institute for Dry Land Agriculture
(CRIDA), Hyderabad-500059. |
Member |
| 10 |
Shri
Kishan Babu Rao alias Anna Sahab Hazare Hindu Sawraj Trust, Firodia
Hostel,
Near D.M. Collage, Agarkar Road, Pune-41 1004, Maharastra |
Member |
| 11. |
AVM.
S. Sahni Deveiopment Alternatives, 1077, CivU Line, Jhanshi -
284001, UP. |
Member |
| !2. |
Shri
Harnath Jagawat, Director, NM Sadguru Water & Development
Foundation,
Post Box No 71, Dahod-389151, Gujarat |
Member |
| 13. |
Dr.
Rita Sharma, Joint Secretary ( NRM &RFS),DAC, Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi- 1 |
Member |
| 14. |
Joint
Adviser(Agri), Planning Commission, New Delhi- 1 |
Member
Secretary |
Terms
of Reference:
- To review the
performance of various central and centrally sponsored schemes being
implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation during
the Ninth Plan with reference to their goals set both in terms of
physical and financial achievements and to suggest modifications
so as to make these programmes more effective in realising the objectives
of soil & water conservation, land reclamation & development
and rainfed / dryland agriculture programmes for the sustainable
development of natural resources.
- To review the
performance and impact of various programmes based on watershed
development approach such as National Watershed Development Programme
for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA), Watershed development programme in shifting
cultivation areas (WDPSCA),watershed programmes of River Valley
Projects(RVP) and Flood Prone Rivers(FPR) of the Ministry of Agriculture,
the watershed programme implemented under Drought Prone Areas Peogramme
(DPAP), Desert Development Programme(DDP), Integrated Watershed
Development programmme (IWDP) , Technology Development, Extension
& Training (TDET) and Investment Promotional Scheme (IPS) implemented
by the Ministry of Rural Development and the other programme- of
the Ministry of Environment & Forest as well as the . externally
aided projects being-undertaken-in various states in raising land
productivity, cropping intensity, insitu moisture conservation,
safeguard on the measures for prevention of silt deposition in the
reservoirs, bio-mass production and overall economic and social
upgradation in the rainfed / watershed areas.
- To review the
programmes of land reclamation during the Ninth Plan and suggest
measures for making these" cost effective and popular with
private sector participation and also taking up programmes for some
special problematic land/ soils.
- The Working
Group may also study the feasibility far the involvement of and
investment by the private sector in mechanized land reclamation
development of problem soils waste land at a large scale, under
common property regimes and state property regimes, on sharing basis
or on lease contract for the fixed period for production of high
value crops
- Working group
may suggest measures programmes for land resources development for
the Tenth Five Year Plan and the requirements of funds as also the
area to be covered under the programme of various Ministries Departments
as well as State Governments
The
Chairman of the Working Group may set up sub-groups task forces, if
necessary for undertaking in-depth studies and formulation of proposals
for the Tenth Five Year Plan.
The expenditure of the members on TA'DA in, connection with the meeting
of the -Working Group will be borne by the parent Department Ministry
Organisation The expenditure, if any. m respect of non-official members
will be borne by the Planning Commission as per rules and regulations
of TADA applicable to Grade I Officers of the Govt. of India.
The Working Group may co-opt official non- official experts representatives
of other agencies, if required.
The Working Group
will submit its final report to the Planning Commission by 31st
March, 2001.
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