- Formation of Agriculture Planning Units:
Agriculture Planning requires much of technical support from experts in
agriculture and allied sectors. Therefore Agriculture Planning Units at different levels of Local Bodies need to be constituted involving a group of
experts from various disciplines relevant to the needs of the area. Such units will be
named as Agriculture Planning Units. Accordingly, District Agriculture Planning Unit
(DAPU), at Zilla Parishad level should be constituted at the District level. Similar Units
should also be constituted at the Block/Taluka Panchayat level (BAPU/TAPU) and
Village Panchayat level (VAPU). These units should assist the Panchayat Raj Institutions
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(PRIs). The suggested structure of agriculture planning units at different local bodies
may be as under:
Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) is established in most of
the states of the country and as such ATMA should support and supplement all
the functions of DAPU/BAPU.
- Technical Support Institution (TSI):
TSI will have to be identified by state authorities, to provide necessary technical
input and planning process required for the preparation of C-DAP. TSI will provide all
necessary inputs to DAPU for the preparation of C-DAP.
- Roles and Responsibilities of TSI:
1. To undertake capacity building of Planning Units and Planning Support
Groups at all levels for preparing plans for their respective areas.
2. To facilitate Planning Units at various levels during plan formulation.
3.To complement SIRDs or any other agency designated by the State
Government.
4.To interact with Village/Block/District level LB governments. Farmer group
specially progressive farmers, SHGs, NGOs of repute Banks and other
financing agencies involved in development activities in the area.
5.To prepare schedule of trainings / workshops/ meetings at various levels.
6.To develop material for trainings.
7.To demonstrate tools of planning like PRA, PlanPlus software of planning
and help to use these by stake holders.
8.To keep a regular contact with agriculture planning units during plan
formulation activity at various levels and do hand holding where ever
needed.
9.To design exercise on collection of data, their analysis and their formats
TSI should understand that their role is of a facilitator only in the process of
preparation of this plan through participating bottom-up process from the grass root
level upwards and culminating into draft district plan.
- Plan Plus Software:
Plan PLus Software Package prepared by NIC in consultation with Ministry of
Panchayati Raj and Planning Commission should be used with the help of District
Informatics Officer to facilitate planning process
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