- Under the Scheme, a State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) will be constituted.
The composition of the SLSC may be as follows:
Chief Secretary |
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Chairman |
Agri. Prod. Commr/Pr. Secy(Agri) |
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Vice-Chairman |
Secretary, Finance |
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Member |
Secretary, Planning |
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Member |
Secretary, Fisheries |
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Member |
Secretary, Animal Husbandry |
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Member |
Secretary, Environment and Forests |
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Member |
Secretary, Panchayatiraj |
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Member |
Secretary, Rural Development |
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Member |
Secretary, Water Resources/Irrigation/Minor Irrigation |
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Member |
Director, Agriculture |
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Member |
Director, Horticulture |
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Member |
Director, Animal Husbandry |
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Member |
Director, Fisheries |
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Member |
Representative of Department of
Agriculture & Cooperation, Govt. of India
(Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary) |
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Member |
Representatives of Departments of
Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Govt. of India (Officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary) |
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Member |
Representative of State Agriculture University |
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Member |
Representative of Planning Commission |
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Member |
Secretary, Agriculture |
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Member-Secretary |
- The quorum for the meeting would not be complete without the presence of at least one
representative from the Government of India. Representatives from the Planning Commission,
DARE, NRAA, and DAH&D of sufficient seniority may also attend.
- SLSC will, inter alia, be responsible for
- Sanctioning the projects under Stream-I of the RKVY.
- Monitoring the progress of the sanctioned projects/schemes.
- Reviewing the implementation of the schemes? objectives and ensure that the
programmes are implemented in accordance with the guidelines laid down.
- Ensuring that no duplication of efforts or resources takes place.
- Commissioning/undertaking field studies to monitor the implementation of the projects.
- Initiating evaluation studies from time to time, as may be required.
- Undertaking any other project of importance to the state?s Agriculture and allied
sectors.
- Ensuring that there are no inter-district disparities with respect to the financial
patterns/subsidy assistance in the projects.
- SLSC shall meet as often as required but shall meet at least once in a quarter.
- The State Governments will notify the SLSC within a month after the publication of the
Guidelines and inform the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
- The SLSC may co-opt two more members from Agricultural Research Organisations,
reputed NGOs working in the field of Agriculture, Deputy Commissioners of important
districts, and leading farmers.
- The Panchayatiraj Institutions should be involved where feasible, in the implementation
of the Scheme.
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