[G.O.Rt.No.866] - Agriculture & Cooperation Department –Constitution of Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Special Chief Secretary to Government to review and monitor the formation of the Agristack Project of Government of India in State of Andhra Pradesh - Orders – Issued.

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W.No.49 AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 G.2260 PART I - NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER OFFICERS --x--

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Agriculture & Cooperation Department –Constitution of Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Special Chief Secretary to Government to review and monitor the formation of the Agristack Project of Government of India in State of Andhra Pradesh - Orders – Issued. ============================================================== AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION (AGRI.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Rt.No. 866 Dated:13.12.2022 Read the following:

1. From the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India addressed to the Chief Secretary to Government, D.O. Letter.No Nil, Dt. 22.06.2022.

2. From the Special Commissioner of Agriculture, A.P., Guntur, Lr.No.IT Cell/AP/Digital Agriculture/09/2022-23, Dt:13.07.2022.

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ORDER:

In the letter 1st read above, the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Government of India has informed that discussions were held in the National Conference of Chief Secretaries' in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on dated 15th to 17th of June, 2022 regarding creation of Agristack Digital Agriculture which will enable farmers to access services digitally and increase their returns from farming activities. Initial stage of setting up Agristack, three basic building blocks consisting of the following important IT Systems/ databases will have to be put in place by the state.

i. Farmers database with dynamic linking of Land Records. ii. Geo referencing of Village Maps. iii. GIS Base Real Time Crop Survey- Crop Grown Data through crop survey by putting a process in pace.

2. It is further stated that the creation of the three core building blocks for Agristack will require close coordination between different departments in the State, Primarily, the Revenue Department and the Agriculture Department. As was decided in the Chief Secretaries' conference, there is a need to set up a Steering Committee and implementation Committee for taking the required policy decisions, monitoring of the implementation and ensuring coordination among Departments.

3. Accordingly, in the reference 2nd read above, the Special Commissioner of Agriculture, AP, Guntur has submitted the proposal for formation of the Steering Committee and Implementation Committee to review and monitor the formation of the Agristack Digital Agriculture project of Government of India in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

4. Government after careful examination of the matter hereby Constitute the Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh and Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Cooperation Department with the following dignitaries to review and monitor the formation of the Agristack Project of Government of India in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

1. Steering Committee:

Functions of the Steering Committee:

• To review and monitor the formation of the Agristack Project.

• The Steering Committee will meet once in two months to review the progress of the work done in the State.

• To monitor the effective coordination between the line departments for data sharing.

• To study the best practices implemented in other States and adopted wherever possible.

2. Implementation Committee:

Functions of the Implementation Committee :-

• To implement three core building blocks of Agristack Project.

• The Implementation Committee will meet at least once in a month to review the progress of the work done in the State.

• To ensure the effective coordination between the line departments for data sharing.

• To study the best practices implemented in other States and adopted wherever possible.

5. The Special Commissioner of Agriculture, A.P., Guntur shall take further necessary action in the matter and also coordinate the Committee meetings accordingly.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) Y. MADHUSUDHANA REDDY, I.F.S., SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC) To The Special Chief Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Cooperation Department. The Special Chief Secretary to Government (Land, Disaster Management). The Secretary to Government, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C). The Special Chief Secretary to Govt. & Chief Commissioner Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh. The Special Commissioner of Agriculture, A.P., Guntur. The Commissioner of Horticulture, A.P., Guntur. The Commissioner Survey, Settlements and Land records, AP. The Joint Secretary (Digital Agriculture) Government of India. The State Informatics Officer-NIC. The Vice- Chancellor, Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University LAM, Guntur. The Director/Principal Scientist, Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University. The Director (I.T), Information Technology, Electronics & Communications. The Additional State Informatics Officer/Senior Technical Director, NIC. The E.A to the Chief Secretary to Government, Andhra Pradesh. Copy to :- The P.S. to the Special Chief Secretary to Honourable Chief Minister. The OSD to Hon'ble Minister, Agriculture & Cooperation Department. SF/SC.

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