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.

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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 1^st read above, the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture &

Farmer Welfare, Government of India has informed that discussions were

Registered No. HSE-49/2016

W.No.49

AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022

G.2260

PART I - NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

AND OTHER OFFICERS

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NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

held in the National Conference of Chief Secretaries’ in Dharamshala,

Himachal Pradesh on dated 15^th to 17^th 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

2^nd

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:

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Dignitary

Designation

1.

Chief Secretary to Government, Andhra

Pradesh

Chairman

2.

Special Chief Secretary to Government

(Land, Disaster Management)

Member

3.

Special Chief Secretary to Government

(Agriculture & Cooperation)

Member & Convener

4.

Secretary to Government, Information

Technology, Electronics &

Communications (ITE&C)

Member

5.

Joint Secretary (Digital Agriculture), GoI

Representative

Member from GoI

6.

Vice- Chancellor, Acharya NG Ranga

Agriculture University

Member

7.

State Informatics Officer-NIC

Member

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:

Sl.No

Dignitary

Designation

1.

Special Chief Secretary to Government

(Agriculture & Cooperation)

Chairman

2.

Special Chief Secretary to Government (Land,

Disaster Management)

Co-Chairman

3.

Chief Commissioner of Land Administration

(CCLA), A.P.

Member

4.

Special Commissioner of Agriculture, A.P.

Member &

Convener

5.

Commissioner of Horticulture, A.P.

Member

6.

Commissioner, Survey, Settlements and Land

Records

Member

7.

Director (I.T) nominated Secretary, ITE&C

Member

8.

Director/Principal Scientist nominated by Vice-

Chancellor, Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture

University

Member

9.

Additional State Informatics Officer/Sr.

Technical Director nominated by SIO, NIC

Member

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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