EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 247 CUTTACK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019/MAGHA 13, 1940
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' EMPOWERMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 1st February, 2019
Sub: Modification in the implementation mechanism under “Krushak Assistance
for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA)”.
No.2534–AP-I -247/2018/ A& FE. — The State Cabinet in their 67th meeting held
on 29th January, 2019 have approved the proposal for Modification in the
implementation mechanism under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income
Augmentation (KALIA) to further accelerate agricultural prosperity and reduce poverty in
the State. This scheme is progressive and inclusive.This would entail direct attack on
poverty by way of massive investment in this sector and making benefits reach the most
needy through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
Introduction
The 2nd component of KALIA scheme i.e. Livelihood support to
landless agricultural households for livestock & horticultural crop
based activities is being taken to further accelerate agricultural
prosperity and is being implemented from the year, 2018-19 to
provide an alternate livelihood to landless agricultural households.
Under this component, support will be provided for Small goat
rearing unit/ Mini Layer Unit/ Dual purpose low input technology
birds/ Duckery unit/ Fishery kit/ Bee keeping and Mushroom
cultivation to the landless households by way of grant of Rs.12,500/-
per family, based on the choice of the household.
Landless
Agricultural
Household Data
As per the census 2011, there are 24.20 lakh agricultural
labourers who are dependent on agriculture as their main
occupation, having worked for the major part of the reference
period i.e. 6 months or more in the agriculture/ allied sectors.
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Further, as per the census 2011, there are 43.19 lakh agricultural
labourers who are not dependant on agriculture as their main sector
of work. This would imply they have other non-agricultural sources of
income/ activity. The focus on KALIA scheme is on the rural landless
labourers who are dependent on agriculture as their main activity.
The village wise distribution of the number of agricultural
labourers is available from the census data.
Implementation of
the Second
Component under
KALIA- Livelihood
support for
landless
agricultural
households
About 22 lakh landless landless agricultural households have
applied for assistance during 1st phase.The deprived landless
agricultural households and backward/ tribal dominated Districts
shall be given priority. After selection of beneficiaries, Rs. 5000/-
shall be transferred online to their bank accounts. After the first
tranche is sent, orientation training programme shall be conducted
by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment /
Department of Fisheries & Animal Resources Development to
understand the household preference of the activity that they will
like to take up. Based on the household’s choice, a capacity building
and training module will be imparted to two or more persons from
each household within 6 months of the transfer of the first tranche of
funds. Detailed modalities will be developed by the Department of
Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment / Department of Fisheries &
Animal Resources Development separately. The field staff of the
concerned Departments/ progressive farmers of that area shall
mentor the beneficiary for establishment of the unit.
The orientation program and the training module will be
completed not later than six months from the transfer of the first
tranche. The remaining Rs.7,500/- will be transferred in two
tranches, one of which shall be after grounding of the unit.The
training, monitoring and exposure visit etc. of these beneficiaries
shall be conducted by the concerned Department from their existing
schemes, which will additional to the assistance to the beneficiaries
that is given under the KALIA scheme.
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It was decided in the cabinet held on dated 21.12.2018 that 1
lakh landless agricultural households will be covered during Rabi
2018-19 & rest 9 lakh landless agricultural households shall be
covered during 2019-20 & 2020-21.
However, it is felt that 5 lakh landless agricultural households
be covered instead of 1 lakh during 2018-19. Under the second
component only the first tranche of Rs. 5,000/- is proposed to be
given in 2018-19, and the balance tranches for this component will
be given in 2019-20. Accordingly, instead of Rs. 12,500/- being given
to one lakh landless agricultural households, it is proposed to give
Rs.5,000/- only in 2018-19.The rest of 5 lakh landless agricultural
households shall be covered during 2019-20 and 2020-21, as also the
next tranches for those now being given in the first tranche.
The total number of farmers assisted under component 1 & 2
will be adjusted to ensure that the total out go remains within the
overall financial limit as approved for 2018-19. The left out farmers
who are unable to be covered in component 1 or 2, from the overall
limit of 30.16 lakh farmers for component 1 (Rabi assistance for
2018-19) and 10 lakh landless agricultural households for component
2, will be covered subsequently.
Certainty of
Assistance
It shall be the endeavour to ensure that all eligible
beneficiaries are assisted under the different components of the
KALIA scheme, so that no one who is eligible is left out.
The Kharif assistance will be provided on “Akshya Trutiya” and
the Rabi assistance on “Nuakhai” under component 1 of KALIA in
future.
ORDER
Ordered that the notification be published in the Extraordinary issue of
Odisha Gazette.
By Order of the Governor
Dr. SAURABH GARG
Principal Secretary to Government
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