Registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India under No. 10410
Registered No. PY/44/2018-20 WPP No. TN/PMG(CCR)/ WPP-88/2018-20 Dated : 13-3-2020 Price : ` 3-00
La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry
The Gazette of Puducherry
PART - II
➢ EXTRAORDINAIRE EXTRAORDINARY
➢ Publiée par Published by
➢ Autorité Authority
` 3-00 Prix : ` 3-00 Price : ` 3-00
▪ ➢ 2020 } | 13 { No. 7 Poudouchéry Vendredi 1 3 Mars 2020
No. Puducherry Friday 13th March 2020
(23 Phalguna 1941)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (AGRICULTURE)
(G.O. Ms. No. 35/Ag., Puducherry, dated 6th March 2020)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to approve the proposal for implementation of the Scheme component "Operational Guidelines for Extending Cash Incentive to the Farmers/Self-help Groups/ Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups for Undertaking the Fodder Grass Cultivation under Crop Production Technology Scheme" in the Union territory of Puducherry, in supersession of guidelines issued vide I.D. Note No. 10/ADA/(T&V)/ TDY/2003-04/TI, dated 12th November, 2003 of the Additional Director of Agriculture (T&V), Government of Puducherry and also approved
[85 ] 86 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
to enhance the incentive from ` 5,000 per acre to ` 8,000 per acre for consecutive three years for cultivation of fodder, for the said purpose hereby notifies the guidelines for the Scheme as appended.
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department
vide their I.D. No.1818/FC/FD/F5/A3/2019, dated 25-09-2019.
(By order)
A. PUNITHAMARY, Under Secretary to Government (Agriculture).
Operational Guidelines for Extending Cash Incentives to Farmers/
Self-help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women
Groups for Undertaking Fodder Grass Cultivation under
Crop Production Technology Scheme
I. Introduction.—The major constraint in milk production in the Union territory of Puducherry is low availability of fodder grass for the milch animals. In order to ensure availability of fodder grass for feeding expected cattle population for sustainable milk availability, it is very essential to increase area under fodder cultivation. Keeping this in view, the present Scheme for distribution of cash incentives to Farmers/Self- help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups for undertaking fodder cultivation and incentives also enhanced from ` 5,000 per acre to ` 8,000 per acre per year, to motivate more Farmers/ Self-help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups to take up fodder grass cultivation and bring more area under fodder grass.
II. Objectives.—(1) To increase fodder production and make available the various hybrid varieties of fodder grass to the farmers for feeding to milch animals which in turn increase the milk production and make the State self sufficient in milk production.
(2) To stress upon the farmers the importance of feeding nutritive green grass and encourage them to stop the primitive practices of feeding only dry paddy straw.
(3) To reduce the cost of feeding thereby reducing cost of milk
production.
87
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
(4) To encourage the farmers/Self-help Groups/Commodity Interest Groups/Food Security Women Groups to bring marginal land/ unused agriculture land under cultivation, thereby giving them a source of income and helping them self employment.
(5) To make available fodder grass to the livestock all the year round.
III. Pattern of Assistance.— Cash assistance subject @ ` 8,000
per acre for consecutive three years for cultivation of fodder.
IV. Eligibility Criteria of Beneficiaries.—(1) Any Individual/ Farmer/Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) / Self-help Groups/Food Security Women Groups.
(2) Own land or lease land within the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(3) The minimum area of land to be cultivated is 500 sq.mts. or
0.125 acre or 12.5 cents.
(4) Perennial fodder grass recommended by the Department.
V. Documents to be Submitted for Establishing Eligibility.—(1) Copy
of the Aadhaar Card/Aadhaar Registration details.
(2) Copy of the Farmers Identity Card indicating Land ownership (or) Land documents in case Farmers Identity Card not obtained/Lease agreement in case of tenants.
(3) Copy of front page of Savings Account Passbook.
VI. Modus Operandi.—(1) The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Puducherry, shall make publicity through Mass Media, Uzhavar Udhaviyagam and Departmental website and create awareness among Farmer/Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA)/Self-help Groups/Food Security Women Groups about this component of assistance for cultivation of fodder crop to avail the subsidy. The Farmer/Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs) under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) / Self-help Groups/Food Security Women Groups of Union territory of Puducherry would be advised to get the prescribed application from Uzhavar Udhaviyagams/Downloaded from website https://agri.py.gov.in and further advised to submit the duly filled in application along with the required documents mentioned in clause-V as above to the Uzhavar Udhaviyagam concerned.
88 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
(2) The Agricultural Officers (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam) shall maintain a separate register for the receipt of applications for conducting periodic field inspection to assess the progress of the fodder cultivation.
(3) The application along with the required documents shall be scrutinized by the Agricultural Officer (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam)/[Food Security Group] concerned.
(4) After scrutinization of the applications, the Agricultural Officers (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam/Food Security Group) concerned along with supporting staff shall visit the field proposed for perennial grass cultivation within 15 days. During the field visit they shall assess the availability of irrigation facility and suitability of the proposed land. They shall also suggest the suitable variety, quantity of planting material required and cultivation practices based on area and irrigation facilities available for cultivation of fodder grass.
(5) The Agricultural Officer (Uzhavar Udhaviyagam/Food Security Group) shall make compulsory inspection of the fodder cultivation at the end of each Agricultural season viz., Kharif (September) and Rabi (March) from first year of planting to third year.
(6) Accordingly, necessary inspection reports with recommendation of incentive claim amount and the photograph of the fodder plot shall be submitted for cross verification by Deputy Director of Agriculture/ Joint Director of Agriculture concerned to Director of Agriculture.
(7) The Beneficiary list shall be subjected to Social Audit under supervision of the Deputy Director/Joint Director of Agriculture Puducherry/Karaikal for inviting objection, if any and the final list of the beneficiary shall be approved by the Director of Agriculture, Secretary to Government (Agriculture), Puducherry.
(8) The selected list of beneficiaries shall be hosted in the website of the Agriculture Department as well as in the notice-board of Uzhavar Udhaviyagams for the information to the public.
(9) Director of Agriculture, Joint Director of Agriculture and Deputy Director shall make random inspection of the fields as determined by Secretary to Government (Agriculture). The Secretary to Government (Agriculture), Puducherry, would conduct periodic monitoring of the Scheme.
89
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
VII. Mode of Payment.—The final list of beneficiaries shall be prepared for each season and the expenditure sanction for disbursement of cash incentive to fodder grass growers will be obtained from competent authority as per extant rules. On obtaining the sanction from the competent authority the amount will be disbursed to the individual Farmers/Groups through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
VIII. Monitoring/Evaluation.—The Scheme shall be monitored by the Director of Agriculture, Puducherry as well as Secretary to Government (Agriculture), Puducherry periodically.
•
➢
➢
APPLICATION FORM FOR BACK ENDED SUBSIDY FOR
FODDER GRASS CULTIVATION
1. ➢ Name of the Applicant Thiru/Tmt.
2. ➢
Father/ Husband's Name
3.
Address
➢ Street
Village
➢ Commune
4. ➢▪
Telephone/Mobile No.
5. ➢
Sex Male / Female 90 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
6. ➢ Applicant's status •
➢ Marginal / Small / Big Farmer / Individual / SHG / WFSG / CIG.
7. ▪
Aadhaar Number
8. ➢
Extent of land holding by Applicant.
➢ Owned/Leased
9.
Area proposed for raising fodder
Season : Kharif / Rabi
• ▪ ▪ ➢ ➢ ➢
91
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
10.
Bank account details–
➢ Name of the Bank
Branch of the Bank
MICR Code :
IFSC ▪ IFSC No.
▪ Bank Account Number (The First page of Bank Passbook to be Enclosed).
➢
.........................................
▪
➢
————
online publication at "https://styandptg.py.gov.in" Published by The Director, Government Press Printed at: Government Central Press, Puducherry. Posted at: Puducherry HPO on every Tuesday