AState-level committee has been constituted for implementing pilot sub-scheme Nutriform Scheme under National Agriculture Development Programme.
Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Agriculture Production Commissioner is head of the committee whose members include representatives of DevelopmentCommissioner/Secretary Panchayats and Rural Development, Additional Chief Secretary School Education, Principal Secretary Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Principal Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Principal Secretary Women and Child Development, Managing Director of State Civil Supplies Corporation limited, Director/in-charge Director of Crop Development Directorate of Union Agriculture and Cooperatives Department, Director Research Services, Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur and Director Research Services Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Agriculture University, Gwalior. Director Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development has been appointed committee’s Member-Secretary.
The committee will be responsible for implementation and monitoring of the scheme as well as sanction of district programmes.A State-level cell will be constituted to ensure smooth implementation and constant monitoring. It will give necessary guidance for redressing possible difficulties in implementation.Meanwhile, the State Government has constituted State-level Sustainable Agriculture Programme committee to implement activities in the State. Agriculture Production Commissioner has been appointed as its Chairman.
Its members include Additional Chief Secretary Rural Development, Additional Chief Secretary Finance, Principal Secretary Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Principal Secretary Revenue, Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry, Principal Secretary Fishermen’s Welfare and Fisheries Development, Principal Secretary Water Resources, Principal Secretary Cooperatives, Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University, Jabalpur, Vice-Chancellor of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Agriculture University, Gwalior, Director, State-level Nodal Body (Watershed Area Development Programme), Director, Central Agriculture Engineering Institute, Director, Indian Soil Science Institute,
Director National Soybean Research Centre, Indore, Director, State Extension Training Institute and Director, Agriculture Engineering. Director, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development will be committee’s Member-Secretary and Commissioner-cum-Director Horticulture and Civic Forestry Joint Member-Secretary.
The committee will be responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring of the mission in the State. It will review programme’s implementation minimum once in a quarter.