Kandhamal District in the state of Odisha is bestowed with scenic natural beauty and suitable agro climatic condition. Agriculture and Allied sector plays a major rule for livelihood support of the Tribal dominated population. Various schemes are being operated in the District through different departments for providing subsidy to the farmers for different activities but their divergent implementation does not result in effectiveness. In order to address this problem, Kandhamal District Administration has started a vision programme in the name of “Mission-171” where in model orchards of 5 to 10 acres of land have been established in each of the 171 Gram Panchayats of the District involving a single or a group of beneficiaries during the year 2018-19. Stakeholders from various Govt. Departments have been assigned with different activities as listed below. These model projects have helped in showcasing the convergence model for other farmers to replicate.
Sl.No | Name of the schemes | Name of the activities. | Nodal Department |
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MGNREGS |
Land Development |
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Perennial Fruit tree plantation like Mango, Litchi, Cashew Nut, Guava, Pomegranate etc. with wiremesh fencing |
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Augmentation of Irrigation facilities through Dug-well. |
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Construction of Goatery& Cow Shade |
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2. | State Plan Schemes (Jalanidhi/ BKoGY) | Augmentation of Irrigation facilities through LI points/ Micro Riverlift. |
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3. | PMKSY | Installation of Drip & Sprinkler Irrigation system |
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4. | MIDH/ ATMA |
Intercropping with short duration cash crops like: vegetables , turmeric, Ginger, Pulses, oil seeds etc. |
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Training and Exposure visit of the beneficiaries | |||
5. | PKVY | Promotion of Organic Farming in the Model Orchards |
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Soil Testing & Issue of Soil Health Cards | |||
6. | Institutional Finance | Providing Loan linkage to the farmers from banks. |
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7. | Labour Registration | All the eligible beneficiaries and their adult dependents are registered as unorganized labourers and provided with all facilities of Govt. |
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8. | Skill Development Training |
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9. | Processing, Value Addition & Marketing | The farm produce are processed at Spice processing unit of KASAM and linked with potential market for better returns. |
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Last Modified : 10/11/2022
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