K. Venkata Krishna
AMR-APARD
This presentation contains….
 Selected Flagship Programmes and their outlay
 Institutional Arrangements for their implementation
 Common issues like
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Who prepares the plan
Who approves the plan
Who accords the sanctions
Who releases the money and for whom
Who implements and monitors the plan
 Issues in Convergence
 Some observed processes of convergence -case of AP
Flagship Programmes-Outlay
Select Major flagship Programmes
S.
N.
Name of Flagship
Programme
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
7.
8.
9.
10
11.
NREGA
SGSY
IAY
SSA
MDMS
Drinking Water
Rural Sanitation
RKVY
NRHM
BRGF
PMGSY
ICDS (General+S.N)
Total
All India
(Rs. in crores)
2008-09
2009-10
29940
2020
5646
13100
8000
7500
1200
3166
9192
4670
12000
6300
39100
2350
8800
13100
8000
8000
1200
3200
12070
4670
1,02,734
1,19,195
12000
6705
Source: Planning Commission and Ministries concerned
Institutional Mechanism
Scheme
Village level Block level
District
level
State level
National
level
NREGS
Gram Sabha
Gram Panchayat
Mandal Parishad
Zilla Parishad
D.P.Coordinator
SEGC
NEGC
BRGF
Gram Panchayat
Mandal Parishad
Zilla Parishad
Dist.Plan.Com.
H.P.C
Ministry
RKVY
Farmers club
WUA
Dist.Planning
Committee
S.L. Sanctioning
Committee (SLSC)
Ministry
concerned
SGSY
Gram Sabha
Mandal SGSY
Committee
District SGSY
Committee
State SGSY
Committee
Central level
Coord.committe
NRHM
VH&S committee
PHC Advisory
Committee
District Health
Mission
Empowered
Programme
Committee
Misn.St.Gr.
(MSG)
EPC
SSA
Academic
Monitoring
Committee
Mandal
Education
Committee
District Mission
State Mission
National Mission
Project approval
board
Water &
Sanitation
WATSAN
Committee
Mandal
WATSAN Com.
Dist. W&S
Mission
State W&S
Mission
N. Drinking
Water Mission
IAY
V. INDIRAMMA
Committee
M.INDIRAMMA
Committee
In-charge
Minister
APSHC
Ministry
concerned
ICDS
Mothers
Committee
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Standing
Committee of ZP
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Approval Systems for Flagship Programmes
Name of the
Scheme
Preparation of
Plan
Approval
Sanction
Implementation
NREGS
Panchayat Raj
Institutions
Respective PRIs
District
Programme
Coordinator
DWMA/
PRIs/Sectoral Depts.
BRGF
Panchayat Raj
Institutions
District Planning
Committee
Respective PRIs
Panchayat Raj
Institutions
RKVY
Sectoral Departments
Dist.Planning
Committee
S.L. Sanctioning
Committee (SLSC)
Sectoral Departments
SGSY
Block Development
Officer
DRDA Governing
Body
District Collector
DRDA
Financial Institutions
NRHM
VH&S committee
PHC Committee
Dist. Mission
District Mission
State level Mission
Dist. Mission
SSA
Academic Monitoring
Committee
Dist. Mission
State Mission
Dist. Mission
Water &
Sanitation
WATSAN Committee
Dist. W&S Mission
State W&S Mission
Dist. W&S Mission
IAY
V. INDIRAMMA
Committee
In-charge Minister
District Collector
A.P. Housing
Corporation
ICDS
CDPO (ICDS)
State Government
Ministry of
Women& Child
PD, Women Welfare
Analysis of Institutional Arrangements
Plan Preparation
As per guidelines:
 Participatory grass root level planning
 Separate Institutional Mechanism for preparing plan
 In reality:
 A closed collegium of officials, MLAs, MPs & In-charge
Minister of the district finalises the plan
 No integration of lower level plans at higher level
 No revisit of plan as per final allocation of resources
 Insufficient time for participatory planning
 Multiple planning units (Sectoral plans)
 No Centrality of PRIs to provide common platform
Plan approvals/Sanctions :
As per guidelines:
 Approval Commitees at various levels
In reality:
 Schemewise Committees are not functioning at lower level
 Formal Departmental procedures followed
 Administrative Sanctions without resolutions of PRIs
 Plan exceeds budget allocation by 3 to 4 times
 Funds distribution based on available budget but not Plan
 Some times allocations are down sized abruptly
Release of Funds
As per guidelines:
 GOI releases to State consolidated fund (BRGF,NREGS)
State Project PD A/C (PMGSY)
Direct to District level Agency (SGSY)
 Releases to executive agencies within 15 days
 Electronic Transfers
In reality:
 Abnormal delay in releasing of funds by the states (4-6M)
 Electronic Transfer yet to be implemented
 Uncertainty in release of funds to field level agencies
Implementation:
As per guidelines:
 Line Department/Project agency implements the programme
 Beneficiary Committees at the work level
 Bringing professionalism in implementation of the programme
In reality:
 No subject expertise for Project Directors
 Many posts are kept vacant for long time
 No coordination between the project staff and line depts.
 Multiplicity of agencies for similar objectives (CMEY-PMEGP)
 Competencies of functionaries at the task level is very weak
 No role clarity between PRIs and line depts/Project Agency
Monitoring and Evaluation:
As per guidelines:
 In-built monitoring mechanism
 On-line monthly progress reports
 Fixed schedule for inspections
 UCs and Audited Accounts to draw 2nd installment
 Involvement of Universities and Research Institutions
In reality:
 No frequent field visits by the supervisory officers
 No role clarity because of multiple agencies
 Inadequate Redressal/responsive mechanism
 Absence of Integrated Management Information System(MIS)
 Social audit not extended to all schemes
CONVERGENCE
Issues in convergence
 Reluctance to commit funds for other depts. projects
 Fear of losing control over their resources
 Absence of institutional platform
 Convergence at project level or state level
 Differences in subsidies/ Units costs
 Different time schedules for release of funds under
different schemes
 Sharing of information to avoid double recording of work
Measures to achieve convergence
 Centrality of PRIs for planning and implementation
 DPC as an ideal platform for convergence
 Establish Secretariat for DPC
 Maintenance of data base of all schemes by DPC
 Integrated and comprehensive training
 Parallel Institutions need to be minimized
 Village Health & Sanitation Committee /WATSAN Committee/Mothers Committee
 Communication of resource envelop before starting
planning process
Suggested Modifications in guidelines
 Uniform Institutional Framework
 Uniformity in Planning, approval, releases, monitoring
 Identify the areas of convergence (Activity matrix) and
incorporate in all guidelines
 Define role of Panchayat Raj Institutions in guidelines
 Define the role of D.P.C. in all scheme guidelines
 Provision for Process Monitoring
 Penal Provisions for delay in releases by the state govt.
 Uniform subsidies and unit costs in the guidelines
Type of Convergence:
 Institutional Convergence
 Human Resource Convergence
 Funds Convergence
Convergence of Institutions
Village
Org.
Water Users
Association
INDIRAMMA
Committee
Watershed
VSS
Gram
Panchayat
VH&SC
School Edn
Committee
Mothers
Committee
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Convergence of Human Resources
Gram Panchayat or cluster of GPs level
Regular
Part-time/contract
Panchayat Secretary (PR&RD)
Anganwadi Teacher
Village Revenue Officer (Revenue)
Community Coordinator for SHGs
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (Health)
Gram Deepikas (SHGs)
Village Agriculture Extension Officer
Field Assistant (NREGS)
Veterinary Assistant (Livestock worker)
Prerak (Adult Education)
Watershed Team Member (RD)
ASHA Worker (Health)
Primary School Teacher (Education)
Work Inspector (Engineering Depts)
Convergence of Funds
 Release of funds based on Approved Plan
 Centralised Fund Management (PMGSY,NREGS)
 Strengthen the mechanism of Electronic Transfers
 Uniform Accounting System
Some observed processes of convergence
case of AP
 NREGS
 SGSY
 Agriculture
 Horticulture
 ITDA
 ICDS
 RWS
Land
Development:
NREGS
Training &
Technology:
Coffee Board
Coffee Plants:
ITDA nurseries
Coffee Plantation
(Tribal area)
Maintenance:
Beneficiaries
Village
Organisations:
Payments
Land acquisition
Revenue Dept
Land levelling:
NREGS
Construction of
Anganwadi building:
BRGF
Anganwadi Centre
Clubbing
pre-primary & primary
Education Dept
Management:
ICDS
Water & Sanitation
facility:
Gram Panchayat
Land
Development
NREGS
Maintenance
SHG
Cost of Plants
National Hort. Mission
Mango Orchard
Tech. Supervision
Horticulture Dept.
Soil testing
Local Lab
Technology &
Supply of Plants
Horti.University
Thank You
NREGS
NREGS
District Cell
Fund
Implementing
Dept. Dist. HQ
Copy of Muster Roll submitted to GP
Uploading @ GP Level
Fund
Block /
Region
Implementation