I shall pass through the world
But once,
If therefore
There be any kindness
I can show
or
Any good thing, I can do
Let me do it now
Let me not defer it
Nor neglect
for I shall not pass this way again
ETIENNE DE GRELLET
A firm foundation is necessary for any building, institution or
Individual to endure:
ELDE RUSSELL M. NELSON
All the Participants
COMMON GUIDE LINES
FOR
WATER SHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
ER S.S KAHLON
TECHNICAL EXPERT (LIVELIHOOD)
PROPOSED INSTITUTIONAL SETUP
3.
State Level
District Level
Nodal Agency at Distt Level
3.
Water Shed Level
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: State Level Nodal Agency.
: District Watershed Development Unit.
: Additional Deputy Commissioner(D)
Project Implementing agency.
: WaterShed Development team.
STATE LEVEL NODAL AGENCY
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Financial Commissioner Rural Development and Panchayat
Financial Commissioner Development Pb. or nominee
Representative from Ministry of Land Resources , Govt.of India
Representative NRAA.
Representative from Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Representative from NABARD
Director Rural Development & Panchayats.
Joint Development Commissioner( IRDP).
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Pb).
Chief Conservator of Soils (Pb).
Director Animal Husbandry (Pb).
Director Water Resources (Pb).
Head of Soil & Water PAU
Representative NGO
CEO/SLNA
(SLNA notified No. 2/08-IRD-2/7646 dated: 27:10:2009
: Chairman
: Member
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: Secretary
FUNCTIONS OF STATE LEVEL
NODAL AGENCY
SLNA will sanction water shed project for State on the basis of
approved state perspective & strategic plan as per procedure and over
see all water shed projects in the state within the parameter set out in
guidelines:
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Review of overall progress
Addressing Management Issues.
Providing Policy Directives
District Watershed Development Unit.
Chairperson
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District Collector /Chairperson Zila Parishad
District head of concerned line department :
Head of Krishi Vigyan Kander .
President of Watershed Committee
1. Two prominent Women Worker
2. One Social Women.
Representative from State Remote Sensing Centre.
NGO Representative .
Member Secretary
: Head of Nodal Department
Frequency of Meetings :
Once in a quarter.
FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT
WATERSHED
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To identify Project Implementing Agencies.
Preparation of strategic and annual action of Watershed Development
projects.
Providing professional technical support to Project Implementing Agencies.
Develop Action plans for capacity building.
Carry out regular monitoring & evaluation.
Ensure smooth flow of fund
Ensure timely & Submission of required documents to SLNA.
Facilitate co-ordination between line department.
Establish and maintain district level data cell and link it to State/ National
Level Data Centre .
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AT
PROJECT LEVEL
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY:
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SLNA has identified state department of soil and Water conservation as P.I.A.
Role of PIA
Technical guidance to W.C/G.P for preparation of development plan through
Participatory Rural Appraisal.
Under take community organization.
Trainings for village community.
Supervise watershed development activities.
Inspect project account.
Encourage adoption low cost technology and built upon indigenous technical knowledge.
Review overall project implementation and set up institutional arrangement for post project
operation.
Shall submit action plan for water shed development project for approval to DWDU.
Submit progress report to DWDU.
Arrangement for physical financial and social audit of works under taken.
Mobilization of additional financial resources from other Government programme such as
NAREGA, BRGF,SGRY.
WATER SHED DEVELOPMENT TEAM( WDT)
Each WDT should have expert.
Agriculture
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Soil Science
Water management
Social Mobilization.
Institutional Building
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Guide watershed committee to form action plan.
To assist G.P/ Gram Sabha in constitution of water shed committee.
Formation of User Groups.
Formation of Self Help Groups.
Conducting participatory base line survey, training and capacity builders.
Preparing resource development plan.
To promote sustainable development livelihood at house hold level.
Common Property Resources Management and equitable sharing
Preparation of Detail Project Report.
Engineering survey and cost estimate.
Measurement of work done.
Development of livelihood opportunities for landless.
Maintain of accounts.
Arranging Physical, Financial and Social audit of work done.
Post project operation arrangement.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AT
VILLAGE/WATERSHED LEVEL
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Self help Groups
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SHG
User Groups
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LI.G.
WATER SHED COMMITTEE
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W.C
SECRETARY WATER SHED COMMITTEE.
GRAM PANCHAYAT.
WATER SHED COMMITTEE
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Gram Sabha will constitute water shed committee.
Gram Sabha may appoint any suitable person as chairman of watershed
committee.
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Total Number of members
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1 No represent from
1 No represent from
WDT.
Panchayat.
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8 No. represent from SHG,U.G should include
1 No represent from
S.C/S.T
1 No represent from
Women
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Where water shed cover more than one panchayat separate Watershed Committee for
each village.
Where panchayat covers more than one village constitute sub committee for each
village.
Watershed Committee will open bank account for Watershed development funds.
SECRETARY WATERSHED
COMMITTEE
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Gram Sabha will select Secretary of Watershed Committee in a
meeting of Gram Sabha.
Paid functionary
Work under direct supervision of president of Watershed
Committee.
FUNCTION OF SECRETARY OF
WATERSHED COMMITTEE
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Convening meetings of Gram Sabha ,G.P,
Watershed Committee.
Follow up action of on all decisions taken in
the meeting.
Maintenance of record.
Ensuring Payments and other financial
transactions.
Signing Cheque jointly with WDT nominee
on behalf of W.C.
ROLE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT.
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Supervise, advice to Watershed Committee from time to time.
Authenticate account statement of Watershed Committee.
Facilitate the convergence of various projects to Watershed
development project.
Provide office accommodation to Watershed Committee
TYPE OF BANK ACCOUNTS TO BE
OPENED AT WATERSHED LEVEL.
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Project fund account
: Watershed Committee
Watershed development fund : President G.P and member of SHG.
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Nodal Agency
AT CENTRAL LEVEL
STATEV LEVEL NODAL AGENCY
DISTRICT WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT UNIT
PIA
W.C
BANK ACCOUNT TO BE OPENED
SLNA
DWDU
PIA
WC
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WDF
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JDC/CEO
ADC(D)/CEO Z/P
DSCO
Project account
President W.C operated by
Secretary & WDT Member.
President G.P & SHG
member.
I shall pass through the world
But once,
If therefore
There be any kindness
I can show
or
Any good thing, I can do
Let me do it now
Let me not defer it
Nor neglect
for I shall not pass this way again
ETIENNE DE GRELLET
A firm foundation is necessary for any building, institution or
individual to endure:
ELDE RUSSELL M. NELSON
All the Participants