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F.No.29-44/20 16-Estt./RTI G cmment of Jndia

Direclorale of 'xtension Ministry of Agri ullure & Farmers Welfare

Department f griculture, Cooperation & Farmer Welfare Krishi Vistar Bha an

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Dal~tI the \l:. June, 201 '\ I

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COPl' to: I. Sh. Vijay Rajm han, Director (Extn.) & Pia. xtensillO Di' i:,illll" D~partment f Agriculture, ooperation

& f annCfS WeI/are, Mini II) of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Room 0.188 A, Krishi I3havan ew Delhi \\ith f fercncc to their letter 0,9-1120 I6-Extn.lRTI (Vol-If) uated 27'" , la~, 2016 for kind intormalillll plea ·e.

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The implementation of National Mission of Agricultural xtension and Technology MAET)

ha'> started w.e.r 1.4.2014, Sub- Mission on Agricultural Ext osion ( AE) is one of the four Sub ­

'lis:ions und~r the ational Mis ion, TIle common threads running across all four Submission. ofNMAET

un: E tension and Technology. Thes are inextricably linked to each other at the field level from fanner's

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2. t\ multi-tiered extension trategy with a blend of f{)llowing e tension and outreach initiatives is being

,. I/\l\\\.d llnuer the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension ( MAE) so as to empower farmers with the latest

KIIO\\ !L'dg\.' and Infnnn:Hil1O in Jgriculture and allied ector.

(i) . 'upilort tc .'tate R tension Programme for Exte ion R forms (AT IA):- ATMA Scheme

h,l nl,)\\ 01.'\.'11 c.tend~d tlll:OV~r 652 rural districts of29 'tate & 3 UTs across the l:Ountry. This cheme

II I' r (,;1. ltl. hI.' 'n rLvisLd t 1 include manpower support; ropjn~ in th~ farmers' feed bUl:k in to planning by

. l1ill' up rl1ml~r Jvi ory ( mmiuces (rAe') at HI clJ District & State L vel and pr viding fanner-to­

hllll\.. r lL:iUl1ing and c ·tensilln :upport thr ugh hmner Friend. Th Modified cherne has dedicated

~l L'CiLtli. ts . hlllctl1l1ary Support at State (2 tat), Distri t (5 P r district) & Block level (4 per Bl ck),

V;lrinu' <.lcti\ ilie<; supported under this initiative for educating and creating awareness among t farmers

il\\:llIJ~ training '. t::posure visit. d rnonstration, study tours fam1 chool etc,

(ii) l\1a' etJia: , UflP rt to A~ricultural E. tension and Focused Publicity 'amplligns have also

hL'l.:1l glVl:n a lillip 1 he udi & Vide Spots and uc ess tories are bing air d through All India Radio,

11\ rd.. r hill ..nd Pri\ tc (han els lperating at the National and R gional eve!.

9f F 1TransmillL'r-; of ·\IR arc w'cd to broad(,.~t :-.pct:itic agricultural programml: for 30 minutes

ill tilt: evenings. si. da, S ',: elk.

locusr.:-d AJvL'fti. ement Campaigns which cut acr 5S all the Divi'ions of th Ministry have been

wlltillllll1g ~ine' July ::!OllJ. IlC campaign are being launched through print a well as lectr rue media to

crC.ltt.: a\.nln:ness about the a' istance available to . armer under various schemes of the Department of

Ag.riculture & COopcf'lIi\)n.

(iii). gri-C1inic and gri-Bu -ioe's Centre :- The ,dl~mc proviJe ~xl~nsion SCI'VICCS to f~rmer thr ugh

dting up of economIcally \ I thle If - cmpll mem venture::.. Sch.:crcu trainees arc pnlVided agri­

prcll~urship training flr a pl..:riod of (wo ml nths b~ MANAGE lhwllgh identified N )dal Training Institutions

in \ arillus stalt:s. \\ hiLil al') provide hanJhulJing supp Hi rIf ( nc }C.lf. nARD m niturs the credit

sUJ1POrl 10 Agri- 'Iinie through lommercial Banks, Provi il)n of cretllt-linkf7Ll back-end~d subsidy @ 36%

ha: h~cn approved umler the sl.-hcme, The sub tuy would be 44% in re~pect of candidates belonging to SC

. r. \\.(Hncon and th )SC from orth-fastcrn and flil! tates.

. It' ,1..:11 '/ilL Ila~ (um-:J out II h\. an etticm:inus and co. t eft\:div mode of extensi\1n servIces. mce

it ·l.:J1l i • II III" lite 'i h~mL ~7Jl9 Illf ullcmplo)ed L'ilnJiJ.lle., \i\ith dl!.I1Lul lIJ~ qualification h \~ heen trained

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(i. ) Skill Training of Rural Youth(STRy):- The component aims at training rural youths. rural artisans

(blacksmiths, carpenter etc. designing! manufacturing farm implements) including farm women across the

cnwllry. The training under this component would be of7 days durati n for 15 trainees per batch and would

fuel! on pe ific ocational areas in agriculture & allied sectors. Both public and privatel Non­

lovemmental Institutions including Vocational Training organizations Youth Organizations (like Nehru

Yuva Kendra) will be actively involv d in implementation of this programm .

(x) Farmers Capacity Asses ment & Certification(FCAC):- It i aimed at providing recognition to

traditionally skilled farmer including farm women in various s ctOfS of agriculture & alii d disciplines

through certi lication.

The c ercise of certification c vers the process of "Recognizing of Prior Learning (RPL) Skill" by testing

and certification process by a designated agency. If farmersl farm women found Competent in possessing the

lrm.litional or prior pos e ed skill by the certifying bodi s, they are issued certificates, s that the farmers/

l~lIm women after obtaining the certificate may be recognized for getting employment in the concerned skill

sector by the pnrpective employers in the job market.

("\i) Diplom:1 in Agricultural E tension Services for Input Dealers (DAESl):- DAE 1 i of one year

(cxpam.lcd to 48 weeks) regular cour e launched in 2003 with an objective to rmpart education in agriculture

and other lIied areas to the Input Dealers so that they can establi h linkage to their busin 55 with exten ion

services, be. ide' discharging r gulatory re 'ponsibilities enjoined on them.

1 hi. pr gr~unm~ was earlier implemented through MA AG Cf!:l R . 20,000/- p r candidate in self-financing

moLlc in AnJhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odi ha, Jharkhand & W st Bengal, and so far 4107

candidate have been trained under 111 DAESI batche organized till March, 2016.

It ha now be n decided to implement DAE 'I programme al:rmiS the country through SAMETTs with

involving Agrihusines'ompanies, A fMAs, KVKs. Agril. Colleges & NGOs.

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