GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

                                                                        ABSTRACT

Agriculture Department – Constitution of Task Force to monitor implementation of    Kharif Action Plan 2003-04 – Orders – Issued.

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                  AGRICULTURE  & CO-OPERATION (FP.II) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O. Rt. No. 558                                                                            Dated the 26th June, 2003.

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ORDER:

            The Government accord the highest priority to the task of facilitating the process of 

overall development  of the Agricultural and allied Sectors in the State. It is recognized   that there is need  for  putting in place a mechanism that facilitates a unified and coordinated effort aimed  at generating synergy and mutual reinforcement among all the players that back-stop the agricultural production system.

 

            A holistic and integrated approach is considered essential in order to achieve cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and market-driven growth of the Sector with a view to optimizing farm level  incomes  through reduction of investment, increase of production and enhancement of productivity. To this end, the Government have decided to constitute a State Level Task Force comprising the following:-

 

COMPOSITION:

 

1.  Chief Secretary to Government.                                           Chairman

2.  Agril. Production Commissioner &                           Member

     Principal secretary Government,

      Agriculture & Co-operation  Deptartment

3.  Principal  Secretary, Irrigation Department.              Member

4.  Principal  Secretary,Energy Department.                              Member

5.  Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department  Member

6.  Secretary, Agriculture                                                          Member - Convener

7.  Secretary, Institutional Finance                                             Member

8.  Dr. Subba Rao, Director, Centre for Good Governance    Member

9.  Commissioner & Director of Agriculture                               Member

10.Commissioner & Director, Information &

     Public Relations.                                                                  Member

11. Vice Chancellor, Acharya N.G. Ranga

             Agricultural University                                      Member

12. President, A.P.Seedmen’s Asssociation                              Member

13. President, A.P.Farmers Federation                         Member

14. Secretary, Rural Development                                             Member

15. Commissioner & E.O. Secretary, Civil Supplies              Member

16. Managing Director, AP TRANSCO                                   Member

 

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17. Managing Director, M/s. Godavari Fertilizers &

       Chemicals Ltd.,                                                                 Member

18. President, A.P. Poultry Federation                          Member

19. Three N.G.Os. to be nominated by the Government                       

20. Three farmers representatives to be nominated by  Government                       

                  

4.         The Task Force may also co-opt, as necessary, any person / organization with relevant expertise in the appropriate discipline.

 

5.         The following functions  will be  performed by the Task Force  at the State level:-

 

  1. Preparation of Action Plans for the Kharif and the Rabi Campaigns having regard to ground-conditions such as

 

 soil health, agro-climatic imperatives etc., on the one hand, and the quality and pattern of demand in the market place, on the other  -

 

simultaneously ensuring prudent and sustainable use of natural resources such as land and water.

 

2.      Establishment of a system for on-line and a real-time monitoring of the dynamics of the cropping system, tracking the production parameters as the season progresses

 

-         functioning as an early warning system with the ability to intervene pro-actively and deal effectively with emerging threats and opportunities.

 

3.      Ensuring effective functioning of backward and forward linkage systems such as research, credit, storage, processing and marketing facilitating

 

-         and organizing resonance between the demand for, and the supply of, these services.

4.      Ensuring timely and adequate positioning of inputs such as seed, fertilizers, agricultural implements, pesticides etc.

5.      Acting as a clearing-house for the pooling and sharing of information / expertise among the various players.

6.      Facilitating enhanced and creative use of Information and Communication Technology with a view to assisting the farming community in staying tuned to changes in the external environment

 

-         and assisting in the effort to bridge the gap between the availability and accessibility of the goods and services required by them.

-         making effective and optimum use of information of highway and the print media in the effort.

 

 

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b)        Organizing regionally differentiated, pluralistic and inclusive extension support to provide escort services to Rythu Mitra Groups (RMGs) with the help of  other stakeholders such as NGOs.

 

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

 

 

                                                                                                            S.P.SINGH

                                                                        SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

 

The Chief Secretary to Government.                                                    

The A.P.C.  & Principal Secretary to Government, Agri & Coop. Department.

The Principal Secretary, Irrigation Department                                                   .

The Principal  Secretary, Energy Department                                                    

The Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department.                                                          

The Secretary,I.F. Finance Department                                    

Dr. Subba Rao, Director, Centre for Good Governance.              

The Commissioner & Director of Agriculture, A.P., Hyderabad.                                   

The Commissioner & Director, Information & Public Relations,Hyderabad.

The Vice Chancellor, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University,Hyderabad. 

The Secretary(R.D.), P.R. & R.D. Department                        

The Commissioner & E.O. Secretary, Civil Supplies, Hyderabad.             

The Managing Director, AP TRANSCO

The Managing Director, M/s. Godavari Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd., Hyderabad.

The President, A.P. Seedmen’s Association, Hyderabad.                                 

The President, A.P. Farmers Federation, Hyderabad

The President, A.P.  Poultry Federation, Hyderabad.                                       

Copy to : Special Secretary to Chief Minister.

                P.S. to Minister (Agriculture).

                P.S. to Secretary to Agriculture.

 

// Forwarded  By order //

                                              

 

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