Unanimous Decision taken during the Fourth Governing
Council Meeting of NITI Aayog yesterday
Government has set up a Chief Ministers Subgroup to
Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS with the Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the Convener and CMs of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim along with the Member NITI
Aayog, Shri Ramesh Chand as its members. The move comes in the backdrop of the
vision of the Prime Minister towards Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022 which
requires a multi-dimensional and inclusive approach. It comes close on the
heels of the unanimous decision taken at the 4th meeting of the
Governing Council of NITI Aayog on 17thJune. During the
deliberations it was suggested to come out with approaches with special
emphasis on pre-sowing and post-harvest interventions using MGNREGS, for
creating durable assets that double incomes of farmers and reduce agrarian
distress.
The Prime Minister nominated the Chief Minister of
Madhya Pradesh to convene a Sub-Group of seven Chief Ministers for coordinated
policy approach on the Agriculture Sector and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).Subsequently the Chief Ministers
Sub-Group has been constituted with the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as its
Convener. The Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal and Sikkim, and Shri Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, have been
named has Members of the Sub-Group. The Sub-Group will be serviced by the NITI
Aayog.
Terms of Reference of the Sub-Group has tentatively been
assigned as follows:
(i) To suggest a wider choice of State
specific interventions both for pre-sowing and post-harvest to further improve
the thrust on incomes, water conservation and waste to wealth.
(ii) To align works under MGNREGS fully to the
requirements of achieving the goal of Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022.
This will improve thrust on Water Conservation, individual Beneficiary Schemes,
Construction of Rural Haats, Vermi-Composting etc.
(iii) To make recommendations on interventions
of MGNREGS that can facilitate reduction of agrarian distress including work
availability, wage rates, seasonality etc.
(iv) To explore the possibilities of MGNREGS as
a livelihood resource for development and diversification of livelihoods of
small and marginal farmers specially belonging to SC/ST households.
(v) To suggest ways of aligning MGNREGS
and its livelihood thrust with women Self Help Groups (SHGs), producer Groups,
and Producer Companies to enable a better use of resources for livelihood.
(vi) To explore successful convergence of
program resources across Departments to ensure optimal fund utilization,
efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability.
The Sub-Group will submit its report within three months
from its date of constitution. The first meeting of the Sub-Group is expected
to be held within the next month, as per the convenience of the Chief Minister,
Madhya Pradesh.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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