INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (INRM) UNDER MGNREGA

1. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (INRM) APPROACH FOR CONVERGENCE INMGNREGS INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (INRM) UNDERMGNREGA DR. NITIN. B. JAWALE, IAS DIRECTOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, ODISHA PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

2. The highland region of Orissa PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

3. Vicious cycle of poverty Vicious cycle of poverty Low productivity Traditional agriculture Poor husbandry Poverty Resource degradation PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

4. INRM APPROACH OF CONVERGENCE TO MGNREGS “A conscious process of incorporating multiple aspects of natural resource use into a system of sustainable management to meet explicit production goals of farmers and other land users as well as goals of the wider community” An approach for rational utilization of land, water and forest as an integrated system to achieve and sustain potential agricultural productivity PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

5. A typical village in the highlands of Odisha PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

6. MGNREGA & INRM MGNREGA & INRM PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

7. PLAN & STRATEGY PLAN & STRATEGY PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

8. Systematic approach in Kandhamal Systematic approach in Kandhamal • Allocation of villages to selected NGOs • Placement of teams by NGOs • Allocation of GS by govt • Baseline survey (village level and household level) • Fortnightly review at block level and monthly review at district level • Indicators for assessment • Allocation of villages to selected NGOs • Placement of teams by NGOs • Allocation of GS by govt • Baseline survey (village level and household level) • Fortnightly review at block level and monthly review at district level • Indicators for assessment PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

9. Village level planning • The plans for village Ballisuga of Kandhamal district: • Demands for ponds, 30X40 model with plantation, land leveling, dugwell, gully plugs • Requires Rs 16,49,528, 78% of which is labour cost • Generates 14,253 labour-days of employment • Can engage 86 households of the village for two years • Our experience suggests that an investment @ Rs 18,000/- per ha is required (at minimum wage Rs 90/-) for comprehensive land and water resource development, where nearly 80% is towards wages PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

10. COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCE MAPPING PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

11. Enabling Environment for people Govt. NGOs A Coherent Approach to Change Strategy PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

12. Visualized goals Reduced dependency on unskilled labor Reduced uncertainty in and increased returns from agriculture Sustainable and remunerative use of land and water resources Pallisabha is in charge of planning, execution and monitoring Improved quality of life for rural community PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

13. Role of NGOs Beyond watchdog Educating community and motivating them to act Focusing on both employment as well as asset creation Showing the way for addressing people’s issues Sensitization of govt officials Jointly smoothen process in the interest of people PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

14. Govt role & support to NGO Recognizing NGOs’ role and legitimizing it with proper guideline Selection of experienced NGOs Clear-cut procedure for inclusion of activity in shelf of projects, approval of people’s plans, their execution, measurement, timely payment and closure Regular review mechanism for timely redressal of issues PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

15. Indicators Job cards to all interested households Bank/PO account for all the registered households 100 days of employment to all interested Capacity building of GS Protection of kharif crops against drought Increase in area under second crop Increased coverage under plantation Reduction in distressed migration PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

16. Possible interventions PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

17. Implementation flowchart Implementation flowchart Pallisabha approves and submits with GP PRADAN NGO Village committee prepares plans with GS’s help JE/AE/EE & BDO approve Work starts Work order issued to GS MR issued to GS Bill preparation, MR submission Payment through bank/PO Measurement by JE PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

18. Activities PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

19. WATER HARVESTING TANK PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

20. Horticulture • Fruit tree plantation: Rs 46,500/- per ha, 63% labour, 221 pds • Timber plantation: Rs 33,000/- per ha, 66% labour component, 175 pds • Grassland dev: Rs 4,100/- per ha, 66% labour component, 30pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

21. Staggered Trench Rs 16,000/- per ha, 171 pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

22. Gully Plugging Rs 6,000/- per plug, 25% labour component, 16 pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

23. 30-40 with Plantation Rs 9,000/- per ha, 90 pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

24. Land Levelling & Bunding Rs 20,000/- per ha, 210pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

25. Low land tank Rs 5,500/- per tank, 89pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

26. WHT (5% model) Sarabani Patra had 10months food security from 2 acres of land. She constructed a WHT (25X25X8ft) and did SRI. She got 4.8q in place of 2.5q. PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

27. Land leveling Kunimani patra has 5 acres of agricultural land but could only use 3 acres. She levelled 0.75 acre of unused land and got 6q of paddy PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

28. 30-40 model Sapita dandia treated 50d of her land with 30-40 model and constructed a well. She started cultivating Potato, Brinjal, Bitter-gourd, Tomato, Beans and Pea and earned Rs 68,000. She purchased land, got her daughter married and repaid the loans. PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

29. Changing cropping practices PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

30. Change of income PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

31. 5% Model • Rs 38,000/- per ha, 400 pds PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

32. Other benefits 33 families completed 100 days’ employment 72 families got more than 80 days’ employment Migration is zero 6 families could meet the expenses of their daughters’ marriages without loans Image of village has changed PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN

33. Thanks PR DEPT ODISHA & PRADAN