Tribal Development department Government of gujarat

1. TSP INTERVENTIONS IN DAHOD Tribal Development departmentGovernment of gujarat

2. Gujarat Pattern Decentralised flexible funds for infrastructure gaps in district

3. Rationale • Higher poverty rate among ST population, in spite of 3 decades of TSP • Higher differential in North than South Gujarat • Literacy gap of 20% remained constant in last few decades • Poor quality outcomes & lack of modernisation in ITDP Areas Chief minister’s ten point programme

4. Chief Minister’s Ten Point Programme Package of interventions to enable Scheduled Area to bridge the gap with other parts of State Assured allocation of Rs. 15,000 crore during XI Five Year Plan Around 15.5% of budget being ear-marked for TASP Strategy includes Doubling of income of the area Involvement of private sector Focus on quality civil & social infrastructure 

5. The components • Employment opportunities for 5 lakh families • Quality of education & technical education • Economic development • Health • Housing • Safe drinking water • Irrigation • Universal electrification • All-weather road connectivity • Urban development Chief minister’s ten point programme

6. Dahod, Gujarat

7. dahod – An overview • 6 out of the 7 talukas rank in the top 20 most backward talukas of the state • All talukas figure in list of low literacy talukas

8. Focus areas identified for development of Scheduled Areas of Gujarat • Economic development • Farm based activities • Non-Farm based activities • Education • Middle/ higher secondary residential education • Technical education • Health • Infrastructure development Approach to development

9. Project sunshine

10. On-farm Interventions- Situation analysis Lack of HYV seeds for upland crops Potential net income increase Rs. 343 crore From Project Sunshine 2009 Rs. 125 crore Remaining potential Rs. 218 crore

11. On-farm Interventions- Situation analysis Low availability of tractors & pump sets in Scheduled Area Poor godown & seed availability, high indebtness Table: Tractors & Pump sets/ 1000 ha. GCA

12. Situation analysis… contd. Scheduled areas in South Gujarat has taken up agri-diversification, but post harvest issues remain

13. Integrated project for productivity improvement of traditional maize growing farmers • Successful pilot Project Rainbow in 2007 in 300 villages with roughly 100% increase in productivity • Coverage- • 5 talukas, 352 villages and 22,000 acre area covered in 2008 • 6 talukas, 539 villages and 71,835 beneficiaries covered in 2009 Economic development: project sunshine

14. Outcome of Project Sunshine in 2008 • 223 % increase in production in Dahod district • At current market price, estimated flow of income in Dahod is Rs. 78.17 crore project sunshine

15. Special features of the Project • Zero tolerance approach adopted for targeting- 3-sigma results achieved • NGO selection through advertisement • RDD’s BPL list given as long-list of beneficiaries • Saturation approach • Farmer’s joining contribution in cash • 1,40,891 farmers covered • 2 all-women villages/ taluka • Toll free Helpline number for providing assistance to farmers • Farmers covered under Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme- Premium paid Rs. 4.38 cr & expected claim amount Rs. 6.63 cr project sunshine

16. Outcome • Additional income of total Rs. 150 crore to BPL farmers • Model in process of replication by Rajasthan (Project Golden Rays 2009), Himachal Pradesh and M. P. • Required fodder made available for IDDP • Become part of Rs. 348 crore IWADP-RKVY from next year • Seed & sapling & CME tenders finalised • Farm mechanisation & IT based micro-finance tender evaluated project sunshine

17. project sunshine Project Funding Project Partners • D-SAG • Project Administrators • GSFC • Monsanto India Ltd. (MIL) • AICIL • NGOs & District Dairy Cooperatives • Agriculture Department • Gandhinagar Notified Area Authority • Anand Agriculture University • GIDR

18. Integrated Dairy development project (IDDP)

19. Animal Husbandry- Situation analysis High % of non-descript cattle in ST districts Non-descript goat population

20. iddp Special Features • Comprehensive risk coverage • Cattle & initial cattle feed • Veterinary Services • Strengthening village dairy co-ops • Strengthening district dairy unions • Provision of bulk chillers • AI services • Outcome indicator was taken as Rs. 800 per cattle/month • SATCOM based training to participants • ILD Project of J K Trust- 1700 female calves born potential income of Rs. 3.25 cr.

21. iddp Milk Procurement Progress

22. iddp

23. Economic development: skill training

24. Skill Training

25. Other partners GLI, IGTR, CIPET • Over 12 trainees working in middle east • Quality problems with NIIT, Bosch • Team Lease tender finalised for bulk placement • No stipend to trainees • Gender & outcome frameworks being followed • All women driving batch successfully completed • Training providers being selected through tender • Strong CPMS & CME launched • Focus also on high quality VTC under PPP • GTZ technical support being examined Skill training

26. Agriculture • Quality seeds & inputs not available • High input cost without risk coverage will pose problems • Poor level of farm mechanization • Lack of post harvest facilities • Project Sunshine & IWADP-RKVY • Price stability in case of production increase • Seed & sapling tender covers 30% marketing also • Timely availability of farm credit • Project Sunshine & IT based financial inclusion project Economic development- challenges

27. Animal Husbandry • Large no. of non-descript cattle • Low availability of quality cattle • JK Trust’s ILD Project Skill Training • Growth rate of primary sector will remain low • Indifferent quality of training providers • Modern, urban oriented skill training programmes needed • Quality technical assistance is expensive • Need to promote tertiary sector- LEIT Services, Garment, food processing Economic development: challenges

28. education

29. Education- Situation analysis District figures in Low literacy districts’ list In spite of campaigns like Kanya Kelvani, large number of girls missing from schools Table: Missing girls in stdd. 6 & 7 & Girls: Boys ratio

30. Education- Situation analysis Illiteracy concentrated in certain migration-prone communities

31. Significant gap in the capacity of primary and secondary schools which results in forced drop-outs • To provide better quality education, free of cost residential schools started for ST students • 7 Girls’ Residential Schools (Capacity: 2940) • 1 Eklavya Model Residential School (Capacity: 420) • Talent Pool Schools (200/ year in state) • Over 25 new Higher Secondary schools, many with science stream opened in last 3 years secondary Education

32. Education Special buses for teachers in remote areas planned, operationalised in Narmada district Schools managed in PPP mode with reputed educational organizations PPP Policy in place Biometric attendance system to be launched Satcom based English tutorials with reputed urban teachers ready for launch Proposal for M/HRD Model schools ready

33. Convergence with different schemes for the construction of schools • Govt. of India funds • RSVY • BCK • Article 275(1) • Gujarat Pattern of funds allocation • Guardian Secretaries’ Funds Education

34. New technical colleges set up- • Engineering College • Engineering Ploytechnic • Agriculture Engineering College • Agriculture Polytechnic • Tribal Farm based Women’s Training Center • Nursing School • Physiotherapy College • Soft loans for foreign study & pilot training • 40 seats procured for 4-years’ integrated B. Ed. course technical education

35. Need to set up more middle/higher secondary schools • Need to promote science stream education • Provision for more science schools & better science labs • Provision of transit accommodation for teachers in remote tribal areas • Hostels in migration prone areas Education: Way ahead & challenges

36. Nutrition • Nirogibalak campaign • DoodhSanjivaniYojana: School Milk Program • 80, 350 students covered everyday in Dahod • Over 2.25 lakh students in 7 most backward ITDP talukas

37. health • Chiranjivi Programme • EMRI - 108

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39. Infrastructure development: Irrigation & Road connectivity

40. Water Supply The program provides piped drinking water to the kitchen of the individual households.

41. Housing & roads

42. Poor returns on Public Assets- further even lower in tribal areas • High road density in tribal areas alone has not been able to trigger the growth of tertiary sector. Need for other interventions required infrastructure development: challenges

43. 100% women beneficiaries were selected in many villages under Project Sunshine • Free of cost Residential Schools have been set up for ST Girl children • Farm based Women’s Agriculture Training Institute has been set up for the ST women • All projects by TDD follow a strict ‘Gender Framework’ wherein 50% of the beneficiaries MUST be women • Women centric interventions- • Tap water till kitchen level • Rural LPG connections • 7x24 power in villages Gender sensitive approach

44. Dhanpur, Garbada & part of Dahod covered Being implemented through CARE India & rigorously selected NGO partners Women’s Empowerment Project

45. Public private partnership (PPP) • PPP guidelines for rigorous selection of partners in place • Potential Partners: • John-Deere • Taleem- Zee TV Education Research Foundation • Surya Foundation • Microsoft • HCL • Team lease Existing Partners • Ambuja Cement • Indo German Tool Room • Mico Bosch • MarutiUdyog • NIIT • Intel • IBM • Global Indian Foundation, Singapore • Navrachna Education Society • Career Launcher

46. Increased transparency • NGO management manual developed • NGO selection mainly through advertisement • Private sector selection on BOO basis through tender • Beneficiary details available on website • CPMS & CME reports on website • Concept of “3-sigma” zero tolerance projects introduced • FIR, recovery & blacklisting against defaulting partners • Comprehensive data base of NGO projects being developed • Increasing use of IT based solution

47. Institutional Arrangements • Development Support Agency of Gujarat mandated to • Develop major projects • Leverage funds from various agencies • Induct competent staff • Handle outsourcing of services • Finalise tenders for NGOs & private partners • Manage programme website • Review & monitor key projects • Projects on hand- Rs. 1500 crore • Projects under development- Rs. 250 crore

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