F.No.CPS 18-20/2014-NFSM Government of India

Ministry of Agriculture Department of Agriculture & Cooperation

(NFSM-Cell) Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated: 25.02.2015 To,

Dr. Rajesh Chadha, Senior Research Counselor National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Parisila Bhawan, I I, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi-II 0002

Subject: Revised administrative Approval of NCAER Project entitled "Agriculture Outlook and Situation Analysis for Food Security from January, 2015 to March, 2017" under NFSM-reg.

Ir, In supersession of this ministry's letter of even no. dated 12.01.2015, the undersigned is

dir cted to convey that the competent authority of this Department has approved the Project entitled "Agriculture Outlook and Situation Analy is for Food Security - New Proposal for 2015-17" under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) for 3 years tJanuary, 2015 to March, 2017) with an total outlay of Rs. 224.88 lakhs (Two hundred twenty four lakhs eighty eight thousand). The Year- wise budget approved is enclosed as Annexure-I.

2. The above project has been approved with the following conditions:

i) The honorarium and other items for workshop is allowed as per ICAR cost norms.

ii) NCAER will specify the contribution of MIDS and ISEC in project activities.

iii) DES will act as nodal agency in the Ministry (Economic and Statistical Advisor (ESA)

will nominate a nodal officer for this project). NFSM shall release fund to NCAER as

per request from DES from time to time.

iv) The deliverables will remain as suggested in the project proposal. Any shortfall in

funding will be met by NCAER-through other sources. (!,t/i / ~~-;/ITr;19--//6

......... _-~.P. Malik)

ner (Crops) Copy to:

I. conomic and Statistical Advisor, DAC, Krishi Bha\\an, New Delhi. 2. Under Secretary (Finance), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 3. Under Secretary (CA-V), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 4. PS to JS (Crops), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 5. PS to Director (Crops), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 6. PS to Additional Commissioner (Crops), DAC, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi. 7. Guard file/ Sr. pr grammer NFSM.

Annexure-I Component-wise financial Approval for the Project entitled "Agriculture Outlook and Situation Analysis for Food Security from January, 2015 to March, 2017 " under NFSM as under:

Budget approved by GOI (Rs. in lakh S. Component January 2015 April 2015 to April 2016 to

o. to March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 Person cost Person cost Person cost month month month

I DO @ Rs. 6.39,7.03 7.73 lakh 0.1 0.64 0.20 1.41 0.20 1.55 per month for2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively

2 Senior Fellow @ Rs. 3.51 ,3.86, 1.0 3.51 3.50 13.51 3.50 14.88 4.25 lakh per month for 2014­

I

15,2015-16 and 2016-17 respectivel y

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-' A sociate Fellow 2 @50% time 2.0 3.66 4.00 8.04 4.00 8.84 charged @ Rs 1.83,2.0 I, 2.2l1akh per month for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively

4 Research Analyst@ Rs. 1.18, 2.0 2.36 4.00 5.20 4.00 5.72 -1.30, 1,431akh per month for 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 respecti vel y

5 Research Associate@ Rs. 0.50, 2.0 1.00 4.00 2.20 5.00 3.05 0.55,0.61 lakh per month for 2014-15 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively

6 Consultants@ Rs. 1.75, 1.93, 2 3.50 16.00 30.88 24.00 50.88 2.12 lakh per month for 20 14­15,2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively

7 Collaborative institute 0 5.000 6.00

8 I. Sub-total 9.1 14.67 66.24 90.92 9 n. Printing of reports (150 1 2 3 6.00 3 6.00

10 copies of each report)

In. Domestic travel (Feedback Report

0.00 report

2.00 report

2.00 from the field)

11 IV. Workshop (2),30 4.00 4.00 Paltici pants

12 V. Contingency 0.30 1.00 1.00 Total (I to V) 16.97 79.24 103.92

13 VI. Service tax @ 12.36% 2.10 9.80 12.85 14 VII. Total (I to V) 19.07 89.04 116.77 Grand Total (Janual)', 2015-March, 2017) Rs. 224.88 la kh

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