No. J I l0l1/l l/201S-Rll-I (314831) Director General

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No. J I l0l1/l l/201S-Rll-I (314831)

Government oflndiaDepartm€ot of Rural DeveloPmerlt

(Mahatma Gandhi NRECA Division)

KrishiBhaNanl8rhApril- 2016

ToDirector GeneralNatiotral Itrstitute of Rural Dcvelopmetrt & PR (NIRD - PR)

Hyderabad

Subject: Barefoot Technicians Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and role ofNIRD

Dear Sir/Madam.

As you are aware. the Ministry jointly with state govemments-has.fixed a target of

training ani deployment ofBarefoot Technicians in the financial year 2016- t7 (Annexe l)'

2. The ke) process€s involved are as follows:i. Training ofBlT Trainersii. Preparation for BFT Trainingiij. BFT Trainingiv. Assessment and Certification!. Deployment

3. l hc kcy stakeholders are as follows:i. Slate Covernmenlii. State lnstitute olRural Derekrprncnt

iii. Programme Division. MoRDiY BFT Cell. MoRt)\'. National lnfonnatics Centre, N4oRD

vi. National Institute for Rural Dcvelopmenl

rii. Agriculture Skills SectorCouncil of lndia

viii. MasterTrainers, as selected by MoRDix. BF f Trainers, as nominated by State Govern0rents

x. Recommended BFT TBiners, as recommended by MoRD

xi. BarefootTechnicianCandidatesxii. Barefoot Technicians (BFTs)

.,t. Tte comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) incorporating thc ke)

i.o""r.".. .o1", ,nd responsibilitiis of the kel- stakeholdcrs for the exccution of thi\

project is enclosed (Annexgz).1

The lollo$ing may be noted as the rolc ofNIRD;i. An;horing ofTraining ofBFT Trainers al NIRD bascd on the l raining

Calendar of20l6-17ii. Training Material

a. The Training Materiat consists of t\"'o catcgo esl Trainers

Cuide for the Training of BFT Tminers held at NIRD and 12

Leaming Units for the Trainings to BFTS held at SIRD' The

former has to be distributed dLlring the To't and the latter

couri€red to the concemed person in the State

b. NIRDto print adequate numbers ofTraining Material as per the

Training Calendar issued (for Trainers Guide) and BFT Batch

Targets (for L€aming Units).c. Master Trainers may be provided onl) I sct of Trainers Guide

and l2 Leaming Units in either E glish or Hindi'd. BFT Trainers to be provided only I copy ofthe Trainers Guide

in either English or Hindi.e. BFf Candidates to be provided only I set of l2 Leaming Units

in either English o{ Hindit NIRD to maintain inventory of printing and distribution of

materialwhich is to be shared on quarterly basis with MoRD as

per format enclosed (Annexef !-iii. Assist SIRDs to become parlner alencies of ASCI and cntcr batch

details in NSDC Portal.iv. Forward complete monitoring lormat in Section Vll ofthe SOP lvith

enclosures (Part A and Part B) for each BFT batch receivcd from

respective SIRD'S to MoRD fbr approval of lund release from

Capacity Building funds.

\'. Reimburse ASCI @ Rs. 800 per assessmcnl based on actuals'

vi. The role of SIRD'S as detailed in the SoP may be communicaled to

them specifically lor lhe smoolh runninS of the proiccl including the

monitoring lbrmats in Section VII ofthe SOP.

lhu! thc fu ds placed \\ilh NIRI) lor Barclool Technicians \\ill be towlrds rhc

fillo\\ ins headsii. l raining ot lll'T n'ainers as per cllcndarii. t>rinting and couriering ollnalcrial per balch

iii. Reimbursemenl lo StRD's and ASCI per batch

We look lbrward to your continued support to ensurc that we meet the targets

successfullt. .

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Anne\e I

BIrl'Targets 2016-17

S. No. Stxtc No. of bntcltes No. of BFTS

1 Chhattisgarh 6 I,t0

2 Kerala { 120

Jharkhand (separale scheme) (separate scheme)

4 Rajasthan 17 510

5 Andhra Pradesh 17 510

6 Telengana 1 r20,7 Utlrakhand I2 360

8 Madhya Pradesh t7 5t0

9 Cuiarat 4 120

10 Jarrmu and Kashmir I 120

n Kamalaka t5 ,150

12 Manipur 91)

1l Puniab 6:

l4 ArunachalPtadesh 60

l5 Meghala]a 60

16 Bihar t; )10

17 Uttar Pradesh l131

21030

1t)llt8 Hal'4rq

iû."to*Y "l et r rla.t..,i^(AnDexe,, L

I =-nu"o.-rof rrainingMate,ialNIRD

('losinc Stock

openin! Stock

and DistributioD ol Trainers Guides -

Disrribulion through ToTi.ll: tll' l2l ' Il

r.Jnhs - EnclishClosing Stock

oDeninll Slock ,)rinled Dislribulion through Courier

Iiltll = tll* I2l - lll

I t2t

Dal€ No. Dilte

Date Nodalofficer Stale

Status(rece;red/i No. Date Balance

lrl t2l

Lqsl NLl P'!! 1-!" t4+.*'", !

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and Distribution of l2

couri n lransrt) lllfl

No. Dale

Ann(xq, -J

srandard ooeratine Procedure tor Barelbolllscluaiarirsiqcr

Stakeholders and Processes

Trainirg ofBFT Trainers I

for Trainingof BFTS

Traifling olBFTs Assessmenl De

State State

Skilled uagcrale to Blrlt

NIRD Stitte

I:irancial As per budgel Rs.29,616 PerRF-T candidrlcro SIRD

slipcnd Perday to BFIcandidates

cand;dare 10

ASCI

MoRD, PD s g g

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MoRD, BFTCell @

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NIC V,

NIRD E sE @

State Depl g l7 @

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SIRD t7@

ASC]g

MasterTrainers sBFT Trainers @

RecommendedBFT Train€rs Le

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BFTCandidates

ao

Bf l's

L MoRD, PD = Ministry ofRural Developnent' Programme Division

i. i"i"iio, -rtt

a",i = niinistrv ofRural Development' Barefoot Technician cell

3. NIC = Nalional lnfonnalics Centre' MGNREA

4. NIRD = National lnslitute ofRural Developmerr

5. Stale DePl = MCNRECA DePa menl

o SIRD - Slale lnslilule of Ruml De\clofmcnt

7. ASCI = Agriculture Skills Sector Council of'ndia

8. Master Tra;ners = Selected bv MoRD

9. BF t"tminers: Nominaled b State Governmenl

tO. Recom*enaed Sff frainers: Reconrmended by NIoRD'Irer'to I'

- ii ,t*ol.r'" tnl,adrrdidrres t\4CNt{l ('A $orkc'sLall(J Inr\crucrrrl'i re'r

ii. to i'i"ro'a"*: *GNRECA $orl'crs passed scrceniDg test and sL'lccred lor rrainins

il. st'f, - gur.fon, f..hnicians cenilled b) ASCI alicr lrairing

1.s {-_

L

II Standard Operarinr Procedurc

r <trc ,act!-li\: r4!1irg of RFT I r'tilt]1s

S. No.

I lorc Actll'Stakeholder

aorsoltdare'itila;;nd mo"'tor targers of batches

and BFTs.

BFT Cell. PD BFT'fargels2016-17

Slale Dopl.

Dalabase ofMasterTrainersTraining ofBFI-TrainersCalendar 2016-t'7

2.

4-

Nominate Bt'T Trainers toMinistry as pcr crrlerra 1n

.-^,i^n 1 < A s ^l rhe Annual Masler Crrcular.

rraainra-;, auurê or Masr"t truirn.' to, sn '

rs@for Training of BFT Trdiners al NIRD f'om time lo

lime.

BFT CellPDPI]

\ IRD

6

Communicate budgel for conducling lrarnrng o' ttr I

T rainels.

a.p-provat of buagets foLI!4M4!ll 14!91 t,t)

BFT TminerTrainingMateriirl

Dalabase of

Trainers

Eiiib?iners;6Eolodav-trliningissuedlrrainersGuide in EnglishHindiand pcndri\e $1lh di) $i'epresentations ifl English and Hindi.

BFITra;ners.MasterTrainers.NIRDNIRD8. Matrtaj,i,altlrr,,altlrrn€ainirwentoryofrrainir,g Marerial for BFT

Trainers (lraining Suides and pendrives) p nted and

distributed.

9. t or eactTr;"tnc ofBfT Tmtners, recommend l] FT

Tminerlo state goremmenl on the assessment by

Master Trainers/ASCL

uui,'ri;n aurit*e ot .rae wise relomrnen.ied rrurnc[

Masterl rainerslASCl, BFT Ccll.PDBt T Cell. PD

10.

[.

ll - .2 c"re Acti"l$, P."P '

C;;mun[ut. Sl'ur" BFI Calcndar $'ith balch dan trnd

end dates. details ofnodal person, number o[sels ol'

training material, prefened language and address to

$hich lo b< couriercd.cn-.un.ire to rlxu,o Dnnr and corrri(r rhe r(qu'5i'(

lraining material consislinS ol l2 Lcarling Units I'r

LA!!t!!&!1111!Stal!- Dctl

BFT Cell.PD

Slate BfT'Imining

Calendat l

(ach BF I candidalc. ]

p.inr ana *-rn.tfia'rne N'aa.rirl torL'ft'r^\lRD' \lRD In\enloD irfBrt Trairilu

H

as per communication receivcd froln lhc I'linislr\ and

rnainrain an invelllor) of Ihe 'anrc.

t*"bp *"drl. ""d

,.p",1.-tbr srl il",,lillt"r;on "'per eligibility critcria and redress anllssues rclarcd to

the same.ffi"""iialt..

* p"i.r,e;uiliry crireria in section :'5'o"l'.n.l enrer their details in NRECASoft module.

NIC

-)

State Depl.

BFr c"ll, PD

Malerial

nepon fli. -

15.

t6.

^':"-'

G.t,"" B",rkSLr* q,r*ti;" b";k *th st"t" G."1 for screening t€st

for seleclion ofBFTs.1',l. 6.d,rc1i**;-s t""t f*

"umerical abilit) for all SIRD.

3 Corlr Aclivitt: t){l daLIIn h inL.'q. I c;"d;r u F'l r., n i rB ar't ari d i ri r-i.'t, u n o i'r,,.' ..'.,

I as per Trainine Crlendcr.

I

d BFT'I rainel.S.

BI:T

til.

pr-osp"ctiu.E iunaiaur.*ittt a suggesled ratio of a1

least 2:1.

D;A;;Aul.;,d;po'r. i"r b"rch crearion nr Bl I

candid;les on NREGASof, and redres' all issue: r(laled

lo the same.

BF'tS

!44'd9!9sNIC. BFTcandidates

-urco"pr,

BFT

SIRD

Repo l.l.l.

Repon:1.1.

Da) *iiefrainingCalendar

19. Eiediittre results ofthe screeoing iest. Slate

Covemment to inform selected candidates and ibrnr

batches ofl0 in NREGASofI nodule

ll.

:0. Prepararion of a dal $ i'e'l raining CdlenJ'rr a' Der lhe

standardi'ed module, u ilh MoRD relornrrrended lraincr'

anMinren.qainsl each session.

6;ration of comPE-rairlingIit. for eu"h

candidate 1o includer

a. set of l2 Lea$ing Units

b- I pair ofuniform as approPriate.

c. Measuring taPe (3On).3 m ste€ltape. pockel

calculator,8 m leveltube, spirit level, plum bomb,

L- scale, steep scale, I *P.!9!9!99!.bug'

SII{D

SIRt)

NSDC module

NSDC-.d"1"

Pr.rd" "t

th" tatrtrg * ;e the following equipmen!:

wooder/plaster of paris live dcmo ofworks. for 25 key

MGNREGA works

21. iomplete documentation lo become a parner agency

with ASCI.

SIRD. ASCl

24. A-t.t slRD. t" bec".. p"nr. agencies ofASCl and

enrer barch details in NSDC Pg!q!-ASCI, NIRD

25. Enter batch details n NSDC ponal. SIRD. 1'{SDC NSDC module

26. bn co-pGtt.t o-prept"iion and prior io stan of batch'

submission ofmonitoring formar Part A. to NIRD 'jbrfirrt inslalment oIfunds

SIRD. NIRI)

NIRD

Monitorng

Collc€t Monitoring formais Parl A tionr 5lRUs.

calculate amounl for fund rclease offirst instalmenl and

communicale to Minislr).18. Iross chcck calculation and provide approval for firsl

inslalment retease upon receipl ofcommunicalion lilrNlt ).

1r'.r i ingpt3 Corlr Aclivit!:t){l

l'ro!. t)r\

LBl.l s

s tli I)

Maintain afiendance ofBF l candidalcs and disbtrrse

dail! nipend a R\. 150 pcr da\ lor on d.') '

sll{ l)- Bl I Auenoilncccandidates Sheel

ll public?iscloswe otr.aining Cosls Per candidale and

per batch. candidates

BFI Cell. IMonitoringany agenc) | rramerrortdeputed by

IMoRD i

12. Monitoring of ongoing training

:1.

i1.

35.

n ""po,rse

ro feeaUu.f fro," fff rtainertnnf Cett

- -- -- - -- Assessmcnr of qIJs

Asffienr ]estt'stnubased on balch delaiL in NSDC ponal'

-M;ifi; dendilf balch ard rft *ise a\sc"menr ]

ASCI L

dales. .. ^^, i

D. Stale

16. Cnnduct ot Assetsment as per ASCI normt'i*r^-a .^.r," î^**-i onal AS('I31.b-o*nroaa tesrrts orussettment from NSDC portal'

-.ini,nd.li.rrih te cenificates,

SIRD, StalcDepl.-18.

ASCI. BFIcell. PD

Databas€ ofcenifie.d BI-TS39. Share soft copy ofbatch wise ce(ihcairon ol Lrr' I s'

NIC Repofl 2i.i. I

ReDon 2i.i.

,10. Sevelop module and reports for certillcallon ot Bt ts rn

NRTCASofI.4l o"Ginr* ofO"tuitt of"enificarion ol BFIS'

iffis.,iSlate Dept.BFT Cell.NIC

Monitoring

-.142.

43' Upo" complelio, ofastersment. pul up bill lo NIRD

based on cenificalion of Bff cary!43!!::-ASCI

i€i,"br"" ASCI d."don bin r"*d bv them according

to MoU.

NIRD, ASCI.PD

45.

.16.

llioiiiioiiiion of bat.h-G m'n,n icut ion ofmoniloring formal Pan B to NIRD tor second instalfrenl

of lunds

SIRD. N]Rt)

NIRD

PD

cott""i _-mot

itoring for-at Pan B from slRDs_ calculale

amount for fund release for second insialment and

communicale lo N.4inistry.

+?. .;ss cffik "tcul"tto"ar,d

p";vide approval for second

instalment release upon receipt ofcommunication for

NIRD,

SIRD. S[ale

menror BFTS on lhe iob. -

tM;;;in; G,.\\l'edatcbs*ol Bf lsdeplo)(d' Bl I(ell&'

rrt;6kl;;A;;nd .io'f.rlm(nr Io Bl lsri.rrr1", ut $orL cslinrdl( for eech $ orL sup(n i'(d lrouhl('

lpDfllrc

I shooling on RFT module including rcvisions and

.4n,|g9!-

TDat"l,*. "r.RFTs Deolo\cJReport 2l-1.

1--

sibilir) and

FTs l

l=t"r. D.pr, T-L.lte, ofI ot- ts. v"nn oept,'r ment

4

Documcnt/RePori PreD!red B) ToS. No.

I

rBFT Targels -

-Liil ofMasler lrainers

Calendar ofTraininp ofBFI Tminers

-

r ."1^r D*^nnanap,j RFT Trainers

MoRD

U9LD -MoRD NrRt--l

MoRD StateIDDT T.ainino allPnd Slare Depl N4oRDj

Calendar of Batch Assessme]1lq4g! ASCI \,loRD

7 fr""i"i." ^fRFl Tr2iner Maierial N IItL) NIoRD

NIItD MoRD8 rAFl'l'.,inino Mrt.r:al

r ..,:"- ^-nifi^qri^n ^f BFT ASCI MoRD

Srare l)ept MoRDl0 Deotovment orders of BFTs

II

lrffifir*c f".*;t AE B lr"tu(i) Daily attendance & disburscment ofslipcnd( ii) c0 Da) trainilgqqB!4ll SIR D NIRD

2 Moniloring Framework MoRD

Exnlanatorv DDt on NREGASoft modulc NIC/MoRD Siate

I ExDlanator) ppt on NSDC Eojlqlg ASCIINloRI) NIRD & SIRDS

5 R 23.t BFTS ldentified NRECASoII

6 1 . DET Lt.r.has are,rPrl NIIECASoIINREGASofi1 R 2:.3 Batch wise Cenificalion ofBFTs

l8 R 23.4 BFTS Deployed NRL:GASofi

t.

IV. Role and entill€ments ofBFI candidal€s

1. Attend screening test conducted by SIRD

,. una"n*" eo au'y t*;ning including field components as per Training Calendar shared

wirh them.

3. Rece;ve complete training kit including l2 Learning Units' unifo'm and olher prescribed

ilenrs.4. Rec€iye stipend @ Rs. t 5 0 per dav based on attendance m aintaj ned b) SIRD alg!8 Nith

inlormation of full tmining costs.

5. On colnpletion of90 day trainillg, gi!e assessrnenl lesl coDducled b) ASCI'

6. Ifqualiied via the assessment. receive a hard copy oflhe certificale ll'om SIRD-

7. lf;ertified, will he desiSnaled as a 'Barcfoot I echnician" receir'*le'tter oldeplo) 'rrenl

$ith role respoas;bility and reponing structurc l'mm Sialc Governmenl'

8. BFT5 have the entitlemenl to acquire a skill. nol iiob or a iull time posilion'

9. Palment\tillbemadelhroughNRECASofifronrl%olworkestimatcbatedoDnumberol lvorks supervised.

10. Relains the;i8h1t€ do unskilled work on thejob card' provided thar il is not6tiEsdrne' \,vork he/she is tasked to supervise.

v. Role oI Master Tminer', ' _ : :_ '

1. Respond lo requests ofBFT cell/Prog Di'? on conducting ToT al N|RD as per

availabilily.' 2. Entitled to fee @ Rs. 50OO per day for conducting I 0 day ToT -

Documents and Rcports

5

vl.

rl Pro!ide iruict and onloing,eedhrck lo lhe Minr5lry otr lhc ongointslraininS''vcr lhe

period oil0 dals lhrough lext \\halsapp email

o. L""ir" **'**,.t att grr trainers lasea on prescribed merhodolog)'

i. 6" "..0*,1". "t*ch

ToT communicate recommended lrainers to BFT

CellProgramme Division

Role ofBFT Trainers

il si - *i*" *. . ue recommended b) "rare sovemrncnr to Mrn]'l

^ ., -, -:. BFTlminer\will receive l0da] lminingal\lRlJandrecer!e I IrarnerqL'uro(crurrr

. inslish or in Hindi and a pen drrve wilh da) trise presenlation('

r i]"."'^*tt..", tlUasler TraineriASCI $ill be recommended lo rlate go!emment';,5;;il;'.;'titrainers$irlbeauthorisedtoconducrrheBF'rtrdininsarthesrate

level.+- I"."*rr"na"a' will draw terms ofreference with state govemment to deliver-

;;;;;;J;,,r"ll) decided rates rhe russesred norms are: stRD raculq

.lrnsi, nJr,on.t r;r., trainer olher than lacuhy members bul lrom an) olher

nou.rrr.nr a.p"-.nt p Rs l000 da) lrainer olher lhan goternment emplolee'

irom CSO background etc. Rs' 2500day'

S. n"*rntn*a"a-Sm rainerc to coordinate wilh SIRD to ensure that all requirements- ,;;;ii;";i;il"s ","

provided for includins field visits etc lfnot' should be brouehl

ro the notice of state co\4./BFt Cel'/Minislry'

6. Hand hold and suppon BFTS during tmining and for the assessment

7. State may depute BFT Traioets ro mentor BFTS on theiob'

6

vlt. MonitorinS Formals - Pa A& B

I ,lo;";rl status'(Complcle

lncomPlcte' l rclo.edl

l. \llctt,l rrt.l- ( op! ol (laill attrrrdan.. rrrri di!l-'uis.nrerrr ol \llpcnrl r/ Ils ii0 fer

\1,,r i.,r:r .- \ 1,, :,,:r ,j

' lt(:spon\c to gttric\ bl Bl I CcLL \isi(r rn\ 'l|'r 3!'rr'l (icftLr'J h-\

r,luirr.r As\ersmcnl

- (ompletiorr ot.tss$-sm.nr lorall lll I crn,li'IlLrts Lrl /\sClI r t)isrihrlion ofCcrtitlcarcs

- Do$nloed. p.inr and dislrilrurc cenificares I

M."it,,.trsr"-."1- P*f4 l49r!q sralllf BrT Barch

Data entry in NRECASoft- Enter balch wise details ofcertificalion ofBf i s R 21.1.

Deployment- Enclose f lstler of olBF Is.

S.No. Activil)

90 day Training Calendar

- Enclosi copy 90 day training calendar with session wise break up

and calend; wirh indication ofd€puled lrainer from Recommended

AFT Tnin.r

Slatus(Complelc/lncomplete/Enclosed)

I

Screenin8 Test- Date ofscreening test

- Number ofcandidates attended

- Norms for selection upholding preference to women, SC and S1'

).

Data entry in NRECASoft- BFT identification fromjob cards (R 2i.l )_ BFf balch formalion lR 2i'))

4. TraininE Kit for each BFT candidate- Sel of l2 Leamine Unir' (r€ceived from NIRD)- I pair ofuniform- Other Material; Tape (30 M), 3 M steel lape, I pockel c'lculalor'

mt Ievellube, Spirit level, Plumb bob. L-scale. Steel Scale Cap'

Notebool, Bag

5. Training Aids at Training Venue- -Provide daails of audio-vis ual aids. Plasler of Paris/ Wooden/l'ive

model demo ofalleasl 75 worls

6. Documentation for certifi cation- SIRD-ASCI Partner agency

- Data entrv ofbalch details in NSDC podal

- - Mo,'t."4elq'qr!:f4LB oqS9!I'!"!!oI!'1BM4(0!r

s.r.r,r I ,loivilr status

1

VIll. State BI t lraining calendar

sta€ Bl'I traininrr Calcndnr l0lG ll

fio. ofsets of TrallL-nguage of ar Tmining vateriat

Balch wise ( alendar 2016-17

stale BFT Nodal Person

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