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Minutes of National Review Workshop on Agri-Clinics and & Agri-Business Center Scheme Held on 7th August 2012 at MANAGE, Hyderabad

National Review Workshop on Central Sector Scheme of “Agri-Clinics and

Agri-Business Centres (ACABC)” was held on 7th August 2012 at MANAGE,

Hyderabad. Shri Sanjeev Gupta, IAS, Joint Secretary (Extension), DAC, MoA,

Government of India, inaugurated the Workshop. ‘List of Participants’ is

enclosed.

Deliberations during the Workshop and subsequent interaction between

the delegates and the Joint Secretary (Extension) contributed to the following

recommendations:

Sl

No.

Item Decisions Taken Action By

1. Coverage of More

States

Efforts should be made to improve the

performance of ACABC Scheme in

certain States with sufficient potential

namely Kerala, Uttarakhand, Orissa,

West Bengal, Jharkhand and North

Eastern States.

MANAGE

2. Monitoring Release

of Loans and

Subsidies to

Agripreneurs

MANAGE was advised to provide USER

ID and PASSWORD to the Circle/Zonal

Offices of all Nationalized Banks for

updating relevant data in the website

(www.agriclinics.net). The Banks were

also requested to update the data

regularly.

MANAGE


3. Timely release of

Subsidy to Banks

In order to ensure release of Subsidy by

NABARD within a fortnight of

submission of Subsidy claims by

Banks, as stipulated in clause 6.4.4. of

the Revised ACABC Scheme Guidelines

2010, NABARD was advised to honour

the Bank’s sanction letter and brief

project profile along with the Subsidy

Claim Form in the prescribed format.

NABARD

4. Keeping NTIs in

Loop in

Correspondence

Recognizing the handholding

responsibilities of Nodal Training

Institutions (NTIs), it was recommended

that copies of the correspondence,

between the Banks and NABARD,

seeking clarifications while processing

the release of Subsidy, should be

marked to the respective NTIs so that

the processing time could be reduced

for releasing subsidy to the

Agripreneurs. The contact addresses of

the NTIs are available at

www.agriclinics.net

NABARD and

Banks

5. Delay in Sanction

/ Rejection of Loan

Applications

The participants felt that there was a

need to cut down the delay in

Sanction/Rejection of applications for

loans by Banks under the ACABC

Scheme. Therefore the following

timelines were agreed to for adherence

by the Banks, Agripreneurs and NTIs

i. Loans

within financial

power of Branch

Manager

The Branch Managers should take a

decision on the ACABC loan application

covered within his/her financial powers

within 15 days from the receipt of the

Banks


application/DPR by the Bank. The

Bank branch should acknowledge the

receipt of the Application/DPR

submitted by the Agriprenuer, either by

hand or by post

ii. Loans

beyond the

financial power of

the Branch

Manager

If the loan amount applied for is beyond

the financial powers of the Branch

Manager, the time limit would be one

month.

Banks

iii. No decision

within stipulated

time.

If no decision is taken by the

Branch/Zonal Office of the Bank on the

loan application within the above-

stipulated time limits of 15 days/one

month, the Agriprenuer/NTI may

approach the Head Office of the

concerned Bank with the

acknowledgement slip received from the

Branch Manager at the time of

submission of loan application/DPR.

Banks and

Agripreneur

iv. No decision

by Bank Head

Office

If even the Head Office of the Bank fails

to take the decision within one month

period of approaching the Head Office,

the Agripreneur/NTI may resort to

writing to the Ombudsman.

Banks and

Agripreneur

The NABARD and other Banks were

requested to sensitize the branch level

officers of the various Banks on the

ACABC Scheme, 2010 in general and

the above-indicated timelines in

particular

Banks and

NABARD

6. Electronic

Tracking of Loan/

MANAGE was advised to develop a

Software in consultation with NABARD

MANAGE,

NABARD &


Subsidy status and Banks in order to electronically

track the status of the loan proposals

submitted under ACABC Scheme as

well as status of subsidy with the

objective of expediting the release of

Loans and Subsidies.

Banks

7. Interest Wrongly

Charged by

Banks on Subsidy

Component

It was noticed that the Banks were

charging interest even on subsidy

component because of delayed release

of subsidy to them by NABARD in

violation of clause 6.3.2 of the Revised

ACABC Scheme 2010. It was decided

that NABARD will release subsidy to

the Banks within 15 days of receipt of

request from the banks for release of

subsidy to the local office of NABARD.

NABARD will send a copy of subsidy

release letter to respective NTI also for

tracking subsidy release. NABARD will

also send demand of subsidy to DAC in

advance by assessing the likely

requirement, so that release of subsidy

to Banks is not delayed for want of

funds in NABARD.

NABARD,

DAC, MoA,

GoI

8. Participation of

Nodal officer, NTI

in DLBCs/SLBCs

The participation of Nodal officers of

NTIs in the DLBCs/SLBCs was

recommended to facilitate easy review

of the progress of release of

loans/subsidies to the Agripreneurs.

DAC, MoA

9. RSETIs as NTI In view of the synergy between the

objectives of ACABC Scheme and the

“Rural Self Employment Training

Institutes (RSETIs)”, it was agreed to

MANAGE &

Union Bank

of India


explore the feasibility of considering few

of the RSETIs as NTIs to conduct

training programmes for Agripreneurs

under the ACABC Scheme, if such

institutions fulfill criteria given in the

Guidelines. Initially, the RSETIs of

Union Bank of India may be

considered.

10. ACABC loan under

Direct Finance

Category

In order to increase the number of

sanctioned loans to Agripreneurs by

Banks, it was recommended to cover

the “ACABC Loans” under the “Direct

Finance category” of Priority Sector

lending

DAC, MoA

11. SC/ST

participation in

ACABC Scheme

In order to encourage participation of

SC/ST Candidates in the ACABC

Scheme, it was agreed to give them

weightage in the “Criteria for Selection

of Candidates” for Training Programmes

under ACABC Scheme.

DAC, MoA

12. One Branch-One

ACABC

Recognizing the fact that only 1318

Agripreneurs out the 30000 trained

Agricultural professionals under the

ACABC Scheme could establish

Agriventures with the help of Bank

loans, it was generally agreed that the

concept of “One Branch-One ACABC”

by the Banks needs to be implemented

after seeing the reply of NABARD

received in this regard.

DAC, MoA

13. Applicability of

Service Area

Approach for

In view of lack of clarity regarding the

applicability of “Service Area Approach”

for Bank loans under ACABC Scheme,

NABARD


ACABC loan NABARD was requested to clarify the

matter through a circular to all

concerned. The Joint Secretary pointed

out that in the earlier meeting held in

Lucknow, the CGM, NABARD had

categorically stated that the Service

Area Approach does not apply in case of

ACABC loans.

14. Credit Guarantee

Trust Fund (CGTF)

support to ACABC

In view of the advantages to both Banks

and Agripreneurs due to covering of the

entire ACABC Scheme under the Credit

Guarantee Trust Fund (CGTF), it was

felt that this matter needs to be

expedited

MoA, GoI

15. Involvements of

ATMA in ACABC

Scheme

While discussing the role of Agricultural

Technology Management Agencies

(ATMAs) in implementing the ACABC

Scheme, it was recommended (i) to

galvanize their functioning with special

reference to establishing of “One Agri-

clinic in each Block per year”, (ii)

utilizing the Budget allocated to each

ATMA for promotion of ACABC Scheme

and (iii) revisit the format for reporting

the progress of implementation of the

Scheme through Electronic Monitoring

System (EMS). To begin with,

monitoring may be taken up in 60-70

districts where good numbers of

Agriventures have been established.

DAC, MoA

16. Help Line in

ACABC

MANAGE proposed to start a “Help

Line” at its campus for guiding all the

stakeholders on various aspects of the

MANAGE


AC&ABC Scheme to ensure its smooth

implementation. The proposal was

agreed to.

17. Subsidy more than

Loan component

In one of the cases, an applicant under

the ACABC Scheme obtained more

Subsidy than the Loan Amount itself.

This happened due to higher

contribution of ‘Margin Money’ by the

Loanee and because of the existing

system wherein Subsidy is calculated

based on the Total Financial Outlay

(TFO) of the Project. It was decided to

examine all ramifications of such a

situation carefully.

DAC and

NABARD

18. Monitoring of

ACABC loan cases

by ATMA

Cases of districts which have large

number of trained candidates and

pending loan applications may be

referred to respective PD, ATMA who

may take it up in the DLBC Meeting.

MANAGE

19. Awarding the

Banks

It was agreed that awards for the best

performing Banks and States in

implementation of ACABC Scheme may

be instituted on the lines of the awards

to Agripreneurs and NTIs.

DAC, MoA

20. Bankers’

sensitization

While appreciating the programmes

conducted by NABARD for sensitizing

the bankers on the AC&ABC Scheme, it

was emphasized that number of such

programmes need to be held more

frequently each year.

DAC, MoA

21. Action Research

on Social impact of

ACABC Scheme

Considering social impact of ACABC

Scheme on the farming community on

matters such as –generating additional

MANAGE


employment in rural areas, arresting

migration from rural areas, impact on

the health and education awareness of

farmers’ families etc.- it was decided

that MANAGE may initiate action

research on monetizing the social

benefits of ACABC Scheme.

22. Age limit for

candidates

Present Guidelines do not provide any

upper age limit for candidates to be

considered under the Scheme. This

may looked into a fresh for evolving a

suitable policy on this.

DAC

23. Loans to

unmarried women

Banks may consider the issue of

sanctioning the loans to unmarried

women like other candidates. Cases of

any default in the loan recovery may be

dealt with as in case of other categories

of candidates.

Banks

24. Eligible courses for

ACABC

While discussing the scope for

including more courses with

agricultural content for the purpose of

drawing candidates for training

programmes under the ACABC Scheme,

it was agreed to prepare a State-wise

Directory of Eligible Courses.

MANAGE

25. Publicity Publicity for the ACABC Scheme

through Doordarshan and All India

Radio needs to be enhanced.

DAC, MoA

26. Agri-

entrepreneurship

Development Cells

in SAUs

Considering the potential role of State

Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in

promoting the ACABC Scheme, it was

recommended to work out modalities

for establishment of “Agri-

MANAGE


entrepreneurship Development Cells” in

all SAUs.

27. Nodal officer from

Banks

In order to implement the ACABC

Scheme in a smooth manner and to

ensure timely redress of grievances of

Agripreneurs, it was recommended that

every Bank and State Government

should identify a Senior Official as

Nodal Officer for this Scheme and

forward the details to MANAGE for

placing in its website.

DAC, MoA, All

Banks,

NABARD and

States

The Workshop concluded with thanks to and from the Chair.


National Review Workshop on “Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business

Centres Scheme” 7th August 2012 at MANAGE, Hyderabad,

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Sl.No. Name of the participant Quick communication MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

1. Shri Sanjeev Gupta, IAS Joint Secretary (Agri. Extn.) Dept. of Agri. & Coop., Ministry of Agriculture, Krishi Bhawan, NEW DELHI – 110 001

Tel(O) 011-23382454 Fax No. 011-23382357 Email: [email protected]

2. Dr. R.K. Tripathi Director (Extn. Mng.), Deptt. of Agri. & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, Room No.-527 A, Krishi Bhavan, NEW DELHI – 110 001

Telefax: 011 – 2338 4551; Mobile: 099103 43043 Email: [email protected]

3. Shri P.S. Armorikar Joint Director Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India Krishi Vistar Bhavan, PUSA, NEW DELHI - 110 012.

Telefax:011-25847660 Mobile: 09582839750 Email: [email protected]

N A B A R D 4. Mr. P. Smbasiva Reddy

General Manager NABARD Regional office RTC ‘X’ Road, Musheerabad Hyderabad – 500 020 ANDHRA PRADESH

Tel: 040-27685301 Fax: 040-27611829 Mobile: 09949632339 Email: [email protected]

5. Ms. Sadhana Venkatesh Asst. General Manager NABARD Regional office RTC ‘X’ Road, Musheerabad Hyderabad – 500 020 ANDHRA PRADESH


DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6. Mr. Vinai Prakash Srivastava

Director SIMA, Rehmankhera

Tel: 0522-2841013 Mobile: 9936404858


Lucknow UTTAR PRADESH

7. Mr. R.R. Singh Joint Director of Agriculture Office of Joint Director (Agriculture) Railway Road Bareilly UTTAR PRADESH


8. Mr. Anand Tripathi Deputy Director (Poultry Farm) UTTAR PRADESH

Mobile: 09235629480

9. Mr. K.V. Deshmukh Director, ATMA, Sakhar Sankul, Shivaji Nagar Pune - 5 MAHARASHTRA

Mobile: 09404963700 Email: [email protected]

10. Mr. K.S. Mulay DSAO General Administrative Building Office of DSAO, Jalgaon Akashwani Chowk Jalgaon MAHARASHTRA

Tel: 02572-239054 Mobile: 09404952900 Email: [email protected]

B A N K S 11. Mr. Ishwar Singh

Central Bank of India Central Office, 2nd Floor Private Sector Dept. M.G. Road, Fort Mumbai – 400 023 MAHARASHTRA

Tel: 022-22617687 Fax: 022-22626247 Mobile: 09619226813 Email: dgmprisec@centralbank

12. Mr. P. Dharmalingam Regional Manager Central Bank of India Regional Office, Koti Htyderabad – 500 095 ANDHRA PRADESH


13. Mr. G.H. Santharam Asst. General Manger Agri-Business Unit State Bank of India, 8th Floor State Bank Bhawan, Madame Cama Road



Mumbai – 400 021

14. Dr. K. Ravindranath Chief Manager Union Bank of India Regional office, Opp: NIMS Punjagutta Hyderabad – 500 044 ANDHRA PRADESH


15. Mr. K. Narasa Raju Deputy General Manager Canara Bank Circle office, Himayathnagar Hyderabad – 500 027


16. Mr. J.S. Ravi Kumar Asst. General Manager (Dy. Zonal Manager) Bank of India Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH


17. Mr. T. Srinivasa Rao Sr. Manager Bank of Maharashtra Zonal Office No.4-3-379, 2nd Floor Bank Street, Koti Hyderabad – 500 001 ANDHRA PRADESH

Tel: 040-24757005, 24755080 Fax: 040-24761858 Mobile: 09966835018 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

18. Mr. Murali Krishna Bank of Baroda Himayathnagar Hyderabad ANDHRA PRADESH


19. Mr. T. Kishore Chief Manager Oriental Bank of Commerce R/o. Maharshi House Banjara Hills Near Nagarjuna Circle Hyderabad ANDHRA PRADESH


NODAL TRAINING INSTITUTES 20. Mr. Shailendra Pratap Singh Tel: 0542-2282149


Nodal officer / Secretary Shri Maa Guru Gramodhyog Sansthan SH-15/144, Bharlai, Shivpur Varanasi UTTAR PRADESH

Fax: 0542-2282149 Mobile: 09919802325 Email: [email protected]

21. Shri. S.A.Arul Nodal Officer Voluntary Association for People Service (VAPS) 39, Besant Road, Chokkikulam Madurai – 625002 TAMIL NADU

Phone: 0452-2538641/42 / 4361903 (O) Mobile: 9443569401 Fax: 0452 – 2538642 Email: [email protected],

22. Mr. M.B. Dhaibar Principal Consultant / Nodal Officer MITCON Consultancy Services Ltd. Kubera Chamber, 1st floor, Shivajinagar, Pune – 411005, MAHARASHTRA.

Phone: 020-25533309/25534322 (O) Mobile No.098226 84105 Fax: 020-5533206 Email: [email protected]

23. Mr. N.G.Kamath Nodal Officer Krishna Valley Advanced Agriculture Foundation P-33,34,35, MIDC, Kupwad Area – 416436 Sangli – Dist, MAHARASHTRA

Phone: 0233-2644521, 2645268 (O), 0233- 2303 888 (R) Mob: 9372105764 / 093797 05004 Fax: 0233-2330 466 Email: [email protected],

24. Mr. R.S.D.B. Gowda Coordinator M/s. Terra-Firma Bio Technologies Ltd., 104, Ranka Park, 5, Lalbagh Road, Banglore – 560 027

Phone: 080 – 2221 5412 / 2228 530 (O) 080-2210 0267 (R) Mobile: 09916633897 Fax: 080 -2224 8265 / 2222 5756 Email: [email protected]

25. Mr. G. Venugopal Director ISAP 23, Zamroodpur Community Centre Kailash Colony, Extension New Delhi – 110 048


26. Mr. Shaibal Chatterjee Senior Project Manager Indian Society Of Agribuisness Professionals(ISAP)

Tel.: 011-43154100 Fax: 011-41731674 Mobile: 08860069915 Email: [email protected]


23, Zamrudpur Commercial Complex Kailash Colony Extension NEW DELHI - 110 048

27. Shri Om Prakash Nodal Officer Indian Society of Agri-Business Professionals (ISAP) Plot No. C-6, Centre Market, Sector – 8 -C, (Diwan More), Bokaro Steel City – 827009 JHARKHAND.

Mobile: 098353 16907 Email: [email protected]

28. Shri. Ashok Kumar Thakur Executive Chairman / Nodal Officer SRISTI Foundation Reshmi Complex (above Dainik Jagran), 8th floor, Kidwaipuri Patna – 800001, BIHAR.

Phone: 0612 – 2530 166 Mobile:94310 72233, 9955040837 Email : [email protected]

AGRIPRENEURS 29. Smt. M. Kaleeswari

No.1/115A, K.K. Nagar Chittoor Road Tiruttani Tiruvallur (Dt.) TAMIL NADU – 631209


30. Mr. Vijay Bharat Secretary “MASS” “Parvati Kailasha” Gadi Gaon Hotwar, Sadar Ranchi – 835 217 JHARKHAND

Mobile: 9570110555, 9431588284 Email: [email protected]

31. Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh Vill: Tarem, PO: Lalmanpur Dist. Ambedkar Nagar – 224176 UTTAR PRADESH


32. Mr. Samir Ranjan Bordoloi Director S.S. Botanicals (ACABC) A.T Road, Tarajan, Jorhat – 785 001 ASSAM



33. Mr. M. Naga Raju 301, Koratla Bhavan-II St.No.14, Himayath Nagar Hyderabad – 500 029 ANDHRA PRADESH


34. Dr. K.H. Somorendro Singh Director, Institute of Cooperative management (ICM) Imphal Cooperative Complex Lamphel - Manipur – 795004

Tel: 0385-2415132/ 2414526 Fax: 03852415132 Mobile: 09612934424 Email: [email protected]

M A N A G E

35. Shri B. Srinivas, IAS Director General

9640427788

36. Dr. V.P. Sharma Director (ITD & P)

9848019048

37. Dr. P. Chandra Shekara Director (Agril. Extn)

9848308111

38. Dr. K. Anand Reddy Director (HRD)

9440409833

39. Dr. Dr. S.Senthil Vinayagam Director (Agril. Extn)

9666113756

40. Dr. G. Jaya Dy. Director (HRD)

9848016127

41. Dr. N Balasubramani Dy. Director (OSPM.)

9848304024

42. Dr. B. Renuka Rani Asst. Director (HRD)

9848306593

43. Shri C.R. Vidya Sagar Assistant Engineer (C)

9848309931

44. Dr. K. Sai Maheshwari Research Associate

9848058124

45. Dr. B. Venkat Rao Research Associate

9848308114


CAD, CONSULTANTS

46. Mr A. Vasudeva Rao Consultant, CAD

9885114062

47. Mr. A Vinod Rao Consultant, CAD

9666287757

48. Mr. V. Krishna Murthy, Consultant, CAD

9666873139

49. Ms. N. Suneetha Consultant, CAD

9848425007

50. Mr. A. Ram Reddy Consultant, CAD

8499064455

Workshop Coordinator

Dr. P. Chandra Shekara, Director (Agricultural Extension) & CAD

Mobile: 09848308111, Email: [email protected]

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