Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources
Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources
elating to watersheds projects in the district. DPC will integrate the watershed development plans with over all district plans and also oversee its implementation. DWDU will help the DPC in providing oversight and ensuring regular monitoring and evaluation of the programme. The District Panchayat / Zilla Parishad will have an important role of governance in matters relating to the co-ordination of various sectoral schemes with watershed development projects, review of progress, settling disputes etc. Where the Panchayat system is not in operation, this role will be played by the DWDU/District Autonomous Councils. Similarly, Intermediate Panchayats have an important role in planning the watershed development projects at the intermediate level. They can also provide valuable support to PIAs and Gram Panchayats/ Watershed Committees in technical guidance with the help of their subject matter specialists. Institutional Arrangements at Project Level: AGENCY (PIA) PROJECT IMPLEMENTING SLNA will select and approve the PIAs following appropriate mechanisms for Districts. These PIAs may include relevant line departments, autonomous organizations under State/ Central Governments, Government Institutes/ Research bodies, Intermediate Panchayats, Voluntary Organizations (VOs). However, the following criteria will be followed in the selection of the PIAs: • PIA should preferably have prior experience in watershed related aspects or management of watershed development projects. • PIA should be prepared to constitute dedicated Watershed Development Teams. • Voluntary Organizations (VOs): Voluntary Organizations will have an important role in the program and their services will be utilized substantively in the areas of awareness generation, capacity building, IEC and social audit among others. As far as direct implementation of the programme is concerned, Voluntary Organizations (VOs) with established credentials may be chosen as PIAs on the basis of detailed criteria as enumerated below. The Voluntary Organizations (VOs) would need to satisfy the following criteria to be selected as PIA: 148
Should be a registered legal entity of at least 5 years standing. Should have had at least 3 years of field experience in the area of community based Natural Resource Management and livelihood development. Should not have been blacklisted by CAPART or any other Department of Government of India or State Government. Should be equipped with a dedicated, multidisciplinary team with gender balance. Should furnish three years balance sheet, audited statement of accounts and income returns. All accounts of the organization should be up to date. Should furnish the profile of its Board of Directors. Should have successfully implemented projects independently. It will be subjected to the following conditions: (i) At any point of time, one VO cannot be assigned more than 10,000 ha area in a district. (ii) At any point of time, one VO cannot be assigned more than 30,000 ha area in a State. (iii) In any case, not more than 1/4th of the total Projects at a time in a State to be implemented by VOs. Selected PIAs will sign a contract/MOU with the concerned DWDUs/ District Level Committee. It will spell out well-defined annual outcomes, against which the performance of each PIA will be monitored each year and evaluated on a regular basis by institutional evaluators from a panel approved by the SLNA / Departmental Nodal Agency at the central level. Each PIA must put in position a dedicated watershed development team (WDT) with the approval of DWDU. The WDT will be hired on contract / deputation / transfer etc for a term not exceeding the project period. The composition of the WDT will be indicated in the contract/ MOU. No programme funds for DPR and watershed works under any circumstances should be released to either the PIA or Watershed Committee (WC) unless the composition of the WDT has been clearly indicated in the MOU/ contract and the team members are fully in place. 149
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elating to watersheds projects in the district. DPC will integrate the watershed<br />
development plans with over all district plans and also oversee its<br />
implementation. DWDU will help the DPC in providing oversight and ensuring<br />
regular monitoring and evaluation <strong>of</strong> the programme. The District Panchayat /<br />
Zilla Parishad will have an important role <strong>of</strong> governance in matters relating to the<br />
co-ordination <strong>of</strong> various sectoral schemes with watershed development projects,<br />
review <strong>of</strong> progress, settling disputes etc. Where the Panchayat system is not in<br />
operation, this role will be played by the DWDU/District Autonomous Councils.<br />
Similarly, Intermediate Panchayats have an important role in planning the<br />
watershed development projects at the intermediate level. They can also provide<br />
valuable support to PIAs and Gram Panchayats/ Watershed Committees in<br />
technical guidance with the help <strong>of</strong> their subject matter specialists.<br />
Institutional Arrangements at Project Level:<br />
AGENCY (PIA)<br />
PROJECT IMPLEMENTING<br />
SLNA will select and approve the PIAs following appropriate mechanisms for<br />
Districts. These PIAs may include relevant line departments, autonomous<br />
organizations under State/ Central Governments, Government Institutes/<br />
Research bodies, Intermediate Panchayats, Voluntary Organizations (VOs).<br />
However, the following criteria will be followed in the selection <strong>of</strong> the PIAs:<br />
• PIA should preferably have prior experience in watershed related aspects or<br />
management <strong>of</strong> watershed development projects.<br />
• PIA should be prepared to constitute dedicated Watershed Development<br />
Teams.<br />
• Voluntary Organizations (VOs): Voluntary Organizations will have an<br />
important role in the program and their services will be utilized substantively in<br />
the areas <strong>of</strong> awareness generation, capacity building, IEC and social audit<br />
among others. As far as direct implementation <strong>of</strong> the programme is<br />
concerned, Voluntary Organizations (VOs) with established credentials may<br />
be chosen as PIAs on the basis <strong>of</strong> detailed criteria as enumerated below.<br />
The Voluntary Organizations (VOs) would need to satisfy the following criteria to be<br />
selected as PIA:<br />
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