Food, income, employment and environmental securities is the supreme national interest.

1. Convergence for Enhancing Productivity and Resources’ EfficiencyDr. J.S. SamraChief Executive OfficerNational Rainfed Area Authority24th September, 2008

2. Food, income, employment and environmental securities is the supreme national interest. • Progressive economic reforms, enabling policies, innovative schemes and investment portfolio like RKVY, NREGA, BRGF, NHM, IWMP …….. etc. of the 11th Plan provide lot of opportunities and scope. • Convergence through net working, harmonizing, rationalizing and synergizing in the planning process has tremendous possibilities. • However convergence is a difficult mathematic • We do not want 2 + 2 equal to 4 ? • We want 2 + 2 = 6 or more? • We have to plan for tied funds, fill up gaps with untied funds and provisions have been enabled in various guidelines. • Decentralization for regionally differentiated development through RKVY, Watershed Projects, NAREGA, BRGF ….etc. is a genuine approach.

3. Decentralization of various functions of SLNA, SLSC in the new guidelines of watershed development projects and RKVY have been institutionalised. • Setting up of the constitutional bodies like DPC is an other driver of convergence processes. • There could be some difficulties with a few clauses of various guidelines of the schemes to be converged and there are mechanisms to overcome some of the impediments

4. To establish convergence and synergy among ongoing developmental programmes for sustainable livelihood and food security. To ensure proper linkage in the processes, planning and implementation of various programmes To maximize economic, ecological and social benefits from existing investments and infrastructure created under various programmes/schemes Objective

5. Convergence of Resources NRM related Social capital related • NREGA • (40% material) • SGSY • (Self employment) • Vth & VIth • schedule • IWMP • . NWDPRA • . Micro Irrigation • . AGWR, AIBP • . CAMPA • Hort. & Bamboo • Mission Optimizing Crops, Horticulture, Live-Stock & Farming Systems • Rural electrification • (Single Phase RGGV) • Non-Conventional energy • Rural Roads • (Bharat Nirman) • Marketing BRGF • Planning at the grass-root • Convergence opportunities matrix Infrastructure related 5

6. Convergence at different Levels consists of • Among Institutions (planning unit) • Processes • Activities

7. Convergence of Activities • In 2007-08 Rajasthan utilized Rs.1511.6 crores of NREGA funds, 80% for managing rainwater • Kachha to Pucca (Value addition into NREGA activities) i.e. PMGSY, BRGF, Horticulture Mission, RKVY • Infrastructure to Income (Sustainable income to Rural families) i.e SGSY, Fisheries development of fresh water aquaculture, Dairy Development -Central minikit testing programme on fodder crop • Human Development i.e. adult literacy programme at the worksites (National Literacy Mission), health awareness by ASHA at worksites (National Rural Health Mission)

8. Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities

9. Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities

10. Convergence Matrix of Technical Activities

11. Management Grids

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