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Establishment of Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA):
As envisaged in the programme, an autonomous body Agriculture Technology
Management Agency (ATMA), Shimla was notified under Societies Registration
Act No. XXI, 1860 on dated 5th December, 1997 by the Govt. of H.P. and
functionalized on 26th November, 1998. ATMA body was responsible for integrating
research and extension activities in the district through a different
organizations like Governing Board (G.B), ATMA Management Committee (AMC)
and Farmer Advisory Committees (FAC's).
A. Governing Board (G.B.) ATMA:
The Govt. of Himachal Pradesh has constituted the Governing Board (G.B.)
of ATMA vide its notification no. Agr.F(7)1/2003-1, dated 1st July, 2005
having 9 official and 7 non-official members for a period of two years.
B. ATMA Management Committee (AMC):
The Government of Himachal Pradesh constituted the ATMA Management Committee
(AMC) vide notification no. Agr.F (1)-5/94, dated 4th December, 1997 and
to further re strengthen it was further re notified vide notification
no. Agr.F(1)-4/2003 dated 20th October, 2003. It consists of 7 official
members.
C. Block Technology Team (B.T.T.):
The Government of Himachal Pradesh constituted the Block Technology Teams
for all 9 blocks of Shimla district vide its notification no. Agr.F(1)-5/94
dated 27th September, 1999. Each BTT consists of block level officers
of line departments i.e. Agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry
being the main line departments of Shimla district.
D. Farmers advisory Committees (F.A.C.):
The composition of Farmer Advisory committees was got approved from the
Govt. of Himachal Pradesh through letter no. Agr.F(1)-5/94-IV dated 2nd
November, 1999 and then FAC for each block was notified by the Chairman,
ATMA Shimla vide notification No. ATMA. SML (A) -1/99 dated 10th January,
2000 and further re notified vide notification no. ATMA.SML (A)-1/99 dated
23rd September, 2003 & 20th October, 2003.
E. Farm Information & Advisory Centre (FIAC):
In Shimla District all the FIAC have been created in different blocks
namely Mashobra, Rohru, Chirgaon, Jubbal-Kothai, Theog, Basantpur, Chopal,
Narkanda and Rampur. It would, in effect, manage key extension programmes
within the block/ mandal level, leaving other service and developmental
activities to be managed by other units or personnel within the line departments.
In effect, the FIAC would act as extension planning and operational arm
of ATMA. It would be the common meeting point for line departments to
prepare detailed extension programmes and coordinate their implementation.
It would also be the level where farmer input could be more effectively
mobilized through a Farmer Advisory Committee (FAC). Such a mechanism,
including representatives of all major stakeholders, would help set extension
priorities across each programme are and allocate resources.
The FIAC team would be responsible for operationalizing the SREP in each
block and moving toward a single window extension systems. The FIAC team
would prepare Block Action Plans (BAPs) that would detail extension activities
to be undertaken.
F. Village Level:
All extension activities are to be implemented by the concerned extension
officers of Line department with the coordination of Farmer's organization
under the guidance and supervision of concerned BTT and FAC. S
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