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05 May 2017

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APPPA Convocation
The convocation of the forty-second
Advanced Professional Programme in
Public Administration (APPPA), the flagship
training programme of IIPA, was held on
April 28. The programme which commenced
on July 1, 2016, was sponsored by the
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions.
Shri N.N. Vohra, Governor of Jammu
and Kashmir, delivered the convocation
address. Shri T.N. Chaturvedi, Chairman
of IIPA, presided over the programme. Shri
Vohra in his address entitled Challenges
of Nation Building: Crucial Role of Public Shri N.N. Vohra delivers the convocation address.
Services observed that as the worlds On his left are Prof. Sheela Reddy,
largest democracy, India has enjoyed seven Dr. Tishyarakshit Chatterjee and Shri T.N. Chaturvedi.
decades of national governance and it is
award of Masters Diploma in Public Administration.
necessary to review the capacities developed over
The Chairman also stressed the need to introduce
the years for building the nation. He reminded the
required innovations in all subject areas of the APPPA
participants of their responsibilities and emphasised
and other short-term training programmes of IIPA.
the need to gear up to the challenges of the
Dr. Tishyarakshit Chatterjee, Director of IIPA, in his
administration and contribute in their own way to the
welcome address, observed that the participants have
governance of India. He covered a broad spectrum of
shown exemplary officer-like qualities, high standard of
governance issues and comprehensively addressed
participation and eagerness to learn which came as a
the challenges, issues and concerns of nation building,
welcome support for the faculty. He stated that APPPA
highlighting the crucial role of public service. Shri T.N.
consistently strives to achieve an improvement in the
Chaturvedi expressed his gratitude for the gracious
participants capabilities, knowledge, enthusiasm and
presence of Shri N.N. Vohra to deliver the convocation
thereby aims at positive attitudinal shift towards work
address. He congratulated the participants of the
and service of the citizen. He listed the progressive
forty-first APPPA on receiving their M.Phil. degrees;
policy reforms that have emanated from forty-
and the participants of forty-second APPPA on the
second APPPA dissertations. He mentioned that
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the dissertation themes of the

participants were largely topical and
useful with some brilliant sparks of
thinking worthy of recommending
to the concerned ministries and
departments for consideration.
During the programme, Shri Vohra
released the following publications:
(i) Consumers in Digital Era: Issues
and Concerns by M. Sumathy,
Suresh Misra and Padmasani;
(ii) Panchayati Raj and Womens
EmpowermentDependency
versus Autonomy by Nupur Tiwari;
(iii) A Training Handbook on Digital
India Framework by Charru
Malhotra; (iv) Training Government
Officials on Digital India and
L to R: Dr. Tishyarakshit Chatterjee, Smt. Aruna Sundararajan
e-Kranti by Charru Malhotra; (v) and Dr. Ashwini Kumar Sinha, Director General, NIELIT.
City Management in Pune by Sachin
Chowdhry; and (vi) Implications of the Trans-Pacific store, dissemination of information related to Digital
Partnership: An Indian Perspective by Geetanjali India/e-governance through conduct of seminars/
Nataraj. Prof. Sushma Yadav, Programme Director, workshops/public awareness campaigns and conduct
presented a resume of the programme detailing its of training of trainers (ToTs).
contents; and Prof. C. Sheela Reddy, Co-Programme Seminar on Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM):
Director, proposed the vote of thanks. Implications for Public Health and Sanitation
MoU Signed between IIPA and NIELIT Sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was Research, the captioned programme was organised at
signed between IIPA and National Institute of IIPA on March 16-17. Dr. Mahi Pal, Visiting Faculty of
Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of School of Planning and Architecture, gave the key-note
Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) on address and presented his views on role of spiritual
April 3 in the presence of Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, capital in effective implication of Swachh Bharat
Secretary, MeitY. This MoU will be effective for a period Mission and its sustainability. Dr. Mahi Pal revealed
of three years and could be renewed for a further term that many children and adult in India lost their life due
if mutually agreed by both the parties. The purpose of to insanitation or poor sanitation. He viewed that the
signing this MoU is to conduct two to five days training solution to the problem lies in the internalisation of
programme at on-site/off-site location with site visits sanitation and creation of spiritual capital. Prof. V.K.
within India for various line departments and Central Malhotra, Member Secretary of ICSSR, spoke about
and state government departments including PSUs, success of the dream of Mahatma Gandhi, i.e. Swachh
creating central repository of content and related Bharat Mission at local level as well as national
resources, launching of six-month/one-year Post- level and increasing sanitation or latrine facilities on
graduate Diploma in e-Governance, extending support village and also urban areas. There were five plenary
for creating and establishing e-governance academy sessions: (i) Concept and Approaches to Public
in the country, assessment of e-governance projects Health and Sanitation chaired by Prof. Girish Kumar;
preferably for and by the government (Centre/states/ (ii) Sanitation and Social Change in India: Emerging
UT). As per the MoU, activities that would be jointly Issues and Concerns chaired by Prof. C. Sheela
undertaken will include facilitation of government app Reddy; (iii) Public Policies on Sanitation: Swachh
IIPA NEWSLETTER/may 2017 3
Prof. V.K. Malhotra addresses the audience.
Sitting on his left are Dr. Gadadhara Mohapatra and Dr. Mahi Pal.
Bharat Mission (SBM) - Rural and Urban Component
chaired by Prof. K.K. Pandey; (iv) Best Practices in
Sanitation chaired by Dr. Gadadhara Mohapatra; and
(v) Role and Responsibilities of Stakeholders chaired
by Tarun Kumar. Dr. Gadadhara Mohapatra and Prof.
Sushma Yadav convened the programme.
Programme on Swachh Bharat Mission
Sponsored by the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation, the captioned programme was conducted
at IIPA for District Sanitation Fellow (Zilla Swachh
Bharat Prerak) during April 10-12. This was the first
programme of a series of six orientation training
programme. In his key-note address, Shri Arun
Baroka, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water
and Sanitation, highlighted the main features of
(Open Defecation Free status as part) Swachh Bharat
Mission (Rural) and spoke about the guidelines for
ODF verification and issues of sustainability in this
endeavour. He also interacted with the participants
about the task to be assigned to them as District
Sanitation Fellow and the expectation of the Ministry
from them while they work in the respective district
in the country in close association with the District
Collector. Dr. Tishyarakshit Chatterjee, Director of IIPA,
emphasised that the District Sanitation Fellow should
have due exposure on institutional arrangements
in a district so that they could play a critical role in
achieving ODF status in rural areas in the country.
He also observed that sanitation holds the key to
achieve development goals on productively,
safe environment, health status and quality of
life. The second and the third programmes in
the series were conducted during April 17-19
and April 24-26 respectively. Prof. K.K. Pandey,
Dr. Gadadhara Mohapatra and Dr. Nupur Tiwari
coordinated the programme.
Change Management and Capacity
Building: A Disciplined Approach especially
Customised for Railways
Sponsored by the Ministry of Railways, the
captioned programme was conducted at IIPA
on March 24. The programme was attended
by 24 Group A and B level officers of Northern
Railways. The training was inaugurated by Shri
Shankar Aggarwal, former Secretary of Ministry
of Labour and Employment; Shri Ved Pal, AGM
of Northern Railways; Ms. Praveen Singh, CPO
(A), Northern Railways; and Shri Amitabh Ranjan,
Registrar of IIPA. The programme concluded with
its valedictory session chaired by eminent guests Dr.
Ashwini Kumar Sharma (Director General,NIELIT),
Mr. Angaraj Mohan (Chief Personnel Officer, Northern
Railways), S.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Personnel Officer
(IR), Northern Railways; and Ms. Praveen Singh, Chief
Personnel Officer, Northern Railways.
Programme for the Presidents and Members of the
District Consumer Forums
Sponsored by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution under the guidance of the
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,
the programme was conducted at IIPA by its Centre
for Consumer Studies from April 24-28. Apart from
elaborating and integrating the various provisions of
the Consumer Protection Act and other legislation
having a bearing on consumer protection, the
programme was designed to enable the participants
to: (i) appreciate the intricacies of judicial procedure
in general and the requirements of fairness and
reasonableness in the functioning of quasi-judicial
bodies such as the consumer disputes redressal
agencies in particular; (ii) effectively make use of the
art of judgement-writing in delivering the orders of the
consumer courts; (iii) appreciate the legal dimensions
of the case laws developed in the area of consumer
protection; and (iv) develop effective leadership
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for better administration of consumer justice.

Programme faculty comprised guest speakers
and in-house faculty. Prof. Suresh Misra and Dr.
Sapna Chadah coordinated it.
Faculty News
Prof. Sheela Reddy, Chair Professor of
Dr. Ambedkar Chair in Social Justice,
delivered a special address in the inaugural
session of the two-day National Seminar
on Caste Panchayats, Democracy
and Constitutional Values, organised
by National Law University, Delhi in
Dr. Charru Malhotra with the faculties of University of Paris.
collaboration with Dr. Ambedkar Chair in
Social Justice, IIPA during April 15-16.
distinctive contribution and deliberation.
Earlier, Prof. Reddy participated in a live telecast
Dr. Charru Malhotra was invited as an expert
on Doordarshan in the Good Evening India
by National e-Governance Division, Ministry of
programme titled Ambedkar: Man with a Vision
Electronics and Information Technology in the
on the eve of Dr. Ambedkars Birth Anniversary
ICEGOV-2017 conference on March 9 to give expert
on April 14. She also chaired a plenary session
inputs in the special discussion session on Building
on Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM): Implications
capacities within government for enabling Digital
for Public Health and Sanitation in the National
Empowerment- CIO Conclave. Dr. Malhotra was
Seminar on Sanitation and Social Change in
invited by Vigyan Prasar as an esteemed speaker
India: Emerging Issues and Concerns organised
in the national seminor on Women Leadership in
by IIPA during March 16- 17.
S&T on the occasion of International Womens Day
Prof. Aasha Kapur has been nominated as a
on March 9 at the Indian National Science Academy,
member of a Committee constituted by Ministry
New Delhi. In line with the theme of seminar, Dr.
of Panchayati Raj, under the Chairmanship
Malhotra shared her views on the topic Improving
of the Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog, to examine
the Quality of Lives of Women through S&T. She was
the existing schemes of the Ministry. On the
invited by Department of Political Science and Public
invitation from Vigyan Prasar Prof. Kapur spoke
Administration, Government Hrangbana College,
on Gender Aspects in Science Policy at the
Mizoram, as a key-note speaker for the inaugural
Indian National Science Academy on March 9 at
session in the national seminar on E-Governance
their National Seminar on Women Leadership
in the North-east India: Problems and Prospects on
in Science and Technology: Opportunities and
March 21. The main focus of this seminar was on
Challenges.
e-Governance Infrastructure in India and the North-
Dr. Charru Malhotra, Associate Professor of
east, e-Governance education, e-Governance in
e-Governance and ICT, was invited by Universite
Mizoram, and the e-Government transformation. She
Paris PANTHEON SORBONNE and IMODEV
also presented a paper on ICT4D: Enabling Citizen
to deliberate in the round table on Open
Services Delivery in North-eastern States of India in
Parliament and Open Gov and to speak on
the plenary session of the seminar.
the topic New Media and Citizen Participation
on Violence Against Women in India in an Annual Decision Making/Teaching Case Study
international conference on Academic Days on Competition 2017
Open Government Issues on December 5-6 at The objective of IIPAs Case Study Programme
Universite of Paris. Dr. William Gilles, Director, is to build a body of knowledge in governance
Department of Public Administration, University through case studies with a view to promote a
of Paris Sorbonne felicitated Dr. Malhotra for her deeper and wider understanding of the functioning
IIPA NEWSLETTER/may 2017 5
of Indian Administration in its specific environmental
and institutional framework and also to broaden
our knowledge and understanding of global and
national best practices. In order to develop relevant
case studies for use in the learning process, IIPA
has renamed its annual case study competition
as the Annual Decision Making/Teaching Case
Study Competition. A case study submitted for this
competition should aim to facilitate the development of
conceptual, behavioural and analytical skills, highlight
areas for reform and promote sensitivity towards
important issues, problems and challenges of public
administration and governance.
The Case study may cover one or more of
the following facets of public administration and
governance:
Public policy issues and processes: conceptualisation;
planning; implementation; monitoring; evaluation and
review of plans; programmes; schemes and projects
with special reference to a specific state;
Rural Development, Urban Development, Area
based development policies, programmes, projects and
schemes such as MNREGA, Consumer Awareness,
Gender Sensitisation, Social Empowerment and
Social Inclusion, e-Governance, Human Rights,
Elections and Electoral reforms; Law and Order;
Government to Citizen and Citizen to Government
interaction; Swachh Bharat; and
Service sectors including physical, social
and economic infrastructure development, social
services, voluntary organisations, cooperatives,
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Public
Private Partnership (PPP).
The case study must be in two parts.
Part I is to comprise 5-10 A4 size pages typed
in double space using size 12 of Times New Roman
font and keeping one and half inches margin on each
side of the page. It should consist of a description
of an official organisational context concluding with
an important decision to be made. The following
information could be provided: the decision to be made
what, why and who has to make it; a brief history
of the organisation, its vision/mission/values, goals/
objectives; the present scenario; key strengths and
weaknesses of the organisation; challenges, threats
and opportunities; influential personalities/groups
relevant to the focal decision their feelings/views
(given in quotations) as obtained through interviews
or accurately paraphrased; socio-political, economic,
technological and cultural pressures; group and
personality factors - values, attitudes, needs and
expectations; skills; organisational reward systems;
behaviour modeling and example setting by the
organisations leadership and other factors relevant
to the focal decision; visualised options/alternatives
that seem to be available and their immediate, short,
medium and long-term consequences- the pros and
cons thereof. Finally, instead of merely calling this
part of the case study as Part I, it should be given a
title based upon either one of the following:
(i) focal organisation/department/division/unit/
section, programme/project/, scheme; and
(ii) focal decision to be made.
Part II is to comprise 1 3 A4 size page(s) typed
in double space using size 12 of Times New Roman
font and keeping one and a half inches margin on
each side of the page. It should consist of the case
writer(s) perceptions of what actually happened
the decision that was actually made, why, with what
expectations, the actual consequences that occurred
and any views that the case writer wished to share vis-
-vis the case and the important learning problems/
concepts/insights and or skills that the case may be
utilised for imparting in the teaching/training process.
Finally, instead of calling this part of the case study
as part II, it should be entitled: Perceptions of the
Case Writer (s).
An executive summary of the case study is to
comprise 1 2 A 4 size page(s) and typed in the same
way as Parts I and II mentioned earlier. Three copies
each of the case study (i.e., Parts I and II) and the
executive summary are to be submitted.
Each case study should be accompanied by the
following information: title of the case study; name of
the case writer (s); address and telephone(s) of the
Case Writer(s) and fax/email where available. The
case writer(s) should also state whether the case study
has been approved for publication by the concerned
organisation or whether approval is yet to be taken;
and, finally, the signature(s) of the case writer(s).
The competition has a first prize of Rs.10,000, a
second prize of Rs. 6,000 and a third prize of Rs.
4,000. Excluding the award winning case studies,
any other case studies that are considered suitable
for publication shall be given an honorarium of Rs.
6 IIPA NEWSLETTER/May 2017
2,000 each. Any individual or group of individuals
may submit a case study to the Institute for the
competition. In case of joint authorship, the award
will be equally distributed. However, each individual
may submit only one entry for the competition,
either individually or as part of a group. A case
study submitted for the competition must fall within
the broad areas specified and be in the format
prescribed above. The case study should not have
NEWS FROM BRANCHES
Jammu and Kashmir Regional Branch
The branch organised a lecture on Technology:
A Key Factor in Rural Development of J&K on April
10. In his key-note address, Dr. Sudershan Kumar,
former Director General of DRDO, highlighted the
role of grassroots innovation which can transform
rural societies and lead towards economic growth.
While sharing his experience at DRDO, he stated
that the role of technology in the domains of
education, healthcare and agriculture can bring
in prosperity making our rural societies more
competitive. Shri Ravinder Kumar Bhat, Director of
Rural Development, Jammu, highlighted the various
initiatives taken by the department and emphasised
that they have already taken a huge leap by
bringing in technology interventions towards rural
development. In his presidential address, Dr. Ashok
Bhan, Patron of the branch, emphasised on equitable
and all-round development. He mentioned that our
educational institutions should focus on applied
research and the technology transfer process should
be institutionalised. Earlier, the branch organised a
lecture on Developing of Eco-tourism in J&K on
March 30. Dr. C.M. Seth, former Chairman of J&K
State Pollution Control Board, observed that the
Jammu region has remained neglected in terms
of tourism in general and eco-tourism in particular
and further emphasised that the draft tourism policy
must include development of eco-tourism in the
State as it has immense potential. Shri Suresh
Chugh, Chief Wildlife Warden, stated that the
people should understand that the development of
eco-tourism in an area will ultimately help them in
the region economically. Shri Farooq Ahmad Shah,
been published elsewhere as the copyright will vest
with the Institute and the writer, if the case study is
selected for award/publication.
The last date for the receipt of the case study is
August 31, 2017. The cover should be superscribed
with Annual Decision Making/Teaching Case
Study Competition 2017 and be addressed to the
Registrar, Indian Institute of Public Administration,
Indraprastha Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi-110002.
Secretary of J&K Tourism Department, assured that
the main focus of the new tourism policy will be on
development of eco-tourism in the State.
Karnataka Regional Branch
The branch organised a lecture-meeting on
Project Digital India on March 18. Shri Vivek
Kulkarni, Managing Director of Brickwork RatingsIndia,
highlighted three broad visions of Digital Indiadigital
infrastructure as a utility to every citizen; on-demand
governance plus services; and digital empowerment
of citizens. Shri M.N. Vidyashankar, President of India
Electronics and Semiconductor Association, informed
that the Digital India is an umbrella programme which
would eventually make technology central to enabling
change to have a transforming impact. Shri S.V.
Ranganath, Vice-Chairman of the branch, expressed
that technology is like wings which are required for
the country to develop and progress and there is a
need for right mind, heart and will to implement the
programme entirely.
Rajasthan Regional Branch
The branch organised the following lecture-
meetings on March 15, 21, 27 and 28: (i) Prof. Ramesh
K. Arora, Chairman of the branch, delivered the
Vishnu Dutt Memorial Lecture; (ii) Dr. Rakesh Singhal,
Professor of Computer Science at HCM Rajasthan
State Institute of Public Administration, spoke on
Digital Governance in India; (iii) Dr. Sheela Rai,
Director of Gandhi Bhawan, University of Rajasthan,
spoke on Leaders of the Indian Renaissance; and (iv)
Dr. Meeta Mathur, Deputy Director of Academic Staff
College, University of Rajasthan, spoke on Trends in
Indian Economy.
IIPA NEWSLETTER/may 2017 7

Tamil Nadu Regional Branch
The branch organised its monthly meeting on the
subject A Birds-eye View of Goods and Services
Act on April 29. Shri J. Murali, Chartered Accountant,
explained the GST from the origin to the way it is
expected to be implemented. He narrated in simple
language how the indirect taxes are subsumed
in the new tax regime and its inevitability in the
current scenario of global economic integration and
the compulsion by World Bank. He explained the
provisions of the act and the role of the enforcement
authorities and the obligations on the part of traders
and taxpayers. He concluded that the difficulties
faced in the early stages of implementation will be
sorted out in due course and the intended benefits
will be realised. Thiru P.R. Shampath presided over
the programme.
Vadodara Local Branch
The branch organised a seminar on Water
Problems and Prospects in Indian Context on April
22. Dr. Jatin Modi, Chairman of the branch, elaborated
about the importance and preservation of the water.
Rajmata of Baroda Smt. Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad,
Chancellor of Maharaja Saiyajirao University, spoke
about her views and needs for water preservation in
India especially for Gujarat whereby there are a lot of
development works are going on.

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Members Annual Conference

The sixty-first Members Annual Conference will be held in October 2017 in the IIPA Auditorium. The
theme of the Conference is Demonetisation and its Impact. (Date will be intimated in due course.) The
Executive Council in its meeting, held on March 27, has approved: (i) Economic and Strategic Significance
of Coastal India; (ii) Role and Responsibilities of Civil Committees in the Current Environment; and
(iii) GST and its Implications as the topics for the ANNUAL ESSAY PRIZE COMPETITION 2017; (II)
Discretionary Powers of the President and Governors as the topic for SPECIAL ISSUE OF IJPA (July-
September 2017); and (III) Sushasan aur Vikas as the topic for SPECIAL ISSUE OF LOK PRASHASAN
(July- December 2017).

NEWS FROM centre

Soil Health Card
The Soil Health Card scheme was an innovative
initiative by the Union Government is an attempt to
educate Indian farmers about their soil. Under the
scheme, farmers have received health cards that
contain a plethora of information about the soil of
their land. The card gives information pertaining to
the types of crops they can grow, crops that would be
more favorable than others and corrective measures
that can be taken to improve yields. It provides all
these information in the form of a report. In order
to make this report, under the scheme, a sample
of the soil is collected and reviewed in professional
testing conditions. Once the review is done, the
farmer receives the card along with information about
the health of the soil; its functional characteristics;
content of water; and various nutrients and additional
properties of the soil. This establishes a uniform
norm to test soil samples and provide results. With
the added Soil Health Portal, farmers also get
information about their soil, such as the fertilizers
they should use, etc. The government has covered
more than 34 lakh farmers and the number is on a
steady rise. Set into motion with an initial allocation of
Rs. 27 crore, another Rs.100 crore has been added
to the scheme.
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana Farm Growth to be Revved Up

The Union Government has consistently
accorded high priority to water conservation and its
management with the mantra of More crop per drop
and Har Khet ko pani The Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been formulated
with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation,
improving the efficiency of use of water in a focused
manner with end-to-end solution on source creation,
distribution, management, field application and
extension activities. Since its initial launch in June
2015, in an effort to bring more cross-sectoral
synergy,
PMKSY has amalgamated on-going schemes
such as the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme
(AIBP) of the Ministry of Water Resources, the
River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,
RD&GR), the Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources
(DoLR), and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM)
of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC).
PMKSY was initially approved for implementation
across the country with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore
in five years. In 2015-16, an outlay of Rs. 5300 crore
was made which included Rs. 1800 crore for DAC;
Rs. 1500 crore for DoLR; Rs. 2000 crore for MoWR
(Rs. 1000 crore for AIBP; Rs. 1000 crore for PMKSY.
Turning its focus on post-harvest infrastructure,
the Centre has planned to completely revamp
the existing 10-year-old Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana to take farming in India to a new level. The
revamped plan, which has already been vetted by
the department of expenditure of the finance ministry
and the governments thinktank Niti Aayog, will be
known as RKVY-Raftaar (Remunerative Approaches
for the Agriculture and Allied Sector Development).
For the next two years, emphasis will be given to
development of agriculture infrastructure, specifically
post-harvest infrastructure and promotion of private
investment in agriculture across the country in a big
way. RKVY was launched during 2007-08 to achieve
4% annual growth in agri sector by ensuring a holistic
development as per a resolution of the National
Development Council (NDC). The Centre had
allocated Rs 25,000 crore for this scheme during 11th
plan period (2007-12) and Rs 63,246 crore during
12th plan period (2012-17). It is being implemented
as a special additional central assistance scheme
to incentivise states to draw up comprehensive
plans taking into account agro-climatic conditions
and natural resources for ensuring more inclusive
and integrated development of agriculture and allied
sectors.

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