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About the scheme

Mera Gaon – Mera Gaurav scheme aims

  • It was launch in 2015.
  • The Mera Gaon – Mera Gaurav scheme envisages scientists to select villages and provide information to the farmers on technical and other related aspects. 
    • Also they will keep in touch with the villages.
    • They will provide informations to farmers on all aspect of agriculture to ensure and increase the productivity.
  • It includes scientist functioning at the various centres and institutes of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and working with state agricultural universities. 
  • They may function with the help of (Krishi Vijyan Kendra)KVKs and Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA).

Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) funding pattern is 90% by the central Government and 10% by the state government. And was launched during 2005-06.

Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) aims at

  1. The registered office of the ATMA shall be located at district collectorate premises.
  2. To identify location specific needs of farming community.
  3. To set up priorities for sustainable agricultural development with a Farming Systems Approach.
  4. To draw plans for production based system activities to be undertaken by farmers/ultimate users.
  5. To execute plans through line departments, training institutions, NGOs, farmers organizations and allied institutions.
  6. To coordinate efforts being made by various line departments, NGOs, farmers organizations and allied institutions to strengthen research extension-farmers linkages in the district and to promote collaboration and coordination between various State funded technical departments.
  7. To facilitate the empowerment of farmers/products through assistance for mobilization, organization into associations, cooperatives etc. for their increased participation in planning, marketing, technology dissemination and agro-processing etc.
  8. To facilitate market interventions for value addition to farm produce.
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)
  • ICAR was founded in 1929.
  • It is autonomous body in Inida which is responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research.
  •  It is also considered to be a science driven path to resolve the various agricultural and farming problems.
  • There are many colleges under ICAR.

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