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Monday, March 14, 2011
PDS Ration Home Delivery Scheme Awaits Cabinet Nod
Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) Maharashtra cabinet is likely to discuss a significant measure aimed at revolutionizing delivery of items through the public distribution system(PDS), which could help save the state government around Rs. 200 crore per year.
The ''home delivery of PDS foodgrain'' scheme, which began as a pilot project in Nashik district, is presently being implemented in about 3,000 villages in 11 of the 35 districts in Maharashtra.
"The scheme is likely to come up before the cabinet in the next few weeks, and would be implemented throughout the state after the cabinet nod," an official said.
Under this model, foodgrain are distributed through PDS,once in three months, six months or a year. This is in contrast to the monthly distribution system, which is expensive in terms of transportation and is also not effective in clearing stocks.
The scheme is the brainchild of senior bureaucrat ShekharGaikwad, now in the Chief Minister''s Office, who launched it when he was Nashik''s Additional Collector.
Some glaring lacunae in the present PDS include: Foodgrain not reaching the village; beneficiaries don't receive their monthly allotted quota; shops are rarely open; if and when they get the foodgrain stock, the price demanded by the shopkeepers is generally higher than the announced price, the grains are adulterated and of bad quality.
Gaikwad thought of a novel way to get around some of the short comings by giving families food in advance. Under the''home delivery'' scheme, BPL beneficiary families come together and demand three months ration in advance. People collect money and deposit in village itself with talathi / supply inspector. Once this amount is paid, their quota of ration is delivered by the government to their village. .
After the amount is deposited in block-level treasury, a tempo comes to the village and foodgrain sacks distributed on the basis of what has been paid to each family, in an open space in front of all the beneficiary families.
Gaikwad''s project has been a hit with local self-help groups of women who collect the required amount, keep records of the collection, travel to the block office to pay, and are present during distribution to ensure proper allocation.
The new model has the potential to make rotting foodgrain in government godowns a thing of the past, the official said. The system is also transparent as foodgrain distribution takes place before the community and once distributed,independent agencies and NGOs can verify whether the grains are properly utilized.
Gaikwad also served as Registrar of the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy for Development Administration (Yashada) at Pune.
Gaikwad made a presentation of his model before Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia last year. "They lauded the model as it did not incur any additional cost forthe smooth distribution of foodgrain," he said.
"The beneficiaries in rural areas now understand that the government had kept this much foodgrain aside for each family," Gaikwad said. The element of transparency is a boost as the entire village knows who are the beneficiaries as the foodgrains are distributed in presence of everyone.
Also, stock from godowns gets shifted to families, houses, clearing up much-needed space there.
Under this model, foodgrain are distributed through PDS,once in three months, six months or a year. This is in contrast to the monthly distribution system, which is expensive in terms of transportation and is also not effective in clearing stocks.
The scheme is the brainchild of senior bureaucrat ShekharGaikwad, now in the Chief Minister''s Office, who launched it when he was Nashik''s Additional Collector.
Some glaring lacunae in the present PDS include: Foodgrain not reaching the village; beneficiaries don't receive their monthly allotted quota; shops are rarely open; if and when they get the foodgrain stock, the price demanded by the shopkeepers is generally higher than the announced price, the grains are adulterated and of bad quality.
Gaikwad thought of a novel way to get around some of the short comings by giving families food in advance. Under the''home delivery'' scheme, BPL beneficiary families come together and demand three months ration in advance. People collect money and deposit in village itself with talathi / supply inspector. Once this amount is paid, their quota of ration is delivered by the government to their village. .
After the amount is deposited in block-level treasury, a tempo comes to the village and foodgrain sacks distributed on the basis of what has been paid to each family, in an open space in front of all the beneficiary families.
Gaikwad''s project has been a hit with local self-help groups of women who collect the required amount, keep records of the collection, travel to the block office to pay, and are present during distribution to ensure proper allocation.
The new model has the potential to make rotting foodgrain in government godowns a thing of the past, the official said. The system is also transparent as foodgrain distribution takes place before the community and once distributed,independent agencies and NGOs can verify whether the grains are properly utilized.
Gaikwad also served as Registrar of the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy for Development Administration (Yashada) at Pune.
Gaikwad made a presentation of his model before Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia last year. "They lauded the model as it did not incur any additional cost forthe smooth distribution of foodgrain," he said.
"The beneficiaries in rural areas now understand that the government had kept this much foodgrain aside for each family," Gaikwad said. The element of transparency is a boost as the entire village knows who are the beneficiaries as the foodgrains are distributed in presence of everyone.
Also, stock from godowns gets shifted to families, houses, clearing up much-needed space there.
Friday, March 4, 2011
माहिती अधिकाराची गीता...
नुकतीच मंत्रालयीन अधिकारी / कर्मचारी यांचेसाठी 'माहितीचा अधिकार' या विषयावर कार्यशाळा संपन्न झाली. त्यातील एका प्रशिक्षणार्थ्याचे मनोगत महान्यूजमध्ये प्रसिद्ध झाले असून त्यात 'कायदा माहितीचा अन् अभिव्यक्तिस्वातंत्राचा!' या पुस्तकाचा उल्लेख माहिती अधिकाराची गीता असा केला आहे. सदर मनोगतातील काही भाग :
"या प्रशिक्षण कार्यशाळेत आम्हा सर्वांना काही पुस्तकेही देण्यात आली. त्यातील यशवंतराव चव्हाण विकास प्रशासन प्रबोधिनी (यशदा) पुणे यांनी प्रकाशित केलेले, प्रल्हाद कचरे आणि शेखर गायकवाड लिखित कायदा माहितीचा अन् अभिव्यक्तिस्वातंत्र्याचा या पुस्तकास तर माहिती अधिकाराची गीता म्हटले तर निश्चितच काहीही वावगं ठरणार नाही. इतकं ते पुस्तक अप्रतिम आहे. या कार्यशाळेचे आणखीन एक वैशिष्ट्य म्हणजे वेळेचे व्यवस्थापन. अगदी वेळेवर सुरुवात, वेळेवर चहा, वेळेवर जेवण, व्याख्यात्यांचं वेळेवर आगमन, सर्व काही अगदी काटेकोरपणे. व्यवस्थापनाच्या बाबतीत यशदा ही संस्था नेहमीच यशस्वी ठरली आहे. आपल्यालाही त्यांचा अनुभव आला असेलच किंवा भविष्यात येईलही"...मनोज सानप, प्रशिक्षणार्थी
Source: http://www.mahanews.gov.in/
Source: http://www.mahanews.gov.in/
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
With the question of rotting food grain staring the government at the Centre, the Union agriculture ministry is likely to push states to replicate the 'Nashik model' under which large quantities of food grain are being distributed at lower price.
Under this model, the food grain are being distributed to 300 villages in Nashik district under the public distribution system (PDS), once in three months, six months or a year. This is in contrast to the monthly distribution system, which is expensive in terms of transportation and is also not effective in clearing stocks.
The Nashik system is also transparent as the food grain distribution takes place before the community and once distributed, independent agencies and NGOs can verify whether the grains are properly utilised. This model was conceived by the then additional district collector of Nashik, Shekhar Gaikwad, who is now registrar of Yashwantrao Chavan Academy for Development Administration (Yashada).
In July, Gaikwad was invited by the ministry to make a presentation of his model, which was approved by the state government in 2007. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, were present for the presentation. "The model was highly appreciated as it did not incur any additional cost for the smooth distribution of food grain," Gaikwad told DNA, adding that the Centre has called upon all states to replicate the 'Nashik model' through the PDS.
The ministry's suggestions to the states to replicate the Nashik model comes at a time when it is taking flak for allowing food grain to rot in its godowns in different parts of the country. Under this innovative scheme, Gaikwad proposed that beneficiaries of the PDS will get food grain quota three to four times a year, instead of every month, after taking the actual need of consumers into account. The ration card holders are asked to make advance payment and the amount is collected on a pre-determined date by the district supply officer or village talathi. The place and date for food grain distribution is fixed and the distribution to ration card holders is done before the village gram sabha.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
नवीन आगमन - 'शेतक-यांनो... जमिनी सांभाळा!'
शेतक-याला आपल्या जमिनीबद्दल अनेक वेळा निर्णय घेता येत नाही. भाउबंदकी, सामाजिक नात्यामधील गुंतागुंत, निर्णय घेण्याची अपुरी क्षमता, फसण्याची शक्यता अश्या अनेक मुद्यांमुळे स्वतःचा निर्णय स्वतःला घेता येत नाही. अश्या वेळी मित्रत्वाच्या नात्याने शेतक-यांना स्वतःची जमीन कशी सांभाळावी हे सांगणारे 'शेतक-यांनो... जमिनी सांभाळा!' हे पुस्तक आहे.
औद्योगिकीकरण, शहरीकरण, सेझ या अशा गोंधळात सापडलेल्या शेतक-याला या पुस्तकामुळे मालमत्तेबद्दलची स्वतःची भूमिका स्वतःच ठरविता येते.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Redefining Government
The state has launched a number of innovative schemes for rural welfare to make a difference where it matters.
There were times when Raghunath Bhoye and his family could not even think of eating three square meals a day. But ever since he enrolled in the state Government’s Antyodaya scheme, things have changed considerably.
There were times when Raghunath Bhoye and his family could not even think of eating three square meals a day. But ever since he enrolled in the state Government’s Antyodaya scheme, things have changed considerably.
The scheme, launched to cut down rampant pilferage in the public distribution system in rural areas, has made it imperative for the local revenue officers to first assess the requirements of the villagers and then collect money to provide the same.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
New scheme to stop PDS pilferage
News when I initiated New scheme to stop PDS pilferage
To plug loopholes in the Public Distribution System (PDS), a pilot project in Nashik district, in Maharashtra state, will deliver foodgrain almost to the consumer’s doorstep.
Under the scheme, which will be launched soon in 40 villages in Surguna taluka, Nashik district, those entitled to foodgrain under the PDS will no longer have to trudge every month to the ration shop, which is often many miles away. Instead, local revenue officers will visit the villages, assess the quantity of grain required, and collect money for the same. The next day, the local PDS shop-owner and the officers will distribute the grain before the village gram sabha. The same method will be adopted for the distribution of kerosene.
This will help eliminate fake beneficiaries whose quota is siphoned off into the black market. The PDS shopkeeper will not be able to take the grain to his shop, but must take it directly to the village. The grain will be given in sealed 50 kg sacks to cut down on any pilferage en route.
Cheating in the PDS has led to the loss of huge sums of money to the state exchequer, and to malnutrition among poor families. In 2003-04, 14.07 million tonnes of subsidised grain was issued to the 16 large states for delivery to below the poverty line (BPL) families. Only 5.93 million tonnes was actually delivered. A whopping 8.14 million tonnes of subsidised foodgrain did not reach the poor. June 4, 2007 http://www.empowerpoor.org/relatednews.asp?report=561. This scheme has become so popular by May 2008 we have implemented this scheme in 115 villages of Nashik district, delivering about 1200 quintals of foodgrain at doorstep to 37000 families.
To plug loopholes in the Public Distribution System (PDS), a pilot project in Nashik district, in Maharashtra state, will deliver foodgrain almost to the consumer’s doorstep.
Under the scheme, which will be launched soon in 40 villages in Surguna taluka, Nashik district, those entitled to foodgrain under the PDS will no longer have to trudge every month to the ration shop, which is often many miles away. Instead, local revenue officers will visit the villages, assess the quantity of grain required, and collect money for the same. The next day, the local PDS shop-owner and the officers will distribute the grain before the village gram sabha. The same method will be adopted for the distribution of kerosene.
This will help eliminate fake beneficiaries whose quota is siphoned off into the black market. The PDS shopkeeper will not be able to take the grain to his shop, but must take it directly to the village. The grain will be given in sealed 50 kg sacks to cut down on any pilferage en route.
Cheating in the PDS has led to the loss of huge sums of money to the state exchequer, and to malnutrition among poor families. In 2003-04, 14.07 million tonnes of subsidised grain was issued to the 16 large states for delivery to below the poverty line (BPL) families. Only 5.93 million tonnes was actually delivered. A whopping 8.14 million tonnes of subsidised foodgrain did not reach the poor. June 4, 2007 http://www.empowerpoor.org/relatednews.asp?report=561. This scheme has become so popular by May 2008 we have implemented this scheme in 115 villages of Nashik district, delivering about 1200 quintals of foodgrain at doorstep to 37000 families.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Enough Supply Ensured
Petrol supply to Nashik district returning to normalcy seemed to be a never ending story, despite all the promises of the district administration and officers of petrol companies, that the supply would be restored soon. The problem started on Friday and very little change in the situation was observed except that petrol stations did the business turn-by-turn. On Monday again the district administration tried to explain to the media that the supply from depots had picked up and the situation would be normal soon.
Click to know more- http://www.nasiktimes.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NATI1ART05282008122126
Click to know more- http://www.nasiktimes.com/fullStory.asp?articleID=NATI1ART05282008122126
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