Organisation : Odisha Department of Water Resources
Scheme Name : Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana BKVY
Applicable States/ UTs : Odisha
Home Page : http://dowrorissa.gov.in/
Details Here : http://dowrorissa.gov.in/Citizen/BKVY/BKVY.htm
DOW Odisha BKVY Scheme
Minor irrigation schemes are environment friendly and provide employment opportunity to the rural population. A large number of small irrigation projects on streams and rivulets can provide irrigation to the lands of tribal beneficiaries.
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These schemes are so close to the heart of tribal and therefore suitable for self management. In 2001, Government of Odisha launched a new scheme named as “Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana”, under which beside setting up new minor & lift irrigation schemes, derelict ones can be revived.
The schemes are to be taken up under the ambit of Pani Panchayats or Water Users’ Association. It has been programmed to achieve atleast 1000 LI points per annum. Emphasis is given to blocks having irrigated area less than 35% of the cultivable area.
Procedure For Sanction Of Projects
** There shall be an open invitation to the farmers to form themselves into a registered Pani Panchayats in order to derive benefit of irrigation assistance from the Government.
These associations should be formed around potential irrigation projects, minor (flow) as well as lift. The application for such projects should be addressed to the Collector of the district under the title of ‘Biju Krushak Vikash Yojana”.
The proposal received by collector will be surveyed by the appropriate departmental engineers at the district level as follows
a) Lift irrigation projects above 4ha by Executive Engineer / Asst. Engineers of OLIC
b) Minor (flow) irrigation projects with ayacut les than 40ha by engineers of Block/DRDA/ITDA/Soil Conservation Organisation.
c) Minor (flow) irrigation projects with ayacut of 40ha and above by engineers of Minor Irrigation Organisation.
The estimate of feasible projects will be technically sanctioned by the engineers of appropriate department listed above according to the delegation of powers of their respective dpartment. The cost of survey should be borne by the respective departments.
The project found technically feasible shall be posed to different agencies by the collector as follows :
a) Lift irrigation project aove 4ha- DRDA/ITDA/OLI
b) Minor (flow) irrigation projects belowe 40ha- DRDA/ITDA
c) Minor (flow) irrigation projects above 40ha- Chief Engineer, MI
Funding Arrangement
** The Govt. will provide assistance upto 80% of the estimated capital cost and contribution of Pani Panchayat shall be rest 20% of the cost.
** In case of Tribal Sub-Plan areas and KBK districts, the assistance may be raised to to 90% of the capital cost.
** The Pani Panchayat may contribute its share either in cash or in terms of labour or in the corm of land etc.
** The assistance to a Pani Panchayat towards the capital cots shall be given only after it is registered as Society under the Societies Registration act, 1860, following model bye-law prepared by Deptt. of Water Resources.
** Funding for execution of MIPs & LIPs in KBK districts are basically met from Special Component Assistance (SCA) received under RLTAP.
** Funding for execution of MIPs & LIPs in both KBK & Non-KBK districts are met through loan assistance from NABARD under RIDF Schemes.
Operation & Maintenance & Cost Recovery
** The concerned Pani Panchayat will look after the operation and maintenance of the structure.