Functions of Department

1. Particulars of its organization, functions and duties

Technical services department TSD is the service provider on technical issues and works in close collaboration with ICD0, DPD-FS, CPD, SPD & PCD, etc. The department helps in appraising the scheme technically & provides policy advocacy and guidance on farm sector investments covered under institutional credit to financing banks, state governments, government of india departments and planning commission, commodity boards, etc. The department maintains close liaison with agricultural universities and ICAR institutions in various disciplines. The major functions are as follows :-

• Technical appraisal/scrutiny of scheme
• Operation of R&D Fund
• Identification of new technologies and development of innovative projects
• Conducting special/sectoral studies to identify the constraints
• Scheme specific monitoring studies
• Standardization of technical parameters and review of unit costs
• Formulation of model schemes and brochures
• Publication of technical digest
• Monitoring of investment credit projects at ground level of public sector banks through 27 senior officers.
• liaison with research institutions and line departments
• Advise management and other departments on technical matters
• Conduct specific workshops/ training programmes on thrust areas
• Members of expert groups/ committees of goi and other organizations
• Guidance to ROs, PLP updations
• Guest faculty support
• Consultancy - NABCONS

DISCIPLINES IN TECHNICAL SERVICES

1. AGRICLTURAL ENGINEERING

2. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & POULTRY

3. FISHERIES

4. FORESTRY & WASTE LAND DEVELOPMENT

5. LAND DEVELOPMENT, SOIL CONSERVATION, AGRONOMY

6. MINOR IRRIGATION, HYDROGEOLOGY, IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

7. PLANTATION & HORTICULTURE

8. PLANTATION INDUSTRY CELL

9. BIOTECHNOLOGY

10. R&D CELL

2. The powers and duties of its officers and employees

GROUP - A

GROUP - B

Sr. No. 3. PROCEDURE IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS

CASE MOVEMENTS

DISCIPLINE > LOWEST RANK OFFICER OF THE DISCIPLINE

(AM/MGR./AGM/DGM)

> GM CONCERNED > CGM > ED > MC > MD > CP

CASES TERMINATED AT CGM LEVEL : ROUTINE CASES, TOUR PROGRAMMES UPTO DGM LEVEL

CASES REFERRED TO ED - R&D CASES COVERING GRANT SANCTION FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS, CONFERENCES, ETC. UPTO RS. 20000/-

UPTO MD > FOR RS. 20001 TO RS.50000/-

UPTO MD > RS.50001 UPTO RS.1 LAKH IN CONCURRENCE WITH CP

BEYOND RS. 1 LAKH TO MC

Sr. No. 4. NORMS FOR DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS

EVERY TECHNICAL OFFICER, IRRESPECTIVE OF DESIGNATIONS, IS EXPECTED TO PROCESS, STUDY AND GIVE TECHNICAL ADVICE AND ASSOCIATE WITH PROJECTS APPRAISAL AND STUDIES ,ETC.

CASES REFERRED TO TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ARE EXAMINED DEPENDING UPON THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT.

iT IS PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

Sr. No. 6. CATeGORIES OF DOCUMENTS HELD BY IT

A. 143 MODEL SCHEME – ON WEBSITE

B. TECHNICAL ASPECTS VOL. I & VOL. II

C. BOOKLET FOR VARIOUS DISCIPLINES

D. TECHNICAL DIGEST – ON WEBSITE

E. TECHNICAL ASPECT OF AGRICULTURAL PUMPSETS

F. FARMERS GUIDE

B, C, E, F AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

SR.NO.1 : Particulars of its organisation , functions and duties

RIDF

SR.NO.2 : The powers and duties of its officers and employees

A. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

1. First level scrutiny, field / desk appraisal of the projects pertaining to eligible activities under RIDF Tranch done at Regional Office.
2. Second level received scrutiny, field / desk appraisal of the projects pertaining to eligible activities under RIDF Tranch received from the NABARD Regional Offices done at State Projects Department, Head Office.
3. Preparation of "Memorandum of Sanction" (MOS) of the projects to be submitted to the Project Sanctioning Committee ( PSC ),a committee of the Board of Directors of NABARD.
4. The approval of the MoS to be placed before PSC for sanction is done by concerned Executive Director.
5. The projects are sanctioned by PSC.
6. Issue of Sanction Letters conveying Special and General Terms and Conditions of sanction of projects to the concerned State Govt..
7. Periodical updation of data on sanctions and /or deletion of the projects, expected benefits and disbursements for the purpose of MIS.
8. Formulation of policies relating to RIDF, issue of guidelines and bringing about necessary refinements by SPD, NABARD Head Office depending upon the prevailing requirements as well as suggestions received from State Governments and Regional Offices of NABARD, findings of the evaluation studies,etc. .
9. Organising Awareness / Training Programmes, workshops, seminars for capacity building of own staff as well as State Government Officials in conjunction with Regional Offices and Training establishments.
10. Providing guidance to the State Governments for the formulation of Suitable Project Reports under eligible sectors / activities.
11. Coordination among various agencies for any specific project as directed by the Government of India.
12. Compliance to the various observations raised by RBI Inspection and internal Inspection Department.
13. Information/answers to the Parliament Questions and VIP references in coordination with other departments and ROs.
14. Consideration of cost escalation proposals on the merits of each case.
15. At present the duties of the employees are as per the following chart.

    B. OFFICERS HANDLING THE VARIOUS DUTIES IN STATE PLANNING DEPARTMENT

* - In addition, takes care of work relating to Village Knowledge Centres, Data and Statistics.

** - In addition takes care of work relating to cost escalation proposals.

CGM - Chief General Manager; GM - General Manager; DGM - Deputy General Manager ; AGM - Assistant General Manager ; MGR - Manager ; AM (Assistant Manager ) and PS - Personal Secretary

Following Employees are attached to the department as support staff :

1. SR.NO.3 : Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability.

   The projects pertaining to eligible activities under each RIDF tranche are submitted by the State Governments through their Finance department to NABARD's Regional Offices. The project proposals are scrutinized and appraised by the Regional Office with the help of Consultants if necessary, by conducting desk and field appraisal.  Appraisal reports submitted by the ROs are then scrutinised by State Projects Department at HO and draft Memorandum of Sanction are approved by the concerned ED. The MoS are placed before Project Sanctioning Committee (PSC) for consideration of sanction. PSC is a committee of the Board of Directors of NABARD :

   Normally seven or eight meetings of PSC are held in a year to sanction  loans from the RIDF corpus.

   Sanction of projects is communicated to the State Governments by a sanction letter which consists of General Terms and Conditions as well as project specific Special Terms and conditions / suggestions.

   SR.NO. : 4 Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions

1. The quantum of the loan to be sanctioned under each tranche, eligible activities under a tranche and the rate of interest for the same and the period of loan is decided by the GoI and RBI.
2. Sanctions under RIDF are given on first-come- first- served basis. However, a normative allocation is done for all States on the basis of norms  prescribed by the PSC. Currently, the allocation norms provide equal weightage to rural population, Geographical Area of the State, Infrastructural Development Index and State Government's performance under earlier RIDF Tranches. Some of the State Governments are not able to fully utilise the allocation  and the State-wise allocations are reviewed by PSC from time to time and accordingly reallocated.
3. The projects are submitted by the State Governments through their Finance department (which is identified as the nodal department for the purpose of RIDF) to NABARD's Regional Offices. Efforts are made to ensure that the projects complete in all respects are sanctioned within a reasonable time of its receipt.
4. The projects are sanctioned with General Terms and Conditions as well as project specific special terms and conditions / suggestions.
5. Though the State Governments, thereafter, are provided loans on reimbursement basis against the actual expenditure incurred in execution of sanctioned projects, mobilisation / start up advance is also released on acceptance of the terms and conditions by the State Govt. to speed up the implementation of the projects.
6. Workshops for the Govt. Staff working in various line departments  connected with RIDF projects is also conducted from time to time by NABARD.

   SR.NO. : 5 Rules, regulations , instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its

   control or used by its employees for discharging of its functions