Implementation
The project will be implemented in phases due to difficulties in the identification of suitable state lands, selection of beneficiaries, preparation of layout plans and issuance of NOC for allotment of lands to the project beneficiaries. It is also difficult to accommodate 500 households in each district in one time not only due to the paucity of available state lands but also to complete the necessary civil works. Thus, in first phase, the beneficiaries/ poor households in each district will be accommodated as per availability of suitable state lands and the poor households will be accommodated as and when state land would be made available. After the success of this project, it can be replicated.
Implementation Strategy
- The land shall be identified by the concerned District Government, which shall be economically viable in term of availability of socio-economic infrastructure. In case of non-availability of land, the Project Steering Committee can recommend the purchase from private land owners.
- As the major task of project execution has been entrusted to NRSP, therefore, government will enter into an agreement with NRSP for smooth implementation of the project. In case of any dispute, the decision of Chairman, PSC will be final and the binding on concerned parties.
- 500 households in each district would be selected; however, the number of households in each area would depend upon availability of land.
- The size of plots shall be two kanals for each household/ beneficiary.
- The list of entitled persons will be prepared by NRSP on the basis of Poverty Score Card and will be revalidated/verified by District Coordination Officer through Revenue Staff. The procedure & detail of Poverty Score Card is at Annex-B.
- NRSP will provide the financial demand as per work plan to PSC, on the recommendation of which Monitoring & Evaluation Unit will get the fund released from Finance Department. The fund released will be either on quarterly basis or biannual basis which PSC may deem fit.
- A project supervision/allotment committee under the chairmanship of DCO will be constituted at district level, which will recommend and submit the same to PSC.
- District Coordination Officer in consultation with its staff will verify the list of beneficiaries and submit his comments to PSC.
- The PSC will approve the list and communicate the same to the concerned DCO.
- DCO will inform the beneficiaries about the terms & conditions of the allotment, if the beneficiaries accept it, DCO will issue the allotment letter on the format approved by the Board of Revenue.
- Each household will first construct its own hut maximum on five Marla and the remaining land will be used for economic activities i.e. agricultural purposes or rearing of animals / poultry as prescribed in the PC-I.
- Mosque, Community Centre, Street soling and Hand Pumps will be made available on need basis with minimum support of the project if any of these do not already exist at the site.
- In the light of the decisions made in the PSC meeting on 29-10-2008, a grant of Rs. 15,000 from project will be provided to each beneficiary. Out of this, Rs. 5000 will be for the construction of hut and remaining for the economic activities.
- NRSP will establish a Project Implementation Unit (PIU), which will function under the direct supervision/ guidance of NRSP headquarters to envisage the project objectives.
- PIU will be responsible to implement and coordinate the project activities.
- PSC at provincial level and Project Coordination Committee at district level under the chairmanship of District Coordination Officer concerned will supervise and monitor the project activities.
- Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (MEU) will be established in Agriculture Department. PSC will be responsible to make policy decisions including concept and implementation modalities.
- NRSP will also provide micro credit facilities to the beneficiaries for which project will bear only markup which will be made available in the project.
- Social mobilization and training in the relevant field is an important component. Social mobilization will be done by NRSP having expertise whereas for training of the farming households in relevant skills will be imparted from the concerned experts of related local departments for which per diem will be provided by the NRSP from Project Fund.
- NRSP engineering staff will execute the civil works as per standard and quality prescribed in the PC-I and according to the satisfaction of PSC.