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THOUBAL Today HObaL tude District Information Office, Thoubal Government of Manipur Thoubal Today Published by the District Information Office, Thoubal, Government of Manipur on the occasion of the 26th January, Republic Day, 2018 Date: 26th January, 2018 No. of Copies: 2000 The views expressed in the articles are the personal opnion of the contributors and Department concerned and are in no sense official nor is the District Information Office, Thoubal, Government of Manipur responsible for them. Printed at: OMEGA Offset Printers, Usha Cinema Hall Complex, Paona Bazar Imphal L. NABAKISHWAR, IAS 03848-222662 (O) 222661 (Res) Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate 222663 (Fax) Thoubal District, Manipur 9774738373 (Mobile) MESSAGE I am very glad to learn that the District Information Office, Thoubal is bringingt ou special issue "Thoubal Today" on the occasion of Republic Day Celebration, 2018 highlighting various significant activities, programmes, achievements etc made under various flagship programmes of the Government of India and the State Government. I take this opportunity to thank our District Level Officers who rendered different levels of cooperation and support to the District Administration. I greatly appreciate the work of District Information Office, Thoubal for disseminating the various achievements of different department to the common people through this publication and act as a connecting link between the District Administration and the common people. As we celebrate the 69th Republic Day I urge the people of the district to cherish and follow the noble ideas which are enshrined in our constitution. Lastly on this auspicious occasion I convey my best wishes to the people of the district and wish the publication of "Thoubal Today" a grand success. Thoubal, The 11th January, 2018 (L. Nabakishwar, IAS) CONTENTS Sl. Articles page No. 1. Micro Irrigation 1 2. A brief Report on Saakshar Bharat Mission Programme under Thoubal District. 3 3. Sericulture Progress in Thoubal District 5 4. Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development 9 5 Achievements & Activities of Public Work Department in Thoubal District - 2017-18 11 6 Achievements & Activities of ZEO-Thoubal, 2016-17 14 7 "Activities and Achievement of the District Statistical Office, Thoubal 16 8 Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) 18 9 The Activities and Achievements for the year 2017-18 in Thoubal District 21 10 A Scenario of Digital India in Thoubal District 25 11 Achievements of District Programme Officer, ICDS Cell Thoubal for the Year 2017-18 27 12 Achievements of District Vety. Office, Thoubal 28 13 ANNEXURE-I,II,III LIST OF RESTICTED HOLIDAY FOR 2018 (SEKA) 29 14. News in Pictures 32 26th January Republic Day, 2018 MICRO IRRIGATION For doubling farmer’s income; a new perspective under (PMKSY) Ksh. Birachandra Singh D.O(H&SC),Thoubal A new Agriculture Approach” PRIME MINISTER’S KRISHI SANCHAYI YOJNA” which envisage in the creation of potential irrigation in the country to increase crop production per unit areas of agricultural land using all the potential natural water resources & recycling the same in a balanced & productive manner has been formulated recently. Under “ HAR KHET KO PANI”; minor & lift irrigation has been proposed to access irrigation to the remote areas and under “PER DROP MORE CROP”; a precision farming strategy shall favour micro irrigation in the district by installing sprinkler & drip irrigation. This system will encourage a change in farming pattern by increasing crop intensity/rotation of vegetable & horticultural crops in a sustainable manner. Under this new approach, water resources management shall take centre stage assessing total water availability, status of soil, soil water & plant relationship viz a total enhanced crop production in off season are given due importance .As such district authority work out 4(four) years district irrigation plan(DIP) & approved by authority for implementation in the district. The following are year wise & component wise action plan for different line department in the district. Table-1: Departments Command Area(Ha) Estimated Cost(in Rs.Lakhs) IFCD 7964 10605.96 MI 16910 19410.76 CADA 20012.9 10933.89 AGRICULTURE 399 469.2 HORTICULTURE 648 941.08 IWMP 3087.82 1272.51 Total: 49021.72 43633.40 Table-1: Department Year Total 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 (in Rs. Lakhs) IFCD 10605.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 10605.96 MI 1941.08 5823.23 5823.23 5823.23 19410.96 CADA 1093.39 3280.17 3280.17 3280.17 10933.89 AGRICUL- 46.92 140.76 140.76 140.76 469.20 TURE HORTICUL- 94.11 282.32 282.32 282.32 941.08 TURE IWMP 127.25 381.75 381.75 381.75 1272.51 Total: 13908.70 9908.23 9908.23 9908.23 43633.40 THOUBAL TODAY 1 26th January Republic Day, 2018 The precision farming approach under “PER DROP MORE CROP”, the department of Horticulture & Soil Conservation, Thoubal is planning in the creation of available water from natural sources & harvesting of the rainwater in reservoirs & form ponds and installing sprinkler irrigation & drip irrigation for vegetables and fruit crops respectively for enhanced & sustainable crop production in the district. The following table are strategic 4(four)year action plan for Thoubal & Kakching (GramPanchayat) district in respect of Horticulture for 2016-2020. Sl. Component 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total no Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. Phy. Fin. (Unit/ (Rs in (Unit/ (Rs in (Unit/ (Rs in (Unit/ (Rs in (Unit/ (Rs in Ha) Lakhs) Ha) Lakhs) Ha) Lakhs) Ha) Lakhs) Ha) Lakhs) 1 THOUBAL - - 46 69 46 69 46 69 138 207 Farm pond 2 Pump with 20 31 30 46.5 30 46.5 30 46.5 110 170.5 Drip Irrigation 3 Pump with 20 27.3 52.33 71.435 52.33 71.435 52.33 71.435 177 41.605 Sprinkler Irri- gation TOTAL : 40 58.3 128.33 186.935 128.33 186.935 128.33 186.935 425 619.105 1 KAKCHING - - 16 24 16 24 16 24 48 72 Farm pond 2 Pump with 12 18.6 16 24.8 16 24.8 16 24.8 60 93 Drip Irrigation 3 Pump with 12.743 17.394 34.085 46.526 34.0855 46.526 34.085 46.526 115 156.975 Sprinkler Irri- gation TOTAL : 24.743 35.994 66.085 95.326 66.0855 95.326 66.085 95.326 223 321.975 For implementation of PMKSY under Per Drop More Crop in the district, the office of the D.O(H&SC), Thoubal identified potential horticultural crop areas with G.P.S co-ordination in every Gram Panchayat throughout the district where horticulture crop production will be enhanced by micro irrigation.The targeted areas will be expanded every year in cluster approach. Every cluster of 3-5 Ha of Horticulture land with a number of 5-15 farmers will be encourage for joint/collection farming by creating common assets like farm ponds with pumping facilities for drip & sprinkler irrigation.The interested farmers will be given awareness & training for new technologies in horticulture crops to movalised the crop production in their respective cluster.Under the noble new Agricultural approach of hon’ble Prime Minister,”Prime Minister Krishi Sanchaya Yojna”(PMKSY); will be a success story in doubling farmers income in coming five years in Thoubal District. Some of the images of drip & Sprinkler irrigation in Thoubal District are given below:- Drip irrigation. Sprinkler irrigation 2 THOUBAL TODAY 26th January Republic Day, 2018 A brief Report on Saakshar Bharat Mission Programme under Thoubal District. Th. Chandra Singh Member Secretary, DLSS, Thoubal aakshar Bharat (Literate India) a Centrally The programme has 4(four) components. Sponsored Scheme of Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human 1) Basic Literacy as functional literacy. It S implies for achieving self reliance in Reading, Resource Department Programme of India launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Writing & Numeracy (Arithmetic) and become on 8th September, 2009 at New Delhi – Bighyan aware of causes of one’s deprivation towards Bhawan. betterment of their condition through organisation and participation in the process of Development. Saakshar Bharat Mission Programme in Manipur: 2) Basic Education (Equivalency) to enable the Neo-Literate Adult to continue their teaching In Manipur Saakshar Bharat Programme learning beyond basic literacy and acquire launched by the Hon’ble Minister of Education, equivalency to formal education system. Manipur on 15th, January, 2010 at Thoubal Tennis Hall, Thoubal, simultaneously it launched at 3) Vocational Education (Skill Development 4(four) District in Manipur – Thoubal, Chandel, Programme) to equip non-literates with vocational Tamenglong & Senapati. skills to improve their living and earning conditions in lives of the society. Main objective of Saakshar Bharat programme is to eradicate Illiteracy, retention of Literacy among the age group of 15 years and above. As per guide lines of the National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) Govt. of India, there was reconstituted a Samiti known as District Lok Shiksha Samiti, Thoubal Headed by Adhyaksha Thoubal as Chairman/ Chairperson and one of the Officer/Official of the Project Office (AE), Thoubal as Member Secretary of the Samiti to execute the Programme in full swung. THOUBAL TODAY 3 26th January Republic Day, 2018 AECs were opened in Thoubal Block and 22 in Kakching Block. They are operationalised in full swing, out of these 64 – Adult Education Centre 5(five) AECs have been upgraded to the level of Model Adult Education Centre with the financial assistant of CONCOR (Container Corporation of India Limited. 2 (two) Model Adult Education Centre are in the Kakching Block & 3(three) Model Adult Education Centre in Thoubal Block with full equipment of the centres. Saashad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) Accordance with the Govt. of India’s instruction (Late) Maolana Abdul Salam former 4) Continuing Education, to establish a Hon’ble M.P.