Appendix – 5

 

Integrated Livelihood Index

 

 

The target districts have been identified by developing an Integrated Livelihood Index (ILI) based on six indices (in turn based on 53 parameters). The six component indices are:

 

i)                    Infrastructure Index: It includes percentage of inhibited villages having different types of communication facilities, percentage of inhabited village having pucca approach roads; percentage villages not linked with roads. Other indices considered were percentage of inhabited villages having post and telegraph offices and telephone connection and per thousand villages having different government development Programmes/ schemes.

ii)                   Agricultural Status Index: It included productivity of rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane, fruits vegetables per hectare. Other parameters included were productivity of meat, milk and eggs per animal. Cropping, irrigation and fertilizer intensity were also considered

iii)                 Nutritional Status Index: Those included were consumption of rice, wheat, cereals, pulses, eggs, fish, milk and milk products per capita.

iv)                 Economic Status Index: The parameters were per capita income and percentage of population below poverty line.

v)                  Health and Sanitation Status Index: Those considered were per capita expenditure on health, water supply, sanitation and family welfare. Per thousand households having katcha, semi pucca dwelling units and at a distance less than 0.5 kms from hospitals/ health centers were other parameters including percentage of villages having medical institutions.

vi)                 Food Availability Status:  The parameters included were per capita availability of rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, meat, milk and eggs.


 

Appendix – 6

 

Criteria for Funding an NGO under NAIP: Checklist

 

 Essential Criteria

                                                                                                                        Tick Yes/No

  • Registered under the Societies/Trusts registration Act of 1860/1882 or any other statute,

Yes / No
  • Engaged in Agricultural/Rural Development work including studies/research,

Yes / No
  • Non-profit making, non-political and secular organization,

Yes / No
  • Management of organization by selected/nominated/elected non-Officials on the Governing/Executive Committee,

Yes / No
  • Have had projects under the Ministry of Agriculture; ICAR; Ministry of Rural Development/CAPART or such other government or well-known non-government organizations,

Yes / No

 

 
  • Functioning at least for last five years 

Yes / No

 
  • Audit Utilization Certificate for Last Three years

Yes / No

 
  • Annual Reports for Last Three Years

Yes / No

 

 

Desirable Criteria

Tick Yes/No

  • An all India or State level well known, reputed and transparent organization,

Yes / No
  • Have had project(s) under the NATP/ ICAR

Yes / No
  • A certificate by the Head of the NGO that there is no violation of Financial and Technical integrity against the NGO under his control in the last five years. 

Yes / No

 

Note:   In respect of above, documentary proof to be submitted