AARRIIA AS SO SS OC CIIE ETTY Y SFG2721 REV AS A SA SS AM MA GR AG BU RIIB US SIIN NE SS ES AN SA ND DRRUURRAALLT TR AN RA NSSFFO OR MA RM TIIO AT ONNP PR OJ RO EC JE CT T ((A AP AR PA T)) RT Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework JANUARY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................................... IX 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND 1 1.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES 2 1.2.1 Development Objective 2 1.2.2 PDO Level Results Indicators 2 1.3 PROJECT DESIGN 2 1.3.1 Guiding Principles 2 1.3.2 Beneficiaries 2 1.3.3 Spatial Coverage/ Spread 2 1.3.4 Implementation Approach 3 1.4 PROJECT COMPONENTS 4 1.5 SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE OF THIS SOCIAL ASSESSMENT 4 1.6 METHODOLOGY FOR SAMPLE SELECTION FOR THE SOCIAL ASSESSMENT 4 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE SA REPORT 7 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 SOCIO- ECONOMIC REVIEW OF PROJECT AREA 9 2.1.1 Demographic Profile 9 2.1.2 Social Profile 10 2.1.3 Economic Profile 11 2.2 SOCIO- ECONOMIC REVIEW OF TARGET BENEFICIARIES 12 2.2.1 Demographic Profile 13 2.2.2 Social Profile 14 2.2.3 Economic Profile 15 2.2.4 Landholding Size 17 2.2.5 Access to Raw Materials 17 2.2.6 Marketing, Transportation and Storage of Produce 17 2.2.7 Access to Credit Facilities 18 2.2.8 Training and Farming practices 19 2.2.9 Key Findings 20 3. ANALYSIS OF LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................. 21 3.1 INTRODUCTION 21 3.2 LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK 21 4. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ........................................................................... 27 4.1 IDENTIFICATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS 27 4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 28 4.3 COMMUNITY LEVEL CONSULTATION 29 4.4 INSTITUTION LEVEL CONSULTATION 39 4.5 ON-SITE OBSERVATIONS 41 4.6 SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER INTERACTIONS 41 4.7 CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK 43 i ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 4.8 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 46 5. INSTITUTION ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION ARANGEMENT ..................................................................... 48 5.1 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AT STATE LEVEL 48 5.1.1 Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society (ARIAS Society) 48 5.1.2 Core Project Implementation Units (CPIU) at the Secretariat level 48 5.1.3 Operational PIU (OPIUs) at the Directorate/HOD level 49 5.2 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AT DISTRICT LEVEL 49 5.2.1 District Level Coordination Committees (DLCCs) 49 5.2.2 District Offices of Line Departments/Agencies 50 5.3 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AT CLUSTER LEVEL 50 5.3.1 Cluster Development 50 5.3.2 Farmer Producer Organisations 50 5.3.3 Common Service Centre 51 5.4 DIGITAL MAPPING AND PLOTTING OF PRIORITISED CLUSTERS 51 5.5 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT FOR SOCIAL MANAGEMENT 51 5.5.1 Review of the Social Management Unit (SMU), ARIAS Society during AACP 51 5.5.2 Role of SMU in ARIASP and AACP 52 5.5.3 Re-structuring of existing SMU for APART 52 5.5.4 Proposed Structure of SMU for APART 52 5.5.5 Role of SMU 53 5.6 INVOLVEMENT OF IMPLEMENTING DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES 54 5.7 SERVICE PROVIDERS 54 5.7.1 Role of SPs 55 5.7.2 Services and Tasks of SPs 55 5.7.3 Review Mechanism of SPs 56 5.8 SOCIAL AUDIT TEAMS/COMMITTEES 56 5.9 PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 56 6. LAND REQUIREMENT .............................................................................................................................................. 57 6.1 INTRODUCTION 57 6.2 LAND HOLDING PATTERN IN ASSAM 57 6.3 COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES 57 6.3.1 Beel (Oxbow Lake) Fisheries in Assam 58 6.3.2 Derelict Water Bodies / Swamps 58 6.3.3 Village Grazing Reserves 58 6.4 LAND REQUIREMENT UNDER APART 59 6.4.1 Project Activities Involving Land Resources 59 6.5 MECHANISMS FOR OBTAINING LAND FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES 61 6.5.1 Land Donation 61 6.5.2 Lease/Rent of Land Parcels 61 6.5.3 Government Land 61 6.6 APPLICABILITY OF WORLD BANK POLICIES 62 6.7 RESETTLEMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK 62 6.7.1 Objectives 62 6.7.2 Entitlement Matrix 63 ii ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 6.7.3 Monitoring 64 7. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................................... 65 7.1 INTRODUCTION 65 7.2 PROFILE OF THE STS/IPS IN THE PROJECT DISTRICTS 65 7.3 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (IPF) 65 7.3.1 Free, Prior, Informed Consultation (FPIC) 66 7.3.2 Inclusion Plan 67 8. GENDER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ................................................................................................................... 69 8.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE GDS 69 8.2 POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 69 8.2.1 Constitutional Provisions 69 8.2.2 Legal Provision 70 8.3 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES FOR WELFARE OF WOMEN 72 8.4 STATE GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES FOR WELFARE OF WOMEN 73 8.4.1 Sawayamsidha 73 8.5 STATUS OF WOMEN IN ASSAM 74 8.6 GENDER PROFILE IN PROJECT DISTRICTS 74 8.7 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE TARGET WOMEN BENEFICIARIES 75 8.7.1 Agriculture 76 8.7.2 Dairy 76 8.7.3 Fishery 76 8.7.4 Handloom and Textiles 76 8.7.5 Piggery 76 8.7.6 Enterprise 77 8.7.7 Sericulture 77 8.8 CONSULTATION WITH WOMEN 77 8.8.1 Focus Group Discussions (FGD) 77 8.8.2 Outcome of the Consultations 78 8.9 GENDER ACTION PLAN 78 9. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 81 9.1 INTRODUCTION 81 9.2 PURPOSE OF CFS 81 9.3 OBJECTIVES OF CFS 81 9.4 POTENTIAL CFS USERS 81 9.5 CFS FRAMEWORK 82 9.6 TOOLS FOR CITIZEN FEEDBACK 82 9.6.1 ARIAS Society Web Portal 82 9.6.2 Through Feedback Box 82 9.6.3 Social Audit 83 9.6.4 Satisfaction Survey 84 9.6.5 Functioning of CFS 84 9.6.6 Monitoring & Evaluation of CFS 85 10. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM..................................................................................................................... 87 10.1 INTRODUCTION 87 iii ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 10.2 GRM AT ARIAS SOCIETY FOR AACP 87 10.3 GRM FOR APART 88 10.3.1 The GRM Value Chain of APART 88 10.3.2 Designated person for GRM of APART 89 10.3.3 Flow of Grievances received through Online e-Services 90 10.3.4 Flow of Grievances received through Manual Channels 91 10.3.5 Service Standards 92 10.4 NATURE OF GRIEVANCES 94 10.5 ACCESSIBILITY BY THE AGGRIEVED PERSON 94 10.6 TRAINING ON GRM 94 10.7 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ON GRM 95 10.8 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 95 10.9 CONFLICT OF INTEREST 96 10.10 ARBITRATION 96 10.11 CONFIDENTIALITY 96 11. SCHEME CYCLE ....................................................................................................................................................... 97 11.1 OBJECTIVES 97 11.2 SCHEME CYCLES 97 12. HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES ........................................................................ 108 12.1 INTRODUCTION 108 12.2 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES GUIDELINE 108 12.3 WORLD BANK GUIDELINES ON MANAGING ADVERSE IMPACT INDUCED BY LABOUR INFLUX 111 12.4 HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES 111 12.5 HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND SEXUAL HEALTH AWARENESS 112 13. CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN .................................................................................................................................. 113 13.1 INTRODUCTION 113 13.2 IDENTIFICATION OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS 113 13.3 KEY AREAS OF CAPACITY BUILDING 113 13.4 CAPACITY BUILDING FRAMEWORK 114 13.5 TRAINING INSTITUTES IDENTIFIED 114 13.6 PREPARATION OF IEC MATERIALS 115 13.7 TARGET GROUP IDENTIFICATION 115 13.8 CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN 116 13.9 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN 116 13.10 BUDGET 116 14. PROJECT MONITORING & EVALUATION AND REPORTING ............................................................................. 117 14.1 INTRODUCTION 117 14.2 STAGES AND ACTIVITIES 117 14.3 MONITORING INDICATORS 118 14.4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 118 14.5 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 118 14.6 REPORTING 119 iv ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 15. SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................ 120 15.1 INTRODUCTION 120 15.2 OBJECTIVES 120 15.3 RELEVANCE OF SMF TO APART 120 15.4 IMPORTANCE OF SMF TO IMPLEMENTING DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES 120 15.5 DISCLOSURE OF SMF 120 15.6 SCREENING MECHANISM 121 15.6.1 Beneficiary Screening Criteria 121 15.6.1 Checklist for Land Screening and Survey 121 15.7 CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK 121 15.8 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (IPF) 124 15.9 GENDER ACTION PLAN 124 15.10 CFS FRAMEWORK 126 15.11 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 127 15.12 CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN 130 15.12.1 Implementation Strategy for the Capacity Building Plan 132 15.13 STRATEGY FOR PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS 134 15.13.1 Information Education Communication (IEC) Strategy 134 15.13.2 Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Strategy 134 15.13.3 Budget Estimates for HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign 135 15.13.4 Monitoring Indicators for Social Development Outcomes 135 15.14 FORMATS FOR QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS 138 16. BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SMF .......................................................................................................... 142 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Identified Clusters, Beneficiaries and Basis of Cluster Formation .................................................................................................... 4 Table 1-2: Ranking of the Districts for Sample Selection of Production Clusters for Various Sectors .............................................................. 5 Table 1-3: Ranking of the Districts for selection of Enterprise clusters.............................................................................................................. 6 Table 1-4: Districts Identified for Social Assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Table 2-1: Comparative Analyses of Demographic Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011................................................. 9 Table 2-2: Comparative Analyses of Social Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011 .......................................................... 10 Table 2-3: Comparative Analyses of Economic Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011 .................................................... 11 Table 2-4: Percentage of Operational Holdings by Size Classes, 2010-11 ..................................................................................................... 12 Table 2-5: Details of Sample Survey Locations ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 2-6: Demographic Profile of Target Beneficiaries .................................................................................................................................. 13 Table 2-7: Age Profile of Target Beneficiaries ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Table 2-8: Social Profile of Target Beneficiaries .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Table 2-9: Education Level of Target Beneficiaries across Sectors ................................................................................................................ 15 Table 2-10: Employment Status, Income and Poverty Levels ......................................................................................................................... 16 Table 2-11: Engagement Levels in Sample Sectors ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Table 2-12: Percentage of Operational Holdings by Size Classes .................................................................................................................. 17 Table 2-13: Access to Raw Materials .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Table 2-14: Modes Selling of Products by Surveyed Households (%) ............................................................................................................ 17 Table 2-15: Distance Travelled to Access Market Facilities Surveyed Households (%) ................................................................................. 18 v ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 2-16: Access to Credit Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Table 3-1: Legal and Policy Framework .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Table 4-1: Community Consultation – Fisheries Sector................................................................................................................................... 30 Table 4-2: Community Consultation – Fisheries Sector................................................................................................................................... 31 Table 4-3: Community Consultation at Rangia, Kamrup – Dairy Sector .......................................................................................................... 32 Table 4-4: Community Consultation at Khanajan, Morigaon – Dairy Sector ................................................................................................... 33 Table 4-5: Community Consultation at Hajo, Kamrup – Dairy Sector ...................................................................................... 34 Table 4-6: Community Consultation at Deoghoria, Jorhat – Sericulture Sector ............................................................................................. 35 Table 4-7: Community Consultation at Islampur, Darrang – Agriculture Sector .............................................................................................. 36 Table 4-8: Community Consultation at Liet N-Changi, Jorhat – Handloom Sector ................................................................................... 37 Table 4-9: Community Consultation at DICC Office, Tezpur – Enterprise Sector .......................................................................................... 38 Table 4-10: Outcomes of Consultation with Officials of Government and Others ........................................................................................... 39 Table 4-11: Summary of On-Site Observations ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Table 4-12: Key Issues from stakeholders, responses provided and their incorporation in the SMF .............................................................. 41 Table 4-13: Takeaways from Consultation Outcomes on SMF ....................................................................................................................... 43 Table 4-14: Consultation and Communication Framework .............................................................................................................................. 44 Table 4-15: Summary of Workshop Proceedings ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Table 5-1: List of OPIUs to be notified at Directorate/HQ ................................................................................................................................ 49 Table 6-1: Number and Area under Fisheries in Assam, 2014-15 .................................................................................................................. 58 Table 6-2: Sector wise Land Requirements for sub-projects ........................................................................................................................... 59 Table 6-3: Entitlement Matrix ........................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Table 7-1: Tribal Development Strategy during various Stages of Project Cycle ............................................................................................ 67 Table 8-1: Constitutional Provisions for Women ............................................................................................................................................. 69 Table 8-2: Legal Provisions for Women ................................................................................................................................................. 70 Table 8-3: Central Government Schemes and Programmes for Welfare of Women ....................................................................................... 72 Table 8-4: Percentage share of male and female elected representatives in Assam .................................................................................... 75 Table 8-5: Women Participation in Consultations ........................................................................................................................................... 77 Table 8-6: Focus Group Discussion with Women in Project Areas ............................................................................................................. 78 Table 8-7: Gender Action Plan ......................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Table 9-1: CFS Monitoring Indicators .............................................................................................................................................................. 85 Table 10-1: List of Proposed GROs and Appellate Authority for GRM under APART..................................................................................... 89 Table 10-2: Service Standards for Online channel .......................................................................................................................................... 92 Table 10-3: Service Standards for Manual channel ......................................................................................................................................... 93 Table 10-4: Training on GRM .......................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Table 11-1: Scheme Cycle ............................................................................................................................................................................... 98 Table 12-1: Acts related to Health and Safety Aspects and Relevance to the Project ........................................................ 108 Table 12-2: Health and Safety Plan and Implementation Strategies ............................................................................................................. 111 Table 13-1: Sector-wise Local Institutions ..................................................................................................................................................... 113 Table 13-2: Institutes provide training specific to the project ......................................................................................................................... 114 Table 14-1: Reporting Requirement and Timeline ......................................................................................................................................... 119 Table 14-2: Reporting Requirement, Frequency and Responsibility ............................................................................................................. 119 Table 15-1: No. of Target Beneficiaries under the Project ............................................................................................................................. 121 Table 15-2: Consultation and Communication Framework ............................................................................................................................ 122 Table 15-3: Gender Action Plan ..................................................................................................................................................................... 124 Table 15-4: List of Proposed GROs and Appellate Authority for GRM under APART ................................................................................... 128 Table 15-5: Capacity Building Planning Framework ...................................................................................................................................... 130 Table 15-6: Strategy for IEC .......................................................................................................................................................................... 134 vi ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 15-7: Strategy for BCC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 134 Table 15-8: Monitoring Indicators on Social Development Outcomes ........................................................................................................... 135 Table 15-9: Format for Quarterly Report on Tracking of Grievances Redressal ........................................................................................... 138 Table 15-10: Format for Quarterly Progress Report on GAP Implementation ......................................................................... 139 Table 15-11: Reporting format for CFS: ........................................................................................................................................................ 140 Table 15-12: Reporting format for Health and Safety Plan: ........................................................................................................................... 140 Table 15-13: Reporting format for Indigenous People Development Framework (IPF) ................................................................................ 141 Table 15-14: Format for Quarterly Progress Report for Tracking of Monitoring Indicators ............................................................................ 141 Table 16-1: Summary of Estimated Budget for the implement of the SMF.................................................................................................... 142 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: APART Project Area ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Figure 4-1: Key Stakeholders of APART ......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Figure 5-1: Organizational Structure - APART ................................................................................................................................................. 48 Figure 5-2: Organizational chart of SMU, ARIAS Society (ARIASP & AACP) ................................................................................................. 52 Figure 5-3: Proposed Organizational Structure of SMU, APART .................................................................................................................... 53 Figure 5-4: Roles of Service Providers ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 Figure 5-5: Services and Tasks of SPs ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 Figure 6-1: Distribution of Operational Land Holders in Assam ....................................................................................................................... 57 Figure 6-2: Distribution of Operational Land Holders in Project Districts ......................................................................................................... 57 Figure 6-3: Percentage of Grazing Land in Project Districts ( 2011-12) .......................................................................................................... 59 Figure 7-1: Framework for Consultation During Project Preparation in Sixth Schedule Areas / Identified Locations...................................... 67 Figure 8-1: Gender Ratio of Project District and Assam State ........................................................................................................................ 74 Figure 8-2: Gender Ratio in the Project Sectors .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Figure 8-3: Employment Status Among Women (in %) ................................................................................................................................... 76 Figure 8-4: Engagement Levels in Project Sectors (in %) ............................................................................................................................... 76 Figure 9-1: Citizen Feedback System Proposed by ARIAS Society for APART .............................................................................................. 85 Figure 10-1: Grievance Redress Mechanism at ARIAS Society during AACP ................................................................................................ 88 Figure 10-2: The GRM Value Chain ................................................................................................................................................................ 88 Figure 10-3: Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM .............................................................................................................................. 91 Figure 10-4: Flow diagram for manual mode of GRM ...................................................................................................................................... 92 Figure 14-1: Key M & E Activities in the Project Cycle .................................................................................................................................. 118 Figure 15-1: Citizen Feedback System Proposed by ARIAS Society for APART .......................................................................................... 127 Figure 15-2: Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM ............................................................................................................................ 129 Figure 15-3: Flow diagram for manual mode of GRM .................................................................................................................................... 130 LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure 1-1: Project Components and Activities Annexure 1-2: Sample Survey Questionnaire of Target Beneficiaries (APART) Annexure 1-3: Checklist for Social Assessment Annexure 2-1: Demographic Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Annexure 2-2: Social Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Annexure 2-3: Economic Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Annexure 4-1: Checklists for Consultations / Focus Group Discussion vii ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Annexure 4-2: Snapshots of Consultations / Focus Group Discussion Annexure 6-1: Number and Area of Fisheries in Project Districts (2014-15) Annexure 8-1: Gender Development Index for Districts Annexure 12-1: Check list for Health and Safety of Labours Engaged in Construction Activities Annexure 15-1: Criteria for Selection of Beneficiaries and Financial Contribution Annexure 15-2a: Screening checklist for land availability Annexure 15-2b: Format for Census Survey Annexure 15-2c: Format for Documenting Details of Affected Peoples Annexure 15-2d: Memorandum of Understanding (Titleholder) Annexure 15-2e: Memorandum of Understanding (Non-Titleholder) Annexure 15-2f: Memorandum of Understanding (Land & Buildings) Annexure 15-3: Capacity Building Plan for the Project Beneficiaries Annexure 16-1: Estimated Budget for the implement of the SMF viii ABBREVIATIONS AAU : Assam Agriculture University ABIP : Assam Bureau of Investment Promotion ADH&T : Assistant Director of Handloom & Textiles ADS : Assistant Director of Sericulture AGDP : Agriculture Gross Domestic Product AH & VD : Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department AI : Artificial Insemination ALPCO : Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation APART : Assam Project for Agribusiness and Rural Transformation ASAMB : Assam State Agriculture Marketing Board ASWC : Assam State Warehousing Corporation ATMA : Agriculture Technology Management Agency BDC : Beel Development Committee BMC : Bulk Milk Cooler C- I&C : Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce C- P&RD : Commissionerate of Panchayat and Rural Development CBO : Community Based Organization CE – PWRD (WB) : Chief Engineer, Public Works Road Department (World Bank aided Projects) CFS : Citizen Feedback System CIG : Common Interest Group CPIU : Core Project Implementation Unit CSC : Common Service Centre DC : Deputy Commissioner DCS : Dairy Cooperative Society DDD Dairy Development Department : District Fisheries Development Officer DFDO DICC : District Industries and Commerce Centre DLCC : District Level Coordination Committee DLDO : District Level Dairy Officer DoA : Directorate of Agriculture DoAH&V : Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary DoDD : Directorate of Dairy Development; DoF : Directorate of Fisheries DoH&F : Directorate of Horticulture and Food Processing DoH&T : Directorate of Handloom & Textiles DoS : Directorate of Sericulture DPMCU : Data Processor Milk Collection Units DVO : District Veterinary Officer EC : Executive Committee EDPF Enterprise Development Promotion Facility EE : Executive Engineer ix ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework ESA : Environment and Social Assessment FEO : Fishery Extension Officer FGD : Focus Group Discussion FIAC : Farm Information and Advisory Centre FIG : Farmers‟ Interest Group FPC : Farm Producer Company FPO : Farm Producer Organization GAMP : Good Agricultural Marketing Practices GAP : Gender Action Plan GB : General Body GM : General Manager GoA : Government of Assam GoI : Government of India GRM : Grievance Redressal Mechanism IEC : Information, Education and Communication IPA : Investment Promotion Agency IPF : Indigenous People Development Framework JE : Junior Engineer M&E : Monitoring and Evaluation MAIT : Mobile Artificial Insemination Technician MIS : Management Information System MFIs : Micro-Finance Institutions MPI : Milk Producer Institution MSME : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise NGO : Non-Government Organization NDDB : National Dairy Development Board O&M : Operation and Maintenance OPIU : Operational Project Implementation Unit PCU : Project Coordination Unit PIP : Project Implementation Plan PMER : Project Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting PMIS : Project Management Information System PRA : Participatory Rural Appraisal PWD : Public Works Department RPF : Resettlement Policy Framework : Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and RFCT in LARR Resettlement Act SAC : Social Audit Committee SAMETI : State Agricultural Management Extension Technology Institute SE : Superintending Engineer SHGs : Self Help Groups SMF : Social Management Framework SMU : Social Management Unit SP : Service Provide SPCC : State project Coordination Unit TBD : To be decided x ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework VAS : Veterinary Assistant Surgeon VCAP : Value Chain Action Plans VGR : Village Grazing Reserve WAMUL : West Assam Milk Union Limited WB : World Bank xi 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Background The Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) is a step forward to the recently concluded World Bank funded Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project (AACP). The AACP was successfully implemented with overwhelming achievements in increasing cropping intensity, on-farm productivity, and diversification of agriculture in the State. It laid the foundations for long term agriculture transformation in Assam by shifting the focus from rice production towards diversification into high value agriculture production (vegetables, spices, fish, dairy etc.). The project holds importance as nearly 90% of the State‟s population resides in rural areas and is mostly dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. Agriculture sector employs nearly 50% of the state‟s workforce and provides support to 75% of the total population. Agriculture in Assam is based on conventional practices where it is characterized by certain key constraints in its structural transformation like - lack of proper storage facility, processing facilities of the food produced, constrained market access, fragmented supply chain of inputs, low level of private sector involvement, underdeveloped knowledge and awareness among the farming community on markets and climate change, lack of scientific post-harvest management practices, compounded by the outdated regulatory framework of agricultural marketing. Despite having a comparative production advantage in many of the agriculture and allied commodities, and emerging marketing opportunities, conversion of this advantage into competitive food processing industries has remained a challenge in Assam. The food processing sector in the State is largely unorganized and operates on a small scale. Facilitating the development of organized Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) would require handholding, business facilitation services, and facilitation of access to financing, along with regulatory changes for them to flourish. Some of the identified challenges include: underdeveloped agribusiness value chains; limited availability of crop-insurance etc. While the Private Equity/Venture Capital industry in other states has rapidly grown over the past decade, this industry is barely active in Assam (Source: Draft PIP, 2016). In the above context and background the Government of Assam (GoA) proposes to take up the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) with assistance from the World Bank. The proposed project would support, value addition in the production and post-harvest segments of selected agriculture value-chains; facilitate agribusiness investments through inclusive business models that provide opportunities to small farmers as well as stimulate the establishment of new small and medium agribusiness enterprises; and support resilience of agriculture production systems in order to better manage increasing production and commercial risks associated with climate change, in the targeted districts. The project would adopt a cluster strategy within the targeted districts to generate economies of scale; promote vertical and horizontal links between local agricultural enterprises; enable diffusion of innovations; leverage network externalities; and channel public support for services and infrastructure. By adopting a cluster approach, the project would enable all the value chain participants to develop competitive and innovative products that meet market demands rapidly and successfully. The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society formed in November 1998, was the monitoring & coordinating agency for AACP. The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) is the headquarter of the Society, which is headed by a State Project Director. GoA has decided that ARIAS Society will be the monitoring & coordinating agency for APART too. 1 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 1.2 Project Objectives 1.2.1 Development Objective The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “increase value-added and improve resilience in the production and processing of selected agriculture value chains, focusing on small farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in targeted districts of Assam”. The PDO is proposed to be achieved by: (i) Promoting investments in agri-enterprises, reducing the business and transaction costs, facilitating access to finance for agribusiness entrepreneurs, and, where appropriate, push for process, regulatory and/or policy change; (ii) Supporting the development of a modern supply chain; improved information communication technologies (ICT) based farm information and intelligence services, and alternative marketing channels; (iii) Improving producer's access to knowledge, technologies and infrastructure so that they are able to respond to market opportunities and climate variability. 1.2.2 PDO Level Results Indicators The Key Project Indicators (KPI) are: (a) Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (number), of which female (percentage). (Corporate Results Indicators); (b) Increase in quality as measured by price premium of commodities sold by beneficiaries in the selected value chains; (c) Share of selected commodities sold through new marketing channels; and (d) Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology (gender disaggregated). (Corporate Results Indicators) 1.3 Project Design 1.3.1 Guiding Principles The guiding principles under the project are: (i) focus on cluster based approach to b ring forth Assam‟s comparative advantage to meet the growing domestic, regional and the potential international demand; (ii) increase private sector participation in the development of agriculture supply chains and markets; and (iii) improve public sector capacity in delivering climate resilient technology transfer and related services. 1.3.2 Beneficiaries Project beneficiaries will include farmers, farmer producer organizations, and entrepreneurs especially in the MSME segment in the targeted districts. Staff of the participating line departments and autonomous institutions will be among the indirect beneficiaries of the technical and institutional capacity building interventions under the project. 1.3.3 Spatial Coverage/ Spread The project is proposed to be undertaken in 16 districts of the State viz.: Nagaon, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Karbi Anglong, Kamrup, Dhubri, Golaghat, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Darrang, Cachar, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Goalpara, Morigaon and Nalbari (Figure 1-1). Agriculture production and economic concentration of industrial activities in all the districts of Assam were analysed to identify the targeted project districts. The prioritization of the districts has been done by using two criteria by the GoA: (i) contribution of the district to the agriculture Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Assam; and (ii) number of MSME units in the districts (as a proxy for industrial activity at district level). All the 33 districts of the State were ranked, based on these two criteria and the top 16 districts were selected for intervention under the Project. The project shall be implemented over a period of seven (7) years in the targeted districts. 2 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Figure 1-1: APART Project Area 1.3.4 Implementation Approach The adopted approach to the implementation of the Project is that of a series of value chain linked activities. As a first step clusters of production and enterprise (processing) were identified followed by identification of priority commodities. Thereafter a Value Chain Analysis (VCA) and Value Chain Development Plan (VCDP) preparation for the priority commodities was undertaken. The objective of cluster-based interventions under the project is to increase the number and scale of operations of agribusiness enterprises in selected geographic locations that are already exhibiting economic growth and increase in enterprise formation. The Production Clusters are contiguous geographical locations wherein cultivation/rearing of agriculture and allied commodities are being practiced as a primary livelihood. The Enterprise Clusters include business entities/entrepreneurs which are actively involved in operations related to handling and primary value addition of agriculture and allied commodities on a commercial scale, based closest to the Production Clusters and utilizing the locally grown/reared material as a primary raw material. A set of indicators, both quantitative and qualitative, was used for identifying the priority commodities in agriculture and allied sectors to be initially taken up under the project along with field investigations and wide ranging stakeholder consultations to validate the findings. This process resulted in arriving at a well-informed prioritized value chains. Once the commodities were prioritized, detailed VCAs were undertaken for detailed understanding of its structure and functioning. Based on the VCA, detailed VCDPs were prepared for the prioritized value chains. The VCDP broadly covers the strategy to be adopted towards the prioritized value chains in terms of short term and medium term actions; and investment needs, skill development, and technical assistance. The project is collaborating with international and national agencies for a transformational change in agriculture through knowledge, innovation, inclusiveness and sustainable growth. These include: International Rice Research Institute, World Fish, International Livestock Research Institute, and World Vegetable Centre, National Research Centre (Pig) for supporting the pork value chain. Further, before the project launch, collaborations will be made with other agencies, like NDDB and NDDB Dairy Services (NDS) for supporting the milk value chain; NCDEX e-Markets Limited for possible 3 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework collaboration for e-spot market for agriculture commodities; Wageningen University and Research Centre for post-harvest and agro logistics development. 1.4 Project Components Project activities have been grouped into four (4) basic components: Component A: Enabling Agriculture Enterprise Development, Component B: Facilitating Agro Cluster Development, Component C: Fostering Market Led Production and Resilience Enhancement and Component D: Project Management, Monitoring and Learning. The objectives and activities of project components and sub-component are presented in Annexure 1-1. 1.5 Scope and Objective of this Social Assessment The ARIAS Society intends to ensure that the potential issues and risks for the Project are identified and appropriate Management Framework (MF) is prepared for the avoidance, mitigation of adverse effects and enhancing benefits while implementing the same. The present document is a Social Assessment (SA), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and Social Management Framework (SMF) that has been carried out based on a sample set of sub-projects proposed for implementation under various sectors such as agriculture, fishery, dairy, piggery, handloom and textiles, sericulture. In addition, an Indigenous Peoples‟ Development Framework (IPF) has also been prepared. The following tasks have been undertaken as part of SA:  Socio-economic analysis of potential beneficiaries;  Review of Policy, legal, and administrative framework;  Stakeholder analysis and consultation including Free, Prior and Informed Consultation in locations dominated by tribal communities;  Institutional Analysis and Implementation Arrangement;  Preparation of Social Management Framework;  Developing Grievance Redress Mechanism;  Public Disclosure Mechanism;  Developing Gender Development Strategy;  Capacity Development Plan; and  Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Plan etc. 1.6 Methodology for Sample Selection for the Social Assessment A) As a first step for the sample selection for the social assessment the identified Production and Enterprise Cluster under the Project as listed in Table 1-1 were studied. Table 1-1: Identified Clusters, Beneficiaries and Basis of Cluster Formation S. No. Sectors Beneficiaries Basis of Cluster Formation 1 Enterprise Clusters Agro-based industrial units Number of industrial units 2 Production Clusters Farmers produces Paddy, Maize and Black 2.1 Agriculture Commodities Area under cultivation gram ,etc., Processors, 2.2 Horticulture Vegetables/Fruits/Spices cultivators, traders, Area under cultivation 2.3 Fishery Pisciculture-fish seed and fish farmers Area under production Milk producers- Dairy Co-operative Societies (DSC). Milk Producers Institutions (MPIs) and Cattle population & Milk 2.4 Dairy informal sectors in peri-urban areas, Milk Production Unions, Dairy farmers, milk vendors, sweet 4 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework S. No. Sectors Beneficiaries Basis of Cluster Formation makers, cottage processors Pig population & Number of 2.5 Piggery Piggery Farmers, Butchers, Vendors households involved in Pig rearing Sericulture (Muga and Area under cultivation and 2.6 Rearers, reelers, spinners, Eri) production Weavers, Artisans, Master weavers, handloom Number of weavers and silk 2.7 Handloom & Textiles co-operative societies, entrepreneurs. production. Source: Draft PIP, 2016 B) Data on the spread of clusters in the project districts was collated and a ranking system was devised to identify the high concentration district. District with the highest concentration of production and enterprise clusters was ranked number one. In case, a single district was ranked the highest under more than one sector, the second ranking district has been selected for undertaking the social assessment. Ranking of Production Clusters The sector wise number of production clusters in the project districts and their ranking is presented in Table 1-2. Table 1-2: Ranking of the Districts for Sample Selection of Production Clusters for Various Sectors Agriculture Fishery Dairy Piggery Sericulture Clusters Clusters Clusters Clusters Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking Ranking clusters No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Sl. No. District 1 Barpeta 20 4 5 3 4 6 1 7 2 Cachar 21 3 4 4 8 2 6 4 3 Darrang 28 1 3 5 4 6 3 5 4 Dhubri 16 7 4 4 1 7 5 Goalpara 8 12 1 6 4 4 8 2 6 Golaghat 19 5 1 6 4 6 5 3 7 3 7 Jorhat 18 6 1 6 6 4 3 5 9 1 8 Kamrup 14 8 7 2 7 3 6 2 4 5 9 KarbiAnglong 8 12 9 1 10 Kokrajhar 4 13 3 5 11 Lakhimpur 12 9 2 6 4 4 7 3 12 Morigaon 8 12 1 6 7 3 2 6 13 Nagaon 27 2 8 1 25 1 14 Nalbari 9 11 4 4 2 6 15 Sivasagar 11 10 6 2 7 3 16 Sonitpur 27 2 5 3 5 5 9 1 4 5 Total 250 46 70 58 52 Colour Code 1 2 3 Source: Draft PIP, 2016 The analysis for selection of the sample from the production cluster of agriculture, fishery, dairy, piggery and sericulture is presented in the following paragraphs: Agriculture: The commodities of intervention for the agro clusters under the Project includes vegetables and fruits as other commodities like paddy (which is the predominant crop across the state 5 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework and the project districts), black gram, maize, etc. have been taken into consideration as part of the enterprises cluster. Based on the analysis Darrang ranks first with the maximum number of agriculture clusters among the Project Districts. Fishery: Nagaon has the largest area under fish production among the project districts and hence has been chosen as the sample district in the fishery sector. Dairy: Cachar ranked second and Kamrup and Morigaon districts ranked third. Three districts were selected to understand the varied nature of the sector. As identified, Cachar currently has more number of clusters second to Nagaon and a milk processing unit is proposed to be developed under the Project in the District. Kamrup and Morigaon districts have also been selected in addition to Cachar to understand the existing practices and issues of the milk producers in the organised sector. Piggery: Karbi Anglong district has been selected based on the number of clusters in pig rearing and it being a notified district under Sixth Schedule. Sericulture& Handloom: The cluster for study on Sericulture and Handloom has been selected based on the area under cultivation and number of weavers in the area respectively. APART focuses on Muga and Eri silks based interventions. Hence two districts, Jorhat and Sivasagar that have Muga and Eri Silk clusters respectively have been chosen for the study on Sericulture. In addition to these districts, Sualkuchi block in the district of Kamrup was selected for the study on Handloom sector. Ranking of Enterprise Clusters The Agro Enterprises located across the state were listed based on the secondary information available from the District Industries & Commerce Centres. There are a total of 2901 industrial units identified in the project districts, which include both registered and unregistered units. The details of the enterprises are not available for Barpeta and Kokrajhar Districts. Therefore, they were not included as part of the analysis.Based on the review of the available data, it was found that the major commodity handled in the agro enterprises is rice comprising 1330 units (46%) of the total 2901 units (Table 1-3), followed by fish and dairy units. Sonitpur District has the maximum number of rice processing units amongst the Project districts and thus has been considered for social assessment among the agro enterprises. Table 1-3: Ranking of the Districts for selection of Enterprise clusters No. of Enterprise Units in Project Districts KarbiAnglong Grand Total Lakhimpur Sivasagar Morigaon Goalpara Golaghat Sonitpur Darrang Kamrup Nagaon Cachar Nalbari Dhubri Jorhat Enterprises Category Food Processing 0 1 1 0 2 Agro Products 1 0 4 1 0 6 Areca 5 2 5 0 12 Bakery 1 3 14 7 20 18 34 0 97 Cashew 1 1 0 0 2 Cattle feed 1 1 1 1 0 4 Confectioneries 2 1 1 5 1 8 9 1 37 4 1 70 Fish 2 0 2 338 10 9 361 Flour 1 68 14 40 10 11 1 1 7 0 153 Food products 2 14 3 11 7 40 10 1 10 44 26 168 Gur (Jaggery) 7 0 2 9 6 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework No. of Enterprise Units in Project Districts KarbiAnglong Grand Total Lakhimpur Sivasagar Morigaon Goalpara Golaghat Sonitpur Darrang Kamrup Nagaon Cachar Nalbari Dhubri Jorhat Enterprises Category Honey 1 0 0 1 Milk 1 6 1 2 1 258 2 16 287 Mushroom 2 0 1 2 3 0 8 Mustard 1 4 2 4 14 15 2 1 6 1 5 2 27 84 Pig 0 160 17 177 Pulse 2 1 3 2 1 9 Rice 29 54 56 149 35 77 21 52 186 155 59 158 299 1330 Soya 1 2 0 3 Spices 7 1 9 2 3 7 1 3 7 1 10 15 47 113 Grand Total 7 66 127 97 240 78 188 26 61 226 920 151 264 450 2901 Rank 14 11 8 9 4 10 6 13 12 5 1 7 3 2 Source: Draft PIP, 2016 C) The list the districts selected for the social assessment along with ranks is presented in Table 1-4. The final list of the sample districts also manifest regional representation/ spread. Table 1-4: Districts Identified for Social Assessment Sericulture / Fisher Cluster Agriculture Dairy Piggery Handloom Enterprise y and Textiles Cachar, Jorhat, Nagao Districts Darrang Morigaon and KarbiAnglong Shivsagar and Sonitpur n Kamrup Kamrup Ranking 1 2/3* 1 1 1/3/5** 1 Barak valley/ Hill District Regional Central Central (Tribal Central Assam Upper Assam Central Assam Representation Assam/Lower Assam Autonomous Assam Council) * Cachar ranked 2nd, Morigaon and Kamrup ranked 3rd ** Jorhat ranked 1st, Sivasagar ranked 3rd and Kamrup ranked 5th Source: LASA Analysis, 2016 D) The final sample size for undertaking the Socio - Economic Survey of the Target Beneficiaries was 10% of the total farmers/producers/entrepreneurs involved in the selected clusters of the districts identified for social assessment. The socio-economic questionnaire developed for the survey is given in Annexure 1-2. The study of accessibility to market and warehouse facility has been included as part of the social assessments. Any separate study has not been undertaken given its supporting nature for enhancement of production and enterprise sectors. However, if a study of the same is considered necessary, a screening checklist for the same has been provided at Annexure 1-3. 1.7 Structure of the SA Report The present document is SA Report which compiles the findings under suggestions for each item of the scope of the SA as outlined in Section 1.5. The Report has been structured into the following chapters:  Chapter 1 - Introduction: brief about the proposed project, components and methodology followed for sample identification of undertaking the social assessment survey; 7 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework  Chapter 2 - Socio-Economic Profile Analysis: describes socio-economic profile of the project districts and that of the persons surveyed for social assessment, including a brief account of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe population;  Chapter 3 - Analysis of Legal and Policy Framework: brief discussion on applicable State and national level acts and World Bank safeguard policies relevant to the project, and applicability for APART;;  Chapter 4 - Stakeholder Consultation and Public Disclosure: presents the identified list of stakeholders, key outcomes, measures suggested for the concerns of the community and a suggested Consultation and Communication Framework for continued consultation in the Project;  Chapter 5 - Institutional Analysis and Implementation Arrangement: presents the proposed arrangement for implementation of the APART;  Chapter 6 - Land Requirement: presents a summary of the availability of land under various categories for project implementation, mechanisms for land procurement for the Project and Monitoring of such procedures;  Chapter 7 - Indigenous Peoples’ Development Strategy: presents a summary of the socio-economic profile of the schedule tribes in the project area, proposals for community consultation, an Inclusion Plan and the Indigenous Peoples‟ Development Framework (IPF);  Chapter 8 - Gender Development Strategy: presents the socio-economic profile of women in the project districts, applicable policy and legal framework, stakeholder consultations and Gender Action Plan; ;  Chapter 9 - Citizen Engagement: presents the Citizen Feedback System (CFS) to be used under the project including social audit, user satisfaction survey and monitoring and evaluation of the CFS;  Chapter 10 - Grievance Redressal Mechanism: presents the proposed arrangement for redressal of grievance under the Project;  Chapter 11 - Scheme Cycle: describes the sequential flow of sub-project activities under the Project.  Chapter 12 - Health and Safety Plan and Construction Guidelines: presents the identified health issues likely to arise during civil works and project activities and suggestions to manage the impact of labour influx on the host community;  Chapter 13 - Capacity Building Plan: outlines the training plan proposed for the project beneficiaries and officials involved in the social management of the Project;  Chapter 14 - Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting: presents the identified indicators and processes for undertaking project progress evaluation and reporting;  Chapter 15 - Social Management Framework (SMF): describes the social development principles to be adopted for enhancing the positive project impacts; and  Chapter 16 - Budget for Social Management: presents the estimated budget for implementation of the proposals for Social Management. 8 2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ANALYSIS The chapter presents the socio-economic profile of the project districts and the target beneficiaries under the Project. The source of information for the analysis of the districts is the Primary Census Abstract, Census of India 2011 and the analysis for the beneficiaries have been based on the primary/ household survey conducted under the project for the social assessment. The aspects of analysis include: demographic characteristic, economic profile, social profile and access to market and credit facilities. A comparison of the profile has also been carried out with the national and state level situation. 2.1 Socio- Economic Review of Project Area The socio-economic review of the project districts have been based on Census of India, 2011, Agriculture Census, 2010-11 and Human Development Index, 2014. The findings of the situation analysis are presented in the sections below. 2.1.1 Demographic Profile Assam accounts for nearly 2.5% (3 crores) of the population of India (120 crores) as per Census of India, 2011. The total population of the 16 project districts for the same period is 2.15 crores, which is 68.9% of the state total. Nagaon has the highest population concentration (9.05% of the state‟s population) among the project districts and Nalbari District (2.47%) has the lowest concentration. Table 2-1 gives the summarised demographic profile of the project districts in comparison with the state and country situation. Similar details for the individual districts have also been compiled and presented at Annexure 2-1. Table 2-1: Comparative Analyses of Demographic Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011 S. No. Indicators India Assam Project Districts Total Population 1 121.01 3.11 2.15 (in Crores) 2 Average Household Size 4.9 4.9 4.9 Urban Population 3 37.7(31%) 0.43 (14%) 0.24 (11.1%) (in Crores / % to total population) Rural Population 4 83.3 (69%) 2.68 (86%) 1.9 (88.9%) (in Crores/ % to total population) 5 % of Males to Total Population 51.47 51.07 51.1 6 % of Females to Total Population 48.53 48.93 48.9 7 Population Density (persons/ sq.km.) 382 397 414 8 Decadal Growth Rate (in %) 17.64 16.93 16.76 Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011 The population composition by gender is similar in the project district to that of country and state levels. The state and the project districts have higher concentration of population in the rural areas as compared to the national scenario. Darrang has the highest concentration of rural population (94.2%) among the project districts while Jorhat has the lowest concentration (79.8%). However, the rural population is higher in Jorhat than the national level. Karbi Anglong is the most sparsely populated district (92 persons per sq km) of the state given its hilly terrain. In contrast, Dhubri, which has a flat 9 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework terrain, has the highest population density (1171 person per sq. km.) in the state. The state and the project districts have similar decadal population growth rates. 2.1.2 Social Profile The assessment of the social profile for the project districts includes review of Sex ratio, literacy rate, Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe (ST) population. A comparison with the national and state level for the same parameters have also been included in the assessment as shown in Table 2-2. Similar details for all the individual districts have also been compiled and presented at Annexure 2-2. Table 2-2: Comparative Analyses of Social Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011 S. No. Indicators India Assam Project Districts 1 Sex Ratio 940 958 958 2 Literacy Rate ( % to total population) 63.06 61.46 60.4 Literacy Rate among Females ( % to total 3 55.97 56.4 55.63 female population) Literacy Rate among Males (% to total male 4 69.76 66.3 64.97 population) SC Population 5 16.63 7.15 7.1 (in % to total population) ST Population 6 8.61 12.45 10.92 (in % to total population) Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011 A. Sex Ratio The average Sex ratio in the project districts is similar to the state level ratio of 958 and higher than the national average of 940. The districts with the highest sex ratio is Lakhimpur (968) and in comparison Kamrup and Nalbari have the lowest (949) sex ratio, which is still higher than the national average. A detailed analysis on the status of women in the project districts have been presented in Chapter 8. B. Literacy rate The state and project district level total literacy rates are almost at par with the country level corresponding figures. Among the project districts, the literacy level is the lowest in Dhubri District (59.36%) and highest in Jorhat District (83.42%). The female literacy rate is lower than that of the males in all the project districts. C. SC Population The SC population share to the total population is nearly half in Assam and the project districts as that of the national level. SCs constitute nearly 17% of the total population at country level whereas the corresponding figure is 7.1% for the state and project districts. Cachar has the highest concentration (15.25%) of SC population among the project districts. D. ST Population The composition of ST population to the total population follows a reverse trend in Assam and the project districts to the national scenario. In comparison to the national figure of 8.61%, STs constitute 12.45% of the state‟s total population and 10.92% of the project districts‟ population. STs constitute more than 50% of the total population in Karbi Anglong and 33% in Kokrajhar district. The population compositions establish the importance of the project and its intervention to bring all communities into the fold of economic and social development. 10 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 2.1.3 Economic Profile Table 2-3: Comparative Analyses of Economic Profile at National, State and Project District Level, 2011 S. No. Indicators India Assam Project Districts Work Force Participation Rate (%to total 1 39.8 38.4 37.9 population) Main Workers ( % to total working population) 75.2 72.6 72.2 2 Male Workers ( % to total working population) 68.9 71.4 72.1 Workforce in Primary Sector ( % to total 3 54.6 49.35 51.87 working population) Population Below Poverty Line (% to total 4 21.92 31.98 38.8 population) Rural Population Below Poverty Line (% to 5 25.7 33.89 40.9 total population) Urban Population Below Poverty Line (% to 6 13.7 20.49 22.7 total population) Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011, Planning Commission, 2013 and State Human Development Report, 2014 A. Workforce Participation Rate The workforce participation rate (WPR) at the national, state and project district level are almost equal. Among the project districts Barpeta (33.17%) has the lowest WPR and districts of Cachar Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon and Nalbari have WPRs lower than the state average. Gender level data analysis shows that males constitute 72% of the working population of the project districts. The details of workforce population in project districts are presented in Annexure 2-3 (Table 1). Cultivators and agriculture labourers (combined together as workers in primary sector for the analysis) constitute more than 50% of the workforce in the project districts. Workers engaged in these sectors constitute 74% of total workers in Karbi Anglong district. The reason for this can be attributed to the fact that the district also has the highest concentration of tribal people that are mostly engaged in primary sector activities. B. Poverty Levels The poverty levels have been assessed based on the composition of people living below poverty line (BPL) as identified by the Planning Commission of India, Assam, the project districts have higher levels of poverty than the national average of 21.92%. The prevalence of BPL in rural areas (40.9%) of the project districts is almost 2 times the corresponding figure for urban areas (22.7%). The high poverty ratio adds to the importance of successful implementation of APART to help eradicate rural poverty by increasing income generation activities. C. Economic Base The economy of Assam is largely rural and agrarian. Agriculture is still the principal occupation of majority of the rural population in the state in terms of employment and livelihood. About 98.4 percent of total land mass [Census 2011] of the state is rural. The net cultivated area of the state is 28.11 lakh hectares (2011-12) which is about 87.4% of the total land available for agricultural cultivation in the State. The average operational holding is less than one hectare and more than 85% of the farmers are in the small and marginal farmers category. The contribution of Agriculture Sector towards State economy registered gradual fall [GSDP at constant (2004-05) prices] during the period 2005-06 to 2012-13 (Provisional Estimate). The trend of growth of Agriculture Sector, on the other hand, was erratic [GSDP (at constant 2004-05 prices)] during the same period. The high level of workforce involved in agriculture which is practised mostly with traditional methods results into low income levels. 11 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework As per Human Development Report (HDR) for Assam, 2014 the per capita annual income average is Rs. 24660 and the corresponding figure for the project districts is Rs.23880. D. Land Holding Size Review of land holding size holds importance for the project area given its high dependence on agriculture and related activities. The Agricultural Census defines Operational Land Holding as all land which is used wholly or partly for agricultural production and is operated as one technical unit by one person alone or with others without regard to the title, legal form, size or location . The land holding size for the project districts have been studied on the basis of size, category which is Marginal, Small, Semi-medium, Medium and Large, as defined by the Agricultural Census. The size group wise percentage of number and area of operational holdings at National, State and project district level is given in Table 2-4. Distribution of land holdings according to 2010-11 Agricultural Census shows that overall marginal farmers are dominant in the state holding a total area of 774 ha with 66.2% male and 1.17% female whereas farmers in the large category hold a total area of 28 ha with only 0.07% male and negligible number of females. Table 2-4: Percentage of Operational Holdings by Size Classes, 2010-11 Sl. No. Size-Group India Assam Project Districts 1 Marginal (below 1.00 ha.) 67.10 67.31 65.1 2 Small (1.00 - 2.00 ha.) 17.91 18.25 18.0 3 Semi-medium (2.00 - 4.00 ha.) 10.04 11.16 12.9 4 Medium (4.00 - 10.00 ha.) 4.25 3.12 2.6 5 Large (10.00 ha. & above) 0.70 0.15 1.18 Source: Agricultural Census, 2010-11 and State Human Development Report, 2014 Farming practises need to be more efficient to produce higher yield for economic growth of the workers involved, given the small land holding size spread across the state and the Project Districts. E. Human Development Index The Human Development Report Index (HDI), 2014 ranks Assam 16 among the states of India with 0.557 HDI. Among the project districts Jorhat has the highest HDI of 0.655, surpassing the national (0.609) and state index. Four other districts of (Barpeta, Kamrup, Karbi Anglong, Sivasagar) have HDIs above the national index. Among the project districts, Cachar has the lowest HDI of 0.463. 2.2 Socio- Economic Review of Target Beneficiaries The socio-economic review of the target beneficiaries is based on the analysis of the household survey carried out for the sample production and enterprise clusters in the selected project districts for social assessment under the Project. Sector wise details of villages and blocks covered under the survey have been presented in the Table 2-5. Table 2-5: Details of Sample Survey Locations No. of S. No. of Sector District Block Villages Covered Households No. Villages Surveyed 1 Agriculture Darrang Dalgaon Islampur, Bahbari, No. 1 Shyampur, 101 5 Kamarpara, Pachim Kamarpara, 2 Dairy Kamrup Rangia Pachimpar Bagbari, Hundhiya, Kankuchi, 110 6 Hajo Balikuchi, Barmura, Chapania Morigaon Mayong Kanajan barjari, Boha Unnat para, 4 Sonajan Borjari, Khonajan (N. Basti) 12 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework No. of S. No. of Sector District Block Villages Covered Households No. Villages Surveyed Cachar Binnakandi Kaptanpur, Chindam Lankay NT Koch basti, Singdam (Chindam), Natun 7 Bagicha, Boromamda, Narikol Basti, Singaon, 3 Fishery Nagaon Juria, Godaimari, Muri puthi Khaiti, Koshgaon, 103 Batradava, Uttar Khatawal (Ghaua Chalchali), 10 Rupahi, Gahua Salsali, Roumari, Kandulimari, Laokhowa Roumari, Tuktuki, Kochughat, 4 Sericulture Jorhat Titabor Deoghoria, Kochu Khat, Amguri Khatol 68 Gaon 3 Sivasagar Nazira, Chewnial, Borahibari, Maut Khand, Gourisagar Diksumaut Gaon, Abhoipuria, Hudupara, 9 Sugupora Abhaypuria, Disku Mount Gaon, Khangia 5 Handloom Jorhat Titabor Layet Na Chungi, Deoghoria 2 100 & Textiles Kamrup Sualkuchi Sualkuchi, Bamunpara, Bamun Sarania 3 6 Piggery Karbi Manja, Ser Malong, Dilagi, Amri Hanse Basti, 106 Anglong Lumbajung Rongkimi, Joysing Terong Gaon, 8 Phonglangsu, Rongchingri, Hemaribey Gaon, 7 Enterprise/ Sonitpur Balipara, Chanddhara, Darang College Road (In 53 Industry Bhuramari, front of law college), Gotola Pathak Suburi, Katakibari, Bamparbotiya, Bihaguri, Parboti Nagar, Chatai Chapori, Harigaon, Borsola, Dah Parbatia, Sakor Suburi, Sataisapori, Gabharu, Jyotinagar (Barikachubari), Amaribari, Dhekiajuli, Malarpukhuri, Singri Bongali, Thelamara Ghoramari, Ghat, Mitham Gaon Panchayat, Thelamara Kathoni Gaon, Baghbil, 40 Tezpur Balipara, Bahbera, Kumar Chuburi, Patidoi Berela, 2 No Dhanmara, Patidoi Berela, Kawaimari, Singri Bangali, Patidhoivereta, Meghati, Kalakuchi, Nahorbari, Kacharigaon, Digholi Gaon, Kumar Chuburi, Kalakuchi, Baghmara, Dighaldol, No 2 Bamunpukhuri, Pitha Khowa, No 2 Dhanmara Total Number 16 23 97 641 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.1 Demographic Profile The analysis of the demographic profile of the surveyed households include: the household size, gender and age composition of the household as presented in Table 2-6 and 2-7. Table 2-6: Demographic Profile of Target Beneficiaries No. of No. of % of % of Sl. Household Sectors Household Family Males Females No. Size Surveyed Members 1 Agriculture (Vegetables) 101 508 5.0 44.88 55.12 2 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary (Piggery) 106 409 3.9 50.37 49.63 3 Dairy 110 500 4.5 48.20 51.80 4 Enterprises 53 264 5.0 41.67 58.33 5 Fishery 103 518 5.0 44.02 55.98 13 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework No. of No. of % of % of Sl. Household Sectors Household Family Males Females No. Size Surveyed Members 6 Handloom & Textile 100 386 3.9 54.15 45.85 7 Sericulture 68 328 4.8 49.09 50.91 Sample Total/ Average 641 2913 4.5 52.52 47.48 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 The average household size among the sample population is 4.5 persons per household which is lower than the project district level averages. More than two-third (69.3%) of the total sample population is in the age group of 15- 59 years. This reflects that the age group that is economically active is very wide and thus the project interventions have to be carefully planned for maximum outreach. Table 2-7: Age Profile of Target Beneficiaries Age Group in Years (% individuals) Sectors 0 -6 7-14 15-59 60 & Above Agriculture 13.7 16.1 66.3 3.8 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary (Piggery) 19.1 17.8 60.6 2.4 Dairy 12.0 14.4 69.4 4.2 Enterprises 6.8 7.2 73.1 12.9 Fishery 9.8 18.1 66.8 5.2 Handloom & Textile 5.7 10.6 77.2 6.5 Sericulture 8.2 9.5 75.9 6.4 Sample Average 11.2 14.1 69.3 5.4 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.2 Social Profile The assessment of the social profile of the survey households includes review of Sex ratio, literacy rate, family types; households headed by women, SC and ST population and have been shown in Table 2-8. Table 2-8: Social Profile of Target Beneficiaries % of Women SC (% of ST(% of S. Literacy Nuclear Family Sector Sex Ratio Headed total total No. Rate (%) (% households) Households population) population) Agriculture 1 814 62.4 83.2 3 (Vegetables) Animal Husbandry & 2 1015 76.3 98.1 17.9 100 Veterinary (Piggery) 3 Dairy 931 82.6 6.4 4 Enterprises 714 86.7 79.2 3.7 7.1 6.8 5 Fishery 786 81.3 65 1.9 6 Handloom & Textile 1181 89.6 95 12 8.1 66.6 7 Sericulture 964 89.3 85.3 2.9 8.5 Sample Total/ Average 915 80 84.3 7% 7.6 45.4 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 14 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework The handloom & textile and piggery sectors have a positive sex ratio in favour of women. Literacy rate among the households surveyed is higher than the state average. The high rates of literacy would assist the household to be more receptive of the project initiatives. Piggery sector has the highest (17.92%) number of women headed households followed by the handloom & textile sector (12%). Women headed households are identified among the vulnerable group that would require special attention during the project implementation. A Gender Action Plan (GAP) has been prepared under the project to provide special assistance and allowance to women beneficiaries to ensure their increased participation. SCs and STs are also included in the vulnerable group. All the households included in the survey of the piggery sector belong to the ST category followed by 66.6% households engaged in the handloom and textile sector. An Indigenous Peoples‟ Framework has been prepared under the project to meet to increase their participation in the project and to ensure that they are able to benefit from the project interventions. Among the surveyed households, agriculture sector has the highest number of illiterates (39.2%) across the seven sectors. Enterprise sector comprises the highest number of graduates (34.1%) and nearly half of the all the persons surveyed are either graduates or post graduates (Refer Table 2-9). The education level is an impact of the specialised nature of work in the sector. Target households surveyed in the handloom & textile sector comprise the highest share of post graduates (27.7%). Table 2-9: Education Level of Target Beneficiaries across Sectors Education Levels (% population) Sectors P.G./ Higher Illiterate Primary Secondary Graduate Vocational NA Secondary Degree Agriculture 39.25 20.7 11.6 5.9 3.5 6.1 17.0 Animal Husbandry & 15.5 15.4 12.6 13.2 27.1 1.4 18.2 Veterinary (Piggery) Dairy 13.1 17.5 17.0 24.7 15.3 16.9 6.8 Enterprises 4.5 5.2 10.2 13.2 34.1 15.5 10.2 Fishery 17.3 21.8 16.3 11.2 9.4 20.9 19.3 Handloom & Textile 6.5 11.0 17.1 15.0 3.5 27.7 9.1 Sericulture 3.8 8.4 15.3 16.8 7.1 11.5 19.3 Average of the Total Sample 13.7 33.6 30 11.7 2.9 5.1 3 Beneficiaries Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.3 Economic Profile Indicators used for assessment of the economic profile of the target beneficiaries are employment status, income levels, poverty ratios and input or engagement levels in the sample sectors. The highest employment rate (58.5%) is in the handloom and textile sector as shown in the Table 2-10. However, the high employment rate is not a factor impacting the household income levels much as the 93% of all surveyed households have an annual income of less than Rs. 1.2 lakhs (less than Rs. 10,000 per month) but are still not able to earn income higher than the BPL level. In comparison the enterprise sector that has an employment rate of 48.5% has the highest annual earning among all the sectors. The 93% of the households in dairy sector have an annual household income less than Rs. 1.2 lakhs but the absolute amount earned is much less; as a result of which more than the half of them are in BPL category. BPL households are included in the vulnerable group under the Project and shall be provided special assistance to increase their income levels and living conditions. 15 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 2-10: Employment Status, Income and Poverty Levels Household Annual Income (%) Sl. Employment Less than Rs. 1.2 Between More than Sector BPL No Rate (%) lakhs Rs.1.2-2.4 Rs.2.4 lakhs lakhs Agriculture 1 61.4 28.7 1 40.5 (Vegetables) 46.5 Animal Husbandry & 2 54.5 40 5.4 16 Veterinary (Piggery) 54.0 3 Dairy 44.4 90.6 9.4 0 57.3 4 Enterprises 48.5 29.1 12.6 58.2 11.3 5 Fishery 45.2 64 24 12 51.4 6 Handloom & Textile 58.5 93.4 5.7 0.9 18 7 Sericulture 50.3 77.9 16.2 5.9 39.7 Average 49.2 67.3 19.5 13.2 33.4 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 The analysis on level of engagement in the identified sectors among the sample households show that full input by the workers is very limited in all sectors, with the average levels being (20.12%) and more than 40% do not provide any input to the works in the sector Table 2-11. Gender comparison shows that women provide highest the full time input (36%) in the piggery sector while the full time input among males is in the Fishery Sector (44%). Table 2-11: Engagement Levels in Sample Sectors % of Total Surveyed Population in the Sector Sectors Full Time Part Time No Inputs Total 14.6 41.5 43.9 Agriculture Male 26.1 42.1 31.9 Female 0.4 40.8 58.8 Total 40.3 56.1 3.5 Animal Husbandry & Male 12.3 41.4 46.3 Veterinary (Piggery) Female 35.9 19.9 44.2 Total 19.2 32.2 48.6 Dairy Male 30.5 27.0 42.5 Female 7.1 37.8 55.2 Total 17.4 31.2 51.4 Enterprises Male 24.7 39.6 35.7 Female 5.4 17.3 77.3 Total 26.4 25.7 47.9 Fishery Male 44.1 16.6 39.3 Female 3.9 37.3 58.8 Total 26.9 23.6 49.5 Handloom & Textile Male 24.9 13 62.1 Female 28.7 32.5 38.8 Total 9.8 53.4 36.9 Sericulture Male 14.4 49.7 35.9 Female 5 57.1 37.9 Total 20.1 33.5 46.4 Sample Total Male 26.9 31.8 41.3 Female 12.6 35.4 52 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 16 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 2.2.4 Landholding Size Nearly all the farmers (93.4%) in the Piggery Sector have marginal (below 1 ha) landholding size whereas in the fishery sector only 10.7 % farmers are in the marginal category. The fishery sector has the highest percentage (8.7%) of households with large landholding sizes (Table 2-12). Table 2-12: Percentage of Operational Holdings by Size Classes % Households Sectors Marginal Small Semi Medium Medium Large Agriculture 40.6 27.7 17.8 10.9 3.0 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary (Piggery) 93.4 1.9 4.7 0.0 0.0 Dairy 23.6 32.7 22.7 19.1 1.8 Fishery 10.7 14.6 39.8 26.2 8.7 Handloom & Textile 71.0 20.0 9.0 Sericulture 13.0 14.0 22.0 18.0 1.0 All Sample Household Total 44.4 19.6 20.4 13.1 2.6 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.5 Access to Raw Materials Private suppliers are the main source of supply of seed/ raw material/ cattle/ piglets, feeds, medicines and fertilizers for all the sectors except for sericulture (Table 2-13). In the case of sericulture sector, majority of farmers (52.94 percent), procure raw materials from government department. Table 2-13: Access to Raw Materials % of Total Surveyed Households in the Sector Seeds/Raw Fertilizers/ Sl. materials/ Cattle/ Feeds Medicines Sector Pesticides No. Piglets Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Pvt. Govt. Govt. Govt. Govt. Supplier Suppliers Suppliers Supplier 1 Agriculture 99 1 100 2 Piggery 100 100 70 30 3 Dairy 89.1 10.9 72.7 27.27 53.64 46.36 4 Enterprises 100 5 Fishery 95.15 4.85 100 100 100 Handloom and 6 100 Textiles 7 Sericulture 47.1 52.9 95.59 4.41 98.53 1.47 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.6 Marketing, Transportation and Storage of Produce Direct selling of the produce is the most common method used by the surveyed households in handloom & textile and sericulture sectors (Table 2-14). Almost all the households in the fishery sector sell their produce through agents. Selling with the help of agents is also more prevalent on Enterprise (86.8%) and piggery (71.7%). Table 2-14: Modes Selling of Products by Surveyed Households (%) Through Both (Directly and Through Co- Sl. No. Sector Direct Agents through Agents) operatives 1 Agriculture 19.8 59.4 20.8 17 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Through Both (Directly and Through Co- Sl. No. Sector Direct Agents through Agents) operatives 2 Piggery 27.3 71.7 1 3 Dairy 9.5 90.5 4 Enterprises 13.2 86.8 5 Fishery 1 99 6 Handloom & Textile 61.0 32.0 7.0 7 Sericulture 68.6 31.4 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 The farmers involved in the handloom and textile sector travel the least distance among all the sectors as their production unit and sale points are mostly home based. Almost half (49.3%) of the total households surveyed travel more than 5 km to sell their products. Table 2-15: Distance Travelled to Access Market Facilities Surveyed Households (%) Sl. No. Sector Less than 2 km Between 2 and 5 km More than 5 km 1 Agriculture 94.05 5.95 2 Piggery 49.98 45.27 4.75 3 Dairy 9.5 100 4 Enterprises 13.20 86.80 5 Fishery 2.91 4.86 92.23 6 Handloom & Textile 100 7 Sericulture 36.83 6.47 56.70 All Sample Household Total 35.4 50.13 49.3 Source: LASA Primary Survey, 2016 As per the survey results, the commonly used transportation mode for transfer of produce among the various sectors are pick up vans in nearly 24% of the cases and manual modes (bicycle, hand and bullock carts) in 25% cases. The use of pick up van is the maximum (52%) in the fishery sector given the perishable nature of the produce. Storage facility is required mainly to the households engaged in the enterprise as this is the sector where value addition to the products is being undertaken by all the households and storage facility is available only with 51% of them. Other sectors where farmers undertake value addition to their produce are dairy (23.6%) and fishery (2.9%) and therefore, there is a resultant need of storage facility. Pricing mechanism for the final produce was also captured as part of the household survey. However, responses have been received only for the agriculture sector, where 62% of the households responded that bargaining was the commonly used method for commodity pricing, followed by Auction (22%). 2.2.7 Access to Credit Facilities Assessment of accessibility to credit facilities to the target beneficiaries was also carried out as part of the household survey. The reference parameters included bank accounts access to loan, Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and benefit derived from any Government scheme and insurance coverage. Among all the sectors, farmers in the fishery sector have the highest (60.6%) percentage of individuals with bank accounts. Highest (37.73%) percentage of households from enterprise sector have taken loan followed by 17.27% from dairy sector, 2.7% from agriculture sector and 6% from handloom and textiles whereas no farmers has taken loan from fishery, piggery and sericulture sector (Refer Table 2-16). In case of KCC, farmers from dairy sector (20.9 %) and from agricultural sector (2.97%) 18 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework have availed the benefit of KCC. Households involved in dairy and enterprise sector have only availed any government scheme. Similarly households involved in these sectors have insurance coverage above Rs. One lakh. Overall, out of the total households surveyed only 2.6% have insurance coverage. The reasons for low accessibility to these facilities can also be attributed to low awareness about the schemes among the farmers. Table 2-16: Access to Credit Facilities % Households S. % of Individual Sectors Taken any Availed the Beneficiary of any No. Bank Accounts loan benefit of KCC Govt. scheme 1 Agriculture 21.3 2.97 2.97 0.99 2 Dairy 38.6 17.27 20.90 20.90 3 Enterprises 45.2 37.73 - 20.75 4 Fishery 60.6 - - 0.97 5 Handloom & Textile 47.3 6 3 6 Piggery 46.9 - - 4.71 7 Sericulture 51.8 - - 5.88 Average of all Sectors 42.8 16 11.9 8.17 Source: Primary Survey, 2016 2.2.8 Training and Farming practices Among the 641 household members, only 101 (15.75%) households have received any training for skill upgradation. Individuals have received training only in horticulture, dairy and enterprise sectors. Three- fourth of households suggested that there was a requirement of skill upgradation training for income enhancement. Sector wise details on training received and current farming practices is discussed below: Agriculture: 7.2% have undergone training on use of inputs and machineries. The farming practices followed in the survey households is mostly integrated (87%) whereas only 5% follows organic farming methods. The seed varieties used is mostly hybrid (86%) and 7% farmers use both hybrid and local varieties of seeds. However 5% of farmers cultivate purely local varieties. The cropping pattern mostly followed is multiple cropping by 85% of the farmers, whereas the rest follows multiple and inter cropping (4%), inter cropping (2%), mono cropping (5%) and both mono and inter cropping (4%). In the traditional pest control technique followed by all the farmers, cow-dung, cow-urine and ash is mostly used. Dairy: 36.36% of the total households have undergone training in DCS functioning, quality of milk and milk products, pricing mechanism and animal management. The cattle breeds reared are Jersey (44%), Sahial (5%) and local (44%). Enterprise: 19% of the entrepreneurs have undergone training related to their enterprise, whereas the rest requires training to enhance their quality, productivity and marketing. Fishery: Farmers have not received any training and have requested training on maintenance of the fishery pond, input materials, diseases and modern aquaculture. The farming and culturing practice varies from farmer to farmer. Fresh aquaculture is practised by majority (71%) of the farmers and only a few (31%) practices fish cum paddy culture. The frequency of stocking is multiple and is being followed by 97% of the farmers. 19 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Handloom and Textiles: Weavers have not received any training and thus have suggested that training in use of power looms and other modern practises should be imparted to them. The weavers currently use their traditional weaving and designing skills in this sector. Piggery: 99% of the farmers in this sector have not undergone any training till date. Out of the total households most of the farmers (80%) rear pig as fattener, 10% rears as both piglet and fattener and 7% rears for piglet. Only 3% farmers directly sell pork in the market. The swine breeds reared are mostly Cross (Hampsire, 96%) and local in common (10%). Sericulture: None of the farmers have received any training on modern practises in the sector. In this sector the rearers are culturing in their traditional way and all the sample households are involved in both planting and rearing. However rearing of silk worm varies as, 20.58% rears all three Eri, Muga and Mulberry, 23.5% rears only Eri, 14.70% rears Eri and Muga, 35% rears Eri and Mulberry and only 5.42% rears Mulberry and Muga. 2.2.9 Key Findings  High levels of literacy and a sex ratio in favor of women‟;  45.4% of the total households surveyed belong to the ST category and need special assistance under the project to enable them to join the mainstream social and economic life;  44.4% of the total land holding size is less than one ha and falls in the marginal category and therefore it requires the project to incorporate a targeting and inclusion strategy for these categories of farmers;  Private sector is the main source of raw materials to the farmers and as a result of which farmers pay a higher rate and do not benefit from government subsidies;  Access to financial services needs to be improved;  Storage facility is very inadequate; the project needs to take interventions for strengthening and expanding the storage facilities; and  Majority of the farmers have not received any training on modern farming practices. Provision for training and capacity building needs to be included in the project design. 20 3. ANALYSIS OF LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK 3.1 Introduction The existing legal and policy provisions have been analysed in relation to the proposed APART activities for preparing a framework to ensure that project activities are carried out in compliance with the National, State legislations and the World Bank policies and the likely adverse social impacts are mitigated through an established legal and policy framework. 3.2 Legal and Policy Framework The legal and policy framework for APART is described in Table 3-1. Table 3-1: Legal and Policy Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART Right to To set a system of right to  The Act spell out the details of the Applicable: It is Information Act, information to citizens to obligations of the public authority like mandatory for Project 2005 access information under disclosure of the particulars, relating Coordination Unit control of public authorities to the functions, , powers and duties (PCU), Core Project and to promote transparency of its officials/employees, norms, Implementation Unit and accountability in working rules, regulations, instructions, (CPIUs), Operational of every public authority. records etc. Project Implementation  Public disclosure of all relevant Unit (OPIUs), District information and appointment of Level Coordination designated officer in each public Committee (DLCCs) and authority. Core Project Implementation Unit  Constitution of Central and State (CPIUs) to implement Information Commission the provision of this Act Child Labour  To prohibit child labour in  Ban on employment of children below Applicable: All OPIUs (Prohibition & certain hazardous 14 years in specific occupation and propose some activities Regulation) Act, activities/profession. processes; where child labour is 1986,  To provide better working  Lay down the procedure to decide either prohibited or to condition in modifications to the schedule of provide working activities/profession where banned occupation or processes; condition as specified in child can be employed the Act  Regulate the conditions of work of children in employments where they are not prohibited for working; and  Lay down enhanced penalties for employment of children in violation of the provisions of the Act. Right to Fair  To minimize displacement  Entitlement of compensation, R & R Not Applicable: As Compensation and to promote, as far as assistance and benefits for the APART has adopted a and Transparency possible, non-displacing or displaced families due to land principle that no in Land least-displacing acquisition with special provisions for activities shall be taken Acquisition, Rehabilitation and alternatives; ST and SC communities. up where land Resettlement Act  To ensure adequate acquisition is involved (RFCTLARR), rehabilitation package and 2013 expeditious implementation of the rehabilitation process with the active participation of the displaced families; 21 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART  To ensure that special care is taken especially for protecting the rights of the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and to create obligations on the State for their treatment with concern and sensitivity; Panchayats To provide specifying special  Decentralized existing approaches to Applicable: Project (Extension to the provisions for Panchayats in forest governance by bringing the activities are also being Scheduled Area) Schedule V areas. 1 Gram Sabha centre stage and taken up in schedule Act, 1996 recognized the traditional rights of areas. Hence, the Scheduled Tribe people over planned interventions community resources, the land, water, and their implementation and forests. in sixth scheduled areas  Ground decentralization in India, (Kokrajhar and Karbi through the transfer of power to the Anglong districts) will Gram Sabha or the village assembly. need to comply with the With PESA, an effort was made to provisions of this Act. vest legislative powers in the Gram Sabha, to manage community resources, and to resolve disputes according to the customs and traditions of the people. This significant legislation was expected to have far reaching consequences in the social, economic, and cultural life of tribal people in Scheduled Areas. The Companies  To offer a statutory and  Producer Company may carry out Applicable: The project (Amendment) Act, regulatory framework that production, harvesting, procurement, proposes to assist the 2002 (Part IXA – creates the potential for grading, pooling, handling, marketing, farmers to form Producer producer owned selling, export of primary produce of Producers Companies. Companies) enterprises to compete with the members for their benefits by itself These companies shall other enterprises; or through other institutions; be guided/ defined in  To provide for the formation  Processing including preserving, accordance with the and registration of producer drying, distilling, brewing, venting provisions of this Act. companies; and canning and packaging of produce of The MoAs, By-Laws,  To provide voluntary its members; management structure, opportunity to cooperative  Sale or supply of machinery, voting rights of the institutions to form a equipment or consumables mainly to members, sharing of producer company. its members; benefits, annual general meeting, finance,  Rendering technical services, accounts and audits, consultancy services, training, investments shall all be research and development and all defined in accordance other activities for promotion of the with this Act. interests of its members;  Insurance of the producer or their primary produce; and  Welfare measures or facilities for the 1The Gram Sabha is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village or a group of villages which elect a Panchayat. Each Gram Sabha shall be competent to safeguard and preserve the traditions and customs of the people, their cultural identity, community resources, and the customary mode of dispute resolution. 22 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART benefit of members as decided by the Board. The Assam Co-  To facilitate formation and  The Act spell out the procedure and Applicable: Activities of operative working of Cooperative requirements for registration of the line Societies Societies; cooperative societies by the Registrar departments/agencies (Amendment) Act,  To create quality of credit of Cooperative Societies; provides for 2012 worthiness amongst the  Roles and responsibilities of the strengthening and agriculturist, artisans and officials responsible for forming and formation of producer other persons with common managing cooperative societies; cooperative societies economic needs; especially under  Rights of the members of the Fishery, Dairy and  To bring about a higher cooperative societies and distribution Handloom & Textiles standard of living, better of profits; sectors. business, better methods of  Specify monitoring, accounting and production, equitable democratic management mechanism distribution and exchange. of the cooperative societies. Indian Fisheries To protect the rights of the  Classification of Fisheries. Applicable: Fishery is Act, 1897 (Act fisherman, lay down an important component No.4 of 1897) and  Procedure for settlement of fisheries. procedure for settlement of of APART including Beel Assam Fishery fisheries to fisherman  Protect the right of the fisherman. (Oxbow lakes) fisheries. Rules, 1953 community and to protect the  Ban of fishing during breeding fish varieties season.  Provision for restriction of certain fishing gears during breeding season National and State Policies National Textile  To facilitate the textile  Enhancing the benefits to the north Applicable: CPIU and Policy, 2000 industry to attain and eastern region; OPIU of Industries and sustain a pre-eminent  IT oriented value chain for achieving Commerce and global standing in the international standards of quality, Handloom & Textile manufacture and export of design and marketing; and Department. clothing;  Build partnership with major  To ease the import stakeholders like State Government, pressure with a dominant Financial Institutions, Entrepreneurs, presence in domestic Farmers and NGOs to achieve the market; above objectives  To minimize controls and  Technology up-gradation; regulations on textile  Enhancement of productivity with industry to perform in the quality; competitive environment;  Strengthening raw material base;  To encourage FDI and R&D in the sector to  Product diversification; achieve world class  Innovative marketing technology and manufacturing capabilities increase in export; in conformity with  Financial arrangements; environmental standards;  Enhance employment opportunities;  To sustain and strengthen and the traditional knowledge, skills and capabilities;  Integrated human resource Development.  To revitalize the institutional structure to enhance  Product up-gradation and human resource skills of diversification. those working in decentralized sector. 23 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART Model Bye laws  The objective of providing  These rules and regulations are called Applicable: CPIU of for Milk this model byelaw is to the byelaws of the cooperative. Animal Husbandry & Producers‟ guide the milk producers‟ Veterinary Department Cooperatives,  The byelaws are adopted by the cooperatives in preparation members of the cooperative and and OPIUs of Dairy National Dairy Development of byelaws as per the registered by the Registrar of the Development Board (NDDB) provisions of the Cooperative Societies. Department (DDD) & Cooperative Societies Act. West Assam Milk Union  As the byelaws are framed and Limited (WAMUL). adopted by the cooperatives, they differ from one cooperative to another, as per their respective objectives and the needs.  The Framework of the byelaws is generally provided in the Act or Rules.  The provisions of byelaws cannot travel beyond the powers vested in by the Act and Rules.  The provisions of Cooperative Societies Act and Rules have overriding effect on the provisions of the byelaws.  In case of conflict between the byelaws and the provisions of the Act or Rules the provisions of the Act or Rules must be followed. Proposed Assam  To enable the industry to  Modernization and enhance quality of Applicable: CPIU and Sericulture Policy produce competitively the industry; OPIU of Sericulture priced and high quality Eri,  Improving productivity at all stages of Department Muga and Pat silk for the silk production; State to become world  Enhance income of the stakeholders‟ leader in such silk market; especially women;  To promote scientific  Encourage clustering of the activities sericulture practices; like rearing, reeling/spinning and  To provide employment weaving; generation in rural areas of  Strengthen links between the the State; and producers and the industry;  To promote public private  Knowledge transfer and improved partnership. access to cost effective inputs and market access to prevent loss of produce to the Sericulturists;  Breed improvement, silkworm health management, quality of food plants, and disease control and prevention;  Development of reeling/spinning devices and processing equipment to enhance quality as well as quantity of production;  Quality control of silkworm seeds, cocoons, yarns and allied products;  Tapping the unused waste and degraded land and reviving the unused silk farms and other seed 24 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART production, reeling/spinning infrastructure available with the government. World Bank Policies World Bank  The key objective of the  Involuntary Resettlement is avoided or Applicable: In case Policies on Bank„s safeguard Policy at least minimize displacement; there are encroachers Involuntary 4.12 is to ensure that and squatters in the land resettlement –  Ensure that the displaced persons are displaced persons are informed about their options and provided/donated/leased BP/OP 4.12 assisted in their efforts to pertaining to resettlement; out by the community or improve their livelihoods individual.  Consulted on, offered choices among, and standards of living or at and provided with technically and least to restore them, in economically feasible resettlement real terms, to pre- alternatives; displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the  Prompt and effective compensation at beginning of project full replacement cost for losses of implementation, whichever assets; is higher. World Bank  The key objective of the  Adverse Impact on Indigenous People Applicable: The project Policies on Bank„s safeguard Policy may be avoided or minimized; districts Karbi Anglong Indigenous 4.10 is to protect and Kokrajhar Districts people – BP/OP  Carry out social assessment to indigenous people assess impacts to indigenous people; are under Sixth 4.10 (tribal/ethnic minorities) Schedule Area in the  Free and prior consultations are held state. The ST population from the adverse impact of with the displaced indigenous people constitutes 12.4% of the development, and to at the early stage of the project. state population. These ensure that affected Consultation approaches recognize two project districts indigenous people benefit existing Indigenous Peoples comprise 21 % of the from development projects Organizations (IPOs), including state‟s tribal population. and programs. councils of elders, headmen, and tribal leaders, and pay special attention to women, youth, and the elderly;  Prepare an Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) as per Annexure B of OP/BP 4.10 to mitigate the adverse impact on the indigenous;  IPP is successfully implemented in a participatory and transparent manner with involvement of the displaced indigenous people. World Bank Policy To provide access to  Procedures for making information Applicable: World on Disclosure information available with the available. Bank, PCU and CPIUs World Bank  Process for public disclosure of to disclose the information information on social issues in appropriate  Procedure of appeal if information manner. denied World Bank‟s To establish an approach to  Assessment and management of Applicable: During Guidance on identifying risks to and social risks and impacts, both construction of Common Managing the impacts on local communities anticipated and unanticipated, from Service Centres, risks of adverse associated with the temporary the influx of labor into a project Expansion of Markets, impacts on communities from influx of labor that typically area. Upgradation of temporary project results from construction  Identification of potential adverse Warehouses, Bulk Milk induced works and to measure to impacts, and measures to manage Coolers, Construction of 25 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Act Objective Provisions Applicability to APART labour influx manage such risks. (e.g., avoid, minimize, mitigate, Roads. monitor) these impacts. 26 4. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Consultations have been undertaken with various stakeholders to identify likely social issues that need to be addressed during project preparation, understand current farming practices right from production to marketing, understand perceived benefits of the various interventions proposed under APART, access to financial services, awareness on health issues, level of awareness about government schemes, constraints faced, extension services, experience from previous projects etc. Findings of the consultation have been discussed in the ensuing sections. 4.1 Identification of key Stakeholders Participatory planning requires the involvement of concerned stakeholders. This includes identifying public concerns and values and developing a broad consensus on planned initiatives. It is also about utilising the vast amount of information and knowledge that stakeholders hold to find workable, efficient and sustainable solutions. The key stakeholders of APART have been identified and presented in Figure 4-1. • Women Local people’s Primary producers institutions Marginalised • Farmer Producer communities • Farmers / fishermen / Organisations • Common Service Centres • ST livestock farmers • SC • Sericulturists • CIG/FIG, MSME and Industrial Association (IA) • Weavers Value chain players ARIAS Society • Nodal agency of the • Input suppliers project • Aggregators • Coordinates project • Traders planning and • Processing units and implementation APART consumer CPIUs in the Administrative Operational PIUs in Departments Commissionerates/ • Agriculture Directorates/ HODs/ HQ • Industries & Commerce • Animal Husbandry & Veterinary of Agencies • Cooperation • Fisheries • Handloom, Text. & Sericulture • Public Works (Roads) • Panchayat & Rural Development • Directorate of Agriculture • Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing • HQ of Assam State Marketing Board (ASAMB) • HQ of Assam Agricultural University (AAU) • Commissionerate of Industries & Commerce • Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary • Directorate of Dairy Development • HQ of Assam Livestock & Poultry Corporation Ltd (ALPCO) • HQ of West Assam Milk Union Limited (WAMUL) • HQ of Assam State Warehousing Corporation (ASWC) • Directorate of Fisheries • Directorate of Sericulture • Directorate of Handloom & Textiles • Chief Engineer (World Bank aided Projects), Public Works Roads Deptt. • Commissionerate of Panchayat & Rural Development Figure 4-1: Key Stakeholders of APART 27 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 4.2 Identification of Roles and Responsibilities The social assessment entailed discussions with all relevant stakeholders at different levels for each project component. The analysis of different stakeholders, their roles, responsibilities and relationships with the project in planning and implementing project interventions is summarized in the Table below. Sl. Stakeholders Roles & Responsibilities Rationale for Consultation No. 1. Primary producers-  Entry level/baseline stakeholders  Synergistic with the project – Farmers, female members of of all project developmental while the primary producers stand Self Help Groups(SHGs), interventions and contributors of to gain the maximum from the ST/SC Farmers, community saleable commodities to the project, the project‟s success is leaders agribusiness value chain also critically dependent on the  Market players as participants of active participation by primary local markets and suppliers of producers consistent products.  Major value chain development  Stakeholders of the supply chain work is to link farmers to for production of required raw processing companies and end- material. users  Experienced in farming and marketing of produces. They were consulted to assess the training needs, concerns, suggestions and expectations that could be covered under the project design. 2. Local People’s Institutions – Participants (i) Women  Play an important role in  Potentially synergistic if the production, aggregation, primary project makes special provisions processing and local sales, esp. to ensure women‟s participation in in dairy, fisheries, Handloom & the decision making process at Sericulture and Piggery sector, the ground level; can turn but often marginalized in negative if project institutions are organized set up biased against women. (ii) ST and SC Communities  Play an important role in  Stand to gain indirectly from the production, aggregation, income increase to the primary preliminary processing and local producers; potential conflicts if the sales, esp. in piggery (ST) and project supported institutions fisheries (SC) sector, but often neglect their representation and/or marginalized in organized set up their interests not addressed. (iii) Marginalized communities  Often landless or subsistence  Stand to benefit the maximum farmers – linkage to markets very from the project supported market weak and very limited role in linkages, but need to make current value chain except as special provisions for their labourers. equitable participation in the (iv) Small scale players project activities and share of the  Most exploited in the value chain, benefits. have limited access to market and also fail to have a significant say in the current institutional set up. 3. Value Chain Players (i) Input suppliers  Supply agricultural inputs to the  Were consulted to understand the farmers like seed, fertilizer, type of inputs mostly used by the animal vaccination, etc. Some farmers, availability of inputs, and inputs are sold in cash and some knowledge level of the suppliers in credit. regarding usages of inputs. 28 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Stakeholders Roles & Responsibilities Rationale for Consultation No. (ii) Aggregators  Collect the produce from farm  Potentially conflicting role as they gate, individual farmer, group of may see project created farmers and take it to the market institutions as rivals. with/without temporary storage in transit. (iii) Traders  Generally operate in the market  To understand the market and deal in wholesale quantity. dynamics, roles of various players Buy directly from the farmers or in the supply chain, storage from the aggregators or through facility, pricing mechanism, factors commission agents. They may influencing prices of the sell in the other markets inside or commodities etc. outside the state and to the processors. (iv) Processing units  Engaged in secondary  Important link in the value chain processing of agricultural which contributes to the economic produce. Can buy from growth of the sector. market/aggregator/farm gate/directly from farmers (as standalone transaction or through contract farming). May also get the raw materials from traders (directly/through commission agents) outside the state. Supply the processed products through a network of distributors and retailers operating in the market (inside/outside the state). 4. Community based  Play their role in produce  Synergistic with the project, as the organizations (Farmer aggregation, storage and primary key project component would be groups, cluster groups, processing and thus could implemented through them, the producer company, etc.) provide bargaining power to the success of many of the primary producer through interventions critically dependent collective action. on the strength of these groups. 5. Line department personnel  Provide guidance and  Play a critical role to ensure information at ground level, play smooth implementation of project the role of administrator and key interventions. Coordination contact point at ground level for between the nodal agency and accessing various government participating line departments at schemes and funds ground level critical for project success. 4.3 Community Level Consultation Community consultations were carried out with the objectives of – (i) improving coordination and integration, (ii) reducing complexity, (iii) better communication and participation, (iv) effective land use controls, and (v) developing efficient processes for planning and review. Sector-specific consultations have been undertaken to capture the responses from various identified stakeholders in the value chain. Checklists for Consultations / Focus Group Discussions have been developed and are presented in Annexure 4-1. Details of the consultation carried out are presented in 29 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 4-1 to Table 4-9. Snapshots of consultations/focus group discussion have been provided in Annexure 4-2. Table 4-1: Community Consultation – Fisheries Sector th Date: 15 September, 2016 Total Participants: 97 Venue: Village Godaimari, Juria Development Block, District Nagaon [Male: 89, Female: 8] Sl. Issues raised by the farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Poor condition of roads: The condition of the roads connecting the Godaimari cluster is very  PWD shall undertake the condition poor. As a result of this the cost of transportation of fish to the and availability assessment of roads market, and transportation costs of feeds, fertilizers, pesticides and for the clusters to be provide linkages other inputs are very high. Due to this problem the cost of with marketing centers and selected production of fish becomes high and the profit margin for farmers roads shall be improved. gets reduced.  The formation of FPO and establishment of CSC will help the farmers to procure their input in bulk for the members, improve access to marketing facilities and regulated markets with proper pricing mechanisms to increase their profitability. 2 Non-availability of quality seeds: The quality of seeds procured by the farmers from nearby sources  The Department of Fisheries shall is not good. So they procure seeds from Hojai, Neelbagan and identify more sources of quality seeds Hajo. The cost of transportation of seeds from these locations is for the farmers. high and the mortality rate is also high due to longer duration of transportation. 3 Poor transportation facility: The farmers face lot of problems in transporting fishes alive to the  The Department of Fisheries will find market. The water in the containers where fishes are carried needs out low cost mechanized options to be stirred continuously manually to maintain the oxygen level. available in the market and share the This is a difficult task and it impacts the health condition of the information with the farmers. labourers engaged in this work, especially during winter. 4 Low quality of seeds: The local hatcheries practice interbreeding, mixed breeding and  The Department of Fisheries shall use undersized brood fish for breeding. As a result the quality of regularly monitor the local hatcheries seeds produced is very low. Low quality seeds affect the and try to provide information on better productivity of fishes and the farmers do not get the desired management practices for quality seed returns. production. 5 Problems in long distance transportation: Due to unorganized mode of production and marketing the farmers  This issue may be addressed properly often face problems in transportation of their products to outside by adopting organized trading under markets. The authorities ask for challan and other documents FPO. required for transporting agricultural commodities. The farmers end up paying lot of money as fine due to non-availability of the documents. 6 Knowledge Gap of the farmers: Lack of awareness about  Training on various aspects of fish  how and when to use the fertilizers, pesticides and other farming to be conducted. inputs. There are cases of death of fish in large numbers due to excessive use of fertilsers; and  what amount of seeds to be stocked per hectare of water area. There are cases of death of fish due to decrease in oxygen level in the ponds as a result of over stocking.  The farmers seek advice from the inputs suppliers on the use of various inputs. As a result they sometimes face problems of 30 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 15 September, 2016 Total Participants: 97 Venue: Village Godaimari, Juria Development Block, District Nagaon [Male: 89, Female: 8] Sl. Issues raised by the farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. over or under dose of inputs and end up spending more on inputs but do not get the expected output. 7 Unscientific disposal of waste: The farmers throw dead fish in the paddy fields or any unused/  The Department of Fisheries shall barren land parcels. This leads to spreading of germs from the include these issues in the training rotten fish and which may impacts the health of farmers. programs. 8 Lack of awareness: The farmers are not aware of any Government scheme for fish  Awareness programs on financial farmers. The farmers take loan from money lenders, aggregators, literacy to be organized and efforts traders at higher interest rates to meet their capital requirements. shall be made to facilitate easy access to banking/ credit services to the farmers 9 Poor extension service: There are 22 Gram Panchayats under the Juria Development  The number of staffs in the department Block that also includes Godaimari. From the Department of is inadequate and the department has Fisheries, Nagaon only one Fishery Demonstrator looks after the proposed for engagement of more entire block. As a result the farmers do not get the required staffs. technical support from the department. 10 Obstruction in natural drainage system: With the intensification of fishery activities in the area the farmers  The community has been advised to converted majority of the cultivable and uncultivable lands into fish persuade the farmers encroaching ponds. In the process the natural drains and outlets were narrowed drains to give up the encroached land down and few were totally blocked. As a result occurrence of flash to ensure free flow of storm water floods is common during monsoon every year during monsoon. Table 4-2: Community Consultation – Fisheries Sector rd Date: 23 October, 2016 Total Participants: 25 2 Venue: Village Charipunia, District Morigaon [Male: 25, Female: 0 ] Sl. Issues raised by the Beel Development Committee (BDC) Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. Members 1 High cost of feed:  The BDC members informed that the cost of feed procured by  BDC office bearers have been advised them is very high. They have proposed for setting up rice cum to approach the Department of mustard processing mill in the village. As a result of this Fisheries to explore available villagers will be able to process their paddy and mustard at a Government Schemes. comparatively lower cost and the rice polish and mustard oil cake generated as by-product shall be used as fish feed. 2 Financial support for cleaning the Beel:  According to the BDC members one part of the Beel is yet to  The primary responsibility for be cleaned properly. Productivity is lesser by 50% in the un- maintenance the Beel lies with the cleaned part. They requested the visiting officials and the BDC. However, the Department of consultants to support them in cleaning the Beel. Fisheries may be approached for assistance. 3 Poor quality of seeds:  The productivity is sometimes hampered due to poor quality of The PIU will monitor the local seeds. The BDC is planning to set up a hatchery to produce hatcheries regularly and try to provide good quality seeds on its own. They requested the Department information on better management of Fisheries to provide support in setting up the hatchery. practices for quality seed production. 2 An FGD has been carried out with the female members of the BDC 31 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework rd Date: 23 October, 2016 Total Participants: 25 2 Venue: Village Charipunia, District Morigaon [Male: 25, Female: 0 ] Sl. Issues raised by the Beel Development Committee (BDC) Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. Members 4 Renewal of registration:  The renewal of registration of the BDC under Co-operative  The officials present during the Societies Act is yet to be done as the documents of the BDC consultation assured the BDC of all have been spoilt in the flood. The BDC members requested possible help. the Department of Fisheries to help them in the renewal of the registration. 5 Need for training:  The BDC members voiced the need for training on seed  Such training has been proposed production, feeding, stocking etc. under APART. 6 Value addition:  The BDC members are not aware of any value added products  There are provisions for exposure visit of fishes like pickles, sauces, ready to eat items etc. They of entrepreneurs under APART. requested for training on this aspect for their members, especially for women. 7 Participation of women:  30% of the total executive members of the BDC are women.  BDC has been advised to encourage Women are involved only in the periodic cleaning of the Beel. women to participate in all the aspects They are not involved in procurement and marketing related of Beel management. works. 8 Sharing of profits among the members:  After spending on development activities like providing  BDC has been advised to invest the scholarships to needy students, uniforms to school kids profit in other allied activities to belonging to BPL category, support to needy households, the generate more employment residual profit is distributed equally among all the BDC opportunities for the members. members every year in the month of April. Table 4-3: Community Consultation at Rangia, Kamrup – Dairy Sector th Date: 19 September, 2016 Total Participants: 28 Venue: Village Rangia, District Kamrup [Male: 24, Female: 4] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Poor condition of roads:  The condition of roads connecting the cluster with the  The issue has been recorded and shall be markets and veterinary dispensaries is very poor. discussed with the PWD nodal officer for APART. 2 Lack of access to veterinary services:  The facilities at veterinary dispensary at Rangia are  The issue will be discussed with the inadequate. The dispensary does not have any stool Department of Animal Husbandry and examining machine. The doctors charge very high fees Veterinary Department (AH & VD). for their visits. Animal health camps are not organized regularly. 3 Fluctuation of prices:  The price of milk is not fixed. It varies quite frequently  The farmers were advised to concentrate more and randomly. During festival season the farmers get on value addition of their products than selling good price for their products. Sometimes prices fall so just milk. low that the farmers do not even get their production cost. 4 Non-availability of modern veterinary facilities:  Design and development/ adaptation of  Though the farmers were being trained, they were not customized training materials shall be carried 32 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 19 September, 2016 Total Participants: 28 Venue: Village Rangia, District Kamrup [Male: 24, Female: 4] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. able to implement those in farming practices. The DVO out under this project. The farmers are also (District Veterinary Officer) did not provide catheter, requested to contact the DVO for the currently Liquid Nitrogen (LN) container and other necessary available materials. items required for modern dairy practices.  Create awareness about the SoPs (Standard Operating Practices). 5 High cost of feed:  There are very few feed suppliers near the cluster and  The issue shall be discussed with the the price of feed, sold by the same brandis very high in concerned authorities. comparison to other states of the country. Moreover the price fluctuates quite frequently. The farmers requested the Dairy Department officials to help them avail the subsidy on fodder under the existing scheme for the same.  The farmers also requested for supporting them to set up mini grinding mills within the cluster. 6 Transportation problem:  Very often milk perishes during transportation to  There is proposal for establishment of Bulk distant markets. The communities requested for Milk Cooler (BMCs) under APART. supporting them procure insulated tankers to enable them transport their milk to distant market. 7 Utilisation of excess cow dung:  The farmers informed that they sell their cow dung at a  The issue shall be discussed with the very low rate to fish farmers of other villages. They concerned departments. sought advice about how to use it for bio-gas generation. 8 Encroachment of grazing land:  The milk producers were not aware of the scheme for  The villagers have been advised to approach cultivation of fodder in the Village Grazing Reserve the Revenue Department for guidance. (VGR). The VGR has been encroached upon by some of the villagers. The milk producers are willing to avail the scheme and would approach the district administration to make the VGR free of encroachment. Table 4-4: Community Consultation at Khanajan, Morigaon – Dairy Sector th Date: 20 September, 2016 Total Participants: 41 Venue: Village Khanajan, District Morigaon [Male: 35, Female: 06] Time: 9.30 am to 11.30 am Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Inadequate Veterinary Services:  The veterinary sub-centre located in the village is in a  The AH&VD informed that they are not able to very dilapidated condition. There is one Veterinary cater to the needs of the farmers due to Field Assistant (VFA) in the sub-centre who rarely shortage of resources. visits the center. The farmers need to consult with  Animal health camp and vaccination of cows private doctors who charge high fee for their service. after flood shall be carried out as part of the  The area is flood affected and hence the cattle need department‟s regular worksand not under special care after flood as there have been cases of APART. calves dying after each flood due to lack of proper 33 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 20 September, 2016 Total Participants: 41 Venue: Village Khanajan, District Morigaon [Male: 35, Female: 06] Time: 9.30 am to 11.30 am Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. care. 2 High cost of feed:  The cost of feed procured by the farmers is very high.  The farmers have been advised to shift to The small farmers who buy feeds on credit need to organized way of farming and procure inputs pay higher rates than those who buy in cash. This collectively. increases their cost of production. 3 Delay in payment by WAMUL:  The farmers are currently supplying milk to WAMUL. It WAMUL shall try to reduce the payment takes more than 15 days for the farmer to receive their period. payment from WAMUL. The farmers requested WAMUL to release the payment within one week. 4 Knowledge gap:  Very few farmers have received any training on dairy  WAMUL shall organize more training for the farming. The farmers requested for training and farmers. demonstration at site on crucial aspects of dairy farming. Table 4-5: Community Consultation at Hajo, Kamrup – Dairy Sector th Date: 19 September, 2016 Total Participants: 8 Venue: Village Hajo, District Kamrup [Male: 6, Female: 2] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Inadequate veterinary service:  The issue has been recorded and shall  The farmers do not have access to proper veterinary service be discussed with the DDD. with respect to Artificial Insemination (AI) and other need based health care of their cattle. Only one Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (VAS) from the nearby dispensary looks after the entire cluster and he charges fee according to the distance he travels. His visit fee ranges from Rs.200 to Rs. 300 per cow. 2 Death of cattle due to flood:  The issue shall be discussed with the  The grazing lands get submerged due to floods. As a result AH & VD. there is scarcity of locally available fodder for the cattle. Cattle die in large numbers due to lack of proper feeds and outbreak of water borne diseases in the aftermath of flood. 3 Delay in payment by WAMUL:  WAMUL to be requested to expedite  The producers complained about the time taken by WAMUL to the process of payment. release their payment. It takes at least 15 days for a producer to receive the payment. It affects them a lot as they need money to purchase fodder regularly. 4 Dissatisfaction over the price determination mechanism:  WAMUL representative has been  The producers complained about the WAMUL‟s practice of requested to communicate clearly and imposing penalty on the farmers if the milk is found to have in an appropriate manner to the lower than permissible limit of SNF and Fat contents. producers regarding the pricing 34 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 19 September, 2016 Total Participants: 8 Venue: Village Hajo, District Kamrup [Male: 6, Female: 2] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. mechanism. 5 Penalty being imposed on producers:  WAMUL representative has been  WAMUL has been imposing penalty on the producers on the requested to disclose the ground of contamination in their milk. The farmers are contamination level, if any, to the surprised when they get less payment despite high contents producers after proper testing of milk of SNF and fat in their milk. The level of contamination has not as part of the day wise statements. been mentioned anywhere in the day wise statements of procurement details shared with them by WAMUL. 6 Conflict between MPI and DCS:  The issue shall be be discussed with  The producers informed that many of the DCS members the DDD. joined the MPI promoted by WAMUL in their area and stopped supplying milk to the society. This has happened due to the difference of price paid by WAMUL and the price paid by DCS and provision of commission made by WAMUL for the MPI leader. 7 Procurement of poor quality of calves:  The DCS members have been suggested to consult with the  The DCS run by women group informed that poor quality experienced farmers/doctors while calves were supplied to their DCS by the AH&VD. Majority of procuring calves. the calves died after 2-3 months of procurement. They did not complain to the department as they were unaware of the procedure for registering complaints. 8 Supply of stainless milk cans:  The DCS members have been  The DCS run by women group was not provided stainless milk requested to inform the concerned cans under government scheme though other DCSs have authorities/departments in case of received the same. such anomalies. 9 Lack of knowledge about institutional functioning:  The DCS members have been advised to update themselves on the various  The Secretary and President of the women DCS are not aware aspects of functioning of the a DSC, of the mandatory requirements for the proper functioning of play proactive roles and work hard to cooperative societies like proper maintenance of accounts, strengthen the DCS. auditing of accounts, holding of AGM etc. Table 4-6: Community Consultation at Deoghoria, Jorhat – Sericulture Sector th Date: 28 September, 2016 Total Participants: 24 Venue: Village Deoghoria, Titabor Development Block, District Jorhat [Male: 22, Female: 02] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Non-availability of Reeling machine:  Manual reeling takes much longer time resulting in low  CSB (Central Silk Board) has designed production rate. So the farmers requested for reeling and developed a reeling cum twisting machine so that they can enhance their production. machine and spinning machines for converting Muga & Eri cocoons to reel/spun silk respectively. This new machine is likely to be provided under this project. 35 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 28 September, 2016 Total Participants: 24 Venue: Village Deoghoria, Titabor Development Block, District Jorhat [Male: 22, Female: 02] Sl. Issues Raised By The Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 2 Non-availability of Fund:  The farmers have to spend money for plantation of food  Support for developing a Kisan nursery plants as well as for the complete farming process, and plantation of food plants, procuring including rearing appliances. Receiving loan or any kind of machines, infrastructural support, shall be fund will help the farmers meet their needs at the time of provided under this project, which will farming. solve the funding issues to a certain extent. 3 Absence of proper market facility:  The products are sold at Farmers‟ mini fair and home.  Establishment of Reshom Huts under this Majority of the buyers are villagers. Some wholesalers project is likely to solve the issue. procure the products from the farmers‟ houses. The  Besides, the farmers were suggested to farmers do not get optimum price for their products due to sell their products collectively under their non-availability of proper markets. They requested for SHG or co-operative society till the provision of permanent markets for their products in their implementation of this project. areas. 4 Disturbances from animals and insects:  Animals, birds and insects often attack the food plants.  The Department of Sericulture may be Insects like caterpillars eat the leaf of the food plants. approached for suggestions. Monkeys also often target the food plants. 5 Non-availability of quality food plants and nursery:  The farmers in this area cultivate all three varieties of silk,  Establishment of Kishan Nursery i.e., Eri, Pat and Muga. They have their own land for proposed under APART is most likely to plantation of food with quality saplings. They requested for solve this issue. nursery of food plants which they can use at community  The capacity of the weavers/rearers is to level and earn some money by selling the saplings. be developed to manage these nurseries. Table 4-7: Community Consultation at Islampur, Darrang – Agriculture Sector th Date: 21 October, 2016 Total Participants: Venue: Village Islampur, District Darrang [Male: 22, Female: 8] Sl. Issues raised by the farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Low profit margin for the farmers: The farmers do not have direct access to the wholesalers.  The formation of FPO and establishment There are lot of middlemen involved, who take away the major of CSC is likely to help the farmers to deal chunk of the profit margin. As a result farmers do not get actual price for their products. with this problem as this will provide them an opportunity to collectively sell their products at the market at a better price. 2 Lack of proper storage facility: Due to lack of storage facilities the farmers are compelled to  Warehousing facilities will be sell their products immediately after harvesting. They do not strengthened under APART. have the option to bargain with the buyers as the products perish as it cannot be stored properly. 3 Knowledge Gap of the farmers: The farmers do not have the knowledge about how and in what  There are provisions for training of amount the pesticides and fertilizers need to be used. As a farmers under APART. result they do not get desired level of production in terms of quality as well as quantity. 36 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 21 October, 2016 Total Participants: Venue: Village Islampur, District Darrang [Male: 22, Female: 8] Sl. Issues raised by the farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 4 Lack of awareness: Majority of the farmers are not aware about any govt. schemes  Extensive awareness programs shall be on agriculture for the farmers. Very few of them have availed carried out under APART. the benefit of any govt. scheme. 5 Lack of access to credit facility:  Assam Bureau of Investment Promotion The farmers depend on informal sources to fulfil their credit (ABIP) shall be set up under the project to needs due to lack of access to formal credit facility. As result they are paying higher interest rates. facilitate financial support to the farmers 6 Flood problem: The farmers face a lot of problem due to flood every year. The  Awareness on climate resilient farming crops are washed away and land becomes uncultivable for practice shall be carried out under certain crops for some period due to siltation. APART. Table 4-8: Community Consultation at Liet N-Changi, Jorhat – Handloom Sector th Date: 28 September, 2016 Total Participants: 45 Venue: Village Liet N-Changi, Development Block Titabor, District [Male: 03, Female: 42] Jorhat Sl. Issues Raised by the Farmers Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Lack of proper training:  The weavers follow traditional methods which are less  The proposed activities under APART productive and time consuming. They expressed that they include training of weavers. need training on use of modern looms. Some of them have  The training for handloom and textile received training at Sualkuchi for one month but they feel should be designed in such a way that the period was too short. Further the training programs weavers are aptly trained on use of were designed for persons with graduate degrees; hence modern looms and designing. many of them could not attend the training.  The duration and eligibility criteria should be need based as well as on principle of inclusiveness. 2 Functioning of the SHGs:  The consultation was attended by the office bearers and  The SHGs need further orientation on members of twelve SHGs of the village. Most of the SHGs institution building. have 10-12 members. They collect Rs.10 per week/Rs.50  Awareness program is required for SHGs per month from the members and keep the money in bank. so that they can use their own money for They provide loan to its members at an interest rate of 2%- commercialization of their activity. 5% and maximum loan given amounts to Rs.15000. However, it was found that none of the members of any SHGs ever requested loan for handloom related activities but for social and health related needs. 3 Absence of proper market facility:  The weavers rarely sell their products commercially.  The training design for weavers should Generally they take up weaving for their own use and the include session on how to price their surplus they sell at home to the villagers. They are not products including labour costs for educated enough to fix the rate of their product for competitive pricing. marketing and cost of their own labour is not counted while  The representative of handloom and fixing the rate. They informed that demand for their gamosa textile department told that he will explore (Assamese towel) is very high at the time of election and the marketing options after fixing the rate other cultural occasions. of their products. 37 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 4-9: Community Consultation at DICC Office, Tezpur – Enterprise Sector th Date: 26 October, 2016 Total Participants: 18 Venue: District Industries and Commerce Centre (DICC) office, Tezpur [Male: 15, Female: 3] Sl. Issues raised by the Entrepreneurs Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. 1 Erratic power supply:  The entrepreneurs, particularly the owners of rice, mustard  The entrepreneurs were advised to and spice processing units, are suffering due to erratic explore the renewable energy power supply. Their machineries and labourers are under- resources available with subsidies under government schemes and revamp their utilised and they fail to deliver products to the customers in installation to meet their industrial time due to this problem. requirement as the project does not have funding options for the individual industrial units. 2 Lack of Government support in terms of raw materials supply:  The mill owners have been advised to  The rice mill owners informed that the state govt. used to concentrate on value addition of locally supply wheat to them at subsidized rates for processing till available commodities. the year 1989. Thereafter the government stopped supplying wheat to small processing units and as a result they had to close down their wheat processing units as wheat is not locally available in adequate quantity. 3 Poor quality of packaging:  The quality of packaging of the products like pickles, jam,  The PIU would facilitate packaging jelly, snacks, squash etc. is not good in comparison to the specifications as per market requirement popular branded products available in the market. This is based on the forward market linkage due to lack of better packaging machine and necessary plans. skills. 4 Lack of easy access to finance:  The entrepreneurs need financial support for expansion  Project has a component of access and and up-gradation of their units. It is very difficult and time responsible use of financial services. consuming to avail loans from financial institutions.  Enterprise Development Promotion Facility (EDPF) will help entrepreneurs secure finance and limited amount will also be provided from projects on matching grant basis. 5 Lack of training:  The entrepreneurs need training on skill up-gradation,  There are provisions for training of packaging, labour management, accounting etc. entrepreneurs under APART. 6 Lack of exposure:  The participants of the consultation feel the need to visit  There are provisions for exposure visit of the successful enterprises to experience how these units entrepreneurs under APART. are being run, how cleanliness and safety concerns are addressed, to know about labour management and marketing strategies. 7 Lack of awareness about trademark:  Absence of registered trademarks for their products, limits  The entrepreneurs shall be provided the entrepreneurs to popularize their products. Most of knowledge under the project about the them are not aware of the procedures. They need support process of trademarks. for trade marking their products. 8 Lack of awareness about Government schemes:  The entrepreneurs are not aware of new Government  DICC shall organize awareness programs 38 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework th Date: 26 October, 2016 Total Participants: 18 Venue: District Industries and Commerce Centre (DICC) office, Tezpur [Male: 15, Female: 3] Sl. Issues raised by the Entrepreneurs Suggestive Measures/ Remarks No. schemes. They need guidance for expansion of the among the entrepreneurs on various existing units and setting up of new units. schemes of the government. 9 Poor extension service:  The participants informed that the extension officers of the  EDPF shall address the issue under the DICC seldom visit their units. They requested the officials project. to visit their units regularly so that they can understand the issues related to the day to day operations of the enterprises. 10 Lack of Business Plan (BPs):  The entrepreneurs are not capable of preparing BPs  The entrepreneurs shall be provided required by the financial institutions and govt. departments. support under APART for the preparation The financial institutions fund the projects based on the of BPs. rationale of BPs only. So the entrepreneurs are not able to avail financial supports and govt. schemes in the absence of a good BP. 4.4 Institution Level Consultation Consultations with officials of various government departments and other agencies were undertaken to understand aspects such as, (i) farming practices followed in project districts, (ii) functional mechanism of line departments wings at grassroots level, (iii) land acquisition practices followed for road development, and (iv) ownership pattern and user rights over community land – village grazing land. Outcome of the consultations are given in the table below. Table 4-10: Outcomes of Consultation with Officials of Government and Others Sl. Institution Consulted Issues Discussed / Details Shared No 1 Department of Sericulture  The department implements Central and State Government Schemes in decentralized manner with District Level offices (DLOs) managed by officer at the rank of Assistant Director, Sub-Divisional offices managed by Superintendent, and Inspectors at Field Level. The Department is going to be part of World Bank funded projects under ARIAS Society for the first time. The officials of this department are not familiar with the social safeguard aspects of the World Bank funded projects. So the officials need training and exposure with respect to implementation of social development proposals.  Seed, plantation, rearing, reeling, spinning are the major activities related to the Sericulture sector. These activities are mostly carried out at household level. Interventions are required to motivate farmers towards commercial farming.  Major markets are located at Boko (Kamrup), Udalguri, Kokrajhar (established in 2010) and Lakhimpur (established in 2014). Linkages to these markets need to be established properly.  Muga and Pat cultivation is largely concentrated in Lakhimpur district and Eri cultivation is largely in Sonitpur district. Reduction in duration of winter period due to changes in climatic conditions has impacted the sericulture farming in the state. Awareness on climate resilient farming practices among the farmers should be covered in project design. 2 Department of Handloom &  Strengthening of the existing co-operative societies, training and capacity Textiles building of the weavers and department officials are required. Weavers need to be trained on using modern looms, designing etc. Marketing linkages for 39 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Institution Consulted Issues Discussed / Details Shared No the weavers need to be improved. 3 Department of Fisheries  Reduction in amount of rainfall and frequent occurrence of flood due to climatic changes has impacted the fish farming in the state. There is an apprehension among the officials that this may lead to low productivity. Awareness on climate resilient farming practices among the farmers needs to be covered in project design. 6 Public Works Department  It has been decided as a matter of principle to restrict the road development proposed under APART within the available Right of Way. The squatters and encroachers shall be assisted as per the Resettlement Policy Framework. 7. Revenue Department  (VGR is owned by Revenue Department and is exclusively utilized as community grazing land. Transfer of grazing land is not permitted as per the directives of the Honourable Supreme Court.  Any agriculture land used for non-agriculture purpose should be declassified by the user as per the procedures of revenue department.  All the land received from the community or from individuals in the form of donation or acquisition shall be registered by the user agencies.  Most of the VGRs in the State are encroached, hence any intervention in which VGR is involved, would require a consultation with the local community. 9 DICC, Tezpur  Training and capacity building of DICC staffs required. 10 AH&VD, Karbi Anglong  Pig rearing is done by almost every household in the villages for domestic consumption. There is need for creation of awareness among the farmers on commercial pig farming for livelihood enhancement.  Slaughter houses and processing units need to be up-graded for the improvement of quality of the products. 11 DDD  Functioning of DCS and MPIs  Non-availability of low cost fodder  Need for capacity building of farmers  Challenges in bringing the value chain players of unorganized sector to organized sector  Inadequate veterinary service  Requirement of storage facility in the production clusters 12 WAMUL, Guwahati  Shortage of milk in the state for running the plant  Formation of DCS and MPIs  Establishment of BMCs in the production clusters  Capacity building of milk producers  Supply of fodder, medicines etc.  Establishment of new plants in Jorhat and Cachar 13 Karbi Anglong Autonomous  Piglets should not be given free of cost to the farmers Council  Training should be given to the farmers for upgrading their entrepreneurship skill in pig breeding and value addition.  Farmers should be encouraged to undertake pig rearing on commercial basis  The price difference in the local market and rest of the region (including neighbouring states) can be taped for the advantage of the farmers  Logistics for marketing channels should be explored on private participation  Need for awareness on clean meat production among the farmers 40 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 4.5 On-site Observations Visit by respective Experts to various agri-horti-fishery-dairy-piggery related activity sites has been done. These site-visits were aimed at (i) understanding the present farming practices, (ii) observing the likely social impacts, (iii) capturing the views of farmers, and (iv) reviewing the project implementation plans for their adherence to existing farming practices. Summary of the on-site observations are given in Table 4-11. Table 4-11: Summary of On-Site Observations Sector Observations Fishery  The farmers need training on all the aspects of fish farming;  Cost of inputs and transportation is high;  Cost of fund for capital is higher due to lack of access to formal banking; and  Traditional way of farming and un-organised mode of trading leading to high cost of production and hence low margin. Dairy  Lack of access to veterinary services;  High cost of feed;  Lack of cooling facility;  Poor condition of road leading to high cost of transportation; and  Non-utilisation of excess cow dung. Sericulture  Use of residence for rearing of mulberry and Eri worms due to space constraint leads to health hazard;  Traditional way of farming and un-organised mode of trading leading to high cost of production and hence low margin; and  Manual use of spinning machine for Eri by women due to erratic power supply leads to health problems; Handloom  Lack of assured market;  Use of modern looms requires special skills. Skill development training required on the use of modern looms; Piggery  Mortality rate among the piglets is very high;  Inadequate extension service by AH&VD;  Inadequate marketing facility, traditional marketing;  Unhygienic waste disposal practice at slaughter houses leading to health hazard;  Traditional way of farming; and  Use of locally available cheaper feeds. 4.6 Summary of Stakeholder Interactions Key issues identified and discussed during the from stakeholder consultations have been summarised in Table 4-12. These have also been incorporated in the SMF. Table 4-12: Key Issues from stakeholders, responses provided and their incorporation in the SMF Stakeholders Participants Key issues discussed Fish Producers Groups/ Farmers, Inputs  Improvement in market linkage needed; Beel Development suppliers, Aggregators,  Training on use of inputs, stocking & harvesting patterns, Committee Fisheries Department maintenance of tanks/ponds, quality seed production etc. officials are needed;  Access to financial services needs improvement;  Promotion of fish feed processing units to facilitate supply of low cost feeds to the farmers; and  Training, awareness and exposure on value addition to fish. 41 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stakeholders Participants Key issues discussed Dairy Co-operative Milk producers, WAMUL  Promotion of feed processing units for the availability of Societies, Milk Producer officials, Officials from low cost feeds to the farmers; Institutes Dairy Development  Marketing linkage needs improvement; Department  Milk cooling facilities needed at cluster level;  Training on clean milk production, leadership development, accounting, book keeping etc. needed; and  Veterinary services need improvement. SHGs, Co-operative Farmers, Department  Marketing linkage and market infrastructure needs societies under Sericulture officials improvement; Sector  Access to financial services needs improvement;  Need for awareness creation among the farmers towards commercial farming;  Promotion of nursery of food plants needed;  Training and capacity building of departmental staffs needed; and  Need for awareness on climate resilient farming practices among the farmers. SHGs, Co-operative Weavers, Department  Skill up-gradation of weavers needed with respect to use societies under Handloom officials of modern looms, reeling machine, designing etc. Sector  Access to financial services needs improvement;  Training and capacity building of departmental staffs needed; and  Marketing linkage needs improvement. Entrepreneurs Rice mill owners, food  Need for training on skill up-gradation in areas of processing units, DICC packaging and processing; officials  Need for training on labour management, use of modern technologies, accounting, preparation of business plans etc.;  Capacity building of DICC staff needed;  Support for availing trademarks needed; and  Improvement in access to financial services needed Farmer Groups in Farmers, Agricultural  Need for curbing the chain of middlemen between farmer Agriculture Sector labourers, Female and the market by improving access of the farmers to members of farmer market; families  Need for storage facility for the commodities;  Access to financial services needs improvement;  Need for training on farming practices, modern technologies; and  Need for awareness on climate resilient farming practice among the farmers. Farmer Groups under Female farmers (ST  Need for awareness among the farmers on pig rearing on Piggery sector communities), commercial basis; Department of Animal  Promotion of feed processing units to facilitate availability Husbandry & Veterinary of low cost feeds;  Interventions for facilitating value addition to pork;  Up-gradation of slaughter houses and processing units;  Improvement in marketing linkages; and  Improvement in access to financial services. WAMUL Managers of WAMUL,  Need for capacity building of the milk producers of the Officials from Dairy state to increase milk production in the organized sector; Development  Need for awareness among consumers about health 42 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stakeholders Participants Key issues discussed issues due to consumption of milk without processing; and  Need for promotion of entrepreneurship for feed processing units to facilitate availability of low cost feed. Karbi Anglong Principal Secretary,  Need for improvement in the marketing linkages for the Autonomous Council Secretary (Agriculture & farmers; (KAAC) Animal Husbandry &  Need for awareness among the farmer on the Veterinary), AH&VD opportunities for livelihood enhancement through pig rearing on commercial basis;  Need for up-gradation of existing slaughter houses and processing units;  Need for promotion of entrepreneurship on feed processing to facilitate availability of low cost feed;  Need for awareness among the farmers on clean meat production; and  Need for awareness on climate resilient farming practice. Main takeaways from the stakeholder consultations for the Social Management Framework (SMF) for all the components of APART have been summarized in the Table 4-13. Table 4-13: Takeaways from Consultation Outcomes on SMF Components Takeaways from Consultation Outcomes Component A: Enabling Agri  Training and capacity building is a major requirement of entrepreneurs; Enterprise Development  Improved access to financial services in terms of credit facility, private investment etc.  Training on labour management, use of modern technologies, accounting, preparation of business plans etc. Component B: Facilitating  Need for improvement in marketing linkage; Agro Cluster Development  Improved access to financial services in terms of credit facility, private investment etc.;  Strengthening and expansion of storage and market facilities;  Promotion of entrepreneurship in areas of processing of feeds for cattle, pig, fish etc.  Need for skill up-gradation of farmers, weavers, entrepreneurs on use of modern technology, value addition etc. Component C: Fostering  Training and awareness on climate resilient farming practice; Market-led Production and  Improvement in extension services; Resilience Enhancement  Awareness on market intelligence with respect to consumer demands, designs, price mechanism, factors influencing pricing of products etc. Component D: Project  Monitoring and evaluation of indicators based on social development objectives; Management, Monitoring and  Institutional arrangement for redressal of grievances of the farmers, female Learning members, ST/SC communities etc.; and  Mechanism for regular monitoring and tracking of social development indicators. 4.7 CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK Consultation and communication during project implementation is required for compliance of the social development principles of inclusiveness, participation, accountability and transparency. A consultation and communication framework (CCF) for APART has been developed (as given in Table 4-14) and the following approach shall be adopted to implement it effectively: 43 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework  Set clear objectives for consultation and communication;  Working closely with beneficiaries and other stakeholders and committed to a participatory approach;  Identify stakeholders from wide range of areas ensuring diversity and representativeness;  Identify and highlight key stakeholders‟ interests.  Combine verbal, electronic and written consultation mechanisms for effective outreach:  Take a gender friendly approach;  Maximize transparency And  Follow up and keep the process dynamic. One crucial element of the consultation and communication is identification of stakeholders. Hence, stakeholders should be identified at an early stage of the project implementation. Stakeholder identification and analysis shall continue throughout the project cycle and shall remain dynamic. The identification of stakeholders shall include the following:  Farmers and entrepreneurs especially in the MSME sector;  Producer groups, sector management companies and other value chain participants;  People likely to be adversely affected directly or indirectly;  Poor, women and vulnerable groups;  Groups of professionals/academicians; and  Community based organizations and community leaders. Table 4-14: Consultation and Communication Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome Preparatory Stage Disclosure of SMF/IPF Social Management Uploading in World Bank, ARIAS Community especially Unit (SMU), ARIAS Society and CPIUs website potential beneficiaries Society, Social Display of summary in vernacular and stakeholders Units of OPIUs and language in public places become aware about DLCCs the SMF/IPF provisions. Preparation of Information, SMU, ARIAS By engaging an experienced and IEC materials are Education and Society and Service expert agency/person by SP utilized in the initial Communication (IEC) provider awareness campaign. materials for awareness campaign Awareness campaign for Service Provider, Distribution/display/organization of People become aware farmers, entrepreneurs Social Unit of handouts, posters, street plays, puppet about the project especially on the MSME DLCCs and field shows, awareness camps in initiative and target segments and value chain officials of CPIUs weekly/local markets groups are participants‟ level to encouraged to disseminate information participate. about APART, coverage, its benefits and proposed activities. Consultations with Service Provider, FGDs, Small Group Meetings, People becomes potential/existing Social Unit of interactive workshops and public aware about the beneficiaries and other DLCCs and field consultation meetings project initiative, stakeholders on services/ officials of CPIUs issues are clarified, facilities being provided by suggestions obtained APART and how to avail and target groups are these benefits encouraged to participate. Consultations with Sector Service Provider, FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Potential beneficiaries wise potential/existing Social Unit of interactive workshops, film shows and and stakeholders beneficiaries and other DLCCs and field public consultation meetings becomes aware about 44 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome stakeholders officials of sectoral provisions, concerned CPIUs screening procedure and benefits Disclosure of list of Service Provider Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Potential beneficiaries production and enterprise and Social Unit of CPIU web portal and stakeholders clusters DLCCs Display of list of production and become aware about enterprise clusters in vernacular the geographical language in local markets, GP, Block, coverage within a Circle, Sub-Division and DC‟s offices Block. Implementation and Operational Stage Preparation of IEC materials SMU, ARIAS By engaging an experienced and IEC materials are on Good Agricultural Society and Service expert agency/person by SP utilized in the initial Marketing Practices Provider awareness campaign (GAMPs), selling of produce through organized markets, food safety, benefit of utilization of storage facilities at warehouses, financial and credit literacy campaign,, Disclosure of selected list of Service Provider, Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured beneficiaries and Social Unit of CPIU web portal Opportunity given for stakeholders for various DLCCs and field Display of list of production and any grievance on services/benefits of the officials of enterprise clusters in vernacular selection. project concerned CPIUs language in local markets, GP, Block, Circle, Sub-Division and DC‟s offices. Consultation with selected Service Provider FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Selected beneficiaries beneficiaries and and Social Unit of interactive workshops and public and stakeholders stakeholders for disclosure of DLCCs consultation meetings become aware about provision of Social Audit, the mechanism to Citizen Feedback System ensure social (CFS), Gender Action Plan development. (GAP) and Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) Community consultations for Service Provider FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Better financial financial and credit literacy and Social Unit of interactive workshops, film shows and decisions and DLCCs public consultation meetings management Access to credit facility Disclosure of quarterly SMU and Social Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured reports of social audit Units of OPIU & CPIU web portal Opportunity given for DLCC Display in office notice board of any suggestions/ concerned institutions for one month grievance and available to public on demand at any time, if sought for Disclosure of quarterly SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured progress report on Society and CPIU CPIU web portal implementation of GAP Disclosure of periodic internal SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured and external monitoring Society and CPIU CPIU web portal reports Disclosure of annual social SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured audit report Society and CPIU CPIU web portal Completion Stage Consultations with community SMU, Service FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Satisfaction level especially project beneficiary Provider, Social interactive workshops and public and stakeholders on service Unit of DLCCs and consultation meetings 45 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome delivery and participation in field officials of decision making process concerned CPIUs Disclosure of final internal SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured and external M&E reports Society and CPIU CPIU web portal 4.8 Public Disclosure The draft SA, Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and SMF document was disclosed for the review and comments of the stakeholders. The soft copies of the document was uploaded in the official website of the ARIAS Society. The documents are available in the office of ARIAS Society. The ARIAS Society organised a workshop at the Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, Guwahati, for the disclosure of the draft SA, RPF and SMF documents on December 21, 2016. The workshop was inaugurated by the State Project Director, ARIAS Society and the officials from all the line departments, representatives of the farmer groups from the districts of Nagaon, Morigaon, Darrang and Kamrup, entrepreneurs from the district of Sonitpur and Kamrup, functionaries of local NGOs, research institutions etc attended it. The executive summary of the SA, RPF and SMF document was translated into local language (Assamese) and shared with the participants. The workshop was very interactive. The issues and suggestions emerged during discussion and responses provided by the Environment and Social Assessment (ESA) consultants and officials of ARIAS Society are summarized in the Table 4-15 below. Table 4-15: Summary of Workshop Proceedings Sl. Issues Raised and Suggestions Given by Responses No. Participants 1 Regional imbalance in the project coverage area: The project districts have been selected based on the Most of the project districts are located in Lower and Agriculture Gross Domestic Product (AGDP) of the Central Assam. More number of districts from Upper districts. More number of districts may be included at Assam should have been included. later phase of the project. 2 Exclusion of indigenous people of the State: One The project would focus on establishing market linkage of the participants expressed the apprehension that to the producers who are already engaged in the indigenous people may not be able to avail production. The project shall adopt a strong benefits of the project if the project areas within the communication strategy to generate awareness among districts are not selected carefully. all sections of the society. 3 Provision for transportation subsidy: The farmers The project does not have any provision for subsidy on of the state are not able increase the profit margin transportation. To improve logistics, models will be for their products due to high transportation cost. So developed with the support of international experts there should be provisions for transportation subsidy having expertise in logistics services for agro products. in the project. 4 Local expertise for logistics model development: The options shall be explored and considered for Logistics models can be developed with the support development of the logistics model. of the local experts. 5 Crop Insurance for the farmers: There are some Experts will be consulted and action shall be taken as areas in Assam where man- animal conflicts occur per their advice. very frequently. Crops are damaged by animals substantially. The project should facilitate the farmers in availing insurance from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 6 Need based advice to the farmers: The farmers There are provisions for training and demonstration require need-based advice at village level on use of programs under APART for farmers on climate resilient pesticides, chemical fertilizers, climate resilient farming practices, integrated pest management, use of cropping practices etc. new technology etc. 7 Low women participation in consultations: The Gender sensitive training modules and IEC materials number of female participants in consultations shall be developed and information on the project will carried out by the consultants is lesser than that of be disseminated by using various tools like street play, 46 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Issues Raised and Suggestions Given by Responses No. Participants their male counterpart. Extensive awareness distribution of leaf lets, awareness meetings etc. programs should be carried out among women to ensure their adequate participation in the project activities. 8 Lack of adequate Government Support: Analysis The farmers in the sample cluster selected in the of the primary data shows that the majority of the fishery sector are not aware of government schemes farmers especially in the fisheries sector do not have and programs. The Deputy Director, Department of access to government schemes and other benefits. Fisheries present during the discussion admitted that But the media reports and government data due to inadequate staff strength and rapid expansion of contradict it. the fishery sector in the state the Department is not able to cater to the needs of the farmers in some areas of the state. 9 Higher level of literacy among the fish farmers: The survey was carried out on a small sample of The rate of literacy of the fish farmers in the sample farmers. The rate of literacy may differ from the state cluster is much higher than the state average. The average as the sample size is too small. consultants were advised to recheck the data. 10 Compensation for utilisation of land used by There will not be any acquisition of private land in the farmers: In some of the districts like Karbi Anglong project. If private land is required for creation of assets where lot of government land is available, which are like CSC, BMC or expansion/up-gradation of markets being used by the local farmers for cultivation. or warehouses it will be obtained from the land owners Whether farmers shall be compensated if these through voluntary donation. Temporary users, types of land are used for the project? squatters or encroachers of government land shall be assisted as per the Resettlement Policy Framework of the project. 11 Review of Assam Agriculture Produce Market The acts having implications on social aspects were Act, 1972: This act has not been reviewed in SA only reviewed. study, which is very much relevant as the project focuses on establishing market linkage for the agricultural produce of the farmers. 47 5. INSTITUTION ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION ARANGEMENT 5.1 Project Implementation Arrangement at State Level 5.1.1 Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society (ARIAS Society) Government of Assam created the ARIAS Society in November 1998, as an autonomous body, headed by the Chief Secretary, Assam, as its President of Project Guidance Council and the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Assam as the Chairman of Governing Body. The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) is the head quarter of the Society, which is headed by a State Project Director. ARIAS society had implemented two World Bank aided projects, viz, Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Project (ARIASP) and Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project (AACP). GoA entrusted ARIAS Society to manage, coordinate and oversee implementation of APART. The Society also monitors the implementation performance of various project components implemented by respective Line Departments/Agencies. The proposed organizational structure of ARIAS Society for APART is given at Figure 5-1. ARIAS Society Project Guidance Council (PGC) ARIAS Society Governing Body (GB) STATE LEVEL ARIAS Society (PCU) Eight CPIUs Fifteen OPIUs Technical and Capacity Building Agencies: DISTRICT LEVEL Sixteen District Level Coordination Committees (DLCCs) (DC as Chair and ADC – D, as Member Secretary) • WFC, IRRI, WVC/AVRDC, ILRI • ICAR District Office of OPIUs • IIE • Other relevant partners ATMA, Block Implementation Units and Cluster CLUSTER LEVEL Facilitators, NGOs and SPs Farmers, entrepreneurs especially in MSME sector, producer groups, sector management companies and other value chain participants Organizational Figure Structure 5-1: Organizational - APART Structure - APART 5.1.2 Core Project Implementation Units (CPIU) at the Secretariat level CPIUs are proposed in each of the eight line departments namely Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Fishery, Cooperation, Handloom and Sericulture, 48 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Panchayat and Rural Development and Public Works (Roads) of APART, headed by Senior most secretaries of the concerned departments and will be notified by the concerned Administrative departments. A Joint Secy./Deputy Secy. level officer in each CPIU will be the Coordinator. The operational and other expenses of the CPIU including for one MIS Operator and one technical staff hired on contract basis will be supported under the project. The CPIU will monitor & coordinate the project activities. This arrangement was not there under ARIASP and AACP and is proposed for APART considering the fact that the ownership acquaintance of the project was low in the Administrative Departments during these two projects. 5.1.3 Operational PIU (OPIUs) at the Directorate/HOD level A total of 15 nos. of OPIUs are to be notified in the Directorate/HQ of each of the implementing line departments/agencies (Refer Table 5-1). The OPIUs will be headed by the concerned HOD and one designated Nodal Officer in each OPIU will be responsible for day-to-day coordination with the CPIU, PCU, DLCC etc. The operational and other expenses of the OPIU will be supported under the project including for staff hired on contract basis (e.g. technical, procurement, accounts, social, environmental, MIS etc. as per need and agreed with the World Bank). Table 5-1: List of OPIUs to be notified at Directorate/HQ Sl. CPIUs in the Administrative Operational PIUs in Commissionerates / Directorates/ HODs/ HQ of No. Department Agencies 1. Directorate of Agriculture 2. Directorate of Horticulture & Food Processing 1. Agriculture 3. HQ of Assam State Agriculture Marketing Board (ASAMB) 4. HQ of Assam Agriculture University (AAU) 2. Industries & Commerce 5. Commissionerate of Industries & Commerce 6. Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary 3. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary 7. Directorate f Dairy Development 8. HQ of Assam Livestock & Poultry Corporation Ltd. (ALPCO) 9. HQ of West Assam Milk Union Limited (WAMUL) 4. Cooperation 10. HQ of Assam State Warehousing Corporation (ASWC) 5. Fisheries 11. Directorate of Fisheries 12. Directorate of Sericulture 6. Handloom, Textiles & Sericulture 13. Directorate of Handloom & Textiles 7. Public Works (Roads) 14. Chief Engineer (World Bank aided Projects), Public Works Roads Department 8. Panchayat & Rural Development 15. Commissionerate of Panchayat & Rural Development 5.2 Project Implementation Arrangement at District Level 5.2.1 District Level Coordination Committees (DLCCs) DLCCs are to be notified for all the 16 undivided (as on 1st April. 2016) districts for monitoring and coordinating of the project activities in the respective districts. It will be headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) (Development) will be the Member Secretary. The District Level officers of the implementing Agencies, representatives from the lead commercials banks in the District will be the members. The operational and other expenses of the DLCC will be supported under the project including an MIS Operator and one/two support staff hired on contract basis. The notification relating to DLCC is proposed to be notified by the Agriculture 49 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Department being the nodal Department of APART. DLCC during AACP had very minimal role in implementation and monitoring, however, it is proposed that the DLCC will be focal point for project implementation under APART at district level. 5.2.2 District Offices of Line Departments/Agencies The concerned district level officers of the implementing Departments/Directorate/Agencies will be responsible for implementation of the assigned project activities at the ground level. The incremental operational and other expenses of these offices (including for manpower as per need and agreed with the World Bank) will be supported under the project. 5.3 Project Implementation Arrangement at Cluster Level 5.3.1 Cluster Development The four components of APART, which are in line with the project development objectives, are Component-A: Enabling AgriEnterprise Development, Component-B: Facilitating Agro Cluster Development, Component-C: Fostering Market-led Production and Resilience Enhancement, and Component-D: Project Management, Monitoring and Learning. Within this, “Facilitating Enterprise Cluster Development” has been conceived as a sub-component of Component-B and “Facilitating Production Cluster Development has been conceived as a sub-component of Component-C. The project proposes specific intervention strategies in Cluster Approach3, such as (i) Promoting institutions at the cluster level that enable joint action by cluster actors to take advantage of collective efficiencies, (ii) Strengthening planning functions at the cluster level to identify and develop a longer term “competitiveness enhancement plan”, and (iii) Enhancing implementation capacity to deliver needed services and infrastructure needed at the cluster level to enhance firm-level competitiveness. The intervention strategy in Cluster Approach proposed by the World Bank is based on the principle of social inclusion, participation, transparency accountability and land requirement. This model is to be taken up and operationalized by ARIAS Society and the line departments/agencies. 5.3.2 Farmer Producer Organisations Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are proposed to be developed for setting up commodity specific CSC, and are expected to promote aggregation and sale of agro-products. It is expected that the FPOs will undertake various activities such as bulk purchase of inputs, marketing of produce, grading and quality control. The benefits to the members of FPOs are expected to be higher farmer prices through the combination of larger critical mass of saleable produce thereby providing economies of scale, savings in transaction costs, reaching out to distant markets and strengthened negotiation positions, coupled with the added value achieved through primary grading and packing. The FPOs envisaged under two sub-schemes of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), namely National Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters and Programme for Pulses Development, was not so encouraging for Assam. Moreover, Groups like Pathar Parisalana Samittees (PPS or Field Management Committees) are found in almost all cultivated villages but their functioning and activities are mainly confined to avail the facilities of Government schemes only, not to solve the farmers‟ problems as a group. Capacity building measures for FPO shall be carried out in line with the Policy and Progress Guidelines for FPOs enacted by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer Welfare of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare. The principles of the Policy and Progress Guidelines are, (i) voluntary 3 Presentation made by Mr. Aadarsh Kumar, World Bank on 29th September 2016. 50 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework and open membership, (ii) democratic farmer member control, (iii) farmer-member economic participation, (iv) autonomy and independence, (v) education, training and information, (vi) co-operation among FPOs, and (vii) concern for the community. 5.3.3 Common Service Centre Common Service Centres (CSC) are conceived as commercially viable basic institution for marketing of agriculture inputs and agriculture produce, built around farmer producer companies (FPC) and are proposed to be located in production locations. The CSC will function with the purpose of - (i) assisting FPC members to plan production and pool the produce for joint marketing, (ii) consolidating the produce before dispatch to market or to conduct an auction of the produce at CSC locations, (iii) creating basic infrastructure to facilitate collection, grading and logistics, (iv) bulk purchase and marketing of agriculture inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, etc., (v) collection and dissemination of information on the marketability of the produce (prices, demand and supply position etc.) and (vi) facilitate arrangement of services like credit, insurance, transport, packing material, technical inputs, etc. Community Driven Development (CDD) approach has been proposed for the CSC implementation wherein community would identify their own needs, design, plan, implement and monitor interventions. 5.4 Digital Mapping and Plotting of Prioritised Clusters ARIAS Society has already initiated Digital Mapping and Plotting of Block/Village wise Prioritized Clusters of APART through an agency hired for the specific purpose. The resources will be plotted in Google Map and include development of a web-enabled Application Software for:  Plotting of Production Cluster dataset;  Preparation of Land Base with various features [rail network, road network, water bodies, land mark, village boundary, block boundary, district boundary, state boundary, international boundary]  Integration of micro strategy to analyze the business strategy data on the basis of cluster plotted on real time based Google Map  Suitable map visualization to analyze data. Socio-economic parameters (work participation rate, population, sex ratio, literacy rate, etc.) based on Census of India data can also be included, if so deemed necessary. 5.5 Implementation Arrangement for Social Management 5.5.1 Review of the Social Management Unit (SMU), ARIAS Society during AACP The SMU was established within ARIAS Society during ARIAS Project under the PCU to oversee the social aspects of the project until completion of AACP. The SMU under AACP was headed by a Social Development Specialist and supported by two Assistant Social Development Specialists, and four Zonal Coordinators to work under the direct supervision of the State Project Director, ARIAS Society. The organizational structure of the SMU, for ARIASP and AACP is given at Figure 5-2. 51 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework State Project Director Social Development Specialist Assistant Social Assistant Social Development Specialist Development Specialist Zonal Coordinator Zonal Coordinator Zonal Coordinator Zonal Coordinator (Northern Assam) (Upper Assam) (Lower Assam) (Barak Valley) Organizational Figure 5-2: Organizational chart chart of SMU,of ARIASS SMU,Society ARIAS (ARIASP & AACP) 5.5.2 (ARIASP & AACP) Role of SMU in ARIASP and AACP The SMU was required to advise the Project Co-ordination Unit on activities/processes to be adopted for achieving the Social Development Objectives of the Project, i.e. Participation, Inclusiveness, Accountability, Equity, Transparency and Sustainability. SMU was responsible for understanding the Social Development Objectives and Social Safeguard Policies of the World Bank incorporated in the design of the Project and developing strategy/approach to achieve these objectives. During preparation of AACP, SMU had prepared the social development aspects of the project in-house which included Project Operational Manual, Social Mobilization Framework, Capacity Building Strategy and Communications Strategy accepted by the World Bank. Another role of SMU was to strengthen and improve the capacity of the participating communities/groups, NGOs and line department officials in long term strategic collaborative planning, implementation & monitoring of the activities from social development perspective in addition to ensure compliance of the Social Safeguard Policies of the World Bank. 5.5.3 Re-structuring of existing SMU for APART Based on the review and understanding of the objectives and goals under APART, the following is being put forth:  There is shift in objectives and approach under APART from those of ARIASP and AACP;  The basic objective of both ARIASP and AACP was to eradicate poverty but APART‟s focus is forward linkage of the surplus agro based commodities and promote value addition of the produce by FPOs through cluster approach;  Under AACP there were district level NGOs in place for overseeing the social mobilization aspects. However, considering the objective of APART social mobilization aspects will be taken care of by developmental NGOs, as Service Providers, having matured experience of FPO formation.  Hence, there is a need to restructure the SMU to achieve the social development objectives in line with the objectives and approach of APART. 5.5.4 Proposed Structure of SMU for APART An organizational structure of the SMU for APART has been proposed based on the above findings and is shown at Figure 5-3. 52 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework State Project Director, ARIAS Society Social Development Specialist, ARIAS Society Communication Social Sector Management Specialist, APART Specialist, APART Social Development Specialist OPIUs Designated Officer in OPIUs Designated officers will be hired by PWD on need basis Social Sector Specialist District Level Coordination Committees (16 Project Districts) Figure 5-3: Proposed Organizational Structure of SMU, APART Proposed Organizational Chart of SMU, APART 5.5.5 Role of SMU  To advise on activities/processes to be adopted for achieving the core social development themes i.e. social inclusion (gender, tribal and other vulnerable groups), participation, transparency, accountability, land management, grievance management and citizen feedback envisaged under APART.  Implementation measures of social safeguards aspects will be built on Rights based approach and the SMU will be responsible for addressing social safeguard measures.  To ensure that the Social Development Objectives and Social Safeguard Policies of the World Bank are incorporated in the design of the Project and strategies/approach are developed to achieve the objectives.  Facilitate preparation of Social Assessment Report and Management Plans and/or framework for managing adverse social impacts, risks and benefits of project interventions.  Facilitate inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups in the project interventions.  To develop the capacity of the line department officials in strategic collaborative planning, implementation & monitoring of the activities in compliance with the Social Safeguard Policies of the World Bank.  To build the capacity of all stakeholders in the management of social safeguard issues. To ensure that social issues have been adequately addressed.  Facilitate integration of social sustainability into policy, institutions, and operations.  Prepare sub-project social assessments, scheme cycle and other analytical tools required for investment design and implementation. Design operations for strengthening inclusion and participation.  Developing social resilience to climate change and market demand.  Guiding and Supervising community driven development operations, tailoring them to different settings with a view to enhancing inclusion, community empowerment, community procurement, participation and accountability. 53 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework  Preparing capacity building plan for stakeholders ensuring achievement of social development outcomes.  Orientation of the line department and participating agency officials on social development principles for improved convergence and linkage, gender issues, transparency and incor porating citizen‟s feedback.  To develop the capacity building manual on social issues, through experienced training agencies (Content of the manual will include scheme cycle, outline of Social Assessment, management plans & reporting formats, R&R policy, land acquisition/donation process and other land related matters, identification of project affected people, social entitlement framework, risk assessment and management skills).  Compilation and analysis of monthly/quarterly reports on social indicators; tracking of Grievance Redressal and Social Audit.  Hire suitable civil society organization for awareness generation about the project and implementation of land related issues involved in the project, if any, during project implementation.  Develop decentralized local capacity on managing social issues associated with various sub -project cycles.  Co-ordinate review, support and monitor all respective social safeguard aspects of the project. 5.6 Involvement of Implementing Departments/Agencies Participation of the implementing departments and agencies in achievement of social development objectives is very crucial during the project life. SMU needs to be facilitated by the officials of State level and District level implementing units in implementation of SMF as it would be difficult to have people from SMU at each level of project implementation covering all the implementing departments/agencies. The broad objective of involving the officials/staff of State and District level implementing units is to create a pool of officials of the participating departments/agencies to implement the social management issues and to develop capacity of the OPIUs to handle the social management independently in the long run. There will be a Nodal Officer identified at the OPIUs to oversee implementation of SMF. and to coordinate with SMU and DLCCs on all aspects of social management including reporting and capacity building. There will be a dedicated Social Expert at each of the DLCCs to oversee compliance of SMF during the project implementation. The major responsibility of DLCC shall be to monitor the compliance of SMF during project implementation in the districts at the field level, coordinate with the OPIUs and SMU (PCU) on all aspects of social management including reporting and capacity building. Capacity of the designated officials of OPIUs and DLCCs shall be build over the project years by way of training and exposure on social management issues. These set of officials shall be responsible to sensitize and orient the other officials/staff of the implementing agencies and in project districts on Social Management. 5.7 Service Providers APART has a provision of utilizing services of Service Providers (SPs) for mobilization of farmers/producers for collective agri-business. A dedicated and experienced professional agency (like companies, NGOs etc.) shall be engaged under APART to handle the entire FPO formation starting from community mobilization to consolidation of activities through FPCs. Hence, the service provider shall play a very significant role in in facilitating compliance of SMF during implementation. The SMU of ARIAS Society shall be responsible for monitoring and reviewing the performance of SPs in management of social issues. 54 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 5.7.1 Role of SPs The SPs will be the interface for the ARIAS Society, core stakeholders and the beneficiaries of the project. The broad roles of SPs are presented in Figure 5-4. Producer mobilization Capacity Building Formation of FPOs 36 months Business Plan Development Facilitate ATMA/ Line Department/ Agencies in setting up of CSCs Facilitate Seeking External Loan, Grants and Project Based Funding for Implementation of Approved Business Plan of FPOs. Facilitate constitution of Social Audit Teams / Committees Facilitate Producer Company Registration Figure Roles 5-4: of Role of Service Service Providers Providers 5.7.2 Services and Tasks of SPs The SPs shall take up the following activities as shown in Figure 5-5. Common Interest Group Baseline Survey, Social Mobilization, Capacity Skill Assessment Market Mapping and Awareness Building and Group Survey Campaigns Strengthening Development of Training Formation, Registration and Module, Training of Development of Business Governance of the Producer Beneficiaries, and Plan Organizations / Companies Identification of Group Activities Critical Management Support Establishment of Business Documentation of Entire in the Operation of the Enterprises Process and Results Business Enterprises Services Figure and 5-5: Service Tasks of and Services Provider Tasks of SPs 55 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 5.7.3 Review Mechanism of SPs The activities of the SPs shall be supervised and monitored by PCU with support from the OPIUs and DLCCs. The reporting requirements shall be worked out while finalizing the ToR for SPs. There would be quarterly review of the progress of SPs. Formulation of strategies to address the constraints shall be an outcome of these review meeting and the SPs would have to undertake future work as per the strategy identified to overcome the constraints. 5.8 Social Audit Teams/Committees Social Audit Committees (SAC) shall be constituted in all the FPOs promoted under APART for providing opportunity to stakeholders, especially the marginalized and vulnerable to give opinion/views on functioning of an organization in terms of social performance. SMU with support from the SPs shall ensure that the SAC are constituted in all the FPOs. The SPs shall guide and facilitate effective functioning of the SAC to enhance the social development aspects of social inclusion, transparency and accountability leading to good governance. 5.9 Project Management Information System The PCU will establish an information technology based Project Management Information System (PMIS) to co-ordinate the activities of various stakeholders in the project. An online based monitoring system will be developed with the baseline parameters. The PMIS will be enabled with GIS based applications to provide an easy access to the users. It will be used as an effective administrative tool for data sharing and administration of the project. The SPs will geo-tag their activities. The PMIS will have the provisions for capturing the geo-references for the activities carried out by SPs. Disaggregated data on socio-economic profile and gender will be collected. 56 6. LAND REQUIREMENT 6.1 Introduction Land requirement is one amongst the guiding principles of social assessment envisaged under APART as for a particular sub-project implementation it entails number of safeguards issues with respect to resettlement and rehabilitation. As reported by the ARIAS Society, the project is intended to undertake sub-project activities only on the land resource already available with Government departments/agencies or are within the existing Right of Way (RoW) or made available through community contributions/voluntary land donation. As a matter of principle, activities that require land acquisition will not be taken up under APART (except voluntary land donation for community assets through appropriate processes). This Chapter discusses mechanisms and processes for obtaining land, if required and entitlements for project affected families. 6.2 Land Holding Pattern in Assam The analysis of land holding size among farmers of Assam shows that the majority (67.3%) of them belong to the category of marginal farmers, with land holding size of less than 1 hectare. These marginal farmers hold only 25.83 percent of the total land area. The large land holding farmers account for only 0.15% of the total and hold 9.39% of the total operational land area of the state. The distribution of land holding pattern is presented in Figure 6-1. The analysis of land holding size implies that acquisition of private land may cause an adverse impact on the marginal and semi-medium land holders. 3.12 0.15 2.6 1.18 11.16 12.9 18.25 18 65.1 67.31 Marginal (below 1.00 ha.) Small (1.00 - 2.00 ha.) Marginal (below 1.00 ha.) Small (1.00 - 2.00 ha.) Semi-medium (2.00 - 4.00 ha.) Medium (4.00 - 10.00 ha.) Semi-medium (2.00 - 4.00 ha.) Medium (4.00 - 10.00 ha.) Large (10.00 ha. & above) Large (10.00 ha. & above) Figure 6-1: Distribution of Operational Land Holders in Figure 6-2: Distribution of Operational Land Holders in Assam Project Districts Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam, 2015 6.3 Common Property Resources The project would involve large land/water areas for fishery and sericulture related activities proposed. The natural water resources (beels), village grazing reserves and sericulture farms are generally owned by the Village Panchayats, Government Department or the community managed lands, which can be treated as common property resources. The forest fisheries and reservoir fisheries are under part of common property resources, but they are restricted to be used for fishing rights and ownership over lands are reserved with the respective departments of the state and union Governments. Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) Conducting Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project APART and Preparation of Management Plans 57 and/or Framework for Managing Adverse Environmental and Social Impacts, Risks and Benefits ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 6.3.1 Beel (Oxbow Lake) Fisheries in Assam Assam has substantial area under water bodies in form of the beels, which are source of income/ business for many fishermen. Beel fishery accounts for 35.32% of water area used for fishery in the state. The number of beels under fishery is reported to be 3197, which covers more than 1.0 lac Ha of water area. The details of fishery units and their area in the project districts are given in Annexure 6-1. The ownership of these beels are with Revenue Department. Few are managed by different agencies like Forest Department, Assam Fisheries Development Corporation (AFDC) and some are traditionally managed by local community groups. The Revenue & Disaster Management (RDM) Deptt. and AFDC used to lease out the registered beels for fishery activities through auction Fisheries Cooperative Societies and individuals. AFDC also takes up developmental activities of the beels by way of weed clearance, constructing bunds and in some cases seed raising tanks near the beel. In addition few beels were also developed under the World Bank aided AACP that are being managed by community groups called BDCs. It is envisaged that under APART, the fishery activities will be centred on Govt. beels/registered beels and also community owned water bodies. It is intended that, no AFDC owned beel will be taken up under this project. Normally the nearby community takes up agricultural activities in the periphery of the beels once the water level recedes during winter to supplement their livelihood. 6.3.2 Derelict Water Bodies / Swamps Fish production takes place in various kinds of water bodies in Assam and derelict water bodies and swamps are one among them. Some of them form part of community assets and are generally managed by the village panchayats, and community. The project envisages that no derelict water bodies shall be impacted, however if there are any such impacts, use of such water resources would be governed as per the provisions of the Assam Fishery Rules 1953. Table 6-1: Number and Area under Fisheries in Assam, 2014-15 Water Resources Nos. in % Area(in Ha) in % Beel Fisheries 3197 0.85 100817 35.32 4 Ponds & Tanks 368250 98.09 60570 21.22 Derelict Water Bodies / Swamps 3887 1.04 116444 40.80 Reservoir Fisheries 2 0.00 2553 0.89 Forest Fisheries 71 0.02 5017 1.76 Total 375407 100.00 285401 100.00 Source: Statistical Hand Book of Assam, 2015 6.3.3 Village Grazing Reserves The grazing lands are important common property resources to pasture the cattle in the villages and are significant part of land holding under the GoA. However, these are frequently converted to non- agriculture purposes due to non-availability of Government land for other development projects. In many cases, they are encroached by few individuals and the remaining farmers are restricted to use the area for cattle grazing. The extent of grazing land available in the state is only 2.5% of the total land area. The percentage of available grazing land in the project districts and the state are presented in Figure 6-3. Among the 4 Includes privately owned tanks and ponds 58 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework project districts Karbi Anglong has no land area demarcated as grazing land and Dhubri has only 0.9% area under grazing. Few districts of Barpeta, Darrang and Cachar have 4- 4.6% under grazing. Figure 6-3: Percentage of Grazing Land in Project Districts ( 2011-12) It is envisaged that under APART, no project activities shall be taken up on land classified and notified as grazing land. 6.4 Land Requirement under APART Project interventions which may have potential impact on land has been identified based on secondary information and deliberations with various stakeholders. 6.4.1 Project Activities Involving Land Resources The summary of project activities that would require land for developing infrastructure are identified and listed in Table 6-2. Table 6-2: Sector wise Land Requirements for sub-projects Sector Construction Land Category Process to be Followed Common Service Centre,  Government Land  Transfer of government land All Sectors Market Infrastructure  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Community Land  Land Donation Agriculture Rural Haat  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town Committee  NOC for land use Land  Community Land  Land donation Dairy 25 MTPD By-pass protein plant and 12 MTPD By-  Government Land  Land Bank of the PIU Pass Mineral Mixture plant Liquid Milk processing plant  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Lease/Rent  Private Land  Land donation Bulk Milk Cooling(BMC)  Government Land  Land Bank of the PIU units  Land owned by Milk  NA Cooperatives/ unions  Private Land  Lease/Rent PURABI booths  Private Land  Lease/Rent 59 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sector Construction Land Category Process to be Followed  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Government Land  Transfer of government land Marketing Hubs  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Community Land  Land Donation Fishery Hatcheries  Government Land  Land Bank of the PIU  Asset including the land  Private Land belong to the hatchery owner (no leasing required) Piggery Slaughterhouse  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Community Land  Land Donation Sericulture Community Resting House  Government Land  Transfer of government land and Handloom  Community Land  Land Donation Grainage House  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Community Land  Land Donation  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land Mounting cum Cocoon  Government Land  Transfer of government land House  Panchayat/Town Committee  NOC for use of land Land  Land Donation  Lease/Rent  Community Land  Transfer of government land  Land Bank of the PIU Resham Haats (Markets)  Government Land  Transfer of government land (provision will be under the  Panchayat/Town market identified under  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land ASAMB)  Land Donation  Lease/Rent  Community Land  Transfer of government land Land Bank of the PIU Preparation of Nursery  Government Land  Land Bank of the PIU  Panchayat/Town Committee  NOC for use of land Land  Community Land  Land Donation  Private Land  Land donation Common Facility Centre  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Community Land  Land Donation Community Jali House  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town Committee  NOC for use of land Land  Community Land  Land Donation PWD Road Construction  Government Land  Transfer of government land Market  Confirmation by Revenue  Existing RoW Map Common Service Centre  Panchayat/Town (for technical assistance- Committee/Municipality  NOC for land use PWD and construction – Land/Community land community). 60 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sector Construction Land Category Process to be Followed All sectors  Government Land  Transfer of government land  Panchayat/Town  NOC for land use Committee/Municipality Land  Community Land  Land Donation It is envisaged that project activities that require land acquisition will not be taken up under APART (except voluntary land donation for community assets through appropriate processes). The facilities shall be developed either on government land, panchayat/town committee/municipality land, along existing Right of Way (RoW) (in case of road connectivity) or the lands donated by the community for developing facilities for the project beneficiaries. 6.5 Mechanisms for Obtaining Land for Project Activities 6.5.1 Land Donation In case the project involves land donation for any project works, the following procedure and principles shall be applied.  Due diligence shall be carried out to ascertain category of the land, name of the actual land owner as per land records, obtain proof of the ownership and ensure that land donated for the project is not more than 10% of total land owned by the donor or the residual land is viable. The process and screening mechanism for the same have been detailed out in section 15.6 of the Chapter 15 on SMF.  A Civil Society support mechanism (PRI/Community) will assist the affected households in transferring land and ensuring that entitlements are received as agreed during the process.  The willingness of the land owner for transfer of land through donation shall be assessed during consultations and if required, support through PRI and community shall be taken to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed project intervention, particularly among women and other vulnerable population.  The land donation process will be adopted as per the procedures laid down for the rural roads developed under PMGSY or as per the R&R Policy of the State. The steps to be followed for land donation process shall be: (i) Disseminate the important project information to the community; (ii) Conduct transect walk along with the representatives from the community, revenue department, forest department, CBOs to identify the locations requiring additional land, land owners, assets likely to be impacted; (iii) Conduct survey of the affected households identified during transect walk using the format provided at Annexure 15-2b; (iv) Conduct consultation with the affected households and explain the land donation procedure; (v) Execute Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the affected households as per the format provided in Annexure 15-2f. (vi) Ensure that commencement of civil works in the donated land starts only after the MoU is signed and registration is complete (vii) Maintain records on land donation including the agreement with donors. (viii) Ensure no coercion to elicit land donation and the external monitoring agency will be responsible to verify and ensure that there is no force donation. 6.5.2 Lease/Rent of Land Parcels In case, there is a requirement of land/property/building to be taken on lease/rental basis, a rental deed shall be executed on a stamp paper between land owner and concerned stakeholder as specified in Registration (Assam Amendment) Act, 2009. 6.5.3 Government Land The procedure for inter departmental transfer of land should be followed through the concerned OPIUs. The land alienation proposal will be initiated by the Deputy Commissioner based on the land requisition 61 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework proposal. A certificate from the circle officer of the concerned revenue circle with details of the land (patta no., dag no etc.) should be obtained along with the proposal for all the sub-projects submitted under APART by the OPIUs. A due diligence exercise shall be carried out to ascertain presence of any squatter or encroacher in the required land area for each sub-project site through the check list given at Annexure 15-2e. The process for obtaining government land shall be as follows:  Screening of the land ownership status: The PIU shall undertake a screening exercise to confirm the land ownership and utilisation status (refer screening checklist for land utilisation).  Certification of Land ownership documents from the office of the respective divisional Sub-registrar of lands and Map of the land.  Confirmation of encumbrance free status of the land as part of the check list.  In case of involuntary displacement due to the project, the census survey of affected households shall be carried out (refer Annexure 15-2b)  In case of any involuntary resettlement due to the proposed project, assistance shall be provided as per the entitlement matrix. 6.6 Applicability of World Bank Policies The World Bank guidelines on Involuntary Resettlement (IR), clearly advises on avoiding such impacts wherever feasible, or at least minimizing the potential impacts byexploring all viable alternative project designs. Where it is not feasible to avoid displacement, resettlement activities should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons displaced by the project to share in project benefits. Displaced persons should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs. Compensation provided under the Project should be sufficient to replace the lost land and assets at full replacement cost in local markets and that the eligibility of benefits should include Project Affected Persons (PAPs) with formal legal rights to land (including customary and traditional land rights recognised under law) and PAPs with no formal rights. Particular attention should be given to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, the displaced persons and their communities should be provided with timely and relevant information, consulted on resettlement options, and offered opportunities to participate in planning, implementing, and monitoring of resettlement. The project implementing authority should establish appropriate and accessible grievance mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation system, etc. A Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) shall be developed for the project to mitigate the impacts of IR as per the applicable guidelines. The RPF containing an Entitlement Matrix has been prepared as per the provisions of World Bank Policy on IR for the project and has been presented as part of the SMF. A checklist has also been developed to confirm that the necessary processes have been followed in the project for assessment of land required for development works. It will confirm that the land required for the project purposes do not cause any adverse effect to the individuals, groups and community. The screening checklist is given as part of SMF. 6.7 Resettlement Policy Framework 6.7.1 Objectives The RPF has been developed by adopting two principles: to avoid/ minimise land acquisition and involuntary resettlement. Firstly, in all cases structural alternatives will be explored to select the area for construction, specifically related to the market, CSC and road construction to avoid construction on private land or alongside populated areas .Secondly, land acquisition and resettlement requirement under APART is unlikely as the civil works shall either be limited to a few activities and restricted within 62 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework existing government land of the line department/agencies minimizing the distress to the mostly poor households. However, a Resettlement Policy Framework has been drafted for the Project in case displacement of non-title holders like encroachers or squatters is undertaken at any point in the project life. 6.7.2 Entitlement Matrix The RPF and the EM developed for APART is based on the World Bank‟s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12. The entitlement matrix (Refer Table 6-3) presents the parameters for resettlement benefits, based on potential losses to squatters and encroachers. The entitlements may be enhanced, if required, to reflect the subproject status during project implementation. Table 6-3: Entitlement Matrix Nature of lost Type of Loss Entitled Person Entitlement provisions property Loss of Agricultural and Encroachers 60 days advance notice to shift from encroached land. Government homestead Squatters 60 days advance notice to shift from occupied land. Land Land Loss of Residential Tenants displaced 60 days advance notice to shift from Occupied structure. residential structure Replacement value of the structure and other assets (or structure part of the structure and other assets, if remainder is viable) constructed by the tenant. Right to salvage materials (of the portion constructed by tenants) from structure and other assets. Squatters displaced 60 days advance notice to shift from Occupied structure. Replacement cost of structure constructed by the squatter. Arrangement of suitable alternate site within the village for relocation of the vulnerable affected persons subject to the availability of land. One time shifting assistance of Rs. 10,000. Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets. Encroachers 60 days advance notice to shift from encroached affected structure. Replacement cost of the affected structure constructed by the encroacher. Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets Loss of Commercial Tenants displaced 60 days advance notice to shift from Occupied structure. commercial structure Replacement cost of part/whole of structure constructed structure by the tenant, One time shifting assistance of Rs. 10,000. Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets. Squatters displaced 60 days advance notice to shift from Occupied structure. Replacement cost of structure constructed by the squatter. One time shifting assistance of Rs. 10,000. Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets. Encroachers 60 days advance notice to shift from encroached affected structure. One time shifting assistance of Rs. 10,000. Replacement cost of the affected structure constructed by the encroacher. Right to salvage materials from structure and other assets. 63 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Nature of lost Type of Loss Entitled Person Entitlement provisions property Loss of Cattle shed, Petty Squatter displaced 60 days advance notice to shift from Occupied structure. temporary Shop, etc. One time financial assistance of Rs. 5000 for construction structure of temporary structure. Loss of Standing crops Squatters and 60 days advance notice to harvest standing seasonal Crops and Encroachers. crops prior to take procession of the land. If unable to trees harvest crop, lump sum equal to the market value of the yield of the standing crop lost determined by the Agricultural Department. Standing trees 60 days advance notice prior to cutting of trees. Assistance for loss of fruit bearing trees, timber value as estimated by the revenue department. 5 Impacts on All impacts Major impacted One time lump sum assistance of Rs. 10,000 to vulnerable Vulnerable vulnerable households. This will be paid in addition to 6 Households households other assistances. Provision of skill development trainings based on their eligibility. Engagement in the project activities based on the eligibility criteria of the project. Impact to SC Schedule Caste / All SC / ST Additional assistance to SC/ST households from and ST in Scheduled Tribe displaced scheduled areas will receive onetime payment of Rs. Scheduled area households 10,000 if they have to relocate due to the project Temporary loss Land temporarily Affected Household Assistance for assets lost at replacement value. of land required for sub- Restoration of land to previous or better quality. project construction activities Loss of Common Community Replacement value excluding depreciation of the affected common properties like community facilities resources pond, well, etc. Any other - - Unanticipated impacts to be documented and mitigated loss not based on the principles of the Resettlement Policy identified Framework. Note: Cost of the structures shall be estimated as per the current year’s Schedule of Rates of PWD, Building, Government of Assam. 6.7.3 Monitoring Regular monitoring of land requirement and adverse impact on social or IR will be undertaken by the independent M& E agency hired by APART. A quarterly M & E Report shall be submitted to the World Bank by the ARIAS society. PCU will take corrective actions, if necessary, based on the findings of the external monitoring reports. 5Major impacts are defined as involving affected people being physically displaced from housing and/or having 10% or more of their productive, income generating assets lost. 6 The group of people considered „vulnerable‟ comprise – (i) those who are BPL card holders issued by GoA), (ii) those who belong to SC or ST communities, (iii) women headed households, (v) elderly (female above 58 years and male above 60 years), (vi) differently abled persons and (vii) landless. 64 7. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 7.1 Introduction The Constitution of India defines tribal groups and tribal areas under various Articles: Article 342 specifies tribes or tribal communities and Article 341 requires the President of India to specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of groups within castes, races, tribes etc and these tribes so specified are referred as STs. In pursuance of these provisions, the list of STs is notified for each State and Union Territory for whom a number of social, economic and political safeguards are provided by the constitution of India. The term Indigenous Peoples‟ (IPs‟) is used by the World Bank in a generic sense to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group that have these characteristics in varying degrees, (i) self- identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others, (ii) collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestral territories in the project area and to the natural resources in these habitats and territories, (iii) customary cultural, economic, social, or political institutions that are separate from those of the dominant society and culture, and (iv) an indigenous language, often different from the official language of the country or region. This chapter discusses about the profile of this social group, measures to protect their interest from the negative impacts of the proposed project interventions and to promote their inclusion in brief. A detailed IPF has also been prepared and presented as a separate volume to SA Report and SMF. 7.2 Profile of the STs/IPs in the Project Districts ST population constitutes 12.45% of the total population of Assam. Major tribes of Assam are Bodos, Mishings, Dimasas, Karbis, Tiwas, Tai-phakes, Khamtis, Rabhas, Singphos, Khelmos, Kukis, Sonowal Kacharis and Deuris. The state has three Tribal Autonomous Councils formed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. They are Bodoland Territorial Council, Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council and Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council. Among the project districts Karbi Anglong has the highest concentration of ST community with 56% of the total population of the district, followed by Kokrajhar (33%). Dhubri has the least concentration of ST population (0.32%). The analysis of profile of the tribal population covered under the project has been carried out through primary survey using structured questionnaires, consultation processes and secondary data analysis. The primary and secondary data has been used to establish the base line of the tribal population in the project areas. STs comprise 28% of the surveyed households and are engaged mainly in the piggery (100%) and the handloom and textile sector (66.6%). A detailed socio-economic analysis of the STs in the project area has been included in the IPF document prepared as another volume to this Report. 7.3 Indigenous Peoples’ Development Framework (IPF) A project proposed for World Bank financing that affects IPs requires: (a) screening to identify whether Indigenous Peoples are present in, or have collective attachment to, the project area; (b) a social assessment to establish baseline situation; (c) a process of free, prior, and informed consultation with the affected IPs‟ communities at each stage of the project, and particularly during project preparation, to fully identify their views and ascertain their broad community support for the project; (d) the preparation of an Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) or an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF); and (e) disclosure of the draft IPPF. 65 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework As APART would be implemented across 16 project districts accounting for 60% of Assam‟s tribal population an IPF is required to be prepared and implemented. The IPF for the project has been prepared in line with the World Bank safeguard policies and its focus shall be to:  Ensure that the project engages in free, prior and informed consultation with tribal people;  Ensure that project benefits are accessible to the tribal community living in the project area;  Avoid any kind of adverse impact on the tribal community to the extent possible and if unavoidable ensure that adverse impacts are minimized and mitigated;  Ensure participation of tribal community in the entire process of preparation, implementation and monitoring of project; and  Develop appropriate training / income generation activities in accordance to their own defined needs and priorities. The IPF prepared for the Project includes a brief profile of the ST population, applicable legal and policy framework, community consultation framework, institutional arrangement for project implementation including Grievance Redressal Mechanism, entitlement matrix, capacity building plan and an indicative budget for implementation of the activities identified. The IPF is being enclosed as a separate volume of this report. 7.3.1 Free, Prior, Informed Consultation (FPIC) Free, Prior, Informed Consultation (FPIC) intends to fully identify the views of the indigenous community and ascertain their support for the project. Thus, it has been included as an important part of project preparation and implementation of APART. The FPIC has twin objectives of: (i) disseminating details about the proposed project, its adverse and favourable impact on the community; and (ii) integrating the indigenous households with suitable sub-project interventions. Informed participation involves organized and iterative consultation through which the views of the communities on matters that affect them directly, such as proposed sub-project intervention requirements, eligibility criteria, the sharing of development benefits and opportunities and implementation issues, shall be incorporated into the decision-making process for the project. The concept and principles of FPIC is summarized as follows:  Free: The project shall not coerce, intimidate or unduly incentivize the affected communities to be supportive of the project. The project shall document the discussions with recognized community representatives, key informants, etc.  Prior: Consultation with affected communities shall be sufficiently early in the project planning process: (i) to allow time for project information to be interpreted and comments and recommendations formulated and discussed, (ii) for the consultation to have a meaningful influence on the broad project design options, (iii) for the consultation to have a meaningful influence on the choice and design of sub-project interventions, the sharing of development benefits and opportunities, and overall project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.  Informed: Consultation with affected communities shall give details about project operations and potential adverse impacts and risks, based on adequate and relevant disclosure of project information and using methods of communication that are inclusive, culturally appropriate and adapted to the communities‟ language needs and decision making, such that the community fully understand how the project will have an impact on their lives.  Focused approach shall be planned towards achieving active participation of tribals and they have access to project benefits at par with main stream communities. The focused strategy therefore would be to suggest measures that are high impact and takes into consideration of major challenges pertaining to information, decision making and skill up-gradation. A framework for consultation within sixth schedule area and in identified locations having concentration of IPs population is given in Figure 7-1. 66 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Information of APART and proposed Sub-Project details in Sixth Schedule BTC & KAAC Area Discussion on customary right and PCU / SMU preparing ground for Consultation in Project ARIAS Society Sixth Schedule Area / other identified Administrator locations Providing detailed project information Block for intimation to grassroots level Development stakeholders Office CONSULTATION [Affected ST Households/ Village Council / Panchayat Members] Consultation Figure 7-1: Framework for Consultation during During Project Project Preparation: Preparation Framework in Sixth Schedule Areas / Identified Locations 7.3.2 Inclusion Plan A plan for promoting the socio-economic inclusion of the IPs has also been proposed for the Project and is presented in Table 7-1. Table 7-1: Tribal Development Strategy during various Stages of Project Cycle Stages Procedures Activities & Outcome Preparation  Identify concerns/issues in relation to the  Preparation of a list of issues project activities through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercises  Communicate with Karbi Anglong Autonomous  Information dissemination on APART and Council and Bodo Territorial Council to carry brief account of project implementation out Free, Prior, Informed Consultation at plans village level  Organize consultation with STs to inform about  Stakeholders consultations and FGDs held the project activities and benefits  Identify key areas of constraints that may be  List areas of constraints improved through the project and develop  Number of consultations & signed minutes detailed plan for tribal development  List of activities specifically targeting tribal development Implementation  Ensure equal participation of STs in monitoring  Representation of members from tribal communities in monitoring committee  Employment to members from tribal  Number of tribal employed community in carrying out actual construction work Operation  Ensure representation of ST members in  Number of tribal members in decision Farmer Interest Groups making body of such Interest Groups 67 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stages Procedures Activities & Outcome  Capability building of ST members and skill up-  Training calendar to be prepared gradation  Number of trainings undertaken  Number of tribal members trained  Employment generation for ST in related sub  Number of women members employed project activities undertaking various activities  Help build linkages with major government  Number of projects linked in the sub schemes for tribal development particularly project locations skill enhancement and technology up- gradation 68 8. GENDER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Project-specific Gender Development Strategy (GDS) is needed to ensure social inclusion and participation of women, access to opportunities and resources and enable to exercise their rights and use their potential in project activities. The chapter discusses about the legal policy framework, gender profile of the project districts, consultations outcome and strategy for gender development. 8.1 Objective OF THE GDS The objective of the GDS is to help ensure that women benefit equally from project interventions and thus contribute to enhancing development through this project. The GDS aims to promote the 5th Goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is to “Achieve Gender Equality and empower all girls and women”. One of the target of this goal is to “recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate.” The GDS focuses on:  Reduction of gender disparities and enhancement of women participation in the project activities;  Equitable access to project and program resources including skill training, technology and government services;  Establishing a set of indicators and targets to monitor progress;  Facilitate service delivery to the strategic needs of women farmers, ensuring that women benefit equally from the opportunities in the sector;  Institutionalization of gender responsiveness programming (planning and budgeting); and  Develop the capacities of the implementing units to enable gender sensitive programming. 8.2 Policy and Legal Framework The policy and legal framework for promotion of equality betterment and welfare of the women in the country and state have been discussed in the following sections. 8.2.1 Constitutional Provisions The constitutional provisions enable women in getting equal treatment and to maintain equity in sharing of resources and responsibilities as a citizen of the country. Table 8-1: Constitutional Provisions for Women Article No. Salient features Relevance to the project Article 14a The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law Relevant as the project envisages the or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India principle of social inclusion with special Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, focus on the women. caste, sex or place of birth. Article 15 (i) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds Relevant as the project proposes to only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. develop common services facilities. This article provides that there shall be no restriction on any person on any of the above bases to access and use the public places such as shops, restaurants, hotels, places of public entertainment etc. or use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the general public. Article 16  There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in Relevant as employment opportunities matters relating to employment or appointment to any would be generated for the local 69 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Article No. Salient features Relevance to the project office under the State. population due to project interventions and the participation of women in the  No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, income generation activities is crucial sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be for the success of the project. ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the State. Article 39(d) Provide for payment for equal remuneration and prevention on Relevant as the project interventions any kind of discrimination on the ground of sex or otherwise in would generate man-days/wages for the matter of employment. the local community. It is important to prevent any kind of discrimination with respect to payment of wages based on gender. Article 39 To promote justice, on a basis of equal opportunity and to Relevant as the project proposes for (a) provide free legal aid by suitable legislation or scheme or in the establishment of a citizen friendly any other way to ensure that opportunities for securing justice grievance redressal mechanism. are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities. Article 42 The State to make provision for securing just and humane Relevant as women are likely to be conditions of work and for maternity relief. engaged in construction works under infrastructure development components. 8.2.2 Legal Provision To uphold the Constitutional mandate, the State has enacted various legislative measures intended to ensure equal rights, counter social discrimination, violence and atrocities against women and provide support to them. Some applicable Acts that have special provisions to safeguard women and their interests have been summarised in Table 8-2. Table 8-2: Legal Provisions for Women Sl. Name of the Act Objective Relevance to the project No. 1 Employees‟ State  To provide benefits to employees in the  Applicable to the industries and Insurance case of sickness, maternity and warehouses sector where the (Central) employment injury. employees are engaged on full time Amendment  Employees will receive medical relief, cash basis. Rules, 2016 benefits, maternity benefits, pension to dependents of deceased workers and compensation for fatal and other injuries and diseases. 2 Swasthya Bima  Unorganized sector workers belonging to  Introduced for the health benefit of Yojana BPL category and their family members (a the unorganized sector labour. family unit of five) shall be the beneficiaries  It will cover all the project sectors. under the scheme.  It will be the responsibility of the implementing agencies to verify the eligibility of the unorganized sector workers and the family members who are proposed to be benefited under the scheme. 3 The Immoral  The Act leads to the codification of an Act  Check exploitation of women in the Traffic that lays down rules and regulations unorganized sector. (Prevention) Act, regarding the sensitive issue of prostitution 1956  The Act intends to combat trafficking and sexual exploitation for commercial purposes. 70 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Name of the Act Objective Relevance to the project No. 4 The Maternity  The Act aims to regulate employment of  Applicable to the staff working in the Benefit women employees in certain establishments CSC and other institutions (Amendment) Bill, for certain periods before and after child established under the project. 2016 birth and provides for maternity and certain other benefits.  The State Government may extend the Act to any other establishment or class of establishments; industrial, commercial, agricultural or otherwise. 5 Minimum Wages  The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 safeguards Applicable: The minimum wages Act, 1948 the interests of workers by providing fixation established for the sector by the of minimum wages mainly focusing on state should be ensured by the unorganized sector and in specified employers. occupations (called scheduled employments) (Section 2 g)  The act binds the employers to pay their workers the minimum wages fixed under the Act from time to time (Section 12).  Owing to their jurisdiction, the Central and the State Governments fix, revise, review and enforce the payment of minimum wages without any discrimination of gender (Section 3). 6 Contract Labour  To regulate the employment of contract Applicable to the industrial and (Regulation and labourers in certain establishments and to construction activities that engage Abolition) Act, provide for its abolition in certain contract labourers. 1970 circumstances and for matters connected therewith. 7 Equal  To provide for the payment of equal  Women engaged in the activities Remuneration remuneration to men and women workers supported by the project should be Act, 1976 and for the prevention of discrimination, on paid at par with their male the ground of sex, against women in the counterparts. matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 8 The Child Labour  Ban of employment of children below 14  Applicable to all sectors of the (Prohibition And years in specific occupation and processes. project, especially, in the Regulation)  Lay down the procedure to decide construction activities. Amendment Act, modifications to the schedule of banned 2016 occupation and processes.  Regulate the conditions of work of children in employments where they are not prohibited for working. 9 Bonded Labour  To abolish all debt agreements and  Applicable to all sectors of the System(Abolition) obligations arising out of India‟s project. Act, 1976 longstanding bonded labour system.  It frees all bonded labourers, cancels any outstanding debts against them, prohibits the creation of new bondage agreements, and orders the economic rehabilitation of freed bonded labourers by the state. It also criminalizes all post-act attempts to compel a person to engage in bonded labour, with maximum penalties of three years in prison and a 2,000 rupee fine. 71 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 8.3 Central Government Schemes and Programmes for Welfare of Women The GoI is currently implementing various schemes and programmes for the welfare of women through various departments and are discussed in Table 8-3. These schemes focus upon skill development, education, income generation, poverty alleviation, health and sanitation, nutrition, social security, etc. Table 8-3: Central Government Schemes and Programmes for Welfare of Women Sl. Ministry/Department Schemes/Programmes Objective No. 1. Ministry of Women and  Support to Training and To provide updated skills and new knowledge to poor Child Development Employment Programme and asset less women involved in traditional sectors for Women (STEP) such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Processing, Handloom, Tailoring, etc.  Indira Gandhi Matritva A cash incentive of Rs. 4000 to women (19 years and Sahyog Yojna above) for the first two live births. 2. Ministry of Minority  “NaiRoshni”: Scheme for  To empower and bring confidence among Affairs Development of Minority minority women, including their neighbours from Women other communities living in the same village/locality, by providing knowledge, tools and techniques for interacting with Government systems, banks and other institutions at all levels.  To move out of the confines of their home and community and assume leadership roles and assert their rights, collectively or individually, in accessing services, facilities, skills and opportunities besides claiming their due share of development benefits of the Government for improving their lives and living conditions. 3. Ministry of Labour and  Grant in Aid on Women  Administered through voluntary organizations by Employment Labour giving grant-in-aid to them.  To help women workers become aware of the rights and opportunities available to them under various Schemes of the Government. 4. Ministry of Tribal Affairs  Strengthening Education  The scheme aims to bridge the gap in literacy Among Scheduled Tribe levels between the general female population Girls in low literacy and tribal women, through facilitating 100% districts enrolment of tribal girls in the identified Districts or Blocks, more particularly in naxal affected areas and in areas inhabited by Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs), and reducing drop-outs at the elementary level by creating the required ambience for education. 5. Ministry of Agriculture  ATMA  To reform the earlier system of agricultural extension in the following ways in order to provide better and more efficient extension service:  New institutional arrangements – Decentralized decision making  Broad-based extension delivery (FSA)  Gender concerns-Minimum 30% allocation 72 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Ministry/Department Schemes/Programmes Objective No. 6. Ministry of Rural  Development of Women  To strengthen the gender component of Development and Children in Rural Integrated Rural Development Program Areas(DWCRA)  To improve the living conditions of women and, thereby, of children through the provision of opportunities for self-employment and access to basic social services. National Rural Livelihood  The Mission focuses on promoting self- Mission employment and organization of rural poor. The basic idea behind this programme is to organize the poor into SHGs and make them capable for self-employment. 7. Department of Legal and Prime Minister‟s Rozgar  To provide self-employment opportunities to Legislative Affairs Yojana (PMRY) unemployed youth and women.  Loan upto Rs. one lakh for business and two lakhs for agricultural activities are advanced by the Banks to the unemployed youth and women who are 18 to 35 and 18 to 45 years of age respectively and whose income does not exceeds Rs. 4000 per annum. 8. Ministry of Health and National HIV/AIDS  Reduce new infections by 50% Family Welfare Control Program – IV  Comprehensive care, support and treatment to all persons living with HIV/AIDS. 8.4 State Government Schemes and Programmes for Welfare of Women 8.4.1 Sawayamsidha The programme is aimed for women empowerment under the Integrated Child Development Scheme of the Social Welfare Department of Assam. . The long term objective of the programme is to bring about all round empowerment of women by ensuring their direct access to and control over resources through a sustained process of mobilization and convergence of all the on-going sectoral programmes of Government and other agencies. The implementation of the programme is being undertaken by promoting Women to form SHGs and enable them to take up schemes and programmes for the social and economic empowerment. Na-Bowari Scheme This scheme being implemented by the State Social Welfare Department, is mainly to discourage marriage among girls before 20 years of age. Under this scheme, BPL women who get married after attaining the age of 20 will be paid Rs.10,000 by the state government. The beneficiaries have to produce their marriage certificate or affidavit signed and attested by a magistrate to avail the benefit of the scheme. Baideu and Nabou Schemes These schemes are aimed to provide empowerment of unemployed single women and widows. Under the Baideu scheme, one time financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 will be given to each unmarried unemployed woman of 45 years and above from BPL families. Under Nabou scheme, a one-time financial assistance is provided to unemployed widows. 73 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 8.5 Status of Women in Assam The Human Development Report for Assam (2014) highlights the significance of removing gender inequalities in improving overall human development achievements in the state. The report estimates that overall human development of women, in general, is lower than that of men by some 14%. Besides, the report reveals that the observed gender inequality in key dimensions of human development, that is, education, health and income, results in the loss of about 37 per cent of potential human development achievement in the state in general. As per the Report, Gender Development Index (GDI) for 2014 female HDI value for India is 0.525 however the corresponding figure for Assam is 0.875, much higher than the national level. The Gender Inequality Index (GII) for India has a GII value of 0.563, whereas the corresponding figure for Assam is only 0.375. The GII of project districts is presented in Annexure 8-1. 8.6 Gender Profile in project Districts The analysis of gender profile in the project district was carried out based on the Census 2011. The analysis includes demographic, social and economic aspects of the women in the project districts. The women population accounts for 48.92% of the total population in the state. The percentage of women population is lesser than the state women population in all the project districts except Cachar and Kokrajhar Districts. The gender ratio for the overall state is 954 (Census 2011). The ratio of the women is maximum in Morigaon District (974) and minimum is in Darrang District (923). The gender ratio of the project districts are presented in Figure 8-1. The detailed demographic profile is presented in Annexure 8-1. Figure 8-1: Gender Ratio of Project District and Assam State The literacy level among women is the highest in Jorhat District (67.72%) , whereas Dhubri ranks the lowest with only 43.2% literacy rate among women. 50% of the project districts have women literacy rate lower than the state level of 56.4%. The total working population of the state is 38.4% and the corresponding figure for women is 22.5%. The WPR among women is lower than the state level in Barpeta, Cachar, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Morigaon, Nagaon and Nalbari districts. Women representatives comprise only 6.35 per cent of the 126-member house, lower than the 11.1 per cent in the last assembly. A higher turnout of women voters was, however, witnessed with 84.81% of 74 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework the total women voters exercised their franchise in the last assembly polls. The representation of women in the previous elections and their participation in the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are shown in Table 8-4. The percentage of women representation in PRIs is higher due to the compulsory reservation of 33%. Table 8-4: Percentage share of male and female elected representatives in Assam Total Seats Total Women Total Rate of % of Women Participation in the State Contestants Winners Winning Representative th 16 Lok Sabha Election (2014) 14 16 2 12.5 14.29 th 15 Lok Sabha Election (2009) 14 11 2 18.2 14.29 th 15 State legislative Election ( 2016) 126 6 06.35 th 14 State Legislative Election (2011) 126 85 14 16.5 11.11 th 13 State Legislative Election (2006) 126 70 13 18.6 10.32 PRIs 26,844 - 9,903 - 36.89 Source: Election Commission of India and State Election Commission, Assam 8.7 Socio-Economic Profile of the Target Women Beneficiaries Out of 641 household surveyed, 47 (7.7% of total) were women headed households which constitute. , 7.7 percent of the total households. A sector wise profile assessment of women have been carried out and presented in the following sections. The handloom & textile and piggery sectors have a positive sex ratio in favour of women. Piggery sector has the highest (17.92%) number of women headed households followed by the handloom & textile sector (12%). Women headed households are identified among the vulnerable group that would require special attention during the project implementation. A Gender Action Plan (GAP) has been prepared under the project to provided special assistance and allowance to women beneficiaries to ensure their increased participation. 1181 1200 1015 1000 964 931 814 786 800 714 600 400 200 0 Vegetables Piggery Dairy Enterprises Fishery Handloom & Sericulture Textile Figure 8-2: Gender Ratio in the Project Sectors 75 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Figure 8-3: Employment Status Among Women (in Figure 8-4: Engagement Levels in Project Sectors (in %) %) 8.7.1 Agriculture 101 household were surveyed in the sector out of which only 3 were headed by women. The women population among the total sample was 205. The overall education level among women in the sectors is low with nearly one-third of the women being illiterate. Graduates comprise only two out of the total women surveyed. Nearly 83% of women surveyed are unemployed and none of them are full time engaged in the sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that 17% of the women in the sector had a bank account. The socio-economic condition of women in this sector is worse than their counterparts in the other six sectors. 8.7.2 Dairy 59 household were surveyed in the sector out of which only 3 were headed by women. The women population among the total sample was 136. The overall education level among women in the sectors is very high with 90% literacy rate. Graduates comprise only 10% of total women surveyed. Nearly 65% of women surveyed are unemployed and only 7% are full time engaged in the sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that 46% of the women in the sector had a bank account. 8.7.3 Fishery 103 household were surveyed in the sector out of which only 2 were headed by women. The women population among the total sample was 277. The overall education level among women in the sectors is very high with 87% literacy rate. Graduates comprise only 6% of total women surveyed. Nearly 75% of women surveyed are unemployed and only 4% are full time engaged in the sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that 35% of the women in the sector had a bank account. 8.7.4 Handloom and Textiles 100 household were surveyed in the sector out of which 12 were headed by women. The women population among the total sample was 209. The overall education level among women in the sectors is very high with 95% literacy rate. Graduates comprise 13% of total women surveyed. Nearly 50% of women surveyed are unemployed and only 30% are full time engaged in the sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that a third of the women in the sector had a bank account. 8.7.5 Piggery Out of the total 106 household surveys conducted in Piggery sector, 19 were women headed households. The women population among the total sample was 206. The overall education level among women in the sectors is very low. Among them 21% were illiterate and 40% of women have 76 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework only primary level education. Graduates comprise a small 3.4% of total women surveyed. 46% women are unemployed and 36% are full time engaged in the piggery sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that only 40% of the women in the sector had a bank account. 8.7.6 Enterprise 53 household were surveys in the Enterprise sector, which included two 2 women headed households. The women population among the total sample was 110. Among them 12.7% were illiterate. However, 45% of the women in the sector have passed higher secondary and above which included 15.5% graduates. 88.2% of the women in the sector are unemployed. Only 5.45% women fully contributed to the enterprise sector. In the survey of access to banking facilities, it was found that only 55% of the women in the sector had a bank account. 8.7.7 Sericulture 68 household were surveys in the Sericulture sector, which included two 2 women headed households. The women population among the total sample was 161. Among them 10% were illiterate. However, 21% of the women in the sector have passed higher secondary. The share of women with higher education level is negligible. 76% of the women in the sector are unemployed. Only 5% women fully contributed to the enterprise sector. 8.8 Consultation with Women Consultations were carried out with women as Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and also at individual level as part of the socio-economic surveys, which included representatives of women headed households and women entrepreneurs. Sector wise consultations were carried out for the project target population to understand the issues which need to be addressed as part of the project and in each of these meetings the participation of women was insisted and women were given the opportunity to express their opinion. The location wise women participation in the consultations is given in Table 8-5. Table 8-5: Women Participation in Consultations No of Participants % of Sl. No Date Location Male Female Total female th 1. 15 September, 2016 Godaimari 89 8 97 8.2 rd 2. 23 October, 2016 Charipunia, Morigaon 25 0 25 0.0 th 3. 19 September, 2016 Rangia 24 4 28 14.3 th 4. 20 September, 2016 Khanajan, Morigaon 35 6 41 14.6 th 5. 19 September, 2016 Hajo 6 2 8 25.0 th 6. 28 September, 2016 Deoghoria, Titabor, Jorhat 2 22 24 91.7 th 7. 28 September, 2016 Liet N-Changi, Titabor, Jorhat 3 42 45 93.3 th 8. 26 October, 2016 DICC office, Tezpur 15 3 18 16.7 Total 199 87 286 30.4 8.8.1 Focus Group Discussions (FGD) FGDs were carried out with women from the families primarily engaged in Agriculture, Dairy, Fishery, Handloom, Sericulture and Piggery for their livelihood either on a part time or full time basis. One of the objectives of FGD was to identify gender issues that are relevant to APART and to devise strategies to enhance women‟s participation and at the same time help them access project benefits. The sector wise women participation in FGDs in the project districts are presented in Table 8-6. Detailed one-to- one interaction was carried out with women who were the household heads (46no. / 7.8% of total households surveyed) during the socio-economic survey. 77 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 8-6: Focus Group Discussion with Women in Project Areas Sl. No. Sector Date Venue Total Number 1 Agriculture 22.10.2016 Islampur Village, Darrang District 12 2 Dairy 19.10.2016 Khanajan Village, Morigaon District 12 3 Fishery 24.10.2016 Charipunia Village, Morigaon 8 4 Piggery 03.11.2016 Karbi-Anglong 18 5 Sericulture and Handloom and Textile 28.09.2016 Liet N- Changi, Jorhat 42 8.8.2 Outcome of the Consultations Important observations from the FGDs and other consultations held with women groups in the project locations are presented below:  Role of women in decision making process: Discussions with women groups reveal that women‟s role in the decision making process at household and community level is very limited. As a result, gender concerns are seldom addressed in development programs and benefits of such program or projects to women is limited  Role of women in economic activities: In all the sample project locations it was observed that women contribute quite significantly to agriculture and other economic activities besides performing their household duties. However, their contributions are not duly credited. Male counterparts get higher wages than them and despite their earnings the women are still not economically independent. Their earnings are given to the husbands, who take decision on household expenditure.  Ownership of agricultural land: The ownership of land lies with men in majority of the cases and there are very few women land owners.  Access to market: Except Sericulture and Handloom & Textile sectors marketing is mainly taken care of by men. Women face lot of constraints in transporting their products to the markets. Since the decision making bodies of the markets are always dominated by male members women hardly get any chance to participate in the marketing activities. All the wholesalers, big retailers and aggregators are men and only very few small vendors are women.  Access to banking services: The number of women holding a bank account is much lesser than that among men. Loans availed by women members of SHGs or Micro-Finance Institutions (MFI) are mostly utilized by their husbands for income generating activities and for domestic consumption as well.  Limited skills: Women largely depend on their traditional skills and therefore they are not able to fulfill the demand of the market, as a result of which they are not able to up-grade their operations to commercially viable ventures.  Lack of exposure: Discussions with the women groups in the study areas/clusters reveal that women are less exposed to the commercial world than their male counterparts. 8.9 Gender Action Plan The gender issues identified from the consultations mostly relate to participation and inclusion of women in the proposed project activities. Provisions should be laid down in the project to address the issues and concerns of the women. Sub-project specific interventions focusing on gender need to be taken up. It is suggested to integrate the existing relevant government programs for the socio-economic benefit of the women beneficiaries under the Project. Based on this approach, a GAP is prepared in order to address these issues and ensure women participation at each stage of the project cycle – planning, implementation and operation and presented in the Table 8-7. An indicative budget for the implementation of the GAP has also been prepared and included as part of Annexure 16-1. Table 8-7: Gender Action Plan Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility Planning Identify gender  List issues and  No. of issues identified  CPIU/SP concerns/issues in prioritize that could be addressed relation to the  Special attention under the project project activities should be made to through participatory tools identify infrastructure 78 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility (PRA, FGDs etc.) needs and facilities for women members at the market, warehouse, CSCs. Disseminate  Organize women  Number of consultations  CPIU/SP information about stakeholders meeting organised the project activities  Prepare and distribute  Minutes of the meetings and benefits IEC materials signed by participants.  Feedback from these consultations Sensitize other  Organize workshops  Number of meetings  CPIU/SP stakeholders on on gender sensitization held gender  Organise road show,  Number of participants concerns/issues street play  Feedback from these workshops Identify key areas  Organize workshops/  List concerns and  CPIU/SP of constraints that meetings with women constraints identified impact women‟s of the sub-project area involvement in the project Implementation Ensure women  Help women to actively  Women representation  CPIU/SP/M participation in participate in the in FPOs/Market &E project activities project activities Committees/CSCs consultant  Ensure adequate  No. of women office representation of bearers in FPOs/ women in the Market institutions Committees/CSCs  No. of women participated in the training and capacity building programs  No. of women involved in construction activities Ensure equal  Maintain a wage  Actual wages paid to  CPIU/SP/M wages for equal register at the site and women &E work in all ensure it is filled on a  No. of complaints on consultant construction related daily basis. wage payment works under the project  Monitor wage payment  Try to involve local SHGs in the construction activities Operation Ensure women  Organize training for  Analyse the prices  CPIU/SP/M participation in the active participation of realized by the women &E working of the women members in producers for their consultant market/FPOs/CSCs the committee products  Ensure that women  No. of female members attend all participants in the meetings of the FPO meetings of market or Producer Company committee/FPO Support to Agri  Training calendar to be  Number of trainings  CPIU/SP/ Enterprise prepared and undertaken M&E Development - accordingly training to  Number of women consultant Capacity building be organized members trained and outreach  Ensure participation of  No. of women 79 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility women entrepreneurs participated in the in investment summits training and capacity building programs  Change in the credit profile of the women entrepreneurs due to project interventions  No. of enterprises owned by women facilitated through ABIP  No. of women adopting new technology for farming/production. Employment  Involve SHGs  Number of women  CPIU/SP/ generation for  Source out some of members employed M&E women in sub the activities to women  Number of activities consultant project activities undertaken by SHGs. 80 9. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT 9.1 Introduction Citizen engagement is essential for better service delivery with improved social accountability. It helps in overcoming mistrust between the implementing agencies and the civil society. Citizen engagement in APART shall be ensured by establishing a Citizen Feedback System (hereafter referred to as CFS). The term citizen is not used in a legal sense but is understood in the broad sense of referring to all people in a society or country in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner. There is a growing demand from civil society and citizens for participation in decision making process as well as implementation of developmental programs. In such a scenario, APART needs to have a mechanism for citizen feedback inbuilt to the project design. Outcome of the feedback analysis shall be utilized to improve service delivery, provide corrective measures, for project performance assessment and finally for better project implementation. 9.2 Purpose of CFS The feedback of the citizens may be received in the form of suggestions, comments, or remarks. During the project implementation stage, people may suggest for corrective measures and give new ideas to improve service delivery. Monitoring of project activities by the stakeholders can also be undertaken to assess project performance during implementation as well as completion stages. The citizens may express satisfaction over the performance of the project with their active participation in the decision making process during operation and closure stage. 9.3 Objectives of CFS Beneficiary feedback is a subset of the citizen engagement wherein all relevant people will be engaged, particularly vulnerable citizens. Gender and indigenous peoples‟ related aspects should be considered in citizens feedback. Interests of poor and marginalized women should receive particular attention, and efforts should be undertaken to increase their participation. The broad objective of CFS is to collect feedback from the all citizen especially marginalized sections, farmers, entrepreneurs, producer groups, sector management companies and other value chain participants and undertake evidence based corrective measures during project mid -term for course correction. The specific objectives of CFS are: 1. To provide a forum for citizen‟s engagement in project implementation and design; 2. To enhance opportunity to share their opinions/views/ suggestions with the project management; 3. To encourage better monitoring of the service delivery and constant improvement; and 4. To enhance citizen engagement in local governance. 9.4 Potential CFS Users  Beneficiaries: Members of FPOs, Common Interest Group (CIGs), Farmers‟ Interest Group (FIGs), SHGs and Industrial Associations to be promoted under APART.  Opinion Builders: Members of Civil Society, Academicians, Researchers, Community Leaders, Women Associations, Labour Unions, students, etc; 81 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 9.5 CFS Framework The proposed framework shall allow citizens to identify their roles and responsibilities and to access the project benefits, and also provide an opportunity to participate in the decision making process. The CFS shall facilitate APART to be more inclusive and responsive to citizen‟s needs. However, it is important to decide how much feedback shall be sought from the citizens considering the capacity of the project to handle the feedbacks. This is important because inefficient handling and no/delayed response to the feedback shall have negative impact on participation of the citizen in the process. The project communication and disclosure strategy shall strengthen the functioning of the CFS. Intensive information dissemination on various sectors and disclosure of the documents and all relevant information of the project shall be carried out. Information dissemination and disclosure shall be through – (i) websites of PCU, line department/agency, (ii) display in local languages at district, Sub Division (Civil), Block Panchayat and village level (iii) street plays and other medium (iv) awareness programmes and IEC campaigns and (iv) community as well as stakeholder‟s consultations. The users, officials of participating departments/agencies shall be educated about type of feedback expected/useful through proper information dissemination during various stages of Project Cycle namely planning, implementation and completion. Intensive communication and mobilization campaign shall be undertaken before and during the project implementation for encouraging citizens to meaningfully participate in the CFS. The framework shall provide for capacity building of the project staff at various levels to enable them to respond to the feedback in a timely manner and take corrective measures. It is to be ensured that the project has changed for better service delivery as a result of feedback provided through the CFS built into the project design. 9.6 Tools for Citizen Feedback CFS tools shall basically be IT based and supported by other community sensitive tools like social audit and satisfaction survey to enable larger number of citizen, especially the marginalized groups, to participate in the system. 9.6.1 ARIAS Society Web Portal The project shall have one exclusive online portal for information dissemination about details of APART namely implementation arrangements, sectors and areas covered under the project, sanctioned sub- projects, services available, physical and financial progress, quality assurance, safeguard issues, reports/documents, grievances and feedback. The web portal shall have user friendly provisions for sharing feedback online, by the citizens. The project shall provide a toll free number for the citizens to share feedback and grievances over phone. 9.6.2 Through Feedback Box Installation of “Feedback boxes” in the district level implementing units, ATMA, CSCs and DLCC office for providing opportunity to people who does not have excess to ICT (Information and Communications Technology) to provide their suggestions or feedback to the concerned department and it is optional for them to either disclose their identity or not. Installation of Feedback box in investment outreach programs and community based programs will enable to get the feedback from the citizens present in the programs. Effective positioning of feedback box in a visible position with a sense on anonymous environment can facilitate its increased utilization. 82 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 9.6.3 Social Audit Social Audit shall be used as a tool for CFS. Social audit is required to improve an organization‟s social performance and helps to narrow gaps between objectives of an organization and actual functioning. It gives opportunity to civil society to share their opinion/views on functioning of an organization in terms of social performance. 9.6.3.1 Objectives of social audit The broad objective of social audit is to achieve social development principles of social inclusion, participation, transparency and accountability. The specific objectives of social audit are to:  Monitor performance of SPs;  Enhance communication and create awareness among beneficiaries and providers of local social and productive services;  Ensure transparency in procurement procedures under the project;  Ensure inclusion of FPOs in the project implementation;  Social Mobilization and conflict management/crisis management;  Increase efficacy and effectiveness of local institutions;  Ensure timely access to the services by stakeholders;  Assess the physical and financial gaps between needs and resources available;  Ensure people‟s participation in planning and decision making; and  Ensure compliance of the process related to involvement of land in the project activities for protecting rights of the indigenous peoples. 9.6.3.2 Outcome of social audit Social audit shall help to:  Build the capacity of the community on participatory local planning;  Ensure local democracy;  Ensure participation and involvement of eligible beneficiaries from various sections of society;  Ensure project benefits to disadvantaged groups;  Promote collective decision making and sharing responsibilities and  Develop social capital  Ensure transparency, accountability 9.6.3.3 Formation of Social Audit Committees in Institutions to be promoted under APART It is proposed that there shall be one Social Audit Committee (SAC) in each of the FPOs promoted under APART. The composition and functions of SAC are described below.  There will be a 3 to 7 member (depending upon the size of the institution) democratically elected SAC within each of the FPOs. The members of the SAC shall be elected by the Board of Directors of the FPO. The SAC should have minimum one third women representation and under no circumstances members of the Executive Committee (EC)/Board shall become eligible for membership of the SAC.  The main function of the SAC is to monitor the functioning of Executive Committee/Board and ensure that the principles of: efficiency, equal opportunity and transparency are followed by the Executive Committee/Board for running the institutions and implementing the activities being taken up by them. Further, SAC should monitor that disclosure of all documents, income, expenditure and accounts etc. are being made by EC. The SAC shall carry out social audit on bi-annual basis. 9.6.3.4 Activities of Social Audit Committee The SAC shall take up the following activities for half-yearly social audit:  Review and scrutiny of the books of accounts; 83 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework  Review and scrutiny of applications/requests received from the members for a particular service, benefit being offered by the institution;  Conduct FGDs with the Board of Directors and EC members to see that the institution is functioning in compliance of the principles of social inclusiveness, participation, transparency and accountability; and  Carry out social audit consultations with the members, other stakeholders and service providers. SAC shall complete the audit process within 30days from the com pletion of 6 months of the project‟s annual cycle and prepare a brief social audit report, duly facilitated by the SPs. The report shall include suggestive measures for– (i) promoting inclusiveness, participation, transparency and accountability; (ii) improving record and accounts keeping; (iii) public disclosure of decisions/documents/accounts; and (v) list out functionaries found guilty of violating the established norms/procedures and punishment thereof. The report shall be placed before the Board of Directors for detailed deliberations and approval. The approved report shall be shared with the DLCC, PIUs and PCU. DLCC, PIUs and PCU shall review the social audit reports and take necessary corrective steps. The social audit report shall be displayed in their office notice board for one month from the date of approval. 9.6.3.5 Social Audit Manual The social audit manual will be prepared for the use of agencies established in the project in consultation with the respective line departments. 9.6.4 Satisfaction Survey A satisfaction survey shall be carried out to assess the feedback of beneficiaries and other citizens on the implementation of the project activities. The survey questions shall touch upon issues of relevance/appropriateness of services, timeliness, information dissemination and access to services. The purpose of the survey shall be the following:  To find out whether citizens were satisfied with the services received under the project  To expand the knowledge base, identify best practices and provide concrete recommendations for the improvement of project performance in future  To enhance the visibility of the institutions involved in the implementation of the project  To provide feedback on further improvement possibilities of the satisfaction survey and its usage The satisfaction survey shall be carried out offline as well as online. Provisions shall be created in the web portal to facilitate capturing of responses from the users on the satisfaction survey questions. Mobile survey designs shall also be developed to run on smart phones. 9.6.5 Functioning of CFS The proposed mechanism for receiving and reporting of citizen‟s feedback in the PMIS is depicted at Figure 9-1. The procedure for receiving offline and online feedback shall be different as a feedback submitted online would be received directly at the Project MIS. However, in case of an offline submission of a feedback, the DLCC should report the same to the PCU on monthly basis for information and record. If the Feedback is received in the form of grievances it will be forwarded to the concerned Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs) for action. 84 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Citizen Feedback System APART-ARIAS Society ONLINE OFFLINE PCU/PMU EXIST IN WEBSITE AND MIS OFFICE MIS ENTRY SYSTEM APPLICATION DELIVERY/MAILBOX/DROPBOX WEB SERVER FEEDBACK VIEWED BY AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND DELIVERED TO APPLICATION RECEIVED RESPECTIVE OFFICER INTERNAL DISCUSSION TASK CLEARED BY RESPECTIVE OFFICER IN MATTER RELATED PCU/PMU IF NOT APPROVED FORWARDING TO FINAL DECLARATION PCU/PMU HIGHER AUTHORITY IF APPROVED IF FEEDBACK IF GRIEVANCES STORED OF OFFICIAL RECORD/DATABASE STORAGE STATUS GENERATED AND PUBLISHED Figure 9-1: Citizen Feedback System Proposed by ARIAS Society for APART Citizen Feedback System proposed by ARIAS Society 9.6.6 Monitoring & Evaluation of CFS The CFS under APART shall be monitored against a set of indicators described in Table 9-1. Evaluation of the CFS shall be carried out as part of the overall project Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of APART. Table 9-1: CFS Monitoring Indicators Principles Information Areas Indicators Social Inclusion: Both an outcome and a process of improving Inclusion/exclusion of  Fair practice (selection the terms on which people take part in beneficiaries, criteria) to include society is termed as Social Inclusion. geographical representativeness,  Proportionate representation 85 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Principles Information Areas Indicators In the context of APART, the aim of the women, disadvantaged  Equal opportunities project is to ensure that people have a voice and marginalized  Activities towards in decisions which affect their lives and that empowerment they enjoy equal access to various project  Interest generated components, interventions and activities designed as part of APART. Participation:  Number of consultations Refers to different mechanisms for the public During planning, implementation,  Who participated to express opinions and ideally exert monitoring, evaluation  Extent of participation influence and share control over development initiatives and decisions and of impact  Simplification of procedures to resources which affect them. ensure participation Transparency APART in the interest of being transparent, Information, accessibility and  Media and materials used for openly discloses the project details, usability dissemination implementation procedures and overall, the  Accessibility of information findings of its social accounts so that  Usability of information stakeholders have a good understanding of how APART performs and behaves and why it does what it does. Accountability: APART recognizes and accepts Demonstrating social responsibility  Number of reviews accountability by honestly and openly through internal and external  Result oriented redressal explaining to its stakeholders what it has reviews and redressal of grievances  Ability to receive feedback done and why, for making their own and respond judgements about continuing to support, use, trade with and work towards fulfilling objectives of APART. In general, APART is accountable to those who will be affected by its decisions or actions. 86 10. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 10.1 Introduction In APART the Grievance Redress Mechanism (hereafter referenced as GRM) is a critical tool for promoting both transparency and accountability in project operations. The GRM is embedded into the various facets and dimensions of the project through a well-designed and operational efficient mechanism drawing on international best practices(see World Bank, Governance and Anti-Corruption Policy Note, 2010). From an operational perspective, APART PIUs and PCU recognize the role of the GRM as critical towards enhancing operational efficiency towards ensuring beneficiary and citizen awareness/engagement in the project. This is alongside providing multiple channels (offline and on- line) by which citizens including women, ethnic minorities and the youth can provide feedback to strengthen the operational objectives and deter miscellaneous practices while underscoring the project foundation as one that is accountable, transparent and responsive to beneficiaries. APART acknowledges that an effective GRM is built on organizational commitment both in terms of recognizing the role of the GRM as well as supporting its operationalization. It also embodies fairness in handling grievances confidentially, impartially and transparently. The project recognizes that procedures to file grievances and seeking action need to be easily understandable and accessible for the project beneficiaries to make the GRM effective. Quick response and adequate training increases the efficiency of GRM. An effective GRM also considers the principles of participation and social inclusion. 10.2 GRM at ARIAS Society for AACP PCU of APART have previous established a GRM at the ARIAS Society for the Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project (AACP). The GRM process is reflected in Figure 10-1. This underscores the operationalization of the process including service standards alongside the implementation modality extending to assigning designated „Grievance Redressal Officer‟ (GRO) at respective offices, at state and district level to handle specifically all matters related to public grievances/ complaints related to their offices. The process articulated in the workflow below will be replicated for APART. 87 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Figure 10-1: Grievance Redress Mechanism at ARIAS Society during AACP 10.3 GRM for APART 10.3.1 The GRM Value Chain of APART Drawing on the World Bank Governance and Anti-Corruption Governance Policy Note (2010),the GRM for APART is designed as a sequence of steps along a value chain:. Uptake Verify, Sort and Acknowledge Monitor and Provide (locations investigate process and follow up evaluate feedback and channels) and act Figure 10-2: The GRM Value Chain The GRM Value Chain APART will establish multiple channels by which grievances can be received by the project. These can be broadly classified as – Online-Services (e.g., Toll Free Helpline and via the Project web-platform) and Offline/Manual(e.g., Snail Mail, In Person and at Compliant Centers/Drop-Boxes). For all grievances submitted through online mode, PCU will be reviewing for sensitivity/confidentiality, assessment of any issues pertaining to COI for the office/personal prior to such grievances being channeled to the GRO at the district level. 88 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework In the processing of all grievances, APART will follow international best practices including adoption of basic procedures including acknowledging all grievances, assigning a central tracking number/ID for all grievances alongside basic service standards for response. APART has also established an operating procedure for the handling of unresolved grievances through a process of escalation – where unresolved grievances will be transmitted to the next higher level –to OPIUs and then PCU. The PCU will also aggregate all grievances to a consolidated single database to monitor performance of PIUs with service standards as assigned in Section 1.3.5and generate aggregated statistics on performance to be publically disclosed on the projects web-platform. 10.3.2 Designated person for GRM of APART APART will assign Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO) and Appellate Authority (AA) in all the implementing units both for State and District as shown in Table 10-1. Furthermore, at DLCC level a designated focal person will be assigned responsibility to monitor the GRM and co-ordinate with all the implementing units as per Figure 10-1. Table 10-1: List of Proposed GROs and Appellate Authority for GRM under APART Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs) Appellate Authority (AA) Implementing units State level District level State Level District Level Additional Assistant Director of District Agriculture Agriculture Director Director of Agriculture Agriculture Officer Extension District Fisheries Fishery Nodal Officer Director of Fisheries Nodal Officer Development Officers Chief Engineer Superintending Executive Executive Engineers of PWD Engineer of the Engineer divisions concerned circle Assam Agriculture Director of Research, Agriculture Registrar of AAU University Dairy Development Joint Director District Dairy Officer Director Zonal Deputy Director Director of Animal Additional District Veterinary A.H. & Veterinary Husbandry & Joint Director Director Officers Veterinary Department Department of Nodal Officer All Assistant Directors Director of Sericulture Nodal Officer Sericulture Department of Director of Handloom & Nodal Officer All Assistant Directors Nodal Officer Handloom & Textiles Textiles Commissioner, Department of All General Managers, Deputy Industries & Industries & District Industries & Deputy Secretary Secretary Commerce, Govt. of Commerce Commerce Centres Assam WAMUL Managers Managing Director Assam State Divisional Divisional Manager, All Warehouse Registrar of Co- Warehousing Manager, Lower Lower Assam Managers operative Societies. Corporation (ASWC) Assam Division Division Assam State Agricultural Public Information Officer Chief Executive Officer Marketing Board (ASAMB) ALPCO General Manager Managing Director 89 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 10.3.2.1 Roles and Responsibilities of GRO and Appellate Authority GRO:  Responsible for monitoring of all the grievances submitted manually through drop box and entering it in the GRM register with a reference number in the format Department (Name of implementing agencies/ ATMA/ DLCC)/District/Year/Serial number).  Addressing the grievances following the detailed procedures within the stipulated service delivery time as outlined in Section 1.3.5.  Ensure the completion of monthly reporting on grievances in the PMIS based on the assigned results indicators. Appellate Authority:  Monitor the timely redressal of all grievances by the GRO.  Monitor grievances related to conflict of interest and arbitration submitted through manual mode and forward to PCU.  Review and report on the performance of grievances through PMIS. 10.3.3 Flow of Grievances received through Online e-Services APART has adopted a multi-mode mechanism by which beneficiaries and other stakeholders can provide grievances on the project. The Online e-Services (e.g., Toll Free Helpline, and via the Project web-platform)will provide an innovative platform to several GRM thereby extending the reach, accessibility and efficiency (e.g. transaction cost) of such modalities. A flow-chart for this process is highlighted in Figure 10-3. The ARAIS Society has already established a web-platform that will be extended under APART to incorporate the online GRM web-form that will permit citizens to submit their grievances online. This will also serve as a communication platform displaying relevant information on the GRM process including the Toll Free number. 90 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH ONLINE E-SERVICE ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH ONLINE E-SERVICE immediately ARAIS Web-Platform State Level Toll Free Helpline/SMS State level - On successful submission of a grievance On successful submission of a grievance an an auto-generated acknowledgement auto-generated acknowledgement confirming confirming successful receipt shall be successful receipt shall be sent to the sent to the indivi dual via E-mail or individual with a unique tracking code phone number submitted by the number/ID no. individual. District level - 7 working days Following the PCU procedure for review of all Following the PCU procedure for review grievances the message will be forwarded to Linked to PMIS of all grievances the message will be the respective GRO of the specific district forwarded to the respective GRO of the copying the concerned line department at concerned district. state level and person at PCU level. An auto-generated alert to the respective GRO at district, state and PCU level will be created if the grievance is not addressed within 7 working days. If cannot be addressed at the level of district implementing agencies, will be forwarded to the GRO at OPIU with a copy of information to DLCC and concerned di vision of PCU. The GRO of OPIU will address the grievance within 7 working days. In case of forwarding, reasons for not addressing the grievance will be explained by the GRO of the district implementing agency. State level If cannot be addressed at the level of OPIU, will be forwarded to PCU with a copy of information to GRO of district level implementing agencies and DLCC. The PCU will address the grievance within 7 working days. In case of forwarding, reasons for not addressing the grievance will be explained. Figure 10-3: Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM 10.3.4 Flow of Grievances received through Manual Channels APART acknowledges the digital challenges in accessing Online e-Services particularly in reaching the target beneficiaries of the program. To this end –the offline/manual mode of GRM will be retained with a focus on improving the manual process to allow for efficiency in transactions related to a reduction in response times for each grievance. The process flow for grievances submitted offline/manual modes is depicted in Figure 10-4. 91 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH MANUAL CHANNELS ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH MANUAL CHANNELS Postal In person District level District level - 10 working days Drop box Placed at offices of all line ATMA DC office (DLCC) departments MIS co-ordinator of ATMA Linked to PMIS shall record and submit to MIS Co-ordinator of DLCC the Nodal Officer of shall record. If not respective implementing resolved at DLCC level, units. Nodal Officer shall shall be forwarded to the address the grievance at respective GRO of their level or forward to the implementing units GRO of the line department. Received by GRO/ Appellate Authority of respective implementing units. State level – 7 days OPIU - If could not resolved at PCU - To be addressed within 7 district level shall be forwarded to working days of receipt of the concerned OPIU at state level. To complaint. Reply to be sent to the be addressed within 7 working days aggrieved personwith an information from the date of receipt of to the respective implementing units grievance. Reply both at state level and district level. Figure 10-4: Flow diagram for manual mode of GRM 10.3.5 Service Standards Flow diagram for manual mode of GRM Table 10-2: Service Standards for Online channel Level of addressing Action to be taken Responsibility Timeline grievance 1. Grievance will be received and automatically registered on the web portal of APART at PCU and an unique code will be sent to the aggrieved person as an Webportal of ARIAS First level – acknowledgment. Society will be Immediately State level 2. Will be automatically forwarded to the respective managed by MIS GRO of concerned implementing agency at the district Section. level with a copy of information to the concerned division at the PCU, GRO at OPIU and DLCC. 92 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Level of addressing Action to be taken Responsibility Timeline grievance 3. Addressing the grievance. Within 7 working days from the 4. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved receipt of person with a copy of information to GRO of district grievances. implementing agencies, GRO of OPIU, DLCC and concerned division of PCU. Second level – 5.If cannot be addressed at the level of district GRO of the district District level implementing agencies, will be forwarded to the GRO at level implementing implementing OPIU with a copy of information to DLCC and agencies agencies concerned division of PCU. 6.In case of forwarding as mentioned above in sl. No. 5, reasons for not addressing the grievance at the second level will be explained by the GRO of the district implementing agency. 7. Addressing the grievance. 8. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved person with a copy of information to GRO of district implementing agencies, DLCC and concerned division of PCU. Within 7 working Third level – 9. If cannot be addressed at the level of OPIU, will be GRO of the OPIU days of receipt of OPIUs forwarded to concerned division of PCU with a copy of grievances. information to GRO of district level implementing agencies and DLCC. 10. In case of forwarding as mentioned above in Sl. No. 9, reasons for not addressing the grievance at third level will be explained. 11. Addressing the grievance. Within 5 working Fourth level - 12. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved Concerned division days of receipt of PCU person with a copy of information to GRO of district of the PCU. grievances. implementing agencies, DLCC and GRO of OPIU. Table 10-3: Service Standards for Manual channel Level of addressing Action to be taken Responsibility Timeline grievance 1. Grievance will be received and registered manually MIS focal person of on the grievance redressal register with a Sl. No. district implementing Within 2 working agencies/ ATMA/ days of receipt DLCC. of grievances. 2. Will be forwarded to the respective GRO of MIS focal person. concerned implementing agency. 3. Grievances registered at ATMA will be forwarded to PD ATMA concerned GRO of the district implementing agencies. Within 5 working days of receipt 4. Grievances registered at DLCC will be forwarded to Chairman of DLCC of grievances. First level – concerned GRO of the district implementing agencies. District level 5. Addressing the grievance. 6. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved person with a copy of information to DLCC, ATMA, GRO of OPIU and concerned division of PCU. Within 10 GRO of the district 5. If cannot be addressed at the level of district working days level implementing implementing agencies, will be forwarded to the GRO at from the receipt agencies OPIU based with a copy of information to DLCC, ATMA of grievances. and concerned division of PCU. 6. In case of forwarding as mentioned above in Sl. No. 5, reasons for not addressing the grievance at the 93 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Level of addressing Action to be taken Responsibility Timeline grievance second level will be explained. 7. Addressing the grievance. 8. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved person with a copy of information to GRO of district implementing agencies, DLCC, ATMA and concerned division of PCU. Second level – Within 7 working OPIUs at state 9.If cannot be addressed at the level of OPIU, will be GRO of the OPIU days of receipt level forwarded to PCU with a copy of information to GRO of of grievances. district level implementing agencies, DLCC, ATMA and concerned division of PCU. 10. In case of forwarding as mentioned above in Sl. No. 9, reasons for not addressing the grievance at second level will be explained. 11. Addressing the grievance. Concerned division Within 7 working 12. Sending reply of the grievance to the aggrieved of the PCU. days of receipt Third level - of grievances. PCU person with a copy of information to GRO of district implementing agencies, DLCC, ATMA and GRO of OPIU. 10.4 Nature of Grievances Given the diverse typologies of grievances/beneficiary feedback, APART will use the initial classification to reflect the components of the project including Procurement, Quality of Services, Construction, Entitlements, Financial, Social, Environmental, issues related to Addressing of Grievances. This will then be sub-classified according to the type of grievance: Comments/Suggestions, Queries, Non-performance of Project Obligations, Violations of Laws/Corruption and Complaints of Project Staff/Service Providers involved in project management. 10.5 Accessibility by the aggrieved person Any beneficiary or citizen who has successfully submitted a grievance can verify the status of their grievance(s) at any time by referencing the acknowledgement number/unique tracking ID code provided to them at time of submission. All grievances submitted shall be handled in the utmost confidence and the PCU/PIUs will ensure non-disclosure of all personal information. This will extend to additional arrangements for maintaining confidentiality at the request of the individual or where matters are considered sensitive. The project will publically report aggregated statistics on performance of PIUs via the ARIAS Society website. 10.6 Training on GRM A comprehensive set of trainings on the GRM will be conducted covering the PCU and PIUs at the State and District. The training will be cascaded from the PCU that will train State Level PIUs Officials as part of the Social Safeguards Training. The PCU and State Officials will join the training sessions for the District Level PIUs to be conducted by DLCC. Service providers and ATMAs will also receive training on the GRM. Table 10-4 depicts the training schedule/requirement on the GRM. Table 10-4: Training on GRM Level of Type of training Participants Timeline training 2-day Orientation on Social Management State level Key officials of OPIUs Framework (SMF) including Grievance Redressal District level Key officials from district level line Y1, Y3 Mechanism (GRM) & Citizen Feedback System departments. (CFS) 94 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Level of Type of training Participants Timeline training 1-day sensitization workshop on GRM and State level Service Providers (SPs) and awareness generation Communication agency. 1-day sensitization workshop for FPOs and IAs on District level SPs, FPOs, IAs. GRM and CFS. Y3, Y4, 1 day orientation of Social Audit Committee (SAC) District level SPs and SAC members Y5 members on Social Audit Manual including GRM and CFS. 10.7 Information dissemination on GRM Raising awareness through a communication strategy will be critical to the adoption and usage of the GRM. The following outlines this initial strategy including the rollout plan under APART:  Preparation of display materials including the following – communication on the multi-mode channels by which citizens can submit a grievance including the process and procedure; information on accessing the online GRM(e.g., URL of the web-platform for ARIAS Society/APART project; Toll Free Helpline); providing information on the designation and contact details of GRO and Appellate Authority for all implementing units both for state and district level and publishing the service standards including timelines for addressing grievances at a local level. Materials will also be developed in local language.  Display communication materials at the project districts at prominent locations such as public places, community institutions, markets, construction sites, consultation sites, training sites, block offices under each cluster. This will also include District Administrative offices (DLCC), ATMA offices of the project districts, DICC offices of the project districts, concerned offices of the line departments at district level.  At the State Level, all the OPIUs to display the designation and contact details of their concerned GRO and Appellate Authority both for the state level and for the district level in visible locations preferably in the entrances, notice boards, etc.  Awareness generation on GRM by the Service Providers in co-ordination with the Communication Agency.  Developing IEC materials on GRM and display and distribution in project areas during consultations, demonstrations, at construction sites & markets, etc.  IEC materials developed by the concerned implementing units to include the details of their respective GRO and Appellate Authority, website of ARIAS Society for APART and the toll free number. 10.8 Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and evaluation are critical to the success of any GRM. Project Management and Information System (PMIS)shall be the tool for the monitoring and management of the GRM. All the grievances received, to be entered into the PMIS by the respective implementing units. The status of the grievances to be updated as and when addressed or forwarded by the respective implementing units. Based on the requirements, provisions to be created in the PMIS for generating periodical reports on GRM. Regular analysis of the data on grievances is required to identify problem areas and enhance service delivery. Indicators on grievances have been included in the project results framework both in the PAD and PIP. Moreover, PMIS shall be having following indicators for grievance monitoring:  Number of grievances submitted (disaggregated by time (monthly, quarterly, yearly); PIU; and Grievance Type);  Number of grievances addressed and unresolved(disaggregated by time (monthly, quarterly, yearly); PIU; and Grievance Type);  Percentage of grievances redressed within stipulated time period (disaggregated by time (monthly, quarterly, yearly); PIU; and Grievance Type);  Average time required to resolve a grievance (disaggregated by time (monthly, quarterly, yearly); PIU; and Grievance Type);  Number of grievances escalated to a higher authority (disaggregated by time (monthly, quarterly, yearly); PIU; and Grievance Type); 95 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 10.9 Conflict of Interest Grievances against district level implementing agencies, ATMA, DLCC and OPIUs will be forwarded to PCU to handle conflict of interest within 3 working days of receipt of grievances. If the grievances require further investigation at district level, PCU will forward the grievance to the DLCC for impartial investigation within 3 working days from the receipt of grievances. DLCC should send the report of the investigation to the concerned division of PCU with 10 working days. Based on the investigation report, PCU will prepare a reply and send to the aggrieved person within 7 working days from the date of receipt of investigation report from DLCC with copy of information to concerned DLCC. Grievances addressed by PCU will also be entered into the PMIS. 10.10 Arbitration If any beneficiary/citizen is not satisfied with the response of the grievance can register the grievance for further clarification either through online or offline. All the grievances requiring further clarification will be forwarded to PCU within 10 working days from the receipt of grievance. PCU will undertake necessary investigation and will send a reply to the aggrieved person within 10 working days from the receipt of grievances. 10.11 Confidentiality In case of online mode, if any beneficiary or citizen seeks confidentiality, name and address of the person will not be accessible to anyone. There will be an option for maintaining confidentiality in the design of the electronic GRM. Only E-mail ID and contact number of the person can be viewed. 96 11. SCHEME CYCLE 11.1 Objectives The broad objective of APART scheme cycle is to provide a framework on achievement of social development principles at various phases of the project life. The specific objective of scheme cycle is to:  Bring transparency in the implementation of the scheme;  Ensure accountability of the various stakeholders in project implementation;  Facilitate taking up necessary actions by responsible agencies at appropriate time. 11.2 Scheme Cycles The scheme cycle of APART is presented at Table 11-1. 97 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 11-1: Scheme Cycle Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. A Pre-Planning Phase 4 Months 1 Hiring of Consultant for Social Float EoI, issue RFP for consultant hiring. Month 1 NA SPD, ARIAS Society Assessment Consultant hired and mobilised 2 Social Sector Management Issue Advertisement for hiring of SSMS. SSMS Month 1 NA SPD, ARIAS Society Specialist hired and mobilised 3 Comprehensive Communication State level Workshop for public disclosure of Month 3  No. of participants PCU, ARIAS Society program Social Assessment Reports (Male/Female)  Photograph  Minutes District wide campaign launched for demand Month 4  Advertisement in Print media PCU/CPIUs generation (Y/N)  Block level meetings- No. of participants (M/F)  Photograph Advertisement and wide publicity through Month 4 Yes/No PCU electronic media B Planning Phase 8 Months B.1 Enterprises Sector 1 Planning for road show for the first Develop gender sensitive module, IEC Month 1 Yes/No OPIU/SMU year materials, identify areas with tribal population 2 Planning for investment summit Disseminate information of the proposed Month 2 Yes/No OPIU/SMU summit adequately among the entrepreneurs 3 Preparation and finalization of Develop module for training, identify institutions Month 3-8 Yes/No OPIU/SMU capacity building plan (training & for exposure visits exposure) for DICC officials 4 Preparation and finalization of Develop module for training, identify institutions Month 3-8 Yes/No OPIU/SMU capacity building plan (training & for exposure visits exposure) for entrepreneurs 5 Identification of Ensure inclusion of women, SC, ST Month 2-6 Yes/No OPIU/SMU entrepreneurs/FPOs/CFSs/Fishery entrepreneurs to the extent possible and Dairy Cooperatives/MPIs/Producer Companies for financial assistance in obtaining Trade Mark, AGMARK, FASSAI quality certification 98 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. B.2 Market 1 a. Assessment of Panchayats i. Disseminate information on the proposed Month 1-4 Yes/No CPIU/SMU managing rural haats on haat management principles willingness for changes in haat ii. Conduct PRA exercise and public management and operations consultations in haat command area b. Identification and finalization of iii. Analysis of outcomes of the PRA and Rural Haats for development public consultations iv. Ensure participation of women and vulnerable groups among others v. Ensure inclusion of haats located in tribal areas 2 Information Dissemination Public display of details of design, estimate, Month 4-6 Yes/No CPIU/SMU work procedure and other details relating to civil works and goods procurement 3 a. Assessment of RMCs on i. Disseminate information on the proposed Month 4-8 Yes/No CPIU/SMU willingness for changes in RMC market management principles market management and ii. Conduct PRA exercise and public operations consultations in RMC Market command b. Identification and finalization of area markets for development iii. Analysis of outcomes of the PRA and public consultations iv. Ensure participation of women and vulnerable groups among others v. Ensure inclusion of haats located in tribal areas B.3 Warehouse 1 Identification and finalization of Public display of the list of warehouses Month 1-4 Yes/No OPIU/SMU warehouses for development 2 Preparation of plan and identification Identify resource institutes/persons for training Month 2-6 Yes/No OPIU/SMU of resource institute/persons for on social management training of staff & officers and submission to PCU 3 Awareness generation for Prepare materials like posters, leaflets etc. for Month 4-8 Yes/No SP traders/CSCs/Producer Companies awareness generation 4 Information dissemination Public display of details of design, estimate, Month 6-8 Yes/No CPIU work procedure and other details relating to civil works and goods procurement 99 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. B.4 Dairy 1 Dissemination of Information on Public display of the list of identified milk Month 1-2 Yes/No DDD/WAMUL identified clusters producer and procurement clusters, AI clusters, BMC clusters, milk and milk product marketing clusters 2 Dissemination of information on Public display of the list of identified fodder Month 1-2 Yes/No DDD/WAMUL identified fodder farmers and farmers and locations for fodder museum cum locations for fodder museum cum nursery nursery 3 Land requirement for fodder Ensure due diligence by following the procedure Month 2-4 Yes/No DDD/WAMUL museum cum nursery, land incorporated in the SMF screening and due diligence 4 Land requirement for dairy plant at Ensure due diligence by following the procedure Month 2-4 Yes/No DDD/WAMUL Guwahati, Jorhat and Cachar, land incorporated in the SMF screening and due diligence 5 Identification/formation of MPIs at Ensure inclusion of women, SC, ST farmers to Month 1-8 Yes/No Field level officers of cluster level and submission to the extent possible DDD DLDO 6 Identification of MPI Sahayaks within Ensure inclusion of women, SC, ST farmers to Month 1-4 Yes/No MPI/DLDO the MPIs the extent possible 7 Identification of locations for Assess land requirement, carry out land Month 1-4 Yes/No DLDO/MPI/Sahayaks establishment of solar power screening, ensure due diligence DPMCUs 8 Identification of youths for providing Ensure inclusion of youths from vulnerable Month 1-4 Yes/No DLDO/MPI milk carriage vans groups B.5 Fisheries Sector 1 Mobilization of fish, fish seed Conduct public consultations, meetings in Month 1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU farming and beel fishers‟ identified clusters communities for formation of FPOs. 2 Training of wholesalers, retailers i. Prepare user friendly training modules Month 1-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU and aggregators, panchayat ii. Ensure inclusion of women/ST/SC representatives on post-harvest management 3 Establishment of CSCs, hatcheries, i. Assess land requirement Month 1-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU ii. Carry out screening exercise to ensure due diligence 4 Capacity building and exposure i. Develop training modules Month 1-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU visits of farmers and awareness ii. Identify institutions for framers' exposure programs visits 100 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. 5 IEC campaign on demonstration of Prepare farmer friendly IEC materials in local Month 4-8 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU farming practices for farmers‟ language adoption, food safety issues and against breeding and culture of banned fishes and capture of fish during ban period B.6 Piggery Sector 1 Information Dissemination Display the list of Identified local AI worker cum Month 1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU Pig Bandhu and submission to DAH&V 2 Establishment of CSCs Land screening, due diligence and Month 1-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU documentation of land status 3 Training and Capacity Building Preparation of training module for training of Month 2-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU local AI worker cum pig bandhu and pig farmers 4 Establishment of low cost slaughter Land screening, due diligence and Month 2-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU houses documentation of land status B.7 Sericulture Sector 1 Identification of beneficiaries for Ensure inclusion of women, ST/SC farmers Month 1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU training on preparation of nursery Prepare farmer friendly training modules in local and plantation including language demonstration and submission to DS 2 Identification of beneficiaries for Ensure inclusion of vulnerable groups in the list Month 1-4 Yes/No CPIU distribution of reeling, spinning & of beneficiaries multi-end Mulberry reeling machines and submission to DS 3 Identification of land for community Land screening, due diligence and Month 1-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU facilities documentation of land status 4 Training on operation of modern Preparation of training modules Month 2-8 Yes/No SP/CPIU reeling and spinning machine B.8 Handloom & Textiles Sector 1 Dissemination of information Display the list of Identified handloom & textiles Month 1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU clusters 2 Training and Capacity Building of Prepare training module Month 2-6 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU cluster members 3 Establishment of community Assess land requirement, carry out land Month1-6 Yes/No CPIU facilities screening, ensure due diligence 4 Skill up-gradation training in Identify training centres Month1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU weaving, designing, dyeing and submission to DH&T 101 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. 5 Identification of weavers for skill up- Ensure inclusion of vulnerable groups in the list Month1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU gradation training in weaving, of weavers designing, dyeing and submission to DH&T 6 Identification of beneficiaries for Ensure inclusion of vulnerable groups in the list Month1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU EDP on H&T and submission to of beneficiaries DH&T 7 Training for EDP of selected Identify training centres Month1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU beneficiaries on H&T 8 Training and exposure visits for Identify training centres and resource institutes Month1-4 Yes/No SP/CPIU/SMU departmental staffs within and outside the state B.9 Roads 1 Finalisation of road list Assess land requirement, carry out land Yes/No PWRD screening, ensure due diligence C Implementation Phase 88 Months C.1 Enterprises Sector 1 Support Organisation Engagement of IPS Month 1-2 Yes/No PCU 2 Awareness generation Organise Road Shows Month 2-48 Record CPIU/SMU/SP i. No. of participants (M/F), ii. Photographs, iii. Feedback of the participants 3 Training and Capacity Building Organise training programs for the DICC Month 8-48 Record CPIU/SMU/SP officials i. No. of participants (M/F), ii. Photographs, iii. Feedback of the participants Organise exposure visits for the DICC officials Month 8-48 Record CPIU/SMU/SP i. No. of participants (M/F), ii. Photographs, iii. Feedback of the participants Organise training programs for the Month 8-48 Record CPIU/SMU/SP entrepreneurs i. No. of participants (M/F/ST/SC), ii. Photographs, iii. Feedback of the participants Organise exposure visits for the entrepreneurs Month 8-48 Record CPIU/SMU/SP i. No. of participants (M/F/ST/SC), ii. Photographs, 102 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. iii. Feedback of the participants 4 Facilitation of Investment Organise Investment Summit Month 8-48 Record CPIU/ABIP i. No. of entrepreneurs (M/F/ST/SC), ii. Photographs, iii. Feedback of the participants C.2 Market 1 Awareness Campaign Conduct public consultations, meetings in RH Month 1-12 i. No. of participants CPIU/SP/SMU and RMC command areas (Male/Female/ST/SC) ii. Photograph iii. Minutes 2 Monitoring of functioning of Monitor participation of small traders, women, Month 12-88 Record CPIU/SP/SMU modernised markets ST/SC communities i. No. of traders (small/ Assess space allotment criteria women/ SC/ ST), ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the traders 3 Expansion of market Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD infrastructure….civil works guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers C.3 Warehouse 1 Training and capacity building of the Organise training and exposure visits for the Month 12-88 Record PCU officials officials i. No. of participants, ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the traders 2 Awareness programs Organise consultations, public meetings, street Month 1-84 Record CPIU/SP/SMU plays etc. among the traders, farmers i. No. of participants, ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the traders/farmers 3 Up-gradation of warehouse….civil Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD works guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers 103 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. C.4 ATMA 1 Awareness among farmers about Organise consultations, public meetings, street Month 1-48 Record ATMA/CPIU/SP/SMU climate resilient technologies and plays etc. among the farmers i. No. of participants (women, adopting demonstrated technologies SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph , iii. Feedback of the farmers 2 Demonstration and training in Organise training and demonstration of Month 1-48 Record ATMA/CPIU/SP/SMU market led climate smart production technologies i. No. of participants (women, SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the farmers C.5 Dairy 1 Capcity Building of cluster members Organise capacity building programs among the Month 1-48 Record CPIU/SP/SMU milk producers, AI workers, procurement and i. No. of participants (women, BMC cluster members SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph , iii. Feedback of the farmers 2 Training of fodder farmers and MPI Organise training of fodder farmers on scientific Month 1-48 Record CPIU/SP/SMU sahayaks fodder farming, marketing, record and accounts i. No. of participants (women, keeping SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph , iii. Feedback of the farmers Organise training of MPI Sahayaks on group Record CPIU/SP/SMU cohesiveness, leadership development, i. No. of participants (women, management of MPIs and reporting SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the farmers 3 Construction of Dairy Plants Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers 104 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. C.6 Fisheries 1 Formation of FPOs Conduct consultations, awareness programs, Month 1-36 Record CPIU/SP/SMU mobilise farmers i. No. of participants (women, SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the farmers 2 Training and capacity building Organise training programs and exposure visits Record CPIU/SP/SMU for the officials i. No. of participants, ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the participants Organise training programs and exposure visits Record CPIU/SP/SMU for the farmers i. No. of participants (women, SC/ST, small and marginal farmers), ii. Photograph, iii. Feedback of the farmers 3 Construction of CSC Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers C.7 Piggery Sector 1 Training and Capacity building Organise capacity building programs among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU farmers in demonstration clusters ii. Photographs, Organise training and exposure visit of FPOs iii. Feedbacks of the and PAs on group formation, group participants cohesiveness and marketing etc. Organise training and exposure visit of CSC officials on record and accounts keeping and leadership development Conduct training of local AI worker cum pig bandhu Conduct training of pig farmers 2 Formation of FPOs and PAs, Conduct consultations, meetings among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU Formation of management members Photographs, committee of CSC ii. Feedbacks of the participants 105 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. 3 Awareness generation campaign for Conduct awareness campaign among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU breed up-gradation and AI service farmers ii. Photographs, iii.Feedbacks of the participants 4 Construction of CSC, low cost Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD slaughter house, strengthening of guidelines and safety plan existing slaughter houses Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers C.8 Sericulture Sector 1 Training and Capacity Building Conduct capacity building program for cluster Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU members ii. Photographs, Conduct training and exposure visit of FPOs on iii. Feedbacks of the group formation, group cohesiveness and participants marketing etc. Conduct training and exposure visit of CSC officials on record and accounts keeping and leadership development Conduct training of beneficiaries on preparation of nursery and plantation Conduct training of beneficiaries on operation of modern reeling and spinning machines 2 Awareness/motivation generation Conduct awareness campaign among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU campaign for improved sericulture farmers ii. Photographs, practice on commercial basis iii. Feedbacks of the participants 3 Formation of FPOs, management Conduct consultations, meetings among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU committee of CSC members ii. Photographs, iii. Feedbacks of the participants 4 Construction of CSC and other Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD community facilities guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers C.9 Handloom & Textiles Sector 1 Training and Capacity Building Conduct capacity building program for cluster Month 1-60 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU members – training and exposure ii. Photographs, Conduct training and exposure visit of FPOs on iii. Feedbacks of the group formation, group cohesiveness and 106 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activity Social Management Actions Timeline Detailed Work Flow Responsibility No. marketing etc. participants Conduct training and exposure visit of CSC officials on record and accounts keeping and leadership development Organize skill up-gradation training in weaving, designing, dyeing Organize EDP on H&T for beneficiaries Organize training and exposure visit of staff as per approved plan Conduct training of staff on MIS operation 2 Formation of CSC management Conduct consultations, meetings among the Month 1-48 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU committee FPO members ii. Photographs, iii. Feedbacks of the participants 3 Awareness generation campaign for Conduct awareness campaign among the Month 6-60 i. No. of participants (M/F), CPIU/SP/SMU organized commercial production farmers ii. Photographs, and marketing of handloom products iii. Feedbacks of the participants 4 Construction of CSCs Implement health and safety plan, construction Month 1-48 Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers C.10 Roads 1 Construction of Roads Execute MoU with the land owners Month 6-88 Keep records, photopgraphs PWRD Provide assistance to Squatters and Keep records, photopgraphs PWRD encroachers, if any Implement health and safety plan, construction Monitor implementation of health Contractor/PWRD guidelines and safety plan Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness camps No. of participants (M/F): Ensure payment of equal wage to male and Maintain wage register female workers Source: PIP, 2016 107 12. HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES 12.1 Introduction Intensive labours deployment is necessary in agriculture, marketing centres, industries, processing units and construction activities for long time period which necessitate the need for implementation of applicable laws governing health and safety of the workers engaged in various project related activities. The present chapter discussed the relevant rules and acts ensuring health and safety of labourers in the project during construction activities. 12.2 Construction Activities Guideline The PIU shall ensure safety and health of the workers, compliance to the existing labour laws with respect to daily working hours, payment of wages, welfare and compensation etc. during construction of the infrastructure proposed under the project. Construction guidelines provided in the SMF are to be incorporated in the bidding document of the civil contractors to ensure that suggested safeguard measures are adhered to during construction. The PIU with the guidance of the SMU,PCU shall monitor the compliance by the contractor. The guidelines will broadly cover the following:  Compliance with the provisions of the labour laws applicable to construction industry;  Ensuring prohibition of the engagement of child labour;  Location of labour camp, provision of sanitary facilities, drinking water etc.;  Health and safety programs for the workers;  Awareness on HIV/AIDS/ sexual health;  Avoid discrepancy in wages to male and female workers for similar nature of works and  Participation of local laborers, women in construction works. The health and safety related Acts and Rules applicable in the project activities have been summarized in the Table 12-1. Table 12-1: Acts related to Health and Safety Aspects and Relevance to the Project Sl. Acts /Laws Related to Objectives Applicability No. Health and Safety 1. The Employee's  Provision of compensation in This applies to all the MSMEs to be supported Compensation case of accident. under APART. As per the provisions of the Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 the industries/enterprises shall have to inform  Submission of returns as the employees at the time of employment their stipulated under the Act. rights to compensation in the case of injury by  Make the employer liable to industrial accidents including certain penalty for failure to inform the occupational diseases arising out of and in the course of employment resulting in death or employee of his rights to disablement in writing as well as through compensation under the Act. electronic means. 2. The Trade Unions  This Act provides for Labourers engaged in WAMUL and MSMEs to (Amendment) Act, registration of trade unions be supported under APART may form unions 2001 (including association of and apply for registration of their unions under this act employers) with a view to render lawful organisation of labour to enable collective bargaining. 108 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Acts /Laws Related to Objectives Applicability No. Health and Safety 3. The Model Shops and  Safeguards of employees The MSMEs to be supported under APART Establishments against exploitation of and WAMUL shall follow this act. Total (Regulation of employers with respect to working hours per day, timing of work, Employment and provisions for leave shall be determined in working hours, timing, provision Conditions of Service) compliance with the rules of this act. of leaves, rules of employment Act, 2015 and termination of service 4. Minimum Wages Act ,  The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 In compliance with the Act, the wage to be 1948 safeguards the interests of paid to the labourers engaged in any civil workers by providing fixation of work, enterprises, farms, common service centres, markets, warehouses etc. supported minimum wages mainly under APART shall not be less than the latest focusing on unorganized sector minimum wage fixed by the state. and in specified occupations (called scheduled employments) (Section 2 g)  The act binds the employers to pay their workers the minimum wages fixed under the Act from time to time (Section 12).  Owing to their jurisdiction, the Central and the State Governments fix, revise, review and enforce the payment of minimum wages without any discrimination of gender (Section 3). 5. The Child Labour  Ban of employment of children Children below the age of 14 shall not be (Prohibition And below 14 years in specific engaged in construction works as labourers, in Regulation) occupation and processes. hazardous works like handling pesticides, Amendment Act, 2016 fertilisers etc. at CSC.  Lay down the procedure to decide modifications to the schedule of banned occupation and processes.  Regulate the conditions of work of children in employments where they are not prohibited for working. 6. The Contract Labour  To regulate the employment of The labourers hired by contractors for (Regulation And contract labourers in certain engaging in construction/up-gradation of Abolition) Act, 1970 establishments and to provide CSCs, roads, markets, slaughter houses and warehouses shall be provided with facilities for its abolition in certain like rest rooms, drinking water sanitary circumstances and for matters provisions, first aid box etc. connected therewith. 7. The Maternity Benefit  The Act aims to regulate The Act shall be applicable to the institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 employment of women promoted and supported by APART. The employees in certain women employees shall be given all the maternity benefits in compliance with the act. establishments for certain periods before and after child birth and provides for maternity and certain other benefits.  The State Government may extend the Act to any other establishment or class of establishments; industrial, commercial, agricultural or 109 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Acts /Laws Related to Objectives Applicability No. Health and Safety otherwise. 8. Equal Remuneration  To provide for the payment of Women engaged in the activities supported by Act , 1976 equal remuneration to men and the project should be paid at par with their women workers and for the male counterparts. prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 9. The Payment of Bonus  The Payment of Bonus Act, The institutions, MSME supported by APART (Amendment) Act, 1965 (the Act) was enacted with shall pay bonus to any person (other than an 2015 a view to provide for the apprentice) employed on a salary or wage not exceeding ten thousand rupees per mensem payment of bonus to persons in accordance with the provisions of the Act. employed in certain implied establishments on the basis of profits or on the basis of production or productivity and for matters connected therewith. 10. Employees’ State  To provide benefits to All the employees engaged in APART Insurance (Central) employees in the case of promoted/supported institutions, MSMEs shall Amendment Rules, sickness, maternity and avail benefits as per the provisions of this act. 2016 employment injury.  Employees will receive medical relief, cash benefits, maternity benefits, pension to dependents of deceased workers and compensation for fatal and other injuries and diseases. 11. Employees Provident  To provide for the institution of This Act is applicable to all the APART Fund And Misc. provident funds, pension fund promoted/supported institutions where twenty Provisions Act, 1952 and deposit-linked insurance or more employees are engaged fund for employees in factories and other establishments. 13. The Payment Of  To provide for payment of The Act applies to all the APART Gratuity gratuity to employees engaged promoted/supported institutions, MSMEs who (Amendment) Bill, in factories, mines, oilfields, may engage any person (other than an 2009 apprentice) as an employee for wages, plantations, ports, railway whether the terms of such employment are companies, shops or other express or implied, in any kind of work, establishment and for matters manual or otherwise, in or in connection with connected therewith or the work of a factory, plantation, company, incidental thereto. shop or other establishment 14. The Weekly Holidays  To provide for the grant of The Act applies to MSMEs to be supported Act , 1942 weekly holidays to persons under APART employed in shops, restaurant and theatres 15 The Building and Other  To regulate the employment The Act shall applicable to the contractors to Construction Workers and conditions of services of be engaged for the construction/expansion Related Laws building and other construction of CSCs, markets, warehouses, low cost (Amendment) Bill, slaughter houses,roads. workers and to provide their 2013: safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 110 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 12.3 World Bank Guidelines on Managing Adverse Impact Induced by Labour Influx APART would involve lot of civil works in construction of CSCs, roads, slaughter houses, expansion of markets, upgradation of warehouses and strengthening of existing slaughter houses. Experience of execution of current civil works in road sector under other projects has shown the non-availability of construction workers in the rural areas of many of the project districts. Therefore, the contractors may need to hire labourers from other locations, particularly for works that require special skills. After the finalisation of the sub-project locations the project needs to carry out an assessment of risks and adverse impacts likely to arise due to the influx of labours. Checklist has been provided for collection of data on labours engaged in construction activities (Annexure 12-1). In order to assess and manage the potential impacts of the labour influx on the local communities, the following steps need to be followed:  Screening and assessment of the type and significance of potential social impacts that may be generated by labour influx;  Development of a management plan for social impacts in consultation with affected communities, which will form part of the bid documents of the Contractor;  Implementation of appropriate mitigation and monitoring programs, which includes development and implementation of a stakeholder engagement program;  Establishment of a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) for workers and host community; and  Monitoring and supervision, and, as needed, adaptive management actions. 12.4 Health and Safety Plan and Implementation Strategies A health and safety plan to be implemented under the project has also been prepared and presented in the Table 12-2 along with suggested strategies for its implementation by the responsible agencies. Table 12-2: Health and Safety Plan and Implementation Strategies Sl. Activities Target Groups Implementation Strategy Responsibility No 1 Awareness on Entrepreneurs/contractors  Conduct awareness programme for CPIUs/SMU Labour Health and / Construction labours 1 day per sector every six month Safety Aspects in (Approximately 300 Construction and members in each zone in  Develop I.E.C. materials on health Industrial activities 6 batches) issues and distribute in the Officials of the line workshops and meetings organised CPIUs/SMU departments including for the officials and contractors and Engineers of PWD entrepreneurs, construction camps, markets and warehouses  Display posters in Office of CSCs/FPOs, DCS/Markets/ Warehouses/ Construction sites  Street play near project sites Communities of project Engage NGOs for conducting PCU intervened area with awareness programmes, developing IEC labour engagements materials 2 Health check-up of All construction and Organise health camps at cluster level Contractor/ labourers industrial labourers every six month during the Entrepreneurs implementation of the project 3 Worksite All construction and  Provide proper sanitary facilities, Contractor cleanliness and industrial labourers safe drinking water, proper kitchen, personal safety electricity in camp/work site; provisions  Provide separate toilets for male and female workers; 111 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Activities Target Groups Implementation Strategy Responsibility No  Provide personal protective equipments (PPEs) like gloves, gumboots, ear plugs, mask etc. depending upon the nature of works to the labourers 4 M&E All the project activities  Monitor the implementation of the PCU/ M & E with engagement of health and safety plan on regular Consultant/ CPIUs labours basis  Collect feedback of the labourers through the social expert placed at DLCC  Evaluate the data in midterm of the project  Suggest corrective measures based on the findings 12.5 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Sexual Health Awareness Assam is categorized as a low HIV Prevalent state with an adult HIV Prevalence of 0.08% which is lower than the National Prevalence of 0.31%. However the adult HIV Prevalence in the state has increased from 0.05% in 2006 to 0.08% in 2009. Similar rising trends have been reported among the young population (15-24 years) in the state. Technical Report on India HIV Estimates by NACO has reported an estimated 14,244 HIV positive cases in Assam. It is also a highly vulnerable state for HIV transmission because of the following reasons:  It is the gate-way of Northeastern states;  It is surrounded by two high prevalence states of Manipur and Nagaland;  Large number of female migrants from other northeastern states, West Bengal, Nepal who come to Assam for employment and have taken to sex work; and  High-prevalence of other Sexually Transmitted Infections, stigma and social discrimination, inequity, high prevalence of risky sexual behavior among young people, existence of mobile and hidden nature of female sex workers, drug abuse, injecting drug use, illegal drug trafficking, etc are also responsible for increased vulnerability of the state. APART has suggested many sub-project activities which have construction activities, which will lead to (i) likely influx of migrant labourers for various infrastructure development projects and also for upcoming industries, and (iii) future linkages to Industrial Clusters which has high truck movement, connecting to various states and international borders. Hence, it is prudent to have a specific HIV/AIDS Prevention and Sexual Health Awareness Strategy. The same has been prepared and presented in the SMF. An indicative budget for implementing the proposed activities for GRM has also been prepared and given as part of Annexure 16-1. 112 13. CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN 13.1 Introduction The focus of this chapter is to prepare a capacity building plan for the local institutions and officials of line departments under various sectors to be promoted under APART. The implementation of the capacity building plan shall be in form of awareness campaigns, sensitization programs, classroom trainings and exposure visits within as well as outside the state, workshops, seminars and experience sharing through stakeholder meets. 13.2 Identification of Local Institutions Sector-wise local institutions have identified and presented in Table 13-1. Table 13-1: Sector-wise Local Institutions Sl. Sector Institutions/Groups No. Agriculture including Horticulture & Food 1 Farmer Producer organizations, Commodity Interest Groups Processing 2 Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Pig Producer Groups Dairy Cooperative Societies, Milk Producer Unions and Milk 3 Dairy Producer Institutions. Fish Producer Groups, Beel Development Committees, Fishery 4 Fishery Cooperatives 5 Sericulture Reeler Group, Spinner Group, Yarn Producer Group Weaver SHG, Weaver Cooperatives, Handloom and Textile 6 Handloom & Textiles Producer Groups 13.3 Key Areas of Capacity Building Some key areas for capacity building identified are:  Institution Building and Institutional Maturity;  Group Formation;  Leadership Building;  Organizational Management of the Cooperatives, MPIs, FPOs etc.  Financial Management and Accounts Keeping by Local Institutions;  Community Based Commodity Marketing;  Financial and credit Literacy;  Good Agricultural Marketing Practices;  Accounts and book keeping;  Microfinance;  Bank Linkage etc.  Entrepreneurship Development;  Skill Up-gradation;  Design and Product Diversification under Handloom and Textile Sector and  Training to implementation officials of line department on CRM, CFS, PMIS and social safeguards related to R&R. 113 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 13.4 Capacity Building Framework A capacity building framework has been drafted for the project to guide all related activities during the various stage of the project implementation and presented in Table 13-3 of the SMF. 13.5 Training Institutes Identified The suggested names of agencies of national repute have been identified (Table 13-2) for training and exposure visits for the producer organizations and field officials of line departments. PRADAN, MYRADA, RGVN and CPF have been implementing many projects involving the community in a participatory manner and are imparting training to the local institutions as well as government officials involved in implementing similar projects. The local institutions promoted under APART and field officials of the line department shall be benefitted through exposure visits to their project sites. The PCU may select or identify any other institutes as per the requirement of the project. Table 13-2: Institutes provide training specific to the project Sl. Name Core Expertise Relevant to APART No. 1 PRADAN, New Delhi  Fostering producer institutions, cooperatives, producer companies, mutual benefit trust etc.;  Accounts Keeping by Producer Institutions;  Microenterprise promotion;  Formation of women „reeler‟ and „spinner‟ groups for organized yarn production business;  Formation and management of women dairy cooperatives;  Empowerment of women through production and marketing of agricultural commodities.  Financial and credit literacy 2 MYRADA, Bangalore  Federation of SHGs & Producer Organization;  Financial Management and Accounting by Local Institutions;  Leadership Building;  Vision building and leadership development;  Marketing of agricultural produce;  Local Institution Building and Institution Maturity Index  Microfinance 3 Rashtriya Gramin Vikash Nidhi  Formation of women handloom clusters for skill enhancement and (RGVN), Guwahati meeting;  Formation of dairy clusters;  System of Rice Intensification;  Weaver capacity building in product development and diversification of products as per current marketing trends; 4 Centre for Peoples Forestry  Agro eco farming using bio-pesticides; (CPF), Hyderabad  Formation of tribal women groups for commercial weaving and marketing;  Livelihood enhancement through vegetable cultivation;  Support to FPOs 5 Institute of Rural Management,  Strengthening of Dairy Cooperatives; Anand (IRMA)  Supply Chain Management in Agribusiness;  Marketing of Rural Products;  Leadership Development of Board members of Milk Producer Unions. 6 National Dairy Development  Training of MAITs; Board (NDDB)  Formation and management of Dairy Cooperative Societies and Milk Producer Institutions. 114 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Name Core Expertise Relevant to APART No. 7 Indian Institute of Bank  Financial and credit literacy; Management (IIBM), Guwahati  Interface between traders, input suppliers, buyers and financial institutions  Microfinance 8 International Livestock  Mapping of market agents of informal dairy sector Research Institute (ILRI), Delhi  TNA of dairy farmers, FPOs and FPCs  IEC material on dairy and piggery 9 Agriculture Market Intelligence,  Market Intelligence Centre (AMIC), Tirupati  Price Forecasting  Product Quality and identifying High Priced Markets 10 Indian Institute of  Entrepreneurship Development Program; Entrepreneurship (IIE),  Entrepreneur Awareness Program; Guwahati  Business Incubator Training on readymade garments and handloom;  Training on weaving. 11 Centre for Microfinance &  Leadership Development; Livelihood (A Tata Trust  HRD equipping individuals with knowledge, skills and attitude to perform in Initiative), Guwahati dynamic situation. 13.6 Preparation of IEC Materials IEC material shall be prepared under APART for training and capacity building of the local institutions, keeping the end user in mind. The IEC materials prepared shall be simple, include more pictorial depictions than text and shall be in the local language also apart from English. Some of the indicative IEC materials that can be developed for the project include:  Handout and posters in vernacular language for awareness and sensitization program for farmers/aggregators/potential entrepreneurs by IPA on government initiative on technology up-gradation, branding & packaging, marketing and compliance of statutory requirements;  Handout, Posters, films, brochures and street plays in vernacular language on Good Agricultural Marketing Practices (GAMPs) for farmers, traders and market functionaries;  Handout, Posters, films and street plays in vernacular language for IEC campaign on selling of produce through organized markets;  Handout and posters in vernacular language for awareness camps for farmers on utilizing storage facility at up- graded warehouses to avoid distress selling during harvesting period and availing subsidized loan against NWRs;  Handout, Posters, brochures, films and street plays in vernacular language for financial literacy campaign;  Handout, Posters, brochures and street plays in vernacular language for credit literacy and facilitation program;  Brochures and handbooks in vernacular language on package of practices for various commodities;  Handout, Posters, brochures, films and street plays in vernacular language for awareness campaign on clean milk production;  Handout, Posters, brochures, films and street plays in vernacular language for awareness campaign on community based commodity marketing;  Handbook on Formation and Management of Cooperatives, FPOs, CSCs, MPIs and FPCs;  Accounts Keeping Handbook for Cooperatives, FPOs, CSCs, MPIs and FPCs; and  Booklet on Training modules. 13.7 Target Group Identification The Capacity Building Plan is targeted for the beneficiaries and other stakeholders namely:  Farmers and entrepreneurs especially on the MSME segments;  Farm producer groups, sector management companies and other value chain participants; and  Selected officials of CPIUs, OPIUs, DLCCs and CPIUs; 115 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 13.8 Capacity Building Plan The capacity building plan has been provided as Annexure 15-3 of the SMF. 13.9 Implementation Strategy for the Capacity Building Plan The highlights of the implementation strategy for the capacity building plan shall be:  An external training agency shall be hired to undertake the training programme under the Project  An annual training plan shall be prepared at the PCU level and shall duly approved by the World Bank and shared with all the OPIUs, DLCCs and concerned line departments.  Financial and credit literacy of the value chain participants is crucial for success of APART. Hence awareness and education is required for the project beneficiaries and other value chain participants is proposed in a campaign mode.  It has been identified during AACP that the producer groups are generally not aware about the legal framework governing registration, licensing and functioning of cooperative societies/producer companies; regulations prohibiting certain activities and law governing a particular commodity etc. Hence, a legal literacy campaign shall be carried out under APART. The detailed implementation strategy has been in section 15.12.1 of the SMF. 13.10 Budget Budget for capacity building related activities has been considered under respective sub-components. Capacity building for implementation of SMF is discussed in Chapter 16. 116 14. PROJECT MONITORING & EVALUATION AND REPORTING 14.1 Introduction A well-functioning Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) system is a critical part of project management and accountability. APART being a multi-disciplinary project involving multiple sectors needs a very effective M & E system to ensure participation, transparency and accountability in all the stages of the project cycle. The basic objectives of the M & E for APART is:  To support project implementation with accurate, evidence based reporting that informs management and decision- making authorities to guide and improve project performance;  To contribute to organizational learning and knowledge sharing by reflecting upon and sharing experiences and lessons;  To uphold accountability and compliance by demonstrating whether or not the sub-project activities have been carried out as agreed and in compliance with SMF guidelines; and  To provide opportunities for stakeholders, especially beneficiaries, to share their feedback. 14.2 Stages and Activities M & E under the project is being proposed to be undertaken by an external agency to be appointed after the initial assessments and finalisation of the project design are complete. Once the planning of the M & E is over a baseline study of the project area shall be undertaken by the M & E consultant to assess the pre-project scenario of the project area, especially the socio-economic conditions of the beneficiaries. Subsequent to this, a mid- term and end-term M & E shall also be undertaken to assess the progress, evaluate the project outcome, implementation experience and lessons learnt from the project. The M & E consultant shall deliver three evaluation reports, one for the baseline situation, one at at mid-term and the final report within three months of completion of the project. In addition to this the M & e consultantshall also assess the functioning of the GRM and CFS, and analyse the grievances and feedback received through these mechanisms. The key activities to be carried out by the third-party agency towards external monitoring and evaluation will include the following:  Conduct baseline study of the project area;  Conduct periodic monitoring of SMF/IPF implementation on quarterly basis to provide early alert to redress any potential problems;  Conduct mid-term evaluation to assess and inform ongoing project implementation;  Conduct end-term evaluation to assess target achievements and slippages with respect to implementation of SMF/IPF; and  Grievance Redressal Mechanisms and Citizen Feedback System – its functioning and processes along with complaints received and resolved will be monitored and analyse; and  Compile the implementation experience and lessons learnt from the project implementation. Figure 12-1 provides an overview of the stages and key activities in project Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER). 117 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework PROJECT END Dissemination, use of Initial need lessons assessment Project design Final evaluation (end line survey) M&E planning Baseline study PROJECT Midterm evaluation MIDDLE PROJECT START Figure 14-1: Key M & E Activities in the Project Cycle 14.3 Monitoring Indicators Monitoring indicators have been developed for each sub-project component in consultation with the APART team of PCU. The indicators have been incorporated in the SMF included as Chapter 15 of this document. The core indicators include, among others, equity in participation and benefits to women, marginalised community groups and small scale players in the value chain. A baseline (pre -project status) scenario for each indicator shall be developed under the Project. These indicators shall be monitored internally as well as externally on a periodic basis and reviewed by the SMU. The learnings from the M & E of indicators should be built into project implementation processes for improving project performance. A participatory monitoring system should be developed for the project, and this should be facilitated by the SMU of the PCU in collaboration with the community. 14.4 Roles and Responsibilities Internal monitoring of the sub-project activities will be carried out by the field level social experts of the SMU of PCU, social experts at the DLCCs and the OPIUs on a regular basis by collection of disaggregated data for male, female and other vulnerable beneficiaries. The social expert of the DLCCs shall monitor and report field level activities on a quarterly basis. The monitoring report shall be forwarded to the PCU after approval of the DLCC with a copy to the OPIUs. The safeguard specialist at the OPIUs shall carry out monitoring activities in coordination with their counterparts at DLCCs and submit monitoring reports on quarterly basis to the PCU with a copy to DLCC. The SMU will review the reports submitted by DLCCs and OPIUs and will suggest and share corrective measures for the improvement of project performance. 14.5 Reporting Requirements The reporting requirement along with timeline and institutional responsible for the M & E activities is summarised in the Table 14-1. 118 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 14-1: Reporting Requirement and Timeline Report Responsible Agency/Department Timeline Internal Monitoring Monitoring Report DLCC Quarterly/Half Yearly/Yearly Monitoring Report OPIU Quarterly/Half Yearly/Yearly External M & E (Evaluation) 2 weeks before the start of project Report on Baseline Study M & E Consultant implementation Mid-term Evaluation M & E Consultant Middle of the project End term assessment study M & E Consultant End of the project Three month after the completion of Final Evaluation M & E Consultant the project Monitoring Progress /Process monitoring studies. M & E Consultant Half yearly 14.6 Reporting The concerned PIUs under the guidance of PCU shall prepare reports on the implementation of SMF guidelines and achievement of social development objectives on periodic basis during the execution of the project. The reporting shall cover various aspects such as implementation of GAP, occupational health and safety, impacts of labour influx and other related issues, HIV/AIDs prevention plan, IPF, performance of FPOs, GRM etc. The primary data on the various social development parameters shall be collected from the CSCs, FPOs and other community based groups formed as part of the project by the field level staffs of CPIUs like VLEWs, FDs, VFAs etc. The field level data shall be compiled at CPIUlevel after cross verification by the field officers like ADOs, FEOs, VASs etc. The CPIUs shall report to the OPIUs on the progress of activities on monthly, quarterly, bimonthly and yearly basis based on the schedule and progress of various activities. The OPIUs shall review the reports submitted by the CPIUs and submit the final reports to the PCU. The PCU with inputs from the external M & E consultant, SPs, the OPIUs and the CPIUs shall prepare comprehensive reports and submit to the Bank on quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis. The reporting formats for the key components have been developed and incorporated in the SMF. The reporting requirements, frequencies and agency level responsibilities have been presented in Table 14-2. Table 14-2: Reporting Requirement, Frequency and Responsibility Reporting Requirements Frequency of reporting Responsible Agency Gender Action Plan Quarterly CPIU/Consultant Health and Safety Quarterly CPIU/Consultant Indigenous People Development Framework (IPF) Annually CPIU/Consultant Performance of Community/Farmer based Annually CPIU/Consultant institutions Training and Capacity Building Quarterly CPIU/Consultant Performance of Grievance Redress Mechanism Monthly CPIU/Consultant Citizen Feedback Mechanism Monthly CPIU/Consultant Monitoring of Social Development indicators Quarterly CPIU/Consultant 119 15. SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 15.1 Introduction The Social Management Framework (SMF) is a road map to be adopted by APART for incorporation of social development principles into the main project planning, execution and operation. It lays down a methodology for activities that have to be undertaken and applied to all the sub-projects under APART at various stages of the project cycle. The SMF also incorporates key issues pertaining to inter alia screening process, gender equity, tribal development, capacity building and, monitoring and evaluation measures. 15.2 Objectives The broad objective of SMF is to provide guidance on social management aspects for adequate planning, design, execution and operation of the works and investments to be financed under the project, ultimately enhancing the expected positive impacts of the project. The main objectives of the SMF are to:  Establish clear principles for the social planning, review, approval, implementation and monitoring of subprojects to be financed under the project;  Outline the procedures to be followed in order to comply with the principle of social development;  Specify appropriate roles and responsibilities, and outline the necessary reporting procedures, for managing and monitoring social concerns related to subprojects to be financed under the project  Establish the project funding required to implement the SMF requirements  Identify the project activities that can have potential adverse social impacts and to develop mitigation measures  Achieve the project development objectives. 15.3 Relevance of SMF to APART The SMF is a framework that would guide APART in undertaking impact assessments and preparing management plans for development, management and oversight of works under the project, while ensuring sensitivity to social and cultural concerns. The SMF shall facilitate implementation of APART activities in compliance with the social development principles of the World Bank. 15.4 Importance of SMF to Implementing Departments/Agencies SMF shall facilitate the project implementing departments/agencies in identifying sites with no potential adverse social impacts for undertaking activities where land is required and identifying training needs and master trainers for the capacity building on social development. SMF will help create awareness in the implementing departments/agencies about the importance of addressing the people‟s grievances and feedback and facilitate achieving social development objectives of APART. The officials of implementing departments/agencies shall be given orientation and training on implementation of SMF. 15.5 Disclosure of SMF The summary of the SMF shall be translated into the local language and disclosed to the participating farmers, entrepreneurs and other players in the value chain by displaying it in appropriate locations and by discussing it during the consultations. The SMF has been uploaded in the websites of ARIAS Society for public view. 120 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework This document will be updated as required during the implementation of the project to reflect any changes to proposed project investments or World Bank policies. 15.6 SCREENING MECHANISM Screening mechanisms for selection of the project beneficiaries and land requirement for the project activities have been presented in the sections below. 15.6.1 Beneficiary Screening Criteria The criteria for inclusion of beneficiaries under the project components and sub-component related activities are defined in PIP. Table 15-1 lists the number of targeted beneficiaries under the project. The proposed beneficiary selection criteria as detailed in the PIP is based on involvement of the farmers in the agriculture activities, land holding size, water area for fishery sector and animals owned by the famers in dairy and piggery sectors. The Important parameter for selection criteria shall be gender7 and proportionate number of members from the tribal community and other vulnerable groups. The detail list of beneficiaries selection criteria and sub-component wise financial contribution from the project and beneficiaries are presented in Annexure 15-1. Table 15-1: No. of Target Beneficiaries under the Project No. of Targeted S. Estimated No. of Estimated No. of ST Sectors Beneficiaries as per No. women beneficiaries beneficiaries PIP 1 Entrepreneurs 1,250 375 155 2 Fishery 32,450 9,735 4,024 3 Dairy Formal 45,000 13,500 5,580 4 Dairy Informal 9,600 2,880 1,190 5 Piggery 60,000 18,000 7,440 6 Sericulture 16,600 4,980 2,058 7 Handloom & Textile 10,000 3,000 1,240 8 Agriculture 4,40,000 132,000 54,560 Source: PIP, 2016 15.6.1 Checklist for Land Screening and Survey Screening mechanism has been proposed under APART to identify the projects that have potential negative impacts on social and involuntary resettlement. The PCU will be responsible for screening any intervention proposal to be supported under this project where land is required. Checklist has been developed for screening of land required for the project based on which requirement of private land and any adverse impacts shall be identified. In case any adverse impact is identified, a census survey of the affected persons will be carried out based on format developed for the project and presented at Annexure 15-2b and Annexure 15-2c. The screening checklist for land availability under all sector and the survey format are given in Annexure 15-2a. 15.7 CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK Consultation and communication during project implementation is required for compliance of the social development principles of inclusiveness, participation, accountability and transparency. A CCF for APART has been developed (as given in Table 15-2) and the following approach shall be adopted to implement it effectively:  Set clear objectives for consultation and communication; 7 As per draft PIP 30 % of the farmer beneficiaries will be women” 121 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework  Working closely with beneficiaries and other stakeholders and committed to a participatory approach;  Identify stakeholders from wide range of areas ensuring diversity and representativeness;  Identify and highlight key stakeholders‟ interests.  Combine verbal, electronic and written consultation mechanisms for effective outreach:  Develop a Gender Communication Strategy;  Maximize transparency And  Follow up and keep the process dynamic. One crucial element of the consultation and communication is identification of stakeholders. Hence, stakeholders should be identified at an early stage of the project implementation. Stakeholder identification and analysis shall continue throughout the project cycle and shall remain dynamic. The identification of stakeholders shall include the following:  Farmers and entrepreneurs especially in the MSME sector;  Producer groups, sector management companies and other value chain participants;  People likely to be adversely affected directly or indirectly;  Poor, women and vulnerable groups;  Groups of professionals/academicians; and  Community based organizations and community leaders. Table 15-2: Consultation and Communication Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome Preparatory Stage Disclosure of SMF/IPF Social Management Uploading in World Bank, ARIAS Community especially Unit (SMU), ARIAS Society and CPIUs website potential beneficiaries Society, Social Display of summary in vernacular and stakeholders Units of OPIUs and language in public places become aware about DLCCs the SMF/IPF provisions. Preparation of Information, SMU, ARIAS By engaging an experienced and IEC materials are Education and Society and Service expert agency/person by SP utilized in the initial Communication (IEC) provider awareness campaign. materials for awareness campaign Awareness campaign for Service Provider, Distribution/display/organization of People become aware farmers, entrepreneurs Social Unit of handouts, posters, street plays, puppet about the project especially on the MSME DLCCs and field shows, awareness camps in initiative and target segments and value chain officials of CPIUs weekly/local markets groups are participants‟ level to encouraged to disseminate information participate. about APART, coverage, its benefits and proposed activities. Consultations with Service Provider, FGDs, Small Group Meetings, People becomes potential/existing Social Unit of interactive workshops and public aware about the beneficiaries and other DLCCs and field consultation meetings project initiative, stakeholders on services/ officials of CPIUs issues are clarified, facilities being provided by suggestions obtained APART and how to avail and target groups are these benefits encouraged to participate. Consultations with Sector Service Provider, FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Potential beneficiaries wise potential/existing Social Unit of interactive workshops, film shows and and stakeholders beneficiaries and other DLCCs and field public consultation meetings becomes aware about stakeholders officials of sectoral provisions, concerned CPIUs screening procedure 122 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome and benefits Disclosure of list of Service Provider Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Potential beneficiaries production and enterprise and Social Unit of CPIU web portal and stakeholders clusters DLCCs Display of list of production and become aware about enterprise clusters in vernacular the geographical language in local markets, GP, Block, coverage within a Circle, Sub-Division and DC‟s offices Block. Implementation and Operational Stage Preparation of IEC materials SMU, ARIAS By engaging an experienced and IEC materials are on Good Agricultural Society and Service expert agency/person by SP utilized in the initial Marketing Practices Provider awareness campaign (GAMPs), food quality maintenance, selling of produce through organized markets, food safety, benefit of utilization of storage facilities at warehouses, financial and credit literacy campaign Disclosure of selected list of Service Provider, Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured beneficiaries and Social Unit of CPIU web portal Opportunity given for stakeholders for various DLCCs and field Display of list of production and any grievance on services/benefits of the officials of enterprise clusters in vernacular selection. project concerned CPIUs language in local markets, GP, Block, Circle, Sub-Division and DC‟s offices. Consultation with selected Service Provider FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Selected beneficiaries beneficiaries and and Social Unit of interactive workshops and public and stakeholders stakeholders for disclosure of DLCCs consultation meetings become aware about provision of Social Audit, the mechanism to Citizen Feedback System ensure social (CFS), Gender Action Plan development. (GAP) and Grievance Redressal Mechanism (GRM) Community consultations for Service Provider FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Better financial financial and credit literacy and Social Unit of interactive workshops, film shows and decisions and DLCCs public consultation meetings management Access to credit facility Disclosure of half yearly SMU and Social Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured reports of social audit Units of OPIU & CPIU web portal Opportunity given for DLCC Display in office notice board of any suggestions/ concerned institutions for one month grievance and available to public on demand at any time, if sought for Disclosure of quarterly SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured progress report on Society and CPIU CPIU web portal implementation of GAP Disclosure of periodic internal SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured and external monitoring Society and CPIU CPIU web portal reports Disclosure of annual social SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured audit report Society and CPIU CPIU web portal Completion Stage Consultations with community SMU, Service FGDs, Small Group Meetings, Satisfaction level 123 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Responsibility Method/Tools Outcome especially project beneficiary Provider, Social interactive workshops and public and stakeholders on service Unit of DLCCs and consultation meetings delivery and participation in field officials of decision making process concerned CPIUs Disclosure of final internal SMU, ARIAS Uploading of list in ARIAS Society, Transparency ensured and external M&E reports Society and CPIU CPIU web portal 15.8 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (IPF) As APART would be implemented across 16 project districts accounting for 60% of Assam‟s tribal population an IPF is required to be prepared and implemented. The IPF for the project has been prepared in line with the World Bank safeguard policies and its focus shall be to:  Ensure that the project engages in free, prior and informed consultation with tribal people;  Ensure that project benefits are accessible to the tribal community living in the project area;  Avoid any kind of adverse impact on the tribal community to the extent possible and if unavoidable ensure that adverse impacts are minimized and mitigated;  Ensure participation of tribal community in the entire process of preparation, implementation and monitoring of project; and  Develop appropriate training / income generation activities in accordance to their own defined needs and priorities. The IPF prepared under the Project includes a brief profile of the ST population, applicable legal and policy framework, community consultation framework, institutional arrangement for project implementation including Grievance Redressal mechanism, entitlement matrix, capacity building plan and an indicative budget for implementation of the activities identified. The IPF is being enclosed as a separate volume of this report. 15.9 GENDER ACTION PLAN The gender issues identified from the consultations mostly relate to participation and inclusion of women in the proposed project activities. Provisions should be laid down in the project to address the issues and concerns of the women. Sub-project specific interventions focusing on gender need to be taken up. It is suggested to integrate the existing relevant government programs for the socio-economic benefit of the women beneficiaries under the Project. Based on this approach, a GAP is prepared in order to address these issues and ensure women participation at each stage of the project cycle – planning, implementation and operation and presented in the Table 15-3. An indicative budget for the implementation of the GAP has also been prepared and included as part of Annexure 16-1. Table 15-3: Gender Action Plan Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility Planning Identify gender  List issues and  No. of issues identified  CPIU/SP concerns/issues in prioritize that could be addressed relation to the  Special attention under the project project activities should be made to through participatory tools identify infrastructure (PRA, FGDs etc.) needs and facilities for women members at the market, warehouse, CSCs. Disseminate  Organize women  Number of consultations  CPIU/SP information about stakeholders meeting organised the project activities  Prepare and distribute  Minutes of the meetings 124 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility and benefits IEC materials signed by participants.  Feedback from these consultations Sensitize other  Organize workshops  Number of meetings  CPIU/SP stakeholders on on gender sensitization held gender  Organise road show,  Number of participants concerns/issues street play  Feedback from these workshops Identify key areas  Organize workshops/  List concerns and  CPIU/SP of constraints that meetings with women constraints identified impact women‟s of the sub-project area involvement in the project Implementation Ensure women  Help women to actively  Women representation  CPIU/SP/M participation in participate in the in FPOs/Market &E project activities project activities Committees/CSCs consultant  Ensure adequate  No. of women office representation of bearers in FPOs/ women in the Market institutions Committees/CSCs  No. of women participated in the training and capacity building programs  No. of women involved in construction activities Ensure equal  Maintain a wage  Actual wages paid to  CPIU/SP/M wages for equal register at the site and women &E work in all ensure it is filled on a  No. of complaints on consultant construction related daily basis. wage payment works under the project  Monitor wage payment  Try to involve local SHGs in the construction activities Operation Ensure women  Organize training for  Analyse the prices  CPIU/SP/M participation in the active participation of realized by the women &E working of the women members in producers for their consultant market/FPOs/CSCs the committee products  Ensure that women  No. of female members attend all participants in the meetings of the FPO meetings of market or Producer Company committee/FPO Support to Agri  Training calendar to be  Number of trainings  CPIU/SP/ Enterprise prepared and undertaken M&E Development - accordingly training to  Number of women consultant Capacity building be organized members trained and outreach  Ensure participation of  No. of women women entrepreneurs participated in the in investment summits training and capacity building programs  Change in the credit profile of the women entrepreneurs due to project interventions 125 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Stages Procedure Activities Indicators Responsibility  No. of enterprises owned by women facilitated through ABIP  No. of women adopting new technology for farming/production. Employment  Involve SHGs  Number of women  CPIU/SP/ generation for  Source out some of members employed M&E women in sub the activities to women  Number of activities consultant project activities undertaken by SHGs. 15.10 CFS Framework The proposed framework shall allow citizens to identify their roles and responsibilities and to access the project benefits, and also provide an opportunity to participate in the decision making process. The CFS shall facilitate APART to be more inclusive and responsive to citizen‟s needs. However, it is important to decide how much feedback shall be sought from the citizens considering the capacity of the project to handle the feedbacks. This is important because inefficient handling and no/delayed response to the feedback shall have negative impact on participation of the citizen in the process. The project communication and disclosure strategy shall strengthen the functioning of the CFS. Intensive information dissemination on various sectors and disclosure of the documents and all relevant information of the project shall be carried out. Information dissemination and disclosure shall be through – (i) websites of PCU, line department/agency, (ii) display in local languages at district, Sub Division (Civil), Block Panchayat and village level (iii) street plays and other medium (iv) awareness programmes and IEC campaigns and (iv) community as well as stakeholder‟s consultations. The users, officials of participating departments/agencies shall be educated about type of feedback expected/useful through proper information dissemination during various stages of Project Cycle namely planning, implementation and completion. Intensive communication and mobilization campaign shall be undertaken before and during the project implementation for encouraging citizens to meaningfully participate in the CFS. The framework shall provide for capacity building of the project staff at various levels to enable them to respond to the feedback in a timely manner and take corrective measures. It is to be ensured that the project has changed for better service delivery as a result of feedback provided through the CFS built into the project design. The important tools for Citizen Feedback shall include: development and regular updation of ARIAS Society Web Portal, Feedback through Use of Social Media, Direct Feedback and social audit.. 126 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Citizen Feedback System APART-ARIAS Society ONLINE OFFLINE PCU/PMU EXIST IN WEBSITE AND MIS OFFICE MIS ENTRY SYSTEM APPLICATION DELIVERY/MAILBOX/DROPBOX WEB SERVER FEEDBACK VIEWED BY AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND DELIVERED TO APPLICATION RECEIVED RESPECTIVE OFFICER INTERNAL DISCUSSION TASK CLEARED BY RESPECTIVE OFFICER IN MATTER RELATED PCU/PMU IF NOT APPROVED FORWARDING TO FINAL DECLARATION PCU/PMU HIGHER AUTHORITY IF APPROVED IF FEEDBACK IF GRIEVANCES STORED OF OFFICIAL RECORD/DATABASE STORAGE STATUS GENERATED AND PUBLISHED Citizen Feedback Figure 15-1: System Citizen Feedback Systemproposed by ARIAS Proposed by ARIAS Society Society for APART 15.11 GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM Similar to AACP, a designated GRO and AA would be identified at all the implementing units at both State and District level to ensure accountability of the implementing agencies in addressing the grievances. Moreover, at DLCC level, it is required to have an identified person to monitor the GRM and co-ordinate with all the implementing units as per the flow chart of the proposed GRM. Table 15-4 shows the list of officers to be designated as GRO and AA at State level and district level. 127 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 15-4: List of Proposed GROs and Appellate Authority for GRM under APART Implementing Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs) Appellate Authority (AA) units State level District level State Level District Level Additional Director Assistant Director of Director of Agriculture District Agriculture Officer Extension Agriculture Agriculture District Fisheries Director of Fishery Nodal Officer Nodal Officer Development Officers Fisheries Executive Engineers of Superintending Engineer PWD Executive Engineer Chief Engineer divisions of the concerned circle Assam Agriculture Director of Research, Agriculture Registrar of AAU University Dairy Zonal Deputy Joint Director District Dairy Officer Director Development Director Director of Animal A.H. & District Veterinary Additional Director Husbandry & Joint Director Veterinary Officers Veterinary Department Department of Nodal Officer All Assistant Directors Director of Sericulture Nodal Officer Sericulture Department of Director of Handloom Handloom & Nodal Officer All Assistant Directors Nodal Officer & Textiles Textiles Commissioner, Department of All General Managers, Industries & Industries & Deputy Secretary District Industries & Deputy Secretary Commerce, Govt. of Commerce Commerce Centres Assam WAMUL Managers Managing Director Assam State Divisional Manager, Warehousing Divisional Manager, All Warehouse Registrar of Co- Lower Assam Corporation Lower Assam Division Managers operative Societies. Division (ASWC) Assam State Agricultural Public Information Officer Chief Executive Officer Marketing Board (ASAMB) ALPCO General Manager Managing Director Evidence shows that electronic mode of GRM is quite effective in reducing the time of Grievance Redressal. APART, being a multi-dimensional project needs to have an effective mechanism for addressing the grievances in a time bound manner. The web portal of ARIAS Society needs to be designed in a manner to incorporate the Grievances in a web based portal specifically developed for APART. Another mechanism of electronic mode for addressing grievances is through toll free helpline number to make the mechanism widely accessible and gender friendly. Flow chart of electronic mode of GRM for APART is shown in Figure 15-2. 128 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH ONLINE E-SERVICE ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH ONLINE E-SERVICE immediately ARAIS Web-Platform State Level Toll Free Helpline/SMS State level - On successful submission of a grievance On successful submission of a grievance an an auto-generated acknowledgement auto-generated acknowledgement confirming confirming successful receipt shall be successful receipt shall be sent to the sent to the indivi dual via E-mail or individual with a unique tracking code phone number submitted by the number/ID no. individual. District level - 7 working days Following the PCU procedure for review of all Following the PCU procedure for review grievances the message will be forwarded to Linked to PMIS of all grievances the message will be the respective GRO of the specific district forwarded to the respective GRO of the copying the concerned line department at concerned district. state level and person at PCU level. An auto-generated alert to the respective GRO at district, state and PCU level will be created if the grievance is not addressed within 7 working days. If cannot be addressed at the level of district implementing agencies, will be forwarded to the GRO at OPIU with a copy of information to DLCC and concerned di vision of PCU. The GRO of OPIU will address the grievance within 7 working days. In case of forwarding, reasons for not addressing the grievance will be explained by the GRO of the district implementing agency. State level If cannot be addressed at the level of OPIU, will be forwarded to PCU with a copy of information to GRO of district level implementing agencies and DLCC. The PCU will address the grievance within 7 working days. In case of forwarding, reasons for not addressing the grievance will be explained. Figure 15-2: Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM Flow diagram for electronic channel of GRM As setting up of electronic mode of GRM shall take sometime, therefore, at the initial stage of project implementation, to address the possible grievances, there shall a system in place right from inception. The traditional method of addressing the grievances shall be retained with necessary modifications to reduce the time of redressal. In case, the grievances are submitted in paper in person or drop box or postal, Figure 15-3: depicts the flow diagram of GRM through manual mode. 129 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH MANUAL CHANNELS ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES RECEIVED THROUGH MANUAL CHANNELS Postal In person District level District level - 10 working days Drop box Placed at offices of all line ATMA DC office (DLCC) departments MIS co-ordinator of ATMA Linked to PMIS shall record and submit to MIS Co-ordinator of DLCC the Nodal Officer of shall record. If not respective implementing resolved at DLCC level, units. Nodal Officer shall shall be forwarded to the address the grievance at respective GRO of their level or forward to the implementing units GRO of the line department. Received by GRO/ Appellate Authority of respective implementing units. State level – 7 days OPIU - If could not resolved at PCU - To be addressed within 7 district level shall be forwarded to working days of receipt of the concerned OPIU at state level. To complaint. Reply to be sent to the be addressed within 7 working days aggrieved personwith an information from the date of receipt of to the respective implementing units grievance. Reply both at state level and district level. Figure 15-3: Flow diagram for manual mode of GRM Flow diagram 15.12 CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN for manual mode of GRM Capacity building of the farmers, entrepreneurs especially in the MSME sector and other players in the value chain, and officials of the implementing departments/agencies shall be enhanced to achieve the social development objectives under APART. A capacity building plan for the project beneficiaries have been prepared based on the PIP and presented in Annexure 15-3. A framework for undertaking capacity building has been prepared and presented in Table 15-5. Table 15-5: Capacity Building Planning Framework Activity Target Group Outcome Orientation workshop on CPIUs/OPIUs Better SMF implementation SMF/IPF Training on SMF/IPF DLCCs/CPIUs Better SMF implementation 130 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Target Group Outcome Efficient conduct of social Training on Social Audit SAC members of local institutions audit Farmers/ office bearers of Training-cum-exposure visit on FPOs/MPIs/BDCs/Cooperatives/FPCs/SHGs/Weaver Availability of professional Vision Building and Group Groups/ Field Level officials of line departments local institutions Formation agencies Farmers/ office bearers of Increase in leadership FPOs/MPIs/BDCs/Cooperatives/FPCs/SHGs/Weaver Training on Leadership Building quality of the value chain Groups/Rearer, Reeler and Spinner Groups/ Field players Level officials of line departments & agencies Office bearers/board members of FPOs/MPIs/BDCs/Cooperatives/ FPCs Efficient and democratic Training-cum-Exposure visit on SHGs/Weaver Groups/Rearer, Reeler and Spinner management of local Organizational Management Groups/ Field Level officials of line departments & institutions agencies Training on Financial Office bearers of FPOs/MPIs/BDCs/ Transparent and efficient Management and Accounts & Cooperatives/FPCs/Market Committees finance and office Book Keeping by Local SHGs/Weaver Groups/Rearer, Reeler and Spinner management by value Institutions Groups chain players Better financial Awareness campaign on Farmers/FPOs/Entrepreneurs management Financial and Credit Literacy Ensure access to credit Training-cum-exposure visit on Farmers/FPOs/Entrepreneurs/ Officials of line Increase in sell at higher Community Based Commodity departments agencies/Officials of price Marketing CPIUs/OPIUs/CPIUs Farmers/FPOs/Entrepreneurs/ SHGs/Weaver Increase in profit and Training on Entrepreneurship Groups/MPIs/ Field Level officials of line efficiency of the Development departments agencies entrepreneurs Training/Exposure Visit on Design and Product SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver Cooperatives/officials Increase in market demand Diversification of Handloom and of OPIU (H&T)/CPIUs (H&T) Textiles Training on Skill Up-gradation FPOs/SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver Cooperatives Increase in production MPIs/FPOs/SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver Training-cum-Exposure on Profitable marketing of the Cooperatives GAMPs produce Policy Makers, Officials of Line Training-cum-Exposure Visit on Departments/Agencies/ Farmers/Aggregators/New Increase in profitable agri- Market Intelligence Entrepreneurs/Manufacturers/Prospective Raw business material Suppliers/Whole Sale Buyers/Traders Training on Technology up- Farmers/Aggregators/New gradation, branding & packaging, Increase in profitable agri- Entrepreneurs/Manufacturers/Prospective Raw marketing and compliance of business material Suppliers statutory requirements Training of entrepreneurs mentors for establishing, MPIs/FPOs/SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver Increase in number of developing and running new Cooperatives entrepreneurs business Exposure visit on e-auction, spot Functionaries/officials of Markets/Traders/CPIUs Enhance marketing exchange, virtual market network (Agri & I&C)/OPIUs (ASAMB & CI&C) knowledge IEC campaign on Selling through Farmers/FPOs/Entrepreneurs/ SHGs/Weaver Increase in sell at better Organized markets Groups/MPIs price Awareness camps on utilization Better price of the of storage facilities at commodities warehouses to avoid distress Farmers/FPOs Increased investment on selling during harvest and to avail production subsidized loan against NWRs Assured supply of quality Interactive workshop to facilitate Farmers/Input Suppliers inputs on time input availability 131 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Activity Target Group Outcome Increase in knowledge of Farmers/ FPOs/SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver procedures of community Training on Community Cooperatives/MPIs/DCSs/Officials of procurement Procurement OPIUs/DLCC/CPIUs Ensure time procurement of inputs/materials Availability of capital to Training-cum-Exposure Visit on MPIs/FPOs/SHGs/Weaver Groups/Weaver small and marginal farmers Microfinance Cooperatives and enterprises Training on CFS, GRM, PMIS Effective management of Officials of CPIUs, OPIUs, DLCCs and CPIUs and Social Safeguards the systems Farmers/FPOs/Entrepreneurs especially on the MSME segments/Sector Management Awareness Campaign on CFS Increase in participation in Companies/Other value chain and GRM CFS and GRM participants/Community of Production and Enterprise Clusters Basic Training on management Increase in performance of MPI Sahayaks/DCS members of MPIs/DCSs MPIs Reaching out to dairy Training on AI Technique MAITsc farmers Increase in AI success Production increase Surplus for marketing Training on package of practices Farmers/FPOs Controlled use of fertilizers and pesticides 15.12.1 Implementation Strategy for the Capacity Building Plan The implementation strategy for the capacity building plan shall be: (a) An external training agency shall be hired to undertake the training programme under the Project (b) An annual training plan shall be prepared at the PCU level and shall duly approved by the World Bank and shared with all the OPIUs, DLCCs and concerned line departments. (c) Financial and credit literacy shall also be included in the training of the value chain participants. (d) Legal Literacy Campaign shall also be a part of the capacity building. (e) Points of important consideration shall be-  All training should be based at the Block headquarters to ensure easy accessibility by participants and of not more than one day duration so that cases of residential training don‟t exist.  The timing and duration of the training should not interfere in the occupational routine of the target beneficiaries. e.g. training on agricultural practises shall not be planned either during sowing or harvest period as participation levels will low or negligible.  Inorder to ensure and increase participation by women, needs of pregnant and nursing mothers shall be taken into account and suitable facilities shall be provided for infants and their attendants accompanying the trainee mother.  All training materials developed should be visually appealing and easy to understand. Given the fact that many of the end-users may also be illiterate, the pictorial depiction should be sufficient to convey the intended message.  Impact evaluation and feedback collection shall be an important consideration for all training imparted under the project. A list of tasks to be undertaken by the external training agency shall be as listed below: 132 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 1. Identification and preparation of training modules and its contents. Review of internationally available toolkits should be carried out keeping in mind their applicability to the Indian context. The output of this task will be a final list of toolkits to be prepared under the project. 2. Develop suitable training material on the areas finalized in serial no. 1. The training material in addition to appropriate text should be rich in graphical content, illustrations, and photographs. The content should include case studies and objective questionnaires to make the training more interactive. The drafts/scripts of the training material will be presented before the PCU for evaluating their content, adequacy, clarity, and effectiveness and shall be revised to incorporate the feedback received. 3. The training kit should include: Trainers‟ and participants‟ manual; Tools for group instruction like PowerPoint presentations, flip charts, short videos of not more than 10 minutes etc. 4. Prepare a detailed skill development program stating the training methodology and steps to conduct training. The detailed methodology should also outline the feedback mechanism like questionnaires and post training interviews to solicit input from course participants towards evaluation of the content of the training materials. 5. Prepare an Annual Plan for undertaking training that shall include training area wise frequency of training (timings)/ schedules, target groups and training centres for conducting/ providing training in the specific areas. The plan shall also include a budget estimate towards the cost of implementation. 6. Frame a monitoring and evaluation mechanism and criteria in discussion with the PCU prior to implementation of training programs which shall be a part of the training programme design to assess the quality of content of the training material and its effectiveness. 7. Identify potential candidates to be groomed as trainers to provide training. The identification of trainers can be carried out by notifying all the training agencies imparting training in similar field in the country to nominate suitable candidates. Once the selection process is complete training programs of 3-4 days duration shall be undertaken to provide training to a maximum of 20 trainers per session at an institution/location/ centre identified in consultation with the PCU. The pedagogy shall comprise: class room lectures; presentation of case studies; group discussions; and field visits. A set of pre-training assignments will be provided to the trainers in order to ensure that they understand the training material prepared for undertaking training of the staff of urban bus transport agencies. 8. Based on the monitoring and evaluation mechanism defined the Consultants shall undertake evaluation of the training programmes conducted by them for the trainers, evaluation of effectiveness of training programmes on the trainers shall be undertaken. The evaluation shall be carried out in two stages: first during and secondly after the training programmes by filling out questionnaires/ personal interview/ sample survey of trainees/ filling up of evaluation forms by participants. The report will be reviewed by the PCU. 9. Based on the findings of the evaluation of training of trainers the agency will undertake revision/ modification of the training programme and content of the training toolkits in discussion with the PCU. 10. Oversee the delivery of first round of training for each module by the trainers trained under the Project to assess the performance of the trainers based on the feedback received from the live training. Further training, if necessary, will be provided to the trainers exhibiting deficiencies in performance. This will also assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the training programme among a larger target audience. 11. Based on the feedback received from the project beneficiaries the agency shall undertake the second revision of the training programme and content of the training toolkits in discussion with the PCU. 133 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework 12. The agency shall also carry out a pre- and post-training knowledge evaluation of the project beneficiaries to assess the effectiveness of the training being implemented along with filling up of feedback forms. 15.13 Strategy for Prevention of HIV/AIDS A two pronged strategy has been suggested for the prevention of HIV/AIDS for the labourers engaged in the project activities. This includes Information, Education, Communication (IEC) and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Strategy and Care and support strategy. Each of these strategies are described in the following sections. 15.13.1 Information Education Communication (IEC) Strategy IEC is one of the most important strategies for the prevention of the spread of the HIV. Lack of information/misinformation is one of the chief reasons for the spread of the disease. The major targets for such information dissemination are road side communities, truck parkings, weekly markets, in brothels, etc. Additionally, awareness can be generated in schools, in exhibitions, etc so as to disseminate information in other population groups. Table 15-6 shows the target locations and groups and the strategy for dissemination. SMU of the PCU with assistance from NGO and Assam State AIDs Control Society (ASACS) would be the key institutional players for the implementation of this strategy. Table 15-6: Strategy for IEC Sl. Targeted Areas I.E.C. Strategy No. Display and Distribution of I.E.C. materials, Mahila sammelan, Officials of CSC/FPO/ Warehouses 1 Panchayat sammelan, Street Theatre, Film show, Best Village /Entrepreneurs/ Contractors award, wall writing, Haat (weekly Street theatre, songs, Display and distribution of I.E.C. materials, Wall 2 Market)& Goru writing, Communicating I.E.C in animal market Hat/Warehouses/marketing centers 3 Truck Parks I.E.C. materials, film screening, Peer group education Construction 4 I.E.C. materials, film screening, Peer group education Camps Display and Distribution of I.E.C. materials, CSWs Sammelan, Best 5 Brothel pimps, Street Theatre, Film show. 6 Other hotspots Display and Distribution of I.E.C. materials Leaders Gram 7 Display and Distribution of I.E.C. materials, wall writing Sabha /CSCs/FPOs 8 Exhibition Display and Distribution of I.E.C. materials, 15.13.2 Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Strategy While information dissemination is a must for further prevention, inducing behavior change amongst the high risk groups would also be a key strategy. Table 15-7 details out the strategy for the same. Table 15-7: Strategy for BCC Sl. Key Issues BCC Strategy No Will stimulate community discussion on factors that contribute to HIV/AIDS, such as risk behaviour and the environment that creates them and demand for 1 Community dialogue information and for prevention (and care and support services, wherever applicable). Provision of information and Will provide individuals with basic facts in language and visual/media formats that 2 education are simple and easy to understand and motivate positive behaviour change Promotion of services and Will communicate promotional information on HIV/AIDS programs and services 3 products which could include treatment, Drugs, institutional support groups including 134 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Key Issues BCC Strategy No PLWHA (People Living With HIV/AIDS) networks and social and economic support, wherever applicable Promotion of services and 4 Will communicate promotional information on HIV/AIDS programs and services products Will convey the issue of stigma to attempt to influence the social response in all communications as it relates to prevention. Stigma often presumes a negative behaviour on the part of those individuals stigmatizing others, and manifests itself in a range of ways, from ignoring the needs of a person or group to psychologically 5 Stigma or physically harming the stigmatized. BCC programs that address stigma can benefit from motivated persons or groups, such as PLWHAs, CSWs and MSM, who can work effectively for change as policy advocates and serve as caregivers and peer educators. 15.13.3 Budget Estimates for HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign To create awareness among the road users, community and sex workers regarding HIV/ AIDs information, education and communication activities, awareness among the youths, training plan for the government officials, distribution of interceptive to the sex workers and road users been proposed under this project. The estimated budget for the proposed activity for awareness campaigns is given in Annexure 16-1. 15.13.4 Monitoring Indicators for Social Development Outcomes Monitoring indicators have been developed for each sub-project component in consultation with the APART team of PCU and presented in Table 15-8. The indicators have been incorporated in the SMF included as Chapter 15 of this document. The core indicators include, among others, equity in participation and benefits to women, marginalised community groups and small scale players in the value chain. A baseline (pre -project status) scenario for each indicator shall be developed under the Project. These indicators shall be monitored internally as well as externally on a periodic basis and reviewed by the SMU. Table 15-8: Monitoring Indicators on Social Development Outcomes Project Components Indicators Component A: Support to Agri. Enterprise Development A1: Enhancing State Capacity to Attract Private Investments A1.1: Assam Bureau of  Number of women entrepreneurs facilitated by ABIP Investment Promotion (ABIP)  Number of entrepreneurs belonging to ST/SC category facilitated by ABIP  Number of entrepreneurs belonging to economically weaker sections facilitated by ABIP  Number of investment policy dialogue organised by ABIP between SC/ST entrepreneurs/groups and private investors  Number of investment policy dialogue organised by ABIP between economically weaker entrepreneurs/groups and private investors  Number of female officials of DICC trained  Number of SC/ST officials of DICC trained  Number of female entrepreneurs provided exposure trips  Number of ST/SC entrepreneurs provided exposure trips  Trade mark obtained by female/SC/ST entrepreneurs/groups and increase in volume of business A1.2 EDPF  Number of small and marginal farmers benefitted through market led production triggered by business enterprises promoted under the project  Number of SC/ST, women farmers benefitted through market led production triggered by business enterprises promoted under the project  Number of small and marginal farmers, ST/SC, women farmers benefitted 135 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Project Components Indicators due to better marketing and pricing mechanism  Number of small and marginal farmers, ST/SC, women farmers benefitted due to adoption of climate resilience production system/practice  Number of small and marginal farmers, ST/SC, women farmers benefitted due to better marketing and pricing mechanism and/or adoption of climate resilience production system/practice Component B: Farm-Market Infrastructure Development B1: Establishment of Industrial  Number of entrepreneurs belonging to ST/SC community and women Association groups benefitted in the clusters  New technologies adopted by number of entrepreneurs belonging to ST/SC community and women groups  ST/SC and women entrepreneurs benefitted due to establishment of CFCs/infrastructure facilities in the clusters  No. of training organized on skill up-gradation (use of new technology) of the labour forces in the clusters  No. of ST/SC, women labourers participated in the training B2: Supply Chain infrastructure  Engagement of women labourers in construction works (Markets, warehouses)  Impact on price of the commodities due to storage facility  Increase in flow of agricultural commodities of the ST/SC, women farmers to markets  Number of small and marginal farmers, ST/SC and women farmers using warehouses  Number of negotiable warehouse receipts issued to small and marginal farmers, ST/SC and women farmers B 3: Market Support  Involvement of small and marginal farmers in the market management/decision making bodies  Involvement of women in the market management/decision making bodies  Involvement of ST/SC in the market management/decision making bodies  Local wages/man days generated in the markets for loading and unloading of commodities  Percentage of increase in profit margin of the farmers due to new price discovery system  Increase in volume of business due to modernisation and up-gradation of markets  Price realized by farmers for the relevant commodity Component C: Market Led Production and Resilience Enhancement C1:Developing climate resilient  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers using climate resilient production clusters Package of Practices.  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to increase in value of the farm produces  Number of small and marginal farmers, ST/SC included in the identified production clusters, FPOs/FPCs  No. of women farmers included in clusters, FPOs/FPCs  Involvement of small, marginal, ST/SC and women farmers in the management of FPOs Piggery  Number of small and marginal farmers included in clusters, SHGs, CIGs and FPOs/FPCs  No. of women farmers included in clusters, SHGs, CIGs and FPOs/FPCs  Involvement of small, marginal and women farmers in utilising the services of CSCs.  Number of small and marginal farmers trained on climate resilient housing technology/feeding practice/marketing/financial literacy  Number of women farmers trained on climate resilient housing technology/feeding practice/marketing/financial literacy 136 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Project Components Indicators  Number of small and marginal farmers/ women farmers adopting demonstrated technologies  Number of pig bondhu selected from ST/SC community  Number of female pig bondhus  Credit profile of farmer members – proportion of members with formal sources of credit vis-à-vis informal sources  Decline in death of pigs due to adoption of scientific methods of rearing  Small and marginal/ women farmers benefitted due to project interventions leading to increased productivity  Small and marginal/ women farmers benefitted due to increase in value of the marketed products  Small traders benefitted due to increased productivity and quality production  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers included in FPOs Fishery  Number of women farmers included in FPOs  Involvement of small, marginal, ST/SC and women farmers as members of FPOs  Number of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to better marketing facilities through CSC  Number of small and marginal farmers/women, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to project interventions leading to increased productivity  Number of small and marginal farmers/women, ST/SC farmers participated in capacity building programs  Number of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to improvement in quality of fishes produced  Number of small, women and ST/SC traders benefitted due to increased productivity and availability of quality fishes WAMUL  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC and women farmers benefitted due to increased productivity  Number of DCS/MPIs formed  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers/women included in the DCS/MPIs  Number of office bearers of DCS/MPIs who are small and marginal farmers  Number of women office bearers in the DCS and MPIs  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC and women farmers benefitted with better prices for milk due to improvement in quality Informal Dairy  Number of small and marginal, St/SC farmers adopting improved practices for dairy farming  Number of women farmers adopting improved practices for dairy farming  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC and women farmers benefitted due to increased productivity and improved quality of products  Number of small traders/entrepreneurs benefitted due to increased productivity and improved quality of raw materials/products  Number of small and marginal farmers/women/small traders trained  Increase in income after inclusion in formal sector Sericulture  Number of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers included in the production clusters  Number of women farmers included in the production clusters  Number of small and marginal/ women, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to improved quality of seeds  Number of small and marginal/ women, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to better market facilities/channels  Involvement of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers in the management of FPOs  Participation of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers in the capacity 137 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Project Components Indicators building programs  Increase in income of the farmers/rearers due to project intervention Handloom  Adoption of latest technology by small and marginal, ST/SC weavers  Adoption of latest technology by women weavers  Participation of small and marginal/women, ST/SC weavers in skill up- gradation programs  Increase in income due to improved quality of products  Increase in sale of products due to access to better marketing channels  Reduction of health hazard due to use of improved technology for reeling and spinning  Increase in income of the weavers due to project intervention C2: Setting up Farmer Common  Number of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers using the facilities of Service Centres and Market CSCs Intelligence Cell  Number of small and marginal/women, ST/SC farmers using the new post- harvest management technologies  Increase in marketable surplus and hence increase in income  Small and marginal, ST/SC farmers benefitted due to reduction in input costs  Reduction in wastage of products of small and marginal, ST/SC farmers due to better storage facilities  Generation of new employment opportunities in CSCs for agri. labourers  Local wages/man days generated for loading and unloading of commodities and primary processing in CSCs C 3: Facilitating Access and  Increase in number of bank account holders among small and Responsible Use of Financial marginal/women and ST/SC farmers Services  Credit profile of farmer members (small and marginal, women, ST/SC) – proportion of members with formal sources of credit vis-à-vis informal sources  Credit flow to the small/ women, ST/SC entrepreneurs  Increase in investments in activities of ST/SC, small, women entrepreneurs  Increase in volume of business due to increased investments in the concerned value chain activities. Note: The indicators are subject to revision as the list is currently under review by ARIAS The learnings from the M & E of indicators should be built into project implementation processes for improving project performance. A participatory monitoring system should be developed for the project, and this should be facilitated by the SMU of the PCU in collaboration with the community. 15.14 Formats for Quarterly Progress Reports The reporting of quarterly progress relating to social development aspects by various levels shall be done in prescribed formats developed for tracking grievances, implementation of GRC, GAP, CFS, IPF, Health and Safety, and tracking the monitoring indicators. The suggestive quarterly reporting formats have been presented in Tables 15-9 to 15-14. Table 15-9: Format for Quarterly Report on Tracking of Grievances Redressal Cumulative Number of No. of No. of Number of grievances grievances grievances Nature of Status of Cumulative grievance received resolved resolved till grievances action taken progress received during the during the date till date quarter quarter 138 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 15-10: Format for Quarterly Progress Report on GAP Implementation Progress during Cumulative Stages Procedure Activities Indicators the Progress quarter Planning Identify gender  List issues and prioritize  Identify issues that could be concerns/issues in addressed under the project relation to the  Special attention should be project activities made to identify through infrastructure needs and participatory tools facilities for women (PRA, FGDs etc.) members at the market, warehouse, CSCs Disseminate  Organize women  Number of consultations information about stakeholders meeting organised the project activities and  Prepare and distribute IEC  Minutes of the meetings benefits materials signed by participants.  Feedback from these consultations Sensitize other  Organize workshops on  Number of meetings held stakeholders on gender sensitization gender  Number of participants concerns/issues  Organise road show, street play  Feedback from these workshops Identify key areas  Organize workshops/  List concerns and constraints of constraints that meetings with women of identified impact women’s the sub-project area involvement in the project Implementation Ensure women  Help women to actively  Monitor women representation participation in participate in the project in FPOs/Market project activities activities Committees/CSCs  Ensure adequate  Record no. of women office representation of women bearers in FPOs/ Market in the institutions Committees/CSCs  Record no. of women participated in the training and capacity building programs  Record no. of women involved in construction activities 139 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Progress during Cumulative Stages Procedure Activities Indicators the Progress quarter Ensure equal  Maintain a wage register at  Actual wages paid to women wages for equal the site and ensure it is  No. of complaints on wage work in all filled on a daily basis. payment construction related  Monitor wage payment works under the  Try to involve local SHGs project in the construction activities Operation Ensure women  Organize training for active  Analyse the prices realized by participation in the participation of women the women producers for their working of the members in the committee products market/FPOs/CSCs  Ensure that women  Record no. of female members attend all participants in the meetings of meetings of the FPO or market committee/FPO Producer Company Support to Agri  Training calendar to be  Number of trainings Enterprise prepared and accordingly undertaken Development - training to be organized  Number of women members Capacity building  Ensure participation of trained and outreach women entrepreneurs in  Record no. of women investment summits participated in the training and capacity building programs  Record change in the credit profile of the women entrepreneurs due to project interventions  Record no. of enterprises owned by women facilitated through ABIP  Record no. of women adopting new technology for farming/production Employment  Involve SHGs  Number of women members generation for  Source out some of the employed women in sub activities to women  Number of activities project activities undertaken by SHGs Table 15-11: Reporting format for CFS: Number Feedback Feedback Feedback of received received received Action feedback from Cumulative Nature of from ST Cumulative from SC Cumulative Cumulative taken on received Women as on……. feedback community as on……. community as on……. as on……. the during during during the during the feedback the the quarter quarter quarter quarter Table 15-12: Reporting format for Health and Safety Plan: Number of Number of awareness Number of Number of participants Number of Number of Feedback of programme Cumulative participants participants Sector (small and participants participants the organised as on……. in awareness (women marginal (ST farmers ) (SC farmers ) participants during the programme farmers ) farmers ) quarter 140 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy Framework and Social Management Framework Table 15-13: Reporting format for Indigenous People Development Framework (IPF) among the ST communities during the % of representation of ST farmers in committee/ FPO in areas other than Number of consultations organized organised among ST communities Number of awareness programme Number of ST people using GRM Number of ST people using CFS Social Audit Committee/ market No. of grievances resolved Action taken on feedback Total no. of participants Total no. of participants Cumulative as on……. Cumulative as on……. Cumulative as on……. Cumulative as on……. sixth scheduled areas during the quarter during the quarter during the quarter quarter Table 15-14: Format for Quarterly Progress Report for Tracking of Monitoring Indicators Number of Number of Total women entrepreneurs Percentage entrepreneurs Overall Indicator facilitated by Cumulative Cumulative during the facilitated by percentage ABIP during the quarter ABIP during quarter the quarter Number of women entrepreneurs facilitated by ABIP Indicator Number of Total Cumulative Number of Cumulative Percentage Overall entrepreneurs ST/SC during the percentage facilitated by ABIP entrepreneurs quarter during the quarter facilitated by ABIP during the quarter Number of entrepreneurs belonging to ST/SC category facilitated by ABIP Indicator Number of Total Cumulative Number of Cumulative Percentage Overall entrepreneurs economically during the percentage facilitated by ABIP weaker quarter during the quarter entrepreneurs facilitated by ABIP during the quarter Number of entrepreneurs belonging to economically weaker sections facilitated by ABIP Number of investment policy dialogue organised by ABIP between SC/ST entrepreneurs/groups and private investors 141 16. BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SMF A budget estimate has been prepared for the implementation of SMF including Indigenous People Development Framework (IPF), Health & Safety Plan, HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan, M & E and Training and Capacity Building. The total estimated budget for the implementation of SMF is Rs. 2,321.82 Lakh. The break-up of the estimated budget is presented at Table 16-1. The detail budget for each of the components is provided in Annexure 16-1. Table 16-1: Summary of Estimated Budget for the implement of the SMF Unit Cost Base Cost (Local (Local Lakh) Remarks Lakh) Total I. Investment Costs A. COST OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES 1. For designing and implementation of IEC Theme - Health and Safety, labour issues, inclusion, GRM, Citizen Engagement Manpower costing 0.3 8.1 Communication need assessment 10 10 Pre testing of IEC material 2 2 Development of IEC material 5 5 Printing costs Implementation of IEC plan 10 30 Buying of the space in Mass media, mid media, etc. Organise road show and street play 0.25 12 Awareness on HIV/AIDS in construction site 0.03 5.76 In construction site of markets, roads, warehouses. Subtotal 72.86 2. Study on labour issues to prepare action plan. Manpower costing 18 Field survey 7 Preparation of report and framework for safety of labour 5 Subtotal 30 Subtotal 102.86 B. HUMAN RESOURCE COST 1. Hiring of manpower Communication Expert 0.5 42.00 At SMU MIS Co-ordinator 0.5 42.00 At SMU Social Expert at PWD 0.3 25.20 PWD, AHVD, Sericulture Handloom & Textiles, Agriculture, Fishery Social expert at DLCC 0.3 403.20 At DLCC Subtotal 512.40 Admin expenses 2.00 14.00 Subtotal 526.40 C. CAPACITY BUILDING 1. Training a. Printing of Community Operation Manuals 0.005 3.00 b. Training of SMU staff No. of 0.3 0.60 3 days training at ARIAS persons Society on PIP, SMF & COM. c. Legal Literacy training Per 0.5 16.00 Rs. 50,000 per district district to train key officials of line departments, 142 ARIAS Society Social Assessment, Resettlement Framework and Social Management Framework Report Unit Cost Base Cost (Local (Local Lakh) Remarks Lakh) Total ATMAs, CIGs, IAs and FPOs Subtotal 19.60 2. Implementation of SMF and IPF a. Printing of SMF and IPF 1 b. Orientation of PIUs on SMF & IPF No. of 0.30 15.30 1 state level and 16 district batches level c. Awareness on SMF and IPF No. of 0.03 3.36 1 camp per district after camps selection of the beneficiaries, 2nd, 3rd & 4th yr 2 camps per district in project area. Subtotal 19.66 3. Social Audit a. Printing of Social Audit Manual per 0.002 1.00 module b. Training of SAC members on Social Audit 0.5 59.50 Included only FPO under Agriculture, Piggery, Fishery and Handloom & Textiles. Diary not included. Subtotal 60.50 4. Implementation of Gender Development Plan a. Workshops on gender sensitization 0.5 6.00 PIU wise including district level staff b. Training of FPOs on gender sensitization 0.4 12.80 Per district 2 batches. To be done either by Service Providers or by the training agency. Subtotal 18.80 Subtotal 118.56 D. R&R entitlement a. Shifting expenses in construction of 419.00 2% of the total budget for markets construction of markets. b. Assisstance for squatters 1000.00 2% of the 5 L beneficiaries (10000) X Rs. 10000 Subtotal E. Grievance Redressal Mechanism 115.00 Toll free helpline no. Setting up of helpline in Y1 and from Y2 onwards F. Development of mobile app for geo tagging 40.00 2,321.82 Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) Conducting Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project apart and Preparation of Management Plans 143 and/or Framework for Managing Adverse Environmental and Social Impacts, Risks and Benefits ANNEXURES 144 Annexure 1-1: Project Components and Activities Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details Component A: To enable the A.1. Enhancing state capacity to attract private investments: Assam Enabling Agri establishment, Bureau of Investment Promotion (ABIP) Enterprise operations and growth Development of agri enterprises by Objective: To strengthen the newly established Assam Bureau of creating a congenial Investment Promotion to anchor the private sector investment promotion investment climate and and facilitation. linking them with the much needed access Activities: to finance and  Setting up and operationalizing ABIP to play a proactive role in technology. promoting select priority sectors (including agribusiness) where the state has competitive advantages.  Strengthening of DICCs in project districts by upgrading the physical infrastructure and also building the capacities of staff through trainings, exposure to best practices, etc.  Sector scan for prioritization of competitive sectors,  Developing and communicating the investment opportunities in the state of Assam,  Conducting market outreach through road shows, investor summits, etc.  Developing a platform to provide investor aftercare services to the firms which are operational and/or in expansion/ diversification stage. A.2. Setting up of Agribusiness SME Fund Objective: To support the establishment and management of an Investment Fund that would provide risk capital (equity/quasi-equity financing) and technical assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agribusiness sector. Activities:  Setting up of Agribusiness incubator.  Developing a robust mentoring program.  Evaluating the business plans of FPOs and incubates.  Providing Agribusiness incubation services to the needy startups.  Outreach programs like Seminars, Technology Awareness and Sensitization programs, Agribusiness investors meet, Agribusiness incubation conference, etc.  Training and capacity building – Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs), Agri Business Incubator (AAI) staff training and exposure visits.  Engaging with funders.  Formation of policy dialogue group – a think tank to track relevant regulatory measures in agri-entrepreneurship sector. A.3. Establishing stewardship councils Objective: To support the setting up, and establishment of stewardship councils in select value chains. The stewardship council will act as the platform for engaging industry leaders and stakeholders of the given value chain to act in concert to develop and implement sustainable strategies for their value chain. 145 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details Activities:  Identification of policy and regulatory level constraints in the sector.  Preparation of Detailed Action Plans and Feasibility Studies.  Technical assistance to undertake long term planning of these groups. A.4. Setting up of an Enterprise Fund (EF) Objectives:  Providing risk capital (equity/quasi-equity) for high growth Agribusiness SMEs in Assam  Unlock the agricultural potential of Assam to focus on risk capital to agribusiness SMEs. Activities:  Setting up of a seed capital fund.  Setting up of an Impact investment Fund  Engaging fund management agency. Component B: To establish a modern B.1 Support establishment of Cluster Level Industry Associations Facilitate Agro supply chain from farm (IAs) Cluster to market that will Development enable farmers and Objectives: To enhance competitiveness of agri-enterprises in specific other value chain geographic locations. participants to access new markets. Activities:  Mobilizing existing enterprises into Industries Associations (IA) at the cluster level.  Strengthening the capacity of such IAs to develop an Agro Industrial Development Plans (AIDP) laying out an action plan for addressing cluster-level obstacles to enterprise growth over the project period.  Enhancing access of agri-enterprises to needed technical and Business Development Services.  Provide partial financing for AIDPs, with partial financing coming in the form of user fees and contributions made by agri-enterprises.  Enhancing availability of a skilled labor pool through skills training initiatives.  Increasing efficiencies and reducing business costs through developing and sharing of business functions such as research and development, information networks, common infrastructure, and joint marketing and branding efforts.  Increasing efficiencies through linkages to specialized technical and BDS services such as assistance with developing business plans, introduction of improved technologies, fostering linkages to input suppliers and linkages to debt and investment financing. B.2 Supply chain support Objective: To establish a modern supply chain, which prevents wastage and value erosion and allows farmers and agro-entrepreneurs to access to more distant markets. Activities:  Improving rural access roads that are connected to the clusters.  Modernizing and upgrading the warehouses, including issuing of 146 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details warehouse receipts  Upgrading and modernizing of regulated wholesale markets.  Introduction of e-marketing platforms. Component C: To enable farmers in C.1 Promoting climate resilient technologies and their adoption Fostering the targeted districts to Objectives: Market-led take advantage of the Production and rapidly changing To enable farmers in the targeted districts to take advantage of the rapidly Resilience consumer demand and changing consumer demand and ensuring resilience of agriculture Enhancement enhance resilience of production systems in order to better manage increasing production and agricultural production risks associated with climate change. systems for increasing Activities: production and  Development of climate resilient production clusters of the selected managing risks commodities in the project districts. associated with climate change.  Increasing productivity of the commodity in the identified blocks by technological inputs.  Improved post-harvest management, value addition and marketing of produce by setting up farmer common service centers (CSCs).  Hiring of Service providers for mobilizing village level farmer commodity groups and federating them into larger farmer producer organizations (FPOs).  Farmer producer organizations will be the focal points for dissemination of improved technologies. C.1.A: Crop and horticulture value chains Objective:  increasing productivity of field and horticultural crops,  promoting diversification to pulses, oilseeds, maize, banana and vegetables,  Improving quality of produce. Activities:  promote climate-resilient and sustainable crop-horticulture production systems.  pilot remote sensing – GIS tools and agro-meteorology - to improve climate resilience.  Crop diversification  promotion of high yielding varieties/hybrids seeds, production of disease-free seedlings and improved agronomic practices.  Integrated crop management (ICM) demonstrations and farmer trainings VCAPs.  Post-harvest management demonstrations to promote farm level drying, cleaning, grading, packing and value addition.  promotion of improved farm implements like seed-cum-fertilizer drills, zero tillage seed drills, tillers, sprayers and machinery for cleaning and processing of agricultural produce.  exposure visits, trainings and capacity building activities covering various aspects of production, post-harvest management and marketing crops for farmers by AAU and KVKs.  Strengthening of Agricultural Technology Management Agencies (ATMAs) to deliver market driven and climate resilient agricultural 147 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details support services to the farming communities, covering production, post-harvest management and marketing of the identified commodities. C.1.B: Silk value chain Seed to raw silk: Objectives  to increase production of raw silk  to increase area under plantation  to increase cocoon yield and reeling efficiency, and quality of silk  create employment opportunities across the value chain. Activities:  organizing producer-entrepreneurs into Producer Groups and Producer Companies  establish community-run Common Services Center (CSCs) to facilitate collective actions and provide extension services and handholding support  create cluster level infrastructure such as community jali houses, nurseries, cocoon houses, eri rearing houses, cocoon drying chambers, grainage houses.  develop key partnerships with research and technical institutions for disease management of silk worms and plants, climate resilient plantation technologies, vegetative propagation, tissue culture protocols, seed certification mechanisms (esp. for commercialization), spinning, reeling and weaving technologies. Raw silk to fabric: Objectives  to increase production of hand-woven silk  to increase visibility of Assam's silk brands and expand presence in national and overseas markets. Activities:  organizing weaver-entrepreneurs into Producer Groups (PGs) and Producer Companies (PCs), and providing them skill and design development support  developing demonstration units for propagating new technologies at the field level,  provide investment packages that help communities acquire upgraded looms and accessories, and facilitate the creation of community weaver workspaces  establishing centralized handloom marketing complex at Guwahati  developing market channels and launching branding campaigns. C.1.C: Fisheries value chain Objectives  improving the quality of the inputs such as fish seed and feed for aquaculture.  increasing the fish productivity and production from the pond/tank aquaculture systems, through culture-cum-capture fisheries activities in the beels. 148 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details  promoting diversification of fish species – particularly genetically improved strains - in combination with Indian major carps in the culture systems.  improved post-harvest management, value addition and marketing of produce by setting up fish farmer common service centres (CSCs). Activities:  promote development of climate resilient fish production clusters in the project districts.  establishment of seed multiplication centres, new hatcheries , etc.  novel polyculture technology demonstration in pond fisheries for market demand based fish species  technology demonstration in beel fisheries by combining indigenous small fishes (e.g. mola) with Indian carps supported with stock enhancement, stock improvement, habitat management/improvement  pen culture on pilot basis in one beel fisheries as practiced elsewhere to demonstrate community involvement in productivity enhancement,  integrated farming of fish with piggery and climate resilient paddy- cum-fish integration  creating adequate post-harvest and market infrastructure facilities,  capacity building, training, extension and exposure visits of farmers, awareness programmes, on climate resilient aquaculture and fisheries and developing and implementing supporting policies and programmes. C.1.D: Milk and pork value chains Objectives  production - organizing small scattered farmers into producer groups and increasing productivity.  market access – through enterprise development and addressing aggregation and processing, with a particular focus on food safety and human health risks, and increasing consumer awareness  capacity building – farmer training, building AHVD and Dairy Department capacity, developing & equipping a service delivery network; building state capacity to implement the Food Safety Standard Act for Indian(FSSAI); and training and certification of small scale market actors (like milk traders and sweet makers). Milk Value Chain Activities:  organize farmers into DCS.  upgrading low producing non-descript cows using AI.  Demonstration of Fodder.  vaccination campaigns  installation of BMC to improve market access and enhance quality.  Installation of Solar powered automated milk collection units at each DCS to enable transparent milk payment.  Provision of hygienic basic milking equipment (cans, pails).  Training of Traders and informal market actors like cottage processors, sweet makers, etc. in clean milk practices, monitored and certified, 149 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details  Expansion of WAMULs capacity and product line to include value added products like curd, paneer and UHT.  market assessment including of health risks and consumer awareness campaign focussing on food safety and human health risks.  utilizing WAMUL micro-training centers on farm to build skills of farmers; Pig Value Chain Activities:  Formation of FIGs and then further form FPO.  Productivity enhancement through vaccination, cross-bred  Hiring of local resource people/lead farmers as „pig bandhus‟ to support services delivery on fee for service.  Housing demos would improve productivity, hygiene, and reduce human health risk  Upgradation of existing market areas to facilitate aggregation for large volume traders,  construction of small -scale slaughter facilities in each cluster and training of butchers and local vendors by NRC in humane, hygienic, slaughtering methods.  Monitoring and certification of vendors and butchers under the FSSAI.  market assessment including of health risks and consumer awareness campaign developed focused on food safety and human health risks also from zoonotic diseases.  Demos of hygienic vendor booths would also be carried out in prominent local markets  training and extension – targeting farmers and developing service network. C.2 Facilitating market linkages through market intelligence and product aggregation Objectives:  To organize the producers into FPOs, develop their capacity and skills for marketing, for accessing wider markets, & investment support to these FPOs for establishing CSCs, as small scale aggregation places owned, managed & operated by FPOs.  Setting up of a Market Intelligence Unit to increase information transparency, productivity, profitability and market access to the forming community. Activities:  Selection of Service Providers.  Formation of FPOs.  Establishment of CSC  Preparation of b-plan and market linkage. C.3 Facilitating access and responsible use of financial services Objectives: To facilitate access to broad set of financial services, and their responsible use by farmers and their organizations supported by the project. 150 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Component Component objective Sub component objectives and activities details Activities:  Data collection and diagnostics work including a demand-side survey that will aim to estimate the level of access, use and quality of financial services received by the target clients as also their financial capability, and a supply-side assessment to assess the constraints to delivery of high-quality financial services to these clients.  Based on the findings of the data and diagnostics activity, sub-projects will be developed and implemented, that help test innovations and scale-up tested innovations in collaboration with financial service providers.  Provide financial education and counselling based on the findings of the survey.  All of these activities will be implemented with a focus on the project‟s target value chains and target districts. Component D: To ensure effective Activities: Project implementation of the  Establishment and operations of PCU to oversee & co-ordinate Management, project activities, and activities of the implementing agencies of the project. Monitoring and monitor and evaluate Learning  Establishment and operations of PIUs in the respective implementing project implementation agencies. progress, outputs and outcomes.  Setting up a M&E system including PMIS. 151 Annexure 1-2: Sample Survey Questionnaire of Target Beneficiaries (APART) 152 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 153 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 154 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 155 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 156 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 157 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 158 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 159 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 160 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 161 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 162 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 163 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 164 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 165 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 166 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 167 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 168 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 169 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 170 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 171 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 172 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 173 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 174 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 175 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 176 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 177 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-2 Framework and Social Management Framework 178 Annexure 1-3: Checklist for Social Assessment Checklist for Social Assessment of Markets 1 What is the type of the market (Wholesale, retail or mixed)? 2 Who owns the land of the market (RMC, P & RD, ULB or Private)? 3 Where the lease money is deposited in case of P & RD and ULB markets? 4 What is the timing/hours of the market? 5 What is the total land area of the market? 6 What is the average distance of the market from the villages of the target cluster? 7 How many villages are catered by the market? 8 Which are the villages? 9 How is the condition of the roads connecting the market? 10 What are the commodities (agri.& non- agri., livestock etc.) being sold in this market? 11 Is there any committeefor the management of the market? 12 How many members are there in the committee? 13 How many female members are there in the committee? 14 Is there any ST/SC member in the committee? 15 What is the procedure involved in the allotment of space to any seller? 16 What is the official charge for space? 17 If there is any increase/decrease of charge, is it based on P & RD schedule or as per the lessee's assessment? 18 How the price of commodities is fixed (auction or negotiation)? 19 How is the price disclosure system in the market (price display)? 20 How many woman sellers are allotted space in the market? 21 Is there any drinking water facility in the market? 22 Is there any toilet in the market? 23 What is the type of toilets (pucca/kutcha) 24 Whether there is separate toilet for male and female? 25 Are the toilets cleaned daily? 26 Is there electricity connection to the market? 27 Is there any separate rest room for female and children in the market? 28 Is there any storage facility in the market? 179 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 1-3 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for Social Assessment of Markets 29 Is there any weighing facility in the market? 30 Is there any plan for enhancement of the existing facilities? 31 Is there any plan for expansion of the market building? 32 Will the proposed market up-gradation require additional land? 33 Will it involve acquisition of private land? 34 What is the existing mechanism for resolution of disputes in the market? 35 What is the distance of the police station from the market? 36 What is the distance of the nearest bank from the market? Checklist for Social Assessment of Warehouses 1 What is the total area of the warehouse premise? 2 What is the size of the warehouse building? 3 Whom the ownership of the warehouse land belongs to? 4 What is the present usage of the warehouse? 5 Who are the users of the warehouse? 6 What is the average distance of the warehouse from the villages of the users? 7 What is the procedure involved in providing access of the warehouse facility to the farmers/users? 8 What is the charge for using warehouse? 9 Is there any fire extinguisher in the warehouse? 10 Is there any drinking water facility in the warehouse? 11 Is there any toilet in the warehouse? 12 Whether there is separate toilet for male and female? 13 Is there any separate rest room for female and children in the warehouse? 14 How many female employees are there in the warehouse? Whether the policy of the Govt. of Assam with regard to ST/SC category followed in case of recruitment of 15 employees in the warehouse? 16 Is there any plan for enhancement of the existing facilities? 17 Is there any plan for expansion of the warehouse building? 18 Will the proposed market up-gradation require additional land? 19 Will it involve acquisition of private land? 180 Annexure 2-1: Demographic Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Population % of Sl. Total % to State Density Household Urban Rural % of Rural District Urban No. Population Population (persons/ Size Population Population Population Population Sq. Km.) 1 Barpeta 16,93,622 5.43 632 4.9 1,47,353 15,46,269 8.7 91.3 2 Cachar 17,36,617 5.57 459 5 3,15,464 14,21,153 18.17 81.83 3 Darrang 9,28,500 2.98 491 5.2 55,494 8,73,006 5.98 94.02 4 Dhubri 19,49,258 6.25 1,171 4.9 2,03,701 17,45,557 10.45 89.55 5 Goalpara 10,08,183 3.23 553 4.5 1,38,062 8,70,121 13.69 86.31 6 Golaghat 10,66,888 3.42 302 5.1 97,736 9,69,152 9.16 90.84 7 Jorhat 10,92,256 3.50 383 5.1 2,20,534 8,71,722 20.19 79.81 8 Kamrup 15,17,542 4.86 436 5 1,42,394 13,75,148 9.38 90.62 Karbi 9 9,56,313 3.06 93 4.9 1,12,966 8,43,347 11.81 88.19 Anglong 10 Kokrajhar 8,87,142 2.84 280 4.9 54,941 8,32,201 6.19 93.81 11 Lakhimpur 10,42,137 3.34 457 4.7 91,333 9,50,804 8.76 91.24 12 Morigaon 9,57,423 3.07 618 4.9 73,298 8,84,125 7.66 92.34 13 Nagaon 28,23,768 9.05 711 4,7 3,69,534 24,54,234 13.09 86.91 14 Nalbari 7,71,639 2.47 763 4.7 82,730 6,88,909 10.72 89.28 15 Sivasagar 11,51,050 3.69 431 4.7 1,10,096 10,40,954 9.56 90.44 16 Sonitpur 19,24,110 6.17 365 4.7 1,73,845 17,50,265 9.04 90.96 Total of Project 2,15,06,448 68.91 - 4.9 23,89,481 1,91,16,967 11.11 88.89 Districts Assam 3,12,05,576 397 4.9 43,98,542 2,68,07,034 14.1 85.9 Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011 181 Annexure 2-2: Social Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Male Female (% SC ST Female ( % Literacy Population Sl. Sex (% to total to total Population District to total Rate (% No. Ratio male male (% to total (% to total population) to total) population) population) population) population) 1 Barpeta 953 48.8 52.97 57.56 48.15 5.63 1.61 2 Cachar 959 49.0 67.61 72.21 62.82 15.25 1.01 3 Darrang 954 48.8 52.45 56.53 48.18 4.34 0.91 4 Dhubri 953 48.8 47.32 51.27 43.18 3.61 0.32 5 Goalpara 964 49.1 55.90 59.28 52.39 4.47 22.97 6 Golaghat 964 49.1 67.65 72.99 62.11 5.84 10.48 7 Jorhat 962 49.0 72.78 77.65 67.72 8.12 12.81 8 Kamrup 949 48.7 65.59 70.68 60.22 7.11 12 9 KarbiAnglong 951 48.7 58.27 64.11 52.12 4.7 56.33 10 Kokrajhar 959 48.9 55.16 60.77 49.30 3.33 31.41 11 Lakhimpur 968 49.2 65.59 70.90 60.09 7.85 23.93 12 Morigaon 967 49.2 56.39 59.53 53.15 12.31 14.29 13 Nagaon 962 49.0 60.58 64.06 56.97 9.43 4.08 14 Nalbari 949 48.7 68.91 74.04 63.52 7.8 3.03 15 Sivasagar 954 48.8 70.68 75.48 65.63 3.68 4.26 16 Sonitpur 956 48.9 57.61 63.07 51.91 5.67 12.07 Project District 958 48.9 60.40 64.97 55.63 7.1 10.92 Assam 958 48.92 61.46 66.3 56.4 7.15 12.45 Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011 182 Annexure 2-3: Economic Profile of the Project Districts, 2011 Table 1: Workforce Participation Rate, 2011 Workforce in S. No. Project Districts Total Workers Total WPR Main Male Female Primary Sector 1 Kokrajhar 341131 38.45 74.2 69.3 30.7 62.46 2 Dhubri 669819 34.36 75.4 78.4 21.6 56.20 3 Goalpara 362573 35.96 73.5 73.7 26.3 55.82 4 Barpeta 561824 33.17 78.2 79.3 20.7 54.15 5 Morigaon 351148 36.68 74.3 73.5 26.5 66.52 6 Nagaon 979998 34.71 75.0 78.2 21.8 55.34 7 Sonitpur 770606 40.05 72.5 69.7 30.3 47.23 8 Lakhimpur 429995 41.26 65.9 65.6 34.4 65.88 9 Sivasagar 485717 42.20 65.7 66.9 33.1 38.41 10 Jorhat 498618 45.65 67.9 64.3 35.7 39.92 11 Golaghat 479928 44.98 69.0 64.4 35.6 53.59 12 Karbi Anglong 383441 40.10 67.9 64.2 35.8 74.06 13 Cachar 608062 35.01 77.5 77.3 22.7 31.09 14 Kamrup 628954 41.45 67.0 68.1 31.9 45.37 15 Nalbari 267623 34.68 73.5 78.5 21.5 34.77 16 Darrang 324843 34.99 74.3 76.0 24.0 64.98 Total/ Average of Project Districts 8144280 38.87 72.2 72.1 27.9 51.87 Assam 11969690 38.36 72.6 71.4 28.6 49.35 Source: Compiled from Primary Census Abstract, 2011 Table 2: Below Poverty Line Population and Income Levels in the Project Districts, 2013 % BPL Households Annual Per Capita Sl. No. District Total Rural Urban STs Income in INR 1 Barpeta 39.0 41 17.5 37 21828 2 Cachar 31.5 35.5 15 29.5 23052 3 Darrang 45.5 47 26.5 48.5 17892 4 Dhubri 41.5 43.5 24 42 16836 5 Goalpara 40.5 42 30.5 35.5 22404 6 Golaghat 43.5 46 20.5 46 19788 7 Jorhat 34.0 38.5 15 39.5 38664 8 Kamrup 38.5 39.5 25 40 23316 9 Karbi Anglong 42.5 45 28.5 46.5 23076 10 Kokrajhar 38.0 39 29 39 18048 11 Lakhimpur 37.0 38 29 40.5 22248 12 Morigaon 44.5 45.5 36 45.5 17196 13 Nagaon 39.0 41.5 21.5 44 25884 183 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 2-3 Framework and Social Management Framework % BPL Households Annual Per Capita Sl. No. District Total Rural Urban STs Income in INR 14 Nalbari 33.0 35 17.5 46.5 27516 15 Sivasagar 32.0 34 13.5 37 37104 16 Sonitpur 40.5 43 14.5 42.5 27240 Average for Project Districts 38.8 40.9 22.7 41.2 23880 Assam State 37.0 40.5 17.5 40.5 24660 Source: Compiled from Assam Human Development Report, 2014 Table 3: Human Development Indices (HDI) of Districts Sl. No. District Human Development Index (HDI) 1 Barpeta 0.624 2 Cachar 0.463 3 Darrang 0.519 4 Dhubri 0.482 5 Goalpara 0.591 6 Golaghat 0.543 7 Jorhat 0.655 8 Kamrup 0.630 9 Karbi Anglong 0.612 10 Kokrajhar 0.519 11 Lakhimpur 0.583 12 Morigaon 0.576 13 Nagaon 0.592 14 Nalbari 0.576 15 Sivasagar 0.629 16 Sonitpur 0.526 Assam 0.557 Source: Assam Human Development Report 2014 Table 4: Size Class Distribution of Operational Holding (percent HH) Sl. District Marginal Small Medium Large No. 1 Barpeta 86.9 11.7 1.0 0.4 2 Cachar 95.1 4.7 0.2 0.1 3 Darrang 90.2 6.8 2.0 1.0 4 Dhubri 93.0 5.5 1.3 0.1 5 Goalpara 88.3 9.5 1.2 1.0 6 Golaghat 76.2 19.4 2.7 1.7 7 Jorhat 82.3 15.1 1.2 1.3 8 Kamrup 91.3 7.2 0.9 0.6 9 Karbi Anglong 75.3 19.9 3.6 1.1 10 Kokrajhar 51.0 29.8 15.9 3.3 11 Lakhimpur 75.0 19.3 4.0 1.7 184 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 2-3 Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. District Marginal Small Medium Large No. 12 Morigaon 86.7 11.4 0.9 1.1 13 Nagaon 78.7 16.3 3.1 2.0 14 Nalbari 90.9 7.4 1.3 0.5 15 Sivasagar 86.5 12.4 0.6 0.5 16 Sonitpur 82.5 13.1 2.5 1.8 Assam 84.3 12.3 2.2 1.1 Source: Assam Human Development Report 2014 185 Annexure 4-1: Checklists for Consultations / Focus Group Discussion Checklist for FGD/Consultations AGRICULTURE (PADDY) SECTOR Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector Prompt List: Major source of livelihood of the villagers Number of households of the cluster depending upon paddy cultivation for their livelihood Average land holding size of the farmers Average size of the land used for paddy cultivation Number of farmers having tractors, power tillers, STWs, thresher, winnower etc. Source of water for cultivation for the farmers not having STWs Sources of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides Membership of any producer group or SHG Cost of inputs and labour Types of paddy being cultivated Average annual production per hectare area Source of funds for capital investment Rate of interest farmers need to pay KCC beneficiaries of the cluster Crop insurance Market for selling the products Value addition to rice Cost of transportation to the market Storage facility in the market Price of the products Marketing channels Training imparted to the farmers, producer groups or SHGs Participation of female farmers Roles and responsibilities divided between male and female members in a household as far as paddy cultivation is concerned 186 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for FGD/Consultations AGRICULTURE (VEGETABLE) SECTOR Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector Prompt List: Major source of livelihood of the villagers Number of households having vegetable cultivation as major source of livelihood Average land holding size of the farmers Average size of the land used for vegetable cultivation Number of farmers having tractors, power tillers, STWs Source of water for cultivation for the farmers not having STWs Sources of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides Membership of any producer group or SHG Cost of inputs and labour Types of vegetables being cultivated Average annual production per hectare area Source of funds for capital investment Rate of interest farmers need to pay Beneficiaries of KCC Insurance cover for the crops Market for sale of products Value added products Cost of transportation of products to the market Storage facility in the market Price of products Presence of intermediary between farmers and the market Any training imparted to the farmers, producer groups or SHGs Number of female farmers in the sector Division of roles and responsibilities with respect to vegetable cultivation 187 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for FGD/Consultations DAIRY SECTOR Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector Prompt List: Major source of livelihood of the villagers Number of households of the cluster depending upon diary for their livelihood Average land holding size of the farmers Average size of the farms (No. of cows, breeds, size of the cow shed) Sources of fodder, medicines Membership of any producer group or SHG Cost of inputs and labour Accessibility to veterinary services, availability of 24x7 AI service, vaccination of cows. Source of funds for capital investment Rate of interest farmers need to pay Beneficiary of KCC Insurance cover for the dairy Average daily milk production Value addition to milk Market for selling the products Cost of transportation to the market Storage facility in the market Price of the products Marketing channels Training imparted to the farmers, producer groups or SHGs Participation of women in dairy farming Roles and responsibilities divided between male and female members in a household as far as dairy farming activities are concerned 188 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for FGD/Consultations FISHERY SECTOR Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector Prompt List: Major source of livelihood of the villagers Number of households of the cluster depending upon fishery for their livelihood Average land holding size of the farmers Average water area of the ponds Number of farmers having fishing nets, motor pumps, boats and motorized vehicles for transportation of feeds and fishes Number of farmers engaged in seed production Sources of seeds, feeds, fertilizers and pesticides Membership of any producer group or SHG Cost of inputs and labour Average annual production per hectare area Source of funds for capital investment Rate of interest farmers need to pay Beneficiaries of KCC Insurance cover for the fisheries Market for selling the products Value addition to fishes Cost of transportation to the market Storage facility in the market Price of the products Marketing channels Training imparted to the farmers, producer groups or SHGs Participation of women in fish farming Roles and responsibilities divided between male and female members in a household as far as fish farming activities are concerned 189 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for FGD/Consultations PIGGERY SECTOR Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector Prompt List: What is the major source of livelihood of the villagers? How many households of the cluster depend upon piggery for their livelihood? What is the average land holding size of the farmers? What is the average size of the farms (No. of pigs, type of breeds, size of the pig sty)? What are the sources of piglets, feeds, and medicines? Are you part of any producer group or SHG? What is the cost of inputs and labour? What is the average annual production? How is the veterinary service? Is vaccination done free of cost by the AH & VD? From where do the farmers arrange funds for capital investment? What is the rate of interest farmers need to pay? Have the farmers availed the benefit of KCC? Is there any insurance cover for the pigs? Where do the farmers sell their pigs? What is the cost of transportation to the market? Is there any slaughter house in the market? Is there any storage facility in the market? What is the waste disposal mechanism? Are the wastes be used for any other purpose? Do the farmers get the desired price for their products? Is there any intermediary between farmers and the market? Is any training imparted to the farmers, producer groups or SHGs? How many female farmers are into the piggery sector? How are the roles and responsibilities divided between male and female members in a household as far as pig farming activities are concerned? 190 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Checklist for FGD/Consultations SERICULTURE AND HANDLOOM SECTORS Explain purpose and objectives of the FGD/Consultations Brief on APART Dissemination of the proposed project interventions in the sector A. Sericulture Activities under sericulture that are generally done by women How are you going to be benefited if facilities for nursery and plantation of Eri, Muga and Mulberry are provided? How do you plan to generate resources for O&M of these plantations? What is the current status of silk worm food plants in your cluster and do you feel any improvement is required worm plants? Do you feel that basic seed should be provided at subsidized rate? If seed subsidy is provided for basic seed, what should be the %? What is the post cocoon technology being followed What are the steps involved for cocoon to fabric stage and how are they doing it How are they carrying out reeling and spinning? Do they have machines for doing the same? Are you aware that CSB has developed a reeling cum twisting machine and spinning machine for producing quality yarn? If such machinery is given to you how you are going to bear the O&M cost? Project proposes to provide some facilities to improve the hygienic conditions of the landless muga farmers at Muga Village Grazing Reserve. Do you feel these will be utilized by the farmers? How will the generate resource for O&M of these facilities? What is the legal status of such grazing reserve? What are the basic resource constraints in sericulture activities and what kind of support you expect from the project? Is there any Bank linkage? Are you part of any producer group or SHG? How do you market the yarn? Is there any market linkage? Participation of ST and SC communities in sericulture activities. B. Handloom & Textiles Is there any requirement of awareness generation? Are there any enterprises in the cluster that has been registered with any? Are you part of any cooperative? If no, are you willing to form a weaver cooperative? If not why? How many meters of do you weave per day? How this can be increased? What type of loom is used by you? What are the basic resource constraints in sericulture activities and what kind of support you expect from the project? Is there any Bank linkage? Are you part of any producer group or SHG? How do you market your produce? Is there any market linkage? 191 Annexure 4-2: Snapshots of Consultations / Focus Group Discussion Community Consultation – Fisheries th Date: 15 September, 2016 Venue: Godaimari Consultation with fish farmers at Nagaon Interaction with members of fish traders association at Sollong, Nagaon rd Date: 23 October, 2016 Venue: Charipunia, Morigaon Consultation with the BDC members of Charipunia Beel at Charipunia 192 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-2 Framework and Social Management Framework Community Consultation – Dairy th Date: 19 September, 2016 Venue: Rangia, Kamrup Consultation with the DCS members at Rangia th Date: 20 September, 2016 Venue: Khanajan, Morigaon Interaction with milk producers at Khanajan, Morigaon th Date: 19 September, 2016 Venue: Hajo, Kamrup Consultation with the DCS members at Hajo 193 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-2 Framework and Social Management Framework Community Consultation – Handloom th Date: 28 September, 2016 Venue: Liet N-Changi, Titabor, Jorhat Interaction with the members of weaver’s self help groups at Titabor, Jorhat Consultation with Sericulture farmers at Titabor, Jorhat Community Consultation – Entrepreneurs th Date: 26 October, 2016 Venue: DICC office, Tezpur Consultation with the entrepreneurs 194 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 4-2 Framework and Social Management Framework Focus Group Discussion with Women in project Areas Sector: Agriculture Sector: Dairy nd th Date: 22 October, 2016 Date: 19 October, 2016 Venue: Islampur Village, Darrang District Venue: Khanajan Village, Morigaon District Consultation with Women in Agriculture Sector Consultations with Women in the Dairy Sector Sector: Fishery Sector: Piggery th rd Date: 24 October, 2016 Date: 03 November, 2016 Venue: Charipunia Village, Morigaon Venue: Karbi Anglong Consultation with Women in Fishery Sector Consultation with Women in Piggery Sector 195 Annexure 6-1: Number and Area of Fisheries in Project Districts (2014-15) Derelict Water Bodies / Beel Fisheries Ponds & Tanks Reservoir Fisheries Forest Fisheries Sl. No. District Swamps Nos. Area Nos. Area Nos. Area Nos. Area Nos. Area 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Barpeta 23 6,299 24,068 3,874 160 6,119 - - 11 131 2 Cachar 75 3,359 36,742 6,408 437 10,049 - - - - 3 Darrang 27 5,959 23,541 6,323 78 3,713 - - - - 4 Dhubri 156 7,000 21,636 2,833 283 8,280 - - - - 5 Goalpara 57 6,820 8,865 1,584 70 677 - - - - 6 Golaghat 15 2,600 7,325 980 102 557 - - 12 1,720 7 Jorhat 124 6,298 6,371 1,017 245 7,592 - - - - 8 Kamrup 59 1,418 21,709 3,043 116 322 - - 2 167 9 Karbi Anglong 19 60 7,954 1,431 106 332 - - - - 10 Kokrajhar 14 955 7,548 1,033 163 1,029 - - 2 35 11 Lakhimpur 20 6,499 10,612 1,758 68 4,273 1 840 - - 12 Morigaon 84 8,300 10,818 1,703 163 1,583 - - 9 955 13 Nagaon 134 9,919 41,002 6,308 143 23,578 - - 8 410 14 Nalbari 19 2,248 22,568 2,695 515 3,645 - - - - 15 Sivasagar 66 3,878 9,084 1,180 216 7,129 - - 3 92 16 Sonitpur 60 7,032 14,410 1,713 132 461 - - 6 270 Assam 3,197 1,00,817 3,68,250 60,570 3,887 1,16,444 2 2,553 71 5,017 Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam, 2015 196 Annexure 8-1:Gender Development Index for Districts Gender Development Index Sl. No. District Gender Inequality Index (GII) (GDI) 1 Barpeta 0.828 0.412 2 Cachar 0.796 0.303 3 Darrang 0.765 0.498 4 Dhubri 0.704 0.566 5 Goalpara 0.829 0.438 6 Golaghat 0.912 0.348 7 Jorhat 0.913 0.340 8 Kamrup 0.868 0.379 9 Karbi Anglong 0.754 0.428 10 Kokrajhar 0.869 0.424 11 Lakhimpur 0.818 0.348 12 Morigaon 0.752 0.427 13 Nagaon 0.868 0.383 14 Nalbari 0.883 0.392 15 Sivasagar 0.920 0.311 16 Sonitpur 0.930 0.318 Assam 0.875 0.375 Source: Assam Human Development Report 2014 197 Annexure 12-1: Check list for Health and Safety of Labours Engaged in Construction Activities Sl. Items Responsibility No 1 Name of the sub-project 2 Name and Address of Executing Agency 3 Name and Address of the Contactor 4 Contractor‟s Representative/ Engineer 5 Number of labours Engaged (please enclose the list of labours with the details of Name, Sex, Age, Nature of work, and wages) 6 Availability of Labour Camp Yes/No 7 Number of Labours resides in the Labour Camp Male_________ Female____________ 8 Awareness given on HIV/AIDS and other Awareness Programme Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) 9 Health and hygiene in Construction Camps 1. Drinking water ( Yes/No) 2. Gas Stoves for cooking 3. No of Toilet facilities 4. Hand wash facilities 5. ( Any other Specify ) 10 Information on Emergency services in 1. Available ( Yes/ N0) Construction camps 2. Nearest Hospital ( kms ___) 3. Nearest Ambulance services (Yes/No) 4. Fire services ( Kms ____ ) 198 Annexure 15-1: Criteria for Selection of Beneficiaries and Financial Contribution Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* Component A: Enabling Agri Enterprise Development Project : 90 % Beneficiaries: 10 % Sub- Component A1 Enhancing State  The targeted investor or the company shall be a registered 70 investors Capacity to Attract entity with ethical business operations. Private Investments-  The targeted investor shall not bear any denigrate record Assam Bureau of of conduct in his past business activities prior to his work. Investment Promotion  The company/investor shall not create unfair market competitions hampering the domestic markets concerned to the state.  The company/investor shall not create unfair market competitions hampering the domestic markets concerned to the state.  The sector, size, growth, revenues, years in business, past trends, due diligence shall be based on the company‟s intent.  The investor will employ 90 % local based unemployed/ educated youth. The entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and viable business plans will be eligible for support. Sub-Component A2  Light Touch up Support: Any individual or team with a Existing registered enterprises in business plan (to start, expand, modernize or diversify) APART Districts=2500 (app), related to project commodities with either operations, target=50% which will be about market or sourcing from project districts 1250  Business development and management support Roughly, half of those benefitted (includes matching grant funding support): in light touch program, should move to apply for business development support i.e. 625. Half of these would be targeted as beneficiaries of BDS program which comes to roughly around 300  Beneficiaries of light touch up support will not be subject to Average investment other criteria given below size 35 Lakhs,  Individual or team with B-plan to start, expand, modernize Equity 50 %, Bank or diversify in project districts@ on project commodities in loan 35% and grant the following- 15%  Post harvest management with branding & marketing, agro 199 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* marketing, value addition and processing in decentralized manner, providing farm services through agri clinics, agribusiness centres, custom hiring centres and market- led production, grading, packaging, branding etc Intensive business incubation support :  Beneficiaries of business development and management support will not be subjected to other criteria given below  Individual, team or a registered entity, working fulltime on the b-plan/proposal to start, expand, modernize or diversify the agribusiness in project domains and geographies  Should demonstrate a need for intensive incubation support  Business references & market knowledge of the business  If team, should bring in various types of expertise required for the concerned agribusiness Component B: Facilitate Agro Cluster Development Project : 90 % Beneficiaries: 10 % Sub-Component B1 1: Support  Size of geographic cluster: It is proposed to look at block- 2000 establishment of cluster level or below to enable focused convergence of level Industry investments and activities. In selected the boundaries of Associations geographic clusters, it is also proposed to stay within existing district administrative boundaries and follow boundaries of sub-administrative units corresponding to planning sub-units, including blocks and Gram Panchayats to enable effective planning and convergence of government Firms mobilise in to Industry Association investments in infrastructure and services.  Operationally, following the strategy of evaluating the lowest administrative unit for which differentiated data is available and then evaluating contiguous areas until arriving at cluster boundaries. [With a cap on total size of cluster no more than 10 kms. The cap is for location of project expenditure purposed only. Access to services at cluster level may be made available to firms that are able to meet access criteria across the district]  Method of identification and selection of Geographic 200 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* Cluster: It is proposed to use a minimum set of criteria focusing on factor availability and a relative ranking set of criteria focusing on density of economic activity to identify the best locations within project districts. Sub-Component B2 2: Supply chain Project : 80 % support Beneficiary : 20% Sub-Component B2 1: Rehabilitation of Rehabilitation of intermediate and two lane roads Rural Access roads that are access road connected to Production and Enterprise Clusters.550kms Sub-Component:B2 2: Warehouse and The Warehouses are selected on the following basic criteria: 39 Warehouses having capacity warehouse receipts  Location: Warehouses located in the project districts and of 73063. The warehouses development nearby the project clusters, where considerable potential for storing agriculture aggregation of food grains are happening. commodities in 8 project districts.  Accessibility: Warehouses located near the arterial road and easily accessible.  Connectivity: Availability of Power & telephone connectivity.  Staffing: Availability of technical & skilled staff for management of Warehouses. Sub-Component: B 2 3: Up-gradation &  Each of the selected location should have acquired the modernization of requisite land with clear title of possession agricultural wholesale  The RMC/GP should have last three year‟s financial books markets which are audited  There should not be any serious audit observations  The RMC/GPs should not have any record of default  The past three year average turnover of the market yard should be constantly growing in volume  The past three year average turnover of the market yard should be constantly growing in value Rural Hats  The market authority should have enough cash reserve 90 nos. 20 % by Rural Development surplus in the last three years to cover for market Marketing Committee development work and 80 % by APART RMC Market/Wholesale  Access to Road 10 nos. 20 % by Rural Markets development Marketing Committee and 80 % by APART Agri& Horti commodity  Access to Power 50 nos. 20 % by Rural Market Marketing Committee and 80 % by APART 201 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* Pig Market  Access to other utilities 15 nos. 20 % by Rural Marketing Committee and 80 % by APART Fish Market 25 nos. 20 % by Rural Marketing Committee and 80 % by APART Component C: Fostering Market-led Production and Resilience Enhancement Sub-Component C1 Development of climate 4,40,000 Project : 50 % resilient production Beneficiary : 50% clusters Sub-Component C1 1: Horticulture, crop, The applicant should have certificate of nurserymen training 70 nos. (10 nos. nursery The unit cost will be spices and condiments from AAU. growers every year) 2.00 lakh/per nursery valu324e chains  The applicant should be graduate and beneficiaries‟  Existing nursery may apply for assistance for extension of share will be fifty activities and assistance may also be provided to new percent (50%). nursery.  The area of the nursery should be minimum 1 bigha /1300 sq.m (for raising of vegetable seedlings). No of demonstrations  The unit size is 0.25 ha for the demonstration. 22000 on climate resilient  A progressive farmer form the community should be Technologies to be selected. It should be ensured that he has capability and conducted by resources to follow the instructions provided by the experts Agriculture and in a timely and combined manner. Horticulture  He should also be capable of and must agree to Departments disseminate the demonstrated technology to field farmers in the village(s) and the adjoining areas.  He must provide labour for setting up and options of the unit, till the harvesting.  He should use all the inputs provided by the project to the demonstration plot only and should nether sell these nor divert their use on his other land.  In case of self pollinated crop demonstrations, he should agree to sell / exchange the seed produced from the demonstration plot to other farmers in the village / adjoining villages on the terms decided by the project staff. This may include the prevalent rate in the village plus small additional amount interview of the good quality of the 202 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* variety.  He should agree to grow a small control plot by following the farmer‟s practices in the land area adjacent to the demonstration plot for the comparison. On farm Training (  Area required 0.25 ha per unit. Farmers fields from the project Critical inputs like OFT)  The formers eligible on farm training will be as per the districts 2061 seed, fertilizers, criteria followed by the Kirishi Vigyan Kendra of respective pesticides etc district, however , interested formers having road side , required for the easy accessibility will be preferred. Irrigation availability testing will be will be considered while selecting farmers. provided from the project Front line  Area required 1.0 ha per unit. Farmers fields from the project Critical inputs like demonstration (ha)  The formers eligible on farm training will be as per the districts 1530 seed, fertilizers, criteria followed by the Kirishi Vigyan Kendra of respective pesticides etc district, however , interested formers having road side , required for the easy accessibility will be preferred. Irrigation availability testing will be will be considered while selecting farmers. provided from the project Participatory Seed  Area required 1.0 ha. 670 No mentioned in the production in rice, document pulses, oil seeds and potato Training of BTM and 326 ATM Training of Nursery 2800 growers Project : 80 % C1.2 Pork Value Chain 60,000 Beneficiaries : 20 % Organising of farmers 1 No of clusters Selection of Clusters: 59  Minimum of 100 families within 3km radius comprising of 2-3 pigs per family  Access to input delivery services (feed, vaccine, medicine etc.)  Road connectivity to the clusters 203 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries*  Access to Market  Access to financial services  Access to technical services 2 No of Beneficiaries Farmer with min 5 crossbred pigs 59000  Experienced in pig farming for at least 5 years  Progressive farmer  Connected with road  Availability of required facilities (electricity, water etc.)  Access to the market 3 No of SHG to be Farmer member within the designated cluster area. 5900 formed  Willingness & capability to pay share capital.  Willingness of farmers to become members of FPO.  A farmer who will actively participate in all functions and activities of FPO. 4 Productivity Enhancement No of demonstrations Beneficiary will be selected as per the criteria given by the 176 beneficiary done on climate project. contribution 10 % resilient housing technology With farmers trained No of farmers adopting 3670 demonstrated technologies 5 Feed management Increased adoption of 32625 balanced feeding by the farmers 6 Breeding Cross breeding 161 through community boar programme No of local service 9447 provider ( Pig Bondhu) established for working 7 Credit linkages Aggregation ( No of 2950 No of credit linkages CSCs established with established 204 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* all amenities like cold storage, mini feed mill, low cost slaughter house) No of ToT for the 680 Butchers , traders created No of training vendors 58 transformed linced and operationalised Demo of slaughter 680 house established No of pork venders 116 transformed licensed Live Stock Market 27 Development C1. 3.1 Milk Value Chain formal Sector 45,000 1 Door Step AI delivery The districts from where WAMUL already procures milk have 3360 villages through 560 Services been selected so as to focus on strengthening milk Mobile AIT members procurement activities in these districts. Dairy farmers to be  Tehsils having per village Female cattle population of more 44955 covered through than 250. MPIs/DSCs  Distances and conditions of the road for logistical convenience.  Contiguity of districts has also been cnsidred. Radious of the cluster should be 5-7 kms Slice making units for 99 Demo purpose Informal dairy 9600 producers under APART C.1.4 Fisheries Value Chain 32,450 Project : 80 % Beneficiaries: 20 % Improved Resilience Climate Resilient The beneficiary will include 10 % of women 11220 Aquaculture practices. Agri enterprises 10 established : Fish 205 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* processing and units Beneficiaries under The beneficiary will include 35 % of women 255 enterprises category Technology 3338 demonstration in Beel Fish processing units 10 Investment of 15 fisheries combining lakshs with small indigenous benificiary fishes contribution of 25 % Flake Ice manufacturing units 11 Investment of 5 Lakh with benificiary contribution of 25 % Mechanical devise for aerators 0.10 lakh with benificiary contribution of 25 % 2 Production Clusters 44 production clusters in 44 development blocks have been 44 identified for project intervention as per the criteria below-  Minimum fish farming water spread area of 50 ha under pond fisheries only, with cluster having beel fisheries or not,  Average productivity about 2.5 t/ha/yr for ponds and tank fisheries,  Considerable marketable surplus and have influence on market landings,  Regular flow of marketable surplus fish from cluster to market(s),  Cluster may have seed production activities or may not have,  Should have road connectivity,  Coverage of villages for formation of Farmers Producer Organization may be ten.  Area of individual beel fisheries may be in the range of 7- 100 ha or more which may be registered/ un-registered, leased to co-operative societies formed of communities of the neighbouring beel users, or community owned beels, in derelict condition or potential presently under-utilized FPOs fixed at 400 ha of gross water area ponds/tanks of constituent farmers. This water area is expected to generate considerable marketable surplus to support sustainable and sound business 206 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* through Common Service Centre (CSC), to be established one under each FPO. (c) Demonstrations: (i) Pond fisheries- Farmer should have pond water area of 0.25-1.00 ha, 1200 Ha ( Approximately 1500- Polyculture/ pig-fish  The pond should be existing one with no major civil work 2000 benifiaries ) integration requirement,  Preference will be given to those ponds having inlet-outlet,  Pond ownership with farmer/ one of the parents of the farmer,  Pond dewatered every year,  Present productivity should be 3 t/ha/yr,  Water retention in ponds throughout year at a minimum level of 4 ft,  Selling fish to market on regular intervals,  Pond located preferably on road side and easily accessible (iii) Beel Fishery Area of individual beel should be in the range of 7-100 ha, 2225 Ha ( Approximately 200  Beel should not be flood affected, persons )  Beel should be perennially water retentive,  There should not be highly dense weed mass,  Beel may be registered/ un-registered or community owned,  In case of community owned beels, single member of the community should not have ownership of more than 20% of the beel area,  At least 7-8% land area of the beel available for creating seed rearing ponds Pen culture in beel Area of beel to be in the range of 25-30 ha, 500 ha ( Approximately 20 units) fishery  At least 7-8% land area of the beel available for creating seed rearing ponds,  Beel should be perennially water retentive,  Beel to be registered or un-registered,  Should not be flood affected,  Beel should preferably be free from aquatic weeds,  Should preferably have hand area of at least 7-8% for creating seed rearing ponds,  There should be traditional fishermen community in the neighbourhood 207 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* (v) Brood Bank Farm  Seed producer should have hatchery complex with at least In project clusters. (Private) 2 breeding pools and three hatching pools,  Should have at least 2 ha farm water area (ownership with farmer or his father with NOC),  Hatchery complex should be registered by Fishery Department,  Farmer not taking up production of seed of banned fishes,  Annual production of spawn not below 100 million,  Should have brood stock of adequate size as per Assam Fish Seed Act, 2005,  Replacing 30% of brood stock every year,  There should be perennial source of water and the tanks are perennially water retentive, (vi) Seed Farm should not be flood affected, 5 ( to cover all the project Multiplication Centre  Water area of the farm preferably not below 4 ha, districts)  Pond should be perennially water retentive, and there should be water level of not less than 4 ft in the ponds/tanks,  Suitable land area is available in the farm for development/creation of essential infrastructure,  There is considerable demand of quality breeder seed in the neighbouring/ zonal districts, Project : 80 % C1.5 Sericulture and Handloom Value Chain 26600 Beneficiaries : 20 % Clusters Silk weavers and Artesian in handloom clusters 26600 ( 16,600 in sericulture Sericulture Clusters: Plantation areas, no of rearers, reelers, and 10,000 in handloom spinners sector). 5o nos. clusters in sericulture and 50 nos. in hand loom production. 1 Mulberry No of formers to be 780 involved No of reelers to be 380 involved Eri 208 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* No of formers to be 800 involved for plantation Graneure to be 353 involved Adopted Seed rearers 88 to be involved Commercial rearerss 5875 to be involved Spinners to be 476 involved 3 Muga No of farmers to be 3785 involved No of granuers to be 207 involved No of seed rearers to 172 be involved Commercial rearerss 3443 to be involved No of reelers to be 339 involved C.1.6 Cross cutting areas of Milk and sector Milk Animal Health services 9600 Cross cutting Areas of Milk and Sector Animal Health Services 1 Training of Farmers in Capacity building training will be provided at least four farmers 9600 informal dairy out of 10, it will cover 40 percents of the farmers in informal dairy sector 2 No of Gopal Mitra Gopal mitras will be selected from the areas where AHVD is 46 Trained not available. Existing Paravets will be provided with hands on training to upgrade their skill set 3 Training of DSC 210 Members on Dairy Management 4 Refresher training of 46 Gopal Mitra 209 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Financial Components and contribution from Activities Eligibility Criteria for the activities and Beneficiaries Targeted Beneficiaries Sub- Components the project and beneficiaries* C.2 Product Aggregation and Sale through Producer Association and setting up Market intelligence 1 No of FPOs All categories of farmers will be eligible to become member of FPO if he or she fulfils the following selection criteria. The major focus will be on small famers. (a) Selection criteria for membership of FPO  Willingness of farmers to become members of FPO.  A member who can contribute his share for development of share capital of FPO and CSC and for development of business of FPO and CSC.  A farmer who will actively participate in all functions and activities of FPO. 2 No of CSCs  Land Availability  Ownership of land:  Minimum extent of land required is 0.25 acre  Members should have potential to produce 500- 1000 MT per annum  Infrastructure required; Better road connectivity, linkages to existing markets and easy access to urban markets, availability of electricity, telephone, water supply and banking facilities. C.3 Facilitating access and responsible use of financial services 1 provided with financial All the beneficiaries of the project 2,00,000 education * Items differ from component/sub-component contributions are given separately Source: Compiled from Draft PIP, November 2016. APART 210 Annexure 15-2a: Screening checklist for land availability 211 Annexure 15-2b: Format for Census Survey 212 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 6-2a Framework and Social Management Framework 213 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 6-2c Framework and Social Management Framework Annexure 15-2c: Format for Documenting Details of Affected Peoples 214 Annexure 15-2d: Memorandum of Understanding (Titleholder) 215 Annexure 15-2e: Memorandum of Understanding (Non-Titleholder) 216 Annexure 15-2f: Memorandum of Understanding (Land & Buildings) 217 Annexure 15-3: Capacity Building Plan for the Project Beneficiaries Sl. Quantities Capacity Building and Training Unit No. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total 1 Enterprise Exposure Visits Persons 14 34 34 34 34 34 184 Cluster / Industry Tech Workshops Nos. 7 17 17 17 17 17 92 Association Skill Development Enterprises 7 17 17 17 17 17 92 Clustrer Level Tech Workshop Nos. 7 17 17 17 17 17 92 Product Category Development IA 7 17 17 17 17 17 92 Branding & marketing support IA 7 17 17 17 17 17 92 Entrepreneur Training for New entrants Persons 263 1275 638 2175 ICT Campaign Nos. 6 7 4 17 3 Warehouse Training for Dept Officers ind 0 48 51 0 0 0 0 99 Awareness campaign for farmers nos. 0 10 8 12 5 0 0 35 4 Market Exposure visits group 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 9 Training on good agricultural marketing practices /a ls 16 32 32 32 32 32 0 176 IEC Campaign on selling through organied markets nos. 16 32 32 32 32 0 0 144 5 Assam Orientation training for scientific staff /b persons 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 120 Agricultural Training of BTM and ATM /c persons 60 90 120 58 0 0 0 328 University (AAU) Training for other dept/ATMA staff /d persons 90 90 120 84 0 0 0 384 Training of Nursery Growers /e trg 20 20 20 40 40 0 0 140 Fishery Training and exposure visit of project farmers persons 1300 2150 2800 1930 1220 0 0 9400 Training adoption fishery farmers persons 0 0 0 500 1500 1750 0 3750 6 Agri-Horticulture Agriculture Exposure visit of Farmers (inside the state) batches 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 16 Exposure visit for officers - outside state nos. 8 10 10 10 10 0 0 48 Horticulture Exposure visit of farmers - within state batches 1 3 3 3 3 3 0 16 Exposure visit of officers - outside state nos. 8 10 10 10 10 0 0 48 7 Dairy-F Basic Training for MPI Sahayaks /DCS Secretaries persons 122 249 271 202 123 32 0 999 Refresher Training for MPI Sahayaks /DCS Secretaries persons 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 560 Farmers' induction program persons 610 1245 1355 1010 615 160 4995 DCS Management committee training programme Nos 122 249 271 202 123 32 0 999 218 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-4 Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Quantities Capacity Building and Training Unit No. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Awareness program on "Clean Milk Production" Nos 291 371 520 473 325 155 32 2167 Training for operating AMC/DPMCU/BMC units persons 6 18 42 57 63 54 12 252 Supervisor orientation program persons 6 12 14 10 6 2 0 50 Training for operators of dairy plants persons 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 43 Training on quality systems for dairy officers persons 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 10 Training for Marketing Supervisors persons 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 25 Management Development Program for Executives persons 6 8 8 6 6 0 0 34 8 Dairy-Inf Field visits b local hygenic milk monitoring committee (HMMC) nos. 0 0 112 152 152 112 0 528 field visits by govt officials nos. 0 0 112 152 152 112 0 528 9 Animal Training of DCS members nos. 0 20 63 47 47 33 0 210 husbandry & Development of Dairy Extension Material no. 20000 0 0 0 0 0 0 20000 Veterinary Department Training of veterinary officers nos. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 (AHVD) Refresher training of existing gopal mitras nos. 0 17 15 5 5 4 0 46 Remuneration of Gopal mitras nos. 0 17 15 5 5 4 0 46 Refresher training for Veterinary field assistant (VFA) nos. 0 15 15 10 10 0 0 50 Exposure training of Block veterinary officer nos. 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 Piggery Capacity Building value chain actors Rapid assessment of training needs nos. 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 Writers workshop nos. 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Drawing illustrations manuals 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Translation to Assamese manuals 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mandays of experts (National) days 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 23 Mandays of expert (international) days 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 14 Mandays of expert (national) days 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 Training Programs Training of TOTs nos. 6 10 15 15 12.5 0.5 0 59 Training kit for butchers nos. 6 10 15 15 12.5 0.5 0 59 Training of pork vendors, traders, transporters nos. 80 160 160 140 140 0 0 680 Exposure training outside the country nos. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Exposure training /g nos. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Exposure visit of progressive farmers outside the state visits 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 219 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-4 Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Quantities Capacity Building and Training Unit No. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Development of demo of structured meat vending cublicles nos. 0 0 20 48 50 0 0 118 organising TOTs nos. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOR for AHVD officials nos. 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 Mandays of experts (National) days 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 30 Mandays of expert (international) days 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 12 TA for training and monitoring programs workshops for drafting training sessions workshops 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Training workshop for AHVD officials nos. 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 Facilitate first few trainings nos. 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 8 field visits for quality check visits 10 8 8 8 8 0 0 42 Mandays of expert (National) days 10 10 15 15 15 0 0 65 Mandays of experts (international) days 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 12 Mandays of expert (international) days 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 16 11 Fishery Field days nos. 0 0 0 100 100 100 100 400 Training and exposure visit of officers persons 0 100 100 100 100 0 0 400 12 Silk Sericulture Skill upgradation of Reelers and Spinners persons 180 180 180 180 180 0 0 900 Training of dept staff persons 20 20 10 0 0 0 50 Exposure visits persons 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 120 Workshops nos. 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 Handloom Training of Dept Staff /l persons 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Skill Upgradation training for weavers trg 0 0 50 50 40 0 0 140 State level workshops for cross learning tgs 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 Exposure visit (weavers) persons 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 100 Exposure visit (Officers) persons 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 40 13 FPO-CSC Training for CRPs and farmers FPOs 0 60 39 0 0 0 0 99 Exposure visits for CRPs and farmers FPOs 0 30 39 30 0 0 0 99 Registration cost & pre-operative expenses FPOs 0 60 39 0 0 0 0 99 Post Harvest Management Demonstration demo 50 100 200 200 200 200 200 1150 14 Social Safeguards Training on GRM and Social Audit ( officals ) nos. 1 1 2 220 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 15-4 Framework and Social Management Framework Sl. Quantities Capacity Building and Training Unit No. 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Training on Social Audit ( members and FPOs) nos. 1 1 2 Health and Safety Labour ( contractors and officials ) nos. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 Gender Development and IPF nos. 1 1 1 1 4 Traing on Implement of Safeguards ( for officals) nos 1 1 Source: Draft PIP, November 2016 221 Annexure 16-1: Estimated Budget for the implement of the SMF Unit Base Cost (Local Lakh) Cost Remarks (Local 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Lakh) I. Investment Costs A. COST OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES 1. For designing and implementation of IEC Theme - Health and Safety, labour issues, inclusion, GRM, Citizen Engagement Manpower costing 0.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 0 0 0 0 8.1 Communication need assessment 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Pre testing of IEC material 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Development of IEC material 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Printing costs Implementation of IEC plan 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 30 Buying of the space in Mass media, mid media, etc. Organise road show and street play 0.25 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 12 Awareness on HIV/AIDS in construction site 0.03 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.44 0 0 0 5.76 In conbstruction site of markets, roads, warehouses. Subtotal 35.14 14.14 18.14 1.44 4 0 0 72.86 2. Study on labour issues to prepare action plan. Manpower costing 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Field survey 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Preparation of report and framework for safety of labour 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Subtotal 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 Subtotal 102.86 B. HUMAN RESOURCE COST 1. Hiring of manpower Communication Expert 0.5 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 42.00 At SMU MIS Co-ordinator 0.5 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 42.00 At SMU Social Expert at PWD 0.3 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 3.60 25.20 PWD, AHVD, Sericulture Handloom & Textiles, Agriculture, Fishery 222 ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 16-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Unit Base Cost (Local Lakh) Cost Remarks (Local 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Lakh) Social expert at DLCC 0.3 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 57.60 403.20 At DLCC Subtotal 73.20 73.20 73.20 73.20 73.20 73.20 73.20 512.40 Admin expenses 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 14.00 Subtotal 75.20 75.20 75.20 75.20 75.20 75.20 75.20 526.40 C. CAPACITY BUILDING 1. Training a. Printing of Community Operation Manuals 0.005 1.00 1.00 1.00 - - - - 3.00 b. Training of SMU staff No. of persons 0.3 0.30 - - - 0.30 - - 0.60 3 days training at ARIAS Society on PIP, SMF & COM. c. Legal Literacy training Per district 0.5 - 8.00 - 8.00 - - - 16.00 Rs. 50,000 per district to train key officials of line departments, ATMAs, CIGs, IAs and FPOs Subtotal 1.30 9.00 1.00 8.00 0.30 - - 19.60 2. Implementation of SMF and IPF a. Printing of SMF and IPF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 b. Orientation of PIUs on SMF & IPF No. of batches 0.30 5.10 - 5.10 - 5.10 - - 15.30 1 state level and 16 district level c. Awareness on SMF and IPF No. of camps 0.03 0.48 0.96 0.96 0.96 - - - 3.36 1 camp per district after selection of the beneficiaries, 2nd, 3rd & 4th yr 2 camps per district in project area. Subtotal 19.66 3. Social Audit a. Printing of Social Audit Manual per module 0.002 1.00 - - - - - - 1.00 b. Training of SAC members on Social Audit 0.5 - - 50.00 9.50 - - - 59.50 Included only FPO under Agriculture, Piggery, Fishery Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) Conducting Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project APART and Preparation of Management Plans 223 and/or Framework for Managing Adverse Environmental and Social Impacts, Risks and Benefits ARIAS Society Social Assessment cum Resettlement Policy ANNEXURE 16-1 Framework and Social Management Framework Unit Base Cost (Local Lakh) Cost Remarks (Local 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Lakh) and Handloom & Textiles. Diary not included. Subtotal 1.00 - 50.00 9.50 - - - 60.50 4. Implementation of Gender Development Plan a. Workshops on gender sensitization 0.5 6.00 - - - - - - 6.00 PIU wise including district level staff b. Training of FPOs on gender sensitization 0.4 - - 12.80 - - - - 12.80 Per district 2 batches. To be done either by Service Providers or by the training agency. Subtotal 6.00 - 12.80 - - - - 18.80 Subtotal 118.56 D. R&R entitlement a. Shifting expenses in construction of markets 419.00 2% of the total budget for construction of markets. b. Assisstance for squatters 1000.00 2% of the 5 L beneficiaries (10000) X Rs. 10000 Subtotal E. Grievance Redressal Mechanism 25.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 115.00 Toll free helpline no. Setting up of helpline in Y1 and from Y2 onwards F. Development of mobile app for geo tagging 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 40.00 335.78 1,930.38 2,056.22 1,100.78 356.00 150.00 150.00 2,321.82 Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) Conducting Environmental and Social Assessment of the Project APART and Preparation of Management Plans 224 and/or Framework for Managing Adverse Environmental and Social Impacts, Risks and Benefits