Harivillu - Indiramma Pacha Thoranam (HIPT):
Government, after careful
consideration approve the proposal to allow plantation/horticulture on the
public lands under MGNREGS and resolve to give heritable but inalienable
usufruct rights on such trees to the job card holders. The programme is named
"Indiramma Pachcha Toranam" and shall be implemented as a MGNREGS
convergence project implemented along with other State Government departments as per the following
guidelines:
Objectives:
i. To provide productive shelf of
works for wage seekers under MGNREGS.
ii. To provide sustainable and
green assets for livelihood of the rural poor.
iii. To allow protection and
productive use of public lands and promote ecological balance by promoting soil/water
conservation.
Scope:
i. All Government lands lying
free of occupation like: road margins, canal/drain bunds, tank foreshore areas
beyond the maximum level, other unutilised lands with irrigation department and
unused lands of education institutions – can be used for plantation under the programme,
subject to public safety and convenience.
ii. The landless SC/ST households
can be beneficiaries under the programme.
iii. The beneficiary should have
worked for at least 20 days as unskilled worker in the preceding financial year
under MGNREGS programme.
Species to be planted:
i. Drought resistant grafted
fruit trees with shorter gestation period, and which have the approval of the
beneficiary shall be selected. Selection can be made from species such as
(indicative not exhaustive): Mango, Guava, Sapota, Jamun, Coconut, Sitaphalm
Tamarind or pulpwood plantations.
ii. Usually, only one row on each
side of the road shall be planted. However, multi-row plantations can be taken
up where sufficient land is available.
iii. Plant material shall be
mature: i.e. two year or older.
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