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Mission Implementation Structure at State Level

State Level Executive Committee

A state level executive committee will be constituted by the respective state Government under the Chairmanship of Development Commissioner/Agriculture Production Commissioner with representatives from all concerned Departments and stakeholders. SLEC shall be the sole responsible body for effective implementation of the mission objectives, judicious utilization of sanctioned funds and to ensure necessary credit flow for infrastructure creation. SLEC shall also be responsible for the creation/ nomination of State Lead Agency and provide necessary authorization/ sanction for implementation and utilization of funds through state Lead Agency.

State Lead Agency/ Organic Mission/ Organic Commodity Board

The state Lead Agency/ Organic Mission/ Organic Commodity Board shall be an independent agency with its own bank account. Necessary professional/ trained manpower and staff shall be recruited on contractual basis out of the funds provided for management of lead agency. States can also name any of the existing state agencies as Lead agency but the implementation of the mission will be managed through dedicated manpower hired specifically for the Mission management and implementation.

State Lead Agency will be the nodal agency for implementation of mission components and for ensuring effective realization of mission goals. Responsibilities of State Lead Agency includes (but not limited to):

  • Receiving the funds as per sanction from DAC&FW.
  • Planning the implementation process and identification of commodities, clusters, area etc.
  • Hiring of resource agencies for FPC making and for facilitating training, hand holding, ICS management, documentation and certification of crop production.
  • Facilitating seeds/ planting material and input availability.
  • Supervision and monitoring of field activities for ensuring timely completion in time bound manner.
  • Facilitating tie ups with commercial enterprises and entrepreneurs for setting up of value addition infrastructure.
  • Facilitating financial institutions for credit facilitation and subsidy disbursal.
  • Roping in professional agencies for activities like branding, labeling, packaging, publicity and certification of processing units.
  • Organize seminars/ conferences, workshops, Buyer-seller meets, Auction meetings, festivals.
  • Facilitate consumer awareness and information dissemination through publicity, printed literature, films and local advertisements.
  • Facilitate marketing of organic produce through direct retail, farmer markets, on-line retail chain, tying up with domestic retail chains and exporters.
  • Ensure information and knowledge being received through Information and Knowledge Ecosystem and ensure timely data uploading as mandated by Mission Head Quarter in the Ecosystem.