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Delivering Subsidies where they belong….

Delivering Subsidies where they belong…. 8 th National Conference on E-Governance Bhubaneswar S.P.S Grover Oracle India. Good Governance. Increased “Return on Tax”. Education Using IT to generate new skills Increasing IT skills to attract IT investments.

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Delivering Subsidies where they belong….

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  1. Delivering Subsidies where they belong…. 8th National Conference on E-GovernanceBhubaneswar S.P.S Grover Oracle India

  2. Good Governance Increased “Return on Tax” • Education • Using IT to generate new skills • Increasing IT skills to attract IT investments Improving Delivery of Services- Building Citizen / Farmer Data Hub- Citizen facilitation center for ULBs- Rural Interaction center - Municipal Management Infrastructure - Water Utilities- Electric Utilities - Irrigation - Roads & Transport Delivering Subsidies where they Belong- Land based subsidies like Water, Electricity, Agri inputs, Agri credit, Drought relief etc.. Improve Fiscal Management- Key focus on Public Expenditure Management Complete E-Gov Architecture to enable the above areas Capacity Building Initiatives to Drive adoption

  3. Subsidies in India“The size, the incidence, the allocation distortions, and the recent upsurge in some subsidies are key issues in the context of budgetary subsidies in India”

  4. Present Flow of Subsidies Bank Repay Loan Avail Credit Farmer Government Inputs Input Provider Price Subsidy Subsidized Pyts

  5. Interplay… Subsidies Agriculture Land Records

  6. Land ManagementInterplay of several stakeholders Govt. Departments Agriculture Inputs (Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides, etc,) NARS / NAES (Research Institutes – ICAR, SAUs, KVKs, ATICs) Revenue Power Banks / FI / Insurance Food & Agriculture FARMERS (and Land) Rural Development Processing Units Irrigation Procurement and Market agencies Pricing Agencies Planning

  7. Land RecordsComputerization must recognize the interplay for better economic planning

  8. Orthophotos : Land ImagesCadastral Maps : Land MapsThematic Layers : Land use

  9. Land RecordsComputerization and Digitization • Capture attributes to assist all stakeholders • Digitization of Spatial Data • Updating and Digitization of Cadastral Maps • Plan for Ortho photos in the future using Aerial, GPS and/or Satellite imageries • Common Platform for Alphanumeric and Spatial Data • Access of data beyond village level kiosks – Web and Handheld devices

  10. Hypothesis“A key measure that could be adopted for subsidy reforms is to move towards direct payment of subsidies to the Farmers as a result of the Claims that he makes against the inputs that he pays for directly – Fertilizer, Water, and Power. Of course, the initial payment by the farmer would be made by availing credit from the Bank”

  11. Direct Flow of Subsidies Bank Information Repay Loan Avail Credit Payments Farmer Government Claims Inputs Input Provider Normal Payments

  12. Present Vs DirectRemoving Inefficiencies and Allocation Distortions X

  13. BenefitsMore than usual ROI • Putting the subsidy where it belongs • Reduction of inefficiencies and harmful effects of subsidies • Reduction of the NPAs and expansion of rural credit

  14. Integrated Land and Agriculture ManagementKey Beneficiaries and their Benefits • Revenue department • Accurate parcel boundaries • Accurate information on crop, houses, trees etc. • Cropping patterns, production estimates, disease and disaster affected areas • Collection of revenues and taxes • Sale, purchase and transfer details that can be viewed by Revenue Dept and also by public

  15. Integrated Land and Agriculture ManagementKey Beneficiaries and their Benefits • Agriculture department • Targeted technology inputs suited to a crop • Targeted agri inputs - seed, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. • Providing targeted extension support with research and other extension agencies • Rural Development department • Targeted employment generation programs • Targeted subsidies – power, water, etc. • Assisting targeted credit

  16. Integrated Land and Agriculture ManagementKey Beneficiaries and their Benefits • Animal Husbandry department • Targeted animal husbandry support services • IRDP support in consultation with Rural dept. • Food department • Effective procurement • Targeted food security programs • Private organizations • Accurate bio-ecological information • Accurate assessments of markets and production systems

  17. UK Italy Greece Poland Ireland Netherlands Syria Slovakia Integrated Admin & Control SystemsSome Examples we can relate to …

  18. Summary“Land Information System coupled with an Integrated Administration and Control System would ensure a big benefit to the Farmer (above all) by Putting the Subsidy where it Belongs”

  19. Q & Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R S A

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