MS-21: I & CAD Department - WALAMTARI - Re-organization and Strengthening of WALAMTARI – Permission to Director General, WALAMTARI - Orders - Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT I & CAD Department - WALAMTARI - Re-organization and Strengthening of WALAMTARI – Permission to Director General, WALAMTARI - Orders - Issued. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT (ER&T) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No 21 Dated: 8-02-2012 Read the following:- 1. Contract Agreement No.14, dt.1.2.2006, executed between WALAMTARI and Prof. K.V.Raju, ISEC, Bangalore. 2. Prof. K.V.Raju report on WALAMTARI dt.3.10.2007. 3. Govt. Memo No.29950/Ser.VIII/07-2, I&CAD (Ser.VIII) Dept, dt.25.2.2008. 4. Task group report of MOWR, GOI, dt. 4th August, 2009. 5. Minutes of the review meeting held by Hon’ble Chief Minister on 22nd June, 2009 6. The Director General, WALAMTARI Lr.No.DG/WAL/E1/1962/2009-10/ 746, dt. 24-8-2009. 7. The Director General, WALAMTARI, Lr.No.DG/WAL/E1/1962/2009, dt.7-3-2011. 8. The Director General, WALAMTARI, Lr.No.DG/WAL/E1/1962/2009/173 dt.18-04-2011. *** ORDER: Water and Land Management Training and Research Institute (WALAMTARI) was established in 1982 under the Water Resources Management and Training (WRM&T) of the World Bank to provide Training and Research services to the Irrigation and Command Area Development Department. It was registered as a Society in the year 1992 under the Registrar of Co-Operative Societies Act. The total sanctioned strength of staff of WALAMTARI is now only 54. 2. The Irrigation and Command Area Development Department commissioned a study by Institute of Social and Economic Changes (ISEC), Bangalore to study and suggest ways to strengthen WALAMTARI. The report suggested many radical changes in the structure, staff pattern and functions of WALAMTARI. For strengthening of WALAMTARI, the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR). The report of the Task Force has finalized and communicated to the States for implementation. The recommendations of the Task Force include among other things, reorganization of WALMIs in terms of taking Director, Multi-disciplinary Faculty from both Government Departments and open market and functional autonomy. They have also made it clear that Government of India support will be given to WALMIs only if they follow the recommendations. 3. The Director General, WALAMTARI has proposed to do away with the existing concept of all Engineers in one wing and the Agricultural faculty in another wing will be PTO-2- done away with the new concept of centres will be brought in. WALAMTARI also proposes to reorganize into 8 entities-7 functional and 1 administrative. They are Micro Irrigation, Research and Development, Knowledge Sharing etc. WALAMTARI Business Plan has the activity worth Rs.25.25 Crore and its anticipated expenditure is Rs.21.46 Crores and there will be a saving of Rs.3.79 Crores. The proposal to take professionals from Open Market on contract basis. 4. Government, after careful examination of the proposals submitted by the Director General, WALAMTARI, hereby accord permission for implementation of the recommendations of the Task Force of MOWR, GOI & ISEC, Bangalore and strengthen the functioning and governance of WALAMTARI in a holistic manner and also to take professionals (i.e., Senior Professionals-3, Junior Professionals - 8 only) from open market on contract basis subject to condition that re-organization of WALMI’s has to be done by taking Multi disciplinary faculty from both the Government Departments and the Open Market and giving functional autonomy, as per the recommendations made by Government of India. Regarding remuneration to the professionals, the Director General, WALAMTARI is required to follow the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.3, Finance (SMPC.II) Department, Dated 12-01-2011. 5. The Director General, WALAMTARI shall take necessary action accordingly. 6. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance (SMPC) Department vide their U.O.No.12544-D/383/A1/SMPC.II, Dated 1-12-2011. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) DR. PRASANTA MAHAPATRA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To The Director General, WALAMTARI, Hyderabad. The P.S. to Minister for Minor Irrigation, LI, APSIDC, GWD & WALAMTARI. The P.S. to Prl. Secretary to Govt.(I), I & CAD Department. The Finance (SMPC.II) Dept. The Accountant General, AP., Hyderabad. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad. SF/SC. //FORWARDED BY ORDER// SECTION OFFICER