ASSAM RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (ARIAS) SOCIETY

Frequently Asked Question
(ARIAS Society: Project Coordination Unit)

1  
What is the AACP project closing date?
Project closing date 31st. December 2009
Credit 31st March,2010 (Period 5 Years)
2  
What are the major schemes under AACP?
Agriculture
750 Tractors & 1500 P/Tillers; Sprinkler Irrigation 200 ha; 60,000 STW;
20,000 LLP; Land Dev.- 20,000 ha; Extension through ATMA concept;
Market Dev. - 50 haats & 24 rural; wholesale markets; Research : AAU

Pilot Forest
Kamrup & Nagaon Dist; JFM concept; Increase livelihood of forest
communities through demand driven schemes & marketing facilities

Fishery
Beel – 3000 ha ; Ponds – 1200 ha; Tank – 200 ha ; Integrated Fish Culture – 250 ha; Seed Production – 50ha; Capacity building, Demonstrations, Market development

Dairy
Milk Marketing; Formation of 250 DCSs & 250 SHGs; Dairy Training

PWD
Rural roads: Upgradation 1000 KM to BT & 285 T/ bridges to RCC;
Rehabilitation of 1000 Km. gravel roads in Sonitpur, Nalbari, Dhubri,Hailakandi and Jorhat Barpeta, Goalpara, Karimganj, Morigaon

Impl. Depts/Agencies
Departments of Agriculture; AH & Veterinary, Dairy, Fisheries, Forests, Sericulture & PWD; and AAU; District ATMA & NGOs as partner in all sectors.

Nodal Agencies
Project Coordination Unit (PCU), ARIAS Society