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Bottom Up Planning
KUNGUMASELVAN T
2019607011
I Ph.D.(Agricultural Extension)
Bottom Up Planning
An established systematic process of
achieving certain ends with accuracy
and efficiency, usually in an ordered
sequence of fixed steps
Participation Empowerment
Planning initiated at the
lowest level in the village
level
Bottom
Up
Planning
Channel to each next step –
higher authority
Board of directors for
final approval
Objectives of BUP
• To involve the community
• Draw out ideas and generate initiatives
• Delegate decision making powers
• Respect ideas and the people
• Recognize driving needs
• Transparency
Difference
Sl.No Top Down Planning Bottom Up Planning
1 Inflexibility Flexibility
2 Less motivation More motivation
3 People feel that their
opinion does not
matter
Commitment towards
planning
4 Less or no
participation of people
More participation of
people
5 Team work is not
possible
Teamwork is encouraged
Agriculture Technology Management
Agency - NATP - 2006
ATMA
Society of
stakeholders
involved in
agri activities
in the district
Integration of
extension and
research with
farmers
Technology
dissemination
in district
level
Objectives of ATMA
• To strengthen REF linkage
• Effective co-ordination of activities of different agencies involved in
technology adoption
• To increase the quality and type of technology disseminated
• Shared ownership of the agriculture technology system by key
shareholders
• Develop partnership with private agencies
Salient features of ATMA
Creating Farmer
Advisory Committee to
improve feedback
Using NGO’S to
organize farmers
In-service training to
increase staff
competencies
Developing PPP
Refining technologies
through ATMA centres
in districts
Roles & Responsibilities
Support
Governing Board Management Committee
Policy making body
Provide guidance
Review the progress & functioning
of ATMA
Planning & executing the day to
day activities of ATMA
Governing Board
1 Collector Chairman
Management Committee
Funding pattern
Funding
Rs.226.07
crores
Central
State
90%
10%
District
State
Control
of GOI
77.53%
10.25%
12.22%
Strategy
State
District
Block
Village
State Level
Sanctioning
Committee
RKVY
Approve State
Extension Working
Plan
Inter
Departmental
Working Group
Support
initiation
Day to day
management of
activities
State level
District level
Governing
Body
Overall policy
direction to ATMA
District
ATMA Cell
Project Director
Deputy PD
Staffs
ATMA
Management
Committee
Implementation of
scheme
District Farmers
Advisory
Committee
Feedback for
planning &
implementing
Block Technology
Team
Agri Officers & line
dept staffs
Block
ATMA Cell
BTM
SMS
Block Farmers
Advisory
Committee
Feedback for
planning &
implementing
Block level
Village level
ATMA Farmers
Farmer
Friend
Advice on agri and
allied activities
Constraint – Naidu et al. (2016)
Place of study : Andhra Pradesh
Inadequate
finance
Lack of
required staff
Approval &
release of fund
Lack of
guidance in for
block action
plan
Lack of ICT
tools
Extension
officials
Farmers
• Unavailability of inputs at doorstep
• Lack of training on improved technologies
• Voice of farmer representatives have been often
neglected
• No proper planning in input distribution
• No training on ICT and its application
• Less exposure visits outside the state
Conclusion
Bottom Up Planning
ATMA activities
Bottom up planning