APFMIS Act

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APFMIS Act Rules
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DELINEATION.

• Delineation of WUA
• Hydraulic basis.
• Administratively viable.
• MI sources to have one WUA.
• WUA to have a local distinct name.

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Membership.

• All water users within a WUA are members.
• Members with voting rights.
• Land owners tenants
• Any person in lawful possession enjoyment
• Members without voting right.
• Called co-opted members.
• Basically all other persons other than land
  owners tenants.

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WUA Original Set -Up
PC
MC MEMBERS
DC
Max 101 Min 41


WUA
4 to 10 TCs
TC1 TC2 TC3 TC4 TC5
TC6 TC7 TC8 TC9 TC10
Farmers (Land holders)
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Objectives

• Water management
• To promote equitable distribution of water
• To promote economy in the use of water
• Agriculture
• To optimise agriculture productivity / production
• To arrive at optimum cropping pattern
• To encourage / application of modern agriculture
  technology
• Finance
• To ensure collection of dues, mobilisation of
  resources
• Make prudent investment of resources
• Environment
• To work towards sustaining etiological balance
• Others
• To make the organisation viable, vibrant,
  functional body

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Rights of farmers organisations

• Water management
• To obtain information on water availability and
  supply of water
• To receive water in bulk from department for
  distribution
• Agriculture
• To obtain latest information on agricultural
  aspects
• Works
• To participate planning and designing of micro
  system
• Finance
• To levy special fee for maintenance of the system
• Planting trees on canal bunds for augmenting
  income of the farmers organisation

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Responsibilities of farmers organisations

• Water management
• To prepare the schedules of water deliveries
• To supply water to all members in the command
  area
• To avoid and prevent misuse and wastage of water
• To use water economically
• Agriculture
• Preparation of crop plan
• To inspect water utilisation
• To educate farmers on agricultural aspects
• Works
• To carryout timely maintenance of the irrigation
  systems
• To improve the system for efficient and
  economical use of available water

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Rights of individual water users

• Water management
• To get information relating to water
  availabilities and water delivery
• To receive water as per specified quota
• To avoid and prevent misuse and wastage of water
• To use water economically
• Agriculture
• To have freedom of growing any crop, adjusting
  the area within the water allocated
• Others
• To sell or transfer the water share to any other
  water user within the operational area of water
• To participate in General Body meetings and
  receive annual reports
• To receive equitable benefits

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Responsibilities of water users

• Water management
• To be aware of rules of operation of water supply
  
• To adhere to the water delivery schedules
• Not to tamper with the irrigation systems
• To conserve water
• Agriculture
• To follow proper irrigation methods
• Works
• To maintain the micro level system
• Financial
• To pay the water tax and special fee regularly
• General
• To permit inspection of irrigated area
• Crop cutting experiments
• To respect easement any rights and other customer
  rights

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General Body Meetings

• General Body shall meet at least twice in a year
• Once before Khariff
• Once before Rabi
• General Body meeting may also be called at any
  time
• by President
• by the Managing Committee through majority
  resolution.
• Signed by not less than 1/3 of the voters
• direction from Govt. Commissioner, President of
  higher tier
• Quorum
• 1/3rd quorum
• for adjourned meeting no quorum.

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Powers of General Body

• Finance
• To approve financial budget on review of the
  previous year budget
• To levy special fees
• To take decision on raising of resources
• To decide on permissible administrative expenses
  within the ceilings prescribed by Government
• Works
• To prepare annual and long term financial and
  works plans
• To create a separate fund for different
  activities
• Water Management
• To approve the operational plan for each season
• Others
• To set up sub committees
• To carryout the recall proceedings

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MC Meeting

• MC shall meet at least once in a month
• Quorum for the meeting
• 1/3rd of the total members.
• for adjourned meeting no quorum is required

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Powers and functions of Managing Committees

• Financial
• To prepare budget and allocate resources for
  various activities
• To raise resources
• To prepare annual accounts
• Works
• To prepare and implement annual and long term
  plan
• To organise execution of works
• To prioritize works
• Water Management
• To prepare and implement operational plan
• To ensure equitable distribution of water
• Agriculture
• To prepare and implement crop plans for Khariff
  Rabi
• Others
• To assist the Revenue, Irrigation and Agriculture
  departments in preparation and maintenance of
  basic records
• To carryout and implement all decisions of
  General Body

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Duties of Chairman/President

• Finance
• To render full and complete accounts
• To operate the bank account jointly with the MC
  member
• To be accountable for all transactions of FO
• Meetings
• To preside over the General Body meetings
• To conduct General Body meetings and MC meetings
  as prescribed
• Authorised representative of FO at all other
  forums
• General
• Custodian of all records, properties of FO
• To conduct the affairs of FO in democratic manner

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Sub-Committee composition

• WUA Level
• MC member of WUA is convener (T.C. member)
• 4 farmers members
• D.C. Level
• MC member of D.C. is convener (WUA president) 4
  T.C. members
• Medium P.C. Level
• MC member of P.C. is convener (WUA President) 4
  T.C. members
• Major P.C. Level
• MC member of P.C. is convener (D.C. President)
  and 4 WUA Presidents.

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Functions of Sub Committees

• (1) Finance Sub committee
• To mobilise and collect resources
• To organise collection of water tax
• To maintain records relating to financial matters
• To prepare annual accounts
• (2) Works Sub committee
• To recommend estimates of works for
  administrative approval
• Prioritisation of works
• To supervise works and ensure quality control
• To approve the payment for works
• (3) Water Management Sub committee
• To carryout the decisions of the MC and GB on
  water regulation
• To organise patrolling of the canals
• To maintain the record of water deliveries

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Functions of Sub Committees .. Continued

• (4) Monitoring, Evaluation Training Sub
  committees
• To identify the training needs
• To educate in optimum use of water
• To monitor specifications like irrigated area,
  productivity, resource building etc.,
• Sub committee meetings
• Sub committee shall meet as frequently and
  necessary.
• The Convener shall preside over the meeting

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Works and Maintenance

• Farmers Organisations can take up
• 1) OM Works
• 2) Differed Maintenance works
• 3) Original Works
• Works are identified by
• Walk through survey
• Administrative approval by M.C.
• Technical sanction by Engineering official
• President or T.C. member shall not execute the
  work in his individual capacity
• Work execution at estimated rates

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Operational plan and water budgeting

• MC and CA (Engg) prepare water budget
• Major
• - PC allocates water to DC
• - DC to Water Users Associations
• Medium
• - PC allocates water to WUAs
• Minor
• - WUA to decide
• The drawals of water shall be monitored
• At the end of season review of
• - Water use efficiency
• - Extent of crops

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Water regulation

• Plan of water regulation
• - details of release and closure
• - equitable distribution of water
• - Warabandi schedule
• Installation of devices for monitoring flow by FO
• Joint Azmoish by FO with the assistance of
  Government departments

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Accounts / Finance

• Joint Account
• Nationalized or Cooperative Bank
• President and Managing Committee member
• Registers
• Cash Book
• Bill registers
• Contingent registers
• Amanath registers
• Receipt book
• Cheque register

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Records to be maintained

• W.U.A. map
• Property register
• Membership register
• Water flow register
• Sanctioning register
• Cash register
• Special fee collection register
• Minutes register
• - GB meeting
• - MC meeting
• - Sub committee meetings

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Levy Collection of fee

• Fee can be levied
• - to provide facilities
• - to meet urgent need of FO
• - to improve the system
• - to build up assets
• Defaulters list
• - To MRO
• - Recovery by RR Act
• Govt., may also prescribe fee

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Financial Audit

• Audit
• - To be done by 30th June
• - MC appoints auditor
• - More than 10.00 lakhs
• Chartered Accountant
• - Less than 10.00 lakhs
• Auditor
• - Approval by General Body

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Social audit

• Social audit
• Water utilisation
• Expenditure incurred for maintenance of the
  system
• Display list of benefits accorded with reference
  to funds spent
• Details of work to be exhibited at work place
• The auditor shall incorporate
• social audit report in his annual audit report

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Functions of Competent Authority (Engineering)

• Competent Authority (Engineering)
• A.E/A.E.E. WUA
• Dy.E.E. D.C.
• Powers of Competent Authority
• Technical Sanction
• Custodian for protection of hydraulic parameters
  of canal.
• Functions of Competent Authority
• Prepare maintenance plan
• Prepare estimates for the works
• Bills preparation
• Assist M.C. in Preparation of Water Budget
• Assist in Joint Azmoish.
• Taking up Recall proceedings

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General

• FO shall assist
• Govt. departments in implementation of Act
• Election Authority and District Collectors in
  conduct of elections
• Updation of Voters list every year (April)
• GB may take a decision not to supply water to the
  persons
• - Not binding with the decisions of GB/MC
• - Not paying the water tax/cess
• - Not paying contribution
• GB may order
• - for recovery of damages
• - prosecute in a court of law

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Areas requiring further attention

• WUAs to broaden their activities without limiting
  to only execution of works
• To enable the WUAs to comply with the statutory
  responsibilities like
• maintenance of records and Accounts,
• conducts of financial Audit,
• organizing GB / MC meetings, etc.,
• Measures required to prevent contractor like
  attitude in execution of works by the WUA
  Presidents.
• To make the WUAs concentrate primarily on water
  management.

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Areas requiring further attention - contd

• Measures to involve MC members for transparency
  in the activities
• Some WUAs being too large (8,000 acres above),
  resulting in administrative difficulties with
  unwieldy number of farmers for convening GB
  meetings and taking decisions
• Measures to prevent misuse of funds
• Whether the tenure of 5 years is too long a
  period resulting in showing complacency by the
  individuals particularly Presidents.

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STRENGTHENING WUA MOVEMENT Revised set up and
Amendments
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Changes in WUA set up

• Revised Set-Up
• WUA to be a continuous body
• 12 TCs in Major Medium sector WUA
• 6 TCs in Minor WUA
• 1/3rd of TC members retire once in every 2 years.
• Vice-President post is newly introduced.
• Term
• TC members 6 yrs ( with variable tenures
  during the first cycle)
  President 2 yrs
• Vice President 2 yrs

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Revised WUA SET-UP(
Major Irrigation)
Indirect Election
Chairman
Vice Chirman
President
Vice President
Indirect Election
Indirect Election
President
Vice President
Direct Election
Farmers (Land holders)
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Revised WUA SET-UP(
Medium Irrigation)
Indirect Election
Indirect Election
Direct Election
Farmers (Land holders)
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Revised WUA SET-UP(
Minor Irrigation)
Indirect Election
Direct Election
TC1 TC2 TC3
TC4
TC5 TC6
Farmers (Land holders)
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Amendments to Act

• Vice President post is introduced
• To be Joint Account holder of bank account along
  with President
• Convener of Water Management Sub -Committee
• Formation of Sub-Committees made Compulsory
• 4 in Major and Medium Irrigation

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Amendments to Act - contd

• Introduced one Additional Competent Authority
  (Agriculture)
• Disqualification of candidates for contesting
  in WUA elections
• Convicted Persons
• Persons Removed by Commissioner or Government or
  designated officer
• Persons holding statutory posts like M.L.A., M.P.
  etc.
• Incentives, disincentives to WUAs based on
  performance

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Amendments to Act Contd.

• Punitive Action against Presidents
• For not conducting Financial Audit
• For not conducting required No. of G.B. Meetings
  
• For not forming Sub-Committees
• Feeder Channels to MI tanks should be maintained
  by WUAs.
• Modernization of Agriculture to be a function of
  WUAs.
• Extension of Act to Minor Water bodies in
  Scheduled Areas also.

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Recall
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Composition of FOs

• In a Distributory Committee (Major)
• ( with WUA Presidents )
• Minimum members 5
• Maximum members 12
• In a Project Committee
• ( with DC Presidents (Major Projects ))
• ( with WUA Presidents( Medium Projects ) )
• Minimum members 5
• Maximum members All DC/WUA
• Presidents
• -

Section 5(1),7(3),7(4) G.O. Ms. No.20, I CAD
(CAD IV) Dept. dt 20.2.03
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Redelineation of FOs

• Water Users Associations
• Major Sector
• Based on hydraulic basis
• The Max range of Ayacut 1,000 - 4000Acres.
• Medium Sector
• Based on hydraulic basis
• The Max range of Ayacut 1,000 - 2500 Acres.
• Minor Sector
• Total Ayacut under the tank.

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Distributory committee Set up

• Major Irrigation only
• All WUA. President form the
• Managing Committee
• MC GB are same here
• MC members elect
• A President
• A Vice President
• Term is 2 Years
• Min. strength in a DC is 5 WUAs.
• (for formation of 4 Sub Committees)
• Max. strength in a DC is 12 WUAs

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Project Committee Setup

• In Major Irrigation
• All D.C. Presidents form Managing Committee
• M.C. G.B. are same here
• M.C. members elect
• A Chairman
• A Vice Chairman
• Term is 2 years
• Minimum strength of a PC is 5 D.Cs.
• ( for formation of 4 Sub Committees )
• In Medium Irrigation
• Same set up as above except all WUA presidents
  form the managing committee of PC

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Important hints on delineation

• Major Irrigation systems
• Minimum 5 DCs
• Minimum 25 WUAs
• Minimum 300 TCs
• Medium Irrigation systems
• Minimum 5 WUAs
• Minimum 60 TCs

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Delineation of TCs as upper reach and lower reach

• Upper reach TCs
• 50 of TCs adjacent to and nearby to the entry
  point of water course based on hydraulic
  particulars
• Lower reach TCs
• Remaining 50 TCs

G.O.Ms. No. 48, I CAD (CAD IV) DEPT dt.
04-04-03
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Important Amendments on water management

• Focus on Water management
• Appointment of CA (Agri)
• Vice President as convener of water management
  sub committee
• Tail end farmers represented either as President
  or Vice President
• Encouraging modernization of agriculture
• Maintenance of feeder channels in MI tanks are
  additional functions of the WUAs.
• Government to prescribe incentives and
  disincentives to the farmers organisations based
  on their performance.

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Revised System of Election

• Simplified election procedure in both procedure
  and time frame.
• TC members are to be elected directly by farmers.
• TC members have to elect President and
  Vice-President of WUA.
• WUA Presidents have to elect President and
  Vice-President of DC.
• DC/WUA Presidents have to elect Chairman and
  Vice-Chairman of PC of Major/Medium.

Section 4,6,8
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Features of simplified election process in FOs

• Elections to WUAs during1997
• Elaborate procedure
• 21 days schedule
• Direct election to TCs President
• Present Elections to WUAs
• Simplified election procedure
• Minor Irrigation systems
• Only 1 day election schedule
• Election in EGB meeting
• Major Medium systems
• 2 day election schedule

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Election Procedure for WUAs in Major Medium
sectors

• Election schedule - 2 days
• First day nominations, finalisation of candidates
• Second day Election to TCs, Fixing up tenures
  Election to President Vice president
• Election procedure
• Secret ballot
• Voting slip with symbols
• Voting box and indelible ink

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Comparison of time schedule
Item In 1997 (no. of days) As revised for 2003(no. of days)
Item In 1997 (no. of days) Maj/Med Minor
Receipt of Nominations 5
Scrutiny, Withdrawals and finalising symbols 5 1 1
Preparation for election 10
Election and declaration of results 1 1
Total 21 2 1
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Representation for upper reach and lower reach

• If the elected President is from upper reach of
  command of the WUA, the vice-president shall be
  from the lower reach and vice-versa.

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Present stage of election process

• WUAs were notified as per revised set up
• Elections to the WUAs were conducted in 13
  districts (6200 WUAs)
• Newly elected M.Cs started functioning from Jan.
  2004
• Elections to the WUAs in 7 districts and NSP
  project (3800 WUAs) were conducted in April 05.

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W U As
present status
Notified WUAs 10,769
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Co-option of members of PR Institutions and
Public Representatives

• As water being common need it is decided to
  co-opt the members of PR institutions and Public
  Representatives into the MC of FO
• The co-option is
• Minor WUA Two Gram Panchayat members (one male
  one female)
• Major WUA No co-option
• DC Mandal Presidents
• PC(Med) Mandal Pres, MLAs and MPs
• PC(Maj) MLAs, MPs and ZP chiar persons

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More Focus on water management