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Government of Kerala 
 
  REPORT OF  
EVALUATION STUDY ON  
AGRO SERVICE CENTRES  
IN KERALA 
 
 
 
 
JULY 2016   
MONITORING & EVALUATION DIVISION 
DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT & FARMERS’ WELFARE  TH
IRUVANANTHAPURAM

PREFACE 
Agro  Service  Centres  is  a  service  delivery  system  established  by  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  at  Block  level  to  cater  to  the  needs  of  farmers  in  areas  like  hiring  of  machinery 
with operator, labour support, providing inputs, soil testing service support etc, on a pilot basis 
in selected Blocks. The main objective of this scheme is to facilitate integration of services like 
mechanisation, ATMA  based  extension,  credit  support,  weather  advisory  services,  soil  testing 
support, marketing support etc. under the close supervision of Department of Agriculture.   
The  Monitoring  &  Evaluation  Division  in  the  Directorate  of Agriculture  was  entrusted 
with the conduct of this evaluation study on Agro Service Centres during the year 2015 -16 with 
the  main  objectives  to  assess  the  area  brought  back  for  cropping  by  the  intervention  of ASC, 
impact  of  agricultural  mechanisation  through  ASC  in  service  delivery,  acceptability  of  the 
c
oncept  of  ASC  and  the  rate  of  adoption  among  farmers,  operational  issues,  etc.  The  study 
covered all districts and 35 ASCs established during the year 2012 -13.	
 
The  study  has  come  out  with  many  important  findings,  the  details  are  incorporated  in 
various  chapters  of  the  report.  I  appreciate  the  efforts  taken  by  the  Monitoring  &  Evaluation 
Division for undertaking an endeavor after a gap of 15 years and bringing out this report.    
I  hope  this  survey  report  will  be  found  useful  to  planners,  policy  makers  and 
implementing  officers  to  make  corrections  in  implementation  of  the  scheme  and  thus  for  the 
development  of  agriculture  in  the  State  through  the  successful  operation  of  Agro  Service 
Centres.  
 
  Thiruvananthapuram,  
30 - 07 - 2016.     Sunil Kumar A.M.  
Director of Agriculture (i/c)

Acknowledgement 
 
The  Monitoring  &  Evaluation  Division  gratefully  expresses  deep  sense  of  gratitude  to 
Sri.  A.  Ajithkumar,  former  Director  of  Agriculture  for  his  tremendous  support  and 
encouragement for conducting this kind of study after a long gap of 15 years. Th is Division also 
gratefully acknowledges the support extended by Sri. Ashok Kumar Thekkan, former Director of 
Agiculture  and  Sri.  A.M.  Sunilkumar,  Director  of  Agriculture  (i/c)  for  the  completion  of  this 
endeavor successfully.   
This  Division  also  acknowledges  with  thanks  the  kind  of  patronage,  inspiration  and 
timely  guidance,  which  received  from  Smt.  Neena  M.M.,  former  Additional  Director  of 
Agr
iculture (Planning) and Smt. C.K. Sajitha, Additional Director of Agriculture (Planning). 
This	

  Division  is  very  much  thankful  to  Assistant  Director  of  Agriculture,  TV  section  in 
the  Directorate  for  providing  detailed  information  and  connected  papers  about  the  project 
Establishment of Agro Service Centres. 
This  Division  also  acknowledges  deep  and  sincere  gratitude  to  all  behind  this  work  who 
have contributed their time, ideas and immense help.  
 
D.S. Shibukumar 
Deputy Director (Statistics) 
Monitoring & Evaluation Division 
Directorate of Agriculture Development & Farmers’ Welfare  Thiruva	

nanthapuram

Team of officers behind this work 
 
Survey conducted by   :   Monitoring & Evaluation Division  
Directorate of Agriculture   Development & 
Farmers’ Welfare,  Thiruvananthapuram  
Questionnaire prepared by   :   D.S. Shibukumar, Deputy Director  
George Alexander, Assistant Director of 
Agriculture   
Field level survey by   :   Research Assistant and Sta tistical Assistant in 
Principal Agricultural Offices   (all districts 
except PTA & KSD)  
Agricultural Assistants (in PTA and KSD)   
Survey conducted during   :   October  –   December 2015  
Scrutiny of schedules, data entry and 
tabulation   :   Rajeev. K, Research Assistant   
Asoka Kumar K.V., Research Assistant  
Abhin Raj R., Statistical Assistant  
Renya P.R., Statistical Assistant  
Sushama T N, Statistical Assistant  
Arisha P.A, Statistical Assistant  
Haseena H S, Statistical Assistant  
Report prepared by   :    D.S. Shibukumar, Deputy Director  
Pauline Lina Edwin, Assistant Director of 
Agriculture  
Rajeev K, Research Assistant

CONTENTS 
 
Sl No   Item   Page No  
1   Introduction   1  
2   Objective s   and methodology of  the  study   6  
3   Functioning of ASC   10  
4   Service personnel in ASC   21  
5   Mechanisation   26  
6   Influence of ASC in agriculture development   37  
7   Problems and challenges   49  
8   Suggestions for improvement   59  
9   Performance  Index   65  
     
  ANNEXURES    
I   Basic details of Agro Service Centres   70  
II   Bank Account details of ASC   73  
III   Operational area of ASC -   Panchayats covered   76  
IV   Income and expenditure details of ASC   79  
V   Other details showing the performance of ASC   81  
VI   Satisfaction level of beneficiaries in working of Agro Service Centres   85  
VII   Advantages of using machinery   and adopting latest techniques in 
agriculture with the intervention of ASC -   opinion of farmers expressed 
in percentage   87  
VIII   Area, Production  and Productivity changes of paddy in ASC Blocks   89  
IX   Area, Production and Productivity changes of  banana  in ASC Blocks   91  
X   Area, Production and Productivity changes of p lantain   in ASC Blocks   93  
XI   Area, Production and Productivity changes of  tapioca  in ASC Blocks   95  
XII   Area, Production and Productivity changes of  coconut   in ASC Blocks   97  
XIII   Area, Production and Productivity changes of  pepper   in ASC Blocks   99  
XIV   Area, Production and Productivity changes of  ginger   in ASC Blocks   101  
XV   Parameter  wise performance index of all ASCs   103

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 1   Chapter 1
 
INTRODUCTION  
Even  though  Kerala  is  blessed  with  all  natural  resources,  Agriculture  sector  shows  a 
steep  decline.  This  is  due  to  the  fact  that  labour  is  costly,  its  availability  is  less  and  many  a 
times  the  produce  from  the  farm  fetches  non  remunerative  price.  If Agriculture  in  Kerala  is  to 
be  made  profitable  a  concerted  effort  in  the  field  of  mechanisation,  delivery  of  technical 
knowledge,  availability  of  quality  inputs  and  planting  materials  through  a  single  window 
approach  is  to  be  promoted.  With  this  objective  a  new  scheme  was  launched  in  2012 -13 
namely “Agro Service Centres and Service Delivery”.  
Vide  Government  Order  GO(Rt)No.1548/12/AD  dated  30 -07-2012  administrative 
sanction was accorded for an amount of Rs.19.5 crores under the head of account 2401 -00	
-113	-
83 (Plan) for setting up of Agro Service Centres in Kerala as a new initiative for improving the 
service delivery of field officers of Agriculture Department subject to the following conditions.  
1.	
  Services  shall  be  charged  to  generate  income  for  the  self  sustainability  of  the  centres. A 
committee  shall  decide  the  rate  of  fee  of  services  according  to  the  guidelines  after 
consultation with stakeholders.  
2.
  Entrepreneurs  for  running  the  centres  shall  be  selected  by  inviting  applications  through 
advertisement.  Those  who  are  interested  to  invest  50%  of  the  cost  shall  be  given 
preference for the centres.  
3.
  Funds shall be released according to the progress of setting up the centres. If the selected 
society  is  not  utilizing  the  fund  for  the  intended  purpose,  they  shall  be  black  listed  and 
punitive action taken against them for recovery of the amount, if any, granted.  
4.
  The  possibility  of  tie  up  with  banks  or  other  institutions  for  handholding  may  be 
explored.  
Agro  Service  Centres  is  a  service  delivery  system  established  by  the  department  of 
Agriculture  attached  with  NGOs,  Co -operative  Society  or  public  limited  companies  manage 
collectively and designed to cater  to the needs of farmers in areas like hiring of machinery with 
operator, repairing, providing inputs, soil testing service support etc.  
The Agro Service Centres are established at Block level on a pilot basis under the close 
supervision and  guidance of the  Department  of Agriculture. The main objective of the scheme 
is to re -orient the functions of the field officer towards extension activities and service delivery 
for adoption of innovative and latest technologies in each stage of crop production. The labour 
shortage  problem  is  managed  by  Agro  machinery  operation  service  group  management  in 
Agricultural mechanisation and hired farm operations.

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 2    Vide  circular  No.46696/12  dated  19
-10-2012  of  the  Director  of  Agriculture,  detailed 
guidelines  for  setting  up  of  ASC  were  issued  and  35  Agro  Service  Centres  were  started  in 
selected  Blocks  in  2012 -13  to  facilitate  integration  of  services  like  mechanisation,  ATMA 
based  extension,  credit  support,  weather  advisory  services,  soil  testing  support,  marketing 
support  etc.  under  the  close  supervision  of  Department  of Agriculture. Assistance  provided  to 
each ASC is as follows.  Sl No   Item   Amount  
1   Purchase of machinery     25 lakhs  
2   Infrastructure support  (setting up of office)        2 lakhs  
3   Operational Expenses       2  lakhs  
4   Revolving Fund  (maintenance fund)                3 lakhs  
  Total                    32 lakhs  
 
 
The item wise details are as follows.   
1.1 	
Purchase of machinery  
The selection of machinery will depend upon the requirements of the location with reference to 
the crops cultivated, labour shortage and funds available. The local bodies can also additionally 
provide as many types of machinery they can for the running of project from time to time.   
1.2 
Office infrastructure support  
An office set up is to be made to keep the machinery and for proper management which can be 
with  the  Block  Panchayat  office  or  any  other  place  identified  suitable  by  the  respective  local 
bodies. If the ASC is taken up by any Service Co -operative Society, they may set up the office 
with all facilities required such as phone, furniture, computer, godown etc.  
1.3 
Operational expense  
The  amount  provided  under  operational  expense  can  be  used  for  purchasing  small 
transportation vehicles, for hiring skilled labour or appointing staff for the centres, meeting the 
hiring charges etc.  
1.4 
Maintenance fund (revolving fund)  
This fund is provided for meeting the expenses at crucial point of interventions.  
1.5 
Man power  
Each   Agro  Service  Centre  has  trained  working  group  (10  to  15  numbers)  who  are 
VHSE  Certificate  holders,  ITC/ITI  qualified  persons,  SSLC  certificate  holders. ASC  also  has 
an  Office  Secretary/Facilitator.  The  Office  secretary  is  selected  specially  from  among  the 
retired  Agricultural  Officers  with  high  leadership  quality  capable  of  assisting  the  Assistant

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 3    Director  of  Agriculture  to  run  the  ASC  in  a  successful  manner.  Office  secretary  is  the  chief 
officer of the ASC, who keeps record of day to day activities of the ASC, Bank operation, and 
assets  of ASC. All  the  working  group  members  and  facilitators  are  given  extensive  training  in 
usage and repair of machines and other equipments, plant protection activities etc.
 
1.6 Training Programmes  
Training  and  establishment  of  14  model  ASCs  are  under  the  auspicious  of  ARS 
Mannuthy.  
The  success  of  the  Agro  Service  Centre  depends  on  the  management  as  well  as  operational 
skills imparted to the working group.  First  level  training:  Twenty  days  training  on  the  field  operations,  upkeep  and  maintenance  of 
agro  machinery  are  imparted  to  the Agro  Service  Delivery  Executives. They  are  targeted
 how  to form and run the ASC. After the training they form the main working groups of the ASC.  
Second level training: A Second level training for 20 days are imparted to working group to run 
farm  clinic  and  diagnostic  centre,  pest  and  disease  identification,  crop  security,  intelligence 
work.  Training  is  given  on  necessary  technologies  to  5  VHSC  (Agri)  members  of  the  ASC 
working  group.  Farm  machinery  repair  and  service  training  is  given  to  ITC/ITI  people  to  run 
repair service centre of farm machinery. The other five members are imparted skill upgradation 
training for the service they are offering in each locality.
 
 
1.6.1 Training for the Office Secretary / Facilitator  
Office  Secretary/  Facilitator  are  given  training  for  20  days  to  run  the  ASC  in  a 
successful manner and familiarize all the operations intended to be entrusted with the working 
group.  All  the  training  are  conducted  by  Assistant  Director  of  Agriculture  and  Assistant 
Executive Engineer (Agri), with the help of Kerala Agricultural University.  
1.7 
Governing Set up and Custodianship of ASC  
ASC  are  registered  under  charitable  societies  Act  1955  with  at  least  7  members 
preferably  who  got  training  from  any  institution  regarding  the  agricultural  operations, 
agricultural  machinery  operation  /  repair  and  maintenance,  plant  protection  operation,  nursery 
management  etc. The  registered  members  elect  President,  Secretary,  Treasurer  etc. The  day  to 
day functioning of the ASC is managed by management committee comprising of  
1) President and Secretary of the ASC  
2) President or member of the service co -op	
erative bank linked with ASC  
3) The Assistant Director of Agriculture

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 4    4) Agricultural Officers of the area
 
The management committee may meet once in two months and deliberate on day to day 
functioning of the centre and make suitable decision in the day to day business and deliverance 
of  service  as  per  decision  taken  in  management  committee/high  power  committee  /service 
center and also guidelines issued by governing body/govt.  
Service personals may be organized into groups for the discharge of a particular t ype of 
work. The service calendar may be prepared in advance and assigned to service groups. All the 
service  personals  are  to  hold  account  in  the  bank.  The  service  charges  are  collected  and 
remitted  to  the  bank  and  service  personals  are  given  their  remuneration  on  weekly  basis.  A 
portion of service remuneration is to be deposited in the welfare fund of the member.   
Constitution of High Power Committee  
In order to  guide and control the activities of the ASC, a high power  committee is  also 
constituted with following members.  
1) President of the concerned Block Panchayat - Chairman  
2) Assistant Director of Agriculture of the concerned Block - 	
Convener  
3) The Block Panchayat Member of the division in which ASC is located - 	
Member  
4) Grama Panchayat Presidents in the Block  - 	
Members 
5) President and Secretary of ASC - 	
Members  
6) Agricultural Officers of Krishi Bhavans in the Block - 	
Members  
7) Conveners of Padasekhara samithies, crop clusters and other crop Samithies  -Members  
8) The representatives of banks of concerned Block - 	
Members  
The  High  Power  Committee  should  meet  at  least  once  in  six  months  and  deliberate  an 
effective  functioning  of  Agro  Service  Centre.  The  meeting  is  convened  by  the  Assistant 
Director  of  Agriculture  chaired  by  Block  Panchayat  President.  The  service  charges  for  each 
services and remuneration charges to  service persons of Agro Service Centre will be approved 
by  High  Power  Committee.  Mode  of  functioning  of  the  unit  is  decided  in  the  High  Power 
Committee, adhering to guidelines, if any, issued by Govt.  from time to time.       
1.8 	
Selection of Blocks for establishing ASC      
The  agency  who  are  willing  to  provide  a  front  office  and  machinery  yard  to  hold  farm 
machinery  to  run  the ASC  is  given  preference  for  establishing ASC. A  minimum  space  of  25 
square metre is required for the office and 200 square metre to hold the farm machinery.  
1.9
 Model Agro Service Centres

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Out  of  the  35 ASCs  established  during  the  year  2012 -13,  14  numbers  are  model ASCs, 
one  in  each  district  utilizing  the  expertise,  guidelines  and  timely  intervention  of  ARS, 
Mannuthy.  Training  and  handholding  to  14  centres  will  be  provided  by  Kerala  Agricultural 
University.  The  model  ASC  should  have  25  numbers  of  working  personnel.  The  machinery 
may  also  differ  according  to  the  need  of  the  operation  required  in  each  locality. An  amount  of 
Rs.65  lakhs  was  set  aside  for  the  establishment  of  14  numbers  of  Model ASC  and  the  amount 
will be released to the Comptroller of KAU, Thrissur.   
1.10 Monitoring  
At  the District level, the scheme is monitored and implemented by the Project Director 
(ATMA)  in  co -ordination  with  the  Assistant  Executive  Engineer  (Agri)  under  the  overall 
supervision  of  the  PAO.  At  the  State  level  Additional  Director  of  Agriculture  (Extn)  is 
monitoring the scheme with the co -ordination of State Agricultural Engineer.  
1.11 Additional Services provided by ASC  
In addition  to  the details mentioned above, ASCs are involved in Agricultural  practices 
like  land  preparation  of  Padasekharams,  plant  protection  measures,  harvesting  etc.  They  also 
undertake  fallow  land  cultivation,  preparation  of  land  for  school  gardens,  preparation  of  grow 
bags  for  terrace  cultivation. ASC  are  also  involved  in  portray  seedlings  preparation.  Many  of 
the ASCs have started bio pharmacy and nurseries so that quality plant protection measures and 
planting	

 materials  are made available in  the block area itself.  Bio  pesticides and bio  fertilizers 
are made available in the bio pharmacy. Some of the ASC has started soil testing labs also.

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Page 6   Chapter 2 
OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF STUDY 
 
2.1 Objectives of study 
Agro  Service  Centres  have  been  established  in  selected  Blocks  during  the  year  2012-13 
as  a  new  initiative  for  improving  the  service  delivery  of  field  offices  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  by  providing  labour  and  machinery  support  to  farming  activities.  The  effectiveness 
in  implementation  of  the  project  as  to  how  far  the  benefits  have  been  reached  to  the  farmers  is 
proposed for the said study during the year 2014-15.  
The	

 following objectives are proposed for evaluation study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
established during the year 2012-13. 
1.	
 How far establishment of ASC has helped the farming community to manage the labour 
shortage problem 
2.
  To assess the area brought back for cropping by the intervention of ASC 
3.
  Impact of agricultural mechanisation through ASC in service delivery 
4.
  To examine the extent of utilization of farm machinery purchased 
5.
  To study the acceptability of concept of ASC and the rate of adoption among farmers 
6.
  To examine the motivating factors behind successful ASC 
7.
  To assess the employment generated by engaging service personnel in ASC 
8.
  To examine the operational issues, if any, in ASC 
9.
  Suggestions for improvement of the scheme 
10.  Scope of linkage of ASC with Karshika Karma Sena established at Panchayat level 
2.2 
Coverage and Methodology  All  the  35  Agro  Service  Centres  established  in  selected  Blocks  in  Kerala  during  the 
financial  year  2012-13  are  covered  for  detailed  study.  Suitable  questionnaires  covering  the 
objectives  of  study  is  prepared  at  directorate  level  and  the  field  level  data  collection  is  done 
utilizing  the  service  of  Statistical  staff  posted  in  Principal  Agricultural  Offices  in  all  districts 
except  in  Kasaragode  and  Pathanamthitta.  In  Pathanamthitta  and  Kasaragode  districts,  two 
Agricultural Assistants (two numbers in each district) were posted for field level data collection.  
To assess the impact  of  establishment of ASC in  all districts  in  selected  Blocks, the data 
collection is done using two approaches.  
Approach  1:  In  order  to  assess  the  problems,  challenges,  opportunities,  threats,  mode  of 
functioning  of  ASC,  adherence  of  guidelines  issued  from  Govt  and  Department,  motivational 
factors,  success  stories,  additional  assistance  required  etc  of  ASC,  we  have  prepared  a  Type  I

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 7   schedule  intended  for  gathering  the  information  directly  from  the  office  of  ASC,  through  its 
Facilitator.  If  any  of  the  details  of  purchase  of  machinery  to  any  ASC  are  not  available  in  its 
office, it was proposed to be collected from the concerned Assistant Executive Engineer’s office 
through which the machinery were purchased.  
Appr
oach 2: For assessing the impact of services provided from ASC, a second type of schedule 
called  Type  II  questionnaire  was  prepared  and  was  canvassed  from  the  beneficiaries  who 
received  assistance  from  ASC  during  last  year  2014-15.  Through  this  questionnaire,  the  area 
cultivated,  shortage  of  agriculture  labourers,  services  received  and  not  received  from  ASC, 
problems and issues they are facing in agriculture operations, additional assistance required from 
ASC etc are studied.  
The methodology proposed for the  selection of samples for Type  II schedule is  selection 
of  10  beneficiaries  from  each  ASC  such  a  way  that  5  samples  from  the  list  of  farmers  and  5 
samples  from  the  list  of  padasekhara  samithies.  In  the  event  of  not  getting  sufficient  number  of 
padasekhrams in any ASC, it will be compensated from the list of farmers so as to ensure that 10 
beneficiaries are surveyed from each ASC.  
Thus 	

the  sampling  plan  for  the  selection  of  beneficiaries  who  got  assistance  from  ASC 
proposed is as follows.   Sl No   Beneficiary  category   No. to be selected   No. obtained  
1   Farmers   175   223  
2   Padasekharams   175   10 9  
  Total   3 50   33 2  
 
Note: 
ASC Sl No.4, ASC Pathanapuram, Kollam District has stopped its functioning due to court 
cases. So majority of the field in the Type I questionnaire are left blank, and no ASC Type II data 
schedules.    In  ASC,  Irikkur,  Kannur  district,  where  they  are  mainly  engaged  in  stocking  and 
distribution  of  fertilizers,  only  two  padasekharams  were  obtained  as  beneficiaries  for  field 
survey. Hence there is a shortage of 18 schedules in Type II category.  
  Since there is a total numbers of 4956 registered farmers and padasekharams in all the 35 
ASCs surveyed, the survey coverage for Type II schedule is about 7 percent.  
Sufficient  copies  of  questionnaires  required  for  the  field  survey  are  printed  at 
Government  Press.  A  pilot  study  to  examine  the  suitability  of  questionnaire  was  conducted  in 
Parassala Model ASC before finalization of the survey schedules.  
  The  district  wise  ASCs  established  during  the  year  2012-13  and  covered  for  the 
evaluation  study  are  the  following.  Of  these,  14  ASCs  are  model  centres  and  the  remaining  21 
a	

re ordinary ones.

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Page 8    Sl. No.   District   Block   Assembly  Constituency   Model / 
Ordinary  
1   TVPM   Kazhakkoottam   Nedumangadu    
2   TVPM   Parassala   Neyyatinkara   Model  
3   KLM   Chadayamangalam   Chadayamangalam    
4   KLM   Pathanapuram   Pathanapuram   Model  
5   PTA   Konni   Konni   Model  
6   PTA   Ranni   Ranni    
7   ALPA   Chengannur   Chengannur   Model  
8   ALPA   Muthukulam   Kayamkulam    
9   KTM   Pall am   Kottayam   Model  
10   KTM   Uzhavoor   Kaduthuruthy    
11   IDY   Idukki   Idukki   Model  
12   IDY   Thodupuzha   Thodupuzha    
13   EKLM   Alangadu   Kalamassery    
14   EKLM   Kothamangalam   Kothamangalam    
15   EKLM   Pambakuda   Piravam   Model  
16   TSR   Iringalakuda   Iringalakuda    
17   TSR   Pazhayannur   Chelakkara    
18   TSR   Wadakkanchery   Wadakkanchery   Model  
19   PKD   Malampuzha   Malampuzha    
20   PKD   Pattambi   Pattambi   Model  
21   MPM   Kuttippuram   Kottakkal   Model  
22   MPM   Perumbadappu   Ponnani    
23   MPM   Perinthalmanna   Perinthalmanna    
24   KKD   Koduvalli   Thiruvambady - Koduvalli    
25   KKD   Melady   Koyilandy    
26   KKD   Kunnamel   Nadapuram    
27   KKD   Perambra   Perambra   Model  
28   WYD   Sulthanbathery   Sulthanbathery    
29   WYD   Kalpetta   Kalpetta   Model  
30   WYD   Mana n thavadi   Mana n thavadi    
31   KNR   Irikkur   Irikkur   Model  
32   KNR   Koothuparambu   Koothuparambu    
33   KNR   Payyannur   Payyannur    
34   KSD   Manjeswaram   Manjeswaram   Model  
35   KSD   Neeleswaram   Thrikkarippur

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Page 9   2.3 Period of study 
The  proposed  study  was  conducted  during  the  financial  year  2014-15.  The  time  taken  for  each 
a	

ctivity is as follows.  1   Design of survey, preparation of questionnaire, pilot survey, 
schedule printing, training etc.     4 months  
2   Data  collection  at  field  level   (up  to  the  receipt  of  schedules 
at Directorate)   3   months  
3   Scrutiny   and validation   2 months  
4   Data entry,  tabulation and report writing   3 months  
5   Total time taken   12 months

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Page 10    Chapter 3 
FUNCTIONING OF ASC 
 
3.1 Registration of Agro Service Centres   
  As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  all  ASCs  have  to  be  registered  under  Charitable  Societies 
Registration  Act  1955  under  the  District  Registrar  Office  and  the  registration  has  to  be  renewed 
annually.  So  one  of  the  important  parameter  we  have  studied  is  the  registration  of  ASC.  While 
compiling  the  information  received  from  ASCs,  it  is  found  that  33  ASCs  are  registered  under 
Charitable Societies Registration Act through State Registration Department. But ASC Thikkody 
in  Kozhikode  district  and  Model  ASC,  Cheruvanchery,  Kannur  district  are  not  registered  under 
Registration Act as their Nodal Agencies are Service Co-operative Societies.  
3.2 
Facilitator of ASC   As per the scheme guidelines, each ASC should be governed through its office Secretary 
called  Facilitator,  who  may  be  preferably  a  retired  Agricultural  Officer  with  high  leadership 
quality capable of assisting the Assistant Director of Agriculture in which the ASC is established 
to  run  the  ASC  in  a  successful  manner.  He  has  to  keep  all  assets  and  records  of  the  day  to  day 
transactions  of  the  service  centre.  He  also  has  to  prepare  operational  calendar  of  ASC  for  its 
smooth and trouble free functioning and to ensure maximum services to its beneficiaries.  
The  survey  revealed  that  21  ASC  are  governed  by  retired  AOs  and  the  remaining  is 	
 by 
retired teachers, retired Agricultural Field Officers etc. the details are given below.   Sl No   Qualification of facilitator    Number of ASC  
1   Retired Agricultural Officer   21  
2   Agri Field Officer (Non cadre)   1  
3   Other than retired AO   13  
  Total   35  
 
Note: In ASC Malampuzha (Sl No 19), Palakkad, the post of Facilitator has been vacant for the 
last	

 9 months as on date of survey (held in November 2015) 
3.3 	
Monthly salary of Facilitator   The  scheme  guideline  does  not  specify  the  rate  of  monthly  salary  to  be  paid  to  the 
secretary/  Facilitator  of  ASC,  but  he  shall  be  paid  as  decided  by  the  management  committee 
ASC.  The  Facilitator  shall  be  paid  initially  for  one  year  from  scheme  fund  and  thereafter  from 
the business of ASC.

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 11     The  study  found  that  different  ASCs  are  paying  different  amount  to  its  Facilitator  as  his 
monthly salary. 68 percent of the centres are paying Rs.12000 per month as salary of Facilitator. 
2  ASCs  are  paying  Rs.15000  per  month,  3  ASCs  Rs.10000  pm  and  one  ASC  Rs.6000  pm. 
Facilitators of four ASC did not disclose this information. The details are given below.  Sl No   Monthly salary amount   No. of ASCs  
1   Rs.15000   2  
2   Rs.12500   1  
3   Rs.12000   24  
4   Rs.10000   3  
5   Rs.6000   1  
6   Not reported   4  
 
3.4 Separate Office Secretary in ASC  
  The  scheme  guideline  gives  flexibility  in  appointing  separate  office  secretary  in  ASC 
with adequate computer literacy who can manage the business. Out of the 35 ASCs surveyed, 10 
ASCs  have  appointed  separate  Office  Secretary  and  the  remaining  25  have  no  such  post.  Office 
Secretary is being paid at an amount ranging from Rs.5000 to Rs.8000 per month. 
3.5 
Meetings conducted in ASC  
  The  day  to  day  functioning  of  the  ASC  has  to  be  overseen  by  a  management  committee 
and this committee has to be met once in every two months and deliberate the functioning of the 
centre  and  make  suitable  decision  in  the  day  to  day  business  and  deliverances  of  service  as  per 
decision taken in all committees, viz. High Power Committee, General  Body, and the guidelines 
issued by the Govt.    
 	

In  order  to  guide  and  control  the  activities  of  ASC  and  the  working  force  constituted 
under  this,  a  High  Power  Committee  has  to  be  constituted  in  every  ASC  and  the  constitution  of 
this  committee  is  explained  in  2 nd
  chapter.  This  committee  has  to  be  met  at  least  once  in  six 
months.  
  In  addition  to  the Management Committee and High Power Committee  constituted, each 
ASC  has  a  General  Body  as  specified  in  the  By  Law  of  registration  of  ASC  and  this  may  be 
convened  at 	
least once in a year.  
The  survey  revealed  that  the  total  number  of  meetings  conducted  by  all  the  35  ASCs 
during  the  year  2013-14  and  2014-15  are  given  below.  During  the  year  2013-14,  341  meetings 
were conducted and in 2014-15 it was 359. The number of meetings of Management Committee 
held  by  each  ASC  per  year  is  ranging  from  2  to  10.  The  number  meetings  of  High  Power 
Committee convened by each ASC is ranging from 1 to 8 per  year. Out of 35 ASCs surveyed, 6 
ASC	

s  have  not  convened  General  Body  during  2013-14  and  2014-15.	
  But  some  others  have

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 12    convened up to a maximum of 8 times per year. The details of number of committees held during 
2013-14 and 2014-15 	are as follows.  
Name of Committee  
2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
Management Committee   118   142  
High Power committee   90   79  
General Body   133   138  
Total   341   359  
 
3.6 	
Income and expenditure details of ASC  
The	
  aggregate  of  income  generated  and  expenditure  incurred  by  all  the  35  ASCs  during 
the  year  2013-14  and  2014-15  are  as  follows.  The  net  profit  generated  by  all  ASCs  amounts  to 
Rs.77.27 lakhs during the  year 2014-15. While the profit generated was only 15.19 lakhs during 
the year 2013-14.  
During  the  field  survey,  it  was  observed  that  some  ASCs  are  facing  difficulty  in 
providing item wise income and expenditure due to poor maintenance of registers and records of 
their day to day operations.   Sl. 
No   Items of Incomes  
2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
1  
Income  from Application of machinery   7968283   18030771  
2  
I ncome from Inputs   3482828   20441926  
3   Income from  Agricultural practices on 
contract basis   563775   2952168  
4  
Income from r ent   by way of hiring   260570   365779  
5  
O ther incomes   680511   3577131  
   
Total income   12955967   45 367775  
 
Sl. 
No   Items of Expenditure  
2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
1  
Repairs and Service Charges of Machinery   1035968   42 2820  
2  
Spare Parts   211009   922248  
3  
Insurance   40626   126732  
4  
Fuel charges to Machines   1935315   3205249  
5  
Service charges to Service  personnel   4062307   1216180 8  
6  
Other Expenses   4151025   16992551  
  Total Expenses   11436250   37 631408  
   
Net Profit   1519717   7736367

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 13    3.7 Audit of accounts  
Third party auditing of financial accounts maintained in every ASC is inevitable to get an 
independent  and  unbiased  check  of  transactions  and  accounting  of  income  and  expense  under 
each  business  head.  This  may  also  play  a  role  of  corrective  action  in  maintaining  registers  and 
posting of money transactions.    During the survey it was found that only  14 ASCs have audited 
their  receipt  and  payment  accounts  or  income  &  expenditure  statements  for  the  year  2013-14  o r 
2014
-15 and the remaining not seen audited.  
 
3.8 
Utilisation of revolving fund   Each  ASC  has  been  granted  Rs.3  lakhs  as  revolving  fund  to  meet  the  inevitable 
contingent expenditure at any crucial point of time. The survey found that 33 ASCs have utilized 
the  one  time  revolving  fund/  maintenance  fund.  The  remaining  three  ASCs  have  never 
withdrawn any amount from revolving fund deposited in the bank account of ASC.  
 
3.9 
Purpose for which revolving fund utilized  
The	
  study  found  that  the  revolving  fund  provided  to  ASCs  has  withdrawn  to  meet  the 
expenditure  in  connection  with  the  following  essential  requirements.  The  purpose  for  which  the 
maintenance fund utilized is varying in each ASC.  
  Establishment of Infrastructure facilities, office furnishing etc.  
   Repair and maintenance of machinery  
   Land maintenance, parking yard repairing,  
   C	

onstruction of green house  
   For 	
buying machines Purchase of machines viz. pick up van,	 tractor,   
   Facilitator’s salary  
   Production of Grow bag, seeds, establishment of  bio pharma cy 
   P	

urchase of uniform, name board, 	
publicity  
   Establishing sales outlet, Vegetable farming,  pepper nursery  
   Tractor insurance, bio input centre  
   Transplantation, construction of rain shelter

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 14    3.10 Recouping of maintenance fund 
Since  the  maintenance  fund  given  to  ASC  is  for  meeting  the  essential  expenses  at 
inevitable  point  of  time,  the  fund  withdrawn  from  the  account  in  which  revolving  fund  is 
deposited should be recouped immediately. But the survey found that out of the 33 ASCs utilized 
their 	

revolving  fund,  only  17  numbers  have  recouped  the  amount  fully,  2  ASCs  partially 
recouped and the remaining 14 ASCs which have utilized their revolving fund have not recouped 
as on date of survey.  
3.11 	
Bank loan availed  
3  ASCs  have  availed  bank  loan  for  its  operation  and  the  remaining  have  not  taken  any 
kind of bank loan.  
3.12 
Labour days created through ASC  
One	
  of  the  main  objectives  of  establishing  ASC  is  to  tackle  the  labour  shortage  problem 
in agricultural activities. The total number of labour days created in all 35 ASCs through various 
activities  including  application  of  machinery  during  the  year  2013-14  and  2014-15  are  given  in 
the  following  table.  During  the  year  2014-15,  21491  man  days  were  created  and  in  2013-14,  it 
was  19847.  The  category  wise  labour  days  created  may  not  be  correct  as  different  ASC  has 
furnished the details in different manner.   Sl No   Category of work   2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
1   Manual labour   11274   10330  
2   Machine labour   8573   11161  
    Total   19847   21491  
 
 57  
48  
43   52  
0102030405060
2013-14 2014-15	
Percentage
 Labour days created in ASC  
Manual labour
Machine labour

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 15    3.13 Other services started in ASC  
  The  working  instructions  issued  for  establishing  Agro  Service  Centres  have  given 
freedom  to  establish  other  farmer  supporting  facilities  such  as  bio  pharmacy,  soil  testing  lab, 
seed/seedling nursery, agri  clinic etc under ASC to enhance the availability  of  quality seedlings, 
inputs etc for the enhanced production of agricultural products in the operational area of ASC.  
The  survey  shows  that  soil  testing  facility  has  been  started  in  5  Blocks  by  ASCs,  20 
AS Cs  have  started  bio  pharmacy,  24  ASCs  have  started  seedling  nursery  and  7  ASCs  have 
formed agri clinics. The details are given below.  
As  far  as  the  working  satisfaction  of  these  additional  facilities  established  by  ASC,  the 
Facilitators of  ASC has expressed different  opinions.  Out of the 24 numbers of nurseries started 
in  24  ASCs,  one  ASC  has  expressed  complete  satisfaction  in  its  work  and  20  expressed 
satisfaction.  In  the  case  of  7  numbers  of  agri  clinics  established  in  7  ASCs,  3  have  expressed 
complete satisfaction and 2 are satisfactory. The details are also seen in the table given below.  Name of Service   Number   Satisfaction   Level  
CS   S   NS   Not 
mentioned  
Soil testing facility   5   -   3   -   1  
Bio pharmacy   20   -   17   -   3  
Nursery   24   1   20   1   2  
Agri Clinic   7   3   2   1   1  
 
Note: 
CS- 	
Completely Satisfied, S- Satisfied, NS- 	Not Satisfied 
3.14 	
Type of ASC building   The  space  for  office  building  and  machinery  parking  yard  is  another  issue  in  the  smooth 
functioning of ASC. We have collected the details on these aspects from all the  ASCs surveyed. 
It is found that 8 ASCs are functioning in their own building, 6 on rent, 3 in building provided by 
the concerned Grama Panchayat, 1 in building provided by Dept of Agriculture and remaining 17 
in  building/  space  provided  by  other  interested  agencies/  NGOs.  The  table  given  below  shows 
the abstract.   Sl No   Type of building   Number of ASC  
1   Own building   8  
2   On rent   6  
3   Panchayat building   3  
4   Dept (of Agri) building   1  
5   Others   17  
  Total   35

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 16    3.15 Parking yard for machinery  
Govt	
 grant  has been provided to  all ASCs for establishing necessary parking  facilities to 
keep  and  protect  their  agro  machinery  from  rain  and  sun  light.  The  survey  found  that  out  of  the 
35  ASCs  established,  27  numbers  have  its  own  parking  yard  facility  for  parking  of  their  agro 
machinery and keeping other agricultural implements. 
3.16 M

aintenance of Stock register and log book  
  The  success  of  every  establishment  is  vested  in  upkeep  and  maintenance  of  various 
accounts detailing the cash transactions etc. So every ASC has to maintain daily activity register, 
cash  book,  stock  register,  log  book  for  machinery  and  transporting  vehicles,  if  any,  etc.  the 
survey  found  that  28  ASCs  has  been  maintaining  stock  register  and  log  book,  and  2  others 
maintaining stock register only.  
  Since  the  Type  II  schedule  was  canvassed  form  the  randomly  selected  beneficiaries  of 
ASC,  the  daily  activity  register  containing  the  name  and  address  of  farmers  and  other 
beneficiaries were very necessary for preparing the list frame of farmers and padasekharams. But 
our survey  investigators  have  faced problems  in  some ASCs  in  identifying the beneficiaries  due 
to poor maintenance or non maintenance of activity registers.     Category of register   No. of ASC  
1   Stock Register & Log book   28  
2   Stock register only   2  
3   Not maintained   5  
 
3.17 	
Re
pair & maintenance of machinery  
The  machinery  used  for  agricultural  operations  requires  proper  repair  and  maintenance 
even  at  field  and  so  the  essential  maintenance  should  be  carried  out  with  the  help  of  working 
group  members  posted  in  agro  service  centres.  In  this  context,  ITI/  ITC  holders  are  included  in 
the  service  personnel  category  to  cater  the  need  of  essential  service  requirement  of  agro 
machinery  and  equipments  at  field.  While  assessing  this  aspect,  it  is  found  that  out  of  the  35 
ASCs,  16  have  reported  that  the  ITI/  ITC  holders  in  working  group  of  ASC  are  capable  for 
undertaking the essential maintenance and minor repair of machinery in ASC.  
3.18 
Involvement of ASC in government schemes  
The following are the government schemes in which ASC have been actively involved in 
agricultural production and mechanisation in agricultural field operations. 	
 
   Development of paddy, 	
banana, coconut and vegetable cultivation  
   Paddy development schemes

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 17     
  Coconut development schemes  
   Vegetable development schemes  
   Banana development schemes  
   Spices development schemes   
   Watershed development schemes   
   VDP, SHM, ATMA, RKVY, LEADS, HADA  
   Production and distribution of grow bag under VDP  
   R
KVY 	
sc heme- 	Coconut scheme,  School vegetable garden   
   R	
ain shelter, vegetable nursery, green house  
   Trico derma, Water Shed  
   Distribution of fertilizer, polly house  
   Vegetable cluster, bio control agent  
   Spice development, Fish culture  
   S	

chool garden, distribution of bio pharmacy materials  
   Production of tank compost, vermi compost  
   Training for 	
coconut climbing  
 
3.19 	
Beneficiaries registered in ASC  
 	
The  table  given  bellow  shows  the  number  of  farmers,  padasekhara  samithies  and  other 
beneficiaries registered in all the 35 ASCs for getting various assistance.  Sl No   Beneficiary category   Number   Percentage  
1   Farmers   4732   69.1  
2   Padasekharams   224   3.3  
3   Others   1888   27.6  
  Total   6844   100.0  
 
3.20 	
Timely undertaking the requirements  
In order to obtain continuous support from the farmers who approach ed the ASC for their 
agriculture related requirements, all the service queries received in ASC should be attended with 
priority and without delay.  While studying this aspect,  it is  found that  18 ASCs  could  undertake 
a	

ll the requirements in time and the remaining 17	
 could not entertain all the requirements in time 
as requested by the beneficiaries.

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 18    3.20.1 Reason for not undertaking the requirements in time  
The  following  are  the  reasons  for  not  undertaking  the  job  requirements  in  time  as 
reported by the Facilitator of ASCs surveyed.  
 Lack of sufficient experienced service personnel since the work nature is not permanent 

  Lack of sufficient machinery and the available items are not heavy duty capacity 

  Delay in major repair of machinery 

  Non availability of machinery like tractor	 in sufficient number 
	
  Climatic hindrance 

  Lack of experience of service personnel in handling the machinery and other job 

  Non availability of vehicles in ASC for transportation of machinery and agricultural 
im	
plements to 	
the work site 
9 ASCs have reported that they could not undertake the works in time due to insufficient 
number  of  experience  service  personnel  in  ASC.  20  ASC  informed  that  they  want  more  service 
personnel to meet the requirements. 23 ASCs have reported the situation of not getting sufficient 
number of interested persons to be engaged	
 as working group members in ASC.  
3.21 	
Undertaking works from outside the Block/ Constituency   Even though ASC has been established to cater the need of agricultural operations in their 
respective CD Block or the Assembly Constituency, it can undertake the work requirements from 
outside the constituency/ Block subject to the approval of the high power committee. Since there 
are only 2 to 3 ASCs in each district, they have the flexibility to execute the jobs in their adjacent 
c	

onstituency/  Block  without  any  conflict  with  the  area  of  jurisdiction  of  the  neighboring  ASC. 
While  studying  this  aspect,  it  is  found  that  27  ASC  have  been  undertaking  the  works  from 
outside their operational area and the remaining 8 are not. 
Out  of  the  27	
  ASCs  undertaking  the  works  from  outside  the  Block/  Constituency,  21 
c	
ould  satisfactorily  complete  the  job  in  time.  That  means  60  percent  of  the  ASCs  could  do  the 
agricultural operations in addition to the works from within the Block. 
 
3.22 	
Depending ASC for continued assistance   The	
 success of establishment of ASC is to attract maximum number of farmers and other 
agencies  such  as  Padasekhara  Samithies,  NGOs  etc  engaged  in  crop  production  by  providing 
quality  oriented  services  at  comparatively  low  labour  rate  without  delay.  So  if  the  proportion  of 
number  of  farmers  approached  an  ASC  for  further  assistance  is  maximum,  such  ASC  may  be 
considered  as  a  good  ASC.  On  the  contrary,  the  success  of  an  establishment  is  depended  up  on

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 19    the quality of services provided by it. During the survey, it is found that 61 percent of the clients 
are further approaching ASC for its agricultural services. This rate is varying from ASC to ASC.  
3.23 Quantum of work requirements from outside the constituency  
The survey found that 20 percent of the total work requirements received in ASC is from 
outside the Block/ Constituency.  
 
3.24 
Grant for ASC from LSGD  
Out  of  35  ASCs,  only  7  ASCs  have  received  grant  from  Local  Self  Govt  Institutions  for 
acquiring new machinery and building other infrastructure.  
 
3.25 G	

rant given to ASC and its expenditure 
  The  following  table  shows  the  fund  allotted  to  all  the  35  ASCs,  which  were  surveyed, 
during  the  year  from  2012-13  to  2014-15  as  per  the  details  received  from  the  implementing 
section of the Directorate of Agriculture. (Amount in Rs. Lakhs)  Sl. 
No.   Items   2012 - 13   2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
Receipts   Expr   Receipts   Expr   Receipts   Expr  
1   Establishment of 
ASC                          
a)   Machinery   800.00   800.00   375.00   283.98   350.00   349.18  
b)   Maintenance Fund 
(Revolving)   96.00   93.00   45.00   38.00   42.00   42.00  
c)   Setting up of Office   64.00   64.00   30.00   30.00   28.00   2 6 .36  
d)   Operational 
Expenses   64.00   63.42   30.00   30.00   28.00   28.00  
  Sub Total   1024.00   1020.42   480.00   381 .98   448.00   445 . 5 4  
2   Additional Support   0   0   0   0   0   0  
a)   Training 
equipments   0   0   0   0   0   0  
b)   Mobile  repair 
service units   0   0   0   0   0   0  
c)   infrastructure for 
seed production, 
pro tray seed 
production, other 
planting materials 
etc.   0   0   0   0   18 . 00   16 . 00  
d)   Others   0   0   0   0   20 . 04   20 . 04

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Page 20     
Sl. 
No.   Items   2012 - 13   2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
Receipts   Expr   Receipts   Expr   Receipts   Expr  
3   Training 
programmes   63 . 60   61 . 29   0   0   61 . 70   50 . 20  
4   Software 
development and 
connectivity   44 .55   41 . 8 7   0   0   0   0  
a)   Connectivity & 
computers   0   0   0   0   0   0  
b)   Library, kiosk, 
information 
supporting   0   0   0   0   0   0  
5   Additional 
Assistance received 
during the 
subsequent years 
after assessing the 
performance for 
grading   0   0   0   0   0   0  
6   Biopharmacy   0   0   0   0   36 . 00   33 . 03  
7   Vehicle   0   0   0   0   84 . 00   76 . 00  
8   Soil testing lab   0   0   0   0   38 . 00   36 . 09  
    Grand Total   1132.15   1123.58   480 .00   381.98   705.74   676.9 0  
 
Source: TV section, Directorate of Agriculture Development & Farmers’ Welfare

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Page 21    Chapter 4 
SERVICE PERSONNEL IN ASC 
All  the  works  undertaken  by  the  Agro  Service  Centre  is  executed  through  its  working 
group members called service personnel. They are selected only from the specified Block area by 
a selection process through newspaper advertisement. Five member of the working group will be 
ITI/  ITC  holders  and  5  VHSE  holders  and  5  SSLC.  The  first  group  will form  repair  and  service 
unit and training core. The second group will develop as the diagnostic and clinic field core. The 
third group may develop as service deliverance core.  
Service personnel may be organized in to groups for the discharge of a particular type of 
work.  All  the  service  personnel  will  hold  account  in  the  bank.  The  service  personnel  will  be 
given their remuneration on weekly basis through their bank account.  
4.1 
Service personnel in the working group of ASC  
As 	
per  the  scheme  guidelines,  all  Model  ASC  can  appoint  25  service  personnel  and  the 
remaining ordinary ASCs can appoint 15 personnel for executing the agricultural operations.  As 
per the details gathered in the survey conducted in 35 Agro Service Centres, the total number of 
service personnel  working in  all the 35 ASC is  545, out  of this 148 persons have tractor driving 
license, the essential requirement for executing agriculture works using machinery operated with 
the help of tractor.  
4.1.1 	
Proportion of Service personnel based on qualification 
 	
Survey  revealed that 11.4% of service personnel  are  ITI/  ITC  holders, 16% have VHSE/ 
PLUS  2  qualification  and  58%  have  SSLC.  The  proportion  of  personnel  below  SSLC 
qualification is only 15 percent.   Qualification   Total   % to total  
ITI/ ITC   62   11.4  
VHSE/ PLUS 2   87   16.0  
SSLC   314   57.6  
OTHERS   82   15.0  
TOTAL   545   100.0  
 
4.1.2 	
Qualification wise sex wise service personnel in ASC 
        
While  considering  the  gender  of  service  personnel,  it  is  found  that  44  percent  of  the  total 
personnel  are women members and this constitutes 240 numbers.  In the VHSE/ Plus  2 qualified

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 22    group of   service personnel, the women members have dominance over those of male members. 
But in ITI/ ITC group, only 5% are women.   
Qualification   Male   Female   Total   % of women  
ITI/ ITC   59   3   62   4.8  
VHSE/ PLUS 2   31   56   87   64.4  
SSLC   166   148   314   47.1  
OTHERS   49   33   82   40.2  
TOTAL   305   240   545   44.0  
  
4.1.3 	
Qualification wise service personnel within and outside the constituency of ASC 
  Out of the total of 545 service personnel, 94 percent are from within the constituency and 
the  remaining  are  selected  from  outside  the  constituency/  CD  Block  in  which  the  ASC  is 
situated.  It  is  seen  that  100%  of  ITI/  ITC  qualified  personnel  are  selected/  obtained  from  within 
the Block.   Qualification   Total   Within   the 
Assembly/Block   Outside   the 
Assembly/block   % of within 
the Block  
ITI/ ITC   62   62   0   100.0  
VHSE/ PLUS 2   87   75   12   86.2  
SSLC   314   297   17   94.6  
OTHERS   82   76   6   92.7  
TOTAL   545   510   35   93.6  
 
4.2 
Training given to the service personnel in ASC  
 	
A  total  of  107  numbers  of  training  programmes  were  arranged  for  the  staff  including 
se	

rvice personnel engaged in the functioning of ASC (35 numbers established up to 2013-14) by 
various  training  agencies  including  the  State  Department  of  Agriculture.  And  the  number  of 
persons trained is 1248.   Sl.   No   Name of Agency   No. of 
Trainings   No. of Trainees  
1   Agriculture   Engineer ing wing   32   3 29  
2   ARS, Mannuthy, Thrissur   22   321  
3   Krishi Vinjan K endra   5   70  
4   FTC   8   73  
5   Agricultural University   7   74  
6   Agricultural  College   2   15  
7   Mankombu Rice Research centre   1   15

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Page 23     Sl. No   Name of Agency   No. of 
Trainings   No. of Trainees  
8   RATTC   12   148  
9   Agriculture Department   9   113  
10   ATMA   3   33  
11   Others (RARS, RTC etc)   6   57  
    TOTAL   107   1248  
 
4.3 Work order given to Service personnel  
For the effective use of labour force in ASC and to provide works to all the members, the 
job requirements must be prioritized and has to be distributed on rotation basis. The survey found 
that  in  24  ASCs,  the  work  order  to  service  personnel  is  given  on  rotation  basis  of  the  service 
requirements.  
4.4 
Dismissed or resigned service personnel  
Dur	
ing the period form the establishment of ASC and up to the date of conduct of survey, 
a  total  of  25  working  group  members  were  dismissed  from  service  and  259  personnel  were  quit 
their  job  due  to  various  reasons.    The  rate  of  dismissal  is  nearly  5%  and  that  of  resignation  is 
48%.  The  survey  also  found  that  out  of  the  resigned  259  personnel,  131  have  tractor  driving 
license, which is about 50%. 
4.4.1 	
Reason for dismissal or resignation of working group members  
  On enquiring about the cause of dismissal or quitting from service of the working group 
personnel, found the following as reasons.   Reasons for resignation or quitting the job 

 
For obtaining higher job 

  For higher studies 

  Lack of attractive salary 

  Lack of interest in continuing the job  Reason for dismissal from service 

 
Bad 	behaviou	r 
	
  Belonging to outside the Block 

  Not interested in working based of the rules of ASC 

  Not attending the job regularly

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Page 24    4.5 Insurance taken for service personnel 
Since the working group members are engaged in the operation of  agro machinery, there 
ma y  be  situations  of  getting  injured  and  meeting  accidents  at  the  work  site  or  during  the  course 
of  engaging  with  them.  They  are  also  bound  to  do  the  works  such  as  coconut  climbing, 
application  of  pesticides  etc.  So,  in  order  to  protect  their  life  from  such  accident,  accidental 
insurance  coverage  has  to  be  made  available  to  all  the  service  personnel.  The  survey  revealed 
that  out  of  the  35  ASCs,  10  ASCs  have  taken  accidental  insurance  policies  for  their  service 
personnel.  
4.6 
Distribution of service charges  
According  to  the  scheme  guidelines,  all  the  service  personnel  must  have  bank  account 
and their remuneration has to be paid through their bank accounts. But the survey found that only 
20  ASCs  have  distributed  the  service  charges  to  the  working  group  members  through  bank 
account and the remaining by cash. 
4.7 
Periodicity in distribution of service charges to working group 
  The  working  instruction  of  the  scheme  encourages  the  weekly  payment  of  remuneration 
to  the  working  group  members.  But  in  actual,  the  periodicity  of  distribution  of  remuneration  is 
seen  as  daily,  weekly,  fortnightly  and  monthly.  Only  31%  of  the  total  ASCs  surveyed  is  paying 
remuneration on weekly basis and 40% on monthly basis. The details are as follows.   Sl No   Period   Number of ASC  
1   Daily   8  
2   Weekly   11  
3   Fortnightly   2  
4   Monthly   14

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Page 25       
 
4.8 Distribution of bonus/ dividend to working group  
  In order to attract the work force  of ASC in their present job, they may be provided with 
bonus or allowances at any suitable occasion/ occasions annually.  This may also help to prevent 
from  quitting  the  job  due  to  unwillingness.  The  survey  found  that  out  of  35  ASCs,  only  14 
numbers  have  issued  bonus/  dividend/  festival  allowance  to  its  working  group  members.  The 
criteria adopted for issue of bonus/ allowance is as follows.  

 Based on monthly attendance 

  Based on work 

  To all members, like festival allowance in Onam occasion etc.  
    23%  
31%  
6%  40%  Periodicity in Payment of service charges  
Daily
Weekly
Fortnightly
Monthly

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Page 26    Chapter 5 
MECHANISATION 
 
5.1 Availability of machinery in ASC 	 
Out  of  the  total  grant  of  Rs.19.50  crores  provided  for  the  establishment  of  the  35  Agro 
Service  Centres  all  over  Kerala  in  selected  Blocks  during  the  year  2012-13,  11.2  crores  were 
earmarked  for  purchase  of  machinery  including  its  maintenance  and  operational  expenses. 
  The  data  collected  from  ASCs  revealed  that  machinery  amounting  a  total  of  Rs.8.74 
crores  are available in  the ASCs established during the  year 2012-13. Out of this, 7.29 crores of 
it	

ems  are  power  operated  machinery,  1.04  crores  of  items  are  power  driven  equipments  and  the 
remaining 0.40 crores of items are hand operated machines. The details are given below.  Sl No   Name of machinery   No.   Amount (in Rs.)  
1   Power operated machines   657   72977183  
2   Power driven equipments   173   10442385  
3   Hand operated machines   457   4008929  
    Grand Total   1287   87428497  
 
5.1.1 	
Power operated machinery 
  The list of power operated machinery, number of machinery and its purchase value in all 
the 35 A	

SCs together are given below. (Amount in Rs.)  Code   Name of machinery  
No.   Amount  
1   Tractor   60   35805499  
2   Power tiller   52   8089593  
3   Power reaper   25   1992934  
4   Garden tiller   55   3096721  
5   Transplanto r   51   8269925  
6   Combined harvester   0   0  
7   Harvester   0   0  
8   Thrusher   15   646301  
9   Thrusher with winnower   13   1446655  
10   Winnower   8   236723  
11   Brush cutter   146   3360255  
12   Pump set   39   1212648  
13   Power sprayer   97   1100953

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Page 27     Code   Name of machinery  
No.   Amount  
14   Lawn mover   2   22000  
15   Chain saw/ power saw   37   1262003  
16   Power washer   12   153979  
17   Generator   1   166099  
18   Mist blower/ duster   10   159000  
19   Two wheeler   0   0  
20   Three wheeler   0   0  
21   Four wheeler   10   3669398  
22   JCB   0   0  
23   Other power operated machines   24   2286497  
    Sub Total   657   72977183  
 
5.1.2 Availability of power driven equipments in ASC 
  The details of power driven equipments available in all the 35 ASCs are as follows.   Code   Name of equipment   No.   Amount  
24   Trailer   12   1423375  
25   Rotovator   27   2536101  
26   Cultivator   22   617523  
27   Cage wheel   35   597114  
28   Leveler   8   45925  
29   Post hole  digger/ auger   18   2454444  
30   Ridger   5   98130  
31   Bund former   5   186897  
32   Disc plough   7   405863  
33   Harrow   3   156000  
34   Tailskid   4   3919  
35   Bailer   6   1638166  
36   Other power driven 
equipments   21   278928  
   
Total   173   10442385  
 
 
5.1.3 Availability of hand operated machines 
  The list of available hand operated machinery in Agro Service Centres is given in the 
following table.

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Page 28     Code   Name of equipment   No.   Amount  
37   Coconut climber   166   415320  
38   Knapsack sprayer   47   98900  
39   Rocker sprayer   64   370412  
40   Backpack sprayer   20   57740  
41   Telescopic tree pruner   25   628298  
42   Thrusher   5   139000  
43   Winnower   2   100000  
44   Lawn mover   0   0  
45   Jack fruit harvester   2   42300  
46   Arecanut harvester   33   104200  
47   Pepper dryer   2   46000  
48   Coconut dryer   14   427690  
49   Post  hole digger/ auger   4   885125  
50   Seed drill   2   11090  
51   Cono weeder   33   120850  
52   Tea harvester   0   0  
53   Coffee harvester   5   50000  
54   Tea pruner   4   161600  
55   Other hand operated machinery   29   350404  
   
Total   457   4008929  
 
5.2 Other Fixed Assets available in ASC 
The details of fixed assets other than machinery created in ASCs are given below. Land is 
a	

vailable  for  none  of  the  centres  and  fixed  assets  costing  a  total  amount  of  35.14  lakhs  is 
currently  available  in  all  ASCs  altogether.  The  items  such  as  UPS,  computer  software  etc  are 
included in others category. No kind of fixed assets are available in Uzhavoor ASC in Kottayam 
district and Vadakkanchery ASC in Thrissur district.   Sl. No   Machinery Name  
No.   Amount (in Rs.)  
1   Land & Building   -   Nil  
2   Computer   33   1496627  
3   Printer   17   77476  
4   Fax machine   0   0  
5   Scanner   3   6800  
6   Photostat   10   419067  
7   Furniture   369   1000362  
8   Others   61   514234  
   
Total   493   3514566

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Page 29    5.3 List of Additional machinery requested by ASC 
 	
The list showing the number of additional machinery requested by ASC and its amount is 
given  below.  According  to  the  local  need  of  ASCs,  machinery  costing  a  total  of  43.80  lakhs  is 
additionally requested by all the 35 ASCs together.   Machinery Code   Name of machinery  
No.   Amount  
1   Tractor   16   4080000  
2   Power tiller   8   1715000  
3   Power reaper   4   3130000  
4   Garden tiller   3   311236  
5   Transplanter   8   3364000  
6   Combined harvester   7   4840000  
7   Harvester   3   2300000  
8   Thresher   2   785000  
11   Brush cutter   19   498250  
12   Pump set   7   150000  
14   Lawn mover   2   50000  
15   Chain saw/ power saw   13   376000  
16   Power washer   2   35000  
17   Generator   1   60000  
19   Two wheeler   1   60000  
20   Three wheeler   1   175000  
21   Four wheeler   7   3830000  
22   JCB, Hittachi   11   9665000  
23   Other power operated machines                     5   2003000  
   
Power driven equipments      
25   Rotovator   2   240000  
26   Cultivator   1   20000  
27   Cage wheel   1   19000  
28   Leveler   1   30000  
29   Post hole digger/ auger   5   187000  
31   Bund former   1   125000  
35   Bailer   10   1950000  
36   Other power driven equipments   3   110000  
39   Rocker   sprayer   7   25000  
44   Lawn mover   2   17000  
45   Jack fruit harvester   1   1500  
51   Cono weeder   2   40000  
55   Other hand operated machinery   8   474600  
56   Welding Machine   5   55000  
57   Drilling Machine   1   5000  
58   Agricultural implements  
  3080000  
      Total   175   43806586

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Page 30     
5.4 Renting of machinery in ASC  
ASC	
s  have  the  choice  of  rent  out  their  agro  machinery  to  other  agencies  during  off 
seasons  to  increase  their  income,  and  the  Management  Committee  can  decide  this.  Our  survey 
revealed  that  17  ASCs  are  giving  their  machinery  on  rent  to  other  agencies  for  agricultural 
ope	

rations. 
5.5 	
Work satisfaction in mechanisation   To  assess  the  performance  of  ASC  in  mechanisation  of  agricultural  operations  in  their 
service areas, the  work satisfaction of ASC has been collected from  its Facilitators. The grading 
obtained is as follows. 
  Sl No   Grading category   Number of ASC  
1   Completely satisfied   5  
2   Satisfied   25  
3   Not satisfied   5  
 
 
   
5.6 
Extent of area mechanized  
It  has  been  reported  by  the  Facilitators  of  ASC  that  on  an  average  24  percentage  of 
agricultural land under operational area of ASC has been mechanized with the intervention of all 
ASCs in the State.   Completely 
satisfied  
14%  
Satisfied  
72%  Not satisfied  
14%  Satisfaction level in mechanisation of ASC

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Page 31    5.7 High Power Committee Approved rate for machinery works from ASC 
The  following  table  shows  the  average  of  the  rates  approved  by  the  High  Power 
Committee  of  ASC  for  application  of  different  machinery  and  other  services  provide  by  ASC. 
The type of services and the rates are different  for different  ASC. Here the average of all the 35 
ASCs are provided.   Sl. No   Category of  work   Unit   ASC rate (in Rs.)  
1   Brush cutting   1 Hr   235  
2   Tractor   1 Hr   670  
3   Cultivator   1 Hr   600  
4   Power  tiller   1 Hr   398  
5   Power sprayer   1 Hr   300  
6   Power saw   1 Hr   425  
7   Power  Reaper   1 Hr   352  
8   Cono weeder   1 Day   500  
9   Coconut climbing   1 palm   29  
10   Pump set   1 Day   800  
11   Digger   1 pit   20  
12   Garden driller   1 Hr   297  
13   Ploughing   1 Hr   650  
14   Lawn mover   1 Hr   250  
15   Car washer   1 Hr   150  
16   Combined Harvester   1 Hr   2250  
17   Wheel barrow   1 Day   140  
18   Bailer   1 bail   35  
19   Rotovator   1 Hr   740  
20   Weed  cutter   1 Hr   214  
21   Transplanter   1 Acre   3789  
22   Mini tractor   1 Hr   483  
23   Harvester   1 Hr   450  
24   Knapsack sprayer   1 Day   81  
25   Thresher   1 Hr   400  
26   Chain saw   1 Hr   383  
27   Rocker sprayer   1 Hr   110  
28   Spraying pesticides   1 Day   750  
29   Power sprayer   1 Hr   300  
30   Post hole digger   1 Hr   600  
31   Cag e wheel   1 Hr   550  
32   Copra drier   1 Day   100

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Page 32    5.7.1 Appropriation of service rates to various heads 
  The  rate  fixed  for  paying  service  charges  to  service  personnel,  fuel  charges  to  machines 
for  power  operated  machinery  and  maintenance  charges  for  machinery  and  equipments  by  each 
ASC by apportioning the rates collected from the clients are  is  given in the following table. The 
rate is varying for ach ASC. Since all ASCs have not furnished the distribution of service rates to 
various heads, only for those furnished are mentioned here.  Sl. 
No   Name of ASC   Category of 
work   Appropriation to  various heads from the 
ASC rate   (percent)  
Service 
charges   Fuel 
charges   M aintenanc
e charges  
1   Pa rassala   All works  
70%   10%   20%  
2   Konni   Tractor  
21%   46%   32%  
    Power reaper  
42%   33%   25%  
3   Ranni   Tractor  
17%   50%   33%  
    Power tiller  
38%   31%   31%  
4   Chengannur   Tractor  
25%   67%   8%  
    Power tiller  
38%   50%   12%  
5   Muthukulam   Tractor  
62%   15%   23%  
    Power tiller  
57%   21%   22%  
6   Pallom   Tractor  
40%   25%   35%  
7   Uzhavoor   Tractor  
25%   54%   21%  
    Power tiller  
38%   37%   25%  
8   Idukki   Tractor  
85%   7.5%   7.5%  
    Power  tiller  
85%   7.5%   7.5%  
9   Alangadu   Tractor  
25%   42%   33%  
    Power tiller  
25%   50%   25%  
10   Pambakkuda   Tractor  
21 %   50%   2 9 %  
11   Iringalakkuda   Tractor  
70%   15%   15%  
    Power tiller  
70%   15%   15%  
12   Pazhayannur   Tractor  
42 %   35%   23 %  
    All other works  
75%   0%   25%  
13   Wadakkanchery   Tractor  
27%   43 %   3 0 %  
    Power tiller  
51%   19%   30%  
14   Koduvally   Tractor  
2 3%   46%   31%  
    Power tiller   33%  
39%   28%  
15   Melady   Tractor   33%  
17%   50%  
    Power tiller   43%  
26%   31%  
16   Kunnummel   Tractor   38%  
31%   31%  
17   Sulthan Bethery   Harvester   50%  
33%   17%

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Page 33     Sl. 
No   Name of ASC   Category of 
work   Appropriation to various heads from the 
ASC rate   (percent)  
Service 
charges   Fuel 
charges   M aintenanc
e charges  
18   Irikkur   Tractor   28%  
46%   26%  
    Power tiller   60%  
33%   7%  
19   Koothuparambu   Tractor   31%  
46%   23%  
20   Payyannur   Tractor   27%  
50%   23%  
    Power tiller   50%  
20%   30%  
21   Manjeswar   Tractor   52%  
39%   9%  
    Power tiller   63%  
25%   12%  
    Transplanter   79%  
7%   14%  
22   Neeleswaram   Tractor   22%  
39%   39%  
    Power tiller   43%  
21%   36%  
 
 
The  lowest  and  highest  proportion  fixed  for  tractor  and  power  tiller  works  for  service 
charges  to  service  personnel,  fuel  charges  and  maintenance  charges  are  mentioned  in  the  bar 
chart  depicted  below.  The  highest  rate  fixed  for  giving  service  charges  to  working  group 
members  is  85  percent  of  the  service  charges  collected  from  the  beneficiaries,  while  the  lowest 
rate  is  17  percent  by  some  ASCs.  Some  ASCs  are  charging  50  percent  of  the  service  cost  for 
maintenance of machinery, while some others taking only 8 percent.  
 
  17%   25%   85%   85%  
8%   8%   67%  
46%  
8%  
7%   50%  
36%  
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Tractor Power tiller Tractor Power tiller
Min rate Max rateMinimum and maximum rates for tractor and power tiller works  
Service charges
Fuel charges
Maintenance charges

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Page 34    5.7.2 Variation in HPC rates 
While  examining  rates  of  HPC  provided  by  each  ASC,  it  is  found  that  there  is  huge 
difference  between  the  lowest  and  highest  rates  for  each  activity.  The  unit  is  also  varying  from 
ASC	

 to ASC. In some Blocks, machine rate is fixed for 1 hour, while in some other  places; it is 
for 1 day or 1 acre. The lowest  and highest  rates  of some activities  are given below as example. 
The corresponding ASC Block nam e is also mentioned under each rate.   Sl No   Activity   Unit   Lowest   rate   Highest   rate  
1   Brush cutting   1 Hr   100  
Neeleswaram   300  
Kazhakootam 
( Pothencode ) , 
Chengannur & 
Muthukulam  
2   Tractor   1 Hr   550  
Irinjalakkuda, 
Wadakkanchery, 
Malampuzha, Pattambi & 
Perinthalmanna    850  
Pathanapuram  
3   Coconut climbing   1 palm   20  
Perinthalma nna, 
Payyannur   & 
Perumbadappu   40  
Chengannur , Ranni & 
Pallom  
4   Power tiller   1 Hr   300  
Parassala , Irikkur & 
Manjeswaram   700  
Muthukulam  
5   Power reaper   1 Hr   275  
Koduvally   500  
Neelwswaram  
6   Rotovator   1 Hr   650  
Irinjalakkuda   850  
Kuttipuram  
7   Transplanter   1 Acre  
  3200  
Printhalmanna   5000  
Perambra  
8   Thresher   1 Hr   300  
Parassala   500  
Perambra  
 
If  an  ASC  is  fixing  higher  rate,  it  will  get  more  income  from  this,  consequently 
depending upon the rate of remuneration to service personnel, profit rate may be higher. Here we 
examine  the  relationship  between  the  two  parameters.  The  following  chart  shows  the  rate  of 
tractor work fixed by each ASC and its profit percentage for the year 2014-15 for comparing the 
proportionality of the two.

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Page 35      
  From the above chart, it is seen that, for majority of the ASCs, which are charging higher 
rates, the profit rate is high. Also, some ASCs which are charging comparatively less amount for 
tractor work are running on loss.  
 
While  considering  a  particular  item,  tractor  work,  the  rate  of  service  charges  given  to 
service  personnel  is  varying  from  17%  to  85%  of  the  service  rate  fixed  by  High  Power 
Committee  for  each  ASC.  That  means,  if  the  rate  is  higher  the  service  personnel  will  get  more 
remuneration.  Which  shows  that  the  service  personnel  in  ASCs  who  are  getting  higher  rate  are 
more  satisfied  than  those  getting  less  rate.  This  will  motivate  the  working  group  members  to 
continue in the present work in ASC as agricultural service personnel. Here we are analyzing the 
number of service personnel quit from the service in ASC during the previous years with the rate 
fixed  by  the  High  Power  Committee  for  paying  service  charges  to  service  personnel.  The 
following chart depicts this aspect.   -100 0100200300400500600700800900	
Kazhakkoottam	
Parassala	
Chadayamangalam	
Pathanapuram	
Konni	Ranni	
Chengannur	Muthukulam	
Palllam	Uzhavoor	
Idukki	
Thodupuzha	Alangadu	
Kothamangalam	
Pambakuda	Iringalakuda	Pazhayannur	
Wadakkanchery	Malampuzha	
Pattambi	
Kuttippuram	Perumbadappu	Perinthalmanna	
Koduvalli	Melady	Kunnamel	Perambra	Kalpetta	
Manathavadi	
Irikkur	
Koothuparambu	
Payyannur	
Manjeswaram	Neeleswaram	Tractor service charge in Rs. and Profit in percentage
  ASC rate for tractor works Vs profit percent for 2014 - 15  
ASC rate for tractor work Profit %

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Page 36      
  Form  the  above  chart  we  can  see  that  there  is  a  small  relation  between  the  above  two 
parameters.  That  means,  the  number  of  service  personnel  who  got  tractor  driving  license  quit 
from service is increased with the decrease in service rate given to service personnel.    0102030405060708090Kazhakkoottam	
Parassala	
Konni	Ranni	
Chengannur	Muthukulam	
Palllam	Uzhavoor	
Idukki	
Alangadu	
Kothamangalam	
Pambakuda	Iringalakuda	Pazhayannur	
Wadakkanchery	
Kuttippuram	
Perumbadappu	Perinthalmanna	
Koduvalli	Melady	Kunnamel	Perambra	
Irikkur	
Koothuparambu	
Payyannur	
Manjeswaram	Neeleswaram	
Service charge rate in % and resigned personnel in no.
  Rate of service charges to working group Vs no. of resigned service 
personnel  
Service charge rate Number of resigned service personnels who got tractor driving license and training

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Page 37    Chapter 6 
INFLUENCE OF ASC IN AGRICULTURE 
DEVELOPMENT 
   
The  development  of  agriculture  in  the  operational  area  covering  the  Panchayats  in  the 
Block  in  which  the  ASC  is  situated  is  analysed  in  this  chapter.  The  data  collected  through  field 
surveys  both  from  the  Facilitator  ASC  and  from  the  randomly  selected  beneficiaries  are 
considered to for doing this inference.  
6.1 Area cultivated under various crops through the intervention of ASC 
  The  following  table  shows  the  crop  wise  estimated  agricultural  area  cultivated  through 
the  intervention  of  all  the  35  ASCs  surveyed.  Only  the  major  crops  such  as  paddy,  banana  & 
plantain, tapioca, coconut and vegetables are considered for assessing this aspect. The remaining 
crops are included in the others category. (Area in Hectares)  Sl No   Crop   Farmers   Padasekharams   Total  
1   Paddy   3681   4236   7917  
2   Banana & Plantain   1361   343   1704  
3   Tapioca   369   63   432  
4   Coconut   1400   287   1687  
5   Vegetables   510   505   1015  
6   Other crops   2172   1280   3452  
    Grand Total   9493   6714   16207  
    Net Area   8504   5628   14132  
 
  An  extent  of  1670  hectares  of  fallow  land  was  converted  in  to  agricultural  area  with  the 
intervention of ASC.  
6.2  Formation  of  Karshika  Karma  Sena  in  Panchayats  in  operational  area  of  ASC
  Panchayats under 28 ASCs have formed Karshika Karma Sena for agricultural operations 
in their respective service areas. Out of this 28 ASCs, 13 are of the opinion that the Karma Sena 
is helpful to undertake the work requirements in ASC also.  
6.3 
Areas suitable for joint working with Karshika Karma Sena 
The  following  are  the  agricultural  activities  currently  undertaken  both  by  the  ASC  and 
Karshika Karma Sena wherever  both are functioning as reported by the Facilitators of ASCs.

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  Cultivation of banana, vegetables and mushroom   
   Grow bag distribution, Land preparation, seedling preparation  
   Transplanting, Coconut climbing, paddy cultivation, paddy harvesting  
   Weed cutting, Machines such as tractor, bailor etc operated works,   
   Nursery Production, fish culture  
Agricultural operations suitable for joint  operation of ASC with Karshika Karma Sena  could 
not be identified during the survey.   
6.4 	
Modern agricultural practices implemented   The  following  are  the  modern  scientific  agricultural  practices  implemented  in  the 
operational area of ASC with its intervention. 
  Mat nursery preparation and mechanised transplanting   
   Mechanised coconut harvesting  
   Propagation of 	
tissue culture plantlets  
   Terrace grow bag vegetable cultivation  
   P	

ot 	
tray seedling 	production, HYV seedling preparation  
   S	
praying pesticides using power sprayer  
   Rain shelter, micro irrigation, bio farming  
   Promotion of mulching, bio pesticide, bio fertilizer etc.  
 
6.5 	
Work satisfaction level in overall function of ASC   The  work  satisfaction  is  one  of  the  important  parameters  from  which  we  can  grade  an 
establishment  on  its  functions  and  its  intervention  in  satisfying  its  objectives.  For  assessing  the 
overall performance of ASC, we have collected the opinion  of the Facilitator of all the 35 ASCs 
surveyed. Only 6 out of 35 ASCs are completely satisfied in its work, 66 percent are satisfied (23 
numbers) and the remaining 6 numbers are not satisfied.   Sl No   Grading category   Number of ASC  
1   Completely satisfied   6  
2   Satisfied   23  
3   Not satisfied   6

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6.6 Category of works for which beneficiaries approached ASC  
  An ASC has to be equipped to undertake all kinds of agricultural operations in addition to 
machinery  operations.  During  the  field  survey  conducted  among  sample  farmers  who  got 
assistance from ASC, we found that they have approached the ASC for the following activities. 
  P	

addy cultivation- land preparation, transplanting, PPC operations, harvesting, 
winnowing	

 etc.  
   Tractor driven works   
   Co conut climbing  
   Mechanisation,  Weed cutting, works using pump set, power tiller, garden tiller etc.  
   P	

addy cultivation- land preparation, transplanting , P	
 PC operations, h	arvesting, 
winnowing etc.  
   Rain shelter,	
 grow bag cultivation, polyhouse cleaning  
The	
 sample padasekhara samithies approached the ASC for the following activities 
   Land preparation, transplanting, PPC operations, weeding, harvesting, winnowing etc.  
   Coconut climbing  
   Nursery planting   
   Other agricultural works, cleaning, weed cutting  
 
  Completely 
satisfied  
17%  
Satisfied  
66%  Not satisfied  
17%  Satisfaction level in functioning of ASC

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Page 40    6.7 Promptness in getting assistance from ASC  
Out 	
of  223
  farmers  surveyed,  193  numbers  opined  that  they  got  assistance  from  ASC  in 
time,  that  is  86  percent.  While  in  the  case  of  padasekharams,  around  78  percent  received 
a

ssistance in time (that is 85 numbers out of the total of 109 padasekharams surveyed). 
 	

The  failure  of  getting  assistance  in  time,  as  reported  by  the  beneficiary  farmers  and 
padasekharams  surveyed,  is  that  lacking  availab ility  of  machines  for  the  required  agricultural 
operations.  This  may  be  due  to  purely  non  availability  of  such  machines  in  ASC  or  the  non 
availability of such machines on that particular day due to overload of requirements.  
6.8 	
Soil testing before agricultural operations  
For  improved  production  and  productivity  in  cropping,  effective  application  of  soil 
ameliorant and soil nutrients is essential. This may be ensured through soil testing before sowing 
or  starting  a  new  crop.  Agro  Service  Centres  can  help  the  farmers  in  soil  testing  by  creating 
awareness  on  its  importance.  They  can  also  start  soil  testing  facility  under  their  ASC.  While 
collecting  the  feedback  of  farmers  on  the  rate  of  conduct  of  soil  test  before  cropping,  we 
obtained the following data.  Sl No      
Category of 
beneficiary   Total 
surveyed   Whether soil tested 
befo re cropping   Percentage  
Yes   No   Yes   No  
1   Farmers   223   126   97  
56.5   43.5  
2   Padasekharams   109   76   33  
69.7   30.3  
    Total   332   202   130  
60.8   39.2  
 
 57  
43  70  
30  
0255075
Yes No	
Percentage
 Proportion of farmers conducted soil test  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 41      The  survey  revealed  that  only  57%  of  the  farmers  and  70%  of  the  padasekharams  are 
conducting soil test before starting a new crop.  
 
6.9 Application of soil nutrients in accordance with soil test  
  Out  of  the  202  farmers  who  conducted  soil  test  before  agricultural  operations,  191  are 
applying soil nutrients in accordance with the result of soil test, which is about 95 percent.   Sl No      
Category of 
beneficiary   Total 
surveyed   Whether fertilizer 
applied in accordance 
with soil test?   Percentage  
Yes   No   Yes   No  
1   Farmers   126   121   5  
96.0   4.0  
2   Padasekharams   76   70   6  
92.1   7.9  
    Total   202   191   11  
94.6   5.4  
 
 
6.10 
Availability of planting materials and inputs within the Panchayat  
Agro  Service  Centres  can  start  nursery  units  for  the  enhanced  production  of  hybrid 
seedlings  and  to  ensure  its  availability  within  in  operational  area.  They  can  also  give  assistance 
in  making  available  the  seeds  and  planting  materials  at  their  Blocks  and  Panchayats.  While 
studying  this  aspect  through  the  beneficiaries  of  ASC  surveyed,  the  data  obtained  is  as  follows. 
91 percent of sample beneficiaries are of the opinion that planting materials are available within 
their Local Boby.  
  96  
4  92  
8  
0255075100125
Yes No	
Percentage
 Proportion of farmers applied soil nutrients in accordance with 
soil test  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 42     Sl No   Category of 
beneficiary   Total 
surveyed   Availability   of planting 
materials and inputs 
within the Panchayat?   Percentage  
Yes   No   Yes   No  
1   Farmers   223   209   14  
93.7   6.3  
2   Padasekharams   109   92   17  
84.4   15.6  
    Total   332   301   31  
90.7   9.3  
 
 
6.11 Receiving assistance on modern agricultural practices from ASC  
  49  percent  of  the  sample  beneficiaries  surveyed  opined  that  they  got  assistance  on 
modern  scientific  agriculture  practices  from  the  Agro  Service  Centres  for  enhancing  production 
and to reduce the cost of cultivation. The details are given in the following table. 
  Sl No   Category of 
beneficiary   Total 
surveyed   Receiving information 
on modern agri 
practices from ASC   Percentage  
Yes   No   Yes   No  
1   Farmers   223   108   115  
48.4   51.6  
2   Padasekharams   109   55   54  
50.5   49.5  
    Total   332   163   169  
49.1   50.9  
  94  
6  84  
16  
020406080100
Yes NoAvailability of planting materials within the Panchayat  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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6.12 New technologies adopted based on the assistance from ASC  
The  following  are  the  new  technologies  practiced  by  farmers  and  padasekharams  after 
getting assistance from ASC for their agricultural operations.   
F	

armers  
1.	
  Use of Brush cutter  
2.
  Terrace farming  
3.
  Rain shelter  
4.
  Grow bag cultivation  
5.
  Organic Vegetable cultivation  
6.
  System of Rice Intensification  
7.
  Method of 	Pesticide application  
8.	
  Mechanization from planting to harvest  
9.
  Spraying 	pesticide in coconut trees  
 
 
P	
adasekharams  
1.	
  System of  Rice Intensification  
2.
  Double Sucker planting in banana  
3.
  Pulses cultivation in summer 
4.
  Planting 	of seedlings with transplanter  
5.	
  Organic farming  
6.
  Judicious methods of fertilizer application and PPC operations   
7.
  Cultivation of tissue culture banana etc.  
  48   52  
50  
50  
0204060
Yes NoProportion of farmers received assistance on modern agricultural 
practices  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 44    6.13 Advantages of using machinery and agricultural implements in farming  
 	
Since  the  Agro  Service  centres  are  established  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  farm 
mechanisation,  ATMA  based  extension,  credit  support,  weather  advisory  services,  soil  testing 
support, marketing support etc. and thus to improve the production and productivity of crops and 
to motivate the farmers for continuing in the profession of agriculture, the  rate of change in time 
spent,  the  benefit  of  saving  time  and  cost  of  cultivation  of  various  crops  and  productivity  of 
crops cultivated by the sample beneficiaries were studied during the field survey.  
The survey revealed that on the average about 26 percent of total cost  of crop cultivation 
and other agricultural activities has saved as expressed by the sample beneficiaries.  Time saving 
is 35 percent, labour cost saving is 29 percent and the productivity improvement is 17 percent.   Sl No  
Name of ASC   Farmers   Padasekharams   Total  
1  
Time saved   32.8   36.6   34.7  
2  
L abour cost   saved   26.0   31.6   28.8  
3  
Pr oductivity   improvement   14.8   18.7   16.7  
4  
Total  saving in  cost of cultivation   25.3   27.7   26.5  
 
  The  following  chart  shows  the  percentage  improvement  in  time  and  cost  due  to 
application of machinery and productivity improvement due to right application of fertilizer, soil 
testing etc also with the intervention of ASC. 
 
  33  
26  
15   25  37  
32  
19   28  
010203040
Time saved Labour cost
saved Productivity
improvement Total saving in
cost of cultivation	
Percentage
 Time and cost saved due to the intervention of ASC  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 45    6.14 Other activities by Agro Service Centres 
 
 
 

  Filling of grow bags, works of RKVY.  

  Agro Service Centre vehicle is used for meeting farmers requirements on rent basis.  

  Seedlings are produced in rain shelters and distributed. 

  Free consultancy services on latest agricultural operations   

  Vegetable cultivation (round the year) in poly houses.  

  Vermicompost units (permanent).  

  Imparting training on `modern agricultural practices. 

  Production of drumstick, Curry 	leaf seedlings under HADA.  
	
  Forming labour banks in each Panchayath.  

  Service and repair of farmer’s agricultural implements in each 	Krishi Bhavan area on 
fixed days.  
	
  Preparation of biofertilizer like Trichoderma.  

  So	wing of paddy seed.  
	
  Conducting training classes for members of clubs, Kudumbasree, 	school students.  
	
  Making available seeds and seedlings.  
 
 
6.15
 Productivity improvement  
  For  assessing  the  area,  production  and  productivity  improvement  of  major  crops 
mentioned  in  this  report  in  the  operational  area  of  ASCs  established  across  the  State,  the 
agriculture  statistics  published  by  the  Department  of  Economics  &  Statistics  is  used.  Since  the 
ASCs  are  sanctioned  during  the  year  2012-13	
,  the  agricultural  development  is  expected  to  be 
happened  in  2013-14  and  2014-15.  So  the  latest  available  agricultural  statistics  of  2014-15  year 
is  compared  with  those  of  2012-13	
  and	  is  taken  for  analyzing  the  area  and  production 
improvement and productivity increase.  
  Here,  to  analyze  the  inter  Block  variation  in  area,  production  and  productivity  of  two 
major  crops,  viz  paddy  and  banana,  Thiruvananthapuram  and  Thrissur  districts  are  chosen  and 
the data pertaining to these Blocks are as follows.

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6.15.1 Productivity increase of paddy in Thiruvananthapuram district
  	 
While  comparing  the  productivity  increase  of  paddy  in  all  the  11  Blcoks  in 
Thiruvananthapuram  district,  we  can  see  growth  in  all  the  cases  of  area,  production  and 
productivity  in  two  Blocks  Parassala  and  Kazhakkuttam  (Pothencode),  where  two  ASCs  are 
functioning.  The  rate  of  increase  in  productivity  of  rice  in  Parassala  Block  is  4.4%  and  that  in 
Pothencode Block is 13.1%. The following table shows the details of data pertaining to paddy in 
all Blocks in Thiruvananthapuram district.  l. 
N
o   Name of Block   Area (Ha)   Production in Tonnes   Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increas
e   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increas
e   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increa
se  
1   Athiyannoor   0.3   0.1   - 76.0   0.6   0.1   - 90   2452   1000   - 59.2  
2   Chirayinkeezhu   276   213   - 23   704   554   - 21   2547   2605   2.3  
3   Kilimanoor   575   764   33   1037   2081   101   1805   2723   50.9  
4   Nedumangad   13   8   - 38   36   20   - 44   2821   2525   - 10.5  
5   Nemom   18   26   44   45   48   8   2446   1838   - 24.8  
6   Parassala   286   329   15   701   843   20   2451   2559   4.4  
7   Perumkadavila   44   31   - 30   121   83   - 31   2732   2696   - 1.3  
8   Pothencode   61   111   81   133   273   105   2184   2471   13.1  
9   Vamanapuram   34   68   99   91   185   104   2662   2722   2.2  
10   Varkala   457   470   3   1109   1290   16   2428   2743   13.0  
11   Vellanad   9   16   85   13   39   213   1467   2492   69.9  
 
Source: Department of Economics& Statistics, Kerala 
 
6.1	
5.2 Productivity increase of paddy in Thrissur district
  	 
For  assessing  the  productivity  increase  in  the  middle  of  Kerala  and  for  Block  wise 
comparison, Thrissur district is chosen, and the data is  shown in the following table.  In Thrissur 
district,  there  are  three  ASCs,  they  are  in  Irinjalakkuda,  Pazhayannur  and  Wadakkanchery 
Blocks.  Here,  Pazhayannur  and  Wadakkanchery  are  paddy  potential  areas  and  a  productivity 
enhancement of 64% and 20.7% respectively is  seen. But  in  Irinjakkuda  Block, even though the 
area and production of paddy has increased, the productivity shows a decreasing rate of -11.3%.

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No   Name of Bl ock   Area (Ha)   Production in Tonnes   Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase  
1   Chavakkad   186   529   184   636   1980   211   3409   3740   9.7  
2   Mullassery   2102   1604   - 24   7801   6706   - 14   3711   4181   12.7  
3   Thalikulam   2.6   23   769   1.8   0.37   - 79   674   16   - 97.6  
4   Chalakudy   225   264   17   509   525   3   2262   1991   - 12.0  
5   Irinjalakuda   536   927   73   1677   2571   53   3127   2772   - 11.3  
6   Kodakara   1010   1314   30   2588   3386   31   2561   2576   0.6  
7   Mala   743   793   7   1707   2153   26   2297   2714   18.2  
8   Vellangallur   505   752   49   1313   1922   46   2601   2558   - 1.7  
9   Chowannur   2288   4134   81   6680   9111   36   2920   2204   - 24.5  
10   Pazhayannur   4349   2874   - 34   10059   10893   8   2313   3790   63.9  
11   Wadakkanchery   2224   2058   - 7   5496   6138   12   2471   2983   20.7  
12   Anthikad   2447   2669   9   9232   9612   4   3773   3602   - 4.5  
13   Cherpu   1470   1294   - 12   5070   4561   - 10   3450   3525   2.2  
14   Ollukar a   254   304   19   668   827   24   2627   2723   3.7  
15   Puzhaka   2838   2681   - 6   9183   9735   6   3236   3631   12.2  
16   Mathilakam   39   18   - 53   48   24   - 50   1229   1325   7.8  
 
Source: Department of Economics& Statistics, Kerala 
6.15.3 Productivity increase of banana 	in Thiruvananthapuram district 
  The  area,  production  and  productivity  of  banana  in  Thiruvananthapuram  district  during 
the  year 2012-13  and 2014-15 and its increase during the period are as follows. Parassala  Block 
shows  an  area  increase  of  71%  and  productivity  increase  of  6.6%.  While  in  the  case  of 
Pothencode Block, the area and productivity increase are respectively 7% and 27%.   Sl. 
No   Name of Block   Area (Ha)   Production in Tonnes   Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   %  of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase  
1   Athiyannoor   164   133   - 19   1495   1051   - 30   9137   7899   - 13.5  
2   Chirayinkeezhu   83   60   - 27   368   367   0   4446   6095   37.1  
3   Kilimano or   72   98   37   338   576   70   4732   5861   23.8  
4   Nedumangad   120   144   20   755   870   15   6308   6061   - 3.9  
5   Nemom   55 5   453   - 18   4978   3308   - 34   8962   7305   - 18.5  
6   Parassala   278   475   71   1894   3453   82   6821   7269   6.6  
7   Perumkad avila   1599   413   - 74   11015   2773   - 75   6888   6719   - 2.5  
8   Pothencode   40   42   7   218   292   34   5490   6898   25.7  
9   Vamanapu ram   175   187   7   1135   113   - 90   6481   604   - 90.7  
10   Varkala   15   18   27   87   1112   1184   5967   60435   912.8  
11   Vellana d   345   188   - 45   1124   1265   13   3258   6719   106.3

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6.15.4 Productivity improvement of banana in Thrissur district  
While  comparing  the  area  and  productivity  of  Blocks  in  Thrissur  district, 
Wadakkaenchery Block shows an increase of 66% and 15% respectively. But in the case of other 
two  Blocks  Irinjakkuda  and  Pazhayannur,  all  the  three  parameters  are  showing  a  decreasing 
tre	

nd.   Sl. 
No   Name of Block   Area (Ha)   Production in Tonnes   Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase   2012 -
13   2014 -
15   % of 
increase  
1   Chavakkad   0 .02   5   25650   0 .3   24   7795   15200   4660   - 69.3  
2   Mullassery   6   11   73   38   59   54   6283   5603   - 10.8  
3   Thalikulam   1   1   107   6   9   41   8890   6040   - 32.1  
4   Chalakudy   439   429   - 2   4384   3154   - 28   9980   7349   - 26.4  
5   Irinjalakuda   45   21   - 52   482   177   - 63   10812   8337   - 22.9  
6   Kodakara   514   443   - 14   5929   3466   - 42   11526   7816   - 32.2  
7   Mala   179   230   28   1854   2464   33   10340   10703   3.5  
8   Vellangallur   54   67   25   539   503   - 7   10043   7475   - 25.6  
9   Chowannur   49   32   - 35   396   269   - 32   8106   8467   4.5  
10   Pazhayannur   160   153   - 4   1510   1284   - 15   9467   8365   - 11.6  
11   Wadakkanchery   115   191   66   902   1718   90   7831   9009   15.0  
12   Anthikad   11   14   32   96   98   2   8980   6950   - 22.6  
13   Cherpu   29   36   25   316   293   - 7   10985   8137   - 25.9  
14   Ollukara   332   250   - 25   2649   2197   - 17   7968   8780   10.2  
15   Puzhaka   152   277   82   1076   2090   94   7059   7557   7.1  
16   Mathilakam   1   2   121   6   15   151   5868   6667   13.6  
 
The  above  data  tables  show  that  we  cannot  arrive  at  a  general  conclusion  that  the  area 
increase and productivity increase are due to the influence of Agro Service Centres only, because 
the both increase and decrease are seen in the rest of the Blocks in these two districts. 
  For  area,  production  and  productivity  figures  of  major  crops  such  as  paddy,  banana, 
plantain, coconut, tapioca, pepper and ginger in all the 35 Blocks in which ASCs are established, 
Annexure VIII to XIV may be referred.

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Page 49    Chapter 7 
PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES 
 
7.1 Shortage of agricultural labourers  
Shortage  of  agricultural  labourers  is  the  main  issue  in  cropping  faced  by  farmers  and 
paddy  growing  padasekhara  samithies  across  the  State.  So  this  is  one  of  the  main  area  we  have 
studied  in  the  case  of  ASC  as  it  is  established  with  the  main  objective  of  reducing  the  labour 
shortage and high wage rate among available labourers by promoting agricultural mechanisation. 
The following table shows the response of the sample beneficiaries of ASC on this aspect.   Sl No   Category of 
beneficiary   Total surveyed   Whethe r shortage of agri 
labourers  
Yes   No  
1   Farmers   223   175   48  
2   Padasekharams   109   87   22  
  Total   332   262   70  
 
  Around 78 percent of farmers surveyed were reported that they are facing labour shortage 
for	

  operation  of  agricultural  activities.  As  far  as  the  Padasekhra  Samithies  are  concerned,  the 
percentage  who  admitted  labour  shortage  is  a  little  more  than  that  of  farmers,  that  is  to  the  tune 
of 80 percent. 
 
  78  
22  80  
20  
0255075100
Yes No	
Percentage
 Shortage of agricultural labourers  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 50    7.2 Areas in which labour shortage affected  
On e	
nquiring in to the areas of labour shortage, farmers reported that the following  
	
  All  operation  of  paddy  cultivation  especially  weeding,  spraying  pesticides,  harvesting, 
threshing etc. 

  Planting and transplanting other crops 

  Coconut climbing 

  Rubber tapping 

  Common agricultural works  
 
Padasekhara  samithies  are  of  the  opinion  that  they  are  facing  labour  crisis  in  the  following 
agricultural operations. 

 All stages of cultivation from ploughing to harvesting 

  Post harvest activities such as threshing, winnowing etc. 

  Nursery planting 

  Land 	preparation and land protection (fencing) 
	
  Coconut climbing 

  Co mmon other 	agricultural works 
From  the  response  of  both  the  categories  of  samples,  the  problem  of  labour  shortage  is 
too  severe  in  the  case  of  paddy  cukltivation  as  it  required  skilled  and  experienced  labour.  The 
increase  in  the  percentage  of  Padasekhara  Samithies  who  reported  labour  shortage  than  that  of 
farmers  also  reveal  this  fact,  because  Padasekharams  are  concentrated  mainly  on  paddy 
cultivation.  
7.3 	
Area kept as fallow due to shortage of labourers  
The problem of labour shortage is reflected also by the fact that an estimated total area of 
377
 hectares has been kept as fallow land by all the beneficiaries  in the jurisdiction of all the 35 
ASCs  during  the  last  year  (2014-15)  due  to  the  non  availability  of  sufficient  labourers  for 
agricultural  operations.  Out  of  this,  148  hectares  are  by  farmers  and  the  remaining  229  hectares 
b	

y Padasekhara Samithies.  
  All  these  findings  point  to  the  fact  that  even  though  ASCs  provide  a  force  of  trained 
service  personnel  to  meet  the  labour  requirements,  the  strength  of  the  force  is  not  up  to  the 
satisfactory level.  
7.4 	
Satisfaction of beneficiaries in services received from ASC

Report of Evaluation Study on Agro Service Centres in Kerala 
Page 51     The following table shows the satisfaction of farmers and Padasekharams in services they 
got from Agro Service Centres.  Sl No      
Category of 
beneficiary   Total 
surveyed   Satisfaction in services 
obtained from ASC   Percentage  
Yes   No   Yes   No  
1   Farmers   223   183   40   82.1   17.9  
2   Padasekharams   109   73   36   67.0   33.0  
    Total   332   256   76   77.1   22.9  
 
  82 percent of the farmers and 67 percent of Padasekharams have expressed satisfaction in 
the 	

serviced  provided  by  the  respective  ASC.  a  total  of  23  percent  of  beneficiaries  are  not 
satisfied with  the services provided by Agro Service Centres.  The bar  chart  given below depicts 
this.  
 
 
7.5 	
Reason for non satisfaction  
  The  sample  farmers  and  padasekharams  surveyed  have  expressed  dissatisfaction  in 
services received from ASC due to the fallowing reasons.  The reasons are  different  for different 
beneficiary and ASC. These are the summary of them.  
Farmers  
1.
  Service from Agro Service Centre is not received when required.  
2.
  Farmers are not fully aware of the working and objectives of Agro Service Centres.  82  
18  67  
33  
020406080100
Yes NoSatisfaction of beneficiaries in services obtained from ASC  
Farmers
Padasekharams

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Page 52    3. 
Farmers find it difficult to get the service of Agro Service Centres for peak operations 
li	
ke planting and harvesting.  
4.	
  Machinery are not available at the right tim e. 
5.
  Lack of punctuality in service  
6.
  Poor response from ASC for repair and other service of machinery.  
7.
  Lack of participation of ASC in all works  
 
Padasekharams 
1.
  Farmers are not fully aware of the working and objective of Agro Service Centre  
2.
  Service from Agro Service Centre is not received when required.  
3.
  Intervention of Agro Service Centre experts is required at all critical stages of paddy.  
 
7.6 
Satisfaction level of beneficiaries in functioning of ASC  
 	
The  three  point  level  satisfaction  in  overall  functioning  of  Agro  Service  Centres  as 
expressed  by  the  sample  beneficiaries  are  given  below.  Here  total  means  the  total  number  of 
units surveyed.  
CS- 	
Completely Satisfied, S- Satisfied, NS- Not Satisfied  Sl No   Category of beneficiary   CS   S   NS   Total  
1   Farmers   67   13 3   2 3  
223  
2   Padasekharams   35   59   1 5  
109  
    Total   102   192   38  
332

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Page 53      
 
7.7 Farm mechanisation  
  The  three  point  level  application  of  farm  machinery  in  agriculture  practiced  by  the 
sample beneficiaries of ASC surveyed are as follows.   Sl No   Category of 
beneficiary   Completely 
used   Partially 
used   Not 
used   Total  
1   Farmers   48   149   26  
223  
2   Padasekharams   17   81   11  
109  
    Total   65   230   37  
332  
 
  20 percent of beneficiaries have fully practiced machinery works, 69 percent partially and 
the 	

remaining  11  percent  not  used.  The  reasons  for  not  availing  machinery  may  be  due  to  other 
kind  of  agricultural  related  works  such  as  grow  bag  preparation,  soil  test  and  use  of  suitable 
fertilizer/ organic manure, irrigation, etc where use of farm machinery is not required.  Completely 
satisfied  
31%  
Satisfied  
58%   Not 
satisfied  
11%  Satisfaction level of beneficiaries in functioning of ASC

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7.8 Summary of Problems and Challenges 
The  following  are  the  issues  and  challenges  faced  by  Agro  Service  Centres  in  its 
operation,  which  are  identified  while  analyzing  the  data  collected  from  the  fie ld,  both  from  the 
ASC  and  its  beneficiaries.  The se  issues  may  be  varying  for  each  ASC.  The  item  wise  problems 
are  mentioned  below.  The  suggestions  and  remedies  to  overcome  these  issues  are  described  in 
the next chapter.    
 
7.8.1 REGISTRATION OF ASC 

  Only 18 ASCs have renewed their registration during the last year. As per the Charitable 
Societies Registration Act (Travancore Cochin Act 1955 in Tvpm to Thrissur and some 
regions of Palakkad district, and Malabar Act in rest of the northern districts) al l 
registrations must be renewed every year and audited copy of its accounts of the previous 
year should be submitted along with application for renewal 
 
7.8.2 
FACILITATOR 

  Many ASCs do not get the continuous service of Facilitator and this is affecting their 
smoo	
th functioning  
	
  Some ASCs are facing difficulty to get retired AO as its Facilitator  Completely 
used  
20%  
Partially used  
69%  Not used  
11%   Usage of machinery in agriculture

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In some Blocks, retired teachers are appointed as Facilitator, so the lack of experience in 
hand	
ling agricultural issues will adversely affect the successful functioning of ASC 
	
  Salary of Facilitator- 91% of ASCs are paying Rs.12000 or below per month as salary. So 
man	
y of the retired AOs are not willing to work with this pay option and to engage fully 
in its operations 
7.8.3 	
GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS 

  Many ASCs are not regularly holding the meetings of Management Committee, High 
Power Committee and General Body 

  Many ASCs have not convened the meetings of Management Committee in every two 
months as stipulated in the guidelines 

  Many ASCs have not convened High Power Committee in every six months as stipulated 
in the guidelines 
 
7.8.4 
WORKING GROUP PERSONNEL 

  Frequent relieve of working group members is affecting the smooth functioning of ASC 

  Even though the service personnel are trained by Agricultural University, often they 
could not undertake all the works efficiently up to the satisfaction of the beneficiaries 

  They could not undertake all kinds of machinery operations  

  Even though the service personnel are getting reasonable remuneration from ASC, since 
the profession of agriculture does not have reputation in society, they are often forced to 
quit seeking higher employment, especially the youth category 

  Lack of getting enough number of people having tractor driving license 

  Scheme guideline necessitates appointing 5 ITI/ITC holders, 5 VHSE/ Plus 2 holders and 
5 SSLC holders in the working group of ASC. But in many ASCs, there is shortage of 
service personnel in technically qualified category. The survey found only 11% is in 
ITI/ITC category. This is adversely affecting to undertake all machinery works especially 
in peak seasons. 	
Hence the beneficiaries may be forced to depend other available service 
group or keep the land as fallow 
	
  Lack of getting enough number of qualified service personnel in some Blocks  

  Lack of attractive salary of service personnel 

  Lack of interest in continuing the profession as service personnel 

  Some working group members are not attending the job regularly. This will lead to delay 
in providing service

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Lack of insurance protection to the machines operated works and other risky works such 
as coconut climbing, spraying pesticide etc. 

  Since the accounts of ASCs are not audited by a third party, they face difficulty to 
estimate profit and distribute bonus to their service personnel. It leads to lack of 
mot	

ivation. 
7.8.5 	
MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS AND REGISTERS 

  Most of ASCs are not maintaining the registers such as daily activity register, cash 
register/ cash book, receipts and vouchers  etc 

  Some ASCs are not conducting audit of accounts every year. Only 40 percent of ASCs 
have conducted audit during the previous year (2014-15) 

  The stock register of machines, equipments, agricultural implements and other fixed 
assets such as furniture, computer, Photostat machine etc. are maintained in only in 80% 
of ASCs.  

  Register of name and address of beneficiaries, the services provided and the amount 
collected are not maintained in some ASCs 
7.8.6 
REVOLVING FUND 

  All ASCs are not punctual in recouping the amount withdrawn from its revolving fund. 
Only 51% of the ASCs utilized the revolving fund have recouped in their account.   

  The guidelines of ASC does not stipulate the purpose of utilization of revolving fund   
 
7.8.7 
UNDERTAKING WORKS 

  All ASCs could not undertake the work requirements in time due to shortage of working 
group members or due to work load during peak seasons. Only 80% of ASCs could 
undertake works in time. 

  The rates fixed by the High Power Committee for each agricultural operations are 
varying from ASC to ASC 
7.8.8 
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY 

  Lack of heavy duty machinery to undertake large volume of work in less time 

  Delay in repair and maintenance of machinery cause delay in satisfying the requirements  

  Non 	availability of a four wheeler for transportation of machinery and equipments to 
distant 	
locations

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Lack of facility for parking agro machinery 

  Lack of sufficient space for keeping agricultural equipments and agricultural implements 
 
7.8.9 RATES FIXED BY ASC FOR MACHINERY WORKS 

 The 	service rates fixed by the High Power Committee (HPC) 	for 	machinery and other 
kind of works offered by each ASC are not uniform and there is huge variation between 
the r	

ates. Usually, farmers are not willing to agree with the higher rates for doing their 
agricultural needs. 
	
  For tractor operations, 5 ASCs in Malabar region are charging Rs.550 for one hour, while 
P	
athanapuram ASC is charging Rs.850, so the variation is about 55%. Even though these 
ASC	

s are belonging to two different regions (Middle and 	
North), the variation is not 
justifiable. 
	
  For transplanting one acres of paddy, Rs.3200 is charged by Perinthalmanna 
(Ma	
lappuram district) but Rs.5000 by Parassala ASC (Thiruvananthapuram district). 
Here the variation is 56 %. 
	
  For one hour power tiller work, Parassala, Irikkur and Manjeswaram ASCs are charging 
Rs.300, while Muthukulam ASC (Alappuzha district) is charging Rs.700 for the sam e 
wor	

k. Here the variation is 133%.  
	
  So there is no standardization in rates fixed by HPC 

  The apportioning of service charges to various heads viz. remuneration to service 
personnel, fuel charges of machinery and maintenance charges are also not uniform. This 
may be ultimately result ed 	
in variation of remuneration paid to working group personnel 
and 	
income generated in ASC. 
7.8.	
10 ISSUES 	RAISED BY FACILITATOR OF ASC 
	
  ASC 	is not getting all departmental works 
	
  Service personnel are not getting stipend  

  Availability of labourers from other states at cheap wage rate  

  Location of Agro Service Centres  - In most cases centres are far from Block, Nursery etc.  

  Lack of conveyance facilities, financial problems, scarcity of agricultural implements, 
delay in the repair and maintenance of agricultural implements  

  Some machinery are not suited to the topography in certain areas. Poor quality of 
mac	
hinery also creating problems  
	
  Members of Agro Service Centres discontinue and opt other jobs. Since no permanent job 
o	
r salary can be ensured in ASCs

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Panchayat level labour armies (Karshika Karma Sena), Block level MKSSP, use of 
mac	
hines by individual farmers are threat to ASC  
	
  Farmers demand services to be done at lower rate  

  Difficulty in 	opening outlets in urban areas  
	
  Agro Service Centres are not able to meet all the requirements of farmers in time  

  Assistant Directors of Agriculture are not in a position to put full attention to the 
functioning of Agro Service Centres now  

  Paid vouchers (bills) cannot be issued as accounts are not settled daily  

  Facilitators find it difficult to manage office administration and field work simultaneously   

  Agricultural officers are engaged with office and field work connected with Krishi 
B	
havans and hence they cannot pay full attention in the working 	
of Agro Service Centres  
 
7.8.11 ISSUES RAISED BY SAMPLE FARMERS  
	
  Lack of trained persons for operating power tiller.  

  Non availability of machinery like lawn	 mow er 	and hand sprayer.  
	
  Lack of transplanting machine, combined harvester, garden tiller.  

  Lack of sufficient skilled labourers.  

  Difficulty in transportation of machinery to the field.  

  Lack of m	achinery suited to the topography of high ranges   
 
7.8.1	
2 ISSUES RAISED BY SAMPLE PADASEKHARAMS  

  Lack of t	rained service personnel in ASC  
	
  Lack of skilled agricultural labourers in their local area   

  Transportation of machinery to the field is as issue in some remote areas

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Page 59    Chapter 8 
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT 
 
   
The  suggestions  to  overcome  the  issues  mentioned  in  the  previous  chapter  are  explained 
in  detail  item  wise.  These  include  those  proposed  by  the  Facilitators  of  ASC,  the  sample 
beneficiaries surveyed and identified after analyzing the data collected at field level. 
8.1 ADMINISTRATION 

  A monitoring committee may be constituted in every district under Principal Agricultural 
Officer as Chairman, and the ADAs of the Blocks in which ASC situated, Facilitators and 
Chairman of ASC and Agricultural officers of concerned Panchayats as members. This 
c	

ommittee may be held atleast once in every quarter to assess the problems and to 
suggest remedies and also to coordinate the work of ASCs in the district. 
8.2 	
REGISTRATION 

  All ASCs should make renewal of registration with audited balance sheet and other 
documents prescribed by the Registration Department 
8.3 
SERVICE PERSONNEL 

  All the working group members may be insured to get protection from accidents of 
machines operated works and other risky agricultural practices such as coconut climbing, 
spraying pesticide etc. 

  The dignity of agricultural workers and farmers should be enhanced so that the 
agricultural profession becomes an accepted one in the society and to attract the new 
generation 

  The work orders received in ASC must be arranged on rotation basis among its service 
personnel so that to distribute the entire works equally  

  More machinery training should be given to service group 

  Orientation training on use of advanced machinery must be given 

  To undertake the minor repair of agro machinery, more training may be given to 
technical group 

  The working group members may be provided with bonus/ dividend according to the 
quantum of work done by them. This may be done in accordance with the annual profit 
e	

arned by the ASC

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Page 60    8.4 MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS AND REGISTERS 

 
All ASCs should maintain daily activity register, work register, log book, cash book, 
stock register etc. 

  A specific format may be prescribed for the regular maintenance of books (registers, log 
book etc) and accounts in ASC 

  Many of the ASCs are not aware of the well maintenance of registers, so proper training 
may be imparted to the Facilitators working group members  

  Internal audit- 	The Assistant Director of Agriculture of the concerned Block may conduct 
internal audit of books and accounts of ASC 
	
  External audit- 	All ASCs should conduct external audit of its books and accounts 
annually by a reputed third party 
8.5 	
REVOLVING FUND 

  Proper guidelines should be given to ASCs regarding the purpose for which the revolving 
fund/ maintenance fund can be utilized 

  Revolving fund must be utilized for meeting the essential contingency requirements only. 

  The amount withdrawn from the revolving fund must be deposited in the same financial 
year, and this should be mentioned in the guidelines 
8.6 
UNDERTAKING WORKS 

  The work requirements in ASC may be distributed among all service personnel on 
rotation basis   

  ASCs may be given freedom to undertake more works from outside the Block/ 
Constituency so as to ensure maximum works to their service personnel and to avoid 
volunt	

ary quitting from service  
 
8.7 	
MACHINERY 

  ASCs must be provided 	with heavy duty machinery such as tractor, harvester , combined 
harvester, power tiller etc 
	
  The survey found that only 24% of the agricultural land in the operational area of ASCs 
ha	
s been mechanized with the intervention of ASC. So awareness programmes may be 
conducted among farmers to enhance the utilization of machines in agriculture 
	
  Log Book for machinery and vehicle must be maintained regularly 

  More machinery, especially heavy duty machinery are to be supplied according to the 
local requirements of ASC

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Vehicle for transportation of machinery to the work site should be provided 

  For ensuring the major maintenance of machinery without causing delay, the 
c	
oordination of Engineering Wing of the Department of Agriculture, Agro Industries 
Corporation, Block Level Assistant Director Office should be ensured 
	
  All kind of departmental scheme works involving the need of agro machinery may be 
entrusted with the nearest ASC as far as possible 
 
8.8
 RATES FIXED BY ASC FOR MACHINERY WORKS 

  The service rates fixed by High Power Committee for various works offered by each 
ASC must have a standardization and the current huge variation needs to be reduced 

  The rate at which the remuneration paid to service personnel of ASC for each machinery 
work and 	
the rate at which amount collected from service charges set apart for fuel 
charges and maintenance charges also must be standardized so as to reduce the current 
huge variation from ASC to ASC 
	
  Effective and reasonable fixing of service charges and apportioning it to various heads 
will lead to generate more income to ASC and to attract more personal to enroll as 
service personnel. This will also help to prevent voluntary quitting of working group 
members due to less remuneration.  
8.9
. MONITORING 

  Proper monitoring has to be ensured by the ADA of Blocks and other higher officials as it 
is a new scheme implemented 
8.10
 AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATION 

  Awareness programme may be conducted to farmers and other beneficiaries about the 
services available in ASC, and the practices followed in there and its benefit in crop 
production 

  Effective communication may be provided to farmers regarding other facilities such as 
Bio Pharmacy, soil testing facility, organic manure unit, hybrid seed/ seedlings, organic 
pe	

sticide 	
etc available in ASC and its importance in productivity improvement 
	
  Farmers may also be made aware through ASC about the latest scientific agricultural 
practices available

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Page 62    8.11 SUGGESTIONS OF FACILITATORS OF ASC 

  Purchase and distribution of seed, seedlings and manure may be done without inviting 
quotations  

  Agricultural schemes should be implemented through Agro Service Centres  

  More attention is needed from Assistant Director of Agriculture of the concerned Blocks  

  Attention and continued support of Agricultural Officer of the concerned Krishi Bhavans 
is required for the efficient functioning of ASC  

  Supervision 	by Assistant Director of Agriculture in the concerned Block as a Nodal 
O	
fficer  
	
  Agricultural operation work in the jurisdiction of Assistant Director of Agriculture may 
be assigned to Agro Service centres in the concerned areas  

  Increase the pay of facilitators  

  Stipend for members  

  Provide garden tiller, harvester etc  

  Co -ordination of Agricultural department and Local bodies (three tier system)  

  Qualities like knowledge, teamwork,	 interest and sincerity from all the stake holders  
	
  Members may be selected based on sincerity, efficiency, etc. over and above the 
educational qualification  

  Insurance coverage for members  

  Monitoring of committees of ASC  

  Media support for reaching the activities of ASCs to farmers  

  Provide bonus to service personnel  

  Provide 	new technologies  
	
  Ensure service of lobourers according to the requirements of beneficiaries  

  Cooperation from Project Director (ATMA), Deputy Project Director etc  

  Guidance and Assistance from Principal Agricultural Officers  
 
 
8.	
12 SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED FROM FARMERS  
  Include members who are capable of doing agricultural (farming) operation  
	

  Provid	
e all machinery at right time  
  Make available pump sets, etc  
  More machinery to be suppli ed 
  All kind of machinery are to be made available to farmers

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Make available machinery like transplanter, weeder, combined harvester etc  
  Make available machinery which can be operated even in waterlogged conditions.  
  Hire charges of machinery may be reduced  
  Skilled labourers may be engaged offering more wages  
	

  Encouragement from officers for promoting agriculture is essential  
  Display board exhibiting public participation activities should be erected  
  The link between ASC and farmers should be strengthened so as to practice organic 
vegetable cultivation in fallow land. Assistance to farmers may be given only after the 
field verification by officials of Department of Agriculture  
  In Kozhikode one Agro Service Centre may be started in Thamarassery or Puthupady. It 
will be easier for transportation of machinery from these places to other parts of the 
dist	

rict  
  Farmers of the locality may be included in the ASC committee  
  Service of Agro Service Centres can be improved by including more VHSE certificate 
holders  
  Establishment of Biofertiliser production centers under ASC  
	

  Facilitate Soil testing in ASC  
  Encourage cultivation in grow bag  
  The farmers who avail the service of ASC may be politely treated  


  Labour scarcity can be solved by engaging women labourers of MNREGS  
  Ensure timely supply of seed, fertilizer and chemicals through Agro Service Centres  
  Good quality machinery should be provided  
  Infrastructure facilities (machinery) to be provided in all stages of paddy cultivation.  
  Make available machinery like Bailer, Harvester, Rotovator, Tractor  etc. wherever not 
a	

vailable  
  Need assistance for establishing rain shelt er 
  Make available all types of agricultural machinery 
  Agriclinics may be started  
 
 
8.1	
3 Modifications suggested in the guidelines of ASC  
 
  During the evaluation survey conducted at field level, the Facilitators of some ASCs have 
proposed some suggestions in the guidelines of ASC, 	
which include additions and modifications, 
for 	
providing better  and trouble free services to the customers so that to enhance its efficiency.

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Page 64    The following are the modifications suggested. 
 
  Review meeting to be held on monthly basis  

  Selection of members based on work experience, efficiency rather than educational 
qua	
lification  
	
  Should enhance the esteem of agriculture and its acceptance  

  Training to service personnel on a continuous basis  

  The age limit of labourers may be enhanced to sixty  

  Training may be imparted to members and facilitators on related subjects  

  Prescribed norms for membership may not be insisted  

  Associated agencies of ASC, like Biopharmacy and nurseries should be exempted from 
license  

  All members of ASC may be given uniform and stipend   

  Revolving fund may be enhanced  

  Permission may be given for engaging labourers  even from outside the Block area  

  Technical audit may be conducted for Agro Service Centres and the revenue received

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Page 65    Chapter 9
 
PERFORMANCE INDEX  
 
For  analyzing  the  bottlenecks,  challenges  and  success  factors  in  functioning  of  ASC,  the 
data  pertaining  to  many  parameters  were  collected  from  the  Facilitators  of  ASC  and  from  the 
beneficiaries. Since the issues and challenges are varying for each ASC, the performance cannot 
be fixed based on any particular parameter. It is a general thing that if one unit shows good result 
in  one  parameter,  the  same  will  exhibit  weakness  in  some  other  parameter.  Hence  it  is  better  to 
find  out  an  index,  which  is  a  composite  of  all  the  parameters  to  be  assessed  and  rank  the  units 
according to the index. 
9.1 Methodology 
Here  the  following  16  parameters  are  considered  for  analyzing  the  performance  of  ASC 
and  to  prepare  performance  index.  The  strategy  suggested  to  grade  each  ASC  according  to  its 
performance  in  each  parameter  is  mentioned  against  them.  Since  all  the  parameters  not  have 
equal priority, appropriate weightage is given to each so that the total comes to 100.   Sl. 
No.   Par ameter   Weight  
(Wi)   Score  (Si)  
1   Whether   work order is given on rotation 
basis to service personnel?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
2   Whether  accidental insuran ce taken for 
service personnel?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
3   Whether parking yard for machinery 
available? (Y/N)   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
4   Whether stock register and log book 
maintained for Machinery and other 
equipments?   10   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
5   Whether Annual accounts audited?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
6   Whether used maintenance fund is 
recouped?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
7   Whether the service charges to service 
personnel is given through  bank?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
8   Whether ASC could undertake all 
requirements of farmers in time?   5   If Yes, then 100, other wise 0  
9   Whether ASC's work is satisfactory for 
mechanisation in agriculture?   10   Completely Satisfied -   100, Satisfied -  
60,   Not Satisfied -   30  
10   Percentage of registered farmers who 
depend ASC for further assistance   5   If percentage >=90, 100; 70 to 90 -   80;   
50 to 70 -   60, 30 to 50 -   40, 10 to 30 -  
20, <10 -   0  
11   Work satisfaction level of ASC  according 
to Facilitator  (CS/S/NS)   10   Completely Satisfied -   100, Satisfied -  
60, Not Satisfied -   30

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No.   Par ameter   Weight  
(Wi)   Score  (Si)  
12   Profit during  the year  2014 - 15   10   If profit percentage >=80 -   80; 60 to 
80 -   60; 40 to 60 -   40; 20 to 40 -   20;   
>0 -   10, otherwise 0  
13   Management  Committee   meeting held   4   If No. of meetings >=6 -   100, 5 -   80, 4 -  
60, 3 -   40, 2 -   30, 1 -   20, otherwise 0  
  14   High Power committee   meeting held   4   If No. of meetings >=2 -   100, 1 -   60, 
otherwise 0  
15   General Body   meeting held   2   If No. of meetings >=1 -   100, 
otherwise 0  
16   Farmer ’s   s atisfaction   on services received 
from ASC (% of famers expressed 
satisfaction)   10   If percentage >=100, 100; 60 to 80 -  
80; 40 to 60 -   50; 20 to 40 -   30; 
otherwise 10  
      Total Index   100    
 
  Now  the  performance  index  is  a  composite  of  the  weight  multiplied  by  the  score  and  is 
obtained by the formula  
Performance Index =   
     
      
9.2 Performance Index of Model ASCs 
Now,  on  the  basis  of  the  survey  results,  as  detailed  in  the  previous  chapters  and 
mentioned in Annexures, the performance index of Model ASCs in all the 14 districts obtained is 
given below.  Sl. No.   District   Block   INDEX  
1   Thiruvananthapuram   Parassala  
77.2  
2   Kollam   Pathanapuram  
34.0  
3   Pathanamthitta   Konni  
51.4  
4   Alappuzha   Chengannur  
50.6  
5   Kottayam   Palllam  
53.4  
6   Idukki   Idukki  
64.4  
7   Ernakulam   Pambakuda  
74.0  
8   Thrissur   Wadakkanchery  
68.2  
9   Palakkad   Pattambi  
62.6  
10   Malappuram   Kuttippuram  
55.4  
11   Kozhikkode   Perambra  
65.0  
12   Wayanad   Kalpetta  
42.0  
13   Kannur   Irikkur  
57.4  
14   Kasaragode   Manjeswaram  
49.2

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9.3 Performance Index of other ASCs 
  The  performance  index  of  the  remaining  21  ASCs  surveyed  is  shown  in  the  following 
table according to the descending order of index, that is ranked from 1 to 21.   Sl No   District   Block   INDEX  
1   Thiruvananthapuram   Kazhakkoottam  
76.6  
2   Kollam   Chadayamangalam  
57.6  
3   Pathanamthitta   Ranni  
64.0  
4   Alappuzha   Muthukulam  
68.0  
5   Kottayam   Uzhavoor  
63.0  
6   Idukki   Thodupuzha  
76.0  
7   Ernakulam   Kothamangalam  
41.8  
8   Ernakulam   Alangadu  
52.2  
9   Thrissur   Iringalakuda  
41.2  
10   Thrissur   Pazhayannur  
55.0  
11   Palakkkad   Malampuzha  
43.0  
12   Malappuram   Perumbadappu  
56.6  
13   Malappuram   Perinthalmanna  
61.4  
14   Kozhikkode   Kunnamel  
59.0  
15   Kozhikkode   Melady  
65.8  
16   Kozhikkode   Koduvalli  
69.4  
17   Wayanad   Manathavadi  
41.4  77  
74  
68  
65  
64  
63  
57  
55  
53  
51  
51  
49  
42  
34  
020406080100	
Parassala	Pambakuda	
Wadakkanchery	
Perambra	
Idukki	
Pattambi	
Irikkur	
Kuttippuram	
Palllam	Konni	
Chengannur	Manjeswaram	
Kalpetta	
Pathanapuram	
Index
  Performance of Model ASC

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Sl No   District   Block   INDEX  
18   Wayanad   Sulthanbathery  
44.0  
19   Kannur   Koothuparambu  
45.6  
20   Kannur   Payyannur  
66.2  
21   Kasaragode   Neeleswaram  
70.2  
 
 
 
 
  41  41  42  43  44  46   52  55  57  58  59  61  63  64  66  66  68  69  70   76  77  
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0IringalakudaManathavadiKothamangalam MalampuzhaSulthanbatheryKoothuparambu AlangaduPazhayannurPerumbadappuChadayamangalam KunnamelPerinthalmanna Uzhavoor RanniMeladyPayyannurMuthukulam KoduvalliNeeleswaram ThodupuzhaKazhakkoottam
Index  Performance of other ASCs

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ANNEXURES

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   Page 70   Annexure I - Basic details of Agro Service Centres 
ASC 
Sl. 
No.   District   Block   Model / 
Ordinary   Assembly 
Constituency   Registered Name 
of ASC   Registration No.   Registration 
renewed 
date   Year of 
allotment   Date of 
commen 
cement  
1   TVPM   Kazhakkoottam     Kazhakkoottam, 
Nedumangadu, 
Chirayankeezh   Samithy for 
Agricultural  Agro 
machinery services   TVM/TC/543/2013       2013 - 14   24 - 04 -
2013  
2   TVPM   Parassala   Model   Neyyatinkara   Samithy for Agro 
machinery services   TVM/TC/656/2013       2013 -
2014   07 - 08 -
2013  
3   KLM   Chadayamangalam     Chadayamangalam   Thrikkannapuram 
Chadayamangalam 
Agro Service Centre   KLM/TC/174/2013       2013   31 - 07 -
2013  
4   KLM   Pathanapuram   Model   Pathanapuram   Piravathoor Model 
Agro Service Centre   563/2013       2013 - 14   21 - 02 -
2014  
5   PTA   Konni   Model   Konni   Karshaka suraksha 
karmasena,Konni   PTM/TC/111/2013   31/1/ 2014   2013 - 14   1 - 11 - 2013  
6   PTA   Ranni     Ranni     Agro Service 
Centre , Ranni   PTM/TC/134/2013   24 /6 /2015   2013   5/10 /2013  
7   ALPA   Chengannur   Model   Chengannur   Krishimithra model 
ASC   ALP/TC/213/2013   09 - 04 - 2013   2013   09 - 04 -
2013  
8   ALPA   Muthukulam     Kayamkulam   Agro Srevice centre, 
Muthukulam   ALP/PC/279/2013       3/6 /2013   21/2 /2014  
9   KTM   Palllam   Model   Kottayam   Panachikadu ASC 
Paruthumpara,   KTM/TC/739/2013       2013   30 - 12 -
2013  
10   KTM   Uzhavoor     Kaduthuruthy   Agro service  centre 
,Kuruppanthara   K.232/2003       2014   26/2 /2014  
11   ID K Y   Idukki   Model   Idukki   Idukki Harithasena 
Karshika sevana 
kendra   IDK /TC/97/2013  
  2012   8 /6 /2013  
12   ID K Y   Thodupuzha     Thodupuzha   ASC ,  Thodupuzha   IDK/PC/141/2014   9/12 /2015   2012   1 /3 /2013  
13   EKLM   Alangadu     Kalamassery   ASC , Alangadu 
Block Panchayath   EKM/TC/163/2013   1 7/7/2015   2013 -
2014   24 - 04 -
2013  
14   EKLM   Kothamangalam     Kothamangalam   ASC, 
Kothamangalam    EKM / 
TC/202/2013  
  2012 -
2013   21 - 03 -
2013

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C 
Sl. 
No.   Distric
t   Block   Model  / 
Ordinar
y   Assembly 
Constituency   Registered Name 
of ASC   Registration No.   Registratio
n renewed 
date   Year of 
allotment   Date of 
commen 
cement  
15   EKLM   Pambakuda   Model   Piravam   Pambakuda Block 
Agro service 
sangam   EKM/TC/108/201
3   12/8 /2015   2012/201
3   26/7 /2013  
16   TSR   Iringalakuda     Iringalakuda   ASC Iringalakuda   TSR /TC/76/2013   22/7 /2015   2013   2014 July  
17   TSR   Pazhayannur     Chelakkara   ASC Pazhayannur 
Block   TSR 
/TC/217/2013   30 /12 /2015   2012 -
2013   1 9 /8 /2013  
18   TSR   Wadakkanchery   Model   Wadakkanchery   Model ASC   TSR/TC/273/2013       2012 -
2013   24 /8 /2013  
19   PKD   Malampuzha     Malampuzha   ASC 
Puthupariyaram   PKD/CA/79/13   1/7 /2015   2012 -
2013   27 /2 /2012  
20   PKD   Pattambi   Model   Pattambi   Nithya Haritha 
ASC   PKD/CA/75/2013   10 - 06 - 2015   2012 -
2013   01 - 04 -
2013  
21   MPM   Kuttippuram   Model   Kottakkal   Malabar Agro 
Army Kuttipuram 
Block   298/2013   2014 Dec   2013   7/6/2013  
22   MPM   Perumbadappu     Ponnani   ASC 
Perumbadappu 
Block   183/2013   27 /8 /2014   2012 -
2013   2013 Dec  
23   MPM   Perinthalmanna     Perinthalmanna   ASC Angadipuram   237/2013   12/2014   2012   6 /7 /2013  
24   KKD   Koduvalli     Thiruvambady -
Koduvalli   ASC 
Thiruvambadi   KKD/CA/869/201
4   11 - 02 - 2015   2013   24 - 12 -
2013  
25   KKD   Melady     Koyilandy   ASC Thikkody   SCB is the Nodal 
Agency. (No 
separate Regn.)       2012 -
2013   15 - 03 -
2014  
26   KKD   Kunnamel     Nadapuram   ASC 
Chathamkottu 
Nada   D - 2963       2013   1 - 9 - 2013  
27   KKD   Perambra   Model   Perambra   Haritha model 
A S C   KKD/CA/458/201
3   12 - 5 - 2014, 
14 - 05 - 2015   2012 - 13   19 - 12 -
2013

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C 
Sl. 
No.   Distric
t   Block   Model / 
Ordinar
y   Assembly 
Constituency   Registered Name 
of ASC   Registration No.   Registratio
n renewed 
date   Year of 
allotmen
t   Date of 
commen 
cement  
28   WYD   Sulthanbathery     Sulthanbathery   Sulthanbathery 
Agro Service 
Karshaka Sangam   WYD/CA/165/201
3       2013   2 - 1 - 2014  
29   WYD   Kalpetta   Model   Kalpetta   Model 
ASC,Charitable 
Society,Kalpetta   WYD/CA/183/201
3   22 /2 /2015   2013   22 - 10 -
2013  
30   WYD   Manathavadi     Manathavadi   Manathavadi 
Block ASC   WYD/CA/88/2013       2013   1 - 07 - 2014  
31   KNR   Irikkur   Model   Irikkur   Irikkur Block ASC 
Society LTD   KNR/CA/77/ 2013       2013 -
2014   22 - 10 -
2013  
32   KNR   Koothuparambu     Koothuparambu   Model ASC 
Cheruvanchery   Cheruvanchery 
Karshaka 
Employee 
Sahakarana 
Sangam   (No 
separate Regn.)       2012   16/6/2013  
33   KNR   Payyannur     Payyannur   ASC ,   Kankol   KNR/CA/327/13   2015 Oct   2012 -
2013   13 - 09 -
2013  
34   KSD   Manjeswaram   Model   Manjeswaram   Tulunad Agro 
Army Karshika 
Yanthra Sevana 
Kendram   KSR/CA/501/2013       2013   24 - 10 -
2013  
35   KSD   Neeleswaram     Thrikkarippur   Neeleswaram 
Block ASC   251/13       2013 - 14   7/2013

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ASC 
Sl. 
No.   Block   Type of Bank 
Account   Account Number   Name of Bank and 
Branch   Whether 
Joint Account 
or Not 
(Yes/No)   If Yes parties of Account 
Holders  
1   Kazhakkoottam   Current Account     A/C No. 
216202000000179   IOB Kaniyapuram, TVM   Yes   President, Secretary, 
Facilitator  
2   Parassala     Savings bank 
Account     A/C No.10564   SCB Chenkal   Yes   President,   Treasurer, 
Facilitator  
3   Chadayamangalam   Savings Bank 
Account     A/c No.31330   SCB Kadakkal   Yes     President and Secretary  
4   Pathanapuram     Savings Bank 
Account   A/c No. 6374   SCB Pirava n thoor   Yes   Facilitator, Assistant Director 
(Agriculture)  
5   Konni   Savings Bank 
Account   A/c No.8441   VSCB Vakayar   Yes   President, Secretary, 
Facilitator  
6   Ranni   Savings   A/c No. 04180   Venkurunji Service 
Sahakarana 
Bank,Vechoochira   Yes   Society Secretary, President 
,Agricultural Officer  
7   Chengannur   Savings Bank 
Acount   A/C No. 3238   Puliyoor Co - operative 
Bank No. A.109   Yes   President, Secretary, 
Facilitator  
8   Muthukulam   Savings Bank 
Account   A/C No.010 - 100 -
10078   Pathiyur Farmers Service 
Co - operative Bank 
Ltd.1282   Yes   President, Secretary, 
Facilitator  
9   Palllam   Savings Bank 
Account   A/C No. 
4216101002179   Canara Bank, 
Parathumpara   Yes   President , Facilitator  
10   Uzhavoor   Current Account   CA/e - 5   SCB Ma n joor Branch 
Kuruppanthara   Kavala   Yes   President ,Agricultural 
Officer,  Facilitator  
11   Idukki   Current   0123053000036346, 
0123053000036731 , 
67208852294   SIB Idukki,  SBT 
Moolamattam   Yes   President , Facilitator,  
Secretary  
12   Thodupuzha   Savings   338002010020899   UBI Thodupuzha   Yes   President , Facilitator,  
Secretary  
13   Alangadu   Savings   51AB   Urban Co operative Bank 
Al angadu   yes   President , Treasurer ,  
Secretary

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ASC 
Sl. 
No.   Block   Type of Bank 
Account   Account Number   Name of Bank and 
Branch   Whether 
Joint Account 
or Not 
(Yes/No)   If Yes parties of Account 
Holders  
14   Kothamangalam      Savings   605 /   C   O o nnukal SCB 
Nellimattam   Yes   President , Facilitator,  
Secretary  
15   Pambakuda   Savings   AC No.10506, AC 
No. 67307648129, 
AC No 
18490200000464   Sahakarana Bank, 
Kakkoor,No.163, SBT 
Kakkoor , Federal B a n k 
Panmbakuda   Yes   President , Facilitator,  
Secretary   (A/c 1 &2) , ADA, 
Facilitator, Secretary  
16   Iringalakuda   Savings   8195   KSCB Karuvannur   Yes   President , Secretary, AO 
Poruthussery  
17   Pazhayannur   Savings & 
Current   A/C  - 34552986580, 
SB AC  - 2268   SCB Panjal , SBI Panjal   Yes   Working Group President,  
Office Secretary  
18   Wadakkanchery   Savings   AC No. 
67288179898   SBI Punnamparambu   Yes   President , Secretary,  
Treasurer,  Facilitator  
19   Malampuzha   Savings   32910298867   SBI Puthupariyaram   yes   President ,Treasurer  
20   Pattambi   Current   0 660073000000041   SIB Pattambi Branch   Yes   President ,Treasurer  
21   Kuttippuram   Savings   1794   Marakkara Service 
Sahakarana 
Bank,Kadambuzha 
Branch   Yes   President ,   Secretary,  
Agricultural Officer  
22   Perumbadappu   Savings   9615   Changaramkulam Service 
Sahakarana Bank   Yes   President ,   Secretary,  
Agricultural Officer  
23   Perinthalmanna   Savings   67221921070   SBT Angadipuram   Yes   President ,Secretary,  
Agricultural Officer  
24   Koduvalli   Savings   40329101009682   Kerala Gramina Bank 
Thiruvambadi   Yes   President ,   Secretary,  
Agricultural Officer  
25   Melady   Savings   4956   Thikkodi service 
Sahakarana Bank   Yes   Nodal Agency,  President,  
Facilitator

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Sl. 
No.   Block   Type of Bank 
Account   Account Number   Name of Bank and 
Branch   Whether 
Joint  Account 
or Not 
(Yes/No)   If Yes parties of Account 
Holders  
26   Kunnamel   Savings   301   Chathamkottu agri:   co 
operative society   Yes   President,   Secretary,  
Facilitator , ADA  
27   Perambra   Savings   44122200038313   Syndicate Bank 
Cheruvannoor  Branch   Yes   President ,   Secretary,  
Agricultural Officer  
28   Sulthanbathery   Savings   192   Ambalavayal Service Co -
op Bank,   Ambalavayal   Yes   ADA,   President,   Secretary  
29   Kalpetta   Savings   67231139272   SBT   Yes   ADA,   President,   Secretary  
30   Manathavadi   Savings   130201201020001   WYD District   Co - op 
Bank,Manathavady   Yes   ADA,   President,   Secretary  
31   Irikkur   Savings   42222210013193   Syndicate Bank 
Sreekandapuram   Yes   AO,KB,SKPM, Secretary  
32   Koothuparambu   Savings   261   CKK SB   Yes   Secretary, Facilitator  
33   Payyannur   Savings, Current   SB AC  - 10597, CA  
AC  - 35289166581   Service sahakarana Bank 
Kankol,   CA SBI   Yes   Secretary, Facilitator  
34   Manjeswaram   Savings   6289   Vorkady Service Co  - Op 
bank Ltd. Vorkady   Yes   President, Facilitator, 
Treasurer  
35   Neeleswaram   Savings   0 76605300000316   SIB Neeleswaram   Yes   ADA,  Facilitator

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ASC   Sl 
No   Name of ASC   Blocks   Panchayaths  
1   Samithy for Agricultural Machinery 
Service   Pothe nkod e   (Kazhakootam)   Sreekaryam, Ullo o r,   Attipra, Kazhakkoottam ,  Pothankodu, 
Kadinamkulam,   Andoorkonam ,  Mangalapuram  
2   Samithy for Agro  Machinery 
Service   Parassala   Parassala, Kulathur, Thirupuram, Chenkal ,  Karod, Poovar  
3  
    Thrikkannapuram 
Chadayamangalam Agro service 
Centre  
    Chadayamangalam   Kummil, Kadakkal, Chithara, I ttiva, Nilamel , 
Chadayamangalam,Velina llur    
Anchal   Ilamattu,   Idamulakkal ,  
Kilimanoor   Kilimanoor,   Attingal,   P allikkal  
4   Piravanthoor Model Agro Service 
Centre   Pathanapuram   Pattazhy  
5   Karshaka Suraksha Karmasena 
Konni   Konni   Konni, Ar uvapulam,   Malayalapuzha,   M y lapra,   Thannithode, 
Vallic ode ,  Pra mad am  
  6   Agro Service centre Ranni   Ranni   Angadi , Pazhavangadi,  Vechuchira, Naranammoozhy, Peru nadu , 
Chittar, Vadaser i kkara, Seethathod e  
7  
    Kri s himithra Model Agro Service 
Centre  
    Mavelikkara   Mavelikkara, Chettikulangara,  Chennithala,   Nooranad , Thekkekara, 
Thazhakkara  
  Chengannur   Pandanadu, Thiruvandoor, Venmony, Mulakkuzha, Ala, 
Cheriyanadu, Chengannur, Mannar, Budhanoor, Puliyoor  
Bharanikkavu   Nooranadu  
8   Agro Service centre Muthukulam   Muthukulam   Muthukulam,  Arattupuzha, Devikulangara ,  Kundallur, 
Krishnapuram, Kayamkulam   (M),  Pathiyur, Cheppadu  
9   PAnachikkad  Agro Service centre 
P aruthumpara   Pallam   P anachikkad, Puthupalli, Vijayapuram, Kumaranellur , Kottayam, 
Nattakam, Ayarkunnam  
10  
   
    Agro Service centre  
Kuruppamthara  
   
    Uzhavur   Manjoor, Kura vilangadu, Kadaplamattam, Marangadupalli , 
Veliyannoor, Uzahvur  
Vaikkom   Vykkam, Kallara, Velloo r  
Ettumanur   Athirampuzha, Ettumanur , Neendoor,   
11   Idukki  Harithasena Agro Service 
centre   Idukki   Vazhathoppu,  Mariyapuram, Kamak s hi ,  Vathikudi, Kanjikuzhy, 
Arakkulam  
12  
    Agro Service centre Thodupuzha  
    Thodupuzha   Manakkad, Karimkunn am, Mutt o m, Purappuzha  
  Ilamdesam   Kodikkulam, Alakkod,Udumb a n nur

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No   Name of   ASC   Blocks   Panchayaths  
13  
   
   
    Agro Service centre  Alangadu  
   
   
    Alangad   Aluva, Alangad, Karumalur, Eloo r, Kadungallur ,  Varappuzha,  
Paravur   Kott uvalli, Ezhikkara  
Parakkadavu   Kunnukkara,Puthenvelikkara,Parakkadavu,S   rimoolanagaram  
Vazhakkulam   Keezhmadu  
14   Agro Service centre  
Kothamangalam   Kothamangalam   Perumbavur, Muvattupuzha, Kuramangalam, Vannapuram  
15   Agro Service centre  Pambakuda   Pambakkuda   Thirumaradi, Pambakuda, Ramamangalam, Ilanji,   Piravam , 
Koothattukulam, Palakkuzha  
16   Agro  Service centre  Irinjalakuda   Irinjalakuda   Muriyad, Katto o r, Karalam, Parappukkara, Irinjalakkuda , 
Pora thissery  
17   Agro Service centre  Pazhayannur   Pazhayannur   Vallathole Nagar, Panjal, Chelakkara, Kondazhy,   Pazhayannur , 
Thiruvillamala  
18   Model Agro  Service centre   W adakkanchery   Desamangalam, Erumappetty,  Mullurkkara,Mundathikkode , 
Thekkumkara,Varavur,  W adakkanchery  
19   Agro Service centre  
Puthupariyaram   Malampuzha   Puthupariyaram, Malamp uzha, Akathethara,   Marutharoad, 
Kodumbu, Puthussery, Polpulli  
20   Nithya Haritha Agro Service centre   Pattambi   Pattambi, Ongallur, Kulukkallur, Muthukala, Paruthur , 
Thiruve gapura,Vilayur,   Koppam  
21  
   
    Malabar Agro Army  Kuttipuram  
   
    Kuttipuram   Marakkara,   Edakkal,   Kuttipuram , Valancheri  
Thirur   Vettam,   Mangalam,Thirur  
Thavannur   Ponnani,   Kalady , Ezhuvathuruthy  
22   Agro Service centre  Perumbadappu   Perumbadappu   Allamkode,   Nannammukku,   Maranchery,   Veliyalakkad,  
Perumbadappu  
23   Agro Service centre  Angadippuram   Perinthalmmanna   Angadippuram,   Perinthalmanna,   Elamkulam,   Pulamanthol , 
Thazhekad,   Melattur,   Kezhattur,   Vettathur  
24   Agro Service centre  Thiruvambadi   Koduvalli   Omassery, Kizhakkoth, Puthu ppadi, Thamarassery ,  Kattippara, 
Madavur, Koduvalli, Thiruvambadi , Koodarangi, Kode nchery  
25   Agro  Service centre  Thikkodi   Melady   Thikkodi, Meppayur, Payyoli, Thurayur, Keezhariyur  
26   Agro Service centre  
Chathamkottunada   Kunnummel   Kavilumpara, K ayakodi, Velam, Kutyadi, Naripatta, Kunn u mmel

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No   Name   of ASC   Blocks   Panchayaths  
27   Harithamodel Agro service centre   Perambra   Cheruvannur, Neyyadu, Kay anna, Chakkittapara, Perambra , 
Changarothu,  Kuthali, Meppayur  
28   Sulthanbathery Agro Service 
Karshaka sangam Ambalavayal   Sulthanbathery   Sulthanbathery ,  Ambalavayal, Meenagadi, Nenmeni, Noolpuzha  
29  
    Model Agro Service centre & 
charitable society Kalpatta  
    Kalpe tta   Kalpatta, Mooppanadu, Padinjarethara, Muttil  
Panamaram   Kaniyambe tta  
30   Agro Service centre  Mananthavadi   Mananthavadi   Mananthavadi,  Edavaka, Thonder nadu, Vellamunda, Thirunelli , 
Thavinjal  
31   Agro Service centre  Society Ltd 
Irikkur Block   Irikkur   Sreekandapuram, Malapp attam, Payyavur, Padiyur ,  Eruvessy, 
Irikkur  
32  
   
    Model Agro Service centre 
Cheruvanchery  
   
    Koothuparambu   Kuntrothuparambu, Trippangotur, Pattiam, Chittariparambu, 
Mangattidam  
Thalassery   Vengadu, Pinarayi, Dharmadam  
Panoo r   Panoor, Mokeri  
33   Agro Service centre  Kank ol e   Payyannur   Kank ol e -   Alappadambu,  Karivellur -   Peralam, Payyannur, 
Kunh imangalam ,   Ramathali,  Peringom -   Vayakkara, Cherupuzha, 
Eramam - K uttur  
34   Thulunadu Agro Army Karshika 
Yanthra Sevana Kendram   Manjeswaram   Vor kady, Meenja,  P aivali k e, Mangalpady, Manjeswaram , Puthige, 
Enmakaje  
35  
    Neeleswaram Block Agro Service 
Centre  
    Neeleswaram   Kayyur -   Cheemeni, Thrikkaripur, Padanna, Peelikkodu , 
Valiyaparambu, C heruvathur,  
Kanjangadu   Pullur -   P eriya, Kanjangadu   (M)

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ASC 
Sl No   ASC  Block   2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
% 
increase 
in profit  Income   Expenditure   Profit   Profit 
%   Income   Expenditure   Profit   Profit 
%  
1   Kazhakkoottam   406963   318780   88183   21.7   663155   459615   203540   30.7   130.8  
2   Parassala   646937   646937   0   0.0   4447817   4047817   400000   9.0      
3   Chadayamangalam   477930   385000   92930   19.4   573092   5150   567942   99.1   511.2  
4   Pathanapuram   0   0   0       364898   360287   4611   1.3      
5   Konni   326830   323372   3458   1.1   1242498   839467   403031   32.4   11555.0  
6   Ranni   136750   98627   38123   27.9   1170195   613536   556659   47.6   1360.2  
7   Chengannur   208675   177780   30895   14.8   657139   632285   24854   3.8   - 19.6  
8   Muthukulam   1042799   1017701   25098   2.4   26770   17736   9034   33.7   - 64.0  
9   Palllam   65030   64565   465   0.7   182405   180416   1989   1.1   327.7  
10   Uzhavoor   0   0   0       1012810   947334   65476   6.5      
11   Idukki   111748   102592   9156   8.2   1986328   1919368   66960   3.4   631.3  
12   Thodupuzha   608000   400750   207250   34.1   372000   233000   139000   37.4   - 32.9  
13   Alangadu   256233   219966   36267   14.2   375293   301046   74247   19.8   104.7  
14   Kothamangalam   54400   53000   1400   2.6   877000   834571   42429   4.8   2930.6  
15   Pambakuda   432357   428845   3512   0.8   3159708   2834827   324881   10.3   9150.6  
16   Iringalakuda   0   0   0       2520957   2317457   203500   8.1      
17   Pazhayannur   353350   351266   2084   0.6   2052609   1456260   596349   29.1   28515.6  
18   Wadakkanchery   505329   200562   304767   60.3   2399404   418270   1981134   82.6   550.0  
19   Malampuzha   864958   332607   532351   61.5   109818   136907   - 27089   - 24.7   - 105.1  
20   Pattambi   682340   702362   - 20022   - 2.9   1401542   1576077   - 174535   - 12.5   771.7  
21   Kuttippuram   1841261   1789789   51472   2.8   925518   728768   196750   21.3   282.2  
22   Perumbadappu   415675   102998   312677   75.2   643184   204987   438197   68.1   40.1

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Sl No   ASC  Block   2013 - 14   2014 - 15  
% 
increase 
in profit  Income   Expenditure   Profit   Profit 
%   Income   Expenditure   Profit   Profit 
%  
23   Perinthalmanna   179053   220961   - 41908   - 23.4   5086193   4490948   595245   11.7   - 1520.4  
24   Koduvalli   7553   14150   - 6598   - 87.4   167468   29476   137992   82.4   - 2191.6  
25   Melady   14365   8785   5580   38.8   294795   201065   93730   31.8   1579.7  
26   Kunnamel   204502   159572   44930   22.0   1381402   1622140   - 240738   - 17.4   - 635.8  
27   Perambra   300481   298071   2410   0.8   304065   321263   - 17198   - 5.7   - 813.6  
28   Sulthanbathery   0   0   0       130917   123417   7500   5.7      
29   Kalpetta   465994   692365   - 226371   - 48.6   656196   630861   25335   3.9   - 111.2  
30   Manathavadi   0   0   0       1396000   1388933   7067   0.5      
31   Irikkur   14028   197059   - 183031   - 1304.8   1108606   707683   400923   36.2   - 319.0  
32   Koothuparambu   1397989   1359224   38765   2.8   4928880   4812597   116283   2.4   200.0  
33   Payyannur   387768   301373   86395   22.3   916205   882465   33740   3.7   - 60.9  
34   Manjeswaram   212446   184549   27897   13.1   327681   298371   29310   8.9   5.1  
35   Neeleswaram   334223   282642   51581   15.4   1505227   1057008   448219   29.8   769.0  
    Total   12955967   11436250   1519717   11.7   45367775   37631408   7736367   17.1   409.1

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No   Category of  item   No. of 
ASC   Sl No of ASC  as  in Annexure I  
1   ASC having retired AO as Facilitator   21   1,2,4,5,7,8,14,16,17,18,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,31,32,33,35  
2   Monthly salary of Facilitator                      Rs.15000 pm   2   16,17  
  Rs.12500 pm   1   24  
  Rs.12000 pm   24   1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,18,20,21,23,26,27,32,34,35  
  Rs.10000 pm   3   22,25,28  
  Rs.6000 pm   1   31  
  Not reported   4   4,19,29,30  
3   ASC having separate Office Secretary appointed   10   6,7,8,18,28,29,30,31,32,35   
4   Monthly salary of Office Secretary     Ranges from Rs.5000 to 8000 pm  
5   ASCs giving work order to service personnel on 
rotation basis   23   1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,19,24,25,26,27,29,30,33,34,35   
6   ASCs dismissed service personnel    6   7,15,17,20,21,26   
7   ASCs from where the service  personnel resigned   5   All ASCs except 4,11,22,30,31   
8   ASCs from which tractor driving license holders in 
working group members resigned   18   1,2,3,7,8,9,10,12,15,16,18,19,20,21,23,24,26,33    
9   Accidental insurance taken for service personnel   10   5,6,10,18,20 ,23,24,25,33 ,35   
10   Type of office building of ASC                  own building   8   3,14,17,21,22,23,27,35  
  Panchayat building   3   9,10,12  
  Dept of Agri building   1   6  
  On rent   6   5,19,25,26,31,32  
  Others   16   1,2,4,7,8,11,13,15,16,18,20,24,28,29,30,33,34  
11   Parking yard for machinery available   27   Except 1,2,3,5,19,20,25,29

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No   Category of item   No. of 
ASC   Sl No of ASC  as  in Annexure I  
12   ASCs maintaining Stock Register and Log Book   28   1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28, 
31,33,34,35  
  Stock register only   2   16,22  
  Not maintaining   5   3,5,29,30,32  
13   ASCs in which ITI/ITC holders are capable for 
undertaking repair and maintenance of machinery   13   1,2,3,7,10,16,17,22,24,25,26,28,35  
14   Annual accounts audited   14   1,2,6,11,12,13,15,17,20,22,25,27,32,33  
15   ASCs utilized revolving fund   33   All ASCs except 4,30  
16   ASCs recouped revolving fund fully   17   1,2,5,7,8,12,15,17,18,19,20,21,23,27,31,35  
  Partially recouped   2   3,14  
17   ASCs availed bank loan   3   5,6,26  
18   ASCs giving service charges to service personnel 
through bank account   20   1,2,3,5,6,8,10,11,12,15,20,23,24,25,26,27,30,31,32,33  
19   Periodicity of distribution of service charges to 
service  personnel                                             Monthly   14   1,2,3,5,8,10,16,18,19,23,25,26,29,31  
  Fortnightly   2   32,33  
  Weekly   11   6,7,9,11,12,15,17,20,24,34,35  
  Daily   8   4,13,14,21,22,27,28,30  
20   ASCs giving bonus/ dividend/ festival allowance   14   2,5,7,9,15,17,18,20,21,23,26,32,33,35  
21   ASCs that could undertake all requirements in time as 
promised   18   1,2,3,9,11,12,15,16,17,18,19,22,25,26,29,31,32,25  
22   ASCs facing the situation of not giving sufficient 
works to their service personnel due to ins ufficient 
requirements (not in all days)    23   1,2,3,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,18,19,20,22,23,25,26,31,32,33,34

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No   Category of item   No. of 
ASC   Sl No of ASC  as  in Annexure I  
23   ASC requiring more service personnel   20   5,6,8,9,10,13,14,15,18,19,21,23,24,25,26,27,31,32,34,35  
24   ASCs facing situation of not getting enough number 
of willful service personnel   23   1,5,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,30,32,33,  
34,35  
25   ASCs undertaking works from outside  the 
constituency/ Block   27   Except 4,9,18,22, 23 ,28,30,34  
26   ASCs could completely do the works undertaken 
from outside the Block/ Constituency   20   1,2,3,6,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17, 23 ,24,25,27,29,32,33  
27   Proportion of works requirement from outside the 
Block (to the total enquiries of work)        Above 40%   3   2,29,32  
  Greater than or equal to 20% but below 40%   14   1,3,5,7,8,10,13,14,15,21,22,24,30,35  
  Below 20%   10   9,11,12,20,23,25,26,27,28,33  
  Not reported   8   4,6,16,17,18,19,31,34  
28   Karshika Karma  Sena formed in Panchayts in the 
operational area of ASC   28    Except 1,5,6,9,11,12,22  
29   Karshika Karma Sena helpful to undertake the works 
of ASC    13   2,4,10,14,15,18,19,20,24,26,27,29,34  
30   ASCs giving machineries for rent   17   4,9,10,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,2 5,26,27,31,32,33,35  
31   Satisfaction of ASC in mechanisation of agriculture in 
the operational area                     Completely Satisfied   5   1,2,8,29,30  
  Satisfied   25   3,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,28,31,  
32,34,35  
  Not Satisfied   5   7,14,26,27,33

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No   Category of item   No. of 
ASC   Sl No of ASC  as  in Annexure I  
32   Dependence of farmers for further assistance from 
ASC                                   Greater than or equal to 80%   13   1,3,6,10,12,13,14,20,28,29,30,33,35  
  Greater than or equal to 60% but below 80%   6   2,17,24,25,32,24  
  Greater than or equal to 40% but below 60%   5   7,15,22,26,27  
  Greater than or equal to 20% but below 40%   4   8,9,23,31  
  Less than 20%   4   5,18,19,21  
  Not  reported   3   4,11,16  
33   ASCs obtained grant from Local Body   7   6,9,16,23,27,33,35  
34   Work satisfaction level of ASC as per the opinion of 
Facilitator                                    Completely Satisfied   6   1,2,3,6,18,21  
  Satisfied   23   5,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,20,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,32,  
33,35  
  Not Satisfied   6   4,7,14,19,30,34

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Sl. 
No.   Name of ASC   Completely satisfied   Satisfied   Not satisfied   Total  
Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams  
1   TVM  Kazhakkottam   3   5   2               5   5  
2   TVM Paarasaala   5   5                   5   5  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   1   1   4   4           5   5  
4   KLM Pathanapuram                                  
5   PTA  Konni           9   1           9   1  
6   PTA Ranni   9   1                   9   1  
7   ALP Chengannur   2   2   4   1   1       7   3  
8   ALP Muthukulam   1       9               10   0  
9   KTM Pallam   7       1       2       10   0  
10   KTM Uzhavur   10      
              10   0  
11   IDK   3       7               10   0  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   3       4       3       10   0  
13     EKM Alangaad           6   4           6   4  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   3       3   3   1       7   3  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   2   5   3               5   5  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   1   2   4   3           5   5  
17   TSR Pazhayannur       1   3   2   2   2   5   5  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   3   5   2               5   5  
19   PKD Malampuzha           10               10   0  
20   PKD Pattambi   1       4   5           5   5  
2 1   MPM Kuttipuram       3   4   2   1       5   5  
22   MPM Perumpadappu           8   2           8   2  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   4   2       3   1       5   5

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No.   Name of ASC   Completely satisfied   Satisfied  
Not satisfied   Total  
Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams  
24   KKD Koduvally           7   1   1   1   8   2  
2 5   KKD  Meladi Thikkodi   1   1   3   2   3       7   3  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   3       4   2       1   7   3  
2 7   KKD Perambra           5   4       1   5   5  
28   WYD  Sulthanbathery           2   2   3   3   5   5  
29   WYD Kalpetta       1   3   3   2   1   5   5  
30   WYD Mananthavady           2   1   3   4   5   5  
31   KNR Irikkur               2           0   2  
32   KNR koothuparambu       1   5   4           5   5  
33   KNR Payyannur           5   3       2   5   5  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   5       5                    10      
35   KSD  Neeleswaram           5   5           5   5  
    Total   67   35   133   59   23   15   223   109

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farmers expressed in percentage 
Sl. 
No.   Name of ASC   Time saved   labour cost   productivity   Total cost of 
cultivation  
Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams  
1   TVPM Kazhakkoottam   21   24   12   10                  
2   TVPM Parrassala   10   8   8   7   8   6   10   8  
3   KLM  Chadayamangalam   75   75   70   70   75   75   50   50  
4   KLM Pathanapuram                                  
5   PTA Konni   33   50   25   50   21   25   32   30  
6   PTA Rannii   37   50   32   60   31   50   43   50  
7   ALP Chengannur   35   25   14   20   24   7   26   22  
8   ALP Muthukulam   28       9.5       14       17.7      
9   KTM pallam   30       27.5       6       10      
10   KTM Uzhavoor   56.5       50.5       14.5       32      
11   IDK Idukki   25       22       3.5       8      
12   IDK Thodupuzha   40       26       26       30.5      
13   EKM Alangaad   13   18   10   13           23   30  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   16   30   10   10           26   37  
15   EKM Pambaakkada   17   12   9   10           24   22  
16   TSR Irinjalakkuda   16   15   22   24   8   10   29   32  
17   TSR Pazhayannur                                  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   53   65   50   57   12   11   18   20  
19   PKD Malambuzha   16       5       1       5      
20   PKD Pattambi   18   23   13   10   4   6   8   10  
21   MPM Kuttipuram   32   10   32   13   22   13   32   12  
22   MPM  Perumbadappu   21   25   20   15   1.25       20   20  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   42   44   42   45   28   30   41   36

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No.   Name of ASC   Time saved   labour cost   productivity   Total cost of 
cultivation  
Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams   Farmers   Padase  
kharams  
24   KKD Koduvalli   38   50   33   50   1   0   33   35  
25   KKD  Meladi   34   43   31   43   1       34   43  
26   KKD Kunnummal   19   10   16   15   16   17   19   13  
27   KKD Perambra   17   19   19   18   9   19   15   18  
28   WYD Sulthanbathery   50   50   30   30   10   10   17   20  
29   WYD Kalpatta   39   40   24   24   18   26   20   20  
30   WYD Mananthavady   42   50   26   30   9   12   17   20  
3 1   KNR Irikkur       55       55       13          
32   KNR Koothuparambu   58   67   52   69   8   14   51   53  
33   KNR Payyannur   50   46   50   50           50   50  
34   KSD  Manjeswaram   24       28       21       29      
35   KSD Neeleswaram   44   48   14   23   7   11   14   13  
   
Average   32.8   36.6   26.0   31.6   14.8   18.7   25.3   27.7  
 
Note:     
1) For ASC Pathanapuram and Pazhayannur, the data for arriving this rate was not obtained.  
2)  In rest of the ASCs, where Farmers/ Padasekarams not obtained for survey, the relevant column left blank 
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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM  Pothe ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   61   111   81.6   133   273   105.5   2184   2471   13.1  
2   TVM Paarasaala   286   329   15.1   701   843   20.2   2450   2559   4.5  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   118   147   24.4   215   401   86.7   1816   2725   50.1  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   70   74   5.8   172   183   6.6   2450   2467   0.7  
5   PTA  Konni   70   200   184.5   159   602   278.6   2262   3010   33.1  
6   PTA Ranni   Nil   Nil   NA   Nil   Nil   NA   NA   NA   NA  
7   ALP Chengannur   874   1142   30.7   2701   3560   31.8   3091   3118   0.8  
8   ALP Muthukulam   159   220   38.7   196   499   154.6   1233   2264   83.6  
9   KTM Pallam   625   668   7.0   1816   1177   - 35.2   2906   1761   - 39.4  
10   KTM Uzhavur   348   387   11.4   975   953   - 2.3   2805   2460   - 12.3  
11   IDK Idukki   37   38   2.4   90   104   14.6   2447   2738   11.9  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   179   84   - 52.9   398   206   - 48.1   2225   2451   10.2  
13     EKM Alangaad   207   263   27.3   554   523   - 5.6   2679   1987   - 25.8  
14   EKM  Kothamangalam   330   447   35.3   688   994   44.5   2083   2225   6.8  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   388   533   37.3   972   1207   24.2   2502   2262   - 9.6  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   536   927   72.9   1677   2571   53.3   3126   2772   - 11.3  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   4349   2874   - 33.9   10059   10893   8.3   2313   3790   63.9  
18   TSR  Vadakkanchery   2224   2058   - 7.5   5496   6138   11.7   2471   2983   20.7  
19   PKD Malampuzha   3876   5410   39.6   8563   12845   50.0   2209   2374   7.5  
20   PKD Pattambi   2297   2321   1.0   5074   6307   24.3   2209   2718   23.1  
21   MPM Kutippuram   626   1091   74.2   1401   2615   86.7   2237   2398   7.2  
22   MPM  Perumpadappu   1061   1096   3.3   3388   4237   25.1   3194   3867   21.0  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   583   743   27.5   1425   1991   39.8   2446   2681   9.6

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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   318   130   - 59.2   588   248   - 57.8   1847   1911   3.4  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   204   157   - 23.2   293   262   - 10.8   1435   1668   16.2  
26   KKD  Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   288   181   - 37.2   542   291   - 46.3   1881   1609   - 14.5  
27   KKD Perambra   761   5659   644.0   1311   797   - 39.2   1724   141   - 91.8  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   3937   3426   - 13.0   10891   9761   - 10.4   2767   2849   3.0  
29   WYD Kalppetta   944   1191   26.2   2683   3167   18.0   2844   2659   - 6.5  
30   WYD Mananthavady   2392   2402   0.4   5938   5583   - 6.0   2482   2324   - 6.4  
31   KNR Irikkur   804   3426   326.4   1834   2067   12.7   2283   603   - 73.6  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   204   109   - 46.4   417   206   - 50.7   2048   1885   - 7.9  
33   KNR Payyannur   1163   688   - 40.9   2477   1479   - 40.3   2130   2151   1.0  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   625   531   - 15.0   1515   1284   - 15.3   2424   2418   - 0.3  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   745   627   - 15.9   1576   1389   - 11.9   2117   2217   4.7  
 
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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM Po th e ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   39.7   42.33   6.6   217   292   34.6   5466   6898   26.2  
2   TVM Paarasaala   277   475   71.5   1893   3453   82.4   6834   7269   6.4  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   379.4   383   1.0   2685   2850   6.2   7077   7441   5.1  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   127   210.5   65.8   1316   1533   16.5   10362   7283   - 29.7  
5   PTA Konni   194   341   75.8   1919   2465   28.5   9892   7229   - 26.9  
6   PTA Ranni   385   386   0.3   2890   1779   - 38.4   7506   4609   - 38.6  
7   ALP Chengannur   344   267.6   - 22.2   3415   2339   - 31.5   9927   8741   - 12.0  
8   ALP Muthukulam   0.9   1.41   56.7   5.89   8   35.8   6544   5674   - 13.3  
9   KTM Pallam   135   207.6   53.8   982   1619   64.9   7274   7799   7.2  
10   KTM Uzhavur   542   566.3   4.5   5120   5654   10.4   9446   9984   5.7  
11   IDK Idukki   586   652.5   11.4   5822   5986   2.8   9935   9174   - 7.7  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   142.7   238.2   66.9   1163   2015   73.3   8150   8459   3.8  
13     EKM Alangaad   114   183.7   61.1   1202   2231   85.6   10544   12145   15.2  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   713   665   - 6.7   6354   5678   - 10.6   8912   8538   - 4.2  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   300   157.7   - 47.4   2324   1312   - 43.6   7747   8320   7.4  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   44.6   21.2   - 52.5   482   177   - 63.3   10807   8349   - 22.7  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   159   153.5   - 3.5   1510   1284   - 15.0   9497   8365   - 11.9  
18   TSR  Vadakkanchery   115   190.7   65.8   901   718   - 20.3   7835   3765   - 51.9  
19   PKD Malampuzha   225   71.2   - 68.4   1950   741   - 62.0   8667   10407   20.1  
20   PKD Pattambi   488   667.9   36.9   3851   5835   51.5   7891   8736   10.7  
21   MPM Kutippuram   61   78.6   28.9   445   550   23.6   7295   6997   - 4.1  
22   MPM  Perumpadappu   3.8   3.4   - 10.5   38.3   24   - 37.3   10079   7059   - 30.0  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   1714   1939   13.1   13889   12828   - 7.6   8103   6616   - 18.4

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Productivity in Kg/ Ha  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   344   287.2   - 16.5   3068   2231   - 27.3   8919   7768   - 12.9  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   49.6   34   - 31.5   274   288   5.1   5524   8471   53.3  
26   KKD  Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   143   112   - 21.7   1361   992   - 27.1   9517   8857   - 6.9  
27   KKD Perambra   111   204.2   84.0   796   1322   66.1   7171   6474   - 9.7  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   2991   2053   - 31.4   19861   17772   - 10.5   6640   8657   30.4  
29   WYD Kalppetta   2689   2622   - 2.5   25503   25061   - 1.7   9484   9558   0.8  
30   WYD Mananthavady   4263   3849   - 9.7   33094   36251   9.5   7763   9418   21.3  
31   KNR Irikkur   202   229.6   13.7   1509   1515   0.4   7470   6598   - 11.7  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   348   537   54.3   3148   4318   37.2   9046   8041   - 11.1  
33   KNR Payyannur   90   81   - 10.0   718   625   - 13.0   7978   7716   - 3.3  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   3.6   11.2   211.1   17.3   72   316.2   4806   6429   33.8  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   24.5   34.8   42.0   169   267   58.0   6898   7672   11.2  
 
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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM P oth e ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   194   271   39.7   1330   2964.2   122.9   6856   10938   59.5  
2   TVM Paarasaala   583   432   - 25.9   2532   6917.5   173.2   4343   16013   268.7  
3   KLM 
Chadayamangalam   621   862   38.8   4481   9464   111.2   7216   10979   52.2  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   224   230   2.7   1449   2213   52.7   6469   9622   48.7  
5   PTA Konni   181   193   6.6   2020   1514.5   - 25.0   11160   7847   - 29.7  
6   PTA Ranni   242   280   15.7   2689   1910   - 29.0   11112   6821   - 38.6  
7   ALP Chengannur   170   194   14.1   1752   2370.5   35.3   10306   12219   18.6  
8   ALP Muthukulam   177   130.2   - 26.4   563   641.4   13.9   3181   4926   54.9  
9   KTM Pallam   246   260   5.7   2116   2957.7   39.8   8602   11376   32.3  
10   KTM Uzhavur   260   260   0.0   1493   1860   24.6   5742   7154   24.6  
11   IDK Idukki   510   533   4.5   6099   4819   - 21.0   11959   9041   - 24.4  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   150   189.6   26.4   1273   2277.7   78.9   8487   12013   41.6  
13     EKM Alangaad   155   122   - 21.3   1752   462   - 73.6   11303   3787   - 66.5  
14   EKM 
Kothamangalam   303   395   30.4   2744   3844.7   40.1   9056   9733   7.5  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   269   198   - 26.4   2220   2110.8   - 4.9   8253   10661   29.2  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   110   119.5   8.6   435   741.4   70.4   3955   6204   56.9  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   584   502.6   - 13.9   3948   5701   44.4   6760   11343   67.8  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   360.6   338   - 6.3   1781   4801.6   169.6   4939   14206   187.6  
19   PKD Malampuzha   227   211.1   - 7.0   3590   1836.4   - 48.9   15815   8699   - 45.0  
20   PKD Pattambi   376   413.2   9.9   1798   2775.6   54.4   4782   6717   40.5  
21   MPM Kutippuram   226   295   30.5   1421   1770   24.6   6288   6000   - 4.6  
22   MPM Perumpadappu   138.8   138.7   - 0.1   988   906.9   - 8.2   7118   6539   - 8.1  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   299   505   68.9   2020   4006.4   98.3   6756   7933   17.4

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Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   415   489.6   18.0   2140   3033   41.7   5157   6195   20.1  
25   KKD Melady 
Thikkodi   138   158.5   14.9   272   526.5   93.6   1971   3322   68.5  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   282   2328   725.5   1600   1171.1   - 26.8   5674   503   - 91.1  
27   KKD Perambra   240   225.6   - 6.0   1508   1824   21.0   6283   8085   28.7  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   272   316.4   16.3   1757   3011   71.4   6460   9516   47.3  
29   WYD Kalppetta   314   312.9   - 0.4   1581   2865.9   81.3   5035   9159   81.9  
30   WYD Mananthavady   321   346.3   7.9   1885   2685.2   42.5   5872   7754   32.0  
31   KNR Irikkur   393   341   - 13.2   1568   1593.3   1.6   3990   4672   17.1  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   260   298.3   14.7   932   1032.9   10.8   3585   3463   - 3.4  
33   KNR Payyannur   305   279.3   - 8.4   1117   1292.7   15.7   3662   4628   26.4  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   451   480.6   6.6   1137   2877.3   153.1   2521   5987   137.5  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   213   200   - 6.1   1298   913.2   - 29.7   6094   4566   - 25.1  
 
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No   Name of Block   Area (Ha)   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM P oth e ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   757.8   709   - 6.4   22260   26068   17.1   29375   36767   25.2  
2   TVM Paarasaala   703.2   866   23.2   24904   34646   39.1   35415   40007   13.0  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   2070.6   2589   25.0   80029   93806   17.2   38650   36233   - 6.3  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   1572.8   1649   4.8   62598   73071   16.7   39800   44312   11.3  
5   PTA Konni   467.3   528.7   13.1   17582   25444   44.7   37625   48126   27.9  
6   PTA Ranni   565.9   610.4   7.9   23978   29542   23.2   42371   48398   14.2  
7   ALP Chengannur   561.5   763   35.9   24689   28514   15.5   43970   37371   - 15.0  
8   ALP Muthukulam   330.6   200.7   - 39.3   6984   3826   - 45.2   21125   19063   - 9.8  
9   KTM Pallam   428.2   456.5   6.6   11460   14409   25.7   26763   31564   17.9  
10   KTM Uzhavur   1185.4   1097   - 7.5   48897   46344   - 5.2   41249   42246   2.4  
11   IDK Idukki   687   940.5   36.9   37804   43349   14.7   55028   46091   - 16.2  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   383   397.6   3.8   22620   21720   - 4.0   59060   54628   - 7.5  
13     EKM Alangaad   76   89.5   17.8   3309   3578   8.1   43539   39978   - 8.2  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   876.7   895   2.1   36109   39999   10.8   41187   44692   8.5  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   456   439   - 3.7   25822   18712   - 27.5   56627   42624   - 24.7  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   17.4   19.5   12.1   439   682.5   55.5   25230   35000   38.7  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   110   135   22.7   3659   5122.7   40.0   33264   37946   14.1  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   96.2   92   - 4.4   3110   2660   - 14.5   32328   28913   - 10.6  
19   PKD Malampuzha   42   59.3   41.2   1169   1970.1   68.5   27833   33223   19.4  
20   PKD Pattambi   204   145   - 28.9   4568   4353   - 4.7   22392   30021   34.1  
21   MPM Kutippuram   152.4   292.7   92.1   3333   8170   145.1   21870   27913   27.6  
22   MPM Perumpadappu   9.7   9.1   - 6.2   228   211   - 7.5   23505   23187   - 1.4  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   763   1293   69.5   26740   47521   77.7   35046   36753   4.9

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Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   364.6   469.3   28.7   8682   13843   59.4   23812   29497   23.9  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   37.9   31   - 18.2   933   621   - 33.4   24617   20032   - 18.6  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   159.5   189.5   18.8   5677   4892   - 13.8   35592   25815   - 27.5  
27   KKD Perambra   347.4   213   - 38.7   7773   7052   - 9.3   22375   33108   48.0  
28   WYD  Ambalavayal   404   451.7   11.8   19280   24564   27.4   47723   54381   14.0  
29   WYD Kalppetta   515.6   623   20.8   21766   26295   20.8   42215   42207   0.0  
30   WYD Mananthavady   496.3   638.3   28.6   21834   21023   - 3.7   43994   32936   - 25.1  
31   KNR Irikkur   216.5   371   71.4   8404   14479   72.3   38818   39027   0.5  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   183.7   243   32.3   7761   10277   32.4   42248   42292   0.1  
33   KNR Payyannur   86   70   - 18.6   1934   2372   22.7   22488   33886   50.7  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   0.17   1.95   1047.1   5.42   73   1246.9   31882   37436   17.4  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   9   23.7   163.3   182   761.6   318.5   20222   32135   58.9  
 
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Sl. No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Million nuts  
Productivity in Nuts/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM P oth e ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   5072   5598   10.4   44.5   58   30.3   8774   10361   18.1  
2   TVM Paarasaala   4511   5342   18.4   27.6   37   34.1   6118   6926   13.2  
3   KLM 
Chadayamangalam   4770   4423   - 7.3   24.7   27   9.3   5178   6104   17.9  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   1988   1982   - 0.3   9.9   12   21.2   4980   6054   21.6  
5   PTA Konni   1790.8   1753   - 2.1   14   11   - 21.4   7818   6275   - 19.7  
6   PTA Ranni   1914   2065   7.9   11.63   9   - 22.6   6076   4358   - 28.3  
7   ALP Chengannur   1853.7   1794.8   - 3.2   19.04   15   - 21.2   10271   8357   - 18.6  
8   ALP Muthukulam   5295   4629.4   - 12.6   38.4   38   - 1.0   7252   8208   13.2  
9   KTM Pallam   1941.9   1864   - 4.0   7.6   10   31.6   3914   5365   37.1  
10   KTM Uzhavur   2738   2700   - 1.4   13   16   23.1   4748   5926   24.8  
11   IDK Idukki   3501   3178.2   - 9.2   20.6   16   - 22.3   5884   5034   - 14.4  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   1386   1430   3.2   5.8   6   3.5   4185   4196   0.3  
13     EKM Alangaad   1209   1001   - 17.2   5.7   5   - 12.3   4715   4995   5.9  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   4258   4277   0.5   24.7   23   - 6.9   5801   5378   - 7.3  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   1787   1955   9.4   7.7   11   42.9   4309   5627   30.6  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   2757   2713   - 1.6   22.5   19   - 15.6   8161   7003   - 14.2  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   5502   5352   - 2.7   37.7   34   - 9.8   6852   6353   - 7.3  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   4210   4235   0.6   25   25   0.0   5938   5903   - 0.6  
19   PKD Malampuzha   3419   3048.6   - 10.8   25.9   25   - 3.5   7575   8200   8.3  
20   PKD Pattambi   3871   4003   3.4   21.4   29   35.5   5528   7245   31.0  
21   MPM Kutippuram   10029   10592   5.6   115.2   91   - 21.0   11487   8591   - 25.2  
22   MPM Perumpadappu   4978   4359   - 12.4   47.4   34   - 28.3   9522   7800   - 18.1  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   8521   8450   - 0.8   103   107   3.9   12088   12663   4.8

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Productivity in Nuts/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD   Koduvally   16557   17303   4.5   96   129   34.4   5798   7455   28.6  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   5927   5698   - 3.9   50   43   - 14.0   8436   7547   - 10.5  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   10954   10832   - 1.1   75   75   0.0   6847   6924   1.1  
27   KKD Perambra   12053   11326   - 6.0   109   95   - 12.8   9043   8388   - 7.2  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   1903   2122   11.5   9   13   44.4   4729   6126   29.5  
29   WYD Kalppetta   2369   2306   - 2.7   10   14   40.0   4221   6071   43.8  
30   WYD Mananthavady   2353   2342   - 0.5   8   11   37.5   3400   4697   38.1  
31   KNR Irikkur   8174   9275   13.5   52   57   9.6   6362   6146   - 3.4  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   10025   9676   - 3.5   57.2   69   20.6   5706   7131   25.0  
33   KNR Payyannur   8551   7324   - 14.4   63   43   - 31.8   7368   5871   - 20.3  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   9570   10214   6.7   74   135   82.4   7732   13217   70.9  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   7474   8199   9.7   65.7   82   24.8   8790   10001   13.8  
 
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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM Pothe ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   76   82.9   9.1   28   36   28.6   368   434   17.9  
2   TVM Paarasaala   114.5   109.4   - 4.5   16.5   24   45.5   144   219   52.2  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   598.6   470.5   - 21.4   236.4   184   - 22.2   395   391   - 1.0  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   202.3   206.6   2.1   64   61   - 4.7   316   295   - 6.7  
5   PTA Konni   234   234.8   0.3   112.8   87   - 22.9   482   371   - 23.1  
6   PTA Ranni   425   400   - 5.9   169   134.8   - 20.2   398   337   - 15.3  
7   ALP Chengannur   69.4   79   13.8   27   34.5   27.8   389   437   12.3  
8   ALP Muthukulam   123.5   91.2   - 26.2   34.6   21.5   - 37.9   280   236   - 15.9  
9   KTM Pallam   225.3   244.6   8.6   73   83   13.7   324   339   4.7  
10   KTM Uzhavur   368   342.5   - 6.9   190   144.9   - 23.7   516   423   - 18.1  
11   IDK Idukki   5965   6059   1.6   2738   2926   6.9   459   483   5.2  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   130.9   154.3   17.9   49   48.6   - 0.8   374   315   - 15.9  
13     EKM Alangaad   39   39.3   0.8   7   6.3   - 10.0   179   160   - 10.7  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   228.2   207.9   - 8.9   92   104.4   13.5   403   502   24.6  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   159   111.7   - 29.8   69   40   - 42.0   434   358   - 17.5  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   99.4   84.4   - 15.1   17.5   27.1   54.9   176   321   82.4  
17   TSR  Pazhayannur   241.2   166.3   - 31.1   47.5   66   39.0   197   397   101.5  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   121   104.2   - 13.9   44.7   41   - 8.3   369   393   6.5  
19   PKD Malampuzha   44.7   38.2   - 14.5   9   11   22.2   201   288   43.0  
20   PKD Pattambi   222   209.3   - 5.7   51   72.6   42.4   230   347   51.0  
21   MPM Kutippuram   243.7   277   13.7   50.7   77.3   52.5   208   279   34.1  
22   MPM Perumpadappu   82.4   85.9   4.3   24   18   - 25.0   291   210   - 28.1  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   233   257.9   10.7   91.6   58.3   - 36.4   393   226   - 42.5

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No   Name  of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   357   387.9   8.7   74   79   6.8   207   204   - 1.7  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   114.9   115.6   0.6   35   32   - 8.6   305   277   - 9.1  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   345   352.6   2.2   245   107   - 56.3   710   303   - 57.3  
27   KKD Perambra   418.8   390   - 6.9   89   113.9   28.0   213   292   37.4  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   1859   2056   10.6   608   990   62.8   327   482   47.2  
29   WYD Kalppetta   1406   1445   2.8   402   775   92.8   286   536   87.6  
30   WYD Mananthavady   2624   2633.9   0.4   1273   1390.6   9.2   485   528   8.8  
31   KNR Irikkur   623   616   - 1.1   246.8   301.9   22.3   396   490   23.7  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   429   389.2   - 9.3   447.8   282.5   - 36.9   1044   726   - 30.5  
33   KNR Payyannur   684   600.6   - 12.2   308   303   - 1.6   450   504   12.0  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   503   485   - 3.6   249   275.5   10.6   495   568   14.7  
35   KSD Neeleswaram   182.3   128.7   - 29.4   68   46.3   - 31.9   373   360   - 3.6  
 
Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala

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Sl. 
No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
1   TVM Pothe ncode  
(Kazhakkoottam)   2.2   3.2   45.5   5.4   11   103.7   2455   3438   40.0  
2   TVM Paarasaala   1.6   1.8   12.5   3.8   4.7   23.7   2375   2611   9.9  
3   KLM Chadayamangalam   55   58.4   6.2   728   136   - 81.3   13236   2329   - 82.4  
4   KLM Pathanapuram   16   28.03   75.2   93.3   83.5   - 10.5   5831   2979   - 48.9  
5   PTA Konni   45.5   49.7   9.2   114   197.4   73.2   2505   3972   58.5  
6   PTA Ranni   37   35.2   - 4.9   159   142   - 10.7   4297   4034   - 6.1  
7   ALP Chengannur   36.7   36.5   - 0.5   151.9   171   12.6   4139   4685   13.2  
8   ALP Muthukulam   6.7   1.3   - 80.6   8.9   1.9   - 78.7   1328   1462   10.0  
9   KTM Pallam   5   5.2   4.0   16.63   23.7   42.5   3326   4558   37.0  
10   KTM Uzhavur   36.4   60.7   66.8   114   209   83.3   3132   3443   9.9  
11   IDK Idukki   116   101   - 12.9   829.8   638.5   - 23.1   7153   6322   - 11.6  
12   IDK Thodupuzha   7   7   0.0   42.3   47.2   11.6   6043   6743   11.6  
13     EKM Alangaad   0.12   0.11   - 8.3   0.38   0.27   - 29.0   3167   2455   - 22.5  
14   EKM Kothamangalam   27.8   22.5   - 19.1   96.6   72.7   - 24.7   3475   3231   - 7.0  
15   EKM Pampakkuda   13   3.6   - 72.3   41.9   18.9   - 54.9   3223   5250   62.9  
16   TSR Iringalakkuda   1.2   1.4   16.7   3.38   4.4   30.2   2817   3143   11.6  
17   TSR Pazhayannur   4.8   4.6   - 4.2   12.8   10.4   - 18.8   2667   2261   - 15.2  
18   TSR Vadakkanchery   7.5   3.7   - 50.7   15.9   8   - 49.7   2120   2162   2.0  
19   PKD Malampuzha   11.9   8.6   - 27.7   65.5   56   - 14.5   5504   6512   18.3  
20   PKD Pattambi   8   10   25.0   23   28.2   22.6   2875   2820   - 1.9  
21   MPM Kutippuram   4.4   4.9   11.4   7.5   9   20.0   1705   1837   7.8  
22   MPM Perumpadappu   0.6   0.5   - 16.7   0.58   0.45   - 22.4   967   900   - 6.9  
23   MPM Perinthalmanna   9   9   0.0   13.3   43.4   226.3   1478   4822   226.3

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No   Name of Block   Area in Hect   Production in Tonnes  
Productivity in Kg/ Hect  
2012 - 13   2014 - 15   %  of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % of 
increase   2012 - 13   2014 - 15   % 
increase  
24   KKD Koduvally   20.9   16.4   - 21.5   71   59   - 16.9   3397   3598   5.9  
25   KKD Melady Thikkodi   3   1.5   - 50.0   7.8   4.5   - 42.3   2600   3000   15.4  
26   KKD Nadapuram 
Kunnummel   5   2.4   - 52.0   18.4   9.3   - 49.5   3680   3875   5.3  
27   KKD Perambra   10   5.1   - 49.0   27.8   20.5   - 26.3   2780   4020   44.6  
28   WYD Ambalavayal   709   931   31.3   5030   5843   16.2   7094   6276   - 11.5  
29   WYD Kalppetta   183.4   210   14.5   750   1090.6   45.4   4089   5193   27.0  
30   WYD Mananthavady   359.2   240   - 33.2   2112   1210   - 42.7   5880   5042   - 14.3  
31   KNR Irikkur   9   10.5   16.7   42.1   51.6   22.6   4678   4914   5.1  
32   KNR Koothuparamba   1.4   1.8   28.6   6   9.8   63.3   4286   5444   27.0  
33   KNR Payyannur   9.8   2.8   - 71.4   41   13   - 68.3   4184   4643   11.0  
34   KSD Manjeswaram   Nil   Nil   NA   Nil   Nil   NA   NA   NA   NA  
35   KSD  Neeleswaram   0.7   0.34   - 51.4   0.79   1.1   39.2   1129   3235   186.7  
 
Source: Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala

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 Sl. No.   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16  
 ASC No.
 	
Whether
 work order is 	
given on rotation basis to 	
service 
personnel
? 	
Whether accidental 	
insurance taken  for service 	
personnel
? 	
Whether parking yard for 	machinery available? (Y/N)
 	
Whether stock r
egister and 	
log book maintained?
 	
Whether Annual
 accounts 	
audited?
 	
Whether used maintenance 	
fund is 
recouped?
 	
Whether the service 	charges to service 	
personnel
 is given through 	bank?
 	
Whether ASC could 	
undertake all requirements 	
of farmers in time?
 	
Whether ASC's work is 	
satisfactory for 	mechanisation
 in 	
agriculture?
 	
Percentage of registered 	farmers who depend ASC 	for further assistance
 	
Work satisfaction level of 	
ASC (CS/S/NS)
 	
Profit during 2014
-15 	
No. of meetings of 	
Management Committee
 	
No. of meetings of 
High 	
Power committee
 	
No. of meetings of 
Genera
l 	
Body
 	
Farmer Satisfaction
 on 	
services received from ASC
 	
INDEX
 
Weight   5   5   5   10   5   5   5   5   10   5   10   10   4   4   2   10   100  
ASC   - 1   5   0   0   10   5   5   5   5   10   4   10   2   1.6   4   2   8   76.6  
ASC  - 2   5   0   0   10   5   5   5   5   10   4   10   1   1.2   4   2   10   77.2  
ASC  - 3   5   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   6   5   10   8   1.6   4   0   8   57.6  
ASC  - 4   0   0   5   10   0   0   0   0   6   0   3   1   4   4   0   1   34  
ASC  - 5   5   5   0   0   0   5   5   0   6   1   6   2   2.4   4   2   8   51.4  
ASC  - 6   0   5   5   10   5   0   5   0   6   4   10   4   0   0   0   10   64  
ASC  - 7   5   0   5   10   0   5   0   0   3   3   3   1   1.6   4   2   8   50.6  
ASC  - 8   5   0   5   10   0   5   5   0   10   2   6   2   4   4   2   8   68  
ASC  - 9   5   0   5   10   0   0   0   5   6   1   6   1   2.4   4   0   8   53.4  
ASC  - 10   5   5   5   10   0   0   5   0   6   4   6   1   1.6   2.4   2   10   63  
ASC  - 11   5   0   5   10   5   0   5   5   6   0   6   1   2.4   4   2   8   64.4  
ASC  - 12   5   0   5   10   5   5   5   5   6   4   6   2   4   4   2   8   76  
ASC  - 13   5   0   5   10   5   0   0   0   6   4   6   1   1.2   4   0   5   52.2  
ASC  - 14   0   0   5   10   0   0   0   0   3   5   3   1   0.8   4   2   8   41.8  
ASC  - 15   5   0   5   10   5   5   5   5   6   3   6   1   4   4   2   8   74  
ASC  - 16   5   0   5   0   0   0   0   5   6   0   6   1   0.8   2.4   2   8   41.2  
ASC  - 17   0   0   5   10   5   5   0   5   6   4   6   2   0   0   2   5   55  
ASC  - 18   0   5   5   10   0   5   0   5   6   1   10   8   0.8   2.4   2   8   68.2

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 No.
 	
Whether work order is 	given on rotation basis to 	
service personnel?
 	
Whether accidental 	insurance taken  for 	service personnel
? 	
Whether parking yard for 	machinery available? (Y/N)
 	
Whether stock r
egister 	
and log book maintained?
 	
Whether Annual accounts 	
audited?
 	
Whether used maintenance 	
fund is 
recouped?
 	
Whether the service 	charges to service 	
personnel is given through 	
bank?
 	
Whether ASC could 	
undertake all 	
requirements of farmers in 	
time?
 	
Whether ASC's work is 	
satisfactory for 	mechanisation in 	agriculture
? 	
Percentage of registered 	farmers who depend ASC 	for further assistance
 	
Work satisfaction level of 	
ASC (CS/S/NS)
 	
Profit during 2014
-15 	
No. of meetings of 	
Management Committee
 	
No. of meetings of 
High 	
Power committee
 	
No. of meetings of 
General 	
Body
 	
Farmer 
Satisfaction
 on 	
services received from ASC
 	
INDEX
 
ASC  - 19   5   0   0   10   0   5   0   5   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   8   43  
ASC  - 20   0   5   0   10   5   5   5   0   6   5   6   0   3.2   2.4   2   8   62.6  
ASC  - 21   0   0   5   10   0   5   0   0   6   1   10   2   4   2.4   2   8   55.4  
ASC  - 22   0   0   5   0   5   5   0   5   6   3   6   6   1.6   4   2   8   56.6  
ASC  - 23   0   5   5   10   0   5   5   0   6   2   6   1   4   2.4   2   8   61.4  
ASC  - 24   5   5   5   10   0   0   5   0   6   3   6   8   2.4   4   2   8   69.4  
ASC  - 25   5   5   0   10   5   0   5   5   6   4   6   2   0.8   4   0   8   65.8  
ASC  - 26   5   0   5   10   0   0   5   5   3   2   6   0   4   4   2   8   59  
ASC  - 27   5   0   5   10   5   5   5   0   3   3   6   0   4   4   2   8   65  
ASC  - 28   0   0   5   10   0   0   0   0   6   5   6   1   0   4   2   5   44  
ASC  - 29   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   10   5   6   1   0   0   2   8   42  
ASC  - 30   5   0   5   0   0   0   5   0   10   5   3   1   0   2.4   2   3   41.4  
ASC  - 31   0   0   5   10   0   5   5   5   6   1   6   2   0   2.4   2   8   57.4  
ASC  - 32   0   0   5   0   5   0   5   5   6   3   6   1   1.6   0   0   8   45.6  
ASC  - 33   5   5   5   10   5   0   5   0   3   4   6   1   3.2   4   2   8   66.2  
ASC  - 34   5   0   5   10   0   0   0   0   6   4   3   1   1.2   4   2   8   49.2  
ASC  - 35   5   5   5   10   0   5   0   5   6   4   6   2   3.2   4   2   8   70.2  
Average   3.3   1.4   3.9   8.0   2.0   2.4   2.9   2.6   6.1   3.0   6.2   2.0   1.9   3.1   1.5   7.6   57.8  
 
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