REWARD Program Latest News
The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) organized a meeting on the draft National Technical Guidelines (NTG) for Improved Watershed Management under the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) Programme.
About REWARD Program
- REWARD (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development) program is a watershed development program which is being implemented in the States of Karnataka and Odisha.
- Time Period: 2021 to 2026
- Aim: The program aims to introduce modern watershed practices in the Department of Land Resources and in the States of Karnataka and Odisha.
- It is assisted by the World Bank.
- The REWARD program works on a financial instrument called “PforR” (Program for Results) which means the World Bank will reimburse the loan amount against the achievement of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs).
- Objective of REWARD: To strengthen capacities of national and state institutions to adopt improved watershed management for increasing farmers’ resilience and support value chains in selected watersheds of participating States”.
- The program focuses on two important result areas
- Strengthened institutions and supportive policy for watershed development
- Science based watershed development for climate resilience and enhanced livelihoods
Source: PIB
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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