REWARD Program

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

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