The support would include: (a) formation of FIGs and their FFs, building on project supported water user groups and others; (b) building capacity of FIGs and FFs in business planning and supply chain development, including input supply and value addition and (c) providing market oriented extension services and marketing support, including market intelligence and brand creation.

i) To finance entrepreneurial activities for Vulnerable Groups in the targeted GPs, including landless, vulnerable women, and transhumance, who will not directly benefit from the major project investments under Component ii) The Project has a dedicated transhumant action plan, which will have an emphasis on livestock support.

It would repair the damaged assets created in Gramya-I and strengthen the business planning and management capacity of 27 FFs formed under Gramya I to develop them as sustainable producer businesses. The support for agribusiness development will be provided by local NGOs.

a) Training and dissemination activities for targeted local institutions and the Gol-supported programs b) the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Watershed Development. c) information and educational exchanges among and between the various Gramya II stakeholders d) project supervision through an ICT-based management information system (MIS) e) hydrology monitoring stations to build a comprehensive dataset at the micro watershed level and f) social accountability though participatory monitoring exercises (PMEs), social audits and grievance redress mechanisms.

a) incremental expenditures incurred by the Project Implementing Entity for Project implementation, management and supervision b) financial management and annual internal and external audits c) incremental contractual staff salaries (other than consultants), excluding salaries of civil servants deputed to the Project and d) dissemination of Project-related information.