Western Ghat Development Programme(WGDP), The detailed operational guidelines of WGDP(G.O(MS)No.43/2002/PLG Dated 05.10.2002) - Western GHAT Cell (Western Ghat Cell Thiruvananthapuram, 2002)
Keywords: Grama Panchayats -- Land Utilization -- Socio economic survey -- WGDP Awards -- Western Ghat development program : genesis of WGDP, relevance of guidelines in Kerala -- Objectives, approaches and organizational setup : Program objectives, program approach, selection of watershed, organizational set up for implementation, Western Ghat cell, DLCC, WC, WDT, NGO's, organizational chart for WGDP implementation -- Operations guidelines : Sectoral priority, cost norms and allocation for components, livelihood support, promotion of water harvesting structures, working modality, project based funding, selection of watershed for implementation of projects, project proposal format, process for preparation of plan and implementation, forest sector projects, research projects, model watershed and special projects, settlement of claims, documentation, utilization certification and audit report, fixing responsibility, mis-utilization of funds, monitoring arrangements -- Publicity, awards, success criteria