Potential Impacts and their Mitigation Table (3.3): Identified Potential Environment and Social Issues/Risks/Impacts and their Mitigation and Management Responsibilities Component Issues/Risks/Impacts Level of Mitigation & Management Measures Responsible Risk Institution National Level High DoLR, PMU Capture Technical support from Neeranchal may Mandate for convergence with other more on activities which would directly benefit because of Ministries or departments such as – programme people who have land and not necessarily Ministry of Panchayats/Tribal Affairs, design those who are landless or have no assets. Women and Child Development etc. should The use of IWMP wellbeing ranking criteria be fully exploited. Necessary National/State having a small budget for those who do not level Government orders/ circulars for have assets, may not match with the convergence should be issued. beneficiary selection criteria of other social Harmonize criteria for selection of potential security schemes and could lead to many beneficiaries with other Departments and needy households being left out within the Ministries through use of wellbeing same watershed and also giving rise to ranking. discontent and disputes. Prepare a Transparency and Accountability also may be duplication of work because Plan for the larger IWMP implementation of lack of convergence with other flagship during the second phase of SESA. programmes and schemes, other departments. Focus livelihood activities that result in creation of new assets or income sources for the left out households, poor, vulnerable and marginal people.
Potential Impacts and their Mitigation Table (3.3): Identified Potential Environment and Social Issues/Risks/Impacts and their Mitigation and Management Responsibilities Component Issues/Risks/Impacts Level of Risk Mitigation & Management Measures Responsible Institution National Level Capture because of programme design Technical support from Neeranchal may more on activities which would directly benefit people who have land and not necessarily those who are landless or have no assets. The use of IWMP wellbeing ranking criteria having a small budget for those who do not have assets, may not match with the beneficiary selection criteria of other social security schemes and could lead to many needy households being left out within the same watershed and also giving rise to discontent and disputes. also may be duplication of work because of lack of convergence with other flagship programmes and schemes, other departments. High Mandate for convergence with other Ministries or departments such as – Ministry of Panchayats/Tribal Affairs, Women and Child Development etc. should be fully exploited. Necessary National/State level Government orders/ circulars for convergence should be issued. Harmonize criteria for selection of potential beneficiaries with other Departments and Ministries through use of wellbeing ranking. Prepare a Transparency and Accountability Plan for the larger IWMP implementation during the second phase of SESA. Focus livelihood activities that result in creation of new assets or income sources for the left out households, poor, vulnerable and marginal people. DoLR, PMU
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