Award for NEDFi
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 20 2012:
NEDFi has won the NABARD Rural Innovation Award, 2012 in the category of public/cooperative sector/Government for its contribution towards promoting handicraft products made from water hyacinth.
Union Minister of Finance, P Chidambaram handed over the award to NEDFi in the august presence of Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development at a function held on October 17 at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi.
A three-year water hyacinth craft project of NEDFi, under the sponsorship of NEC, Shillong, has enabled more than 1300 artisans of the region to take-up the craft as a source of sustainable livelihood.
BP Muktieh, CMD, NEDFi dedicated the award to the artisans and craftpersons of the region whose commitment has enabled the project to reach such level of national recognition, informed a statement.