Adequate and sincere staff, key to Sericulture development in Manipur
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 05, 2013:
Adequate staff coupled with sincerity among the employees is the key to development in Sericulture Department, exclaimed H Gunjamang Simte, Director of Sericulture Department.
In an exclusive interview with the Hueiyen Lanpao, H Gunjamang Simte informed that the total requirement of staff in the Department is around 720.Earlier, there were altogether 728 staffs in the department.
However, 315 of them have been included in the downsizing.
Now, with lack of staffs in the department, the existing employees are suffering like anything and the work progress is far behind.
The State Government should understand this problem and do the needful at the earliest.
He further informed that Manipur produced 115 MT of silk in 2012.The rearing of silk worm is carried out four times in a year in Manipur because of its suitable climatic condition, and as such Manipur is famous for the production of good quality silk in the country.
He went on to state that after training courses, the department provides certificates to the trainees and these certificate holders would be given priority while extending any sort of benefits by the department.
At present the department provides loan starting from Rs 40-50 thousand to beneficiaries.