Training programme under Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan / Vigilance Awareness Week conducted
Source: IT News
Chandel, November 04 2018:
A one day training programme on Bee keeping, Mushroom Cultivation, Nutrition Gardening and awareness programme on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna under "Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan - II" was conducted today at Charangching Khullen village for the villages of Charangching Khullen and Charangching Khunkha village, Chandel.
The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers' welfare had launched Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan for doubling farmers' income by 2022 .
The purpose of Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan is to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes.
Keynote address on Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan was given by Dr..KSonamani Singh, ACTO (Agril.
Engg.), KVK Chandel.
In the training session, topic on Bee keeping, Mushroom Cultivation and Nutrition Gardening and awareness programme for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), a comprehensive crop insurance to the farmer were deliberated and thereafter, an interaction programme was also conducted between farmers and technical experts namely Dr..NJohnson Singh, ACTO (Plant Protection), KVK Churachandpur; Dr.Kl.
Levis Chongloi, ACTO (Agronomy), Ts.
Leenda Monsang, ACTO (Plant Breeding), Th.Motilal Singh, ACTO (Agriculture Extension) & Programme Coordinator i/c, Dr.Ameeta Devi, ACTO (Animal Science) of KVK Chandel and SP.
Lovejoy Anal, SMDC/SDAO, Agriculture Department, Chandel.
The training was attended by Chief of Charangching Khullen Sn.
Peter Lamkang and Chief of Charangching Khunkha, Sk.
Shetnong Lamkang.
112 farmers from Charangching Khullen and Charangching Khunkha village have attended the training programme.
It is also worth mentioning that Vigilance Awareness Week was also observed as a part of Central Vigilance Commission efforts to promote probity in public
life and to achieve a corruption free society in the training programme.
Th.Motilal Singh, Programme Coordinator i/c, KVK Chandel sensitised the villagers about anti corruption measures by involving villagers in the discussion.