Monitoring committee meeting for Wadi Project held in West Sikkim

GANGTOK, 15 May: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) West Sikkim conducted 3^rd Project Monitoring and Implementation Committee meeting today for Integrated Tribal Development Project being implemented at different villages of Soreng subdivision. The project implemented by KVK, West Sikkim is sponsored by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

A press release informs that the project covered major components of Horticulture Development, Capacity Building, Community Health, Child Care and Women Development. The project has covered 357 households during 2013-14. The meeting chaired by Additional Director, FS&ADD, NT Bhutia was attended by Vasant Sarbodekar [AGM NABARD], Dr. Laxuman Sharma [Programme Coordinator, KVK West Sikkim], Uttam Saikia [APM, NABARD], Arun Sharma [ADO, Soreng], Bhison Pradhan [Project Officer], Subject Matter Specialists, Rinchen Denzongpa, Dr. Rinchen Ongmoo, Rohini Silwal, representative of BAC and the Field Staff.

During the meeting, Dr. Laxuman Sharma presented the annual progress report of the project and proposed the new action plan. Major issue of convergence of all the government schemes at the tribal villages, Financial Inclusions,  awareness on major schemes of NABARD and other central government schemes and subsidy, formation of Farmers Organization for regulating market chain of major cash crops, formation of self help groups and linking them with livelihood projects were discussed in detail in the meeting.

The committee has recommended the proposal of extending 100 households in the project for the financial year 2014-15, the release informs.