Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched various welfare schemes implemented under NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) through video conferencing at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal; NABARD Sanctioned development project

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched various welfare schemes implemented under NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) through video conferencing at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Imphal. The schemes include Comprehensive Scheme for development of MSCB Ltd. and PACS (Primary Agriculture Co-operative Societies) in Manipur, infrastructure support to 10 PACS and two TDF projects in Churachandpur and Pherzwal district. The Comprehensive Scheme for the development of MSCB Ltd. and PACS will help in strengthening the infrastructure of 46 Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies in the State. The financial support of Rs10 lakh to 10 PACS sanctioned under MSCB Ltd would strengthen the basic infrastructure such as office furniture, PoS machines and software. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched four projects to be implemented by various agencies across the State. The package was sanctioned to mark the 40th foundation day celebrations of the bank. The first project with a grant assistance of Rs18.50 lakh for the evaluation of vaccine against the bacterial disease ‘Riemerellosis’ in ducks was sanctioned to the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur. A grant assistance of Rs5 lakh has been sanctioned as the second project to provide long-distance wireless connectivity to tribal settlements in Nilambur in Malappuram district. The third project involves up-skilling of 90 young fishermen in the repair of outboard motors of fishing vessels and is sanctioned to the South Indian Federation of Fisherman Societies with a grant assistance of Rs4.50 lakh. NABARD has also sanctioned four training programmes with a grant assistance of Rs15 lakh to the Additional Skill Acquisition Programme under the State government for a graphic designer programme and AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud programme for 290 trainees.