Port Blair, Mar 27: The National Cooperative Union of India, Cooperative Education Field Project, (Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperation), A & N Island Unit is association with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has organized a concluding programme for 13 days duration “Advance Training Course on Handicraft with Cane & Bamboo at Conference Hall, A & N State Coop. Union, Teylorabad yesterday (26.03.2015). Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Chairman, A & N State Coop.
Union was the chief guest on the occasion The chief guest lauded the efforts of the National Cooperative Union of India, Cooperative Education Field Project, A & N Island Unit for organizing such meaningful training for the ultimate benefit of women folk/members of Self Help Group living at the grass root level of the society. He said that a large number of house wives living in adjacent areas will be benefitted to work on handicraft with this skill they will be able to earn some money for their respective families as the leisure time by obtaining bank loan through their respective Self Help Groups.
Shri G. Tarai, General Manager, NABARD in his address said that self help group his the best means for creating small scale industries through which members can earn money to run their life. Welcoming the gathering Shri Surendra Nath Singh, Project Officer, NCUI-CEFP, A & N Island unit has said that there are large scope for the rural women to establish their self employment based on availability of raw materials, handicraft from cane & bamboo is one of income oriented opportunities.
He urged the women members of SHG to take more advantage of such training programme and implemented in the field.
Shri L. B. Singh, Subject matter specialist (Horticulture), KVK highlighted on the schemes based on handicraft which may help the women member to establish their self employment unit. Dr. B. Prabhuram, HOD Cooperative Management, M.G. Govt. College, Mayabunder who was the guest of honour in the programme said that coop. is the best means of socio economic reforms where member’s active participation is very much required. He expressed his happiness towards the efforts made by NCUI Field Project for providing such meaningful training programme.
40 students of 2nd year coop. management of M.G. Govt. College, Mayabunder were also attended the programme and were impressed by the efforts made by the women members of the SHG for giving creative shape on handicraft. The chief guest has distributed certificates to 30 women SHG members those who were qualified in the training course. The programme was attended by 80 participants
