Jharkhand
Integrated Agriculture Cluster
- 27 Dec 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On December 24, 2021, Union Rural Development Secretary NN Sinha unveiled the Integrated Agriculture Cluster Initiative under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in the state capital Ranchi.
Key Points
- This Integrated Agriculture Cluster initiative was unveiled at the National Workshop organized by Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), in which representatives from various states also participated.
- Addressing the workshop, Sinha appreciated the work being done for livelihood empowerment through Sakhi Mandals in the state. He asked the representatives of other states to implement other activities including Livelihood Resource Center and Didi Bagiya Yojana in their states.
- He said that to connect the last families of remote villages with a strong livelihood, coordinate with all the departments from the state level so that the beneficiaries can get the benefits of all the schemes in an integrated manner.
- The income of women has doubled due to drip irrigation and the income of people is increasing from multi-crops and animal husbandry. Capacity building of various cadres through training, empowering financial inclusion of PVTG families, involving women in various skilling activities is the priority of the state, which will boost rural livelihoods.
- The objective of this initiative is to provide 'end to end solutions' to the farmers.
