Jharkhand

• 23 Apr 2022

'Chas Haat Initiative'

Why In News?

Recently, Pakur Deputy Commissioner Varun Ranjan said that the unique initiative of Pakur district administration to establish it as a horticulture hub, 'Chas Haat Pahal', is bringing unprecedented change in the lives of women farmers.

Key Points

• Chas Haat initiative was started in the year 2021 as a joint effort of Pakur district administration and Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society.
• The objective of this ambitious scheme is to increase the production and marketing of vegetable crops in the district with the concerted efforts and convergence of all the departments concerned. Along with this, ensuring annual income of targeted farmer families up to Rs 1 lakh under this project and promoting women entrepreneurship is also included.
• Through Chas Haat initiative, the benefits of farming schemes of different departments of the district are being given to the sisters of Sakhi Mandal in an integrated manner through Chas Haat, like-
  
  • To overcome the problem of irrigation, implementation of drip irrigation scheme along with providing deep boring and pump sets by the land conservation and other departments.
  • Under the Didi Bari scheme by MNREGA, the scheme of 5 decimals and the arrangement of wells for irrigation facilities.
• Various types of training, capacity building and arrangement of seeds etc. through Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society, KVK and Atma.