Samba:Vice Chairperson,Khadi Village Industries Board(KVIB),Dr.Hina Shafi Bhat Tuesday visited the Common Facility Centre ofMasterjee Beekeeping cluster.
Secretary J&K Khadi&Village Industries Board(KVIB),Farukh Qazi,DeputyChief executive officer,Muzaffar Allaqband,Divisional officer Jammu,Tilak Raj,Dr Sandeep Kotwal besides associated beekeepers and stakeholdersfrom the cluster area were present on the occasion.
VC inaugurated 5 day beekeeping training for associated beekeepers.Sheunderscored the need for modernising the beekeeping practises for enhancedresults.She asked the officers of KVIB and ITCO to extend every possiblehand-holding to the trainees.
Earlier,Dr Hina Shafi Bhat visited the Common Facility Centre of the saidcluster to take stock of ongoing works there.She asked the concernedstakeholders to coordinate and ensure target-oriented implementation of thecluster.
Referring to main objective of the cluster,she stated that with theestablishment of this cluster the earning of beekeepers of the districtshall increase,besides raising the profit margin and production of honeyin the district.She added that the cluster is coming up with project costof Rs.133.65 lakh and CFC shall house Honey Processing Plant,CombFoundation mill and other relevant machines and equipments.The facilitiesof honey extraction,processing,packing,labelling and marketing shall beprovided to beekeepers of the area under one roof.
Vice Chairperson visited various micro industries units established underPMEGP and JKREGP in various areas of Samba.
She expressed satisfaction over implementation of employment generationschemes in the district.She emphasized the need for penetration in remoteareas through organisation of localised awareness.
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