Odisha

KVIC Provides Tamarind Processing Tools To SHGs In Odisha’s Kalahandi

Bhawanipatna: Khadi and Village Industries Commission provided  four sets of tamarind processing tools and equipment to four self-help-groups (SHGs) of Lanjigarh and T Rampur blocks in Kalahandi district on Friday.

Each set consists of a de-seeding machine, one screw pressing machine, one weighing machine, 10 hammers, 10 steel stools, two tarpaulins, among others.

The machineries were handed over to poor artisans at a function organised by KVIC State Office at PD, DRDA Office here.

Project Director of DRDA, Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, directed the district officials to identify entrepreneurs who could set up value added product units like tamarind lollypop, lozenges, jelly, chutni etc by availing the benefits from PMEGP and PMFME Schemes.

The function was attended by State Director, KVIC, Samir Kumar Mohanty; GM, DIC, Kalahandi, Deepak Kumar Agrawal; DPM,OLM, Prashant Mishra; LDM, Kalahandi, Dhruv Prasad Singh; Lanjigarh BDO Jitendra Mishra; TRampur BDO Shubhakant Nayak; Asst Director, KVIC, BN Panda; Deputy CEO,ORMAS, Kalahandi, GM Kerketa; BPM, T Rampur Soumya Mohapatra and master trainer Dushmanta Kumar Pradhan.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha Educationist Achyuta Samanta Honoured With First PIO Excellence Award

Bhubaneswar: A day before the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas kicks off here, the Global Organization of…

12 hours ago

CRUT To Launch Two New Bus Services In Bhubaneswar Tomorrow; Know Routes & Rates

Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) on Tuesday announced launch of two new services…

12 hours ago

Catch ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ With Reloaded Version In Theatres From This Date

Hyderabad: Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ has broken all box-office records by crossing the…

12 hours ago

Bangladesh Revokes Passport Of Sheikh Hasina, 96 Others; Arrest Warrant Issued Against Former PM

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government, headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, has revoked the passports of 97…

12 hours ago

[Watch] Actor Ajith Kumar’s Narrow Escape After His Racing Car Crashes Into Barrier

Dubai: South superstar Ajith Kumar, who is gearing up to participate in the Dubai 24…

13 hours ago

Second Earthquake Hits Devastated Tibet, Death Toll Rises To 126

New Delhi: Hours after a powerful earthquake jolted Tibet, several aftershocks -- including a 4.1…

13 hours ago