Keerthi Jalli Deputy Commissioner of Cachar received the National Silver SKOCH Award a few days ago for Pushti Nirbhor (Nutrition-dependent). Pushti Nirbhor is a convergence project on transformation & development entailing setting up Nutri-gardens at houses in Dinnathpur Bagicha village. Dinnathpur Bagicha village is near the India-Bangladesh border in the Katigorah circle of the Cachar district.
Thirty thousand seedlings of fruits, vegetables and herbal Plants were distributed.
Each household of the village was given payment for 75 man-days for implementation of the project.
The objective was to train the villagers toward becoming self-reliant during the covid pandemic, grow enough for their own nutritional needs and to sell the surplus in the markets.
About the award:
The award was instituted in 2003. SKOCH Award salutes people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation