The Third Phase of Polima Puthukkad of Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission has been started. The aim of the programme is producing non-toxic and safe vegetables. Implemented through effective integration of local bodies, Kudumbashree, Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Institutions and employment guarantee scheme, the project was initiated to implement the idea of the State Government to formulate and implement plans to achieve self-sufficiency in the field of food production. Those who are part of the scheme are provided with the assistance as part of the Agri Nutri Garden Scheme of Kudumbashree.
In the second phase of the project, 120 tonnes of vegetables were harvested on 29 hectares of land by 40,000 Kudumbashree women who are members of 2411 NHGs in eight panchayats of Puthukkad Constituency. Shri. K.K Ramachandran, Puthukkad MLA inaugurated the third phase of the project at Kodakara Block Hall, Thrissur on 27 June 2023. He also distributed awards to the best performing NHGs who had done best in agriculture in the second phase.
The CDS Level NHGs include Nanma NHG (Mattathur Panchayat), Anashwara NHG (Vallachira), Devashree NHG (Alagappa Nagar), Aishwarya Lakshmi NHG (Puthukkad), Pratibha NHG (Nenmanikkara), Sauhrudha NHG (Varantharapilly), Friends Koottayma NHG (Thrikoor), Karunashree NHG (Parappukkara).
Shri. M. R Ranjith, President, Kodakara Block Panchayath presided over the function. Shri. M.K. Radhakrishnan Master, President, Cherpu Block Panchayat, Shri. E. K Anoop, Ms. Ajitha Sudhakaran, Shri. Simon Nampadan, Grama Panchayat Presidents, Dr. Kavitha. A, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission, Shri. P.R. Ajay Ghosh, Block Development Officer, Ms. Ambili Hari, CDS Chairperson, Puthukkad Panchayat Kudumbashree CDS delivered their felicitations. Shri. Unnikrishnan, Agriculture Officer, Mattathur took a class on scientific vegetable farming.
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Third Phase of 'Polima Puthukkad' of Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission starts