HT Correspondent
NAGAON, Feb 7: NABARD, Assam Regional Office, Guwahati, organised a training program on macramé and jute crafts under the Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDP) at the conference hall of Bholaguri Satra Samabai Samittee Ltd, Kaliabor Development Block. The training program was inaugurated last Tuesday by Rajendra Perna, DDM, NABARD, in the presence of Khurshid Ansani, LDM, AGVB, Uttam Bhadra, BM, Mantu Bora, chairman of the Samabai Samittee, Rashmi Rekha Hazarika, BPM, ASRLM, master trainer Juri Baruah, and secretary of the implementing agency Gramya Unnayan Santha – Mukut Deka.
Over 30 members from various self-help groups under Kaliabor Development Block participated in the training program.
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While inaugurating the program, Rajendra Perna, DDM, NABARD, informed that in order to bridge the skill deficits and to facilitate the optimisation of production activities undertaken by the members of self-help groups, NABARD has been supporting need-based location MEDPs since 2006. Besides the MEDP training on macramé and jute crafts activities, the training session will cover training on record-keeping as well as bookkeeping, enterprise management, business dynamics, etc., along with a practical session regarding manufacturing various products of jute like wall hangings, table tops, dining covers, flower stands, etc., Perna said, adding that the eligible trainees would be provided credit support too after completion of their training through the local bankers associated with the government agency, a release stated here.
