DC Mokokchung Shashank Pratap Singh along with DFO Mokokchung, Dr Sentitula and beneficiaries during the distribution of broiler chicks under livelihood Project an initiative of DPDB Mokokchung on July 18. (Morung Photo)
Morung Express News
Mokokchung | July 18
In a noble effort to promote livelihood generation and self-reliance, the Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) launched a livelihood project under LADP Common Pool 2021–22 at Forest Complex, Mokokchung on July 18.
Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung, Shashank Pratap Singh, IAS, officially launched the project and informed that Rs 10 lakh has been allocated for this project for poultry farming for 10 constituencies under Mokokchung. It was resolved under the former Chairmanship of DPDB, Mokokchung Minister Tongpang Ozukum in the month of April, he informed.
He added that under each constituency 10 beneficiaries will be selected out of which 50 percent of the beneficiaries should be Self Help Groups and 100 Broiler chicks will be allocated to each beneficiary. He further said that SHGs has been prioritized because its success rate is high. The DC also said that the general objective of the project is to focus on self-reliance and livelihood generation.
He observed that in Mokokchung district the consumption of meat and poultry product is high, therefore, focusing on producing poultry products would be a huge boost toward self-reliance and optimistically commented that the project will generate livelihood opportunities for many people, especially the unemployed youths in the district.
The DC also urged beneficiaries to work in a systematic and scientific way and discouraged not to focus on making profit overnight but to give stiff competition in pricing that would influence the market.
DFO Mokokchung, Dr Sentila also informed that after the end of the rearing batch of broilers by all the farmers, the best farmer/performer will be measured by- livability, feed conversion Ration, Broiler Performances Efficiency Ratio and Broiler farm index.
The project is supervised by a committee consisting of DC Mokokchung as the chairman. As the first phase of the project, 30 beneficiaries from four constituencies, 26 Aonglenden AC, 27 Mokokchung Town A/C, and 28 Koridang received 100 chicks each and remaining Assembly Constituencies will be distributed in phase wise.
