Jharkhand State PCS

• 29 Dec 2021

Training Booklet on 'Birsa Harit Gram Yojana' Released

Why in News

• On December 28, 2021, Dr. Manish Ranjan, Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Jharkhand released a training booklet based on the ambitious scheme 'Birsa Harit Gram Yojana' under MNREGA.

Key Points

• Dr. Manish Ranjan said that this booklet would prove to be a milestone for the beneficiaries of 'Birsa Harit Gram Yojana' and Horticulture Sakhi/Mitra, Mahila Mate and MGNREGA workers. He said that the continuous expansion of the horticulture scheme under MGNREGA would not only help in strengthening the livelihood but would also help in making the state of Jharkhand more green and in the category of states with highest productivity of fruits.
• On this occasion, MGNREGA Commissioner Rajeshwari B said that this training booklet on Birsa Harit Gram Yojana has been prepared by the Rural Development Department to fulfill the purpose of Birsa Harit Gram Yojana.
• In this booklet, important guidelines have been mentioned from the selection of horticulture schemes to its care and identification of diseases of crops and its treatment.
• He said that this training booklet would prove to be very useful for the training of beneficiaries of Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, Horticulture Sakhi/Mitra, Women Mates and MGNREGA workers.