Driving training for women workers held
Bhubaneswar: Focusing on skill development of women and enhancement of their earning, a driving training programme for female domestic and construction workers was held at the Red Cross Bhawan here on Saturday by the Center for Child and Women Development in collaboration with the ActionAid and the European Commission. Odisha Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board Chairman Subash Singh inaugurated the programme.
Workshop on database of fisheries cooperatives held
Bhubaneswar: The National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives ltd (FISHCOPFED) organised a workshop on database of fisheries cooperatives in Odisha at its training centre at Kausalyaganga recently. Fisheries Department Joint Secretary SK Dwivedi, Additional Director JB Das, FISHCOPFED Chairman T Prasad Rao Dora attended the event. FISHCOPFED MD Bimal Mishra said the apex body of fisheries cooperatives held the workshop to chalk out a roadmap on how to collect database of primary fisheries cooperatives in all the States with the support of the Union Government and make the database available easily on computers.
SFAC rolls out scheme for farm producer cos
Bhubaneswar: With an aim to further empower farm producer companies, the Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) has introduced an Equity Grants and Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme (EGCGFS) in the State. It has been developed following the Union Finance Minister’s announcement of two major initiatives, to support FPCs through matching grants and set up a fund to cover banks which advance loans to Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) without collaterals. SFAC MD Pravesh Sharma said the initiative aims at catalysing private investments in promoting FPCs and providing market to producers.
Pokhariput DAVians perform dance, yoga
Bhubaneswar: Students of the DAV Pokhariput performed dance and yoga on the Raahgiri Day here on Sunday.