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Call to develop Mewat as a model centre

CHANDIGARH: Additional bulk milk chillers will be established in Mewat through the National Diary Development Board (NDDB) to expand and supplement integrated diary development activities for benefiting the people of the backward Mewat area, Haryana Governor A. R. Kidwai said on Tuesday after presiding over the 23rd meeting of the Mewat Development Board here. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who is the Senior Vice-Chairman of the Board, was also present.

The Governor, who is the Chairman of the Board, and the Chief Minister called for promoting Mewat as a model development centre by introducing various income generating schemes like dairying, piggery, poultry, horticulture and animal husbandry to benefit the poverty-stricken people of the area.

They also appreciated the initiative of the National Diary Development Board for establishing bulk milk chillers and agreed that there was considerable scope for further expansion and development of this programme in Mewat.

It was also decided at the meeting that Larson and Toubro (L&T) Limited would establish its Construction Skill Upgradation Training Centre in Mewat for providing employment to the rural unemployed youth of the region in the fields of masonry, carpentry, bar bending and electrical without charging any training fees.

The candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs.2,000 per month during the training along with free lodging. On successful completion of this training they will be given gainful employment by the approved contractors of L&T.

It was also decided to engage the IFFCO Foundation for enhancing the income generating activities with diversification in agriculture, horticulture, cooperatives, women’s development, animal husbandry and skill development.

The Board also decided to establish a training-cum-production centre for soft toys making in Mewat in technical association with the Institute of Toy Making Technology (ITMT), Kolkata.

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