IMPHAL, May 15: The director Sericulture, Waikhom Ibohal, said its projects in the four valley districts have met with encouraging success, and warned that if any of his staff is found involve in collecting money from prospective beneficiaries, he will be punished.
Addressing a press meet at the directorate, Sangaipat today, Ibohal said that after the MSP phase 1 failure in Manipur which was funded from Japan, new scheme of Sericulture funded from North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme through Central Silk Bad of Ministry of Textile is now making headway successfully.
The scheme is implemented in four valley districts of Manipur for year 2014-15 successfully he said.
All together 500 farmer beneficiaries have received 70% of sanction funds till today said Ibohal.
Even Minister of Sericulture has been conducting and inspecting the fields in every district frequently, to make sure the scheme are on target, he said.
Unfortunately, a rumoured has been spread to that some sericulture staff has been involved in collecting money and promising selection to prospective beneficiaries for the year 2015-16.
Our staffs are conducting survey for selecting genuine farmers who love sericulture to avail of the projects, he said. Even the district level applications are being screened by a committee he said.
He further appealed to farmer of sericulture not to believe in any such rumours
If any farmer has complaints to make or any problem to consult, he should contact or complain to the Director Sericulture, he said.
We have 500 beneficiaries for 2014-15 in four districts. Of these 50 are in Imphal West, 150 in Imphal East, 200 in Thoubal, and 100 in Bishnupur District he said.
In the second phase all four district will double their beneficiaries, he said.
He further said that Integrated Sericulture Development Project (ISDP) for five Hill districts which is going to be implement from NERTPS through NEC funding will be launched very soon.
The department has decided to implements Mulberry projects in Ukhrul and Churachandpur and in the there will be Iri projects, said Director.
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