Nabard to launch development schemes for self-help groups

Nabard to launch development schemes for self-help groups
Statesman News Service. MALDA. Nov. 7. — The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), will launch “capacity development programme” for the self-help-groups, especially for women in Malda district, a senior district official said today. The Malda district magistrate today, held a meeting with the district manager of the Nabard for its implementation.Mr Abhjit Choudhuri, the Malda DM, said that the Nabard will function as a nodal agency here for self-help-group members in the blocks. The officials will train the members on how to select and develop viable schemes for their economical development in the rural belt.In Malda, a total of 10,000 self-help-groups, are working under the guidance of cooperative banks and the Nabard. The district magistrate, has also disclosed that the Nabard will also play a vital role for the development of women belonging to the minority community, for selecting various schemes as desired by the chief minister.A few months ago, the chief minister, had said here that the government is facing problems for the economic development of the Muslim people in Malda and Murshidabad due to overpopulation. He had also pointed out that the government is planning to develop the two districts, by providing self employment schemes specially launched by the state’s minority community development cell. Following this directive, the Nabard would arrange training programme for them in these two districts.
In Malda, seven blocks have been selected for this project on the basis of the minority population. These blocks are Kaliachak I, II and III, Ratua II, Chanchal I , Harishchandrapur II and English Bazaar. It may be pointed out that the district planning committee did not hold any meeting for the last three years in Malda. The administration has called the DPC meeting on 10 November to review its position.In the mean time the CPI-M leaders have raised the question that funds of many projects like border area development project under the DPC has been diverted to the Malda zilla parishad for its execution which was scheduled to be executed by the development and planning department. Recently, the CPI-M MLA, Mr Samar Roy, has been nominated as the vice chairman of the DPC in which committee the Congress sabhadhipati is the chairman.