SERICULTURE
BRINGS
SUSTAINABLE
LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT
TO JAVVADHU HILL TRIBES
Sri.
Rishikesh Pondey, Secretary, Schedeuled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development
Department, Government of India and Smt. Kannagi Bagyanathan, the Secretary,
Department of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and Sri.Kannappan, the
District Forest Officer visited our Tribal Development Fund Project village, Alanjanur in Javvadhu Hills
of Eastern Ghats in Thiruvannamalai District, on 21.11.2014, and requested the
officials to take necessary action to expand the area under sericulture, and
bring needed infrastructurefacilities to bring sustainable Livelihood
Development for the tribal people.
VISIT
BY THE SECRETARIES OF GOVT. OF INDIA & GOVT. OF TAMILNADU
TO
NABARD'S TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECT VILLAGE
The secretaries of Govt. of India and Govt, of Tamilnadu
arrived Alanjanur the Tribal Development Fund project village, in the afternoon along with a team of
officials of Sericulture Department and Forest Department. They had visited Sri.Venkatesan's
Silk Worm Rearing shed. The shed was filled with the White Silk Worm Cocoons of
50 layings, ready for harvest. The Netrikas (the latest device used for spinning
of cocoons) to carrying the un-harvested Cocoons and a sample harvested Cocoons
were shown to them.
VENKATESAN,
THE TRBAL SILK FARMER
The secretary had a brief discussion with
Sri.Venkatesan, the Silk Farmer of our Tribal Development Project, Alanjanur, said the following.
"I have raised only half an acre of
Mulberry at the beginning. I was impressed by the income I got. Now I have
enhanced the Mulberry area to one acre. From now onwards I could get monthly
income regularly"
Then the secretary turned down to the
Sericulture Department officials.
SERICULTURE
DEPARTMENT
OFFICIALS
A team of Sericulture Department
officials, Sri. Abdul Faruk, Technical Asst. Thiruvannamalai, Sri.K.S.Mohan,
Junior Inspector, Kadaladi, Sri.M.Murugan, Asst. Inspector,Jamnamarathur and
Sri.Arockiasamy, Junior Inspector, Pattaraikkadu were also present, in the
venue and explained about the feasibility of expanding Sericulture area and
also bringing the other infrastructure facilities in Javvadhu Hills.
Sri.D.Gnana Suria Bahavan, Director,
BHUMII Trust welcomed the Secretaries, and explained about the Nabard's TDF
project as detailed below.
"BHUMII
is implementing Nabard's Tribal
Development Project in this area. The
department of Sericulture is providing
the subsidy support to the project beneficiaries. The project is supporting 110
tribal families. The project helps to construct the Scientific Silk Worm
Rearing sheds. The size of of shed is 714
sq.ft. Now the project has opened an opportunity to earn an average income
of Rs.10000 in 25 days. The highest income recorded is Rs.30000/ per
harvest in 25 days. Sericulture proved here as better livelihood option for the
tribals of Javvadhu hills. The department of Sericulture is supplying layings,
Chakkies and technical know-how to our project beneficiaries. Now Nabard has
sanctioned its second project to extend
the benefit to another 100 families in Javvadhu Hills. The area and the climate
is conducive for further expansion too."
JAVVADHU HILL TRIBES
Before
leaving the Alanjanur village the Secretary requested the Sericulture and
Tribal Development Department to take necessary action to increase Sericulture area
and infrastructure facilities to produce Silk Worm Eggs, Chakkies, and Reeling
units. In further he said, Sericulture will bring sustainable development in the life of
Javvadhu Hill tribes.
Later
on Sri.D.Gnana Suria Bahavan, Director, BHUMII Trust thanked the Secretaries,
for having visited the TDF project village in Javvadhu Hills.
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