35th governing body meeting of ARIAS Society held in Guwahati

GUWAHATI: The 35th Governing Body meeting of the Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society was held on August 25 at the Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara. The meeting was chaired by Rajesh Prasad, Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC), Government of Assam, also the Chairman of ARIAS Society.

Under the ARIAS Society, the World Bank-funded Assam Citizen-Centric Service Delivery Project (ACCSDP) and the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) are being implemented in the State.

APART is being implemented in 24 districts and adopts a value chain and cluster approach to achieve the targeted project objectives. It is being supported by Agriculture & Horticulture, Assam Agriculture University, Industries & Commerce, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, WAMUL, ASWC, Fisheries, Handloom, Textile & Sericulture, PWRD & PNRD departments of the State Government in implementing the project activities.

According to a release, Laya Madduri, State Project Director (SPD), ARIAS Society, presented the status of APART followed by presentations of the respective departments on the implementation status of their field-level activities. SPD also highlighted on the Kshyamata initiative launched by APART for empowering Agricultural enterprises of Assam. The initiative is designed to encourage, promote and support agricultural enterprises in Assam and a total of 1,300 agriculture entrepreneurs will be supported, through capacity building and guidance, in 4 years duration.

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