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| KVIC and Army’s initiative for “PM’s SWEET KRANTI” continue | | Distributes 1000 Bee-Boxes in NITI AYOG Distirct Kupwara | | |  Kupwara, July 17 : Continuing its initiative for Prime Minister’s “SWEET KRANTI” mission, PMTC Pampore and State Office of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Jammu & Kashmir in association with Indian Army’s Sadhbhawna Programme on Wednesday distributed 1000 Bee Boxes to the Bee-Keeping Trainees at Zangli Garrison Main Town Kupwara
Worth to mention here that this is not first time that KVIC and Indian Army have joined hands to Prime Ministers’ “SWEET KRANTI”. Before todays distribution last year in the month of june KVIC in association with Indian Army made a new World Record of distributing maximum number of bee-boxes, i.e. 2330 bee-boxes in a single day – beating its previous best of 1000 bee boxes, distributed in Kaziranga forest area among Mishing tribe there – on the occasion of World Honey Bee Day.
Today once again KVIC distributed 1000 bee-boxes among 100 beneficiaries, in association with Indian Army’s Sadbhawna Programme.
During the grand function organised at Zangli Garrison Main Town Kupwara Major General J.B. Chowdhari (SM VMS), General Officer-in-Command (GOC) 28 Infantry Division, Brig. Brijesh Dhiman Dy. GOC HQ 28 Inf Division, Brigadier Jayant Kar Commander 28 Arty brigade, Brig. K.S. Grewal SM Commander 68 Inf Brigade, Col. Jagdish Kumar Dy. Commander HQ 28 Arty. Brigade, Commanding Officer 41 RR, Commanding Officer 160 TA, Commanding Officers of Zangli Gm Units (528 ASc Bn, 28 IDSR, 28 Inf Division Pro unit), Commanding Officers of Arty Brigade Units (219 MR, 305 Fd Regt. 100 Fd Regt and 632 SATA Battery, Senior Superintendent of Police Kupwara Shri Ram Ambarkar, Principal PMTC Pampore Shri Anil Kumar Sharma, Officers of KVIC, Army, District Administration, Sarpanches, Children from Kupwara Orphanage, Children from AGS Wayne, Beneficiaries of Mochi Mission, Women of Self help Groups and large number of local people were present.
Addressing the gathering, Major General J.B. Chowdhari (SM VMS)., who was the Chief Guest, said that said that such developmental programmes could play a pivotal role in establishing peace and harmony in Jammu and Kashmir.
It may be noted that the KVIC had aimed to create jobs for youths giving them an adroit pair of hands.
GOC congratulated and appreciated the efforts of PMTC, KVIC Pampore for making this initiative and hoped in future it will continue.
GOC said that from one and a half year Army in association with KVIC have been providing job oriented training courses to the people of Kupwara at their door steps. Not only this recently Army in association with KVIC provided training on Hand Made paper to 24 beneficiaries of Kupwara district at Jaipur Rajasthan.
Addressing gathering and giving full details about the programme Shri Anil Kumar Sharma said that as per the instructions of Chairman KVIC and State Director J&K me and my team from PMTC Pampore & State Office in association with Indian Army provided Beekeeping training to 100 beneficiaries and today under KVIC’s Honey Mission we have distributed 1000 Bee boxes to these 100 beneficiaries.
He said that This Honey Mission of KVIC will certainly script a new chapter of development in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shri Anil said that as our Chairman KVIC Vinai Kumar Saxena, has again and again said that KVIC’s ‘Honey Mission’ is aimed to fulfill the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had said ‘Nation needs a Sweet Kranti after Shwet Kranti’ at a function of Banas Dairy on December 10, 2016. “To make Prime Minister’s call for ‘Sweet Revolution’, the KVIC made an action plan named ‘Honey Mission’ – with a target to distribute 1.3 lakh bee-boxes. And, it is really historical to march ahead with Indian Army – who had won millions of more hearts of people here under its Sadbhawna programme – in terms of establishing peace and harmony in the valley. It also gives me immense pleasure see the rays of hope in the eyes of these 100 beneficiaries belonging to the remotest hamlets of Jammu & Kashmir – which is better known as ‘Heaven of earth’ for having the richest flora and fauna,” he said,
adding, “As KVIC is also the nodal agency of Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), we will provide loans for setting up units of processing, bottling, packaging and labeling units for the honey.”
Saxena further said that in present times, when sustainable development and job creation have become the buzzwords of the hours, what better enterprise can be better than bee-keeping, which is low-investment and low input business mechanism. “It will certainly open floodgates of self-sustenance in the rural economy but it will also create ecological balance,” he added.
Anil said that practical training was imparted to 100 beneficiaries in examination of honeybee colonies, acquaintance with apicultural equipment, identification and management of bee enemies and diseases, honey extraction and wax purification, and management of bee colonies in spring, summer, monsoon, autumn and winter seasons.
Besides giving them certificates of trained bee-keepers, the KVIC experts also delved upon honey bee species, colony organization, division of labor and life cycle of honey bees; management of honey bee colonies during different seasons.
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