NERCORMP launched in Arunachal

Itanagar: The ambitious North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCORMP) was officially launched for the districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding by the DoNER Minister at Changlang on Monday.
NERCORMP for Upland Areas is a livelihood and rural development project aimed to transform the lives of the poor and marginalized tribal families in the North East region.
It is a joint developmental initiative of the North Eastern Council (NEC), Ministry of DoNER and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), official sources said here today.
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering, Rajya Sabha MP Mukut Mithi and host of ministers, parliamentary secretaries, MLAs and government officials were present during the occasion.
The project is into its third phase and includes the three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Churachandpur and Chandel districts in Manipur.
NERCORMP is already under operation in Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya.
The project adopts a holistic approach of development with two broad focus areas. These are i) Social mobilization, organization and capacity building to tap and realize the great latent potential of the communities by employing the time tested traditional value systems and culture and ii) Intervene with the economic and social activities and infrastructure with predominant thrust on income generating activities to achieve economic transformation.
Major activities include capacity building of communities. (UNI)