AMPATI: Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Zenith Sangma on Saturday laid the base for a multi-facility centre and also distributed kuroiler birds under the Livestock Mission at Gandhipara Kasabanagar in South West Garo Hills.
The Minister laid the base in the presence of Betasing C&RD Block Development Officer (BDO) A G Momin, District AH & Veterinary Officer Dr P K Marak and Vice Chairman, State Resource Mobilization Diven Hajong.
Addressing the gathering, Sangma stated that the government was leaving no stone unturned to deliver the aims of the people hence all round development should spread evenly throughout the state.
The multi facility centre is a unique platform to engage the people in skill development programmes linked to livelihood generation activities, he added.
Sangma further stated that through vocational trainings and workshops organised in MFCs the government aims at empowering stakeholders by enhancing their livelihood generation opportunities through various government interventions.
He also said that the MFCs could be used for marriage functions, as community meeting halls and other related gatherings.
Speaking on the livestock mission Zenith said that the government had launched a scheme wherein each household would be entitled to livelihood generation activities through poultry, piggery and dairy farming.
He also distributed 560 kuroiler birds under the livestock mission to six self help groups of the area.
Sangma said that this was only the initial distribution and that registered partners would get their allocations in the weeks to come.
