DRDA releases INR 22 lakh to 31 beneficiaries

Mokokchung — Mokokchung district rural development agency (DRDA) has released a total of INR 22 lakh for 31 beneficiaries, who have undergone intensive interview and training under start-up village entrepreneurship programme Phase II (SVEP-II) under Ongpangkong North and Kubulong Block on March 29.

According to DRDA Mokokchung, the training of SVEP-II first cycle for potential entrepreneurship for Ongpangkong North and Kubulong Block was successfully conducted from March 16 to the 18^th in its conference hall. It added that the selected candidates were imparted training on business skills and the community enterprise.

DRDA Mokokchung informed that the SVEP loans to the beneficiaries were handed over by the project director, Toshimongla Kichu, on Wednesday.

It mentioned that SVEP is implemented by Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM). The objective of the SVEP is to enable rural poor to set up their entrepreneurship through integrated ICT techniques and tools for training and capacity building, enterprise advisory services and to provide loans from Block Research Centre.