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18/03/22 08:58 AM IST

NERCRMS initiative

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  • Konsa hamlet is in the Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Pongchau Block is one of the last villages near the Myanmar border.
  • As per the PRA report, the village is surrounded by 120 households.
  • The village's eight SHGs are Banu, Jingnungja, Mohiman, Josa, Chingkho, Jongkha, Mokha, and Lamngoi.
  • All of these SHGs are promoted and supported by NERCOMRP III Tirap and Longding.
ABout NERCRMS
  • North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCRMS) is a registered society under the aegis of North Eastern Council, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
  • The society is dedicated towards the transformation of far flung rural areas of North Eastern Region (NER)of India through different livelihood initiatives.
  • The society, so far has covered four states of NER viz. Arunachal Pradesh (Changlang, Tirap andLongdingdistricts), Assam KarbiAnglongand DimaHasaodistricts), Manipur (Ukhrul, Senapati, Churachandpur andChandeldistricts) and Meghalaya (West Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills districts).
  • The overall objective of the project is to “To improve the livelihoods of vulnerable groups in a sustainable manner through improved management of their resource base in a way that contributes to preservation and restoration of the environment”.

Source-PIB 

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