Funding for livelihood programme came to an end on December 2017 , while funding for Financial Inclusion Programme is ongoing. So far , our performance as a BC has been excellent,with not a
single NPA account and recovery at nearly 100%.
UNNATI
A Community Led Poverty Alleviation Programme in Assam
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Major achievements of Unnati project so far
Project Outputs:
1) 60 villages covered in 2 blocks during a span of 8 months for financial inclusion
2) Loan of Rs. 549.15 disbursed to 2201
households covering 278 JLGs since Dec
2015 to till date
3) 2796 savings bank account opened
4) 16 Business Correspondent Agents
engaged and earning commission of Rs. 5000/- per month (average)
5) Loan recovery is 100%
6) 570 households covered for livelihood enhancement.
7) 64 MSE (Micro & Small Enterprise) set up under 4 types of agri & allied domains (poultry, vegetable, dairy and fishery)
7) 64 MSE (Micro & Small Enterprise) set up under 4 types of agri & allied domains (poultry, vegetable, dairy and fishery)
9) 8 Local Service Providers
extending services to community and earning Rs.4000/- (average) per month
10) 500 training sessions organized in groups by LSPs
11) One producer managed collection center set up in Barkhetri and functioning.
12) Small income generating activities in agricultural and allied sector
taken up by 55% loanee households
Visible Project impacts
Households responded positively towards availing credit from our system.
RGVN is the most preferred outlet for the purpose
Participation of
HHs in attending LSP training programme is found to be encouraging.
80% households willing to pay Local Service Providers for agricultural extension services
80% households willing to pay Local Service Providers for agricultural extension services
Investment of
loan by households on non-farm activities is found be encouraging
Dairy emerges to
be a promising venture for the rural poor
Monday 12 June 2017
Project photographs May 2017
Paschim Mangaldoi Block, Darrang district
Barkhetri Block, Nalbari district
FI activity |
Fishery MSE in Aulachowka, Darrang harvesting fries for sale |
Broiler duck unit of LSP Karuna Saharia |
Beneficiaries obtain free medicines for livestock from local vety department through networking & linkage support of project |
Beneficiaries participating in vaccination camp organized by LSP mahammad Ali |
Beneficiary vaccinating her cattle |
FI officer conducting meeting in a group |
Member of a vegetable MSE |
LSP taking session on dairy farming |
Wednesday 19 April 2017
Project Photographs March 2017
Paschim Mangaldoi
Member of a fishery MSE releasing fingerlings in her pond |
Training session to group by LSP |
Farmers Field Day on transplanting operations under SRI practices |
Barkhetri
Member of vegetable MSE (Rupali)preparing land for cultivating ladies finger |
Business planning session conducted in a vegetable group by a progressive farmers and Area Coordinator |
Lemon orchard of Sri Bali Barman in Bortalla village |
Duckery unit of LSP Pradip Medhiin Hidlatarry village |
Wednesday 12 April 2017
LSP exposure visit
Two Local Service Providers with accompaniment support of RGVN staff visited Star Integrated Farm on 11th of April 2017. It is a poultry farm owned and managed by a private entrepreneur-Shri. Deepak Mondal. Farm is located in the outskirts of Guwahati city. There are 2000 birds in the farm. Two LSPs -Elina Yesmin and Muhammad Ali of Barkhetri block participated in the exposure visit. The
objective of the visit was to get more practical experience
on commercial poultry rearing techniques and to promote similar model in target area for better income generation of farm families.
Report part 2
Layer bird unit of Star Integrated Farm at Sonapur near Guwahati |
Poultry sheds in the farm |
Deepak Mondal with LSP and staffs of Unnati project |
Thursday 23 March 2017
Project Photographs February 2017
Paschim Mangaldoi Block
Barkhetri Block
A member receiving loan amount from BCA |
Sheikh Sikander Ali fisheries expert from West Bengal visiting fisheries to guide farmers for getting higher production and higher returns from the venture |
FI staff conducting meeting for group formation |
Beneficiary preparing pond for cultivating fish |
Programme Manager holding meeting with fishery MSE members |
Barkhetri Block
Compost pit prepared by Prativa Talukdar member of Sadhana group in Adattary |
Field Facilitator filling up account opening form in a group |
FDC done by an FI official in village |
LSP Elina Yesmin delivering a technical session in group |
SRI demo plot of farmer Farman Ali in Joysagar village |
Member of Nabarup group cultivating okra as Income Generating Activity in No.1 Joysagar village |
Match Making Workshop between group members and fish seed supplier (S.S. Ali) at Niztapa village |
Tuesday 21 February 2017
Project photographs January 2017
BCA Bipul Siakia of Pas. Mangaldoi disbursing loan to a JLG member |
BCA Paresh Baishya disbursing loan to a client in mukalmua |
Member enrollment for FI |
Gita Talukdar of Swapna Gut in Howlighat purchased a cow with loan amount |
LSP Muhammad Ali delivering a technical session on livestock rearing at Mukalmua |
FFD on composting techniques at Paschim Mangaldoi |
Adoption of composting technique by a UNNATI farmer |
Paddy seed bed prepared by farmers for SRI demonstration in Pas. Mangaldoi |
Farmers cleaning pond for taking up fishery as MSE in Barathiabari, Pas. Mangaldoi |
Pigs purchased by farmers in Pas. Mangaldoi with loan amount |
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