Port Blair, July 10: The Chairman, A&N Coop Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma today handed over cheques to the Great Andamanese of Strait Island, who sold their copra produced to the Federation under Price Support Scheme 2013.

The names of beneficiaries are Shri Kishan Chand (Rs. 14,175/-), Smti Surmae (Rs. 8,610/-), Shri Olake (Rs. 9,817/-), Shri Tong  (Rs. 3, 467/-), Smti Rea (Rs. 9,187/-) and  Smti Leecho (Rs. 7, 245/-).

Expressing his happiness over the activities of the tribe, Sharma emphasized that encouragement of the tribal growers be made by extending necessary help for producing copra as much as possible, so that their economic condition could be developed further.

He has also thanked the In-charge, Great Andamanese Settlement, Strait Island for immense efforts in encouraging the tribal growers to produce copra and sell to the Federation.

Meanwhile the Great Andamanese have made a demand for copra dryer to which the Chairman has assured to look into the matter.

The Directors, Ravindar Rao, Anant Rao, K. Subramaniyan and MK Srinivasan, General Manager, ANCOFED were also present on the occasion.