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Port Blair, Mar. 12: Chief Electoral Officer, A&N Islands, Shri B S Jaglan, IAS visited Ferrargunj Tehsil today and reviewed the election preparedness with AC/Assistant Returning Officer, Shri Anand Vardhan Mishra, Tehsildar, Ferrargunj, Shri Gopa Kumar and Shri Shishir Kumar Mishra, DM(IT)/AERO(HQ). He also addressed all the Supervisors and BLO of Ferrargunj Tehsil and directed them to prepare Booth Level Turnout Management Plan. He exhorted them to increase voter turnout in Tehsil and facilitate voters in every possible way to come to Polling Stations and exercise their voting right on poll day. In previous General Election to Lok Sabha 2019, the voting percentage in Ferrargunj Tehsil was 70.69%. During General Election 2024, aspires to increase voting percentage to 80%.

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Port Blair, Mar. 12: Andaman & Nicobar Regional Office of NABARD organized UT Credit Seminar yesterday. Smt. Nandini Paliwal, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, who was the chief guest on the occasion, released the UT Focus Paper of Andaman & Nicobar Islands prepared by NABARD for the year 2024-25. UT Focus Paper for Andaman & Nicobar, published by NABARD every year, is a comprehensive document which maps the potential for ground level credit off-take in Priority Sectors as categorised by the Reserve Bank of India. Broadly, the UT Focus paper estimates Rs.315.68 crore potential for agriculture sector, Rs.819.18 crore for Industries Sector and Rs.27.78 crore for Ancillary Sector.

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Port Blair, March 12: ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair along with its KVKs is organizing Kisan Mela on the theme: Agripreneurship Development in Islands from 20th to 21th March 2024 in its Mela ground at Garacharma Research Complex. Around 600 farmers representing different gram panchayats of South, Middle & North Andaman & Nicobar districts is expected to participate in the two-day event.This mela is not just a gathering; it's a celebration of agriculture and innovation.

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Port Blair, March 12: A-5 weeks long training programme for 29 SHG women to work as ‘Pashu Sakhis’ under DAY-NRLM scheme organized by the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Rural Livelihood Mission (ANIRLM) attached with the Directorate of RD, PRIs and ULBs in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services concludes. The training took place at Poly Clinic under Deptt. of AH&VS at Dollygunj and also at the respective Blocks as per the schedule. The valedictory function of the training was organized at the Veterinary Hospital, Goalghar which was presided by Shri. L A Kumar, IAS, Secretary (AH&VS), A&N Administration. Shri. K A Naveen, Director (AH & VS), Shri. Shiv Singh Meena, Director (RD), officials of RD and AH&VS Departments were also present during the function.

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Port Blair, March 12: As part of SVEEP activity in the upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha, 2024, a Signature Campaign on the theme ‘Wall of Democracy’ was organized in the A&N Secretariat premises here today. The objective of organizing the Signature Campaign was to promote informed and ethical voting and to inculcate responsible democratic awareness amongst the staff as well as general public. The Chief Electoral Officer, ANIPC, Shri B.S. Jaglan, IAS as the chief guest, inaugurated the Signature Campaign in the Secretariat premises.

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