Preparations to start the first phase of Honey Mission in the tribal village Sugandhagiri of Wayanad, Agriculture Minister T Siddiqui assured to implement the scheme in the presence of Priyanka Gandhi.
Tezzbuzz Desk – On the suggestion of Congress General Secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress government of Kerala is going to start the Honey Mission in the first phase in Sugandhagiri tribal village in Wayanad district. State Agriculture Minister T Siddiqui assured to implement this important initiative in the presence of Priyanka Gandhi on Friday.
Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi met the local people and heard their problems during her visit to the tribal settlement. He had suggested expanding the Honey Mission to Sugandhagiri also with the aim of creating employment opportunities for the tribal communities.
Accepting the suggestion of the MP, the Agriculture Minister announced the implementation of the scheme in this tribal village. This announcement made by him was welcomed by the local residents with applause.
Honey Mission is an initiative of the Congress government of Kerala, which aims to create employment opportunities for people in tribal areas. Under this, people are given training in honey collection and processing and are helped in providing markets for their products.
During this, the local people also put forward many of their problems before Priyanka Gandhi. He demanded to give land ownership rights to those people who have documents proving their rights on the land.
The villagers also demanded steps to be taken to resolve the problem of delay in getting no objection certificate from the forest department for development projects. Further, he requested to use the land marked for public use but lying vacant for new development plans.
Priyanka Gandhi reached Government Lower Primary School in Sugandhagiri, Wayanad on Friday morning. The women present there welcomed him with traditional tribal dance. During this, Wayanad District Panchayat President Chandrika Krishnan, District Collector V Chelasasini, Pozhuthana Panchayat President Naser Kathiri, Vice President Sudha Anil, District Congress Committee President TJ Isaac and other local leaders were present.