Report on 200hours (30days) Gardeners Training under Skill Development Training Programme of HMNEH Scheme, 2016-17.

200 hours (30 days) Gardeners Training under Skill Development Training Programme under HMNEH, 2016-17 organized by the Directorate of Horticulture and Food processing, Assam in collaboration with Assam SFAC and KVK, Kahikuchi held at KVK, Kahikuchi from 28^th February to 29^th March, 2017.

200 hours (30 days) Gardeners Training under Skill Development Training Programme under HMNEH, 2016-17 was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, AAU, Kahikuchi campus. The programme was ceremoniously inaugurated on 28^th February, 2017 by Sri Pritam Baruah, Asstt Director & Manager (ED), ASFAC. There are 50 trainees from different districts of Assam participated in the aforesaid training programme.

This month-long programme was covered by theory, practical classes and field trips by expert from different disciplines of HRS, KVK and other departments/organizations. An amount of Rs. Rs.8,68,600.00 (Rupees Eight lakhs Sixty Eight Thousand Six Hundred) only was sanctioned by the Government to be spent under different heads to complete the training programme.

A training manual was published containing various lectures delivered by resource persons which was inaugurated by Vice Chancellor, AAU on valedictory session and distributed among trainees. A set of garden implements consisting of Secateurs, Hedge Sear, Grafting Budding Knife, Hand Belsa, Single Fork, Multiple Fork and Khurpi was distributed to all the 50 trainees.

The training programme was successfully completed on 29^th March, 2017 and a valedictory meeting was organized. The meeting was attended by

A certificate of successful completion of the training programme was distributed by various dignitaries present in the meeting.