THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 20, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has joined forces with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to implement a transformative Rs 1 crore rural development initiative aimed at enhancing workforce skilling, agricultural innovation, and water resource management in Kalahandi district, Odisha. This partnership, formalized through an exchange of a sanction ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 10, 2024 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement powerhouse and subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL), has partnered with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to embark on a groundbreaking project aimed at promoting sustainable farming practices and bolstering livelihood opportunities through bamboo cultivation in the Sundargarh region of Odisha. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 07, 2023 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Goverdhan S. Rawat and Ajay Kumar Sood as Deputy Managing Directors. These additions to the leadership team will bring valuable experience and expertise to further strengthen NABARD’s commitment to promoting inclusive rural development and agricultural financing, the bank said ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 12, 2023 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-create data-driven innovations in agriculture and food systems to support smallholder farmers. Under this MoU, both organizations will work to improve the lives and livelihoods of smallholder farmers ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 7, 2023 Handlooms occupy a major share in supporting large number of livelihoods in the rural economy. To upkeep the tradition, integrate the weavers and provide training, design development, credit, etc, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been supporting for setting up of Off Farm Producer Organisations (OFPOs) across the country. Odisha has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 12, 2023      With climate change posing a serious challenge, the Odisha Government has been taking various initiatives for infrastructural development and livelihoods, and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) should continue its support to the State in this regard, said Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, here on Wednesday. Speaking at the 42nd Foundation ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 25, 2023 Indian cement major Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), has launched a new sustainable livelihood initiative – “Promotion and formation of Farmer Producer Organization on Backyard Poultry Farming” at Rajgangpur in Sundargarh district of Odisha. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 4, 2023 On her visit to Mayurbhanj district on Thursday, President Drouopadi Murmu took some time off her busy schedule to inaugurate a tribal development project, a livelihood project on mushroom cultivation and a community centre supported by NABARD at Pahadpur village in Mayurbhanj district in the presence of Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, NABARD Chairman ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 15, 2023 Odisha Mission Shakti Department Secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan on Wednesday lauded the role played by the Odisha Regional Office of NABARD in the promotion of the self help groups (SHGs) in Odisha and livelihood generation. Speaking at a programme organised here today by NABARD Odisha  to mark International Women’s Day, the Mission Shakti Secretary ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 10, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. has taken up various programs in recent years to impart technical training to the local youth and making them employable. Under this initiative, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of DCBL, and NABARD Sundargarh district office joined hands to conduct a skill development training program at ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MAY 26, 2022 Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Bharat has undertaken the ‘WADI’ Project, in association with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The project aims to strengthen the value chain in tribal development and boost the financial growth of families of 38 villages under Rajgangpur and Kutra ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 21, 2022 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.4013 crore to the Odisha Government, highest in the country, for critical rural infrastructure development in the state under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) during the FY 2021-22. During the year, major thrust has been given to the improvement in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 11, 2022 The Odisha Regional Office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) under FIDF with the Odisha Government. The MoA was signed between State Principal Secretary (Finance) Vishal Kumar Dev and NABARD Odisha RO Chief General Manager C Udayabhaskar Chief General Manager in presence of ...

TBB BUREAU JAIPUR, SEPT 29, 2021     AU Small Finance Bank on Wednesday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) to boost ongoing rural developmental initiatives in the state of Rajasthan. The MoU envisages joint initiatives for the benefit of farmers, farmer producer organisations, Self Help Groups (SHGs), ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 18, 2021 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman G.R. Chintala on Saturday emphasized on Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) of Odisha increasing their volume of business, turnover and profit to remain sustainable on a long term basis. Inaugurating the State Level Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Conclave–2021 organized by NABARD Odisha Regional Office here today, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 2, 2021 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.388 crore to the Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for setting up of four Mega Piped Drinking Water Supply Projects in the State. The sanctioned amount would also be used for construction or up-gradation of 20 village roads across 15 ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2021 The Apex development finance institution of the country, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)on Monday estimated Odisha’s total credit requirement of Rs. 1,10,735 crore for the financial year 2021-22 with greater emphasis on crop diversification, animal husbandry and fishery sector apart from greater thrust on enhancing credit flow to Self Help Groups ...