Message from Mr. V. K. Saigal, Chairman, North Malabar Gramin Bank

>> Wednesday, April 27, 2011


V.K.SAIGAL
Chairman
North Malabar Gramin Bank

Kakkengad Farmers Club sponsored by our Kakkengad branch under the Farmers Club Programme of NABARD has carved a niche for itself and has many feathers in its cap. Ever since its inception in 1996, the Club has been undertaking a variety of farmer friendly interventions in Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat which have made visible changes in the economic status of the underprivileged section of the society.

The Club provided the platform for grounding our unique debt swapping scheme piloted by us which won accolades from all corners. The role played by the Club in formation and nurturing of Self Help Groups, Joint Liability Groups and providing capacity building for creation of micro enterprises are commendable. The Rural Information and Services Centre set up by the Club is providing a basket of services to the farming community of the gram panchayat. The Club has been maintaining excellent rapport with us and partnering with us in all our programmes.

I am sure Kakkengad Farmers Club which won the best Farmers Club award from NABARD in the state for three consecutive years in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 and at national level during 2007-08 will embark upon many more farmer friendly programmes in future as well. I wish the Club and its members all success in future endeavours.

(V K Saigal)

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The seed of Kakkengad Farmers Club was sown on 19 March 1996. It sprouted and has now grown into a big tree spreading its roots across the length and breadth of Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat. The long journey of almost a decade and half was not all that rosy. The people of Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat watered this tree and institutions like NABARD, NMGB, RUDSETI, KVK etc provided the requisite nutrients and helped it to bloom spreading fragrance of economic and social empowerment amongst the resource poor people of the Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat. The members of Kakkengad Farmers Club owe their sincere gratitude to NABARD for providing this wonderful platform of Farmers Club and to NMGB for nurturing us. We are indebted to all who have extended a helping hand to us in our long and difficult journey towards self sustenance which, above all, includes Shri K.C,Shashidhar, Chief General Manager, NABARD & senior officers of NABARD, Kerala RO, Shri V.K.Saigal, Chairman NMGB & SMs of NMGB, HO and Branch Manager & staff of NMGB, Kakkengad branch. The Club also would like to place on record the support extended by Director & faculty of RUDSETI, Kannur, Professor & Associate Professors of KVK, Kannur, Officials of Agriculture Department, Health Department, elected representatives and staff of Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat etc in our journey. The people of Muzhakunnu Grama Panchayat owe a lot to one unassuming personality, Shri P.A.Premakumar, DDM, NABARD who all along his tenure as DDM, Kannur, has been nurturing, hand holding and guiding the Club in all its endevours. We are what we are today mainly because of his sincere, caring and mentoring efforts.

The people who made it happen..

The people who made it happen..

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