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Input Distribution and Follow Up Programme at Dighari village (Bongaon Block) in West

Bengal under Scheduled caste Sub Plan

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Eastern Regional Station (ERS), Kolkata and

North 24 Paragana Krishi Vigyan Kendrya (KVK) jointly organized an input distribution and

follow up programme in Bongaon block of North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal on 13th

January, 2020.

Twenty five (n=25) women beneficiaries belonging to scheduled caste community from Dighari

village participated in the programme. Dr. G. K. Das, Principal Scientist and Dr, T, K, Biswas,

Senior Scientist from IVRI-ERS and Dr. Soma Banerjee, SMS (Extension Education) and Dr.

Chinmoy Maji, SMS (Animal Health) from North 24 Pargana KVK conducted and co-ordinated

the programme. Besides, 4 final year B. V. Sc. & A. H. internship students from WBUAFS and 2

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Post graduate students in the Rural Studies discipline from West Bengal State University, Barasat,

North 24 Parganas also participated in the program as part of their field experience training.

INPUT DISTRIBUTION TO THE BENEFIARIES

In the program, 300 day old Chicks of Haringhata Black and 200 RIR chicks were distributed

among 25 SC women beneficiaries. Besides, 200 Kg chick mash was also distributed among the

beneficiaries. A kit bag consisting supplements like vitamins and minerals, anthelmintics

preparation, anti-oxidants/immune-modulators, liver extracts etc. was also supplied to each

beneficiary.

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Follow up program

After the end of input distribution program, a participatory follow up and evaluation program was

organized by visiting the door step of each beneficiary of Dighari village those who received

Kaveri chicks on 16th

of December, 2019.

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The main purpose of the program was to visit beneficiaries at their door step to evaluate the

present status of the chicks, chick mortality or loss, survivability rate of chicks, present strength,

overall growth of the chicks, type of shelter/ housing provided to the birds, health status,

occurrence of disease, problems or constraints faced by the beneficiaries while rearing the birds.

The chick survivability was 100 % with fifty per cent (10/20) of the beneficiaries, in one

beneficiary, all the chicks died due to predation. The high cost of feed purchased from the market

was appeared as the major limitation rearing the birds by the beneficiaries.

Follow up program

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