#MurhuNariShaktiKisanProducerCompanyLimited Awarded as Best FPO under the Category of Women Empowerment

28 July 2021, Khunti: Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producer Company Limited, a Farmer Producer Organization promoted by NBJK in the year 2018 under the program of Lakhpati Kisan-Smart Village with support of CInI-Tata Trusts @cinicell @TataTrusts @tatatrusts, has received the award from The Economic Times as best FPO under the category of Women Empowerment (Mahila Sashaktikaran Award) in Eastern Region.

The Company has been nominated in 2 categories i.e. Category for Best FPO and FPO-Mahila Sashaktikaran Award. ET Edge @ET_Edge twitted, “We are delighted to announce Murhu Nari Shakti Kisan Producer Company Limited has won Mahila Sashaktikaran Award in East, Congratulations! Knowledge Partner: Grantthornton Bharat @GrantThorntonBharat https://twitter.com/ET_Edge/status/1420379728402214914?s=08

MNSKPCL was awarded in 2nd Edition of Samunnati – The Economic Times FPO Awards organized as digital awards ceremony in presence of eminent persons like Prof. Ramesh Chand (Member-NITI Aayog), Mr. Padmanand V., Partner members from PSUs and Grant Thornton India LLP.

Currently with total turnover of Rs. 7 Crore 17 Lakh, MNSKPCL has 2835 women shareholders and each woman invested 1,000 INR. It works on input-output supply of high value crops, fish, lac, pigs, poultry, goats and guides members in cultivation, convergence from different govt. schemes and accounts maintenance of producer groups. In 2019, the company has been co-opted by JSLPS (Dept. of Rural Dev., GoJ) under JOHAR Program. It encouraged 23 entrepreneurs with Polyhouse nursery, Piggery, Fishery and runs Solar Based Cold Storage as well as Better Life Farming Center to support farmers.