Good news for Tamarind lovers, now Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) is planning to produce cake, candy and chutney from Tamarind and it will produce very soon. JSLPS is also preparing to provide a big market to these products. 

Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) is encouraging women belonging to Sakhi Mandals to make cake, candy and chutney from Tamarind. JSLPS CEO Nancy Sahay has assured the Didis working under Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Project that they will be provided necessary assistance for this.

Sahay met the Didis of Sakhi Mandal at the Community Agriculture Incubation Center at Namkum, Ranchi and the Rural Service Center at Kalamati, Khunti and discussed the work being done to increase their livelihood on Friday. The Didis urged them to provide machines for processing mustard oil. Sahay emphasized on increasing the production of medicinal plants like Lemon Grass, Tulsi, Triphala in view of their demand. She also inspected the Gramin Seva Kendra located at Kalamati. Kalamati Tamarind Processing Unit is being operated by 30 members of Kalamati Gramin Seva Kendra. Under this initiative, about 12,000 families are involved in tamarind collection and processing in the State.

Kalamati tamarind processing unit is being operated by 30 members of Kalamati Gramin Seva Kendra. A total of 5 machines have been installed in this processing unit which includes peel and fiber extractor, two seed extractor, tamarind cake making machine and packaging machine. Under this initiative, about 12,000 families are involved in tamarind collection and processing in the state.

During his visit CEO JSLPS interacted with the didis and directed them to start manufacturing of products like chutney, candy apart from tamarind cake and learned about their problems. During the discussion, President of Kalamati Gramin Seva Kendra, Sonamati Unrao  raised the problem of tamarind not being sold at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and demanded fixing of MSP for all NTFP products.

During the Khunti and Namkum field visit, the CEO JSLPS appealed to the Didis of Sakhi Mandal to take Covid-19 vaccine.

She also asked the didis to work for the promotion of Covid awareness and vaccine among the people in the village.