Kalpetta: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday inaugurated Wayanad package for comprehensive development of the district. In the ceremony held 11 am in Kalpetta’s Chandrgiri Auditorium, CM also released the Detailed Project Report(DPR) for Carbon Neutral Park.
The Wayanad package comprises various projects to be worked and implemented between 2021-26. Projects listed cover all sectors given the governmental aim for the district’s overall development. The package provides for advancement of the agricultural sector and the adivasi sector in its schemes. The package also has provisions toward basic infrastructure and promotion of business enterprises in the district. Finance Minister Thomas Isaac presided over the function.
In order to promote the district’s staple crop, the coffee, Minister for Industries, Youth and Sports, EP Jayarajan inaugurated Wayanad Coffee Procurement and also handed over Kudumbasree Kiosks for the purpose.. The government aims to enhance income for growers by marketing Wayanad yield under brand name of “Carbon Neutral Coffee.”
The first phase of procurement and marketing shall be carried out via Brahmagiri Wayanad Coffee. For value-added coffee production , the govt had fixed a base price of Rs. 90 in its budget for high-quality coffee seeds procured by Brahmagiri Coffee. The budget also allocated Rs 5 crore for the expansion of its coffee procurement units. Over above was Rs 20 crore allotted for installation for 500 vending machines and 100 kiosks across the state.
