New Delhi, Jan 6 (KNN) Describing the beekeeping industry as the need of the hour, Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Manoj Kumar said on Thursday that it not only produces honey which gives income to the entrepreneurs/farmers, but also increases the productivity of the crop by 30 per cent due to the pollen grains spread by the bees.

He said that beekeeping is the medium of sweet revolution, more income can be earned by joining this work.

Kumar was speaking during the distribution of 200 bee boxes to 20 beekeepers in village Devra, Kaithal, Haryana participating in the Khadi Honey Mission dialogue program.

So far, 1 lakh 75 thousand bee boxes have been distributed by the Commission after providing beekeeping training to 17 thousand 500 beneficiaries across the country.

In Haryana state, 4400 boxes have been distributed by giving training in beekeeping to 440 beneficiaries.

On reaching the village, Tehsildar Sudesh Mehra and Sarpanch Vikram Singh and other dignitaries welcomed the Chairman on behalf of the district administration.

Addressing the gathering, Chairman Manoj Kumar said that work is being done in the direction of special promotion of beekeeping in Haryana, so that villagers can get benefited by joining this work in rural areas.

About 200 bee boxes have been provided to 20 beekeepers in village Devra and 300 bee boxes will be distributed soon to 30 beneficiaries of district Kaithal itself.

He said that work will be done to increase Khadi activities in the entire state.

On this occasion State Director of the Commission, I Jawahar, Tehsildar Sudesh Mehra, Naib Tehsildar Ashish, Sarpanch Vikram Singh, Chandrabhan Devra, Hisam Singh, Labh Singh and other senior officers of the Commission and other dignitaries were present.  (KNN Bureau)