The Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat is all set to launch an agricultural labour bank to address various issues plaguing the sector.
Former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac participated in a workshop organised at the district panchayat hall here on Wednesday, to discuss the implementation of the project. The labour bank will be formed as a society with the participation of farmers, experts in the field, and activists.
Panchayat-level units will be formed, for providing farmers with training, farming implements and other services. These local units will function as a single window system for various needs of farmers. Under every unit, groups of 20 members each will be formed. The aim in the initial phase for each unit will be to generate 500 person days of work every month.
