Arunachal Duo receive Indo-Balinese Achievers Award
Two entrepreneurs from Arunachal Pradesh, Bamin Siri and Michi Amung received the Indo-Balinese Achievers Award in Bali, Indonesia for their contributions in the field of economic growth and social development.
Bamin Siri is the chairman of Ziro Poultry Cooperative Farmers’ Society Ltd (ZPCFS) and is actively involved in the field of social work and economic entrepreneurship since 1999. His organization ZPCFS was also awarded the Best Livestock Cooperative Society in 2007 by the Arunachal Pradesh government and President of India Pranab Mukherjee had conferred the Biennial Awards for Cooperative Excellence to ZPCFS.
Speaking to reporters, Siri informed that he had always wanted to be an entrepreneur from the early days of his life. I wanted to be a social engineer and bring innovations which would generate employments, uplift the economic status of our people and bring smiles to their families, he said, while adding that many research scholars from across the country come to see and learn the mode of functioning of Ziro Poultry Cooperative Farmers Society Ltd.
Michi Amung is the founder chairperson of the Ridge Multipurpose Cooperative Society (RMCS) Ltd. founded in 2018. The society imparts various trainings on livestock, agri-horti and handloom sectors in collaboration with experts from the fields. The society also helps and guides the unemployed youth to avail various central and state Govt. sponsored schemes available under National Livelihood Mission and Atma Nirbhar schemes.
The Achievers Award were presented by Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. V.B Soni along with Vice Consul, Consulate General of India office Lawlesh Kumar and PRO Kuta, Indonesia Wayan Sukrata.
