In July 2021, which of the following districts of Assam won the SKOCH Award for the nutri-garden project at the village?

The correct answer is Cachar : Assam’s Cachar district won the SKOCH Award for the nutri-garden project at the village. Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli r eceived the National Silver SKOCH Award for ‘Pushti Nirbhor’ (nutrition-dependent), a convergence project for setting up nutri-gardens at houses in Dinnathpur Bagicha village . A backyard garden project enables a village on the Bangladesh border to consume nutritious plants and vegetables and earn by selling the surplus produce. Under the project, 30,000 seedlings of vegetables, fruits and herbal plants were distributed among 140 beneficiaries. Each household of the village was also given payment for 75 man-days to implement the project. Instituted in 2003 , SKOCH Award salutes people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation.