Pherzawl: A painting competition for school students and distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers marked the ongoing Seva Sankalp Abhiyan at Parbung in Pherzawl district, bringing together initiatives focused on nurturing young minds and supporting the farming community.
At Parbung Higher Secondary School, 38 students participated in a painting competition centred on the themes of public service and nation-building. The event, supported and supervised by 11 teachers, saw students express their ideas and aspirations through art.
The school authorities said such activities play an important role in fostering the values of service, patriotism and creativity among students.
In a separate programme, the District Agriculture Office, Pherzawl, organised a distribution programme of agricultural inputs for the year 2025-26 under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and the Rabi Seed Distribution Programme under ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency).
Officials of the Agriculture Department, village authorities and local farmers attended the programme, with a large number of farmers, including women farmers, from Parbung and neighbouring Taithu village receiving the inputs.
The distribution comprised 150 bags of urea, 150 bags of Orjaa Bio-Fertilizer, 10 mini-kits each of blackgram, moong and urd under pulses, and three bags of soybean under oilseeds.
Agriculture officials said the initiative is aimed at enhancing food production and strengthening food security by ensuring timely availability of quality seeds and agricultural inputs to farmers.
