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NABARD DDM Office Opens in Kiphire, Nagaland

17 June 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALNABARD DDMOffice Opens inKiphire, Nagaland17 June 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

NABARD set up a district-level presence in Kiphire so that rural development and credit schemes can move faster in one of India’s Aspirational Districts.

Key facts

  • What: District Development Manager (DDM) office of NABARD.
  • Where and when: Kiphire, Nagaland; 16 June 2025.
  • Chief guest: P. Bulte, General Manager, NABARD Nagaland Regional Office.
  • Present: district officials, heads of agriculture and allied departments, SHGs, NGOs and local stakeholders.

Purpose

  • Acts as a link between financial institutions and rural stakeholders.
  • Smooths rollout of credit-linked schemes and infrastructure projects.
  • Approved to speed up development in Kiphire under the Aspirational Districts Programme.

Exam angle

  • Place: Kiphire, Nagaland.
  • Body: NABARD; office type: District Development Manager.

Test yourself

1. In which Nagaland district was NABARD's new DDM office inaugurated in June 2025?

The District Development Manager office was opened in Kiphire.

2. What does DDM stand for in the NABARD office inaugurated at Kiphire?

The notes call it the District Development Manager office.

3. Kiphire is part of which government programme, as mentioned in the notes?

It was identified for intensive intervention under the Aspirational Districts Programme.