Bhubaneswar: The Shakti Mission Department plans to partner with the Department of Transportation and explore the opportunity for livelihoods for registered women of Swadaya Group (WSHGS).
In the first stage, it pondered the government involving WSHGs for maintenance and households from the Tribune Bus and terminal managed by Odisha State Transportation State-Owned Company (OSRTC).
The government said the goal of steps to support the empowerment of self-help group members.
The proposal was debated at the virtual meeting led by Minister Naveen Patnaik here on August 12 Naveen, which was in accordance with the priority for women’s empowerment through Mission Shakti, directed the transportation department to withdraw the action plan for the proposal at the beginning.
“This is a greeting proposal from the Department of Transportation.
We checked the feasibility of outsourcing household services from the OSRTC bus terminal to WSHGS.
A action plan is being prepared.
The aim is to ensure the support of a sustainable livelihood for them, “Secretary of the Shakti Mission Department of Sujata Karthikeyan to Ti.
Shakti’s mission has gathered with several departments and was given scope to increase the income base of these groups.
At present, more than 6.02 WSHGS LASH, which consists of more than 70 lakh women is registered with a Shakti mission, which makes a new and separate department in June.
“In May 2019, the Country Cabinet approved a proposal to connect female self-help groups with initiatives from different departments for the provision of government services and the procurement of goods by a structured manner for RS 5,000 Crore for five years.
All departments are required to find livelihoods and income opportunities for WSHGS.
As Tie-up aims to deepen the involvement of women with government programs at the grassroots level and ensure a sustainable livelihood opportunity for women’s non-governmental groups, “Karthikeyan said.
The government had previously involved a self-school group Shakti mission in the provision of pre-school uniforms in the center of Angganwadi (women and child development departments), procurement of rice (food supplies and consumer welfare departments), small nursery management, beekeeping and seed dealers (agriculture and farmers of the Empowerment Department ), Mid-day preparation and supply of food (school and mass education department), the electrical meter reads in Pancayat Gram (Department of Energy), management of public service centers in urban local agencies and public distribution systems in urban areas (housing and urban development departments ) And the hospital diet supply, sanitary napkins and mosquito nets.