Thursday, 19 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The relief package would benefit 7,54,894 women in the state
The chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a relief package of Rs 118.35 crore for the women self help groups ( SHGs) and those associated with self employment schemes of the state government on Wednesday. The CM declared this package which would help 7,54,984 people in a virtual interaction with women SHGs associated with the Uttarakhand state rural livelihood mission.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the different SHGs are engaged in appreciable work and they have a positive impact on the economy of the state. He said that the pandemic of Covid-19 has adversely affected the activities of these groups. The CM said that in these SHGs the women of the state work and they are the backbone of the economy of the mountainous areas. He said that the package would provide relief for these women.
Under the rural livelihood mission, a one-time grant of Rs five lakh would be given to each of 159 Cluster Level Foundation (CLF) in the state. Similarly financial help would be granted to active SHGs for next six months. Under it a sum of Rs 2,000 per month would be given to 42,989 groups. The loan account holders of Mukhyamantri solar self employment scheme would be provided compensation for the interest incurred during the period.
The Yuvak Mangal Dal of Prantiya Vikas Dal and Youth welfare would be given financial assistance of Rs 2,000 per month for six months.
Dhami said that Uttarakhand has received full support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last seven years and the state has received central assistance in many welfare schemes in the sectors of health, education, drinking water and others.
The rural development minister Swami Yetiswaranand said that the platform should be provided to the SHGs for sale of their products. He said that the officers should visit these groups and solve their problems.
In the interaction the members of the women SHGs shared their experiences.
The cabinet minister Ganesh Joshi, MLAs Khajan Das, Rajesh Shukla, Pranav Singh ‘Champion’, additional chief secretaries Manisha Panwar, Anand Bardhan and others were present on the occasion.
