As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T Secretary VK Pandian on Tuesday visited Jajpur district and interacted with the Mission Shakti group members and college students.
Pandian discussed with the Mission Shakti women on their activities and support required for transforming the self help groups (SHGs) into small and medium enterprises (SMEs). He assured all Government support to the Mission Shakti movement. He said that Mission Shakti is very close to the heart of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik due to its impact on the socio-economic empowerment of women.
Mission Shakti will be further strengthened by providing permanent buildings at the GP, block and district level and mobility support to the district level staff for better reach to all parts of the district, he said.
He also informed that the Government has decided to hand over all unused Government buildings to the Mission Shakti groups for their activities. He directed the Collector to facilitate the awareness about the interest-free loans and also to organise Loan Melas at Panchayat level.
Later, Pandian interacted with the college students of Jajpur district. He informed them regarding Chief Minister’s approval for inclusion of 76 higher secondary schools and 50 degree colleges of the district under 5T transformation programme at a cost of Rs 61.5 crore.