Self Help Groups (SHGs) at Gauthan that are part of Godhan Nyay Yojana of the Chhattisgarh government are doing impressive work and generating their livelihood from it, Agriculture and Bio-tech Secretary M. Geetha said on Sunday.
While chairing a review meeting, she said such work need encouragement and urged officers to support such groups, a press release said.
The Secretary praised the works carried out by women SHGs in Rajnandgaon which she said was bringing a positive change in the agriculture and allied sectors.
District Collector Rajnandgaon Topeshwar Verma told the Secretary that the women SHGs are also producing quality handicrafts apart from manufacturing vermicompost in Gauthan.
They also make eco-friendly diya from dung, incense sticks and others products, Verma added.
The Rajnandgaon district administration has started the process for purchasing a special machine worth Rs 10 lakh that converts dung into a form of wood for self-help groups, Verma said in the press release.
The Secretary also reviewed the work of Agriculture, Horticulture, Husbandry, Fishery in Durg division and asked the officers to improve the quality of work by increasing coordination.