Collector Alex Paul Menon flagged of a rally taken out here to mark the International Women’s Day and as a part of National Urban livelihood Mission on Sunday. The rally passed through different parts of the district headquarters and concluded at High School Ground. During the programme, the Collector informed that it has been decided to celebrate the International Women’s Day every year.
He cited the example of Padmshree Fulbasan Yadav who has constituted as many as 20000 women self-help groups (SHGs) and a fund of Rs15 crore have been collected by these groups during the past one decade.