Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said that the Government will build office building for the SHGs having turnover of over `1 crore and the loan given to SHGs will also be increased from `50,000 to `1 lakh. Das said that bank officials have been consulted in this regard. CM was addressing first session of Chhotanagpur Divisional Conference of mukhiyas, panchayat secretariat sevaks and women SHGs of 31 blocks of five districts.
The CM said that the role of women is indispensable from development point of view. There can’t be comprehensive development of the State without making the women self dependent, he added.
laying stress on agriculture, gardening and animal husbandry, the CM said that one can reach development destination through these routes. Villages having electricity should implement lift irrigation.
He said that SHGs should make the malnourished women aware about uses of pulses and green vegetables. He asked the women SHGs to make list of migrating people and the Government will train them and get them employed. The Government is going to issue a helpline number division-wise. MoUs have been signed with many companies for training the youths and employ them.
The CM said that the Government is trying to establish cottage industries at massive scale. SHGs should prepare different articles under Aajeevika and the Government will ensure market for that. He said that the Government will provide market in Gumla also on the line of Ranchi to sell cottage industry products. He said that 2017-18 will be celebrated as ‘Women Entrepreneur Year’.
On this occasion, the CM handed over `10 lakh cheque each to the family of Indian Army martyr soldiers Nayman Kujur and Zabra Munda. He also announced that the Chainpur- Kurumgarh-Baridih road will be named after Nayman Kujur. Gumla DC has been directed to make DPR of the 35 km road. Member of women SHGs also told their success story to the people.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Sudarshan Bhagat said that agriculture and forest produce will herald economic revolution in the State. He said that along with women SHGs, men will also have to come forward to elevate the income at individual and village level. Women SHGs are bringing about a new awareness in the society and making their families and society self dependent.
Speaker of Jharkhand legislative Assembly Dinesh Oroan said that liquor is a hindrance in development. People should be made aware about it. Men and women at village, panchayat and block level will have to work together to prosper. He said that Jharkhand will prove a milestone in development field and the role of women will be appreciable.
Addressing the women SHGs, Chief Secretary Raj Bala Verma said that Women SHGs are inspiration for the society. Their efforts are positive and they are economically prospering the society. They can be deciding factor in the pace of development.
Summoning the successful women she said that they should lead with the left behind women. Organisation gives power and connects with resources. Village problems should be considered and network of cottage industries should be developed. She summoned them to stop child marriage, girl migration and superstition related with witch craft. She said that children should be immunised, given nutritious food and pregnant women should be given ANC on time.
Rural Developemnt Minister Nilkanth Singh Munda, MlAs Shivshankar Oraon, Vimla Pradhan, Development Commissioner Amit Khare, RDD Principal Secretary NN Sinha, Drinking Water and Sanitation Principal Secretary AP Singh, Panchayati Raj Secretary Vandana Dadel, Agriculture Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni along with other officers were present on this occasion.