The Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, has started a series of training sessions on financial literacy for women members of its flagship sustainable livelihood project, Subhalaxmi Co-operative.
With a membership base of 4,000, Subhalaxmi is one oflargest rural co-operatives in State, engaged in promoting sustainable livelihood opportunities among women, creating avenues for entrepreneurship through skill development and providing financial assistance to members for furthering their enterprises. Given importance of financial literacy in enabling and sustaining inclusion of rural women in forefront of economic activities, company has roped in personnel from Mission Shakti to train these women in savings, micro-finance services, insurance, fund management and financial decision making, etc.The sessions witnessed participation of nearly 90 women associated with 26 Self-Help Groups (SHG) across remote villages in Jharsuguda.