The Mahila Adhikar Abhiyan [MAA], a project designed to empower women, was launched at Jagatsinghpur on Wednesday.
The civil society campaign and women empowerment endeavour was inaugurated by State Social Welfare Board Chairperson latika Pradhan in an inaugural function held here.
MAA aims at holistic development of women across the State and sensitising women over their rights and their role for social transformation.
One village of the each block will be adopted as MAA Kasturaba Adarsha Gram through which the women activists would build the identified village as violence- free, addiction- free and open defection free.
Among others, MAA State Chairperson Namrata Chadha, Vice-Chairperson Rina Routray, State Coordinator Manoj Jena and Sub Collector Subash Nathsharma addressed.
Hundreds of women across Jagatsinghpur district participated.