District-wise targets have been set for successful implementation of the Chief Minister women Self Help Group (SHG) empowerment scheme. For this year, the State Government has set a target of 4,000 women SHGs under MNREGA, 3,000 women SHG under community investment fund and 100 women SHGs under the Indira Amma scheme for provision of seed capital.
Principal secretary Manisha Panwar informed that on the directions of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Swayam Sahyata Samuh Sashaktikaran had been initiated. Its main segments include livelihood improvement for women SHGs under MNREGA, community investment fund, Indira Amma canteen, seed capital for new and reconstituted SHGs and five per cent bonus for entrepreneurial SHGs.
Under MNREGA 4,000 women SHGs will be benefited this year. A total of 378 such SHGs in Chamoli district, 253 in Dehradun district, 632 in Pauri district, 337 each in Pithoragarh and Nainital districts, 295 in Udham Singh Nagar district, 126 each in Rudraprayag and Bageshwar districts, 253 in Uttarkashi district, 379 in Tehri district, 463 in Almora district, 253 in Haridwar district and 168 in Champawat district will be connected with the initiative, said the bureaucrat.
She further informed in detail about the numerical targets and various provisional measures to be observed to facilitate the execution of works under different components of the scheme in order to provided the intended benefit to those who are eligible for the same.