The State Government is focused on strengthening women financially and ensuring their participation in developmental efforts. Chief Minister Harish Rawat said this at a programme organised by the Congress on the occasion of international women’s day in Dehradun on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the recruitment of women in police and other services will be increased to ensure their increased presence in administrative services. “Women self help groups will be made more active and their products will be provided markets in different parts of the State.
Funds will be arranged to facilitate provision from the MlA lAD fund for financial assistance to Mahila Mangal Dal. The Mahila Mangal Dals will be accorded responsibilities also in the execution of construction works in rural areas. Women will also be linked to schemes being implemented under watershed, JICA and livelihood projects.
Modern types of stoves will be provided to women in rural areas. A revolving fund will be created for ASHA and Anganwadi workers so that they can be provided financial assistance at the time of their retirement from employment.
The State will also facilitate 15 per cent weightage for educated Anganwadi workers in services, resumption of the midwife system with training and allowance for them,” added the chief minister. Rawat further said that women are being accorded the benefit of various social pension schemes while women dairy committees are being provided a subsidy of Rs six per litre.
The Mera Pedh Mera Dhan scheme initiated by the State Government will help mitigate the shortage of fodder in mountainous areas by encouraging cultivation of fodder species. This in turn will also encourage animal husbandry, he said. The chief minister also felicitated various women for their commendable contribution in social activities on the occasion.
Earlier, the State Mahila Congress chairperson Sarojini Kaintura welcomed the chief minister to the programme and expressed gratitude to him for his efforts aimed at the upliftment of women in the State.
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyaya, PCC chief coordinator Jot Singh Bisht and other party members were also present on the occasion. Earlier, the CM flagged off a rally from the Doon women’s hospital. The rally was aimed at raising awareness against female foeticide and for raising literacy among women.