In various steps taken up by the State Government towards making women self dependent to earn their bread with dignity, Swavlamban Yojana has proved itself to be result oriented. Under this scheme, over 500 women have availed the free of cost training in various employment-oriented activities like computer typing, shorthand, tally accounting, cooking course, sewing-embroidery etc, in the period of last three years.
Swavlamban Yojana was started in year 2009-10 by Women and Child Development Department of State Government, and till now about Rs 1 crore 7 thousand have been spent under this scheme to organise training programmes for women and make them self-dependent. Under Swavlamban Yojana, widow, divorcee and unmarried women of age-group 35-40 years belonging to poor families are provided free of cost training in various income-generating and professional skills so as to help them become financially self-dependent.
Officials of Women and Child Development Department informed that in last three years, more than 500 women have been trained in employment-oriented activities like computer typing, shorthand, tally accounting, cooking course, sewing-embroidery etc.
Officials also told that the beneficiary women are also provided training in income-generating activities of their interest, as per their demand. Department Officials further informed that in year 2010-11, 305 women were provided training under the scheme. Similarly, 150 beneficiaries availed the training programme organised by the department in year 2011-12.
Moreover, as per the provisional data available, more than 50 women have been provided training under Swavlamban Yojana in year 2012-13.