Bihan programme, launched under the National Rural livelihood Mission has made women in the tribal-dominated Chhura development block financially self-reliant during the last three years.
An Andhra Pradesh based Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Sarf Hyderabad has formed a 820-member women self help group (SHG) in the block and imparted training to them.
Member of Parliament Chandulal Sahu, MlA Santosh Upadhyay, Collector Niranjan Das and Chhattisgarh NRlM Director R Prasanna visited Chhura area and inspected the work of the group.
They sought the group members’ active participation in solving the problems of the villagers, like drinking water, health, cleanliness, education etc, besides maintaining peace in the villages.
They have also asked the villagers to take part in the Pradhan Mantri Bima Suraksha Yojana, Mudra Bank Yojana, Jan Dhan Bima Yojana and get benefits from it.