NITI Aayog officials on Wednesday appreciated the work being done for generating employment and development of villages under the Chhattisgarh government’s Suraji Gaon Yojana.
NITI Aayog advisor Sanyukta Samaddar and her colleagues expressed happiness over the successful implementation of this unique scheme. They were happy to know that beautiful and useful items are being made by the villagers under the Yojana.
Samaddar visited the Gothans at Serikheri and Behar villages in Raipur district. They interacted with women self-help groups.
The women informed that soaps, sanitizer, incense sticks and mushroom are produced and sewing work is done by the women self-help groups in Serikheri village livelihood center. Over 200 women have got employment through these centers.
An action plan has been chalked out by the government for effective marketing of the material produced in the rural centers, they said.
The NITI Aayog officials also visited Gothans in Baihar village in the district.