Sahari Samridhi Utsav-2020’ was organised in a fun and relaxed atmosphere at Amrit Park Phase-05 near Garga Bridge at Bokaro Steel City.
Aiming to empower women through employment, this Utsav was organised by Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihood Mission, said Bhooolu Paswan Mayor CMC.
To empower women and inspire women to connect with the means of self-employment, we have also organised an exhibition where women form 22 SHGs have participated, he said.
Speaking on the occasion the Mayor appealed to women to join with self-employment to empower themselves. “Women can run small businesses at home too and can earn a good profit by making pickles, papad, sewing, knitting including more in her spare time,” he added.
Women associated with various SHGs were present here in this festival is a good example of it, said Mayor.
At least 234 youth were selected for a job interview in a job-fair organized by Skill Training Providers - Sidhu-Kanhu, Private ITI, Blooming Life Multiservices and Mass Infotech Society here at Utsav. Eight companies include LIC, NTTF, Jetking, Airtel BPO, Microfinance, Maintenance Sales, Swastik and Sarthak have conducted the interview for employment, informed Prashant Kumar Manager (City Mission) CMC.
Many banks had put up their stalls in this Utsav, approved and disbursed 20 personal loans for self-employment.
Five SHGs and two personal loans were approved by Oriental Bank of Commerce, Jharkhand Gramin Bank, Bank of India, Syndicate Bank and Andhra Bank here at Utsav, informed Kumar.
Besides others, Sushma Bala Oraon, community organiser Tabassum Khatoon, Dilip Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Sujata Rai, Firdaus Noori, Kalpana, Kiran, Sheela, Rekha Manju Devi, Shankar Prasad Sinha, Alok Narayan, Anuj Shankar, Anil Kumar Mishra and employees of CMC were enthusiastically participated in the Utsav.