Chief Minister Raghubar Das today called upon women to get involved in cottage industries for their economic independence. During his visit to Gumla Rural Poultry Co-operative Committee limited in Raidih block of Silam Village on Tuesday he encouraged the people, especially womenfolk of rural areas to adopt poultry farming culture on a wider scale to overcome poverty.
Applauding the efforts of Sarita Devi, a local resident of Gumla, the CM said, “Sarita Devi needs a special mention here as through adopting poultry practice, she has not just engaged herself but has also made others self-dependent through this. Her efforts have helped in removing poverty from her area while promoting poultry practice culture.”
Besides applauding the steps taken by the cooperative society to promote the poultry practice, the CM assured all kinds of support to the people who are engaged in this business, “The State Government will assist women in expanding their business. The State Government has decided to give Rs. 4 lakh to each group for production and supply of eggs while additional Rs. 60 thousand will be given to the group for developing sheds. Eggs collected from different groups will be supplied to the government schools. The measure will help in curbing mal-nutrition,” said the CM.
Sharing the steps taken to eradicate poverty from the State by the end of the year 2022, Das further added, “Several attempts are taken to eradicate poverty from the State. In a bid to develop Jharkhand on the lines of a few developed States, the present government is committed to bring difference in the lives of every individual. The State government has appointed village coordinators at 29, 667 villages across the State who has been given the responsibility of preparing the list of BPl families.”
With an aim to engage more number of women residing in rural pockets with several constructive traits while making them economically sound, the State government will buy all their hand-made products through Jharcraft. Women of Silam Village will be given sewing machines free of cost so that they can make and supply dresses to the government schools.
Meanwhile, citing the example of a young girl, Ritu Kumari from Gumla district who recently raised here voice and denied to get married at a tender age, the CM on the occasion asked the village dwellers to make sure that each girl gets a chance to study for the overall development of society. The CM further added that areas with majority of tribal population will have Tribal Development Committee and others areas will have Rural Development Committee. These committees will prepare a blueprint for developing these areas under different segments.
He also said that Small and Cottage Industry Board have been constituted in the State for monitoring the development of small and cottage industries.
People are being given employment through Skill Development scheme. On the occasion of National Youth Day, the State government, this year will hand-over 25,000 appointment letters to the youths.
Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh present on the occasion along with others said that efforts are being made to eradicate poverty from the State in a planned way. “To empower more number of women, more than 1 lakh women groups in last three years have been constituted across the State.
Government has started ‘Johar scheme’ to provide employment to the people and is one vital step from State government’s side to remove poverty.” Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Secretary (Agriculture) Pooja Singhal, Registrar of Co-Operative Society, Vijay Kumar along other dignitaries was present in the programme.