The Social Welfare department announced two new schemes, Tejaswini and Widow Pension proposal at the State level seminar on ‘towards gender equality, an initiative’, to mark International Women’s Day on Tuesday. The seminar also focused on several ongoing schemes of the State Government.
There are several schemes at present which are functional and are benefitting many lives. Targeting women falling in the age group of 14 to 24 years, the State Government has planned to launch Tejaswini project and widow pension scheme to bridge both social and economical gaps.
“Soon the department will initiate Tejaswini and widow pension schemes to empower women. In the first phase of Tejaswini schemes, 25 lakh beneficiaries are likely to get benefits whereas to support widows, the pension scheme will cover women from different sections where the beneficiaries will be entitled to get `600 per month,” said Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Vinay Choubey.
In an attempt to sensitize NGO workers, Anganwadi workers and female supervisors on pivotal programmes to enhance the livelihood of people targeting women and adolescents, several people associated with different social welfare projects gathered at Sri Krishna Institute of Public Administration (SKIPA) on Tuesday.
To celebrate the womanhood and with the pledge to augment the lives of others, especially women residing in the rural belts, Social Welfare Minister louis Marandi, said, “We need to fulfill the existing social gaps present in the society. The mission will be accomplished only when the benefits reach to all targeted people in the State.”
Addressing the women representatives and focusing on the active implementation of departmental schemes and policies, Marandi added, “Society too needs to come forward as only implementation of policies alone cannot combat all social evils.”