PRINCE KUMAR
Ranchi, Mar 25: In order to strengthen the rural economy and provide a dignified life to rural women, as many as 82,002 Sakhi Mandals have been formed in the state since January 2020 and more than 9.7 lakhs rural women have been added to them.
At the same time, 7,544 village organizations and 413 cluster organizations have been formed for the development of rural families.
Expressing confidence in the government, more than 90,000 rural women in the form of community cadres are contributing to the rural development.
For the generation of livelihood of rural women, the government is providing financial assistance through Sakhi Mandal. From January 2020 till now, a grant of Rs 244 crores has been given to them in the form of a circular fund.
At the same time, about Rs 597 crores has been made available to Sakhi Mandal as a community investment fund. An amount of about Rs 1,798 crores has been made available to 58,112 Sakhi Mandals as bank credit linkages.
On the other hand, under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), about 34.57 lakhs rural women have been linked to a total of 2.76 lakh Sakhi Mandals in the state so far.
Rs. 369.58 crores have been made available as a circular fund, Rs. 804.40 crores as community investment funds. About 21 lakhs families associated with Sakhi Mandal have been linked with the means of livelihood.
Advancing towards its goal, the state government has so far connected about 22 lakhs rural families with the means of strong livelihood through Sakhi Mandal.
Under the Phoolo Jhano Ashirwad Abhiyan, the identity of 23,714 women involved in the sale and manufacture of hooch beer (Hadiya Daru) has been ensured. Out of the identified women, 23,214 women have been linked with a respectable livelihood by providing an interest-free loan amounting to about Rs.23.21 crores.
