RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, July 17: The days of women involved in the production of country liquor Hadia (Rice beer) in the state have started to blossom.
According to the state government data, as many as 30,013 women associated with the business have now quit it and are leading a dignified life.
The result came after chief minister Hemant Soren launched Phulo Jhano Aashirwad Yojna on September 20, 2020 to provide them alternative jobs for their livelihood and the women started getting benefits.
Through the survey, the number of women involved in this work was recorded as 15, 284. An awareness campaign was conducted among them, so that they can give a new direction to their lives associated with alternative dignified livelihood activities.
The government got success in this and 14, 243 women were linked to other alternative means of employment. In this phase, a total interest-free loan of Rs 1,424.3 lakh was made available among women.
After this, the second phase of the campaign was conducted from 15 November 2021 to 28 December 2021. In this, 9,474 women were identified through the survey. And 9,291 women were successfully linked with alternative dignified livelihood activities. 929.1 lakh interest-free funds were made available to connect them with other means of employment.
In this way, an amount of 2,353.4 lakh was given to women for self-employment under the scheme in two phases. Even after this, the campaign did not stop. The work of identifying women involved in the profession continued. As a result, the state government has been successful in providing better life opportunities to 30,013 women under this scheme.
