मंगलवार, 11 मई 2010

Capacity Building cum awareness Generation Programme in Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh :PIB

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Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Women & Child Development is organising a Capacity Building cum Awareness Generation Programme with a view to creating awareness among the rural women of Bundelkhand Region for their socio-economic upliftment. Capacity Building cum Awareness Generation Programme will also encourage local artisans, handicrafts and food processing. A Comprehensive Training Programme for skill development will be implemented in the region through Central Social Welfare Board and National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development, both organisations under the Ministry of Women & Child Development. Marketing avenues for the local artisans and products of women beneficiaries are proposed to be arranged through Dilli Haat and in regional/local markets.

The Programme will be held at Nowgong in Chhatarpur Distt. on 13/05/2010. It is expected that about 3000 rural women from Bundelkhand region would participate in the Programme. Smt. Krishna Tirath, the Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development (Independent Charge) and Chairperson of RMK will be the Chief Guest of the programme. She will be accompanied by Dr. (Smt.) Kiran Chadha, Executive Director , RMK.

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) has sanctioned Rs. 1.15 crores to the seven NGOs of Bundelkhand region which is going to benefit more than 1100 women beneficiaries. The Minister, Smt. Krishna Tirath will distribute loan cheques to these women beneficiaries in the first phase. The WCD Minister would also visit Mahoba and Banda Distts. in Madhya Pradesh on 12/05/2010 for checking the implementation of Women and Child Programme in the region. She will also review the WCD Programmes, especially the Anganwadi and ‘Women Self Help Groups’ capacity building programmes in Khajuraho Distt. with a view to lend support to local artisans for marketing their art and craft.

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