Praising the women power of Jharkhand, Chief Minister Raghubar Das today said that the women of the state have set a precedent for women of other states.
"Whether it be agriculture, cottage industry or animal husbandry, women sakhi mandals have proved their worth everywhere. We are proud of them. In the next two and half years, the state will be the most developed state of the nation," an official release said quoting Das.
Addressing NABARD Bank Linkage Programme on Silver Jubilee of Women Self help Groups, Das said that the self help groups have given a new identity to rural economy.
He appealed to all banks including NABARD to play their roles in the development of the state. He said that poverty from the state will be eradicated in the next four years and all people will be brought above poverty line.
Women participation in dairy farm, fisheries and animal husbandry will be ensured, he said, adding the village coordinators will make group of 15 women each in 32,000 villages. These women will be trained and connected with employment strengthening 4,80,000 skilled women working professionally, Das said.
The chief minister said that there will be wide range of produce at village level and these products will be sold in domestic as well as international markets.
Jharkhand will prove to be a leader in Make In India campaign, he said.
"Apart from blankets, towels and bed sheets, we should prepare enough khowa in Shravani Mela season so that we should not import from outside," he said.
"One lakh self help groups will be digitised," Das said, adding "new technique can speed up the process of production and we will not fall behind in using them. The government will conduct a meeting of bankers with sakhi mandals after every six months."
"Our government planned the outline of development from the villages. The common budget was made for common people. A total 364 buses will be run by SC, ST women strengthening rural transportation," he said.
Addressing the programme, Development
Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary Amit Khare said that the sakhi mandals need to be linked with credit and marketing. They play an important role in developing the society economically and socially.
State level SHGs, branch managers and district managers were felicitated and given appreciation letter.
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