CM emphasises on productive use of funds by women SHGs

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today emphasised on productive use of funds released to the women Self Help Groups (SHG) for uplift of their economic condition.

The chief minister, while reviewing the implementation of Kanaklata Mahila Sabalikaran Achoni in two upper Assam districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, underlined the need for imparting technical knowledge and developing commercial outlook amongst the beneficiary groups for effective implementation of the scheme, a release said.

He directed the Panchayat and Rural Development Department to organise extensive training programmes for the SHGs at block level and asked the department to involve the local MLAs in the training programmes, it said.

"Women empowerment programmes were taken up earlier also but had failed to yield the desired results. The present government, however, will ensure the success of the scheme," he said.

The chief minister stressed on adopting market oriented initiatives by the women SHGs and asked the officials to nurture professionalism amongst them.

The meeting was attended by MP Rameswar Teli, MLAs Prashanta Phukan, Chakradhar Gogoi, Rituparna Baruah, Binod Hazarika, Bimal Bora, Deputy Commissioner Loya Madduri and several other senior government officials of both Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, the release added.