Jharkhand eyes rural empowerment -Animesh Bisoee

-The Telegraph

In the last three years since the UPA alliance led by Hemant Soren came to power in December 2019, there has been a sixfold increase in the number of women self-help groups receiving community investment funds

Jamshedpur: Sustained drive by the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) has led to the fruition of empowerment of the rural economy, a dream of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.

In the last three years since the UPA alliance led by Soren came to power in December 2019, there has been a sixfold increase in the number of women self-help groups (SHGs) receiving community investment funds (CIF) and an almost two-and-a-half times increase in the amount of revolving fund received by SHGs.

“We undertook sustained drives among Sakhi Mandals (women SHGs) and farmer producer organisations (FPOs) to realise the vision of the chief minister and all these have led to tremendous response and empowering of the rural economy is gradually taking shape,” said JSLPS CEO Suraj Kumar.

JSLPS is the nodal unit for implementing the national rural livelihood mission (NRLM) and functions under the Jharkhand rural development department.

“While on one hand schemes are being created suiting the needs of the villagers, on the other hand, the women of Sakhi Mandal have started getting a strong base for their livelihood prosperity. In the last three years, a sixfold increase has been recorded in the number of self-help groups receiving community investment funds,” said a source in the chief minister’s office.

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