Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 9: Celebration of International Women’s Day by Nabard at District Samba Nabard celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 at Kathar-Mahorgarh Panchayat in Nud Block, district Samba on 8th March 2021. Sukhleen Kaur, Chief Planning Officer, Samba, was the Chief Guest on the occasion, while Vandana, Panch, Partyal village and Puran Chand, Sarpanch Kathar-Mahorgarh were invited as Guests of Honour. Sister Jaya Peter from Kristu Jyoti Social Welfare Society, Samba also attended the programme. Women members of Self Help Groups (SHGs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Farmers’ Producers Organisation (FPO) and Watershed Area attended the programme.
Speaking on the occasion, Shalesh Sharma, District Development Manager, Samba, NABARD highlighted various schemes and programmes initiated by Nabard for the welfare and economic upliftment of rural women including formation of SHGs/ JLGs thereby enabling them to avail institutional credit to start their livelihood activities; providing skill trainings to rural youths especially girls and trainings under skill/ livelihood programmes of NABARD like Micro Enterprise Development Programmes (MEDP) & Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programmes (LEDP) to enable rural women to become entrepreneurs in different fields. Women’s were urged to take advantage of skill programmes of NABARD and acquire requisite skills for taking up income generating activity individually or in groups and avail bank loan for starting up livelihood activity which would not only enhance their incomes but would also bring prosperity to their village. |
