Felicitates SHGs
for registering Success in Livelihood Mission
UDHAMPUR, NOVEMBER
23: The members of thousands Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Udhampur district got a
Community Sales Outleton Thursday in the Main Market wherein the members
can showcase and keep their products on sale. The sales outlet will help the
members to sell their products and earn their livelihood in the vicinity of
their dwellings.
The Sales outlet
was inaugurated and dedicated to the members by Minister for Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan. While inaugurating the Sales
outlet Minister said the space will allow the members of the SHGs to sell their
products in the market in the vicinity of their dwellings. HE said earlier the members
would restrict their sales in exhibitions and other festivals but with the
availability of a showroom in the main market the members will be able to put
their products on sale throughout the year.
In the Sales outlet
the women have put vegetables, fruits, milk, home-made pickles, handicrafts and
handloom products, dry fruits, Sweets poultry products etc on sale, which are
produced by the women of SHGs themselves.
He said the
formation of SHGs have been a grand success in the state as it has positively
helped in the economic development and upliftment of women folk. He said women
engaged with the SHGs have been able to contribute in the family income and in
many cases have been gone ahead of their male counterparts in the monthly
income.
Later the Minister
reviewed the functioning of State Rural Livelihood Mission in Udhampur
District. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Udhampur Ravinder Kumar,
Additional Director SRLM (Jammu) Kapil Sharma, ACD Udhampur and other senior
officers of the district.
Minister was
informed that the department has covered 83 Gram Panchayat of the 3 blocks
district covering 12499 households. Officials said the total capitalization
involved in the district SHGs is Rs 4.74 Crore which include the revolving fund
of RS 1.63 crore and 3.11 crore.
Minister was
further informed that 2782 households are involved in Agriculture activities
while 1350 households deal with livestock and dairy farming whole 580 families
deal with poultry. Officials said 1096 families are involved in other
activities including Petty Shops, tent Houses.
The meeting was
further informed that Umeed scheme has been encouraging all SHG women members
to open an individual Bank Account and till date it has achieved 89.14 percent
progress in the span of three years. It was stated that out of 7840 SHG
members, 6989 members have their own individual accounts.
Later Minister also distributed certificates among Self Sustained
Village Organizations and Self-Help Groups.
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