Kolkata, Dec 16: In the last six and a half years, the West Bengal Government has been committed to the welfare and development
of women and children, according to a Trinamool Congress
statement here today.
From prevention of child marriages to rehabilitation of
trafficked girls, steps have been taken aplenty by the government for social
uplift of women.
KANYASHREE SCHEME : This brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was launched on October 1, 2013. The scheme for girls aims to curb child marriage through education. Recently the scholarship scheme was extended to those enrolled in post-graduation courses.
Its achievements include bringing 40 lakh adolescent girls under its fold, covering over 15,500 institutions in every corner of the state – in formal schools, madrasahs, colleges, open schools, universities, institutes of vocational training, industrial training, and even sports institutes.
This apart, training over 5,000 girls in self-defence techniques, implementing Kanyashree Dishari – a special educational and awareness exposure visit of Kanyashree-enrolled girls in North 24 Parganas district, providing vocational and other skill development training, implementing Kanyashree Swabalambi Scheme – skill development, communication and other personality training programmes for Kanyashree-enrolled girls, to make them self-sufficient with respect to making a living were executed.
The government received awards like United Nations Public Service Award for winning the first prize in the South Asia category, West Bengal Chief Minister’s Award for Empowerment of Girls, 2014 Manthan Award for Digital Inclusion for Development, 2014, National E-governance Award 2014-2015 awarded by the Government of India, Skoch Award and Order of Merit 2015 for Smart Governance, CSI-Nihilent Award for E-governance, 2014-15, United Nations WSIS Prize 2016 Champion in e-Government Category and Finalist in GEMTech Awards 2016 hosted by UNWOMEN and ITU.
Implemented through with NGOs and companies, Swabalamban Scheme imparts vocational training to socially marginalised and distressed women, victims of trafficking, sex workers, members of the transgender community, and women in moral danger in the age group of 18-35 years. If necessary, the upper age limit for such categories of women is relaxed by up to 45 years.
Successfully placing beneficiaries at different renowned outlets like Wow Momo, Pantaloons, etc, training 30 Kanyashree-enrolled girls by Brainware for the role of unarmed security guards, of which 16 were placed in different organisations.
Launched by the Chief Minister September 4, 2015, Muktir Alo is a scheme for rehabilitation of sex workers and trafficked victims.
KANYASHREE SCHEME : This brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was launched on October 1, 2013. The scheme for girls aims to curb child marriage through education. Recently the scholarship scheme was extended to those enrolled in post-graduation courses.
Its achievements include bringing 40 lakh adolescent girls under its fold, covering over 15,500 institutions in every corner of the state – in formal schools, madrasahs, colleges, open schools, universities, institutes of vocational training, industrial training, and even sports institutes.
This apart, training over 5,000 girls in self-defence techniques, implementing Kanyashree Dishari – a special educational and awareness exposure visit of Kanyashree-enrolled girls in North 24 Parganas district, providing vocational and other skill development training, implementing Kanyashree Swabalambi Scheme – skill development, communication and other personality training programmes for Kanyashree-enrolled girls, to make them self-sufficient with respect to making a living were executed.
The government received awards like United Nations Public Service Award for winning the first prize in the South Asia category, West Bengal Chief Minister’s Award for Empowerment of Girls, 2014 Manthan Award for Digital Inclusion for Development, 2014, National E-governance Award 2014-2015 awarded by the Government of India, Skoch Award and Order of Merit 2015 for Smart Governance, CSI-Nihilent Award for E-governance, 2014-15, United Nations WSIS Prize 2016 Champion in e-Government Category and Finalist in GEMTech Awards 2016 hosted by UNWOMEN and ITU.
Implemented through with NGOs and companies, Swabalamban Scheme imparts vocational training to socially marginalised and distressed women, victims of trafficking, sex workers, members of the transgender community, and women in moral danger in the age group of 18-35 years. If necessary, the upper age limit for such categories of women is relaxed by up to 45 years.
Successfully placing beneficiaries at different renowned outlets like Wow Momo, Pantaloons, etc, training 30 Kanyashree-enrolled girls by Brainware for the role of unarmed security guards, of which 16 were placed in different organisations.
Launched by the Chief Minister September 4, 2015, Muktir Alo is a scheme for rehabilitation of sex workers and trafficked victims.
Training 50 victims of human trafficking in block printing
and spice grinding with the help of Women’s Interlink Foundation.
Training 26 commercial sex workers of Munsiganj red light area in Kolkata in the manufacturing of recycled tyre products and in cafeteria management, in collaboration with an NGO, Divine Script Society; 12 were placed in each category.
Swabalamban Special was launched under the existing Swabalmban Scheme for providing vocational training to sex workers and their vulnerable children in Kolkata, with the aim of creating alternate means of livelihood and integrating them with mainstream society.
Training 25 beneficiaries on acting (for employment as well as junior artistes) as well as in activities related to production of television serials (for employment in production houses) through a three-month training program by an NGO, GOAL India, all of whom were absorbed successfully.
The SABLA Scheme for adolescent girls (which aims to improve nutritional and health status of girls between 11 and 18 years and equip them with life skills training) is being implemented on a pilot basis in seven districts, viz., Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Malda, Nadia, Kolkata and Purulia.
Providing 12.72 lakh adolescent girls (11-18 years) benefits of SABLA, equipping them with life skills and knowledge on family welfare, health and hygiene, information and guidance on existing public services.
Providing supplementary nutrition to 1.6 Lakh out-of-school adolescent girls. Reducing school dropout among adolescent from 2.8 lakh in 2010-11 to 92,000 in 2016-17.
Giving vocational training to 41,000 out-of-school adolescent girls aged 16-18 years through NGOs/VTPs in beauty treatments, handicrafts, knitting, printing and dying, and food processing in all the districts.
Bringing 98,000 girls during the last two years under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP), in convergence with Kanyashree Scheme.
Re-admitting 1,600 out-of-school girls to the formal and informal education systems and linking 50 per cent of them with the benefits of Kanyashree Scheme. UNI
Training 26 commercial sex workers of Munsiganj red light area in Kolkata in the manufacturing of recycled tyre products and in cafeteria management, in collaboration with an NGO, Divine Script Society; 12 were placed in each category.
Swabalamban Special was launched under the existing Swabalmban Scheme for providing vocational training to sex workers and their vulnerable children in Kolkata, with the aim of creating alternate means of livelihood and integrating them with mainstream society.
Training 25 beneficiaries on acting (for employment as well as junior artistes) as well as in activities related to production of television serials (for employment in production houses) through a three-month training program by an NGO, GOAL India, all of whom were absorbed successfully.
The SABLA Scheme for adolescent girls (which aims to improve nutritional and health status of girls between 11 and 18 years and equip them with life skills training) is being implemented on a pilot basis in seven districts, viz., Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Malda, Nadia, Kolkata and Purulia.
Providing 12.72 lakh adolescent girls (11-18 years) benefits of SABLA, equipping them with life skills and knowledge on family welfare, health and hygiene, information and guidance on existing public services.
Providing supplementary nutrition to 1.6 Lakh out-of-school adolescent girls. Reducing school dropout among adolescent from 2.8 lakh in 2010-11 to 92,000 in 2016-17.
Giving vocational training to 41,000 out-of-school adolescent girls aged 16-18 years through NGOs/VTPs in beauty treatments, handicrafts, knitting, printing and dying, and food processing in all the districts.
Bringing 98,000 girls during the last two years under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP), in convergence with Kanyashree Scheme.
Re-admitting 1,600 out-of-school girls to the formal and informal education systems and linking 50 per cent of them with the benefits of Kanyashree Scheme. UNI
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