Mission Shakti Empowering Women through SHG

The Mission Shakti Empowering Women through SHG (Self Help Group) is started by Odisha State Government for the empowerment of women. Mission Shakti believes in empowerment through Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) with thrift and credit as its backbone. Women, at large, have displayed great strength in the success of the mission due to their positive contribution to group dynamics, inclination for savings, adoption of different gainful economic activities and creation of social capital for women empowerment. The mission is being implemented by Women and Child Development Department. The main objective of this mission facilitates the creation of a conducive environment through self-help acts, Expansion of the self-help movement in Odisha, Develop quality SHGs in the State

Objective:

• Mission Shakti in Odisha has evolved to help construct a society which is self-reliant, conscious of socio-economic issues, where there is a spirit of cooperation, where women are appropriately skilled to undertake their choice of activities without hindrances or dependence, where there is leadership development while maintaining gender equity and above all, where each has a respect for the values of others and each strives for the good of the greater society.

Benefits of Mission Shakti Empowering Women through SHG:

• Mission Shakti Empowering Women through SHG provides benefits to entire women community and it has compressive benefits to provide. Benefits are mentioned below
• Mission leads to develop quality SHGs in the State
• Will provide institutional capacity building support to strengthen the SHG movement in the State
• Strengthen the quality of the existing SHGs in Odisha
• Expansion of the self-help movement in Odisha
• Identify agencies in each area/region as the nodal agency responsible for the overall SHG strengthening process and ensure accountability of desirable results to the self-help mission

Implementation of Mission Shakti Empowering Women through SHG:

1. The scheme is being implemented through the following procedural measures
2. Gram Panchayat Level Federation (GPLF)
3. Block Level Federation (BLF)
4. District Level Federation (DLF)
5. The programme works in convergence with various departments of the State Government, namely, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Industries, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery, Health and Family Welfare, School and Mass Education, and State Employment Mission

Contact Details:

1. Gram Panchayat
2. Contact: Director, Social Welfare & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to Government, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Odisha; Email: wcdsecyodisha@gmail.com

References & details:

1. For more details regarding documents and other help please visit official website: http://www.wcdorissa.gov.in/