Sakhi Mandal Yojna

Sakhi Mandal Yojna is the initiative by Government of Gujrat under which their prime is to empower women in rural areas. The scheme works in very communicative fashion where govt. makes sure that rural areas are having sakhi mandals. Sakhi mandals give some expertise to the women by organizing training camps and motivate them to contribute in the economy and be the participant of micro finance. Scheme again comes under Ministry of Women & Child Development. The ministry has the authority of releasing fund and state govt. is responsible for the administration of the scheme at ground level.

Benefits of Sakhi Mandal Yojna:

  • Camp organization: The scheme organizes many training camps due to which women are getting some expertise
  • Group formation: Sakhi Mandals are established in every rural area which again leads strong group which is contributing to the betterment of their own life
  • Women empowerment: The scheme makes women able to take decision and also participate in their household expenses, which indirectly is making them empower
  • Financial services: The scheme provide financial assistance to the women to start over their own business

Eligibility for Sakhi Mandal Yojna:

  1. Women are eligible for the Yojna
  2. Women must be from below poverty line
  3. Women must be from rural area

Documents Required:

  1. Caste Certificate
  2. Birth Certificate
  3. Aadhar Card
  4. BPL card
  5. Income Certificate
  6. Ration Card

Application form:

The Yojna is self-active in many rural areas, there is no need of applying individually, it is the responsibility the sarpanch of the village to introduce the Yojna to women in the village.

Whom to contact where to contact for more information about the scheme:

  1. Anganwadi Centers
  2. Gram Panchayat
  3. Sakhi Mandals

References and Details:

For more details about the scheme kindly visit the following link

  1. http://www.gujaratindia.com/initiatives/initiatives.htm#Saraswati_Sadhna_Yojna

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