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Odisha cabinet approved a proposal to provide Rs 1,000 each for 70 lakh members of SHG) for uniform

Bhubaneswar:16/2/24: The Odisha cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to provide Rs 1,000 each for 70 lakh members of self-help groups (SHG) for uniform. An amount of Rs 2,000 each will be provided for 1.5 lakh SHG leaders for purchasing blazers.

As per the decision taken at the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the state government will spend Rs 730 crore for the purpose.

The Cabinet has approved financial assistance towards the provisioning of uniforms for all 70 lakh SHG members across the state and more than 1.5 lakh Executive Committee (EC) members of Gram Panchayat Level Federations (GPLFs), Block Level Federations (BLFs) & District Level Federations (DLFs) and Management Committee (MC) members of Area Level Federations (ALFs) under ULBs with a budgetary allocation of Rs. 730 crores during the FY 2023-24.

Financial assistance to all Mission Shakti SHG members at Rs.1,000 per SHG member will be provided to purchase uniform of choice as per their group decision.

Mission Shakti, spearheaded by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has evolved to empower women and redefine their societal roles, transforming SHGs into formidable forces driving economic growth and social change.

Under the 5T initiative of the state, Mission Shakti has become a vibrant women empowerment model in the country. The State Government’s commitment to women’s empowerment via Mission Shakti has boosted their entry into sunrise sectors, fostering economic independence, said department secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan.

Investments in SHG infrastructure and innovative convergence models among state departments have bolstered women’s entrepreneurial efforts.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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