Parveen Arora
Tribune News Service
Karnal, April 29
Sangam Mahila Village Organisation (VO), Satundi, Gharaunda, has been selected as the best village organisation across the country for its performance in the social and economic upliftment of women, for the financial year 2016-17.
The award is likely to be given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 5 in Jharkhand at a national-level programme.
“We are very happy with the selection. We not only help women economically by providing them easy loans, but also help them socially,” said Sarita, professional resource person of the village organisation.
The Sangam Mahila VO was formed in December 2014, which has 17 women self-help groups (WSHGs) as its members, says Nishant Kumar Yadav, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC).
He said the village organisation had contributed four professional resource persons (PRPs) and also for child and mother health issues. They had also solved various domestic violence cases in the village and worked against female foeticide, dowry system.
“The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has decided to felicitate 10 best performing village organisations, which were shortlisted after a comprehensive assessment of the nominations received from several State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs), running for poverty alleviation of women under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). It is a proud moment for us that one of our VO’s has been selected for the award,” he said.
The SRLM is covering all the 22 districts since June 2013. This programme is being implemented in Karnal and over 1,593 women self-help groups are operational.
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