New era of economic independence of women in Chhattisgarh – Lok Shakti.in

Keeping pace with the ongoing efforts for the empowerment of women across the country, Chhattisgarh has moved away from the traditional approach and worked with a new vision, in which, along with upgrading the creative potential given to women by nature, their creative power should be harnessed through local resources. has been linked with. This approach, based on the interrelationship of the social and economic status of women, emphasizes on research in new areas for their economic empowerment. Taking steps in this direction, the Chhattisgarh government has prepared new avenues for self-reliance of women in Gauthans under the Suraji village scheme, while in Vananchal tribal areas, women have been connected with forest produce collection and its processing. As a result, 83,874 women from 11,187 self-help groups of the state have got employment in Gauthans. About 4 lakh 50 thousand women groups are associated with the collection of minor forest produce. With this, tribal and rural women have also got a new identity in the society along with economic independence. Seeking new markets for the products, and expanding the possibilities already existing in the market, while increasing the participation of women in the total production of the state is part of the strategy. Under this, local products capable of competing with the price and quality of products of foreign or multinational companies available in the market are being produced through women self-help groups at the village level. The state government is an ally in the entire process from branding to marketing of the products. This approach draws strength from Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas of Khadi and Swadeshi for women empowerment. Real India lives in villages, keeping this in mind, Mahatma Gandhi envisioned Suraji village by strengthening the rural system and people. To fulfill this dream of Gandhiji, Suraji village scheme was started in Chhattisgarh. Under this a new chapter of rural economy started with the revival of resources like Narva, Garva, Ghurva, Bari.Continue Reading