Patna. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today transferred an amount of Rs 1000 crore at the rate of Rs 10 thousand per beneficiary to the accounts of 10 lakh beneficiary women of ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ from ‘Sankalp’ located at 1, Anne Marg by pressing the remote button. Before this, an amount of Rs 14 thousand 600 crore has been transferred to the accounts of 1 crore 46 lakh beneficiary women.
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Addressing the program, the Chief Minister said that I heartily congratulate all the women beneficiaries who participated in today’s program through video conference in large numbers. You know that this time the people of Bihar have made NDA win with an overwhelming majority in the assembly elections and have given us the opportunity to serve Bihar again for the next five years. I express my gratitude to all you women as well as all the people of Bihar for this.
The Chief Minister said that it is a matter of great happiness that today under the ‘Women Employment Scheme’, an assistance amount of Rs. 10,000 each is being sent to 10 lakh women for doing employment of their choice. Earlier this assistance amount has been given to 1 crore 46 lakh women. Today 10 lakh women are being provided this assistance. Overall, 1 crore 56 lakh women will get its benefit. With the help given in this scheme, a large number of women have started employment of their choice. Women who do their jobs well will be given further assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh. He said that after this, the remaining families will also be given assistance by next month. This will greatly benefit the women of all the families of the state.
The Chief Minister said that we have laid emphasis on women empowerment from the beginning. In the year 2006, 50 percent reservation for women was started in Panchayati Raj institutions and in the year 2007 in municipal bodies. He said that since 2013, 35 percent reservation has been given for women in police recruitment. From the year 2016, women were given 35 percent reservation in all government jobs. Earlier the number of self-help groups in Bihar was very less. In the year 2006, after taking loan from the World Bank, a self-help group was formed in the state which was named ‘Jeevika’. Now the number of ‘Jeevika Didis’ in self-help groups has increased to 1 crore 40 lakh. From the year 2024, self-help groups are also being formed in urban areas in which there are about 4 lakh 34 thousand Jeevika Didis. The formation continues continuously.
The Chief Minister said that I am confident that this amount of Rs 10,000 will be of great help to all you women in starting your work. This will make your family happy and Bihar will develop faster. In today’s program all three beneficiaries shared their experiences. It makes me happy to see confidence in women. We are continuously working for the development of all the people. The Central Government is also getting full support in the development of the state. Will continue to work for everyone’s development in future. In the end, I express my gratitude to all the people involved in this program.
During the program, Secretary of Rural Development Department, Shri Lokesh Kumar Singh welcomed the Chief Minister by presenting him a green sapling. In today’s program, ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana’ beneficiary ‘Mrs. Sunita Devi’, a resident of West Champaran district and Jeevika Didi associated with Om Jeevika Self Help Group, was involved through video conferencing. While sharing her experience with the Chief Minister, Mrs. Sunita Devi said that after joining Jeevika Group, there has been a lot of change in my life. The change that has come in our lives has come because of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Once again we congratulate Shri Nitish Kumar ji on becoming the Chief Minister. When an amount of Rs 10,000 came into our account under the Chief Minister Mahila Rozgar Yojana, it proved to be a big help for us. As soon as we received the money, we decided to fulfill our dream and without any delay, we started a grocery shop right in front of our house, which is located in the market area, and daily sales reach up to Rs 1000. This is not only fulfilling their household needs, but has also awakened the confidence in their minds to become self-reliant. Now she wants to develop the shop into a better grocery center by adding more capital to it. She is confident that if the scheme provides further assistance, she will be able to expand her shop and increase her family’s income. Everyone is very happy with your making 125 units of electricity free and implementing the tap water scheme. Our daughter has passed matriculation with first division and has received Rs 10,000, which she is using to learn computers. The amount of Chief Minister Old Age Pension Scheme has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1100, due to which my in-laws and father-in-law are getting a lot of convenience in their treatment. You have done a lot for Jeevika Didis, we are deeply grateful for this.
‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana’ beneficiary ‘Mrs. Phoolan Kumari’, a resident of Bhagalpur district and Jeevika Didi associated with Kanak Jeevika Self Help Group, was connected through video conferencing. Mrs. Phoolan Kumari shared her experience before the Chief Minister. He said that I congratulate and best wishes to Shri Nitish Bhaiya on becoming the Chief Minister again. There has been a lot of change in my life after joining Jeevika Group. You have done a lot of work to make us self-reliant. Earlier, I used to do every work after asking my husband, but now after joining Jeevika, I have started taking my own decisions. When an amount of Rs 10,000 came under the Chief Minister Mahila Rozgar Yojana, we started a grocery shop which is earning good income and our family is well maintained. We wholeheartedly thank Chief Minister Bhaiya.
‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ beneficiary ‘Mrs. Phool Devi’, a resident of Darbhanga district and Jeevika Didi associated with Pragati Jeevika Self Help Group, was connected through video conferencing. While sharing her experience with the Chief Minister, Mrs. Phool Devi said that after joining Jeevika Group, there has been a lot of change in my life. For this we thank Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar. Once again we congratulate Shri Nitish Kumar ji on becoming the Chief Minister. When an amount of Rs 10,000 came into our account under the Chief Minister Mahila Rozgar Yojana, we benefited a lot from it. As soon as we received the money, we started our business by purchasing a sewing machine. With this our household needs are being met. If the scheme provides further assistance, I want to open a sewing center and provide employment to other Jeevika Didis. Everyone is very happy with 125 units of free electricity and implementation of tap water scheme. Our daughters are taking advantage of the dress scheme and cycle scheme and are moving ahead. The amount of Chief Minister Old Age Pension Scheme has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1100, due to which my in-laws and father-in-law are benefiting a lot. We all women are grateful to you for the work you have done for the progress of women.
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On this occasion, a short film based on ‘Women Employment Scheme’ was presented. In the program, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Samrat Chaudhary, Water Resources cum Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Rural Development Minister Shri Shravan Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Deepak Kumar, Chief Secretary Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Development Commissioner Dr. S. Siddharth, Secretary of the Rural Development Department Shri Lokesh Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Anupam Kumar, Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Kumar Ravi, Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister Shri Gopal Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh, Chief Executive Officer of Jeevika Shri Himanshu Sharma and others were present. Senior officers were present while ministers, public representatives, District Magistrates of all the districts, beneficiaries and dignitaries were connected through video conferencing.