Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced financial assistance for 50,000 Community Support Staff (CSS) working at the panchayat level under Mission Shakti.
Announcing that the state has mad
e arrangements for immediate implementation of the package, Naveen said all CSS will get identity cards and annual uniform allowance of Rs 1,000.
The CSS will also be paid one-time financial assistance of Rs 5,000 for purchase of smartphones of their choice.
All Community Resource Person – Community Mobilisation (CRPCM) will receive monthly honorarium of Rs 3,000, a fixed conveyance allowance of Rs 350 pm and an additional telephone allowance of Rs 150 per month. The CRP-CMs are members of women SHGs who guide groups of SHGs after training.
Mission Shakti has transformed the lives of 70 lakh women in the state, stated a government release. In the current year nearly Rs 6,000 crore bank loans were disbursed to women SHGs and Rs 200 crore deposited in bank accounts of SHGs towards interest subvention.