Bhubaneswar: Mission Shakti SHGs, which has strengthened more than 70 lakh women in rural and urban Odisha though 6 lakh such groups, would soon embark on a transformative journey, graduating to Small & Medium Enterprises ( SMEs), a release issued by the department said on Tuesday.
Discussing the growth of the rural economy and women empowerment through self-help groups during the senior officers’ conference at Lokseva Bhawan here, Mission Shakti secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a number of initiatives to help women build big businesses and operate at scale.
THE INITIATIVES
A few examples of successful women-led businesses at district level were also presented at the meeting:
Koraput district has set up mini industrial parks for women covering 310 acres in 12 GPs of Borigumma. The district has leveraged funds from many programmes for these units housed at one location. The fly ash brick unit alone has a turnover of Rs 5 crore.
Kendrapara district has started Milk Shakti to procure and sell milk from Mission Shakti SHGs. They also have started a unique e-auto programme with women owners and drivers of electronic autos.
The overall vision is to set up at least 50,000 SMEs in the next 3 years. This effort will further promote women-led and women-owned large enterprises and provide a strong platform for women to take on leadership roles at all levels, the release added.
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