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Odisha to provide free smartphones to 6 lakh women SHGs
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SME Times News Bureau | 14 Nov, 2018
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced to provide
smartphones to six lakh women Self Help Groups (SHGs) free of cost under
Mission Shakti programme.
"My dream is to see that every woman
has access to the knowledge economy. As a first step my government will
digitally empower all the six lakh Mission Shakti groups with a
smartphone," the Chief Minister said at a seminar on women
entrepreneurship at the Make in Odisha Conclave here.
He said
Mission Shakti, which was started as a project in 2001, has transformed
into a movement with 70 lakh women, 6 lakh groups, Rs 5,000 crore
savings and Rs 2,000 crore annual bank exposure.
"Our women have
come a long way and the next ceiling to be broken is the digital one. My
government is aware that digital empowerment will further accelerate
the socio-political and economic empowerment of women," said Patnaik.
He said there is no habitation in the state without a Mission Shakti group.
"Almost
every second household has a member in Mission Shakti. We have had the
highest drop in Maternal Mortality Rate. Our Infant Mortality Rate is
better than the national average. Our institutional delivery is a record
90 per cent," he said.
He added that "whenever my government has
made an initiative, whether Mamata or Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana or
the Land Rights, the state always runs the extra mile for women."
Reliance
Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani during his address at the conclave
had said that they are working with the Odisha government on an
initiative to integrate several lakh women in the digital mainstream
under the Mission Shakti scheme.
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