Baghel to dedicate multi-activity centre ‘Aajivika Angna’ today
Scripting a new story for women empowerment, around 650 women are jointly working in a single premise, opening a new employment avenue for themselves.
This premise ‘Aajivika Angna’, a multi activity centre, situated at Ganiyari village in Takhatpur block of Bilaspur district, will be inaugurated by chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday.
The premise has been developed by Panchayat and Rural Development department where under one roof women are working. The works they do their include tailoring of uniforms and jute bags, and manufacturing of incense sticks, LED bulbs, glass bangles and sanitary pads.
The open air works such as manufacturing of paver blocks, fly ash bricks, cement fencing polls and chain link fencing are also done there.
The premise had been constructed with a cost of 3 crore 68 lakhs. The self employment activities undergoing here are sponsored and financed by Rural Livelihood Mission, women and child development department under various schemes of labour department.
