Empowering BTR Nari Shakti: CM Sarma hands over funds to 35k women

way2barak Dec 5: Empowering the Nari Shakti of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday handed over Rs 10,000 seed capital each to 35,199 women beneficiaries under Mukahya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan at a programme held at Tamulpur.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma said that MMUA has given a new fillip to strengthening women-led enterprises and livelihoods across the region, leading to a new awakening among women of the state.

He observed that, from ancient times, the women of Assam have led in several fields, and Sati Joymati and Mulagabharu set fine examples. Although most women in the state stayed engaged in household tasks, a few were involved in various business activities. In this backdrop, the transformational movement of self-help groups began in the state, and as a result, the number of enterprising women continued to rise.

He said that through various business initiatives, women in the state have begun earning their own income. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi trusts the strength and capacity of women, and he aims to help three crore women in the country grow into Lakhpati Baideus. The goal is to build a new force of women who can earn more than Rs. 1 lakh in a year through entrepreneurial activities. In Assam, forty lakh women now work with self-help groups.