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These
programmes aim to genderise development by
creating sustainable income opportunities for
women. During 2006-07, 801 self-help groups (SHG)
with 10,232 members had mobilised small savings
of Rs 53 lakhs. So far 5,946 women have been
gainfully employed either through
micro-enterprises (1,919) or as self-employed
(4,027) through income generation loans. |
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707 Supplementary
Learning Centres provided regular
coaching to an additional 28,700
children during 2006-07. The programme
has so far covered over 76,000 primary
school goers. In addition, 92 government
primary schools have been provided
infrastructure support consisting of
benches/chairs, compound
walls/gates/roof, additional classrooms,
teaching aids and sports kits. Two new
initiatives launched last year have had
a successful run: a rural library
network that brings educational and
recreational reading material to
interior villages and a roaming laptop
project that introduces IT based
learning in rural schools. |
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A total of 2,162 low cost
sanitary units have been constructed so far,
with one-third of the costs being met by the
beneficiaries. |
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