Door-to-door campaign by SWD to educate women about govt schemes.

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SHYAM SOOD
Rajouri, March 05 :–In a unique initiative, Social Welfare Department (SWD) Rajouri initiated a door-to-door campaign to awa re women about International Women Day week and various governments’ schemes for their upliftment and empowerment.
Nidhi Sharma, Tehsil Social Welfare Officer & Superintendent Nari Niketan along with Nitu Sharma, Administrator One Stop Center (OSC) on the detections of Vikas Kundal, Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Wakeel Ahmed Bhat, SWO interacted with the women including tribal women at various locations.
Both the women officers educated the women about various social welfare schemes like pension for women in distress, SMAS, scholarships, BBBP, UJJWALA, STEP, Mahila-E-Haat, and TRIFED.
During the campaign, it was observed that the tribal women are very good at Gojri Art & Crafts and to benefit them economically, Nidhi Sharma broached the idea of an online portal and registering them on Mahila-E-Haat and TRIFED.
Explaining the concept of-E-Commerce- selling and buying online, Nidhi Sharma assured the women that the social welfare department in collaboration with the Tribal welfare department will work on it in the coming days.
Nitu Sharma also sensitised the rural women about various women-centric schemes launched by the government like women helpline 181, Sakhi- One Stop Centre, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY), widow pension, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) etc.
She highlighted the role of One Stop Center and said these are intended to support women affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family, community, and at the workplace.