DIMAPUR — The State Hub for Empowerment of Women, under the department of Social Welfare, organised an orientation and training for functionaries of the Hubs for Empowerment of Women (HEW) under Samarthya sub-scheme of Mission Shakti on Wednesday at the SIRD conference hall in Kohima.
Delivering the keynote address, Martha R Ritse, secretary of Social Welfare and administrator of Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), briefly highlighted the three umbrella schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development under which its major schemes and programmes have been classified for effective implementation namely Mission Shakti, Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0, and Mission Vatsalya.
She further informed that the Hubs for Empowerment of Women at the district level would function as the project management unit (PMU) for all the schemes under Mission Shakti and also act as a single window for providing all kinds of assistance to women. At the district level, she informed that the District Hubs for Empowerment of Women (DHEW), currently set up in 11 districts, would work under the respective district administration with the deputy commissioner as the chairperson.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]The director of Social Welfare, Tosheli Zhimomi, encouraged all the functionaries to sincerely work in their respective districts and also work as a team in close coordination with the district social welfare officials.
The additional secretary of Social Welfare, Bodeno S Colo, who is also the secretary of NSSWB, informed that HEW aims to facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of women centric schemes and programmes. She, therefore, urged the functionaries to work collectively to achieve its ultimate vision, which is to strengthen the processes that promote holistic empowerment of women.
In the first technical session, powerpoint presentation on Public Finance Management System (PFMS) was made by Vishito Kulnu, assistant accounts officer, PFMS State Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Kohima.
Presentations were also made on schemes under Mission Shakti, BBBP and Convergent Action, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, women related schemes and programmes and women’s rights and legislations.
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