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Swa-Shakti:
The Project jointly funded by IFAD, World Bank and the Government of India was launched in October, 1999 and concluded on 30thJune, 2005. The objective of the Program was to bring out socio-economic development and empowerment of women through promotion of women SHGs, micro credit and income generating activities. The project was conceived as a Pilot Project implemented in 335 blocks of 57 districts in 9 states. The Project established 17,647 SHGs covering about 2,44,000 women. This was a Centrally Sponsored Project.
Swayamsiddha:
This is an integrated scheme for women empowerment through formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) launched in February, 2001. The long term objective of the programme is holistic empowerment of women through a sustained process of mobilization and convergence of all the on going sectoral programmes by improving access of women to micro-credit, economic resources, etc. This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The Scheme has been able to provide a forum for women empowerment, collective reflection and united action. The programme is implemented in 650 blocks of the country. 67971 women SHGs have been formed benefiting 9,89,485 beneficiaries.
The schemes of Swayamsidha and Swashakti are merged and implemented as Swayamsidha, Phase-II in the XI Plan. It is a country wide programme with larger coverage in States lagging behind on women development indices. Convergence is the basic concept in Swayamsiddha. The Swayamsiddha gives an integrated set of training inputs relating to social and economic empowerment, including skill development and training in traditional and non traditional sectors.
The main objective of the programme is to create confidence and awareness among members of SHGs regarding women’s status, health, nutrition, education, sanitation & hygiene, legal rights economic upliftment and other social economic and political issues.
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