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Training
for Self Employment of Women – Shillong, Jowai and Tura
In order to cater to the needs of
destitute, orphan, widow, deserted wife and women in distress
the Department have set up the three training centres to provide
vocational skills and training in knitting, tailoring,
embroidery and weaving so as to enable them to be self supported
and self employed.
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Computer Operator and Programming Assistant
The Department in collaboration with
APTECH Computer Education / Info-Solutions Computer Education, Shillong introduced the scheme in 1995 for providing training in computer Operator and Programming to destitute, orphan, deserted women so as to enable them to be economically independent.
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Implementation of the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women
State
government have constituted the State Level Council for
implementation of national/ State policy for Empowerment
of Women 2001. A Core Committee under the Chairmanship
of Smt. T. Phanbuh NGO, representatives of various NGOs,
Social Activists, Social Welfare Officials and other
Government related Departments formulated the State
Action Plan/ Policy for Empowerment of Women. more details.....
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Setting up of State Commission for Women
(SCW)
The Meghalaya State Commission for Women Ordinance 2004
Government of Meghalaya constituted the Meghalaya State
Commission for Women on 27.10.2004 with the following members:
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Swayamsidha (IWEP) Integrated Women's Empowerment Programme The Scheme aims at empowering women socially and economically through the establishment of Women Self Help Group, Integration and Convergence of other related schemes available with the different Departments.
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Working Women’s Hostel
(WWH). Under the Scheme of financial assistance to voluntary organisation the Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD) provides assistance in the form of grants-in-aid for construction of hostel building for workingwomen. The objective of the scheme is to provide safe and economical hostel accommodation to employment women living out of their homes.
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Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) The programme of STEP launched in 1987 aims to upgrade the skills of poor and marginalised women. The objectives is to provide employment to them on a sustainable basis in the traditional sectors of agriculture, veterinary, fisheries, handlooms and handicrafts.
Meghalaya Apex Handloom Weavers and Handicrafts Co-operative Federation received assistance from Gov of India under STEP for training women in Handloom and Sericulture.
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Women Economic Empowerment
(NORAD)
Under the scheme which is assisted by Norwegian Agency for International Development
(NORAD) projects of skill development and training of achieving self-reliance through income generation for women are supported. These projects of training for income generation are in the non-traditional trades and are funded by the Department of Women and Child Development.
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