Training for Self Employment of Women – Shillong, Jowai and Tura

Shillong, Jowai and TuraIn 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. more details.....

Computer Operator and Programming Assistant

The Department in collaboration with Ram Krishna Mission, 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. more details.....

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.  more details.....

Working Women’s Hostel (WWH).

Under the Scheme of financial assistance to voluntary organisation the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) 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 women employees who posted outside their hometown. In Meghalaya three NGOs viz. Young Women Christian Association, Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Synod Shillong and Garo Baptist Convention Tura were funded by MWCD. The Young Women Christian Association and Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian Synod Shillong had accommodated 54 workingwomen and 84 respectively. . more details.....

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. 

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. more details.....