Rural Women Empowerment

The West Bengal government is working for the empowerment of rural women through various self-help groups, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday.

Global software and Cloud major Oracle India on Monday announced a corporate citizenship collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) and launched the 'D-Change' programme which will support education and learning, women's empowerment and rural skills development in the country.

Saluting the spirit of womanhood, SpiceJet in collaboration with two non-profit organisations working for women's empowerment, flew 20 women from rural hinterlands on an all-women crew flight to the Art of Living Centre in Benguluru on Tuesday that was celebrated as International Women's Day.

Hindustan Zinc has trained at least 150 rural and tribal women in making school uniforms in an eight-day workshop under its "Sakhi" women's empowerment campaign in Udaipur, a company statement said today.

Government may accept a suggestion by states to increase reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions from the present five to 10 years.

Hailing Kerala's Kudumbashree mission,that aims at empowerment of women through self-help groups, as "unique", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that the Government was working to "replicate" the model in other states.

The West Bengal government is working for the empowerment of rural women through various self-help groups, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday.

Global software and Cloud major Oracle India on Monday announced a corporate citizenship collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) and launched the 'D-Change' programme which will support education and learning, women's empowerment and rural skills development in the country.

Saluting the spirit of womanhood, SpiceJet in collaboration with two non-profit organisations working for women's empowerment, flew 20 women from rural hinterlands on an all-women crew flight to the Art of Living Centre in Benguluru on Tuesday that was celebrated as International Women's Day.

Hindustan Zinc has trained at least 150 rural and tribal women in making school uniforms in an eight-day workshop under its "Sakhi" women's empowerment campaign in Udaipur, a company statement said today.

Government may accept a suggestion by states to increase reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutions from the present five to 10 years.

Hailing Kerala's Kudumbashree mission,that aims at empowerment of women through self-help groups, as "unique", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that the Government was working to "replicate" the model in other states.