Prothrapur Block Empowers Rural Women and Children with Training Programs Under RGSA Initiative

Sri Vijaya Puram, Dec 02: The Community Development Block Prothrapur under the Directorate of RD, PRIs & ULBs, A&N Administration organized two training programs under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) to encourage active participation of rural SHG women and children in planning & decision making process for holistic development of the Gram Panchayat.
First training was organized on Nov. 25 at community hall of Gram Panchayat Calicut on the topic ‘Addressing Child Needs through Bal Sabha’ in the presence of Shri. T Yaghabaram, Pradhan Gram Panchayat Calicut, Smti. Gurjeet Kaur, Block Development Officer, PRI members of GP Calicut and Block Officials. Students of Govt. Secondary School, Calicut and DDU-GKY trainees of Aruthal Foundation Trust also participated in the training. Smt. Zarina Bibi, CDPO, Social Welfare Department and Smt. Ankita Saha & Ms. Kiran Bhagwat, officials from District Child Protection Unit, South Andaman were the resource persons for the program. Shri Ashish Shekhar, Panchayat Secretary also sensitized the participants on the importance of addressing child needs through Bal Sabha. The second training was conducted on Nov. 26 in the conference hall of Panchayat Samiti Office, Prothrapur marking a significant step towards empowering rural women to participate in Panchayat development. The members of Block Level Federation representing their Self Help Groups (SHGs) & Village Level Organizations formed under NRLM scheme participated in the program along with Community Resource Persons (CRPs).
The BDO, CD Block Prothrapur, Smt. Gurjeet Kaur, as the resource person highlighted the importance & crucial role of rural women in grassroots governance and their contributions for sustainable development of Gram Panchayats. The trainings organized by the CD Block Prothrapur under RGSA focused to address the challenges faced by rural women and children, implementing strategies for their empowerment and supporting policies and laws that promote women’s & children’s participation in decision making in panchayat development and create a more equitable & just society.