The groundbreaking of the unit for the marginal farmer women involved in farming was held today. The local Ausgram-II panchayat samiti has declared a 100 per cent subsidy for the women from the local villages. Asit Kumar Mal MP, Bolpur, Rishu Ravi, director, Grant Thornton Bharat, the mentor British firm with his team joined the groundbreaking venue today.
British firm helps setting up spice unit for women
A British firm, celebrating International Women’s Day, in collaboration with the state, has extended cooperation to set up a spice processing unit to help sustenance of around 750 women in Ausgram-II of East Burdwan.
The groundbreaking of the unit for the marginal farmer women involved in farming was held today. The local Ausgram-II panchayat samiti has declared a 100 per cent subsidy for the women from the local villages. Asit Kumar Mal MP, Bolpur, Rishu Ravi, director, Grant Thornton Bharat, the mentor British firm with his team joined the groundbreaking venue today.
The struggling women shared their success stories mentioning the exemplary achievements of the women farmers. Mal said: “It’s an example of an unprecedented enterprise, emphasizing the active involvement of marginalized women farmers, indeed.” The British firm has stressed implementing its women empowerment project ‘Stree’ across Bengal.
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Rishu Ravi, director, spoke about the ongoing initiatives in four districts, Nadia, East Burdwan, Murshidabad and Birbhum, along with 20 other districts nationwide.
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