Community awareness tour in Peren district concludes

Members of PMMVY, Sakhi- One Stop Centre, MSK and others during the community awareness tour at Benreu, New Poilwa, Old Poilwa and Peren Namdi from July 25 to 28. (Photo Courtesy: PMMVY, Peren District Cell)

Peren, August 2 (MExN): A community awareness tour was jointly conducted by Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Sakhi-One Stop Centre(S-OSC) and Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Peren District at  Benreu, New Poilwa, Old Poilwa and Peren Namdi from July 25 to 28.

A press release issued by the District coordinator PMMVY, Peren District Cell stated that during the tour programme the officials organised an interaction programme with the different village elders regarding the various schemes and services the departments are providing followed by community awareness programme with the community members.

Highlighting the functioning and details of Sakhi, Akusi Khate, IT staff of Sakhi-One Stop Centre Peren District informed that SAKHI- One Stop Centre (OSC) is an initiative of the Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of India and the state resource Centre for Woman (SRCW) under the aegis of Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) is the Nodal Agency to implement OSC in the state.

“The Sakhi- OSC is intended to support woman affected by violence, in private and public spaces , within the family, community and at the workplace and also Woman  facing physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and economic abuse, woman facing any kind of violence due to attempt sexual harassment, sexual assault,  marital status, domestic violence, trafficking, honour related to crime  who have reached out or been referred to the OSC will be provided with specialized services,” Khate added. 

Keyizieteing Ndang, District coordinator of PMMVY Peren District Cell highlighted on the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a scheme designed by the Ministry of Women and Child development to provide conditional maternity benefit which is implemented using the platform of the Anganwadi Centers with the main objective to provide partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives and to encourage pregnant women and lactating mothers to seek an improved health and nutrition behavior.

 Lungngaulie, District Coordinator of MSK stated that the Government has provided various Schemes for women but many doesn’t avail the schemes She further informed on the various procedure and criteria on Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana; Pradhan Mantri Mantru Vandana Yojana; Janani Suraksha Yojana; Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram; Family Planning,  Tuberculosis, Ayushman Bharat and Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, to avail themselves.

“MSK is a programme designed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) for the holistic development of rural women and to empower the Rural Women, MSK is the Foothold of BBBP (Beti Bachao Beti Padhao),” it added.

The programme was chaired by Heiriateilei, Women Welfare Officer of MSK.