New Delhi: The Coir Board is implementing Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) exclusively for empowering women by giving training and distribution of coir processing equipment.
Minister of State for MSME Giriraj Singh informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
He stated in his reply thta this is a 100% women oriented programme intended to provide self employment to the rural women artisans in coir producing regions. The scheme envisages distribution of motorised ratts/motorised traditional ratts and other coir processing equipments. This is provided at 75% subsidy after imparting training with a duration of 2 months subject to a maximum amount of Rs.7,500.
The training under MCY are conducted through all training centres of the Board. During the training period, the women artisans are given stipend amounting to Rs.1000 per month. The scheme is prevalent in coir producing coastal States such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Pondicherry, A& N Islands ,West Bengal and NE Region. During the current year 1658 women have been trained and 137 Ratts are distributed.
Source: Times of India
