Dehradun: There is great enthusiasm in the villages regarding ‘Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana’ 

• In the first phase, a target has been set to distribute 25 thousand Ghasiyari kits

Dehradun : The ‘Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana’ of the State Government, run by the Rath Development Agency, is progressing at a speed as per the set target. There is tremendous enthusiasm among the rural women regarding this scheme. People are waiting for their turn to get the benefits of the scheme. So far more than 5000 Ghasiyari kits have been distributed, and more than 14 thousand numbers have applied for the kits. The agency has set a target of distributing 25 thousand kits in the first phase.

The ‘Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana’,  [which means those women who goes for to collect the grass for their cattles] which is run under the Department of Cooperation, will be considered to be friendly to the hill and hill villages in the true sense because it is only because of this that the economic wheel of the mountain spins. Artifacts have been the only source of livelihood for the hill villages. In Kaastkari, all the work related to the domestic work of the villages is done by which the wheel of the village economy spins. Let us tell you about the Ghasiyari kit of the state government that the sickle in the kit is the main tool of rural artisanship. There is a lot of workmanship on the sickle. Along with the blacksmith who sharpens the sickle, the place is also of great importance where women sharpen their sickles every day. Apart from the sickle, the things in the kit like hoe, rope, sheet are the items of everyday use in the mountain life. In such a situation, the attraction of people towards this scheme is natural.

These days Ghasiyari kits are being distributed in the villages of Thalisain, Pabau and Khirsu areas of development block under Srinagar Legislative Assembly. So far, Ghasiyari kits have been distributed to more than five thousand women. In the first phase, kits are to be distributed among 15000 women. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the rural women to take advantage of the scheme. For this, people are expressing their gratitude to the Department of Cooperation and Departmental Minister, Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat.

Agricultural machines of Ghasiyari kit run the livelihood of the mountains: Shankar Singh Rawat

Regarding the Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana, Rath Development Agency President Shankar Singh Rawat said that the agricultural equipments in the Ghasiyari kit have been running the livelihood of the villages since ancient times. This tradition continues even today. A large number of villagers have received applications for the kit regarding the kit. People are excited in the villages. Some people are also trying to become a hindrance in this welfare scheme but the common people have rejected them. By this month, the scheme will achieve its set target.

More than 15 thousand applications have come-
Vinod Rawat, representative of Rath Development Agency said that there is great enthusiasm in the villages regarding Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana. People are taking the plan in hand. The agency has so far received more than fifteen thousand applications. In the first phase, this kit is to be distributed to 24 thousand women. Many families are moving towards self-reliance. The efforts of Cooperation Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat are being appreciated everywhere.