Punjab government on November 18 unveiled the ''Mai Bhago Stri Shakti Scheme'' for uplifting the socio-economic standards of women in the state. Cooperation Minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh inaugurated the scheme on the occasion of 54th All India Cooperative Week celebrations held here.
The Minister said the village primary cooperative agriculture service society would act as the leader in empowering women by opening training centres, offices and providing work for them. A group would be organised for women at the society level which would comprise seven to ten members. The primary agriculture service society would also provide loans.
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