Anandadhara

Empowering women
empowering West bengal

About US

The Government of India has launched The National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). In West Bengal, NRLM has been launched as ANANDADHARA on 17th May, 2012. The agenda is to mobilize the rural poor and vulnerable people into self- managed, federated institutions and support them for livelihood collectives. In addition, the poor would be facilitated to achieve increased access to their rights, entitlements and public services, diversified risk and better social indicators of empowerment. To further these objectives, WBSRLM (West Bengal State Rural Livelihoods Mission), a registered society under the Society Registration Act 1860 has been formed by the Government of West Bengal to implement the National Rural Livelihood Mission in the state.

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Statistics

Empowering West Bengal

1210679

Total
Mahasangha

Coverage

Districts:
22

Blocks:
500

Gram Panchayat:
25000

Villages:
1302144

Trainings Conducted:
126

Participants:
1656

Trainers:
3353

926943

Mahila
Kisan

410

Community
Cadre

Loan Disbursed

867070 (in Lakhs)

to
2181861.14 SHG

Loan Outstanding

2419960.1 (in Lakhs)

to
1181216 SHG

Benefits

Benefits of Anandadhara Scheme

Under this Scheme, poor women are able to become self-reliant with the help of self-help groups. In various fields, womenís groups are participating in various livelihoods.

The women of the self-help group are engaged in various economic activities such as the cultivation of seasonal vegetables, fish farming, training of animal rearing members of animal- friendly groups in the village, vaccination, and rearing of improved breeds of animals.

Apart from this, a bank loan facility will also be available under this Scheme. In fact, one of the objectives of the Scheme is to make the girls self-reliant through micro-loans through the Apply Scheme to connect the backward girls and poor.
Besides, training is being imparted to poor girls under this Scheme. Vocational training is being imparted along with providing information on various business subjects. In this way, girls are able to choose their profession.

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Who can Apply?

Where to Apply?

How to Apply?

Every poor woman in the state of West Bengal will be able to avail the benefits of the Anandadhara Scheme. However, it is important to note that before availing of the benefits of this Scheme, they have to be included in the self-help group.
The state government has already launched a Scheme called Sabla under this scheme which is being run through Anganwari in the country.

To join a self-help group through the Anandadhara Scheme, you can contact to the West Bengal State Government. The state government has a separate website for the Scheme.

The objective of the Scheme is to ensure that poor girls can stand tall by providing bank loans and vocational training. On the other hand, the objective of the Scheme is to eliminate gender inequality in the state through Scheme.
To further these objectives, WBSRLM (West Bengal State Rural Livelihoods Mission), a registered society under the Society Registration Act 1860 has been formed by the Government of West Bengal to implement the National Rural Livelihood Mission in the state.