Two projects dedicated to women launched

Tribune News Service

Karnal, March 8

To empower women and children, the Kaithal district administration has launched two major projects on Monday, including “Swabhimaan” and “Neev”.

Project Swabhimaan is an initiative of Chief Minister Good Governance Associate (CMGGA) Pankhuri Gupta to promote sustainable livelihood of women focused on production of high-quality and low-cost sanitary napkins to ensure hygienic menstrual health to women and girls in Kaithal with the help of self-help groups.

The project Neev is an initiative of the district administration chalked out by Deputy Commissioner Sujan Singh under the six-month strategy to curve low sex-ratio at birth, gender inequality, anaemia, malnutrition, child-abuse, and crime against women at village level. Dr Rakesh Gupta, Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Haryana, Department of Women and Child Development, launched project Neev through video-conferencing. He appreciated and motivated the administration and the CMGGA to implement the project successfully.