Bihar government is going to come up with a new scheme for women. Working women will be given houses on rent near their office. Bihar government has taken an important step towards women empowerment and security.
A new scheme has been approved in the state cabinet meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, under which women employees of the state will be given the facility of house near their office.
Who will be the beneficiaries of the scheme?
The benefits of this scheme will be available to women teachers, women police personnel, all women employees working in Panchayat to Secretariat. This means that any woman who is working in a government department and faces problems due to the distance in commuting to the office every day, this scheme can prove to be a boon for her.
How to get housing?
For this, the state government will form a five-member committee in every district, which will be headed by the District Magistrate (DM). This committee will identify private houses and lease agreements will be made with the house owners as per the requirement. These houses will be selected in such a way that they are close to the workplace of women employees. If any woman employee faces any problem regarding housing, then it will be resolved by the SDO of the sub-division level.
How many women will benefit?
According to government data, about 3.5 to 4 lakh women employees are working in government departments in the state. This scheme has been prepared keeping all these women in mind, so that they can get safe and convenient housing.
Other major decisions of the cabinet
The state cabinet has given the green signal not only to the Mahila Awas Yojna but also to many other important proposals. 8093 lower division clerks and 8414 new job opportunities have been approved in more than 8000 panchayats. A mega skill center will be set up in the state at a cost of Rs 281 crore to train 21600 youth. 36 new posts have been sanctioned for setting up a sports injury unit at the Jayaprakash Narayan Orthopedic Hospital in Patna, along with the creation of 267 other posts for the hospital. This initiative to provide housing facilities to women employees is a strong step towards safety, convenience and self-reliance.
