Lok Sabha Question No. 820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Training to Women SHGs
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 820

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## TRAINING TO WOMEN SHGs

## 820.       SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  training  is  being  provided  to  members  of  women  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  for implementation of various projects under his Ministry;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  women  already  given  training  during  the  last  three years, State-wise, including Odisha; and
- (c) the details regarding the financial assistance provided by the Government for imparting such training to members of women SHGs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  &  (b) Yes.  The   North  Eastern  Regional  Institute  of  Water  and  Land  Management  (NERIWALAM), Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  provided  training  to  members  of  women  SHGs  under  the  Human  Resource Development and Capacity Buildig (HRD&CB) Scheme  from 2018-19 to 2020-21. The details of trainings are as follows:

Total Participants-474 Nos

Total Programmes conducted-10 Nos.

State-wise participants: Assam-393, Meghalaya-47, Sikkim-34

(Details enclosed as Annexure )

- (c) NERIWALAM is fully funded by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as under:

- I. 2018-19         Rs. 1175.35 Lakh

II.

2019-20         Rs. 820.00 Lakh

III. 2020-21         Rs. 545.28 Lakh

The financial assistance for imparting training to women SHGs was a part of actual expenditure on overall training.

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.820  to  be answered on the 02.12.2021 regarding 'TRAINING TO WOMEN SHGs'.

Training programmes organised  by  NERIWALM for Women groups/SHGs during 2018-19 to 2020-2021

| Sl.No.   | Title of training programme                                                                                                   | Duration            | Target group                                     | Venue                   | Number of participant s   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|          | 2018-19                                                                                                                       |                     |                                                  |                         |                           |
| 1        | Water conservation and water management                                                                                       | 5July,2018          | Women SHG Group/farmer of West Sikkim            | West Sikkim, Sikkim     | 34                        |
| 2        | Water conservation and water management                                                                                       | 24 August ,2018     | Women Group/farmer of Dhubri                     | Dhubri, Assam           | 40                        |
| 3        | Basic computer course                                                                                                         | 22-27 October,2018  | Women of NGOs of Balipara                        | Tezpur, Assam           | 10                        |
| 4        | Capacity building workshop on Inclusive trans-boundary water resource management organised in collaboration with OXFAM ,India | 25-27 February,2019 | Women leaders                                    | Tezpur, Assam           | 18                        |
|          | 2019-20                                                                                                                       |                     |                                                  |                         |                           |
| 5        | Basic computer course                                                                                                         | 19-30 Aug,2019      | Women/Women Groups                               | Tezpur, Assam           | 17                        |
| 6        | Mass awareness on Water Conservation and Water Management organised in collaboration with KVK, Ribhoi, Meghalaya              | 4 th Oct,2019       | Women Groups/SHGs of Ri-bhoi district, Meghalaya | Ri-bhoi, Meghalaya      | 47                        |
| 7        | Awareness programme on Leadership Development in Irrigation Water Management                                                  | 31 st Jan,2020      | Women/Women Groups                               | Mazbat, Udalguri, Assam | 186                       |
|          | 2020-21                                                                                                                       |                     |                                                  |                         |                           |
| 8        | Awareness programme on Water conservation and water management                                                                | 29 th Dec,2020      | Women/women groups/Stakeholde rs                 | Tezpur, Assam           | 33                        |
| 9        | Awareness programme on Water conservation and water management                                                                | 25 th Jan,2021      | Women/Women Groups                               | Balipara, Assam         | 47                        |
| 10       | Water Quality Monitoring                                                                                                      | 5 th Feb,2021       | Women/Women groups                               | Tumiki, Bihaguri,Assam  | 42                        |
|          |                                                                                                                               |                     |                                                  | Total                   | 474                       |

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