Karnataka to train 18,000 women self-help group members on Solar Energy Utilization in rural areas
MGIRED is training 18,000 rural women from Karnataka"s Self-Help Groups in aspects like solid waste management
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Bengaluru, November 9: The Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and Development (MGIRED), in collaboration with Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Rajis is training 18,000 rural women from Karnataka's Self-Help Groups, in aspects like solid waste management and solar energy utilisation in rural areas.
Classroom training is offered in all 30 districts. It will benefit 18,000 rural women, provide them with an alternative source of income. The programme is free of charge; includes travel, boarding, accommodation for 3 women from each Gram Panchayats in Karnataka. This year, 600 batches will be covered with 30 women in each batch, with each batch costing between Rs. 70,000 and Rs. 1 lakh.
These women will be engaged as Swachha Karmikas by their local Gram Panchayats to carry out solid waste management duties like daily waste collection, waste segregation, Swaccha Vahini driving, etc.
The programme consists of 5 days of classroom training and exposure trips. The goal is to provide the SHG members with knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently administer Swaccha Sankeerna as a business module. It is also to make the SWM unit self-sustaining, hence providing a source of financial assistance for SHG members.
Classroom training is offered in all 30 districts. It will benefit 18,000 rural women, provide them with an alternative source of income. The programme is free of charge; includes travel, boarding, accommodation for 3 women from each Gram Panchayats in Karnataka. This year, 600 batches will be covered with 30 women in each batch, with each batch costing between Rs. 70,000 and Rs. 1 lakh.
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They will learn about renewable energy sources, solid waste management, composting technologies for wet waste, bio gas for managing biodegradable waste, and the importance of menstrual health and its management after training. The trained members are expected to carry out waste segregation, wet waste composting, and biogas unit management at their respective gram panchayats. The demonstration will be provided for the same.
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