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To ensure Gender equality by empowering women by providing them with skill and knowledge enables them to become Independent. Women empowerment can be
achieved only by way of economic independence. Only if a women’s economic needs are fulfilled, she can claim herself to be empowered. Keeping this in mind the
Directorate of Social Welfare is implementing Socio- economic development schemes through Women Industrial Co-operative Societies. The concept of co-operation by way
of collective action indeed help the women members of these co-operative societies to improve their socio economic status. These Industrial Co-operative societies are
exclusively for women who from the disadvantageous section in the Society. Women in the age of 18-40 years and below poverty line can become the members of these
societies and they are provided with employment opportunities which gain them decent income.

There are 99 Women Industrial Co-Operative Societies and I Transgender Industrial Co-operative Society are functioning under the control of Directorate of Social Welfare. All
the Societies are engaged in the stitching and supplying of Uniforms to the School Children who are benefitted under Purachi Thalaivar M.G.R.Nutritious Meal Programme
and to the School children of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare / Backward class, Most Backward Class and Minority Welfare Departments.

25 Women Weaning Food manufacturing societies are functioning under the control of Mission Director of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme.

Details of Co-Operative Societies and members enrolled there in are as follows:

Sl. Type of Society No.of Co-Operative Societies No of members

No

1 Women Tailoring Industrial Co-Operative Societies 84 80592

2 Women Stationery Industrial Co-Operative Societies (Also engaged in tailoring) 15 4428

3 Weaning food Manufacturing Women Industrial Co-Operative Societies 25 1350

Transgender Industrial
4 3 68
Co-operative Society

Total 125 86438

Colours of the uniform provided under the free supply of uniform:

Variety of Uniform Colour of Uniform

Boys – 1. Half pant Dark Green Drill

2. Full pant Sandal Drill

Boys – Shirts 1. 1-5th std Light Green Checked

2. 6-8th Std Sandal checked

Girls – 1-5th std- a. Skirt Dark Green Casement

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Last Updated On: 27-10-2023 11:10:46