Government to overhaul Mission Shakti

BHUBANESWAR : The BJP government in the state is all set to go for massive restructuring of Mission Shakti, the flagship programme of Naveen Patnaik government, by dissolving the grassroot-level leadership of the SHG network and launching a special drive to link every household with the income-generating initiatives.

Accusing the previous BJD government of using the SHG movement as a tool to gain votes, deputy chief minister Pravati Parida on Monday said the former diverted crores of rupees to unregistered groups. “Since the SHGs were unregistered, they did not come under the purview of a financial audit. All this is going to stop from now on. SHGs will solely work for women empowerment,” Parida said.