The department will also issue a government

The department has asked the Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVM) to form a self-help group (SHG) in 14 districts of the state.These districts include Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Wardha, Bhandara and Gondia in Vidarbha, and Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Jalna and Hingoli in Marathwada.An official said that close to 1,500 women from the Muslim community in Marathwada and Vidarbha will receive training in embroidery and tailoring, among 53 other snap button factory vocations.Two-hundred SHGs would be formed in each district whereby a total 2,800 SHGs would be formed in 14 districts.Shyam Tagde, Minorities Development Department, said, “The government is committed to improve the economic conditions of minority women”. The MAVM will also help these women to get loans from banks.

The department will also issue a government resolution (GR) on this in a week’s time.Fifteen hundred women from these 2,800 SHGs would be identified and imparted vocational training.Mumbai: The state minority welfare department, through the Maharashtra State Skill Development Corporation, will be imparting hard skills to enable Muslim women to earn their livelihood.”The courses, which will be made available to these women, have a duration ranging from three months to 12 months.Officials said that the women will mostly be drawn from the Marathwada and Vidarbha region.42 crore has been earmarked for the current year. For this project, `3..An official said, “Close to `20,000 will be spent on each woman of the minority community to impart hard skills