GG News Bureau
Jaipur, 30th Nov. The Rajasthan government has introduced a ‘Back To Work’ scheme for women who have had to quit their jobs due to some reasons.
CM Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday approved the ‘Back To Work’. Through this scheme regular or work-from-home job opportunities will be provided to women with the help of the private sector.
A target to provide 15,000 jobs in three years has been fixed. Priority will be given to widows, divorcees and victims of violence, an official statement said.
Those women who will not be able to do regular office jobs will be provided work-from-home job opportunities.
A single window system will be developed by the women empowerment directorate to help them in job facilitation. Skill and training will also be provided to women.
CM Gehlot also approved financial sanction of Rs 8461.76 crore for 27 water supply projects under Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.
A revised sum of Rs 485.72 crore for two other water supply projects was also allotted. In total, Rs 8947.48 crore were sanctioned, an official statement said.
In this, Rs 5234.84 crore is state share whereas Rs.3712.64 crore is provided by the Centre.
The 29 projects for which sanction has been given include three projects for which announcement was made in the year 2020-21 and 14 projects are for the year 2021-22.
Remaining 12 are other projects, the statement said. The aim is to provide drinking water through tap to 7.73 lakh households of the state, said the statement.
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