Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India has signed a Grant of Permission Agreement for establishing, maintaining and operating a Community Radio Station at Mahila SEWA Trust. Letter of Intent had been issued to the Institute after recommendations of Inter Ministerial Committee and seeking requisite clearances from various Ministries. The Community Radio Station is expected to be operational within three months as per the agreement. With this, the number of CRS will increase to 49 in the country.
SEWA started its community radio initiatives for building capacity of the women of the informal sector. The main objective of the activity is to provide information and education to the members in the remotest of the villages. The radio programmes are made on different subjects like health, water, agriculture, animal husbandry, national and international events etc. The programmes particularly emphasize community participation. The professional experts give the training to the women at grassroot level.
Mahila SEWA (Self Employed women association) was set up on 18th June 1975 under the Bombay Public Trust act. Mahila SEWA Trust’s main goals are to organize women workers for full employment and self reliance. Mahila SEWA Trust organizes women to ensure that they obtain full employment. Mahila SEWA Trust provides childcare, healthcare, insurance and conducts trainings and seminars. The Ministry encourages setting up of the Community Radio Stations as CRS promises to provide an opportunity to the local communities to express themselves, and empower the women. The main aim of starting the CRS is to provide different and useful information to the people in nearby villages.
(Public Information Bureau, Govt. of India)
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