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DELHI: Mahila SEWA Trust of Ahmedabad is to be the 48th licensee in the country
to get a community radio station.
The Letter of Intent has been issued to the Institute after recommendations of
Inter Ministerial Committee and seeking requisite clearances from various Ministries.
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. The programmes particularly
emphasize community participation. The professional experts give the training
to the women at the grassroot level. Mahila
SEWA (Self Employed Women Association) was set up on 18 June 1975 under the Bombay
Public Trust Act. Mahila SEWA Trust’s main goals are to organise women workers
for full employment and self reliance.
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.
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