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stipend for the duration of the training period. The implementing agency would open the account in the banks for those women trainees who do not have their own accounts and transfer the stipend amount to their bank accounts electronically. The organization carrying out training for leadership development of minority women would be responsible to select women who are capable of becoming trainers and assume leadership role
to be trained in accordance with the criteria of the scheme. 7.7. Workshop : Training organization, in collaboration with the District Collector/
Deputy Commissioner/Sub Divisional Officer/Block Development Officer, will organize at least half-day workshop to sensitize Government functionaries, bankers including Panchayati Raj functionaries etc. at the district, sub-division block level etc. concerned about the women empowerment programme carried out by them under this scheme. The Government functionaries would be informed of the remedial action which may be sought by groups of women and how to be responsive in addressing their problems and grievances. In case more than one organization is approved for implementing this scheme in a district/ sub-uivision/block concerned, the District 11 Administration may give the responsibility of holding such a workshop to one of the selected organizations. The selected organization shall ensure that other organizations sanctioned training projects under this scheme in the district/subdivision/ block participate in the workshop. For holding this workshop, an amount of Rs. 15,000/- only
would be admissible to the organization concerned. 7.8. Nurturing and Hand Holding : Nurturing and hand holding would be a post
training service to be rendered by the organization for a period not exceeding one year from the beginning of the training programme to women who have undergone leadership development training. The facilitators of organization shall visit the village/locality to assist the empowered women at least once a month during the project period and hold meetings with them. Mahila Mandals/ Mahila Sabhas/ Self Help Groups, etc. from amongst the trainees may be constituted. Regular meetings shall be held for these Mahila Mandals/ Mahila Sabhas/ Self Help Groups. The implementing agency shall engage the experts for hand holding. The agency shall maintain the records of meetings, attendance, photographs and the issues discussed and resolved during these meetings. This is considered critical for the success of the scheme in order to ensure that they are guided and assisted in placing their problems and grievances before the authorities concerned for remedial action as envisaged in the scheme. 7.9 Concurrent Monitoring and Reporting: The organization shall, while extending nurturing and hand holding service, carry out concurrent monitoring for taking corrective action, wherever required. The organization shall submit monthly/ quarterly progress reports and project completion report to the Ministry in
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