JEEVIKA didis are conducting door-to-door visits to identify dropouts Patna: As part of the Localised Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs), the govt has intensified efforts to make gram panchayats more women-and child-friendly by bringing out-of-school girls back to classrooms.Across 171 blocks, elected panchayat representatives and members of JEEVIKA self-help groups are leading a coordinated campaign to…
Patna: More than one lakh people have been screened for tuberculosis (TB) in Patna district over the past week. However, the district administration has asked health officials to step up efforts to meet the target of screening over 2.5 lakh people by Aug 14 under the Centre’s TB-Free India campaign.Reviewing the progress of the drive…
Patna: The panchayati raj department’s ‘Women Friendly Gram Panchayat’ initiative is emerging as a major effort to create safer, inclusive and gender-sensitive spaces for women and adolescent girls across rural Bihar. Implemented with technical support from the Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3), the campaign aims to strengthen women’s participation in local governance and grassroots decision-making.Talking…
