Letter to the Editor
Brightening lives
It is a laudable move by the women self-help groups in Uttar Pradesh to manufacture solar lamps and distribute them to children in rural areas of the state at a reasonably low cost with the help of the state government and the CSR Fund.
The solar lamps are being made available to the school children by the government for Rs 100 per piece against their market rate of over Rs 500 per piece. The women also carry out the repair work if needed.
This initiative is part of the Prerna Ojas Program of Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission that helps women in self-help groups to become self-reliant. Hope that the solar lamps help children to pursue education. The self-help groups empower the deprived sections of society by brightening their lives.
Amit Singh Kushwaha, Satna (M.P)
KV Network
