Capacity building programme for women held
Source: The Sangai Express

Thoubal, August 13 2022: A one-day capacity building programme for women traders of Japhou Bazar, Chandel district was held on Friday at Ng Mono Monsang Memorial Hall, Japhou, Chandel district.

The programme was sponsored by National Commission For Women and organized by Manipur State Commission For Women (MSCW).

Dignitaries present at the event include Salam Ulka Devi, Chairperson, MSCW and MSCW members Th Tiningpham Monsang, Lourembam Dayavati Devi and T Chuongsin Koireng along with Md Firoj Khan, MCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Chandel and Seiminthang Lenthang, MCS, CEO ADC Chandel as the presidium members.

Ng Benithan, President SUR (Monsang Tribe Union); Ng Maipakngam, Chairman, Sirti Eruwng Ruh (Monsang Chief Association), Sapa Ng Lawrence, President STS (Monsang Naga Students' Union) and tribal women leaders also attended the programme among others.

Speaking on the occasion.

Additional DC, Chandel and CEO, ADC, Chandel expressed appreciation towards MSCW for organizing such an event to enhance the capacity of women vendors of Japhou Bazar.

Chairperson and members of the MSCW emphasized on financial independence as one of the most important aspects of women empowerment.

Economic and financial empowerment will make women socially and politically strong, they maintained.

It may be mentioned that more than 100 women traders and vendors from different communities and across all ages from Japhou Bazar attended the programme.

The technical session was attended by Chongtham Chhatrajit Singh, Branch Manager, SBI Chandel; Yumnam Indrakumar Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Taxes, GoM and Henry Potsangbam, Head, SEMT, GoM as resource persons.

They spoke on topics related to banking, e-commerce, GST laws and tax compliances.

It was followed by an interaction and discussion session.

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