STATE CONFERENCE

STATE CONFERENCE OF SHG MEMBERS - INITIATING A VIBRANT SHG MOVEMENT IN WEST BENGAL

[An initiative to bring SHGs, Clusters, Federations, Civil Society Organizations, Banks, Government Departments, Local Self Governments,
NABARD, SIDBI and Insurance Companies for sharing of views and ideas, interaction, linkage and recommendation in rural and urban West Bengal.]

[Come let's build new society]

Seventh SHG State Conference - Make a just Society

The yearly state conference of SHG representatives was held this time in the premises of Sports Complex, Jalpaigiri from 18th to 20th January, 2008. The three day long conference was attended by over 5000 participants from different districts of West Bengal. The slogan was ' ' or 'Come let's build new society'.

Programme Design

   Inaugural Session
   Technical Session - Panel Discussion

• Quality of SHGs
• Challenges and opportunities of Savings, Credit, Insurance and Pension schemes for SHG members
• Experience of livelihood initiatives by SHG members
• Very poor but no yet enrolled in SHG
• Role of SHG in job guarantee of National Rural Employment Scheme.
• Trafficking, Early Marriage, Domestic Violence and SHG
• Panchayat, SHG and SHG based Institutions
• Insurance
• Right to Information Act
• SHG in Tea Garden and Forest areas

   Exhibition cum Sale of SHG Products
   Sum up & Closing

 Detail Report