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The International Day of Rural Women is celebrated on this day annually to honour the role of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development globally. (Representational)West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday highlighted the success of the ‘Anandadhara’ scheme, rolled out by her government, in empowering the rural women of the state. On the International Day of Rural Women, Banerjee took to Twitter to state that empowerment of rural women was being done through self-help groups in the state. The ‘Anandadhara’ scheme, initiated in 2012, is an anti-poverty programme for the rural poor, implemented through the organising of women into self-help groups (SHG). (Representational) The ‘Anandadhara’ scheme, initiated in 2012, is an anti-poverty programme for the rural poor, implemented through the organising of women into self-help groups (SHG)..