Summary:
On the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, Banerjee tweeted: "Today is #InternationalDayofRuralWomen. Our Govt in #Bangla is working for the empowerment of rural women through self-help groups. Banerjee, over the past eight years, has taken up several measures to empower rural women through Self-Help Groups. The Panchayats and Rural Development department has created water tanks for them under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. The rural women are being given financial assistance and are provided with training to set up poultries and hatcheries..