Bihar, a dry state, is encouraging rural women to make glass bangles from seized liquor bottles in an effort to reduce waste and also provide them livelihood. Bihar: Rural Women To Make Bangles From Seized Liquor Bottles, Govt Sanctions Rs 1 Crore Fund Under ‘JEEViKA’ Programme.
It will work like a cottage industry, he added.A plan is being prepared as to how many manufacturing units will be initially set up, a senior official of the department said.Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar said the JEEViKA scheme, aided by World Bank, aims at poverty alleviation.The objective of the scheme is to generate more employment for the poor, especially women, in rural areas.