R Khing, Advisor, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Women Resource Development along with department officials and guests during the opening day of the Myki store at Kuda Village, Half Nagarjan on April 26. (Morung Photo)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 26
Prioritising the need towards generating income and for socio-economic development of women across the state, the ‘Myki Store’ was officially opened here at Kuda Village, Half Nagarjan, by R Khing, Advisor, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Women Resource Development, on April 26.
The Myki Store, was first conceptualised by the Department of Women Resource Development (WRD) to promote products of local women through the ‘Transformative Livelihood Intervention Project’ and other livelihood programmes.
Amenla T Sato, Commissioner & Secretary, WRD, in her opening remarks stated that although the department, which is solely funded by the state government without any central assistance, have been ‘dynamic and efficient.’ Also that they have been able to move forward, due to the unity among the officers and staff while discharging the assigned duties.
Amenla noted how the food and apparel section under the brand name Myki, has become the pride of the state as there is great demand for its products both within and outside the state. She additionally mentioned that with the addition of baking, fashion designing and graphic designing in the syllabus, and with more effort and improvement, they would be able to compete at the international level.
Addressing the inaugural programme, R Khing stated that the WRD Department since its bifurcation from Social Welfare Department has been able to work for the up-liftment of women in the state through its State-Grand-in-Aid. If some centrally sponsored schemes come under it, the department will be able to move further ahead as desired, he said.
Expressing his happiness to see women progressing in many areas including education, employment and becoming equal partners in socio economic development, the Advisor said that self-reliant projects, even in small and humble ways, could improve the economy of the family and of the State as a whole.
Expressing concern over the absence of women representative in the State Assembly, Khing said women should also be in the law making body for inclusive and all round development. He therefore called upon the women to take up in political fields to be part of the law making body.
Products such as tailored apparels, accessories, local food products, handmade jewelleries, crafts etc are available for sale at the store. The dedicatory prayer was offered by Dr Kethoser Kevichusa.
