Women of Mancherial show the way for success

Mancherial: The female daily earners belonging to certain rural parts of the Mancherial district, who managed to learn basics of literacy, are now scripting success story on their own by undergoing training in stitching. Most of them have already started earning some bucks, while the remaining homemakers are going to become tailors of their localities, soon.

These economically poor yet illiterate women residing in Muthyampet, a hamlet under Gullakota village and Vempalli in Hajipur mandals were imparted functional literacy and numeracy on worksites and in agriculture fields, under Union government’s Sakshar Bharat Programme.

They can now easily write their names and identify digits. They are able to put a signature in place of thumb impression while making transactions in banks and availing benefits of welfare schemes.

Since some of the habitations that covered in the literacy driver are likely to be merged with existing municipalities, daily wagers would not be able to find livelihood through National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

So, authorities of Adult Education Department decided to provide tailoring in stitching and other small scale industries, with the help of local voluntary organisations, public representatives and by roping in instructors. Their efforts are yielding a good result, with many women are venturing into this profession and making a living.

Gandham Sumalatha, a native of Muthyampet, told ‘Telangana Today’ that she was registering an encouraging response with many placing orders for sewing apparels. “I am able to pad income of my husband by earning around Rs 300 per day. The training programme and literacy ameliorated my life. I have achieved self-reliance besides financial empowerment,” she shared with us.

Rani Rama, a resident of Vempalli village, stated that she was able to foray into the field of tailoring with the help of the training. “Learning basics has altered my perception towards life. I am now optimistic and determined to prove my identity. Provision of training by qualified instructors helped us to learn the profession. I can stitch blouses, kurtas and children wear,” she beamed.

District Adult Education Officer A Purushottam informed that similar initiatives were planned in Chirrakunta village of Mandamarri and Polampalli village in Jaipur mandal soon, after seeing a striking change in the lives of female daily wagers of three habitations of Hajipur mandal. Sarpanches of Vempalli Dega Bapu and Boga Chandraiah respectively and members of Lions Club International, Varma Foundation and village coordinators Sakhasar Bharat played a vital role in achieving the transformation, he remarked.