The document summarizes a project by the State Election Commission of Maharashtra to socio-politically empower elected women councilors in local self-government bodies. The project aims to enhance the leadership skills and participation of women councilors through a 3-tier training program covering topics like administrative procedures, legal provisions, budgeting, and personality development. Initial training workshops have been held in several districts and feedback has been positive. The long-term goal is to increase women's representation and decision-making in local governance through this empowerment initiative.

1. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION MAHARASHTRA

2. Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) KRANTI JYOTI Socio Political Empowerment of Women Councilors in Local Self Bodies for Effective Decision Making and Governance

7. State Level 50 Core Trainers District Level 500 District Trainers Taluka Level 20,000 women Councilors Three Tier Training structure

13. PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY GENDER EQUALITY LEADERSHIP SELF CONFIDENCE CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING IMPACT

19.  From 14 th to 16 th December, state level training workshop for District Coordinators and Core Trainers was organized at Pune. The workshop was attended by total 50 participants from all the 10 project districts.  On 3 rd January 2011, Birth Anniversary of Savitribai Phule celebrated in all the ten project districts. Public meetings, programs in Zilla Parishad were organized. Awareness about the project was done on this occasion.  On 10 th and 11 th January, the project was presented by the KRANTIJYOTI team at a workshop with Ms. Varsha Gaikawaad, State Minister, Women and Child Welfare and Chirpersons of Child Welfare Committees from 11 districts at Yashada, Pune. Progress of the Project

20. Progress of the Project  On 8 th March public meetings were held in all the project districts to bring awareness about the project on the occasion of International Women’s Day.  From 28 th March to 30 th March, Training of Trainers from Sindhidurga district was successfully organized as a second stage of the project in Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurga

21. From 14 th to 16 th December, state level training workshop for District Coordinators and Core Trainers was organized at Pune. The workshop was attended by total 50 participants from all the 10 project districts. Progress of the Project

22. District Satara On 3 rd January 2011, Birth Anniversary of Savitribai Phule celebrated in all the ten project districts. Public meetings, programs in Zilla Parishad were organized. Awareness about the project was done on this occasion.

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24. District Sindhudurg

25. District Solapur

26. District Solapur

27. District Wardha

28. District Wardha

29. On 10 th and 11 th January, the project was presented by the KRANTIJYOTI team at a workshop with Ms. Varsha Gaikawaad, State Minister, Women and Child Welfare and Chirpersons of Child Welfare Committees from 11 districts at Yashada, Pune.

31. Hon. Neela Satyanarayan, State Election Commissioner and Hon. Chand Goel, Additional Chief Secretary of Sate Election Commission were present of the last day of the training. They reviewed the process and guided the trainers.

32. A press Conference was conducted after the training workshop at Sindhudurga

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