Project eShakti for digitisation of SHGs

NONGPOH: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Meghalaya State Rural Livelihood Society (MSRLS) Shantanu Sharma launched the Project eShakti for digitisation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Ri Bhoi District on Monday, in the presence of YK Rao, General Manager, NABARD, BJ Kharshandi, Project Director, DRDA, R Kynta, COO Programme MSRLS, bankers, MSRLS staff, Bank Sakhi and Financial Literacy Cadres.
The initiative was taken by MSRLS as the implementing agency of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in collaboration with NABARD.
The purpose of eShakti is to digitise the SHGs so that all their records can be monitored and viewed by any institution willing to promote or work with them. It will also help the banks to access their records for providing credit linkage and other products.
The project will be deploying the Bank Sakhi and Financial Cadres which will act as animators for collection of ‘Master Data’.
After completing of uploading the ‘Master Data’, the SHGs will go live in eShakti Portal. From there, the animators will update monthly records of SHGs.