46,000 CRPs of Mission Shakti department to be given smartphones: Dty CM Pravati

BHUBANESWAR : The state government has decided to provide smartphones to around 46,000 community resource persons (CRPs) working under the Mission Shakti department, informed Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Monday.

Addressing a programme for interest subvention of self-help groups (SHGs) here, she said the CRPs will be provided with smartphones to ensure wider and effective use of the LokOS app, a digital platform supporting the Lakhpati Didi programme. “To take this goal forward, the state government is bring about a positive change in the lives of women by refunding interest on bank loans to SHGs,” she added.