Under the scheme of Promotion and Strengthening of Mahila Mandals, village women organize themselves for undertaking activities of development and awareness generation in rural areas.  The registered Mahila Mandals have their own constitutions and bye-laws for the conduct of day today business. All the registered Mahila Mandals have to select a number of activities which they organize with the help and guidance of Gram Sevikas, Mukhya Sevikas and Lady Circle Supervisors under Women Awareness Programme.             

But this staff has been discontinued since there are Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Supervisors and Child Development Project Officers taking care of the activities being performed by them.           Every Mahila Mandal has to be registered under the Societies Act, 1860. This entitles them to avail all type of assistance in the form of grant, subsidies, loans etc. from the Govt.  Departments and non –Governmental Agencies for taking up programme for the community especially the women.

              Under this scheme, the women of Mahila Mandals are being provided assistance  in the following manner:-

1.  A newly registered Mahila Mandal is given grant -in-aid of Rs. 1500/- for training of 5 members of its executive, purchase of basic equipment and stationery or to take up some economic activity. For the second time an amount  upto Rs. 750/-is given on matching grant basis.

 2.  Though ICDS functionaries guide the activities of Mahila Mandals at the village level but no opportunity is available to them to exchange their views out side the village/block. Under this scheme  the State Level Sammelan of Mahila Mandals and district level Sammelans are held every year in which Pradhans/Members of Mahila Mandals participate and have discussions on various programmes and activities . The representatives of different departments throw light  on the schemes related to their departments.Apart from this, discussion on social evils like dowry and female foeticide and other issues like women  education etc is also held.

 3.  300 outstanding members of Mahila Mandals are sent on Inter- State Study Tours in six batches to have exposure and acquire knowledge of the implementation of rural schemes in neighboring states like Delhi, Rajasthan and  Uttar Pradesh so that they may be encouraged to adopt the beneficial schemes/ gainful occupations being run by the women of other states. The duration of such tours does not exceed 10 days and the State Govt.  provides assistance for railway/bus fare.

 4.  To provide incentive to Mahila Mandals for the good work done by them and to provide them the means for starting some economic activity,  Incentive Awards to Mahila Mandals are being given. Mahila Mandals placed in category “A” “B” and “C” are given cash awards amounting to Rs. 2000/-,  Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 1000/- respectively every year. Mahila Mandals are selected on the basis of their performance by a committee at the district level.   

:: District wise number of Mahila Mandals in Haryana State ::