UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appeared visibly happy when she heard that women through self-help groups (SHGs) ensured that registrar’s offices agreed to their demand of no sale deeds of land by men without the nod of their respective spouses. “We were shocked when the husband of one of the members of the SHG sold land

Launching the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) here, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday called for social audit of all government schemes to ensure people’s participation as well as administrative accountability in their implementation. The NRLM seeks to ensure self-employment among families belonging to below poverty line (BPL) category.