Lakhpati Didis
Source: PIB
GS II: Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
Overview
- News in Brief
- About Lakhpati Didis
Why in News?
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has said that the Government is working with Women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) with the aim of creating 2 crore Lakhpati Didis in villages.
News in Brief
- The PM observed that 10 crore women are today associated with Women’s Self-Help Groups. T
- he Prime Minister spoke about agri-tech and made a pitch for leveraging the potential of science and technology in rural development.
- 15,000 Women’s Self-Help Groups would be given loan and training for operating and repairing drones.
- Drone ki Udaan will be carried out by these Women’s Self-Help Groups.
About Lakhpati Didis
- under the ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme, the work of training co-ordinators at the block and district level has been started through the app.
- After the survey work is done, different works will be assigned to different groups of SGH so that their income can be up to one lakh rupees per year.
- Self Help Groups (SHGs), they will be encouraged to take up micro-enterprises with skill development.
- With this, 20,000 new self-help groups will be formed in the state in this financial year so that more and more women can get the benefit of the scheme.
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