Skill training program under lakhpati didi yojna: In the year 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the plan to make women lakhpati from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Under this scheme, efforts are being made to help women stand on their own feet and generate or increase their source of income by providing them training, financial literacy and necessary financial assistance. News18 Hindi is running a focus series on government schemes, today know about Lakhpati Didi Scheme…
Self Help Group (SHG) member woman annual income one lakh: Modi government’s Lakhpati Didi Yojana is a scheme under which women are given loans without interest. This loan, which is completely interest free, can range from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The government is trying to create and establish economic empowerment and financial independence among women. There is only one condition to avail the benefit of this scheme, that is that this loan will be available only to those women who are members of Self Help Group (SHG).
Last year, the target of the number of women taking benefits under this scheme was kept at 2 crore, but this year in the interim budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced to increase this number from 2 crore to 3 crore. Since here an effort is being made to increase the total income of the woman or the family due to the woman to Rs lakh, hence it was named Lakhpati Didi Yojana.What are Self Help Groups – Small groups consisting mainly of women living in rural areas, come together to save money and give loans to each other. Citing data from the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) released in December 2023, Down to Earth’s report states that there are 90 lakh SHGs in India with approximately 100 million women members. This started in some rural areas in the 1970s. Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) was the most discussed in Gujarat.Under Lakhpati Didi Yojana, the annual income of Rs 1 lakh is actually calculated for at least four agricultural seasons or business cycles. And, for those whose average monthly income is more than ten thousand rupees, this calculation has been kept due to the sustainability of the income. This scheme is implemented by the Rural Ministry of the government. Providing business training, delivering goods to the market, providing necessary skills and training are all possible under this scheme. For more information about this, you can login to this address – https://lakhpatididi.gov.in/ Poultry Farming, LED Bulb Manufacturing, Farming, Mushroom Cultivation, Strawberry Cultivation, Animal Husbandry, Milk Production, This loan can be availed for works like handicraft work, goat rearing and take home ration plant.
