Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday mentioned girls within the state are constructing a brand new identification by self-reliance, entrepreneurship and innovation, as he addressed the “Lakhpati Didi Samvad” programme organised in Raipur on the event of International Women’s Day.
The occasion, held at an indoor stadium in Raipur, noticed participation from hundreds of girls related to self-help teams in addition to a number of “Lakhpati Didis” from throughout the state.
Addressing the gathering, Sai mentioned girls in Chhattisgarh are more and more changing into economically empowered by self-help teams and are contributing considerably to the agricultural financial system. He mentioned the federal government goals to strengthen initiatives that promote monetary independence amongst girls in villages.
The chief minister mentioned the state has set a goal of making 10 lakh “Lakhpati Didis”, referring to girls entrepreneurs who earn a minimum of ₹1 lakh yearly by livelihood actions. According to the state authorities, greater than 8 lakh girls have already achieved this standing.
He additionally highlighted the function of girls’s self-help teams below the Bihan programme in implementing authorities initiatives. Sai mentioned girls related to these teams are contributing to the development and implementation of homes sanctioned below the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in rural areas, for which round 18 lakh homes have been accepted within the state.
Referring to welfare schemes for girls, Sai mentioned the state authorities launched the Mahtari Vandan Yojana to offer monetary help and assist girls’s financial participation. According to him, greater than ₹15,000 crore has been transferred in instalments to just about 70 lakh girls beneficiaries below the scheme to date. The present state funds has earmarked ₹8,200 crore to proceed the programme.
The chief minister additionally introduced extra initiatives aimed toward strengthening girls’s livelihoods. These embody the proposed Lakhpati Didi Brahman Yojana, which is able to facilitate publicity visits for girls entrepreneurs to main enterprise centres and non secular websites within the nation.
He mentioned the Panchayat division will assemble 250 “Mahtari Sadans” throughout the state and provisions have been made within the funds to assist Anganwadi operations and vitamin programmes. Sai additionally mentioned the federal government plans to introduce the Rani Durgavati Yojana to offer monetary safety for ladies, below which ₹1.5 lakh will probably be given when a woman turns 18.
The chief minister mentioned the federal government goals to assist girls progress from “Lakhpati Didi to Crorepati Didi” by selling entrepreneurship and enhancing entry to markets and coaching. He added that the newly launched goat-rearing cluster challenge will promote livestock-based livelihoods, whereas incubation centres and a partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Raipur are anticipated to assist improve the earnings of self-help teams.
According to Sai, girls in rural areas at the moment are collaborating in a variety of financial actions, together with agriculture, small companies, development providers and technology-based roles resembling drone operations.
During the programme, the chief minister launched a espresso desk e book documenting success tales of Lakhpati Didis and a model e book impressed by Chhattisgarhi artwork traditions. He additionally launched the “Lakhpati Didi Gram Portal”, which is able to assess gram panchayats and determine “Lakhpati Didi villages” primarily based on girls’s financial progress.
Deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma mentioned the progress made by girls below the programme displays altering financial participation in rural areas. He expressed confidence that most of the Lakhpati Didis would additional develop their companies within the coming years.
Several girls shared their experiences throughout the programme. Rajkumari Kashyap from Darbha block in Bastar district mentioned she grew to become financially unbiased by poultry farming and now earns ₹6–7 lakh yearly. Bhuneswari Sahu from Balod district mentioned she began a tailoring enterprise with a ₹20,000 mortgage and later obtained drone pilot coaching by a authorities initiative, incomes the nickname “Drone Didi” in her space. Anita Sahu from Jashpur district mentioned she achieved monetary stability by her work in brick manufacturing after becoming a member of a self-help group.
