Uttarakhand Governor mentions about 2.55 lakh Lakhpati Didis during budget speech

The Uttarakhand government on Monday claimed that 2.55 lakh rural women have become Lakhpati Didis (sisters with income in lakhs) in rural areas as it’s trying hard to attract global investors through major policy changes. According to the Dhami government, 22 consumer goods manufactured mainly in rural areas of the state are being branded by it globally through its own ‘local to global’ policy.

These, along with various other claims of Pushkar Singh Dhami government, were key aspects of the Governor Lt General Gurmeet Singh’s speech in the budget session of the state assembly that began on Monday at summer capital of the state Gairsain. Amidst chaos created by the Opposition legislators inside the house, the governor said Uttarakhand is on the path of balanced and self-reliant development with focus on infrastructural growth and empowerment of the women in the state. More than 2.55 lakh rural women belonging to Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the state have emerged as Lakhpati Didis in the state as their income touched more than a lakh rupees. SHGs in Uttarakhand have today become major sources of self-reliance for the rural women.

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Advocating the Dhami government’s holistic approach to ensure state’s development, governors said the state government ushered nearly 30 new laws in the last four years of Pushkar Singh Dhami 02 regime to attract global investors with the aim of all round development of the state. The Governor’s address appreciated the state government’s efforts to provide an international market for the consumer goods produced and manufactured in the state. He shared that Dhami government has registered nearly 22 products of rural areas under 11 GI and IPR trademarks to market these goods globally through various e-commerce and digital platforms like Amazon, Jiomart, Bigbasket, Blink it and others. These products are being marketed under state government’s own brand “House of Himalayas”

Talking about roadways and infrastructural developments, the governor said that more than 21300 kilometers against targeted 22500 kilometers roads were constructed under PMGSY in the last one year of Dhami regime. This has connected more than 1860 rural habitats with more than 250 population with the roads in the ongoing financial year.

Governor further deliberated over Dhami government’s decision to increase the ex-gratia amount for families of defence personnel making supreme sacrifice from Rs 10 lakh to 50 lakh and from Rs 50 Lakh to Rs 1.5 crore for Param Vir Chakra Awardees.