Lakshadweep: President Murmu interacts with members of self-help groups
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday interacted with members of Self-Help Groups of Lakshadweep at Kavaratti.
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday interacted with members of Self-Help Groups of Lakshadweep at Kavaratti.
The Prime Minister will inspect an exhibition and then participate in the program - where he will transfer Rs 1,000 crore into the accounts of over one lakh self-help groups (SHGs).
The Prime Minister’s event in Prayagraj is claimed to be attended by over 2 Lakh women. The event will take place in the afternoon at 1 pm.
The initiative was started in March 2020 under the Rural Development department in Una district where around 400 members of 38 SHGs affiliated to the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), turned its attention to making natural and breathable fabric masks.
A Himachal village woman, who has come to limelight for selling handmade pine- needle ‘rakhis’, has traversed a long journey towards self empowerment.
The current allocation is down by more than 13 percent of the total estimated expenditure for 2019-20 which was at Rs 71,001.81 crore.
Nabard conducted an exhibition for self-help groups to bridge the gap with consumers.
Self-help groups in a Solan panchayat make handicrafts out of pine needles in their free time, earning confidence and self-reliance.
Jai Ram Thakur announced promotion of products made by self help groups at 26 Tourism department complexes.
The district administration has come up with a unique project where the women self-help groups are being provided sanitary napkin making machines.
