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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cited a number of women-centric schemes of his authorities to say that solely a society which boosts ladies’s standing and creates alternatives for them can advance.
His third time period will write a brand new chapter within the rise of girls energy, Modi stated at a ‘Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat’ programme, exuding confidence of retaining energy within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
In a swipe at earlier governments, he stated ladies’s lives and hardships weren’t a precedence for them whereas the BJP dispensation has come out with completely different initiatives to assist them at each stage of life.
Modi stated he’s the primary prime minister who spoke of a number of points associated to ladies, together with lack of bogs, use of sanitary pads, opposed results of smoke-causing kitchen fuels like wooden and coal, and the necessity for financial institution accounts from the ramparts of the Red Fort, a reference to his Independence Day speeches.
He stated political events just like the Congress made enjoyable of him and insulted him for this.
He asserted that what he noticed at his residence, in his neighbourhood and villages throughout his travels formed his sensibilities and schemes for ladies.
Over Rs 8 lakh crore has been disbursed amongst ladies underneath numerous authorities schemes, Modi stated.
Over 1 crore ladies have grow to be ‘Lakhpati Didis’ up to now, he stated.
The prime minister stated that his expertise has been that a little bit assist to ladies could make them a assist to others.
Those politicians who’re solely involved about their households can by no means perceive this, he stated.
At the ‘Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat’ programme, Modi disbursed round Rs 8,000 crore as financial institution loans to self-help teams (SHGs).
He interacted with ladies beneficiaries from completely different elements of the nation, enquired about numerous points of their work and lauded their laborious work and willpower.
Modi additionally felicitated ‘Lakhpati Didis’, who’ve achieved success with the assist of the ‘Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission’ and are supporting the upliftment of different self-help group members.
During the occasion, he handed over drones to 1,000 ‘Namo Drone Didis’, ladies chosen to function drones for agriculture and associated functions.
He additionally disbursed about Rs 2,000 crore Capitalisation Support Fund to SHGs.
The ‘Namo Drone Didi’ and ‘Lakhpati Didi’ initiatives are integral to the prime minister’s imaginative and prescient of fostering financial empowerment and monetary autonomy amongst ladies, particularly in rural areas, the Prime Minister’s Office had stated earlier in an announcement.
(Only the headline and film of this report could have been reworked by the Business Standard employees; the remainder of the content material is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
First Published: Mar 11 2024 | 12:41 PM IST
