PM Modi to Give Certificates to 11 lakh Lakhpati Didis: Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Press Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Lakhpati Didis and give certificates to new 11 lakh Lakhpati Didis in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, on August 25. Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed this at a press conference in New Delhi.

In this programme, the Prime Minister will release a revolving fund - Community Investment Fund of Rs 2500 crore, which will benefit about 48 lakh members of 4.3 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs). He will also release a bank loan of Rs 5000 crore, which will benefit 25.8 lakh members of 2,35,400 Self Help Groups (SHGs).

Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed this at a press conference in New Delhi. He said that around 30,000 places in 34 states and Union Territories will join this programme through virtual medium. Union Minister for State Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani was also present during media interaction.

Chouhan said that Lakhpati Didis are women who earn Rs 1 lakh or more per annum. These Lakhpati Didis have not only pulled their families out of poverty but are also becoming role models for the rest of the society. He informed that the Rural Development Ministry has already created 1 crore Lakhpati Didis. Now the target is to create 3 crore Lakhpati Didis in the next 3 years.

The Union Minister further said that the Ministry has adopted a structured process to enable the SHG families to earn an annual income of Rs 1 lakh or more. This includes capacitating National Resource Persons, then developing Master Trainers in each state.

These Master Trainers further train the Community Resource Persons (CRPs) on business planning, financing and convergence process. The cadre of 3 lakh Community Resource Persons (CRPs), who have been specially trained in business planning and skilling of SHG members, are doing a great service in this regard. Some of these CRPs will also be facilitated.

As of now Ministry of Rural Development formed 15 Lakh Lakhpati Didis while the target for 100 days is 11 lakh Lakhpati Didis whom Prime Minister will facilitate.

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