INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to support 75 lakh rural women associated with self help groups and related livelihood generating
2023-24 financial year by enabling them to earn at least Rs 1 lakh per annum
conclave on Wednesday on the way forward to achieve this goal
Releasing the strategy document for this, rural development and panchayati raj minister Giriraj Singh asked his ministry officials to
develop a rating mechanism and make an assessment by December on the performance of the states.The Mission, in its endeavour to empower SHG
women, works on making collectives of women, strengthening their federations, capacitating them with knowledge and skills for livelihood
intervention, financing and credit support etc
for the livelihood augmentation of the SHG women.According to NRLM data, so far 9.5 crore women have been mobilised into 87.4 lakh SHGs
Data show that nearly Rs 6.96 lakh crore of bank credit has been accessed by the SHGs since 2013-14
