With Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing several schemes for Women welfare on Wednesday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that it is a very auspicious day and hailed the Lakhpati Didi Mahasammelan describing it as a unique program in itself. He expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for the Lakhpati Didi scheme. Khattar said that today this program is being organized at 132 places in Haryana and participation will also be done by Haryana towards the goal of making Lakhpati Didi by the Prime Minister. In addition, 5000 women in the state will also be given drone training. In the first phase, 500 self-help groups have been selected and drone training will be given to 10 women in each group. Under this program, 102 women have been given drone training and work has also been provided in various departments. He said, When our Women become Lakhpati Didi, they will support the entire family as a mother, sister, wife, etc. He said that women have courage and dedication, and women are also the support of the family, so by enhancing maternal power, the entire family progresses. An educated and empowered woman works to strengthen three generations. The Chief Minister said that today in Haryana, about 55,000 self-help groups have been formed, in which about 6 lakh women are associated. These groups produce goods and earn their livelihood. But to sell these products, market access is necessary, so it has been announced that  Sanjha Bazaar will be established in every city and town, where self-help groups can sell their products. This announcement was made in the budget speech on February 23, 2024, and on February 24, 2024, the inauguration of the Sanjha Bazaar was also done in Karnal. The Sanjha Bazaar has also been set up in Fatehabad, which will also be inaugurated soon. Not only that, government shops are also being allocated to women, self-help groups on priority at bus stands to sell goods. Khattar said that today women are progressing in establishing small businesses and for this, they need to take loans, for which they have to provide guarantees. To provide relief in this regard, provision has been made in this years budget for a venture capital fund of Rs. 200 crore only for providing guarantees, so that women do not have to provide guarantees for loans. Not only that, interest-free loans up to Rs. 5 lakh are also being made available to self-help groups. He said that being an agrarian state, there is a great need for drones for farmers here. "So far, farmers have been spreading urea in their fields manually. Now there is a great demand for drone-based spreading of nano urea, i.e., liquid urea. Now women will do this work. 5000 drones will also be provided, and the livelihood of women within villages will increase. Not only that, departments also need drones for traffic management, mining, and surveying unauthorized colonies, and now our Lakhpati Didi will operate these drones," he added. The Chief Minister said that to increase womens income, for the first time, 33 percent of the ration shops have been reserved only for women in the state. In addition to this, it has been announced in this years budget that new 1,000 Har-Hith stores will be opened in the state and Har-Hith stores will be given to women with income less than Rs. 1 lakh on priority.  Lakhpatis Didi will change Tasveer and Taqdeer of every village, says PM Modi Addressing the Lakhpati Didi Mahasammelan through virtual mode during a State level programme in Karnal on the occasion of International Womens Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said that the central government has set a target to make 3 crore women Lakhpatis Didi across the country. The Lakhpatis Didi will change the Tasveer and Taqdeer of every village. Ensuring the security and empowerment of every woman is Modi ki Guarantee, he added. Modi said that 1 crore women across the country have been successful in becoming Lakhpati Didi. Not only that, women are also ahead in establishing self-employment by taking loans under the Mudra scheme. He said, Women are also being trained as drone pilots under the Namo Drone Didi scheme and drones will also be provided to them. Its use will be in the agricultural sector, which will not only modernize agriculture but also provide additional income to the women.

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