PM Modi Interacts With ‘Lakhpati Didis’ On Girls’s Day, Assures Them Of Assist
New Delhi:
On Worldwide Girls’s Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged in a dialog with ‘Lakhpati Didis’ in Navsari, Gujarat, to focus on the importance of ladies’s empowerment and their contributions to society.
The Prime Minister remarked that whereas the world celebrates Girls’s Day immediately, in Indian traditions and tradition, it begins with the reverence for the mom, ‘Matru Devo Bhava.’ “For us, every single day of the 12 months is ‘Matru Devo Bhava’,” he added.
One of many ‘Lakhpati Didis’ shared her expertise of working with the Shivani Mahila Mandal, the place they interact in beadwork, a cultural craft of Saurashtra.
She talked about that they’ve educated over 400 sisters in beadwork, with different sisters dealing with advertising and accounting duties.
Do watch this very particular interplay with Lakhpati Didis, who epitomise confidence and dedication! #WomensDay pic.twitter.com/lUvyIxjpOu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 8, 2025
The Prime Minister inquired if the advertising workforce travels outdoors the state, to which she confirmed that they’ve lined nearly all main cities in India.
The participant highlighted the success of one other ‘Lakhpati Didi’, Parul Behen, who earns over 40,000 rupees, and acknowledged the achievement of the ‘Lakhpati Didis’.
PM Modi expressed his dream of making three crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ and believed that they may attain 5 crores.
One other ‘Lakhpati Didi’ shared her journey of manufacturing syrup from ‘mishri’ with 65 ladies, attaining an annual turnover of Rs 25 to 30 lakhs.
She talked about that the federal government’s platform has enabled them to assist helpless ladies and educate their kids.
She additional knowledgeable about their efforts and mentioned that they’ve even acquired autos for his or her advertising actions.
The Prime Minister added that it did not matter to him whether or not he was a chief minister or a main minister.
Sharing her expertise, one other ‘Lakhpati Didi’ assured that she could be a crorepati by working arduous in just a few years.
She thanked the Prime Minister for exhibiting them the trail to success.
A ‘Drone Didi’, sharing her expertise, mentioned she is incomes round Rs. 2 lakh.
The Prime Minister responded with an expertise a couple of lady who doesn’t know how you can journey a bicycle however is a drone pilot.
The lady, who educated in Pune, Maharashtra, added that her family and associates confer with her as a ‘pilot’. She thanked the Prime Minister for giving her a possibility to be a ‘Drone Didi’ and, in flip, a ‘Lakhpati Didi’.
PM Modi mentioned that drones have been now an identification for each village.
The Prime Minister then interacted with a ‘Financial institution Sakhi’ who does a month-to-month operation of round Rs 4 to five lakh. One other lady expressed her need to make different women ‘Lakhpati Didis’ as properly.
The Prime Minister emphasised the significance of coming into on-line enterprise fashions and warranted authorities assist to improve their initiatives.
He highlighted that many ladies are incomes on the grassroots stage, and the world ought to know that Indian ladies aren’t simply confined to family work however are a major financial power.
PM Modi remarked that rural ladies are enjoying a vital function in India’s financial power.
He noticed that girls rapidly adapt to expertise, sharing his expertise with the ‘Drone Didis’ who discovered to function drones inside three to 4 days and practiced sincerely.
He highlighted the inherent power of ladies in India to wrestle, create, nurture, and generate wealth.
PM Modi expressed his perception that this power would enormously profit the nation.
A Lakhpati Didi is a Self-Assist Group member who earns an annual family revenue of Rs 1 lakh or extra. This revenue is calculated for a minimum of 4 agricultural seasons and/or enterprise cycles, and the typical month-to-month revenue exceeds Rs 10,000, so it’s sustainable.
The Lakhpati initiative facilitates diversified livelihood actions by guaranteeing convergence throughout all Authorities departments/Ministries, the Non-public sector, and Market gamers. The technique consists of centered planning, implementation, and monitoring in any respect ranges.
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