Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) The Congress in Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government of failing to “fully spend” the budget allocated from the Central government for several public beneficiary schemes. Addressing a press conference, the State Congress President Jitu Patwari said that the BJP government in the state is proving to be extremely negligent in budget management and planning.”The situation is so dire that the state government is unable to fu…
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Navsari, March 7 (IANS) Asmita Patel, from Soldhara village in Chikhli Taluka of Navsari district, has established a profitable rural enterprise that earns an annual income of Rs 10.20 lakh and provides employment to 10 other women from her community.Her work, which spans honey production, pickles, ragi (finger millet)-based products, baked goods, and natural food items, demonstrates the potential of rural self-reliance and women’s empowerment.Born into a farming family, Asmita learned agricultu…
Surguja (Chhattisgarh), March 6 (IANS) A 21-year-old woman farmer from Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district has set an example by adopting modern farming practices and shifting to flower cultivation, earning lakhs of rupees annually.Ratna Majumdar, a resident of Digma village in Surguja, decided to move away from traditional farming after her marriage and explore new opportunities in agriculture. She joined a women’s self-help group under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and took a loan…
Dehradun, March 1 (IANS) A Woman Self-Help (SHG) group in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag is under the spotlight over production of herbal colours for the Holi festival — an organic choice they made some time ago and found subsequent connect and support from the locals, in their own village and adjoining regions. The herbal colours i.e. chemical-free colours, are in high demand in the market, and SHGs are now faced with resurgent demands.This has given impetus to their businesses and also spurred new…
Raipur, March 1 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi Yojana, launched by the Modi government for the emancipation and empowerment of women, particularly those from rural backgrounds, is giving shape to the dreams and aspirations of crores of middle-class farmers and their families.In Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, the lives of rural women have undergone a sea-change as the villagers are not switched from stoves to gas cylinders but are also becoming self-reliant and self-employed.Here, the women are eng…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated the 77th Republic Day across the state on Monday with much fanfare. Speaking after hoisting the national flag at the party office, ‘Jagannath Bhavan’, in Bengaluru, former Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said that India’s remarkable economic progress is the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance principles, driven by a firm resolve to build a developed India.Gowda said India is emerging as a self-reli…
Gandhinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) In a decision under the Gujarat Textile Policy-2024, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved key amendments aimed at strengthening women’s empowerment and expanding the scope of benefits for non-polluting textile units, including those located within municipal areas in the state. For the first time, the Textile Policy has adopted a focused and structured approach to support the empowerment and income growth of women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across both rural and u…