Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday interacted with women associated with RAJIVIKA during the Village Development Chaupal programme held in Chudada village of Kushalgarh in Banswara district.He said that RAJIVIKA had emerged as a role model for women’s empowerment, enabling rural women to engage in enterprises worth lakhs and crores of rupees.The initiative, he said, was not only creating employment opportunities but was also bringing about major socia…
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Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed women empowerment, farmer welfare, youth employment and rural development at the centre of governance, adding that the empowerment of these sections is essential for the development of both the state and the nation.Addressing the ‘Village Development Chaupal’ programme at Thikariya village in Bagru, the Chief Minister said several flagship schemes launched by the Prime Mi…
Churu (Rajasthan), March 8 (IANS) The story of Rajasthan’s Pana Devi is one of courage, determination and indomitable spirit that withstood umpteen challenges, right from childhood to adult age and still went on to script a success story that many would believe to be near impossible.From a young age, Pana Devi overcame struggles, took the hardships and struggles head on and went to set up an entrepreneurial venture on her own, which is rightly hogging the spotlight.Pana Devi, who couldn’t af…
Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) More than 16 lakh women across Rajasthan have become ‘Lakhpati Didis’ due to the state government’s initiatives toward women’s empowerment and financial inclusion, officials said. “To provide economic support and employment opportunities for rural women, Rural Women’s BPOs will be established at the district level with an expenditure of Rs 100 crore,” officials added on Thursday.In addition, the loan limit under the Chief Minister Lakhpati Didi Loan Scheme has been increas…